Re: The Official F1 Thread
Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2020 7:52 pm
Italian TV saying that you have three laps in which to correct such a mistake, so he should be ok?
There's two different set of rules in play. If he'd had a mismatched set of his own tyres on he gets 3 laps to fix it.sturginho wrote: Sun Dec 06, 2020 7:52 pm Italian TV saying that you have three laps in which to correct such a mistake, so he should be ok?
They had better make it up to him next week then!!Saint wrote: Sun Dec 06, 2020 7:57 pmThere's two different set of rules in play. If he'd had a mismatched set of his own tyres on he gets 3 laps to fix it.sturginho wrote: Sun Dec 06, 2020 7:52 pm Italian TV saying that you have three laps in which to correct such a mistake, so he should be ok?
But he had a mismatched set of Bottas tyres fitted - so he's exceeded his tyre allowance for the weekend. No cure for that
Common sense prevailsSaint wrote: Sun Dec 06, 2020 10:13 pm LeClerc picks up a 3 place grid penalty for his role in the first lap crash
Mercedes fined 20,000 Euros for the tyre screw up, but no penalty to Russell.
Saint wrote: Sun Dec 06, 2020 10:13 pm LeClerc picks up a 3 place grid penalty for his role in the first lap crash
I saw he was driving like a bell end during the weekend’s F2 race. Haven’t seen anything else about him.Insane_Homer wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:36 am Mazepin all over twitter, looks like he's guaranteed to have the shortest F1 career of zero races.
Disgusting, posts a video showing him sexually assaulting someone.
What's happened to him?
He posted a video on Instagram of himself groping a woman in a car, and then quickly deleted it. After Haas condemned the video, he apologized, and the lady involved has apparently said it was a joke between them, but still a monumentally stupid thing to do and then post online.
Yes, she didn't seem terribly upset but what an idiotic thing to put online.Lobby wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:41 pmHe posted a video on Instagram of himself groping a woman in a car, and then quickly deleted it. After Haas condemned the video, he apologized, and the lady involved has apparently said it was a joke between them, but still a monumentally stupid thing to do and then post online.
Lobby wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:41 pmHe posted a video on Instagram of himself groping a woman in a car, and then quickly deleted it. After Haas condemned the video, he apologized, and the lady involved has apparently said it was a joke between them, but still a monumentally stupid thing to do and then post online.
Paid off, otherwise his "apology" would surely have alluded to the incident as friendly role play.Slick wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:50 pm Yes, she didn't seem terribly upset but what an idiotic thing to put online.
It's being "investigated internally" according to Haas' twitter page, which probably means that they are hoping it will be forgotten about and they can discreetly brush it under the carpetKawazaki wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 2:02 pmLobby wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:41 pmHe posted a video on Instagram of himself groping a woman in a car, and then quickly deleted it. After Haas condemned the video, he apologized, and the lady involved has apparently said it was a joke between them, but still a monumentally stupid thing to do and then post online.
I thought from your comment that he'd been dropped by Haas.
Little chance of that while his old man is buying the seat.
They're weighing up daddy's cash, what his contract says vs the public outrage. The longer is goes on, the worse it is for them, they need to read the room pronto and ditch the turd.sturginho wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 3:33 pm It's being "investigated internally" according to Haas' twitter page, which probably means that they are hoping it will be forgotten about and they can discreetly brush it under the carpet
Look on the bright side; without twitter it might take you weeks to find out that Roger is a POS ... with twitter...seconds !sturginho wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:51 pm Whilst looking up the Mazepin furore i stumbled across this post:
twitter really is a shithole
I think the fact that Max and in a way Leclerc went out on the first lap had a huge impact on on how well Russell did. Think Max would have been pressuring him.Slick wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:13 pm A lot of talk about what Russells drive does for Bottas' reputation but I suppose there is also an element of what it does for Hamilton. A guy jumps into his car for the first time and nearly wins.
