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greatvoyager
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Aston Martin are keeping their driver lineup, to the surprise of no-one.
www.bbc.co.uk
Aston Martin retain Vettel and Stroll
Sebastian Vettel will continue at Aston Martin for a second season in 2022 alongside Canadian Lance Stroll.
www.bbc.co.uk
Aston Martin are keeping their driver lineup, to the surprise of no-one.
Aston Martin retain Vettel and Stroll
Sebastian Vettel will continue at Aston Martin for a second season in 2022 alongside Canadian Lance Stroll.
It did seem like seb was far from guaranteed
DarloRich
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Norris on pole! Sainz 2nd, Russell 3rd, Hamilton 4th!
Crazy wet/drying qualifying session. Hamilton hit the wall on pit entry and spun on his final lap - suggestion he may have damaged his gearbox. If it has to be changed he will start 9th.
Crazy wet/drying qualifying session. Hamilton hit the wall on pit entry and spun on his final lap - suggestion he may have damaged his gearbox. If it has to be changed he will start 9th.
Well, assuming that the rain stays away, we're in for an interesting day tomorrow!
Strat-tastic
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Judging by his recent form, Hamilton has the 100 up nerves.
Come on man; you will do it.
Come on man; you will do it.
Lemmy99uk
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Rain + F1 = drama. Always.
Congratulations to Lewis on 100 wins.
Congratulations to Lewis on 100 wins.
KashmireHawker
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The Losail International Circuit - just north of Doha has filled the final slot on the 2021 Calendar on November 21st, with a Qatar Grand Prix becoming permanent in a 10 year deal in 2023.
Also and in showing the seriously impressive nature of COVID security, there have only been 124 positive cases out of 150k+ tests, giving a positive rate of 0.08%!
Also and in showing the seriously impressive nature of COVID security, there have only been 124 positive cases out of 150k+ tests, giving a positive rate of 0.08%!
Formula 1 can today confirm that the Losail International Circuit in Qatar will be the latest addition to the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship between the 19th – 21st November, with Ooredoo – the international communications company as the title sponsor. Qatar will join the F1 calendar under a 10-year deal from 2023.
Formula 1 announces Qatar will join the 2021 calendar and signs 10 year deal from 2023
Formula 1 can today confirm that the Losail International Circuit in Qatar will be the latest addition to the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship between the 19th – 21st November, with Ooredoo – the international communications company as the title sponsor. Qatar will join the F1 calendar...www.fia.com
greatvoyager
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It will be interesting to see this circuit.
LOL The Irony
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Hamilton has taken an extra PU for Turkey and will receive a 10 place penalty as a result.
Peregrine 4903
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I thought he just received a new ICE and not a full PU which is why its only a 10 place grid penalty, not a 20 place grid penalty.
I believe you are correct.
You're right about only taking the ICE, but pedantically a full PU would have resulted in a 'back of the grid' rather than 20 places. Strictly speaking, replacing 3 elements and incurring a penalty of more than 15 places would have the same 'back of the grid' start, depending on how you qualified compared to everyone else with the same penalty
KashmireHawker
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It was not as dramatic as 2020, but 5 teams in the top 5 makes it a good one.
One other big bit of news, is that of Alfa Romeo Sauber soon to be getting Andretti on board and in this case, as the Majority shareholder!
Andretti in takeover talks with Sauber F1 owners - reports
U.S.-based Andretti Autosport is in takeover talks with Swiss-based Sauber, owners of the Alfa Romeo Formula One team, according to media reports.
Peregrine 4903
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Valtteri Bottas wints the Turkish Grand Prix! Happy for Valtteri though, may be his final win in F1.
Max with an understated but good drive to come second. And Perez was superb! Finally gets back on the podium.
Hamilton, did I feel get a bit screwed over with strategy, I think he could have potentially kept P3, but then again maybe not as those tires were graining fast.
Max with an understated but good drive to come second. And Perez was superb! Finally gets back on the podium.
