Author Topic: Formula One - The 2023 Season (Read 92392 times)

sminp · « **Reply #1320 on:** July 10, 2023, 06:54:13 pm »

Quote from: voodoo ray on July 10, 2023, 06:21:41 pm

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who?

She’s the blonde woman from Sex Education, Ted Lasso and Eurovision. Brilliant actress.

paulrazor · « **Reply #1321 on:** July 10, 2023, 11:48:49 pm »

Quote from: voodoo ray on July 10, 2023, 06:21:41 pm

oh pfft it's a slip of the tongue. could have happened to anyone.

wasn't sure if it was. Not cool if purposely done. Unfortunate if it's a mistake

Funky_Gibbons · « **Reply #1322 on:** July 11, 2023, 02:15:05 pm »

Few rumours going around that Daniel Ricciardo will replace Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri at Hungary.

paulrazor · « **Reply #1323 on:** July 11, 2023, 02:32:38 pm »

not sure how good that car is, I dont think its all that great but De Vries and Tsunoda is a weak line up

I thought De Vries was a lot younger than 28

Graeme · « **Reply #1324 on:** July 11, 2023, 02:36:14 pm »

Interesting. The car has been dreadful this season, but he's getting spanked in the head to head against Tsunoda which is quite telling.

gazzalfc · « **Reply #1325 on:** July 11, 2023, 03:52:11 pm »

Quote from: Funky_Gibbons on July 11, 2023, 02:15:05 pm

Few rumours going around that Daniel Ricciardo will replace Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri at Hungary.

Confirmed. Had a competitive tyre run last week and slots straight in.

CornerFlag · « **Reply #1326 on:** July 11, 2023, 03:59:01 pm »

You want a de Vries to do well, but he was... not good in that car. Will be interesting to see how Danny Ric compares to Tsunoda now.

Trump's tiny tiny hands · « **Reply #1327 on:** July 11, 2023, 04:55:42 pm »

Can be a cruel sport. Lets see if the king of F1 social media has got his racing mojo back.

voodoo ray · « **Reply #1328 on:** July 11, 2023, 05:06:11 pm »

That red bull driver programme takes no prisoners.

west_london_red · « **Reply #1329 on:** July 12, 2023, 09:02:53 am »

Quote from: voodoo ray on July 11, 2023, 05:06:11 pm

That red bull driver programme takes no prisoners.

He wasn’t actually part of the programme from what I read, they only signed him at the end of last season to drive for them this season, he didn’t go through the whole scheme which makes sense since he’s 28 so pretty old for a first season F1 driver.

Trump's tiny tiny hands · « **Reply #1330 on:** July 12, 2023, 09:13:17 am »

The Gulf livery Williams will have for Singapore, Japan and Qatar

jackh · « **Reply #1331 on:** July 12, 2023, 10:32:14 am »

Quote from: west_london_red on July 12, 2023, 09:02:53 am

He wasn’t actually part of the programme from what I read, they only signed him at the end of last season to drive for them this season, he didn’t go through the whole scheme which makes sense since he’s 28 so pretty old for a first season F1 driver.

Did Albon and Red Bull parted ways completely for his move to Williams, or does he still have a connection?

Koplord · « **Reply #1332 on:** July 12, 2023, 10:44:36 am »

De Vries situation is a weird one. He was always tipped for F1 since his karting days and has always won whichever category he has raced but he is managed by Toto which makes the alpha seat very strange.

Can’t help but think Toto has used leverage to get Redbull to give him a seat and he hasn’t been treated particularly well as you know how toxic redbull can make an environment for a driver.

Based on years watching him there is no way Tsunoda is a better driver

west_london_red · « **Reply #1333 on:** July 12, 2023, 10:48:06 am »

Quote from: jackh on July 12, 2023, 10:32:14 am

Did Albon and Red Bull parted ways completely for his move to Williams, or does he still have a connection?

