2019 Formula One Season

[happy_eagle]

Anyone care about the race tonight ?

Hope Albon can get a podium.

 

[Black_White]

Anyone care about the race tonight ?

Hope Albon can get a podium.

It’s very late.
I’m very sick.
Ive got to work at 7am.
So no, don’t really care and will watch it back later. If it’s exciting enough.

 

[drd23]

Anyone care about the race tonight ?

Nope. Inconsequential race at a largely forgettable track, and it starts later because of daylight savings

 

[Doc_]

Anyone care about the race tonight ?

Hope Albon can get a podium.

Looking forward to it.
The 3 teams at the top are a lot closer than they were. Ferrari just keep ******* up.

 

[happy_eagle]

Looking forward to it.
The 3 teams at the top are a lot closer than they were. Ferrari just keep ******* up.

Only 1 season in, but the Red Bull Honda experiment seems to have paid off.
Big test will be 2021

 

[imadodgyumpire]

If Verstappen doesn't win, it'll mean RB have won less races than they did last season. They need to pick up 39pts tonight to beat their score from last season. 2 poles in each season.

 

[Doc_]

If Verstappen doesn't win, it'll mean RB have won less races than they did last season. They need to pick up 39pts tonight to beat their score from last season. 2 poles in each season.

That Honda engine seems like its got serious power and drive-ability now. Honda have come on leaps and bounds this year.

 

[happy_eagle]

‘Let’s see what opportunity comes’ – Alonso not ruling out 2021 F1 return | Formula 1®

One year on from his last F1 race at the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso has reiterated that a return to the sport in 2021 is still potentially on the cards for him.

www.formula1.com

As much as I'd love to see Fernando return, I don't want him messing up the Sainz/Norris combo at McLaren.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

One of them are just warming the seat if he wants to come back.

That Honda engine seems like its got serious power and drive-ability now. Honda have come on leaps and bounds this year.

That's why it was the 4th best engine at Monza.

 

[happy_eagle]

That's why it was the 4th best engine at Monza.

Was it ?

Hamilton: Honda F1 engine now more powerful than Mercedes in places

World champion Lewis Hamilton believes Honda's gains in Formula 1 have given Red Bull an engine that is now more powerful than Mercedes' in some places

www.autosport.com

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Didn't you watch Monza? Ricciardo a clear 4th. With Hulkenberg's 5th, it was their most successful race. Distinctly ahead of any Honda car.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Also, more powerful "in some places" doesn't meant more powerful.

 

[Admiral Byng]

Well, that was that. Not really a memorable season for mine. We got 22 rounds of it next year, before the rules change for 2021.

 

[kdavva74]

Random quick question re: scoring

If there are less than 10 finishers, the points still go 25-18-15 etc right?

I have some weird notion that if there's, say 8 finishers, it would go 15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1. 6 finishers would go 10-8-6-4-2-1

 

[DamoESP]

Random quick question re: scoring

If there are less than 10 finishers, the points still go 25-18-15 etc right?

Correct.

The only time the points totals are adjusted is if a race has to be abandoned before 75% of the planned distance has been completed, then all points are halved, so it becomes 12.5, 9, 7.5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0.5.

 

[DamoESP]

hahaha how can you not love this guy??

 

[happy_eagle]

hahaha how can you not love this guy??

Norris has just about become my favourite driver this year.

 

[skam85]

If Verstappen doesn't win, it'll mean RB have won less races than they did last season. They need to pick up 39pts tonight to beat their score from last season. 2 poles in each season.

To be fair they had a race winner in the other seat last year.
There was no stability in the second seat in 2019.

 

[DamoESP]

Really interesting read

The untold stories of Brawn GP: How close the fairy tale came to never happening

Its one of the most remarkable tales in all of sports -- ESPN tracked down some of the original Brawn GP team members to tell the behind-the-scenes story of one of the most unlikely championship successes in F1 history.

www.espn.co.uk

 

[Black_White]

Really interesting read

The untold stories of Brawn GP: How close the fairy tale came to never happening

Its one of the most remarkable tales in all of sports -- ESPN tracked down some of the original Brawn GP team members to tell the behind-the-scenes story of one of the most unlikely championship successes in F1 history.

www.espn.co.uk

Thank you for that. What a great read. Told by those on the inside, not the press friendly auto bots.

 

[DamoESP]

Thank you for that. What a great read. Told by those on the inside, not the press friendly auto bots.

Yeah, the stuff about carrying around a 3rd chassis that was fake just to bluff to the other teams because they couldn't afford to repair the 2 they had was pretty insane

 

[happy_eagle]

 

[Black_White]

Season over. But one thing stands out.
The competition needs to up their game in 2020 if they want to make the season exciting for us.
With the big changes not coming until 2021, will the money be spent to make 2020 a season to remember?

 

[happy_eagle]

Abiteboul claims Renault engine on a par with Ferrari!

Renault's Cyril Abiteboul claims the French manufacture's engine has clawed its way to the top of the power rankings where it now sits alongside Ferrari.

f1i.com

Lol, ok Cyril

 

[drd23]

haha I wonder who he's trying to convince there