Saint wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 9:37 am George Russell listed by Mercedes for press conference duties - so looks likely he's driving for them again this weekend
Make Bottas drive the Williams.Saint wrote: Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:24 pm Hamilton has his negative test, and has been granted special dispensation by the Abu Dhabi government to enter and get into the track complex.
Russell back into the banger then
4 years not enough for you?
I'm not gunning for Hamilton, I'm a big fan. But there is always talk about how much difference the car makes etc and for all the chat in the last few weeks about Hamiltons experience and race craft a bloke jumps into his car for the first time with the wrong shoes on and nearly wins.Thor Sedan wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:53 pmI think the fact that Max and in a way Leclerc went out on the first lap had a huge impact on on how well Russell did. Think Max would have been pressuring him.Slick wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:13 pm A lot of talk about what Russells drive does for Bottas' reputation but I suppose there is also an element of what it does for Hamilton. A guy jumps into his car for the first time and nearly wins.
But also - it is one race - on a very Merc friendly track. You can start gunning for Hamilton when Russell can do it over a whole season - in adverse conditions and on tracks that don't suit Mercedes' car.
The only ones who look bad after that race are Bottas and the Mercedes garage.
The thing about the driver is that it's not just quali, or the race. It's not even the weekend. It's the off season dev work, it's the experience, it's the feedback etc. It's obvious that drivers are different - Bottas is in the same car for instance, and was well rated before joining Merc - it was pretty well agreed that he was outperforming the Williams at that time.Slick wrote: Fri Dec 11, 2020 9:24 amI'm not gunning for Hamilton, I'm a big fan. But there is always talk about how much difference the car makes etc and for all the chat in the last few weeks about Hamiltons experience and race craft a bloke jumps into his car for the first time with the wrong shoes on and nearly wins.Thor Sedan wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 4:53 pmI think the fact that Max and in a way Leclerc went out on the first lap had a huge impact on on how well Russell did. Think Max would have been pressuring him.Slick wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:13 pm A lot of talk about what Russells drive does for Bottas' reputation but I suppose there is also an element of what it does for Hamilton. A guy jumps into his car for the first time and nearly wins.
But also - it is one race - on a very Merc friendly track. You can start gunning for Hamilton when Russell can do it over a whole season - in adverse conditions and on tracks that don't suit Mercedes' car.
The only ones who look bad after that race are Bottas and the Mercedes garage.
RB have said they're going to give Albon every chance to nail the seat down. So he has to perform this weekend. Horner has said they need a second driver that can reliably perform and rack up the points - so it won't be Tsunoda (he's testing for AlphaTauri on Monday) and in a choice between Checo and Hulk it's going to be Checo.tcc_dc wrote: Fri Dec 11, 2020 5:45 pm you guys are much more experts than me...but the longer it goes that Checo is not signed, does that mean anything? For example, Red Bull still trying to find a way to justify Albion? Or waiting to after the season? Anything on Tsunoda? Or any miracle chance for Hulk to be back?
Albon drives under a Thai passport. That is the only reason he hasn't been booted already.tcc_dc wrote: Fri Dec 11, 2020 5:45 pm you guys are much more experts than me...but the longer it goes that Checo is not signed, does that mean anything? For example, Red Bull still trying to find a way to justify Albion? Or waiting to after the season? Anything on Tsunoda? Or any miracle chance for Hulk to be back?
Yas Marina is a great track for watching an F1 car, but not so good for watching an F1 race. Perez starting from the back should provide interest; Max on pole at least gives a semblance of interest up front but the reality is that the Mercedes on medium tyres are much faster.Un Pilier wrote: Sat Dec 12, 2020 7:25 pm Yeah, good quali session. Should be a decent race tomorrow though it won’t be an overtaking fest. McLaren v Tracing Point for the 3rd Constructors place is the main issue. Also, its the last dance for loads of drivers / teams.
Don’t miss the Hamilton / Rossi car/bike swap.![]()