The Official 2018 Abu Dhabi GP *** Spoilers***

The Official 2018 Abu Dhabi GP *** Spoilers***

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Deesee

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Tuesday 20th November 2018
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Up in a bit.. (now done)

Uk time



Track time









[url]|https://thumbsnap.com/Ao9tdRP7[/u







Weather

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuSPdsPWit0

http://www.myweather2.com/Motor-Racing/United-Arab...

FIA

https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-c...

2017 Pole lap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72wcS5RbTRg

2017 Race Highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXREg5yPf9A

Sky Schedule (includes the F2)



Edited by Deesee on Tuesday 20th November 10:31

Deesee

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Tuesday 20th November 2018
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housen said:
Deesee said:
Up in a bit..
bloody click bait ;-)
hehe

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Tuesday 20th November 2018
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thegreenhell said:
Live on C4 from Abu Derby.
Could be C4's penultimate live broadcast!

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Tuesday 20th November 2018
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Supersam83 said:
Nail in the coffin for Bottas signing a new Mercedes contract beyond 2019 I think...
Don't think any (driver) changes will happen at Merc until LH has 22 more podiums & another 19 race wins, unless VB does not want sign an extension (& 22 podiums 19 wins is more than a little tight over the next 22 races), can't see Merc wanting to force change any to any aspects of the current environment they will want VB there to ensure its done over the next 42/43 races.

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Tuesday 20th November 2018
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HustleRussell said:
Deesee said:
Supersam83 said:
Nail in the coffin for Bottas signing a new Mercedes contract beyond 2019 I think...
Don't think any (driver) changes will happen at Merc until LH has 22 more podiums & another 19 race wins, unless VB does not want sign an extension (& 22 podiums 19 wins is more than a little tight over the next 22 races), can't see Merc wanting to force change any to any aspects of the current environment they will want VB there to ensure its done over the next 42/43 races.
We know for certain that is the case, SuperSam is saying Bottas will be out for 2020.
One things for sure, Hamilton been plastering himself all over Instagram wearing red.... Contract negotiations must be coming up hehe

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Tuesday 20th November 2018
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Man-At-Arms said:
Deesee said:
thegreenhell said:
Live on C4 from Abu Derby.
Could be C4's penultimate live broadcast!
Silverstone Live for C4 next year
or highlights

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/138647/channel-4...
Hence Penultimate, as in last but one.

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Tuesday 20th November 2018
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The last race of a legend,

https://mobile.twitter.com/F1/status/1064908349781...

4 of the best...

Deesee

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Tuesday 20th November 2018
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rallycross said:
this race is such a boring waste of time the finale of the season should be Sao Paulo or somewhere equality capable of producing a 'race' rather than a procession.

To save anyone watching here is my prediction of the 'race' (event would be a closer description) - described by a heart rate monitor taken from spectators at last years event.



The interesting bit was the first 30 seconds then zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Edited by rallycross on Tuesday 20th November 19:42
What happened on the edit, did you get distracted/excited?!?

Your post above is almost exactly why I’m pretty much done with this place, if your not interested why post!

Deesee

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Wednesday 21st November 2018
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Drs zone 1 extended by 120m, zone 2 by 100m



Updated circuit map.

Deesee

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Wednesday 21st November 2018
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Press conference schedule...

No random picks here hehe


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Thursday 22nd November 2018
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Ohh,

Hass have raised a protest against Force India/Racing Point, everyone off to the stewards in the morning, no mention of what yet...


Deesee

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Thursday 22nd November 2018
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PU Watch



Incredible reliability from the Merc/Ferrari (inc their customer teams).

To think these are the fastest cars seen in F1, using roughly a 1/3 of the fuel seen in the v10's, using only 3 complicated 1.6l 900 hp hybrid PU's over 20+ races, and fighting a close WDC/WCC.

I remember a time of Quali engines, and perhaps 4/5 additional PU's brought to the race weekend.

No mention of any penalties yet, but we can be virtually certain on the Toro Rosso's, I'm curious to see if they are going to use one per session as "testing".

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Thursday 22nd November 2018
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Big Nanas said:
But look how many Honda parts the Torro Rossos have used.
Horner has been crying all year over their reliability issues, yet Honda are far worse!
Honda have improved somewhat... RBR are/were burning through the parts



Stoffel never had a chance really...

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Thursday 22nd November 2018
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Turbo Hybrid era 2014 >

RBR 12 wins
Ferrari 14 wins

That old renault/tag bag of bolts not to bad eh! (plus the races that the RBR drivers have self destructed on).

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Thursday 22nd November 2018
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REALIST123 said:
Deesee said:
Turbo Hybrid era 2014 >

RBR 12 wins
Ferrari 14 wins

That old renault/tag bag of bolts not to bad eh! (plus the races that the RBR drivers have self destructed on).
Maybe as much to do with the RB chassis as the engine? Given that in 5 years no one else has won with that engine?
To be fair only Merc, Ferrari & RBR have won (non of the customer teams with Merc/Ferrari units) the RBR chassis is clearly class, however 3 of the top 6 in the WCC this year are Renault powered, and they are not too far away from Ferrari on outright wins, with Ferrari having a very strong car in the last 2 yrs.

Even this yr it’s 6 to 4 for Ferrari (which was the hot favourite to win), and that’s also with red bull taking 200+ grid place penalty’s (not all necessarily for Renault derived PU problems).

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Friday 23rd November 2018
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HustleRussell said:
People talking Red Bull Honda down are in for a surprise IMO.
Finishing races yes, podiums yes, winning races possibly, contending either championship no chance...

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Friday 23rd November 2018
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Gaz. said:
Deesee said:
HustleRussell said:
People talking Red Bull Honda down are in for a surprise IMO.
Finishing races yes, podiums yes, winning races possibly, contending either championship no chance...
If Gasly gets his head down he could be a contender.
To beat Merc (Hamilton) & contend, they would need to win at least 11 Races, even if they played a tactical game and took a new PU every say every 2/3 races, they could nick a few wins, however the Ferrari will still be there or there about with 5/6 wins next year, and Merc will win 9/10 races.

TBH, if they find themselves ahead of Renault in the WCC (even if they go backwards as such) it will be a stepping stone.

If Williams and Mclaren sort out the 2018 Aero/Flaw issues for the 2019 cars, they could be towards the back.

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Friday 23rd November 2018
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HustleRussell said:
Deesee said:
HustleRussell said:
People talking Red Bull Honda down are in for a surprise IMO.
Finishing races yes, podiums yes, winning races possibly, contending either championship no chance...
I presume you're talking about 2019 only here?
My crystal ball does not extend into the new regs hehe

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Friday 23rd November 2018
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Left Ferrari
Right upper Merc
Right lower RBR



Very high levels of Deg today...

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Friday 23rd November 2018
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Driver briefing room

Liberty/FIA/GPDA take a bow

https://www.instagram.com/p/BqiHUlyBtEj/?hl=en

Super send off