Formula 1 - F1 - Current Season Discussion

[HRoi]

Mostly when they start banging on about how awesome and wise the financier/investor Toto Woolf is, or how Mercedes-Benz is the "greatest" automobile brand in the World, that's how you latch on to these guys 🤣

Maybe that's just me, I hate money people like Woolf and Stroll, slimy b@stards the pair of them.

I mean when Benz drivers start slagging off Horners 'pop star' wife, that’s not sport for me, it's just weird hater sh*t.

Ok. I’d never seen these posts but then again I don’t read everything on this site.

im neutral on Toto. Maybe I just enjoy how he sounds like Arnold Schwarzenegger, who’s one of my favorite people. He at least is smart enough not to outwardly radiate evil like Helmut or Stroll do.

and who dares to slag off our sweet little Ginger Spice??

 

[mhip]

Serious question : where are you finding the constant Mercedes fanboying?

Exactly...

 

[HRoi]

I am happy to declare my allegiances. I’ve been watching/following F1 for 30+ years, which until relatively recently required some considerable effort and expense in the US.l. I attended my first race in 1997 at Silverstone.

My favorite drivers are Senna, Schumacher, and Hamilton. I think Lewis has the best of both and more. I think he’s the best driver in my lifetime.

I respect Max’s ability immensely, and if he continues as he has this year, it will be great for the sport. If he reverts to 2021-spec in the heat of battle, it will be a shame. Alonso is a wizard, and I just wish he weren’t who he is off the track. His talent deserved more success. The current Ferrari boys are both fine by me, but I like Sainz more. Can’t stand Lando. Kimi at McLaren was incredible. He didn’t really earn the 2007 title IMO, but he should have won one with McLaren, so it balances out karmically. I got bored of the Kimi show in the later years, but I appreciated his genuine love of racing.

Toto, like most rich, powerful men, is a dick. Undeniable. Horner, however, is a smug prick. I would probably work for Toto, though, and I would get fired for punching Christian.

Ferrari have too much influence, and they are difficult to root for unless you like the driver(s). RBR are tainted by their leadership. The current incarnation of McLaren fails to live up to the history of the team. Ron was unbearable, but for a while McLaren were the epitome of F1 to me.

Loved JYS forever, but he’s shown his ass in later years, so I now ignore him and try to focus on the good stuff. Mario. Niki. Moss. Emmo. Mika.

I’m just rambling at this point, but I also want to note how much admiration I have for Damon in hindsight.

Senna was the guy who got me into F1 and Mclaren, and I’ve never wavered since, apart from a brief dalliance with BMW Williams and Juan Pablo Montoya (who was probably the original honey badger) as they tried to take the fight to Michael Schumacher, my least favorite driver of all time.

Senna eventually moved to Williams, and I thought it couldn’t get any worse, until San Marino ‘94, when….it did get worse.

i haven’t been fully into it every year, but over time I have come to appreciate Lewis (the unquestioned GOAT in my mind), Damon Hill (for taking no **** from Schumi and eventually beating him), Seb and Kimi.

of the significant drivers I’ve seen, the only one I actively root against (besides Schumi) is Fernando Alonso. Although I’d also mention Grosjean and Mazepin as the two drivers who I believed had no business on the grid and made the sport more dangerous for everyone

 

[patrick_b]

Senna was the guy who got me into F1 and Mclaren, and I’ve never wavered since, apart from a brief dalliance with BMW Williams and Juan Pablo Montoya (who was probably the original honey badger) as they tried to take the fight to Michael Schumacher, my least favorite driver of all time.

Senna eventually moved to Williams, and I thought it couldn’t get any worse, until San Marino ‘94, when….it did get worse.

i haven’t been fully into it every year, but over time I have come to appreciate Lewis (the unquestioned GOAT in my mind), Damon Hill (for taking no **** from Schumi and eventually beating him), Seb and Kimi.

of the significant drivers I’ve seen, the only one I actively root against (besides Schumi) is Fernando Alonso. Although I’d also mention Grosjean and Mazepin as the two drivers who I believed had no business on the grid and made the sport more dangerous for everyone

Late 90’s, early 00’s my wife was an event planner. She managed events for drug companies at CART & PGA events. I tagged along a few times as she had free reign, full VIP access. Juan Pablo made it a point to stop by and say “hi” at more than one event. She still mentions it occasionally. It’s her version of @Texasmade high school letter jacket.

 

[Texasmade]

Late 90’s, early 00’s my wife was an event planner. She managed events for drug companies at CART & PGA events. I tagged along a few times as she had free reign, full VIP access. Juan Pablo made it a point to stop by and say “hi” at more than one event. She still mentions it occasionally. It’s her version of @Texasmade high school letter jacket.

Don’t forget my varsity stat line of 1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 solo tackle, and 1 FF.

 

[patrick_b]

Don’t forget my varsity stat line of 1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 solo tackle, and 1 FF.

Impressive.

 

[nootje]

Latifi interview at viaplay:”de vries his debute wasn’t that special. The car is good in defending, so if you start in front and stay there it works out.”
😂

He’s placed 21st in a field of 20 drivers due to de vries actually getting points for his now one time foray into f1…

 

[sugarbutch]

Latifi interview at viaplay:”de vries his debute wasn’t that special. The car is good in defending, so if you start in front and stay there it works out.”
😂

He’s placed 21st in a field of 20 drivers due to de vries actually getting points for his now one time foray into f1…

🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

 

[patrick_b]

I hope you guys don't mind the occasional non-f1 motorsport post. Porsche's new 963 to compete in endurance racing starting next year in the Hypercar class at Le Mans, Sebring, Daytona, etc. Looking forward to seeing it action.

Porsche 963: successful tests on legendary US racetrack

The Porsche Penske Motorsport team has made big progress on the way to the first race outings of the Porsche 963. During the two-day test drives at the Daytona International Speedway in the US state of Florida, the brand-new LMDh prototype lapped the combination of the oval and twisty infield a...

newsroom.porsche.com

 

[sugarbutch]

I hope this new class will prove competitive. It's promising with BMW, Ferrari, Porsche, Peugeot, and Toyota.

 

[Schwazer]

I hope you guys don't mind the occasional non-f1 motorsport post. Porsche's new 963 to compete in endurance racing starting next year in the Hypercar class at Le Mans, Sebring, Daytona, etc. Looking forward to seeing it action.

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Porsche 963: successful tests on legendary US racetrack

The Porsche Penske Motorsport team has made big progress on the way to the first race outings of the Porsche 963. During the two-day test drives at the Daytona International Speedway in the US state of Florida, the brand-new LMDh prototype lapped the combination of the oval and twisty infield a...

newsroom.porsche.com

Great to see Porsche. Who will be driving for them?

Wonder if they will get Bamber, Hartley and Hulkenberg again as they are all still young.

 

[HRoi]

I noticed this para in a linked article on same official PR site:

The drivers selected for the races in the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship include the experienced works drivers Kévin Estre (France), Michael Christensen (Denmark), André Lotterer (Germany), Laurens Vanthoor (Belgium), Matt Campbell (Australia), Mathieu Jaminet (France) as well as the accomplished sportscar drivers Dane Cameron (USA) and Felipe Nasr (Brazil).

I’m only familiar with Kevin Estre

 

[sugarbutch]

I know Lotterer, Cameron, and Nasr, too.

 

[patrick_b]

A final agreement between Nyck de Vries and AlphaTauri is close at hand. When Gasly's transition to Alpine is finally completed, De Vries will become his replacement at Red Bull's sister team. Next year two Dutchmen in Formula 1.

 

[Texasmade]

Alpine should be fun to watch next year.