Motorsports Thread

[Bonefish Blues]

Hasn't quite yet reached the Brian Henton levels of "OMG this is impossible"

He said (about the Toleman TG181) that it was like trying to climb Everest barefoot. And then someone hands you a pair of carpet slippers...

A commentator suggested that Toto's citing Everest was a little too easy, he should be talking in terms of ascending K2 (proper 'mountaineers' mountain', no EverestClimbs R Us operators there )

 

[FishFright]

How on earth do you work that out?

Hamilton has never won more than 11 races in a season. Verstappen won 19 this year, out of 22. Perez won 2, and Sainz won the only race not won by Red Bull.

Because it was Hamilton himself was saying just that on many of the the cool down laps in the long period of Mercedes dominance. Why are you wittering on about one year ?

 

[Alex321]

Because it was Hamilton himself was saying just that on many of the the cool down laps in the long period of Mercedes dominance.

He was prescient then? Knowing that what he was doing was even more boriung that Verstappen would be in a few years?

Why are you wittering on about one year ?

Because the post you were responding to was about this year.

Though even last year, Verstappen won 15 of the 22 races, so two years in a row, he has won more then Hamilton has ever won in a season.

 

[FishFright]

He was prescient then? Knowing that what he was doing was even more boriung that Verstappen would be in a few years?



Because the post you were responding to was about this year.

Though even last year, Verstappen won 15 of the 22 races, so two years in a row, he has won more then Hamilton has ever won in a season.

Pay attention at the back

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Pay attention at the back

Is this a Ricciardo reference?

 

[Alex321]

Pay attention at the back

To what?

 

[FishFright]

Has the tide turned against Toto Wolfe ?

https://www.planetf1.com/news/mercedes-fire-back-fia-unsubstantiated-allegations-toto-wolff

https://www.planetf1.com/news/multiple-team-principals-complained-fia-toto-wolff

 

[icowden]

Has the tide turned against Toto Wolfe ?

No. And it's Wolff.

 

[Illaveago]

Has the tide turned against Toto Wolfe ?

https://www.planetf1.com/news/mercedes-fire-back-fia-unsubstantiated-allegations-toto-wolff

https://www.planetf1.com/news/multiple-team-principals-complained-fia-toto-wolff

Seems like a lot of waffle to me !

 

[FishFright]

Seems like a lot of waffle to me !

It's the off season so it's click bait all the way.

On the other hand FIA Compliance does have some serious teeth of if there is any truth to this it's going to be very entertaining.

 

[Illaveago]

I'm fed up of these posts you see on the net with a title with some interesting news only to find that having read 99% of the article a brief mention of what the title refers to is so bl**dy insignificant that it was a total waste of time!

 

[Drago]

It's the off season so it's click bait all the way.

On the other hand FIA Compliance does have some serious teeth of if there is any truth to this it's going to be very entertaining.

It's funny how Mercedes reckon the claims are unsubstantiated, yer Wolfe has several times trotted out insider information in meetings that not a one of the other team principals was aware of.

I personally think the guy is an arrogant, whinging nodder and an ungracious, ungentlemanly loser who can't ride a bike without falling off and will laugh my arriss off if he gets dropped on from a great height over this. Or perhaps he won't, depending on what he knows about who...

 

[icowden]

It's funny how Mercedes reckon the claims are unsubstantiated, yer Wolfe has several times trotted out insider information in meetings that not a one of the other team principals was aware of.

It's funny how you have so much ire towards a man such that you can't even spell his name correctly.

I personally think the guy is an arrogant, whinging nodder and an ungracious, ungentlemanly loser who can't ride a bike without falling off and will laugh my arriss off if he gets dropped on from a great height over this. Or perhaps he won't, depending on what he knows about who...

Presumably you prefer the all round good guy, Christian Horner?

 

[FishFright]

It's funny how you have so much ire towards a man such that you can't even spell his name correctly.


Presumably you prefer the all round good guy, Christian Horner?

Hamilton fan ?

 

[icowden]

Hamilton fan ?

Yes, but also not a Red Bull fan. I'd also happily see a McLaren victory again, or Russell taking the WDC, or Alonso or Stroll.
To me Wolff comes across as being sportsman like and reasonable.