RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted December 12, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 12, 2020 2 minutes ago, kipford said: Until the last Q3 run Alex had possibly done enough not sure now, depends on how he races. But a McLaren has qualified ahead of him - and Horner has spent years telling us all what rubbish Renault engines are.... 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 9 minutes ago, kipford said: Until the last Q3 run Alex had possibly done enough not sure now, depends on how he races. If Perez finishes in front of him tomorrow, he's done for I'm afraid, IMHO. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 7 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: But a McLaren has qualified ahead of him - and Horner has spent years telling us all what rubbish Renault engines are.... And still no word on an Engine deal and CH said he needed it sorted before the Season end, (which I presume is tomorrow), so he might still be eating humble pie and having a Black and Yellow Diamond on the Bulls and Touri's 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 LH not 100% so why didn't he let George have another go? https://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/30502517/hamilton-not-100-percent-covid-19-recovery 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) Very worthy. Silverstone = The Hamilton Straight https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/55289866 Edited December 12, 2020 by Andrew P 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 5 minutes ago, Andrew P said: LH not 100% so why didn't he let George have another go? https://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/30502517/hamilton-not-100-percent-covid-19-recovery Because you don't win 7 world championships if you're the kind of character who takes a day off for not being 100% He probably absolutely hated seeing someone else do well in his car. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 Mazepin = further talks with Haas https://www.racefans.net/2020/12/12/mazepin-faces-further-haas-talks-over-grope-video-but-team-may-keep-outcome-private/ 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold kipford Posted December 12, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 12, 2020 Alex Albon, HMMMMMMMMMMM. I must admit to being torn. I never like to see a Brit losing his seat, his father is British was born and lived all his life in the UK and has dual nationality so he is not really Thai. He races extremely well most of the time, but he has not performed relative to Max this year and I think Perez actually deserves the seat and would be a great back up to Max. Talking of Max he absolutely drove the b...s off the that car today. As said in an earlier post he is as fast as Lewis on raw pace but is not yet the complete driver. 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 Vettel = Big gap to Team mate a mystery. https://www.racefans.net/2020/12/12/vettel-no-other-team-has-this-big-a-gap-between-cars/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 Norris, just two tenths off Pole, WOW great drive for another Brit. https://www.racefans.net/2020/12/12/norris-surprised-to-be-just-two-tenths-off-pole-after-best-lap-of-the-year/ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jol Wilkinson Posted December 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 12, 2020 1 hour ago, kipford said: Alex Albon, HMMMMMMMMMMM. I must admit to being torn. I never like to see a Brit losing his seat, his father is British was born and lived all his life in the UK and has dual nationality so he is not really Thai. He races extremely well most of the time, but he has not performed relative to Max this year and I think Perez actually deserves the seat and would be a great back up to Max. Talking of Max he absolutely drove the b...s off the that car today. As said in an earlier post he is as fast as Lewis on raw pace but is not yet the complete driver. RB is centred around MV so would Perez get enough support within the team? They have a bit of a reputation for destroying their number two driver. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) WOW, McLaren F1 SELLS BIG STAKE . https://news.sky.com/story/mclaren-sells-big-stake-in-f1-team-to-consortium-in-560m-deal-12159554 Edited December 12, 2020 by Andrew P 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Zomboid said: Because you don't win 7 world championships if you're the kind of character who takes a day off for not being 100% He probably absolutely hated seeing someone else do well in his car. Exactly. Also you could add that he hasn't signed for next year yet, so showing his commitment to the cause. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, Andrew P said: WOW, McLaren F1 SOLD. https://news.sky.com/story/mclaren-sells-big-stake-in-f1-team-to-consortium-in-560m-deal-12159554 Unless I've misread that it states that it's 15% rising to 33% so they haven't "sold" it. Its an equity injection isn't it? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, Hobby said: Unless I've misread that it states that it's 15% rising to 33% so they haven't "sold" it. Its an equity injection isn't it? Yes, I had already amended it but just after your post, still quite interesting though. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 3 hours ago, kipford said: father is British was born and lived all his life in the UK and has dual nationality so he is not really Thai Or if you look at it the other way, His mother is Thai, so he's not really British. In reality he's both "Really British" and "Really Thai". Had to pick one for F1, but one does not diminish the other. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 13 hours ago, Andrew P said: WOW, McLaren F1 SELLS BIG STAKE . https://news.sky.com/story/mclaren-sells-big-stake-in-f1-team-to-consortium-in-560m-deal-12159554 Big stake? Well there was something vampirish about Ron Dennis! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Collier Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I'm trying to tempt fate here with a lap to go but what a borefest, zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Collier Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 It worked, Ocon passed Stroll on the last lap 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 That's not enough for me to watch the highlights (what highlights?!) tonight. Modern track, boring race, how many times have we heard that over the past few years... Yawn... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Kept up with developments on the BBC live service, good result - the right top four over the year and RP lost third place as Stroll is not as good as Perez who kept his well deserved fourth overall in the championship. Pleased to see McLaren got their target third place plus new investment which will be useful next year, Ricciardo's move still looks a better one than Sainz's at the moment. Roll on 2021 - just three months away. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold StuAllen Posted December 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 13, 2020 96 days to go! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Oh flippin' heck! That means even more shots of Horner's fizzog. steve 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black and decker boy Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I wonder if a 2022 salary cap could influence 2nd driver choices for 21 & 22 George cheaper than Bottas (assuming Lewis doesn’t retire on a high next year) Albon cheaper than Perez so more for Max plus, if Perez has a contract elsewhere for 2022, who do RB have ready to take the step up in 2022? I think Albon might just keep his seat after all. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Collier Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 I'm really not sold on Alonso returning next season but his run out in his title winning RP25 was by far the best/most exciting part of the whole race weekend 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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