2018 F1 Season

[Preds Partisan]

Forgot to post this a couple of days back. Pirelli will just call tires hard, medium and soft starting in 2019 for each race weekend. Same number of tire compounds overall, just will use hard, medium and soft names for whatever compounds the three tires are for each particular race. Somehow this will still cause confusion......

 

[Paris in Flames]

It would have been interesting Ocon had stuck it up the inside on Vettel...the room was there...would love to have that alternative ending played out now. I think Ocon decided that the potential reward was not worth the risk which shows how mature he is. Verstappen would have stuck that in there.

Fortune favours the bold though.

If there's room you gotta try to stick it.

 

[Kane One]

People on /r/formula1 calling this a boring race. I didn't find it boring at all. There was action in turn 1, there were some overtakes (even though they weren't really all that exciting ones), and it got close with the Vettel pit stop.

 

[Siamese Dream]

It was a boring race. Ferrari clearly had the better car this weekend, Hamilton was only able to bang it on pole because of the rain yesterday, once Vettel got in front on lap 1 that was it.

 

[JoVel]

Fortune favours the bold though.

If there's room you gotta try to stick it.

He was never going to make that stick. He was right on the edge of the track and he would have had to brake very early compared to others to stay on track. He would've either taken Vettel out or gone gtraight on the chicane.

 

[Kane One]

Can someone explain why FI lost their constructor’s points and why Haas thinks FI should lose their Schedule 1 and 2 payments for the next two years? FI isn’t a new entrant; they are just changing owner and name.

 

[Preds Partisan]

Can someone explain why FI lost their constructor’s points and why Haas thinks FI should lose their Schedule 1 and 2 payments for the next two years? FI isn’t a new entrant; they are just changing owner and name.

Briefly: Technically it is a new team because they went into administration. It requires unanimous approval of all teams and F1 management/rights holder to agree to Column 1 and 2 payout for the "new" team.

Haas objection is based on what they had to do as a new team and also the fact that Bernie made Haas put up an extra $20 million in 2016 as a guarantee that they would compete for two years before being eligible for points payout money. They also had to book a two year budget to show they could cover costs. To the best of my knowledge, no team has been required to make those guarantees in advance of competition.

Also, Force India hates Haas because of the business model they use and their quick success. That's the same model that Red Bull said last week that they will use going forward in cutting costs between RB and Torro Rosso. Haas hates Force India because they are the most vocal opponent of Haas and aside from attacking their business model, they have continually run to F1 with random complaints on various technical issues.

 

[Paris in Flames]

Kvyat emerges as a contender for shock Toro Rosso F1 return in 2019

I mean...I'm somehow both surprised and not at all surprised.

 

[Preds Partisan]

 

[Paris in Flames]

Next year is the year I finally go to an F1 race. It's been at the top of my bucket list since I was..14?

Just gonna debate if I should do Montreal or Austin. Montreal is so much cheaper, easier overall and a race with more history. Austin would be a brand new experience and could do more than just the race (not saying there's not more to do in Montreal too....just that I've been several times).

 

[JoVel]

Leclerc is such a nice and humble guy. Gets in the way of Gasly, and instantly raises his hand in the air saying "Sorry for that, my bad". Even takes his sunglasses off when being interviewed. Pretty sad but I see a lot of Bianchi in him, which is understandable since he was like a brother to Leclerc.

 

[Preds Partisan]

Next year is the year I finally go to an F1 race. It's been at the top of my bucket list since I was..14?

Just gonna debate if I should do Montreal or Austin. Montreal is so much cheaper, easier overall and a race with more history. Austin would be a brand new experience and could do more than just the race (not saying there's not more to do in Montreal too....just that I've been several times).

If you are interested in partaking in all that Austin has to offer during race week, with 2019 scheduled for the first week of November, you can't beat the weather that time of year.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

Vettel, what a sore loser, d-bag really, didn't even congratulate Kimi.

 

[Siamese Dream]

Vettel, what a sore loser, d-bag really, didn't even congratulate Kimi.

It's all right, the Sky Sports experts were predicting he might be deliberately trying for 2nd row of the grid thinking he'll be better off getting a slipstream down the main straight

 

[SoupyFIN]

Here's to hoping that Vettel & Hamilton take each other out during the first sector.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Hamilton taking Vettel out

At least Vettel can continue.

 

[Siamese Dream]

Hamilton taking Vettel out

At least Vettel can continue.

Penalties for Vettel and Bottas for similar lap 1 incidents this season, nothing for the golden boy

 

[Siamese Dream]

All the Sky pundits of course saying Lewis did nothing wrong or that it's Vettel's fault

When I was watching it in real time and saw how aggressive Hamilton was attacking both Ferraris, I thought there was definitely going to be a crash

Nice to see Magnussen is down in last while Perez hasn't really been affected by their contact as well

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Vettel in pit.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

What Bottas is doing now is very Barrichello-esque. Team strategies lik3 that are pathetic.

 

[Siamese Dream]

But he's not a wingman though

 

[Siamese Dream]

f*** sake

 

[JoVel]

Max is still a childish tool. Probably would've had P4 but didn't want to give up the position to Bottas because... well, he's childish. And that was a clear penalty. Claimed he gave space to Bottas, lol. He had a warning already and then says the FIA is killing racing. Grow up for f***s sake.

 

[JoVel]

Penalties for Vettel and Bottas for similar lap 1 incidents this season, nothing for the golden boy

I don't see how that's Hamilton's fault... Vettel still failing to see the big picture by beind overly aggressive on the first lap.

 

[Siamese Dream]

I don't see how that's Hamilton's fault... Vettel still failing to see the big picture by beind overly aggressive on the first lap.

Vettel wasn't the one being aggressive lol, he went to the inside to defend from aggressive Hamilton not to pass Raikkonen. You could see a crash coming a mile away from the way Hamilton was driving