Preds Partisan
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Renault was a top team in the mid 2000s though. Idk if they were ever the team, but certainly they were the most consistent of the three (Renault/Ferrari/McLaren). McLaren especially had a lot of reliability issues pretty much the whole time Kimi was there from 2002-2006.Awesome post, thanks for it!
My next question is how would you rank the cars with their drivers? For example I see that Renault is 7th on the list and they've always had a middle of the pack car. However, when they had Alonso, and how good of a driver he was, he won the championship in 2005.
Also why did McLaren leave Mercedes?
Well, he didn't get his nickname 'the Torpedo' for nothing. His career has been going downhill for quite some time now. He actually beat his team Riccoardo in 2015 at Red Bull so he definitely is not "useless". Then 2016 happened. After getting a podium in China, Vettel was absolutely furious at him because he thought he caused the crash between Vettel and Kimi, which ruined Kimi's race. Then the next race in Kvyat's homeland, Russia. Kvyat locks his brakes and runs into Vettel's car. At this point I think Vettel had a puncture but could continue. But not for long; 10 seconds later Kvyat runs into Vettel again and puts him out of the race. Not only that, he also ruined his team mate Ricciardo's race as well since Vettel's car hit him.What are the opinions here of Daniil Kvyat?
I made a similar post about Kvyat after the Gasly news broke that was lost in the migration, Kvyat definitively has a lot of talent. It's just been one mental disaster after another and no one has been there for him. He doesn't have a mentor, he doesn't have a close relationship with any of the current veteran drivers and does he even have any close family members to lean on? I remember that his mother was there often when he was still in GP3, but I don't remember seeing her at the F1 races (then again, Kvyat's pit area isn't shown much).Well, he didn't get his nickname 'the Torpedo' for nothing. His career has been going downhill for quite some time now. He actually beat his team Riccoardo in 2015 at Red Bull so he definitely is not "useless". Then 2016 happened. After getting a podium in China, Vettel was absolutely furious at him because he thought he caused the crash between Vettel and Kimi, which ruined Kimi's race. Then the next race in Kvyat's homeland, Russia. Kvyat locks his brakes and runs into Vettel's car. At this point I think Vettel had a puncture but could continue. But not for long; 10 seconds later Kvyat runs into Vettel again and puts him out of the race. Not only that, he also ruined his team mate Ricciardo's race as well since Vettel's car hit him.
Week later, in the Spanish Grand Prix it is Kvyat's car that crosses the finish line but it's not him who's driving; he got booted back to Toro Rosso while 18-year-old Max Verstappen goes on to win his Red Bull debut. After that Kvyat was absolutely lost. He was emotionally broken and couldn't get it back together, constantly getting beaten by Sainz. He also publicly said he is broken.
Now he got replaced by Pierre Gasly in the Malaysian Grand Prix and it's hard to imagine his career continuing after all this.
This is kind of an important story that got lost this week in the boards migration.
Did ESPN outbid them, or NBC doesn't want F1 anymore?US broadcast of F1 leaving NBC Sports for ESPN 2018.
If we didn't have a filter on here, I'd tell you how much I hate this.
Apparently NBC wanted a longer term, Liberty Media has stated their plans to go to a streaming subscription platform sooner than later, so that ended negotiations.Did ESPN outbid them, or NBC doesn't want F1 anymore?
If they're showing the British feed (Sky Sports?), there's still a chance they could show everything. Unless ESPN has said it's tape delayed or/and only a portion is shown?Apparently NBC wanted a longer term, Liberty Media has stated their plans to go to a streaming subscription platform sooner than later, so that ended negotiations.
I've read reports that since ESPN has zero in house writers/producer/on air F1 employees, they will just be rebroadcasting the world feed, but that's not confirmed. One writer suggested this may actually be a no fee contract for 2018 only. It's filler for off hours for ESPN. NBC actually promoted F1. I'll miss getting all FPs, qualifying, an hour prerace, post race and several features they would run during race/testing weeks.
Apparently NBC wanted a longer term, Liberty Media has stated their plans to go to a streaming subscription platform sooner than later, so that ended negotiations.
I've read reports that since ESPN has zero in house writers/producer/on air F1 employees, they will just be rebroadcasting the world feed, but that's not confirmed. One writer suggested this may actually be a no fee contract for 2018 only. It's filler for off hours for ESPN. NBC actually promoted F1. I'll miss getting all FPs, qualifying, an hour prerace, post race and several features they would run during race/testing weeks.
I've never seen Sky Sports F1 coverage in the US, so I can't comment, but NBC covers F1 with their American viewer in mind. The NBC crew is British with one Aussie, (three out of four live in the US) and all very knowledgeable in the sport. I'd rather have Sky coverage, I guess, than ESPN hiring some hack and butchering it like they do everything else.Yeah it will be like it is here on TSN. They just show the Sky Sports feed.
They do promote it to a certain extent, but we don't get all the practices and pre/post race interviews and all that.. We usually get the Saturday qualifying and the race.
During the Canadian GP we get a lot more coverage.
Link plsWell, there goes the championship. In other news, if anyone wants to pick up tickets to the Canadian GP next year, they're running a special promotion today only. 20$ for a general admission ticket. Regular price is 100$.
After the summer break Hamilton has 118 points while Vettel has 45...Well it’s about safe now to say Hamilton is this year’s champion. What a travesty.
Link pls
I bought GA for this year’s race and planned on getting an actual seat next year but for $20... **** that.
My quick math shows Hamilton had 188 while Vettel had 202.After the summer break Hamilton has 118 points while Vettel has 45...
Let me rephrase myself: In the 5 races after the summer break, Hamilton has 118 points while Vettel has 45.My quick math shows Hamilton had 188 while Vettel had 202.
If Vettel wins the remaining four races, he'd have 347 points. I can't see Hamilton scoring less than 41.Let me rephrase myself: In the 5 races after the summer break, Hamilton has 118 points while Vettel has 45.
It's not going to happen unless something happens to Lewis which makes him miss the rest of the season. It's a shame, the title fight was looking interesting just a few races ago.If Vettel wins the remaining four races, he'd have 347 points. I can't see Hamilton scoring less than 41.