The Official F1 2023 silly season *contains speculation*

[TheDeuce]

vaud said:

TheDeuce said:

I'm sure there's about 50 applicants for every job should anyone decide they can't hack it...

But yea, it's pretty brutal. I work overseas a lot for short periods at a time and even that's disruptive to home life and relationship! Although it's sometimes nice to escape

Applicants yes but you need continuity, especially in key personnel and trained teams like pit crew. Doesn't help against the cost cap...

For sure, but on that point it's the same for all teams. I was thinking of it from the staff POV not the teams.

[TheDeuce]

jsf said:

TheDeuce said:

I can believe that - although I'm sure cost caps must have cut down staff in certain roles and forced some staff to adopt extra responsibilities.

Nope, there are loads of them specialising in small areas of the car trying to maximise everything. There will be 30 blokes doing what i do on my own.

I meant beyond the garage crew

I appreciate there is no way of slimming down on the roles of those that directly affect the performance of the car.

[robinessex]

Why/how do the Yanks get 2 GPs? The UK deserves 2, considering how many F1 teams are based here.

[alisdairm]

robinessex said:

Why/how do the Yanks get 2 GPs? The UK deserves 2, considering how many F1 teams are based here.

They get 3.

Miami 7th May
COTA 22nd Oct
Las Vegas 13th Nov

[cuprabob]

robinessex said:

Why/how do the Yanks get 2 GPs? The UK deserves 2, considering how many F1 teams are based here.

Liberty Media are American and that's the target audience they want to grow. It'll probably be races, Miami, Vegas and Austin.

[ajprice]

Tsunoda staying with Alpha Tauri for 2023 https://twitter.com/AlphaTauriF1/status/1572843398...

[Muzzer79]

robinessex said:

Why/how do the Yanks get 2 GPs? The UK deserves 2, considering how many F1 teams are based here.

Money, that's how. America has 300 million people, that's a lot of advertising.

As for the UK, "deserve" doesn't come into it and the fact that the teams are based here is, frankly, irrelevant.

[vaud]

ajprice said:

Tsunoda staying with Alpha Tauri for 2023 https://twitter.com/AlphaTauriF1/status/1572843398...

Good - I think he deserves it. He is quick, just inconsistent. It's easier to add consistency than add speed.

[mw88]

robinessex said:

Why/how do the Yanks get 2 GPs? The UK deserves 2, considering how many F1 teams are based here.

Size and money.

If you're in Scotland and want to get to Silverstone, it's a 6 hour drive or an hour on a plane. But if you're in Seattle and want to go to Austin it's 30 hours driving or 5 hours on a plane. (According to Google)

America is a massive place, more people to support multiple races.

[Deesee]

ajprice said:

Tsunoda staying with Alpha Tauri for 2023 https://twitter.com/AlphaTauriF1/status/1572843398...

No mention of a team mate...

[satfinal]

robinessex said:

Why/how do the Yanks get 2 GPs? The UK deserves 2, considering how many F1 teams are based here.

I wouldn't say no to the Oulton Park GP

[MCBrowncoat]

satfinal said:

robinessex said:

Why/how do the Yanks get 2 GPs? The UK deserves 2, considering how many F1 teams are based here.

I wouldn't say no to the Oulton Park GP

Nah fella, Oliver's Mount

[Stealthracer]

I wouldn't want more GPs here, it would mean more circuits being ruined.

[Pflanzgarten]

Max to become a dad in '23.

[vaud]

Pflanzgarten said:

Max to become a dad in '23.

I google it and the first twitter post from Max read...

"We had an amazing start and I was able to quickly get in my rhythm"

[paua]

vaud said:

Pflanzgarten said:

Max to become a dad in '23.

I google it and the first twitter post from Max read...

"We had an amazing start and I was able to quickly get in my rhythm"

He set a time of 1m 14.2

[number2]

paua said:

vaud said:

Pflanzgarten said:

Max to become a dad in '23.

I google it and the first twitter post from Max read...

"We had an amazing start and I was able to quickly get in my rhythm"

He set a time of 1m 14.2

I heard he hit his marks and was only in the box for 2.8 seconds .

[TheDeuce]

"box... box... box..."

"Unsafe release."

[Gtom]

Kelly managed to get a purple sector.

[Petrus1983]

Is she the first person to have a child from 2 different F1 drivers?