The Official F1 Thread

[Saint]

George Russell going to get the seat provided Mercedes agree compensation and supply Williams a replacement driver they're happy with. Vandoorne may be driving for a different team than he was hoping for

sauce?

A friend whose been proven correct before and again this time - although I wasn't expecting Jack Aitken to get the nod. I didn't think he had a superlicense

[Insane_Homer]

after a plethora of memes on twitter yesterday of George doing PowerPoint presentations... Merc posted this today.

[Saint]

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[Insane_Homer]

...and Russell goes P1.

[Saint]

And finishes the session P1 as well.

That's gotta hurt Bottas

[Saint]

And he's going to top FP2 as well

[Sandstorm]

54 sec lap. Is this a kart track?

[Saint]

54 sec lap. Is this a kart track?

It's about what was expected.

Pole might be in the high 53s

Bittas feeling the pressure - repeatedly exceeding track limits

[fishfoodie]

54 sec lap. Is this a kart track?

That's a bit ridiculous; if you have to change a front wing, you could end up lapped by the field.

[Sandstorm]

54 sec lap. Is this a kart track?

That's a bit ridiculous; if you have to change a front wing, you could end up lapped by the field.

Pit for tyres in the lead and you’ll come out 16th

[fishfoodie]

54 sec lap. Is this a kart track?

That's a bit ridiculous; if you have to change a front wing, you could end up lapped by the field.

Pit for tyres in the lead and you’ll come out 16th

yeah; & because it's such a short lap, you'll continually have to be overtaking, & a second extra on a pit stop could be a bunch of places, & everyone will have DRS, because they're almost guaranteed to be within a second of someone; just merging back into traffic from the pitlane will be a pain.

[Insane_Homer]

I reckon George could save Mercedes 20-30 mill in the Lewis contract negotiations with continued good showing this week or next...

[Kawazaki]

I reckon George could save Mercedes 20-30 mill in the Lewis contract negotiations with continued good showing this week or next...

Nah, Hamilton is guaranteed to deliver. Russell's time will come but he's a long way from a better alternative.

[ScarfaceClaw]

I reckon George could save Mercedes 20-30 mill in the Lewis contract negotiations with continued good showing this week or next...

Nah, Hamilton is guaranteed to deliver. Russell's time will come but he's a long way from a better alternative.

Hamilton is a 7 time world champion with a huge international profile and instantly recognisable. The thought of binning him off after a good day for Russell...maybe not.

[Bimbowomxn]

I reckon George could save Mercedes 20-30 mill in the Lewis contract negotiations with continued good showing this week or next...

Nah, Hamilton is guaranteed to deliver. Russell's time will come but he's a long way from a better alternative.

Hamilton is a 7 time world champion with a huge international profile and instantly recognisable. The thought of binning him off after a good day for Russell...maybe not.

They estimated billions in value annually for Mercedes F1 to Daimler. Hamilton’s part of that particularly amongst non traditional Merc customers worth a damm sight more than 30 mill.

[ScarfaceClaw]

Nah, Hamilton is guaranteed to deliver. Russell's time will come but he's a long way from a better alternative.

Hamilton is a 7 time world champion with a huge international profile and instantly recognisable. The thought of binning him off after a good day for Russell...maybe not.

They estimated billions in value annually for Mercedes F1 to Daimler. Hamilton’s part of that particularly amongst non traditional Merc customers worth a damm sight more than 30 mill.

He’s huge commercially for Merc. They could double his wages and still be a good deal for them.

Although I suspect Russell probably pays more in tax to the UK already than Hamilton.

[Bimbowomxn]

Hamilton is a 7 time world champion with a huge international profile and instantly recognisable. The thought of binning him off after a good day for Russell...maybe not.

They estimated billions in value annually for Mercedes F1 to Daimler. Hamilton’s part of that particularly amongst non traditional Merc customers worth a damm sight more than 30 mill.

He’s huge commercially for Merc. They could double his wages and still be a good deal for them.

Although I suspect Russell probably pays more in tax to the UK already than Hamilton.

It’s an interesting dilemma for the youngsters and where they move to as wages rise. The other reason as avoidance of high rates is what is owed around the globe as they travel and Monaco makes that very simple.

[Saint]

F2 Quali yesterday and today's race (on now) should be reasonably informative for the F1 later

[Insane_Homer]

F2 race was punchy
Title going to the wire

[Saint]

Very punchy. Lots of overtaking possibilities, although I doubt you're going to see an F1 car go round the outside at turn 6. Still not sure how Schumacher held that

[Saint]

Russel finding that there's more to topping the timesheets than just getting a seat in the best car

Verstappen
Bottas +0.206
Gasly +0.363
Ocon +0.389
Norris +0.542
Albon +0.565
Russel +0.600

Ferrari have 90 minutes to swap out Vettel's engine for qualifying

[Saint]

For the first time in his F1 career, Latifi gains the experience of outqualifying his teammate

[Insane_Homer]

after Q2 first run,

top 5 within 5/100 of Pole

[Insane_Homer]

P2 to P9 within 84/1000 of a sec.

[Saint]

Albon's chances of keeping his seat are shrinking rapidly.

Verstappen/LeClerc provisional front row

[sturginho]

Leclerc second???

[Saint]

Then Merc go out again and fix that

[Saint]

Leclerc second???

Now fourth

[Saint]

Pole to 3rd 0.056s

[sturginho]

Pole to 3rd 0.056s

Should be an interesting race

[Saint]

Pole to 3rd 0.056s

Should be an interesting race

The F2 race showed the possibilities...... no-one's really sure how many pitstops will be needed but I'd be surprised of it's not at least a 2 stopper. And traffic management will play a big part

[Sandstorm]

Pole to 3rd 0.056s

Should be an interesting race

The F2 race showed the possibilities...... no-one's really sure how many pitstops will be needed but I'd be surprised of it's not at least a 2 stopper. And traffic management will play a big part

That’s Ferrari fucked then

[Saint]

This F2 sprint is getting tasty. Schumacher may have thrown the title away

[Saint]

But Ilott can't capitalise

[Insane_Homer]

[Saint]

Sad way to bow out, but definitely the rights decision

[Sandstorm]

C’mon George!!!

[tcc_dc]

Ric for a podium please and somehow someway a point for Mags in Haas...

[Sandstorm]

Safety car!!!!

[Saint]

Russell nails the start and a contract for 2022