The Official F1 2019 silly season *contains speculation*

[carl_w]

Entry list is out: https://www.pitpass.com/63669/Force-India-name-dis...

RPFI -> Racing Point F1 Team
Ferrari -> Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow
Haas -> Rich Energy Haas F1 Team
Williams Martini Racing -> Williams Racing

[tight fart]

Mission Winnow, that's catchy.

[carl_w]

tight fart said:

Mission Winnow, that's catchy.

https://imgur.com/a/yBIQR1X

[DanielSan]

A few of the team names this year look the like the fake teams on the unlicensed F1 games in the 90's

[MartG]

carl_w said:

tight fart said:

Mission Winnow, that's catchy.

https://imgur.com/a/yBIQR1X

Unsurprising given that it is a Philip Morris brand

[FourWheelDrift]

DanielSan said:

A few of the team names this year look the like the fake teams on the unlicensed F1 games in the 90's

I won't have anything said against the driving skills of Helmut Becker and Carlos Sanchez and the powerhouse teams of McPherson-Alpha and Puma-Lascelles.

[DanielSan]

FourWheelDrift said:

DanielSan said:

A few of the team names this year look the like the fake teams on the unlicensed F1 games in the 90's

I won't have anything said against the driving skills of Helmut Becker and Carlos Sanchez and the powerhouse teams of McPherson-Alpha and Puma-Lascelles.

https://www.giantbomb.com/super-monaco-gp/3030-532

The full driver list of legends and some also rans...

[carl_w]

DanielSan said:

https://www.giantbomb.com/super-monaco-gp/3030-532

The full driver list of legends and some also rans...

Nope, the McPherson-Alpha and Gordon-Mamiya were from Microprose's F1GP.

[andburg]

If Kimi didn’t get the win in Austin Ferrari would be winless since introducing mission winnow!

[Deesee]

tight fart said:

Mission Winnow, that's catchy.

I think it’s pronounced Marlboro.

[tight fart]

"We relentlessly explore and research every option and focus only on the solutions that drive radical change. Like our partner Scuderia Ferrari, we take the best, refine it and make it better. This is Winnowing.

This isn’t about a product or a brand. This is about passion. This is a mission to constantly improve and evolve. And we want to share this journey with you."

That's enough to make me puke. On the first page of their website.

[thegreenhell]

andburg said:

If Kimi didn’t get the win in Austin Ferrari would be winless since introducing mission winnow!

Narrowly avoiding being Mission Win Nowt

[HardtopManual]

I can't help but read it as "Mission Minnow", which, as we all know, is a joint enterprise between McLaren and Williams.

[Steamer]

HardtopManual said:

I can't help but read it as "Mission Minnow", which, as we all know, is a joint enterprise between McLaren and Williams.

I thought it said 'Mission Minion' and just assumed it was a new Minnion's film (Ignore me I'm dyslexic anyway)

[Deesee]

Sky expanding the team...

[Vaud]

OK, as the OP I never thought this thread would last a week, it's been great to have all of the rumours running in one thread rather than scattered through the forum. And thanks for keeping it on track with no Lewis/Rosberg/Vettel "he's broken, etc" comments... much appreciated

And what a silly season it was, I can't remember 25% of the grid changing before. So as it stands only a few reserve seats to be confirmed, the state of play:

Mercedes - Hamilton (44) – Bottas (77)
Reserve - Ocon

Ferrari - Vettel (5) – Leclerc (16)
Reserve - Giovinazzi

Red Bull - Verstappen (33) – Gasly (10)
Reserve - TBC

Renault – Ricciardo (3) – Hulkenberg (27)
Reserve - Jack Aitken?

HAAS – Grosjean (8) – Magnusson (20)
Reserve - Pietro Fittipald (test or reserve?)

McLaren - Sainz (55) - Norris (4)
Reserve - TBC

Racing Point - Perez (11) – Stroll (18)
Reserve - TBC

Sauber – Raikkonen (7) – Giovinazzi (99)
Reserve - Ericsson

Toro Rosso - Kvyat (26) - Albon (TBA)
Reserve - TBC

Williams – Russell (63) – Kubica (88)
Reserve - Nicholas Latifi

if anyone can help me fill in the blanks... I think Albon's number is TBA because he carried "5" in the lower formula and obviously Vettel has that one.

[Supersam83]

Vaud said:

Mercedes - Hamilton (44) – Bottas (77)
Reserve - Ocon

Ferrari - Vettel (5) – Leclerc (16)
Reserve - Giovinazzi

Red Bull - Verstappen (33) – Gasly (10)
Reserve - TBC

Renault – Ricciardo (3) – Hulkenberg (27)
Reserve - Jack Aitken?

HAAS – Grosjean (8) – Magnusson (20)
Reserve - Pietro Fittipaldi (test or reserve?)

McLaren - Sainz (55) - Norris (4)
Reserve - TBC

Racing Point - Perez (11) – Stroll (18)
Reserve - TBC

Sauber – Raikkonen (7) – Giovinazzi (99)
Reserve - Ericsson

Toro Rosso - Kvyat (26) - Albon (TBA)
Reserve - TBC

Williams – Russell (63) – Kubica (88)
Reserve - Nicholas Latifi

if anyone can help me fill in the blanks... I think Albon's number is TBA because he carried "5" in the lower formula and obviously Vettel has that one.

Was a very interesting silly season with so many driver moves. Must be a record with only 2 teams staying with the same drivers.

When was the last season that a race driver for 1 team was also a reserve driver for another team in the same season?

Yes I'm talking about Antonio Giovinazzi.

[Frimley111R]

Or the last time a driver left a team, came back, left it again and came back?

[Exige77]

Vaud said:

OK, as the OP I never thought this thread would last a week, it's been great to have all of the rumours running in one thread rather than scattered through the forum. And thanks for keeping it on track with no Lewis/Rosberg/Vettel "he's broken, etc" comments... much appreciated

And what a silly season it was, I can't remember 25% of the grid changing before. So as it stands only a few reserve seats to be confirmed, the state of play:

Mercedes - Hamilton (44) – Bottas (77)
Reserve - Ocon

Ferrari - Vettel (5) – Leclerc (16)
Reserve - Giovinazzi

Red Bull - Verstappen (33) – Gasly (10)
Reserve - TBC

Renault – Ricciardo (3) – Hulkenberg (27)
Reserve - Jack Aitken?

HAAS – Grosjean (8) – Magnusson (20)
Reserve - Pietro Fittipald (test or reserve?)

McLaren - Sainz (55) - Norris (4)
Reserve - TBC

Racing Point - Perez (11) – Stroll (18)
Reserve - TBC

Sauber – Raikkonen (7) – Giovinazzi (99)
Reserve - Ericsson

Toro Rosso - Kvyat (26) - Albon (TBA)
Reserve - TBC

Williams – Russell (63) – Kubica (88)
Reserve - Nicholas Latifi

if anyone can help me fill in the blanks... I think Albon's number is TBA because he carried "5" in the lower formula and obviously Vettel has that one.

Nice thread !!

Can’t wait for next season

[thebigmacmoomin]

The McLaren reserve driver is Sergio Sette Camara isn't it?