Motorsports Thread

[Deleted member 26715]

Where's Jolyon gone, tho?

Apart from him & his ego will anyone care?

 

[Reynard]

Apart from him & his ego will anyone care?

Oh, that's harsh... I think he's a really good commentator.

OTOH, I have a *thing* for Sam Bird...

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Oh, that's harsh... I think he's a really good commentator.

OTOH, I have a *thing* for Sam Bird...

TBF Never heard him commentate, he came across as an entitled spoilt brat, way out of his league when he was driving in F1, nothing ever seemed his fault.

 

[Reynard]

TBF Never heard him commentate, he came across as an entitled spoilt brat, way out of his league when he was driving in F1, nothing ever seemed his fault.

Show me a top-line racing driver who *isn't* a spoilt brat... Those are as rare as hen's teeth, I tell you.

I refuse to pay into Bernie's retirement fund, ergo if I want live F1 these days, it's via the radio. The 5 Live commentary is excellent compared to Ch4, btw - Jack Nicholls, Jolyon, Jennie Gow and Andrew Benson. Plus I grew up without a telly (didn't get one till my 13th b-day) so radio commentary for sports is pretty well much the default setting.

Simon Taylor was the "voice of motorsport" for me back in the day, and not Murray Walker.

 

[Beebo]

The FIA report into Abu Dhabi has concluded human error.
Which is basically an admission that the decision was wrong.
It’s very difficult to see on what grounds the Mercedes appeal was rejected.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/60807766

 

[icowden]

The FIA report into Abu Dhabi has concluded human error.
Which is basically an admission that the decision was wrong.
It’s very difficult to see on what grounds the Mercedes appeal was rejected.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/60807766

It was rejected on the basis that they really wanted another team to win this year...

On the plus side, the new season is looking tasty with a likely 3 way battle between Red Bull, Ferrari and Merc (as soon as they get the car upgraded), with plenty of other teams looking like they might get in the mix.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

The FIA report into Abu Dhabi has concluded human error.
Which is basically an admission that the decision was wrong.
It’s very difficult to see on what grounds the Mercedes appeal was rejected.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/60807766

Well the only other conclusion was that it was a FIA sanctioned decision & that should the opportunity arise Mercedes were to be hampered in an effort to make the result more favourable to another team.

 

[Illaveago]

It will be interesting to see if all these aerodynamic changes have any effect today. What if it has no impact and it remains the same ?

 

[Bonefish Blues]

The FIA report into Abu Dhabi has concluded human error.
Which is basically an admission that the decision was wrong.
It’s very difficult to see on what grounds the Mercedes appeal was rejected.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/60807766

It was rejected because, IMHO, some or all of the below:

1. The Stewards, in the employ of the FIA, had no legal training relevant to the matter under dispute, nor any recourse to lawyers when they were needed in the immediate aftermath, so they toed the party line - especially when encouraged to do so by Red Bull, who were admitted to the hearing as an 'Interested Party'.
2. It was wholly obvious there had been the most mahoosive clusterfeckery wrt the admin of the race, and the prospect of trying to unpick it was unpalatable, and I'm sure the Stewards were very aware of this.
3. It was hoped that this would die down in the off season and could be quietly dropped.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

It will be interesting to see if all these aerodynamic changes have any effect today. What if it has no impact and it remains the same ?

They have created a new world order which is what it was designed to do

 

[Bonefish Blues]

They have created a new world order which is what it was designed to do

It's a brand new day. Probably involves a change of mind for the human race.

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[Illaveago]

I see little Jack H was full of himself on Channel 4 again. I think it is time that they got a few more teams represented .

 

[Deleted member 26715]

So Jean Todt (ex Ferrari) Stefano Domenicali (ex Ferrari) Ross Brawn (ex Ferrari) have changed the rules & amazingly Ferrari who have been in the wilderness for the past 10 years suddenly come to the front, coincidence or did they know the new rules before anybody else??

 

[Reynard]

So Jean Todt (ex Ferrari) Stefano Domenicali (ex Ferrari) Ross Brawn (ex Ferrari) have changed the rules & amazingly Ferrari who have been in the wilderness for the past 10 years suddenly come to the front, coincidence or did they know the new rules before anybody else??

Well, the FIA does stand for Ferrari International Assistance...

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Well that was interesting,