Chris2K Posted August 3, 2021 Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 On Friday night Dan Ticktum was on a live stream singing songs about how bad Latifi was and how Latifi was only in F1 as a pay driver. By Sunday Latifi was finishing 7th in the Hungarian Grand Prix, and Ticktum was busy being dropped as a Williams developmental driver (although he claims the firing came before the livestream). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted August 3, 2021 Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Have a watch to test your history knowledge, some peak Kimi, and a reason for Seb's disqualification to be overturned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted August 7, 2021 Author Admin Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 Quote Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali says the organisation plans to focus sprint format events on "certain historical grands prix" from 2022. Domenicali also gave the first official indication that the third sprint test event of 2021 will take place at Interlagos, following the first trial at Silverstone and the second one lined up for Monza. While Brazil has long been earmarked for the third sprint, F1 had shied away from formally confirming it, because doubts remain over the second half of the calendar, while other venues have also indicated an interest in holding a sprint. The F1 boss also revealed a new special award offered by F1 sponsor Crypto.com, backer of the sprint events, will be announced later this month. "First of all, when we talk about the sprint format, the idea was to offer something different and new that we can offer to all the stakeholders in F1," he said in a call with Wall Street investors. "We have said that we wanted to do three tests, one has been done in Silverstone, another one will be in Monza. And the other one will be at the end of the season in Brazil. "At the end of this complete test, we're going to have a plan to see what will be the next step. "What I can already say is that after the first sprint event in Silverstone, the response that we have, from the drivers, from the teams and the media, has been really positive. "And also for the promoter, because if you think that every day, we had something new to say. "People coming to the track on Friday were really tuned in for the first qualifying already on Friday. So the outcome of the first event has been dramatically positive, and it's great because that's brought attention, interest to TV, and also partners, because thanks to that we have brought in, for example, Crypto.com. And so we have already seen our financial influence being positive." Domenicali also made it clear that there are no plans to introduce sprints at every race weekend, as some venues are not thought to be suitable. "We're going to have a full debriefing at the end of the season," he said. "We have a plan for the future of course, we are developing that, we are fine tuning [after] some of the comments that we received. "What I can say is that if we move as we should in that direction in the future, it will be not every race. "We have ideas to create a special format for certain historical grands prix, and certain special awards that we want to offer, and add to the already incredible platform of F1. "So, very, very positive comments after the first exercise and [we’re] ready to prepare at the end of the three events a proposal that can bring home what we can see hopefully will be a big step and a different future of F1." Regarding the new Crypto.com-backed prize he said: "They will present a brand new award that will be announced ahead of the Belgian GP." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 Bleh, if you go sprint then at least expand the points awarded to make it more in line with F2. Top 8 gets points, and flip the top 8 in the feature race for good measure. None of these half measures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted August 18, 2021 Author Admin Report Share Posted August 18, 2021 Japan is off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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METALMAN Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 The title is a bit imprecise. What about the millions of disappointed people who will click on this thinking it is a film about Ralf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JasonM Posted August 28, 2021 Report Share Posted August 28, 2021 Absolute horror crash again at Spa through Radillion in the W-Series qualifying session yesterday. Fortunately all six drivers involved are okay, with only Beitske Visser still in the hospital for x-rays. But jesus, just horrible shades of what happened two years ago. Here's the footage from Channel 4, again, nobody seems to have been hurt in the crash. But still, very nasty pileup. https://streamable.com/egq4j1 This follows from another 4-car pileup earlier this month at the 24H of Spa where Jack Aitken hit the same wall and got bounced straight back onto the circuit. Fortunately no injuries there either. I think it has to be sooner rather than later that the run off through that turn has to be changed because at this point it's just a danger magnet. With cars across racing more and more on the limit, there's really no way to avoid losing it when it goes beyond its limits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twist Posted August 28, 2021 Report Share Posted August 28, 2021 It’s an absolutely disgrace the stewards didn’t feed flag that session, especially at Spa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted August 28, 2021 Report Share Posted August 28, 2021 George needs to be in the Mercedes now. Not next season, right freaking now. What an absolutely incredible lap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted August 28, 2021 Author Admin Report Share Posted August 28, 2021 George!! Absolutely stonking performance. Glad Lando is OK - just an absolutely testement to how safe the cars are now. But Jason is right - changes will be made to that sequence of the circuit sooner rather or later, one would expect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted August 29, 2021 Author Admin Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 Any racing would be lovely... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 There would be nothing more George Russell in the history of George Russell for the race he qualifies in P2 in a Williams for to never end up starting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 This doesn't seem like a good idea. It's worse than it was when they tried the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted August 29, 2021 Author Admin Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 We now can have a classification. Call it off now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 I can't see it being restarted now, so... first podium for George? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted August 29, 2021 Author Admin Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 They've just called it. Well done George! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 They're actually showing the "race highlights" on the big screen behind the drivers as usual . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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