The Official F1 2020 silly season *contains speculation*
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I don’t think Lewis will go anywhere alone. I suspect Toto wants a new challenge also and maybe a bigger financial stake than he has now. And if Mercedes don’t want to be a works team in 2021 how about Toto and Lewis (plus key engineers) to McLaren - a perfect swan song for Lewis, a good way to cement the engine deal and assure the car works well with it; and Toto gets to prove he can do it all over again. The mclaren investors may smile too.
it deserves ELUSIVEJIM said:
Flooble said:
If Alonso couldn't bring in the sponsors then it doesn't really matter though - Norris in particular seems to have quite a following on instagram and the eSports stuff. F1 is business first after all.
I think someone said that had Mclaren stuck with Honda the engine would not be as advanced - packaging? Lack of opportunity to test (Toro Rosso?).
Will be interesting to see how McLaren gets on with Mercedes engines.I think someone said that had Mclaren stuck with Honda the engine would not be as advanced - packaging? Lack of opportunity to test (Toro Rosso?).
t but I reckon much of the internal reorganisation required was already underway under Zac.Deesee said:
Mark-C said:
Deesee said:
Look out F1
Dan Ticktum has just signed with the championship winning DAMS F2 team..
Surely that should be "Look out F2" for now ...Dan Ticktum has just signed with the championship winning DAMS F2 team..
Mark-C said:
Deesee said:
Mark-C said:
Deesee said:
Look out F1
Dan Ticktum has just signed with the championship winning DAMS F2 team..
Surely that should be "Look out F2" for now ...Dan Ticktum has just signed with the championship winning DAMS F2 team..
Someone will take a punt and run him in testing/fp1.
jingars said:
I think you will find next years car will be twice as fast and cost half as much but we can't explain how we will do that.In the Red Ferrari Garage it will be twice as fast and cost nothing, paid for entirely by Mercedes supporters.
In the Yellow Renault garage it will definitely definitely win, but not even they believe that and hope other people want to buy their engines, to pay for it,
Edited by Graveworm on Thursday 5th December 09:24
Flooble said:
Just noticed Hamilton is doing no testing because of "Team Sponsor Commitments"
Interesting - presumably means he won't be able to have meaningful input into the design of the car over the winter, having not driven more than a handful of laps on the new tyres.
They've been developing the new car for months already... The car at this years first test wasn't the same car at the first race of the season. There won't be much meaningful input from the driver over their winter downtime.Interesting - presumably means he won't be able to have meaningful input into the design of the car over the winter, having not driven more than a handful of laps on the new tyres.
Flooble said:
Just noticed Hamilton is doing no testing because of "Team Sponsor Commitments"
He’s been to Malaysia straight after the season for a few years now, Petronas sponsorship commitments. He seems to have negotiated his way out of quite a few of those sorts of things, but always does that one. jingars said:
"Aaah, we will be winning the er-championship in 2020, this could drop into 2021 but then possibly due to unexplained issues more likely to be 2022. But we will get it done! 2023 will be the year we succeed in our great task, so remember to keep 2024 in your diary."Interesting graphic showing which country F1’s winners have come from over the years.
https://youtu.be/sDl2TR5cySU
https://youtu.be/sDl2TR5cySU
Exige77 said:
Interesting graphic showing which country F1’s winners have come from over the years.
https://youtu.be/sDl2TR5cySU
Very interesting. You can just tell the Senna, Schumacher, Vettel and Hamilton eras.https://youtu.be/sDl2TR5cySU
He needs to update it to the end of 2019 now
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