Admin Lineker Posted December 7, 2019 Admin Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team (Mercedes) #44 Lewis Hamilton (Rounds 1-15, 17) / #63 George Russell (Round 16) #77 Valtteri Bottas Scuderia Ferrari (Ferrari) #5 Sebastian Vettel #16 Charles Leclerc Aston Martin Red Bull Racing (Honda) #23 Alexander Albon #33 Max Verstappen McLaren F1 Team (Renault) #4 Lando Norris #55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Renault DP World F1 Team (Renault) #3 Daniel Ricciardo #31 Esteban Ocon Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda (Honda) #10 Pierre Gasly #26 Daniil Kvyat BWT Racing Point F1 Team (BWT Mercedes) #11 Sergio Pérez (Rounds 1-3, 6-) / #27 Nico Hülkenberg (Rounds 4-5) #18 Lance Stroll (Rounds 1-10, 12-) / #27 Nico Hülkenberg (Round 11) Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN (Ferrari) #7 Kimi Räikkönen #99 Antonio Giovinazzi Haas F1 Team (Ferrari) #8 Romain Grosjean (Rounds 1-15) / #51 Pietro Fittipaldi (Round 16-17) #20 Kevin Magnussen Williams Racing (Mercedes) #6 Nicholas Latifi #63 George Russell (Rounds 1-15, 17) / #89 Jack Aitken (Round 16) INTENDED CALENDAR 19th February-21st February 2020 Pre-Season Testing 1 (Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló) 26th February-28th February 2020 Pre-Season Testing 2 (Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló) 15th March 2020 Round 1 - Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne) 22nd March 2020 Round 2 - Bahrain Grand Prix (Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir) 5th April 2020 Round 3 - Vietnamese Grand Prix (Hanoi Street Circuit, Hanoi) 19th April 2020 Round 4 - Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai) 3rd May 2020 Round 5 - Dutch Grand Prix (Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort) 10th May 2020 Round 6 - Spanish Grand Prix (Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló) 24th May 2020 Round 7 - Monaco Grand Prix (Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo) 7th June 2020 Round 8 - Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Baku City Circuit, Baku) 14th June 2020 Round 9 - Canadian Grand Prix (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montréal) 28th June 2020 Round 10 - French Grand Prix (Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet) 5th July 2020 Round 11 - Austrian Grand Prix (Red Bull Ring, Spielberg) 19th July 2020 Round 12 - British Grand Prix (Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone) 2nd August 2020 Round 13- Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring, Mogyoród) 30th August 2020 Round 14 - Belgian Grand Prix (Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot) 6th September 2020 Round 15 - Italian Grand Prix (Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza) 20th September 2020 Round 16 - Singapore Grand Prix (Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore) 27th September 2020 Round 17 - Russian Grand Prix (Sochi Autodrom, Sochi) 11th October 2020 Round 18 - Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka International Race Course, Suzuka) 25th October 2020 Round 19 - United States Grand Prix (Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas) 1st November 2020 Round 20 - Mexico City Grand Prix (Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City) 15th November 2020 Round 21 - Brazilian Grand Prix (Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo) 29th November 2020 Round 22 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi) CURRENT SCHEDULE Round Grand Prix Circuit Race date 1 Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 5 July 2 Styrian Grand Prix 12 July 3 Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring, Mogyoród 19 July[e] 4 British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 2 August 5 70th Anniversary Grand Prix 9 August 6 Spanish Grand Prix Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 16 August 7 Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 30 August 8 Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 6 September 9 Tuscan Grand Prix Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero 13 September 10 Russian Grand Prix Sochi Autodrom, Sochi 27 September 11 Eifel Grand Prix Nürburgring, Nürburg 11 October 12 Portuguese Grand Prix Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão 25 October 13 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 1 November 14 Turkish Grand Prix Intercity İstanbul Park, Tuzla 15 November 15 Bahrain Grand Prix Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 29 November 16 Sakhir Grand Prix 6 December 17 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 13 December SPORTING REGULATIONS: Teams are allowed to use an additional MGU-K compared to 2019 to compensate for the increased demands of contesting the originally planned 22 races. Drivers who participate in free practice sessions will be eligible for additional FIA Super Licence points. Any driver who completes a minimum 100 km (62 mi) during a free practice session will receive an additional Super Licence point on the condition that they do not commit a driving infraction. Drivers may only accrue ten Super Licence points per year from free practice sessions. As a result of the expanded calendar, the two pre-season tests due to take place at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will be reduced in length from four days to three days each, whilst the two in-season tests that took place at Bahrain International Circuit and Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in 2019 have been discontinued. Teams will also no longer be allowed to hide their cars during testing. The amount of time in which car mechanics are not allowed to work on the car has been extended from eight to nine hours. The rules surrounding jump starts and the weighbridge have been relaxed with the race stewards now being able to hand out less severe punishments for missing the weighbridge and jump starts. TECHNICAL REGULATIONS: In order to reduce the risk of punctures, the last 50 mm (2.0 in) of the front wing can no longer contain any metal. Brake ducts can no longer be outsourced and must be made and designed by the team. The amount of fuel that can be outside of the fuel tank has been reduced from 1 litre (1.8 imp pt) to 250 millilitres (0.44 imp pt). The level of driver aids at the start will also be decreased. COVID-19 PANDEMIC REGULATORY CHANGES: The pandemic required changes to the format of a race weekend, which included abandoning the drivers' parade and pre-race assembly for the host venue's national anthem. A modified podium ceremony was planned for after races. The FIA introduced limits to the number of team personnel who could be on the starting grid to prepare cars and changed the cut-off times for cars to leave pit lane to minimise the amount of time team personnel spent on the grid. Tyre supplier Pirelli was also required to provide an identical allocation of tyre compounds to all teams and drivers. Where Pirelli were previously required to announce compounds for a race several weeks in advance, this window was reduced to two weeks, allowing them to respond to anticipated changes to the calendar. In June, Formula One launched the We Race As One initiative to fight global inequity and the impact of COVID-19. The initiative used a rainbow logo, with the #WeRaceAsOne hashtag, and featured prominent We Race As One branding on vehicles (including the safety car) and signage on track. Formula One and several teams launched projects or fundraising efforts in support of the