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Post by Bartman on Jun 12, 2022 11:10:46 GMT
SERGIO PEREZ 2022 WDC  |
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Post by Bartman on Jun 12, 2022 11:12:27 GMT
marcus ericsson winning the 500, sergio WDC and kobayashi kamui winning a 3rd straight WEC titlecome november is going to be my ultimate vindication
i don't even know what a verstappen is, hamilton is just a town in scotland idk idc
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Post by Bartman on Jun 12, 2022 11:33:50 GMT
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Post by Bartman on Jun 12, 2022 11:46:44 GMT
why have ferrari been utterly useless for the past 14 seasons
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Post by forgotten in space on Jun 12, 2022 19:57:15 GMT
SERGIO PEREZ 2022 WDC Nice jinx ;( Perez doing a 1:51 out of nowhere just as Max caught up...suuuure Max was much better, right... Checo was lucky there was a Ferrari in P2 at Monaco, only reason he was allowed to win that one. |
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Post by Bartman on Jul 13, 2022 18:50:13 GMT
so the drama in indycar the now is that chip ganassi racing announced that they had re-signed alex palou for next season...hours before mclaren announced the same thing. sparking a big debate about who he is driving for in indycar next season.
except...it was mclaren's F1 account that made the announcement.
atm we know that norris is good for F1 and that felix rosenqvist is good for either indycar or/and formula e. alexander rossi is joining (indycar only but still holds a super licence); patricio o'ward is signed for next season (already qualifies for a super licence); now alex palou (possibly, depending on legality) (also eligible for a super licence); and they are testing colton herta in the 2021 car at portimao this week (might be super licence eligible but he should have his test KM). also oscar piastri is rumoured to be a close to something.
and there's sill danny ric.
we're going to have to see a lot of zac brown in the coming months ( >:D) but it's great seeing a "formula one" group acting like a factory and assigning their drivers appropriately + recognising the variety in top tier motorsports.
((if piastri was close to a deal with williams and it doesn't happen now, i pray to the lord that both team and ricciardo entertain a partnership. ricciardo x albon would be such a good team)
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Post by forgotten in space on Jul 13, 2022 19:49:24 GMT
What's your take on Ricky Yardo's struggles, Bartman? Norris has come out and said he and Sainz also had to adapt to the car's weird braking. 2 or 3 years later, massive rules overhaul and the car is still particular? Makes it seem it's a Key feature of their cars and not an "issue", if Danny's struggling now and the car keeps that characteristic he'll struggle again next year :/ |
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Post by Bartman on Jul 13, 2022 21:05:59 GMT
What's your take on Ricky Yardo's struggles, Bartman ? Norris has come out and said he and Sainz also had to adapt to the car's weird braking. 2 or 3 years later, massive rules overhaul and the car is still particular? Makes it seem it's a Key feature of their cars and not an "issue", if Danny's struggling now and the car keeps that characteristic he'll struggle again next year :/ i think we're almost certainly at the end of the line with danny at mclaren in formula one. the car fundamentally seems to disagree with him and his natural inclinations. like the great drivers adapt - and daniel ricciardo is a race winner in a car he can't drive, he's still great! - but they still want something they can drive their way - kimi always wanted everything on the very front of the car, alonso will always look to create understeer, the last two red bull champions and their team mate destroying cars.
danny to indycar rumours were quiet until around last week. i don't know how valid or good that is plus there's a significant personality clash no matter the line up alexander rossi + danny + whichever of patricio o'ward, felix rosenqvist, alex palou is likely asking for trouble. rossi is going under the impression that he's team leader, o'ward probably is the moral leader and palou, should be be racing for mclaren in indycar in 2022, will be there as a (possibly two time) series champion.
the mclaren indycar is also a hugely difficult car to drive (no idea how they did that in an almost spec series) and the team has no issue dropping or redeploying drivers that can't work around it: oliver askew was sacked after one season despite scoring a podium in his 5th race and a brain injury ruining the second half of his year, rosenqvist only just held onto his seat this year and is likely formula e bound.
it would be very unfortunate for this to be the end of the road for danny in formula one however i have a feeling that mclaren, F1 mclaren, is not happening in 2023. him at williams with albon would be my dream because that is possibly the most williams line up available. aston might be on the look too. i don't envy danny - or gasly - at the moment. pierre at least has a contract for '23 but after that, one wonders where he can go after if he doesn't want to be a minardi lifer. danny doesn't get that option and unless the fact that mclaren are entertaining four possible replacements from indycar, not to mention these piastri rumours now circling, i hope that he knows his contract is watertight or that mclaren have to pay a massive get out clause (kimi in 09 level).
