F1 2023

[David]

Originally Posted by matthewb0051

Do you not watch the F1 pre-race shows? She used to walk the grid with Jean very often.

I'm a "can't see the forrest for the trees" type of person

[Eric Hahl]

The last two posters just lost their man cards.

[matthewb0051]

Originally Posted by Eric Hahl

The last two posters just lost their man cards.

Au contraire mon frère. I knew who she was because she was a Bond Girl in Tomorrow Never Dies. Now if I said I knew her from Crazy Rich Asians then that may be cause to lose the man card.

[red 928]

Originally Posted by Deschodt

I hear you but I think that was more to bond with the guys and curry favor with the team, than to "redesign" a car. I don't think Lewis staying in the garage till midnight in his parachute pants will help in any way to resign a flawed Aero concept. It's not like he's gonna help design or glue new sidepods on, or blow on the floor to see if the car porpoises less ;-) Same with Lauda, he was a great driver and a no BS leader of sorts but I sincerely doubt either of those guys knew anythign about modern aero calculations...

LOL yeah I don't think Lewis would be much of an asset in the garage.

From the movie SHUMACHER, I got the impression
he was working with the mechanics on the car.
He also had a strong influence on the entire team,
not just the car.



In the early 70's, the Ferrari cars were crap.
Lauda went to Ferrari as a driver in '74 IIRC and was
famous for almost getting fired for telling them
the car was crap.
He went to work with the mechanics and they fixed it,
mostly by removing weight and tuning suspension.
By the middle of '75 he was winning in the car.
He won the driver's championship in '75 and '77
and Ferrari won the constructors.
In 76 he took second to James Hunt after his burn injury
and his withdrawl
at the Japanese GP or he would have won the championship
three years in a row.
It was well detailed in the movie Rush
as well as other documentaries.

In '96, Ferrari hired Shumacher to drive
but their cars were again, crap.
They also hired Lauda as a team consultant.
A couple years later they were winning multiple
world championships and established a great dynasty.

In 2010, the Mercedes cars were crap.
They hired Schumacher as a driver in 2010 and Lauda
in 2012,

By 2014, Mercedes was winning
championships and established a great dynasty.
No coincidence as there's more to a winning
car than aerodynamics.

In September 2012, Lauda was appointed non-executive chairman of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport.[28] He took part in negotiations to sign Lewis Hamilton to a three-year deal with Mercedes in 2013.[29]

The (Ferrari) team had suffered a disastrous downturn in the early 1990s, partially as its famous V12 engine was no longer competitive against the smaller, lighter and more fuel-efficient V10s of its competitors.

Various drivers, notably Alain Prost, had given the vehicles labels such as "truck", "pig", and "accident waiting to happen".[54]
Furthermore, the poor performance of the Ferrari pit crews was considered a running joke.[17]
At the end of 1995, although the team had improved into a solid competitor, it was still considered inferior to front-running teams such as Benetton and Williams.[55]
However, Schumacher declared the Ferrari F310 good enough to win a championship,[56] although afterwards, his teammate Eddie Irvine labelled the F310 "an awful car", a "piece of junk", and "almost undriveable", while designer John Barnard admitted that the car "wasn't very good".[57]

During winter testing, Schumacher first drove a Ferrari, their 1995 Ferrari 412 T2, and was two seconds faster than former regulars Jean Alesi and Gerhard Berger had been.[58]

Schumacher, Brawn, Byrne, and Jean Todt, have been credited as turning the struggling team into the most successful team in Formula One history.[59][60] Three-time World Champion Jackie Stewart believed the transformation of the Ferrari team was Schumacher's greatest feat.[61]

[matthewb0051]

^^^^^

I remember one of Schumi's first years at Ferrari that he lost a half shaft during a race. Literally bouncing off down the track.

[red 928]

This gets me excited
I miss the days when F1 cars still sounded
like race cars
instead of honda civics.

[gumby]

I was at the Montreal F1 the first year Shumi drove for Ferrari, the car literally fell apart...
He then transformed the team, he learned Italian, came in before everyone to the race shop and gave everyone 100%

[rfuerst911sc]

The Charles/Ferrari reliability issues continue . Taking a 10 place grid penalty for this weekends race . Ouch !!!