initiative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METALMAN Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 you wrote round 21 twice. I can't take this thread seriously now 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted December 7, 2019 Author Admin Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 Amended and sincerest apologies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paton Posted December 8, 2019 Report Share Posted December 8, 2019 Will this be the season I actually watch from start to finish? That's a secret I'll never tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA! Posted December 8, 2019 Report Share Posted December 8, 2019 If the cars stay evenly matched I'll watch next year. It'll be tragic if they finally get the constructors in an evenly matched battle for the first time since 2008/2009, and then the new regulations in 2021 fuck it all up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted December 31, 2019 Author Admin Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 F1 TV audience crashes by 8.6m viewers following switch to exclusive Sky Sports coverage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted January 1, 2020 Author Admin Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 Robert Kubica will join the Alfa Romeo as a reserve driver for 2020, with his backer PKN Orlen coming on board as a "co-title sponsor". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted January 7, 2020 Author Admin Report Share Posted January 7, 2020 Quote Max Verstappen has extended his Formula 1 deal with Red Bull until the end of the 2023 season. Verstappen, who became part of Red Bull's junior programme in 2014 and was handed an F1 drive with its junior team Toro Rosso the year after, was promoted to the energy drink giant's main F1 outfit during the '16 season. He has won eight grands prix since and in 2019 he took a career-best third place in the drivers' championship standings following Red Bull's switch to Honda engines. "I am really happy to have extended my partnership with the team," Verstappen said. "Red Bull believed in me and gave me the opportunity to start in Formula 1, which I have always been very grateful for. "Over the years, I have grown closer and closer with the team and, besides the passion from everyone and the on-track performance, it is also really enjoyable to work with such a great group of people. "Honda coming onboard, and the progress we have made over the last 12 months, gives me even more motivation and the belief that we can win together. "I respect the way Red Bull and Honda work together and from all sides, everyone is doing what they can to succeed. "I want to win with Red Bull and our goal is, of course, to fight for a world championship together." Verstappen is yet to mount a sustained title challenge with Red Bull and has previously indicated that he wanted to see the team start 2020 strongly in order for him to commit his future to it longer-term. However, shortly in the aftermath of Charles Leclerc's multi-year extension at Ferrari, Verstappen has now officially taken himself off the market for F1's switch to new regulations in 2021. "It is fantastic news for the team to have extended our agreement with Max up-to and including the 2023 season," Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said. "With the challenge of the 2021 regulation changes on the horizon continuity in as many areas as possible is key. "Max has proven what an asset he is to the team, he truly believes in the partnership we have forged with our engine supplier Honda, and we are delighted to have extended our relationship with him." Verstappen will be partnered by Alexander Albon in the team's 2020 driver line-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted January 16, 2020 Author Admin Report Share Posted January 16, 2020 Quote Autosport understands Liberty Media has finalised arrangements for the departure of Formula 1 commercial boss Sean Bratches, who is expected to step down as early as next week. Former ESPN executive Bratches was announced in the role of managing director of commercial operations when Liberty took over F1 in January 2016. Since then he's served as part of a three-man management team alongside Chairman/CEO Chase Carey and motorsports managing director Ross Brawn. His job has been to focus on boosting the sport's main revenue streams, namely race hosting fees, sponsorship and broadcasting deals. Late last year it became apparent that the father-of-four wanted to spend less time in London and travelling to races, and more time with his family in the USA. During the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend Carey confirmed that Bratches had issues with time away from home, and that his future would be debated after the final race. "In terms of Sean, I'm discussing," said Carey when asked by Autosport. "We're engaged. No decision has been made. Obviously Sean, he lives a unique life where he's got a family that lives in the United States, and he lives in London. "I think he truly enjoys what he's done, he's enjoyed the experience. I think he's excited about the future, excited about where we're going. "Right now we don't get a chance to breathe. "So when we get past this weekend and get back to London we'll have a chance to sort of talk about where do we go from here? But we haven't made any decisions." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted January 20, 2020 Author Admin Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted January 20, 2020 Report Share Posted January 20, 2020 To save you watching it, it's #6, so in the unlikely event that Nico Rosberg ever does come back he'll have to choose something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlitzbrille Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Oh my. (TL;DR= M-B might leave F1 in 2021.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Fair enough. Arrive, conquer, leave. Have they only had four drivers in the ten years they've been back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugobomb Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Schumacher, Rosberg, Hamilton and Bottas sounds right. Didn't Button leave for McLaren when they bought out Brawn so they could bring in Schumacher and have an all German line up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 Yeah Button and Barrichello left after the Brawn season and Rosberg and Schumacher came in to the newly named Mercedes. The biggest rumour is that Lawrence Stroll is looking to buy a stake in Aston Martin, then use the backing of that stake to take over the Mercedes team to form an Aston Martin F1 team running out of Brackley. And of course at that point baby Stroll walks into the best team on the grid, and Racing Point might struggle to survive without his backing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 And as if by magic; Lawrence Stroll buys 16.7% in Aston Martin, Racing Point to be re-branded as Aston Martin F1 from 2021 onwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 That looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted February 11, 2020 Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 Ferrari reveal Bold move to go with red, but I think it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted February 11, 2020 Author Admin Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 Merc have a slightly altered livery to go with their new INEOS sponsorship deal: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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