I think he’s had to completely remove himself from the Red Bull programme

west_london_red · « **Reply #1334 on:** July 12, 2023, 10:53:41 am »

Quote from: Koplord on July 12, 2023, 10:44:36 am

De Vries situation is a weird one. He was always tipped for F1 since his karting days and has always won whichever category he has raced but he is managed by Toto which makes the alpha seat very strange.

Can’t help but think Toto has used leverage to get Redbull to give him a seat and he hasn’t been treated particularly well as you know how toxic redbull can make an environment for a driver.

Based on years watching him there is no way Tsunoda is a better driver

Yeah, I don’t really follow the other formulas but even I’ve been hearing his name for years so there was always a lot of hype but at the same time as I said before 28 is very old to become an F1 driver these days. Not sure what leverage Toto has over Red Bill, if anything Toto being his manager would have been a reason for Red Bull not to give him a seat at all I would have thought.

It’s worth remembering though that good drivers at different formulas don’t always translate to good F1 drivers.

paulrazor · « **Reply #1335 on:** July 12, 2023, 11:32:14 am »

Quote from: west_london_red on July 12, 2023, 09:02:53 am

He wasn’t actually part of the programme from what I read, they only signed him at the end of last season to drive for them this season, he didn’t go through the whole scheme which makes sense since he’s 28 so pretty old for a first season F1 driver.

he seemed to come more through mercedes when he was younger

its not the best car to judge ones ability by any stretch.

voodoo ray · « **Reply #1336 on:** July 12, 2023, 12:57:46 pm »

Quote from: west_london_red on July 12, 2023, 09:02:53 am

He wasn’t actually part of the programme from what I read, they only signed him at the end of last season to drive for them this season, he didn’t go through the whole scheme which makes sense since he’s 28 so pretty old for a first season F1 driver.

If you drive for either of those teams you're part of their programme as far as I'm concerned.

Albon still had red bull on his lid last season, I don't know about this year.

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #1337 on:** July 14, 2023, 05:34:25 pm »

News today that the Monza circuit is undergoing major investment work. It's rumoured to be around 20 million euros worth of it.

gazzalfc · « **Reply #1338 on:** July 16, 2023, 10:23:04 pm »

Some thing's in life never change. Roman Grosjean in a racing car is one of those things

https://twitter.com/f1multiviewer/status/1680653630423146498?t=HT9sYSQyL56HS4TP_mYRxg&s=19

TepidT2O · « **Reply #1339 on:** July 16, 2023, 10:29:52 pm »

Quite like Max coming out of his pit lane that one…
And atleast he didn’t drive into a burning fireball after going through a one inch gap between two pieces of metal this time

Graeme · « **Reply #1340 on:** July 17, 2023, 09:30:30 am »

New qualifying tyre allocations being trialled this weekend. Providing the weather is dry...

Q1 - Only hard tyres
Q2 - Only medium tyres
Q3 - Only soft tyres

RedSince86 · « **Reply #1341 on:** July 17, 2023, 09:35:23 am »

Quote from: gazzalfc on July 16, 2023, 10:23:04 pm

Some thing's in life never change. Roman Grosjean in a racing car is one of those things

https://twitter.com/f1multiviewer/status/1680653630423146498?t=HT9sYSQyL56HS4TP_mYRxg&s=19

I watched the Pheoenix or Detroit race last month, he did something similar in that race as well.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #1342 on:** July 17, 2023, 09:45:56 am »

Quote from: Graeme on July 17, 2023, 09:30:30 am

New qualifying tyre allocations being trialled this weekend. Providing the weather is dry...

Q1 - Only hard tyres
Q2 - Only medium tyres
Q3 - Only soft tyres

Why? Why do they do this?

voodoo ray · « **Reply #1343 on:** July 17, 2023, 10:03:23 am »

Quote from: TepidT2O on July 17, 2023, 09:45:56 am

Why? Why do they do this?

I preume it cuts down on the amount of tyres pirelli have to lug around the world.

