Pete the Elaner Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Oldddudders said: Tennis and quasi-Hollywood seem to have been welcomed, though. I suspect the funding of the race being a hot political potato has helped the decision. I believe Oz has always been very restrictive on who and what can enter. You'd never think they have all that space.... I seemed to remember a while back that Australia welcomed the GP. but There would be no exceptions with quarantine, so everybody would have to arrive 14 days before the event & pay for this. With the amount of people within the teams & staff, this would have been a huge cost & can the sport afford to keep still for 14 days? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 3 hours ago, Oldddudders said: Tennis and quasi-Hollywood seem to have been welcomed, though. I suspect the funding of the race being a hot political potato has helped the decision. I believe Oz has always been very restrictive on who and what can enter. I don't think they were too particular in the early years.... ;-) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 It was a very select bunch in the early days of colonizing Australia, wasn't it? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted July 6, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 6, 2021 1 minute ago, Zomboid said: It was a very select bunch in the early days of colonizing Australia, wasn't it? Perhaps selected rather than select? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, RJS1977 said: I don't think they were too particular in the early years.... ;-) 2 hours ago, Zomboid said: It was a very select bunch in the early days of colonizing Australia, wasn't it? 2 hours ago, Oldddudders said: Perhaps selected rather than select? We had a relative who was asked NICELY to go to Ozz. It was that or be hung. Cornish Goals were full of villains and misfits, now they have breed in Ozz. Our relative was mentioned in Ned Kelly's Biography apparently, and was killed along with the man himself. Edited July 6, 2021 by Andrew P 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted July 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 6, 2021 Marzipan goes crying to daddy. https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/67120/mazepin-accuses-f1-of-being-two-faced-and-claims-drivers-should-grow-up/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 57xx Posted July 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 6, 2021 On 03/07/2021 at 10:41, PaulRhB said: Partnering Lewis can be de-motivating though as Bottas fading and Nico jumping ship as soon as he had a title proved. The de-motivation came years before F1 for Nico. Him leaving was all about a childhood "vendetta" he had from karting days because he could never beat Lewis. Once he had beaten Lewis, Nico had settled his score and was off. Said to me he wasn't a racer at heart. 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 29 minutes ago, 57xx said: The de-motivation came years before F1 for Nico. Him leaving was all about a childhood "vendetta" he had from karting days because he could never beat Lewis. Once he had beaten Lewis, Nico had settled his score and was off. Said to me he wasn't a racer at heart. One lucky year when the Mechanics were swapped over and Lewis had lots of reliability issues. He knew deep down that he could never beat Lewis in a strait fight over the course of a full season. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted July 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2021 Well fortunately we will never see Lewis and Max in identical machines so there’s the next forty years of ‘goat’ arguments sorted 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Ferrari unveil 'cutting edge' simulator at Fiorano to help develop all-new 2022 F1 car. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.ferrari-unveil-cutting-edge-simulator-at-fiorano-to-help-develop-all-new.zYL1LUv9GnlSZozHgMuyT.html?fbclid=IwAR3ZITzbVAnK72Vn0-1MvH_0OriXQPTDw_B7ovf_JJSfT8-1G-6U1tGEIPI 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Aston Martin announce second technical hire from Red Bull within a week, as restructure continues. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.aston-martin-appoint-ex-red-bull-aero-man-andrew-alessi-as-head-of-technical.2rSTHFwpsNRLQqJeLD8bjj.html 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 FIA to approve new tyres and Sprint race regulations rewrite for British GP https://www.racefans.net/2021/07/08/fia-to-approve-new-tyres-and-sprint-race-regulations-rewrite-for-british-gp/ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted July 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 8, 2021 Another name from the past leaves us . https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/57757338 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocor Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 A YouTube video featuring the evolution of the Honda F1 engine during the past seven years. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Verbal scrimmage taking place between Mazepin’s father Dmitry & Haas F1 boss Steiner. https://sportitnow.com/verbal-scrimmage-taking-place-between-mazepins-father-dmitry-haas-f1-boss-steiner/?fbclid=IwAR3WfwngiOfsGyOKS2vJ2axh_-GrSaEUCghIrLwnyCiZSCKABxSEOvNswiE 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted July 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) The Mazepins strike me as being the “Trumps” of F1. All the money in the world can’t change your offspring from being talentless. Cheers Darius Edited July 9, 2021 by Darius43 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 To be fair I don't think the offspring is talentless, just out of his depth, having been put into too high a formula. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 17 minutes ago, Hobby said: To be fair I don't think the offspring is talentless, just out of his depth, having been put into too high a formula. Or maybe put into the formula too soon. ISTR Max was somewhat of a rolling accident when he first came into F1, and Lance Stroll didn't exactly make himself popular at first either. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Who Is Lando Norris’ PR Manager – Charlotte Sefton? https://www.essentiallysports.com/f1-news-who-is-lando-norris-pr-manager-charlotte-sefton/?fbclid=IwAR2cpptfVwq-LpRJqWxVQJZJGYdtjfLwOvTzwOijnx1oEjcr47HCZ4ogEhU 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Bottas to get Alfa Romeo seat after Kimi Raikkonen – “Valtteri has all the credentials” https://sportitnow.com/bottas-to-get-alfa-romeo-seat-after-kimi-raikkonen-valtteri-has-all-the-credentials/?fbclid=IwAR2cpptfVwq-LpRJqWxVQJZJGYdtjfLwOvTzwOijnx1oEjcr47HCZ4ogEhU 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Darius43 Posted July 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Hobby said: To be fair I don't think the offspring is talentless, just out of his depth, having been put into too high a formula. OK that’s fair comment. Cheers Darius 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 I don't remember how Stroll handled things at first, but I get the feeling that this is the first time Mazepin has been in a situation where his father's money doesn't help much. Stroll has, to his credit, developed into a driver who is good enough to be in an F1 car, if not a huge threat to win the title. Maybe Mazepin will do the same, but it'll probably take an attitude shift. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted July 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2021 Several good points made, he’s not talentless as just to drive these cars is beyond most of us as a couple of tv presenters have shown. I think he’s at least been promoted too fast because of the money but then Perez was the ‘spoilt brat’ a few years back driving a bumper car and now look at him. Mazepin would be better just getting his head down and improving to answer it all rather than shouting about unfair. Stroll took a few years but is now a solid performer, I don’t think either will lift a title without a dominant car with Max, Charles, Carlos, Lando and George around. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 2 hours ago, PaulRhB said: Several good points made, he’s not talentless as just to drive these cars is beyond most of us as a couple of tv presenters have shown. I think he’s at least been promoted too fast because of the money but then Perez was the ‘spoilt brat’ a few years back driving a bumper car and now look at him. Mazepin would be better just getting his head down and improving to answer it all rather than shouting about unfair. Stroll took a few years but is now a solid performer, I don’t think either will lift a title without a dominant car with Max, Charles, Carlos, Lando and George around. And Romain Grosjean was the same, banging into everyone at one stage. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted July 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2021 5 minutes ago, Andrew P said: And Romain Grosjean was the same, banging into everyone at one stage. But he never stopped 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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