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/leclerc-set-for-saudi-arabian-gp-grid-penalty-after-bahrain-f1-engine-trouble/10443710/

[yellowperil]

That's not good ! ^^^^^^

[Noah930]

To be taking grid penalties on the 2nd race of the season is ... not a good way to start the season. They're on to their 3rd ECU of their allotted 2 for the entire year?!

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Noah930

To be taking grid penalties on the 2nd race of the season is ... not a good way to start the season. They're on to their 3rd ECU of their allotted 2 for the entire year?!

That sounds like a joke. Wow, did they have the 3 stooges company make the ECUs for them?

[917_Langheck]

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a43326000/ukranian-watchdog-accuses-haas-of-breaking-sanctions-to-sell-machines-to-russian-arms-manufacturers/

https://formula1news.co.uk/haas-could-face-legal-action-after-being-accused-of-secretly-violating-russian-sanctions/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/american-company-accused-of-violating-sanctions-doing-business-with-russian-arms-industry

[Noah930]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

That sounds like a joke. Wow, did they have the 3 stooges company make the ECUs for them?

It's Italian and electrical. Whaddya expect? 😛

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Noah930

It's Italian and electrical. Whaddya expect?

Maybe they hired Lucas to design and engineer it!

[rfuerst911sc]

Originally Posted by 917_Langheck

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a43326000/ukranian-watchdog-accuses-haas-of-breaking-sanctions-to-sell-machines-to-russian-arms-manufacturers/

https://formula1news.co.uk/haas-could-face-legal-action-after-being-accused-of-secretly-violating-russian-sanctions/

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/american-company-accused-of-violating-sanctions-doing-business-with-russian-arms-industry

If this is found to be true it's a big deal in my opinion . I wonder what the rules/law is regarding product already under contract and in the pipeline before the sanctions ? Will be interesting to follow this story . Haas statement on the issue said they completely stopped shipments to Russia . We shall see .

[rfuerst911sc]

Haas released statement .

https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1briefings/news/haas-f1-team-responds-to-damning-rumours-of-russian-affiliation-lm22

[matthewb0051]

Martin Brundle analyzing whether Hammy should go to another team in an attempt to get an 8th WDC. Here's a thought: stay put and try to make it work. It reminds me of sports in the US when the pundits talk about this or that star and how they are owed a ring and need to change teams to get it. Loyalty? Blahahaha.

I wonder if they ever get tired of polishing and pandering. It will be refreshing when he does retire as the announcers/pundits won't incessantly talk about him as though he's the only guy on the grid.

I saw the video on Instagram and don't think you can watch it in the US unless you are on VPN.

https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12833985/lewis-hamilton-martin-brundle-analyses-mercedes-drivers-options-including-possible-ferrari-move

[Deschodt]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

That sounds like a joke. Wow, did they have the 3 stooges company make the ECUs for them?

As far as I know McLaren used to make ECUs for all, a separate branch of the company to be sure but that is amusing. Is that still the case ?
Since they were all the same either it's really bad luck, or maybe it's a Ferrari specific issue but then why not Carlos ?

Ferrari is a clusterF$#%. Dislike Horner or Toto as much as you like but they seem to run a cohesive team. I hope they give Fred Vasseur power, authority..and TIME to change Ferrari, like when Todt did it. There are already rumors about Leclerc going straight to the CEO to complain about reliability (WTH Charles?), Vasseur not having enough authority to change what he wants to change (CEO again), the team’s chief of design David Sanchez quit to go to a “British team”apparently, it's before race #2 and already the typical italian "gran casino" (Effing mess). I think more drivers were ruined by Ferrari than made at this point... I hope Leclerc doesn't become another Alesi... I would really like them to do well for the sport, for the fans, I like both drivers, but IMO it's gonna take an act of God!

[rfuerst911sc]

I just read an article that states the two dead/defective ECU's can't be repaired . Which apparently can cause additional grid penalties in the future . And Sainz is saying he's concerned about reliability 😩 . I think Ferrari really needs some good luck this weekend .

[yellowperil]

of the slow cars, Ten cars ahead and 9 below.

Even his assistant or valet or whatever has baled

It's tough being a Ham fan, I know.