2018 F1 Random Discussion Thread

codename_47 · PostPosted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:43 pm

So Long Beach looking for new sponsors......

I wonder if a freedom loving media organisation might be tempted.

Sure, they might insist on a switch of formula for the marquee race, but hey, at least it'll keep long beach going.... :whistling:

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 11:05 am

Scotty wrote:

I'm starting to think this is the beginning of the end for the sport.

It does sound like those small headlines and random TV news you see in the background at the start of every disaster movie.

RtN · PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 1:00 pm

https://streamable.com/7qjgx

Chandhok unaware that he's being broadcast with interesting results.

Fabs · PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 1:38 pm

So Ocon or Vandoorne out, not fair

kals · PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 1:56 pm

Fabs wrote:

So Ocon or Vandoorne out, not fair

Indeed. It would be a crying shame to lose one or even both.

Omega · PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 2:54 pm

What if Alonso called it a day? I'm sure he prefers WEC, he wants to go testing Indycar but can't find the time, and he is nothing but positive about Vandoorne so maybe he'll quit early so Vandoorne doesn't lose his seat.

Fabs · PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 3:38 pm

Just heard on the Sky F1 broadcast that Force India do keep their prize money :ohmy:

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 4:11 pm

so they're changing seats immediatelly? Silly season is not silly anymore

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 4:58 pm

micha wrote:

Ian-S wrote:

If it's a new entry, why keep the Force India part of the name? Racing Point F1 Mercedes is good enough, there's no allegiances to FI now.

Constructor is force India. That didn’t change. They didn’t build a complete new car. I expect that the name will be dropped completely.

Yep, they confirmed today it is because FI built the car. They say it won't be carried forward next year, but also that they may not even keep this Racing Point name either.

I guess calling it 'Stroll F1' gives off the wrong message :lol:

amq55 · PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 8:57 am

If I read this correctly, this means that Pirelli wants to call the compunds hard, medium and soft, regardless of what they're actually meant to be called.

So if the compounds for a race are softs, supersofts and hypersofts, they'd be called hard, medium and soft respectively.

Makes total fucking sense.

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13823 ... es-in-2019

Fabs · PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 11:03 am

Yeah we've been asking for this for a while now...

So yeah, good decision.

Vassago · PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:09 pm

According to several rumours, Stroll will have a seat fitting at Force India on Tuesday. There's nothing that stops Ocon from joining McLaren either and the big loser will be Vandoorne who is on his way out after this weekend. The paperwork needs to be filled as well.

Vassago · PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:55 pm

Lawrence Stroll, Otmar Szafnauer and Gunther Steiner having a meeting at Spa (courtesy of a Polish journalist on TT)

Grosjean with three cell phones?

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:57 pm

haha those aren't phones, looks like voice recorder for interview

Vassago · PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 5:00 pm

I'm old school

RtN · PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 5:01 pm

Vassago wrote:

There's nothing that stops Ocon from joining McLaren

He doesn't fit in the car. Alonso and Vandoorne are both midgets and Ocon isn't.

Vassago · PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 5:07 pm

RtN wrote:

Vassago wrote:

There's nothing that stops Ocon from joining McLaren

He doesn't fit in the car. Alonso and Vandoorne are both midgets and Ocon isn't.

I'll see if I get a response from the guy on this (the journalist, not Ocon)

RtN · PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 5:13 pm

De Ferran was also on Buxton's Youtube thingummy for Liberty and was asked directly if Vandoorne was getting chucked this year. The answer was no.

2019 is obviously another matter...

Vassago · PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 5:19 pm

RtN wrote:

De Ferran was also on Buxton's Youtube thingummy for Liberty and was asked directly if Vandoorne was getting chucked this year. The answer was no.

2019 is obviously another matter...

Polish jounalist said that Vandoorne was told he won't be at McLaren next season back in Hungary already.

RtN · PostPosted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 5:21 pm

Oh, yeah, I think that was a given.

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