Hamilton, did I feel get a bit screwed over with strategy, I think he could have potentially kept P3, but then again maybe not as those tires were graining fast.
birchesgreen
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Not the most exciting race, though Lewis' meltdown was hilarious.
Peter Mugridge
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Please could someone tell me just what was going on with that pit stop? There were no subtitles on Channel 4 ( probably as a result of the Red Bee Media mess ) and they didn't put the usual visuals up on the team radio either.
I think I did hear a censoring bleep though? Did I?
Given the state of the first set of tyres and his lack of progress after the pit stop, I am surprised they didn't put a set of soft slicks on - he must have been effectively on slicks for quite a few laps already prior to the pit stop...
I think I did hear a censoring bleep though? Did I?
Given the state of the first set of tyres and his lack of progress after the pit stop, I am surprised they didn't put a set of soft slicks on - he must have been effectively on slicks for quite a few laps already prior to the pit stop...
birchesgreen
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Slicks would have been a bold move, especially after Vettel's one lap power sliding adventure a few laps earlier.
DelW
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I believe that the difference between slicks and intermediates is more than just the presence or absence of tread pattern, in particular the compounds used are different. Inters grip well at lower tyre temperatures, as they're designed to be used in the rain which cools the rubber down. Slicks need high tyre temperatures, which is why SV gave an impression of a novice ice skater when he tried medium slicks.
Peter Mugridge
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Ah, I see.
DarloRich
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has the F1 title taken a swing from Brackley/Brixworth towards Milton Keynes?
Peregrine 4903
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I'm not so sure, I think the Mercedes is clearly the slightly faster car now. Only thing favouring Redbull is that both Brazil and Mexico are coming up which are tracks Mercedes is normally struggle at. But I really hope it will go down to the wire.
PG
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I'm beginning to wonder how many new engines Mercedes will opt to take before the end of the season?
If only changing the Internal Combustion Engine and not anything else means just a 5 place grid penalty then it almost seems like they could afford to take at least a couple more...
Also not sure how this all fits into the cost cap? It's not like they can knock up a new engine over the course of a weekend (I assume?) so isn't it making a mockery of the cost cap? I think Bottas is now on his sixth ICE and Hamilton his forth with rumours that he'll be onto a fifth next time out in Mexico.
If only changing the Internal Combustion Engine and not anything else means just a 5 place grid penalty then it almost seems like they could afford to take at least a couple more...
Also not sure how this all fits into the cost cap? It's not like they can knock up a new engine over the course of a weekend (I assume?) so isn't it making a mockery of the cost cap? I think Bottas is now on his sixth ICE and Hamilton his forth with rumours that he'll be onto a fifth next time out in Mexico.
KashmireHawker
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That was absolutely CLINICAL by Max Verstappen, to hold more than enough in reserve to bring it home! Hope Checo is okay, seeing that he had no drink from start to end and I suspect was part of the reason, why he ended 40+ seconds off his team mate in the end.
It's now a 12 Point gap with 5 to go and my goodness; regardless of the victor, this has been one season to forever savour!
It's now a 12 Point gap with 5 to go and my goodness; regardless of the victor, this has been one season to forever savour!
Might be a bit controversial to say it, but before this race I was of the opinion that Max wasn't good enough all around to deserve a title. Today he displayed proper race craft.
I was only listening to it on Radio 5 Live, but those last few laps were so tense. How Max managed to hold Lewis off is something I may well never understand, but it goes to show just how good he is. It'll be interesting to see who comes out on top in Mexico City in a couple of weeks' time.
greatvoyager
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It’s getting so exciting, I don’t know which way it will go.
Peregrine 4903
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Verstappen with another dominant performance yesterday. Perez seems to be picking it up too.
I have no clue what Bottas was doing at Turn 1 though. Almost seemed liek he gave up the position to Verstappen.
Hamilton is driving really well, but I think Max has been better than him.
I have no clue what Bottas was doing at Turn 1 though. Almost seemed liek he gave up the position to Verstappen.
Hamilton is driving really well, but I think Max has been better than him.