Formula 1 Talk

[RWhiz]

I just heard that Juan Manual Correa is going to race this weekend in F3, great news I had no idea he was going to be able after his leg injury. Plus going through that horrible crash...

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[VA90]

It looks like we lost Turkey, which is unfortunate. In its place, we get another race at the Red Bull Ring, which I think we had last year too.

 

[Coldskeet]

I prefer the Bahrain/Yas Marina model where they change the track on the back to back weekends. In Austria they only have the one track configuration.

 

[nibble]

2022 F1 car was introduced.



https:// youtu.be/hBmWJOy9vT4


I wonder if this is going to spec series...

 

[Twundy]

Some images of the 2022 car:

 

[VA90]

The nose looks like a duckbill. ?

 

[VA90]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/60318052

In the radio messages, Red Bull sporting director Jonathan Wheatley is heard advising Masi on how to deal with lapped cars that are on track between the leaders as he attempts to organise a restart before the laps run out.

At the time, Red Bull's Max Verstappen was on new tyres behind Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton on old rubber, which meant that if the race was resumed Verstappen would have a huge advantage and would likely win the race and championship.

Wheatley says: "Those lapped cars; you don't need to let them go right the way around and catch up with the back of the pack. You only need to let them go, and then we've got a motor race on our hands."

Masi replies: "Understood."

After the race, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff gets on the radio to tell Masi that what he has done is "not right".

Masi replies: "Toto, it's called a motor race, OK?"

 

[BrettS]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/60318052

this isn’t new info but I find it very odd that no one picked up on it when it was released.

 

[VA90]

this isn’t new info but I find it very odd that no one picked up on it when it was released.

Agreed... I freely confess I didn't know Masi went along with Wheatley's recommendation to restart the race incorrectly. I had always figured Masi was acting of his own accord.

 

[Dannyvandelft]

No different than Toto telling Masi a safety car wasn't needed earlier in the race. That they "conveniently" left out.

 

[RWhiz]

Ahhh, times like this when I’m glad I’m a fan of racing not a specific team or driver, although I do favor the Honda teams it’s due only to my previous life as a fairly competitive motocross racer on Hondas.

 

[VA90]

Interesting to see the different design directions some of the teams have taken thus far. Curious about who has nailed it and who will be well off the pace....

About a month to go til we are racing again...

 

[Dannyvandelft]

Interesting to see the different design directions some of the teams have taken thus far. Curious about who has nailed it and who will be well off the pace....

About a month to go til we are racing again...

Biggest difference so far is what type of suspension everyone is using. None of the revealed cars will be anything like the cars that will line up in Bahrain. It's impossible to say who will sit where. Mercedes always sandbags at testing, so they'll look off the pace, but probably won't be. We won't know anything till Q3.

 

[RenRed2]

this isn’t new info but I find it very odd that no one picked up on it when it was released.

Was missed in terms of impact. Masi's actions correlate directly to Wheatley's input from RedBull then Masi snipes at Toto at Mercedes later on the radio. It just looks really bad in terms of optics.

The FIA at this point in time should have locked down rules on the Safety Car use with respect to restarts. Its not rocket science and its 2022 lol. Oh well. New cars and season/rules are here. Who will get it right with the car, and what drivers will adapt better to them.........thats the real challenge waiting now

 

[nibble]

more rule change..

F1 Commission approves changes to Sporting Regulations regarding points for shortened races
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/...TJIQOBARDkGT0eMG3hdkceQgX0SN9KnPAMP16Tc2r6CSI

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