Formula One in 2017

[Galaxie77]

Ferrari up to their old tricks again I see

They aint got nothing on the Brit teams tricks over the years...
But to each their own.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

Yeah I don't know about that. Granted, it does have its floggish behaviour but I can guarantee you that not everyone is there this weekend to watch the F1 either.

What would you do there otherwise?

 

[hey shorty]

What would you do there otherwise?

I know a great deal of people who take their kids because they love it, even if the parents themselves don't. A lot of people go for the Supercars too.

 

[happy_eagle]

What would you do there otherwise?

A lot of the corporate types couldn't care any less about F1.

 

[Klyntonius]

Yeah I don't know about that. Granted, it does have its floggish behaviour but I can guarantee you that not everyone is there this weekend to watch the F1 either.

Oh, true. Am convinced a much higher percentage of race goers at motorsports would go even without any gambling or alcohol present than there would at the horse races.

 

[imadodgyumpire]

I'm tempted to rip into horse racing further. Because ancient flog journo Geoff Poulter made a joke at the GP expense. But I refrain myself...

Edit:. He made that stupid "The Melbourne Cup the race that stops the nation. The Grand Prix is the race that stops a suburb" joke, on SEN last night.

I'd like to see how the Melbourne Cup goes when held at the same time as the first week of the footy?

 

[Bomberboyokay]

If you took away the gambling, horse racing would be dead within a week. It's a joke as a 'sport'.

 

[happy_eagle]

After seemingly "just" missing out on being fit for Melbourne, Wehrlein is not racing in China either
http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/39485374

Antonio Giovinazzi will again race for Sauber in Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix as the replacement for Pascal Wehrlein
Wehrlein hopes to be fit for the third race of the championship in Bahrain or the following race in Russia.

 

[Jatz]

I don't know why he stuffed them around for so long then? He should have been letting them know well before the Australian Grand Prix.

 

[royboy2]

Malaysia have apparently pulled the pin on F1

 

[happy_eagle]

Malaysia have apparently pulled the pin on F1

Not a huge loss, the track is pretty average in terms of a spectacle.
I just hope that Germany can get their act together and put on a GP

 

[hey shorty]

Not a huge loss, the track is pretty average in terms of a spectacle.
I just hope that Germany can get their act together and put on a GP

France was putting it's hand up again wasn't it ??

 

[Jatz]

Why would Malaysia pull out? Costs?

 

[darth_timon]

Alonso's skipping Monaco for Indy 500 - http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39576099

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[Magma]

gonna go drive for the honda powered andretti team, with mclaren rebranding on the car.

hopefully it's a bit quicker than his orange lemon.

 

[hey shorty]

That's pretty huge news, we are gonna see how good he still is IMO.

So who drives the McLaren?? Jenson for a last Monaco hurrah ?? I wonder if we will see him race in Le Mans this year too.

 

[happy_eagle]

That's pretty huge news, we are gonna see how good he still is IMO.

So who drives the McLaren?? Jenson for a last Monaco hurrah ?? I wonder if we will see him race in Le Mans this year too.

I reckon Fernando can do pretty much what he wants these days, but I reckon he might do a Webber post F1 (probably this year) and race LeMans for a few years.
As we are seeing with Stoffel, McLaren need Alonso to polish the turd that is the McLaren Honda engine.

 

[hey shorty]

If he goes well at Indy he may well make the move to America IMO

 

[Bacon Warrior]

crikey I thought that report was a piss take. Reckon he's going for the triple crown.

Nando's chances of staying in F1 beyond this year take a further dive?

 

[Forward Press]

Alonso's skipping Monaco for Indy 500 - http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39576099

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[juice t]

Given it's still a car with Honda power his engine will probably die on lap one

 

[Forward Press]

Given it's still a car with Honda power his engine will probably die on lap one

Also given Alonso's bad luck I fully expect Button to finish on the podium.

 

[royboy2]

Also given Alonso's bad luck I fully expect Button to finish on the podium.

Sprinkle of rain and he's the driver to do it

 

[Jatz]

Over the moon that I'll get to see JB back in the McLaren, particularly at Monaco!

 

[hey shorty]

Over the moon that I'll get to see JB back in the McLaren, particularly at Monaco!

Has it been confirmed ?? I can't think of anyone else they could get.