Graeme · « **Reply #1344 on:** July 17, 2023, 10:04:28 am »

Yeah I read if this was implemented across the calendar it would reduce the overall number of tyres transported across the season by over 3,000

Funky_Gibbons · « **Reply #1345 on:** July 17, 2023, 10:07:22 am »

But you'd assume to get the hards into a working window the teams would need to fuel for multiple laps and stay out for the length of Q1 which increases engine wear and burns more fuel.

Might make the last few minutes more exciting but doesn't do much for F1's sustainability.

Funky_Gibbons · « **Reply #1346 on:** July 17, 2023, 02:17:00 pm »

Verstappen disqualified from an iRacing event for driving like a dick;

https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/150k8e2/max_verstappen_dqd_from_simracing_event_following/

Trump's tiny tiny hands · « **Reply #1347 on:** July 20, 2023, 11:27:22 am »

The Red Bull upgrade for Hungary will be interesting, especially the side pods. Meant to get them a further 2 tenths further down the road.

gazzalfc · « **Reply #1348 on:** July 20, 2023, 12:18:09 pm »

Adrian Newey working his magic yet again. With less wind tunnel time than anyone else.

Might as well all go home.

If a Red Bull wins every single race in a season then is there really any point anyone else trying?

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #1349 on:** July 20, 2023, 12:21:35 pm »

Quote from: gazzalfc on July 20, 2023, 12:18:09 pm

Adrian Newey working his magic yet again. With less wind tunnel time than anyone else.

Might as well all go home.

If a Red Bull wins every single race in a season then is there really any point anyone else trying?

Regrettably true. I kind of wish he would go and design a boat for the Americas Cup. That was his ambition when he left McLaren. Sadly Red Bull then got their claws into him.

clinical · « **Reply #1350 on:** July 20, 2023, 12:29:06 pm »

Quote from: gazzalfc on July 20, 2023, 12:18:09 pm

Adrian Newey working his magic yet again. With less wind tunnel time than anyone else.

Might as well all go home.

If a Red Bull wins every single race in a season then is there really any point anyone else trying?

With the budget cap in place it's impossible. This was always the issue witht he budget cap. If one team nails it at the beginning, it's impossible to catch up.

Trump's tiny tiny hands · « **Reply #1351 on:** July 21, 2023, 12:35:08 pm »

Perez has binned it on the opening lap of FP1

gazzalfc · « **Reply #1352 on:** July 21, 2023, 01:07:51 pm »

Quote from: Trump's tiny tiny hands on July 21, 2023, 12:35:08 pm

Perez has binned it on the opening lap of FP1

That's not going to buff out. All those upgrades as well

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #1353 on:** July 21, 2023, 01:50:34 pm »

Quote from: gazzalfc on July 21, 2023, 01:07:51 pm

That's not going to buff out. All those upgrades as well

Perez can’t buy one bit of good fortune.

Trump's tiny tiny hands · « **Reply #1354 on:** July 21, 2023, 05:09:09 pm »

Weird couple of sessions but it does look like the McLaren is decent on this track too, which is good news for the rest of the season.

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #1355 on:** July 21, 2023, 05:17:28 pm »

Quote from: Trump's tiny tiny hands on July 21, 2023, 05:09:09 pm

Weird couple of sessions but it does look like the McLaren is decent on this track too, which is good news for the rest of the season.

If their decent in Hungary, its a big step forward as they is usually our bogey track.

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #1356 on:** July 22, 2023, 03:23:03 pm »

Russell out of first qualifying.

naYoRHa2b · « **Reply #1357 on:** July 22, 2023, 03:23:39 pm »

Cracking from Zhou. Lol @ Russell

voodoo ray · « **Reply #1358 on:** July 22, 2023, 03:29:01 pm »

odd by merc. I mean I get you might want to "save tyres" but is an extra couple of laps so you can do 2 runs really going to affect the hard compound all that much?

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #1359 on:** July 22, 2023, 03:32:54 pm »

Max's time is excluded.