2022 F1 Thread

[rusnak]

Something to watch while we wait for 2022 testing and car launches:

[javadog]

Thanks, that was one that I hadn’t seen before.

[astrochex]

Haas challenger on the left. 2021 car on the right for reference. Much different is good.

[rfuerst911sc]

^^^ I really hope Haas can be competitive this year and beyond . Also hoping a few more sponsors will come on board to help the team continue a forward path .

[rusnak]

That is one tubby car.

[astrochex]

Originally Posted by rusnak

That is one tubby car.

New rules. And I didn’t think the front wings could get larger.

[rfuerst911sc]

To my untrained eye the radiator inlets seem on the small side . But I also see Gunther Steiner has already said the car that rolls onto the grid may/will look different than these renderings .

[ted]

At last we get to see the Haas car.
(pun intended)

[astrochex]

An assessment of the Haas renderings, https://www-formulapassion-it.translate.goog/opinioni/carlo-platella/formula1-f1-haas-vf22-monoposto-due-volti-2022-tecnica-ferrari-regolamenti-603139.html?_x_tr_sl=it&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=it&_x_tr_pto=wapp

[Deschodt]

Race of champions took place - amazingly the final was Seb Loeb vs Seb Vettel. Buggies on ice.
Loeb - who is a living rally god (9x world champion) barely beat Vettel by 7/10ths. I find that amazing, that Vettel was this good on ice vs a legend. Funny when his champagne froze and cork broke off too.. good guy !

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Deschodt

Race of champions took place - amazingly the final was Seb Loeb vs Seb Vettel. Buggies on ice.
Loeb - who is a living rally god (9x world champion) barely beat Vettel by 7/10ths. I find that amazing, that Vettel was this good on ice vs a legend. Funny when his champagne froze and cork broke off too.. good guy !

If you go back through the old Top Gear episodes Rubens Barrichello was the first to beat the Stig's time on the track in dry conditions. He had t-shirst printed up the had I beat the Stig for himself, and handed out t-shirst that said I got beat by the Stig to the other drivers that did not beat Stig's time. Then Vetel beat Barrichello's time. Vettel said that among F1 drivers the lap time at Top Gear was like winning Monaco. Later Lewis Hamilton beat them all.

[yellowperil]

I wish.....

[javadog]

Originally Posted by yellowperil

I wish.....

That makes two of us. I hate the modern cars, can’t stand them.

[rusnak]

Looky Likeky #44

Lewis Hamilton: The half Grenadine, half Caucasian British citizen of the UK is looking forward to racing in the 2022 F1 calendar. "I'm Back, Biches" said the Brit recently while clearly enthused about the prospect of coming in second to Max Verstappen a second time in a row...




Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.): "I am Iron Man" said the popular American actor while recently spotted at a Starbucks in Century City. When asked for his autograph, the silver screen icon signed his name on a napkin with the advice to "Never go Full Retard".

[Deschodt]

Nooooooooo





there goes my favorite team clothing line ruined ;-(
If that doesn't confirm Otmar, nothing will.

[matthewb0051]

F1 has announced that they will no longer have drivers kneeling before the races.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/feb/08/f1-formula-one-chiefs-choose-to-move-away-from-kneeling-gesture-in-2022-season-motor-sport

Seb is unhappy about it.

https://www.essentiallysports.com/f1-news-sebastian-vettel-shares-his-disappointment-with-f1-removing-pre-race-kneeling-gesture/

[yellowperil]

That Alpine car is beyond the beyond. These cars are not looking cool.

Help!

[matthewb0051]

Originally Posted by yellowperil

That Alpine car is beyond the beyond. These cars are not looking cool.

Help!

I remember those wheels from my Hotwheels collection

That is horrible

[yellowperil]

[astrochex]

Even though the wheelbase is shorter on the new cars, they still appear ungainly.