Official 2022 British Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***

[TheDeuce]

sparta6 said:

TheDeuce said:

Big Nanas said:

Has there been any update on the piercings ruling? That seems to have gone pretty quiet.

Kick the piercing thing down the road again probably, and keep kicking it until it plain old disappears I suspect.

So MBS is a lightweight afterall

That's pretty much why I think it will eventually just get quietly forgotten or dealt with by some sort of wishy washy compromise.

MBS looks petty if he wins this little stand-off and 'makes Lewis have his nose ring cut out', and he looks weak if he officially backs down.

It was such a stupid battle to enter into in the first place - has the man not got greater ambitions and things to sort out than drivers piercings!?

[mat205125]

48Valves said:

I’ll take a Lewis, Llando, George 1,2,3 please.

Is Norris Welsh?

[MG CHRIS]

mat205125 said:

48Valves said:

I’ll take a Lewis, Llando, George 1,2,3 please.

Is Norris Welsh?

Well he's from Bristol which is not far away so we take him as Welsh lol.

[Sandpit Steve]

TheDeuce said:

That's pretty much why I think it will eventually just get quietly forgotten or dealt with by some sort of wishy washy compromise.

MBS looks petty if he wins this little stand-off and 'makes Lewis have his nose ring cut out', and he looks weak if he officially backs down.

It was such a stupid battle to enter into in the first place - has the man not got greater ambitions and things to sort out than drivers piercings!?

I actually have some sympathy with MBS here. The rule has been there for ages, enforced at every level of motorsport except F1 - and the F1 drivers failing to observe it has seen problems in other FIA series, where drivers have pointed to F1 as not enforcing the rule. This came up in one of the first meetings MBS chaired as President.

[jm doc]

Sandpit Steve said:

TheDeuce said:

That's pretty much why I think it will eventually just get quietly forgotten or dealt with by some sort of wishy washy compromise.

MBS looks petty if he wins this little stand-off and 'makes Lewis have his nose ring cut out', and he looks weak if he officially backs down.

It was such a stupid battle to enter into in the first place - has the man not got greater ambitions and things to sort out than drivers piercings!?

I actually have some sympathy with MBS here. The rule has been there for ages, enforced at every level of motorsport except F1 - and the F1 drivers failing to observe it has seen problems in other FIA series, where drivers have pointed to F1 as not enforcing the rule. This came up in one of the first meetings MBS chaired as President.

Zero sympathy. The man's a moron.

[angrymoby]

Sandpit Steve said:

I actually have some sympathy with MBS here. The rule has been there for ages, enforced at every level of motorsport except F1 - and the F1 drivers failing to observe it has seen problems in other FIA series, where drivers have pointed to F1 as not enforcing the rule. This came up in one of the first meetings MBS chaired as President.

i dont, as the particular driver in question seemed to have been given the green light/ waiver under a previous presidents watch

https://www.motor1.com/news/21992/fia-has-no-conce...

the time to enforce it was then, not now 12 years later ...& if you want to rescind that waiver, you do it properly (i.e AFER a full safety evaluation) & in an appropriate timescale (i.e blanket ban for '23)

to not do so makes you look, at best petty ...at worst- incompetent

[TheDeuce]

Sandpit Steve said:

TheDeuce said:

That's pretty much why I think it will eventually just get quietly forgotten or dealt with by some sort of wishy washy compromise.

MBS looks petty if he wins this little stand-off and 'makes Lewis have his nose ring cut out', and he looks weak if he officially backs down.

It was such a stupid battle to enter into in the first place - has the man not got greater ambitions and things to sort out than drivers piercings!?

I actually have some sympathy with MBS here. The rule has been there for ages, enforced at every level of motorsport except F1 - and the F1 drivers failing to observe it has seen problems in other FIA series, where drivers have pointed to F1 as not enforcing the rule. This came up in one of the first meetings MBS chaired as President.

It was just a dumb fight to pick at the start of his tenure. He was always going to clash with LH over this and the sports viewers are generally going to have little interest or patience for the topic.

To take a global look at all of F1 including its problems, and to start here...

[Clockwork Cupcake]

TheDeuce said:

MBS looks petty if he wins this little stand-off and 'makes Lewis have his nose ring cut out', and he looks weak if he officially backs down.

It was such a stupid battle to enter into in the first place - has the man not got greater ambitions and things to sort out than drivers piercings!?

Well, quite.

[Sandpit Steve]

TheDeuce said:

It was just a dumb fight to pick at the start of his tenure. He was always going to clash with LH over this and the sports viewers are generally going to have little interest or patience for the topic.

To take a global look at all of F1 including its problems, and to start here...

Given the choice of starting with drivers’ jewellery, or starting with your race director making the most massive fkup in front of a billion people, what would you choose?

[TheDeuce]

Sandpit Steve said:

TheDeuce said:

It was just a dumb fight to pick at the start of his tenure. He was always going to clash with LH over this and the sports viewers are generally going to have little interest or patience for the topic.

To take a global look at all of F1 including its problems, and to start here...

Given the choice of starting with drivers’ jewellery, or starting with your race director making the most massive fkup in front of a billion people, what would you choose?

I'd probably do niether and instead launch a review into the use of sausage kerbs as a track limit deterrent. See how easy it is to do something useful instead of flawed and controversial: )

Or maybe I'd start a rumour about a South African GP..

[Deesee]

This will be very cool!

[mw88]

Deesee said:

This will be very cool!

Seb to replace Latifi next year!

[anonymous-user]

His car I believe, I think he bought it at an auction a few years ago.

[TheDeuce]

pablo said:

His car I believe, I think he bought it at an auction a few years ago.

I see... The current cars not fast enough so he's bought his own from home this weekend

[cuprabob]

TheDeuce said:

pablo said:

His car I believe, I think he bought it at an auction a few years ago.

I see... The current cars not fast enough so he's bought his own from home this weekend

Nige was driving it at Goodwood last weekend.

[Deesee]

pablo said:

His car I believe, I think he bought it at an auction a few years ago.

I don’t think his one had a PU although I may well be wrong on that.

12.45 Sunday he sets off.

[Bo_apex]

angrymoby said:

Sandpit Steve said:

I actually have some sympathy with MBS here. The rule has been there for ages, enforced at every level of motorsport except F1 - and the F1 drivers failing to observe it has seen problems in other FIA series, where drivers have pointed to F1 as not enforcing the rule. This came up in one of the first meetings MBS chaired as President.

i dont, as the particular driver in question seemed to have been given the green light/ waiver under a previous presidents watch

https://www.motor1.com/news/21992/fia-has-no-conce...

the time to enforce it was then, not now 12 years later ...& if you want to rescind that waiver, you do it properly (i.e AFER a full safety evaluation) & in an appropriate timescale (i.e blanket ban for '23)

to not do so makes you look, at best petty ...at worst- incompetent

mid-season rule enforcement ?

easier than a mid-season rule change

[DeltaTango]

Nothing much to say other than the fact I am really looking forward to this race. It's always great to reach this part of the season, where we see the 'proper' tracks which allow the cars to really show what they can do.

Silverstone should hopefully offer a very close battle at the front based on what we have seen so far this season. Ferrari should fare well given Silverstone isn't all about top speed (although there is a lot of time spent at w.o.t so let's hope it doesn't cause more breakdowns). We will also see the 'true pace' of the Mercedes (on a smooth track with modest temperatures) against the top two teams.

I think Max will win but that it will be surprisingly close, with inspired drives from George, Charles and Lewis. The only way Max won't win (barring SC/red flag jeopardy) is if a Mercedes or Ferrari driver is prepared to heavily sacrifice their race result by driving purely for their teammate's benefit (a la George in Hungary last season).

[rampageturke]

Deesee said:

This will be very cool!

Current era racing drivers always come back humbled after being in older machinery, I doubt Seb will be different. Says a lot about drivers of the past and what they went through.

I'm sure he'd prefer to be in the 92 Bennetton though!

Edited by rampageturke on Thursday 30th June 15:39

[Derek Smith]

DeltaTango said:

Nothing much to say other than the fact I am really looking forward to this race. It's always great to reach this part of the season, where we see the 'proper' tracks which allow the cars to really show what they can do.

Silverstone should hopefully offer a very close battle at the front based on what we have seen so far this season. Ferrari should fare well given Silverstone isn't all about top speed (although there is a lot of time spent at w.o.t so let's hope it doesn't cause more breakdowns). We will also see the 'true pace' of the Mercedes (on a smooth track with modest temperatures) against the top two teams.

I think Max will win but that it will be surprisingly close, with inspired drives from George, Charles and Lewis. The only way Max won't win (barring SC/red flag jeopardy) is if a Mercedes or Ferrari driver is prepared to heavily sacrifice their race result by driving purely for their teammate's benefit (a la George in Hungary last season).

Yep. GP of the season for me. I'm off to see friends on Sunday, so no posting on here. Shame. PH makes the races more enjoyable. Still, as a McLaren supporter, I'm sure my preference will be mentioned once or twice.