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Post by Bartman on Jul 13, 2022 21:07:31 GMT
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Post by forgotten in space on Jul 13, 2022 23:00:18 GMT
Will Herta even have enough superlicence points? Clumsy season so far.
Zak seems to be minding the marketing angle too much, would Pato even have any factor in capturing the murikan crowd?
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Post by ford71V8 on Jul 13, 2022 23:13:12 GMT
Lost his way a little but now a two time Indycar winner. A number of race meets in a row coming up - exciting few weeks ahead I hope!
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Post by Bartman on Jul 14, 2022 14:18:16 GMT
Will Herta even have enough superlicence points? Clumsy season so far. Zak seems to be minding the marketing angle too much, would Pato even have any factor in capturing the murikan crowd? herta needs to finish 3rd in the championship (iirc) to make it but it's marginal. i don't think we've ever had a case of a clearly ready driver being denied a super licence but have already had a couple of, generously, not ready drivers be eligible and race in formula one. herta has been strong this year, inconsistency is his crux however and andretti autosport are a mess right now - none of the four drivers like each other,* they still struggle to engineer around the aeroscreen, post hunter-reay nobody wants to lead...it's tough. he's good though, if not this year i am almost certainly sure next year - especially if the pandemic "best 3 of 4" rule sticks.
of course, if indycar paid formula 2 licence points, he'd have already qualified. maybe something the FIA should ponder. (super formula also)
*not sure if you saw the race at mid-ohio the weekend before last - rossi squeezed grosjean out (the latter was lapped), a lap later grosjean tried around the outside and rossi "understeered" straight into him and sent them both into the gravel; rossi and herta also collided and then later on herta and defranchesco clashed. herta also clashed with meyer shank's simon pagenaud whose team are in in technical partnership with andretti. only hel
pato is a popular driver, he's got dual nationality and is white. his surname is o'ward, i don't think it'll bother too many murkians. at least not the yanquis that watch formula one. he doesn't appear to be zak's priority for formula one though - he's more likely than rossi to show up but i think palou/herta are the focus. pato's mexican passport is probably what is keeping him stateside as it's a huge market for indycar and it's been a long time since the glory days of adrian fernandez. plus he loves being an indycar driver and loves being able to drive a car up the field. he seemed unimpressed by his brief GP2 and super formula stints and is probably content staying there. that isn't to say though that he hasn't pushed for F1 track time and it's believed zak's switch and bait over car time + pursuing herta, rossi and (now it seems) palou held up contract negotiations for much of the year - pato was gone at one point, so that's something to mind too.
to wind back to danny ric, per the race this morning, there's now chat that mclaren are also courting sebastian vettel! i think increasingly that he's in a kimi 2009 situation and he's absolutely right to stand his ground and try and milk every extra 0 of his contract or buy out price. and possibly try to win the belgian grand prix from fisichella too :p
mclaren are also rumoured to be one of the two indycar teams (aj foyt being the other) possibly running customer porsche LMDHs in IMSA next year. so that's another 2-3 drivers per car needed there...
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Post by Bartman on Jul 14, 2022 14:21:07 GMT
Lost his way a little but now a two time Indycar winner. A number of race meets in a row coming up - exciting few weeks ahead I hope!
mindblowingly quick this year on his day. the penske fleet has been so good this year. i think that toowoomba's finest will win but scott won't be far off (nor josef, the other scott, alex, marcus, colton, alexander....)
you going up to the bend in a couple of week m8?
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Post by ford71V8 on Jul 14, 2022 14:46:18 GMT
Lost his way a little but now a two time Indycar winner. A number of race meets in a row coming up - exciting few weeks ahead I hope!
mindblowingly quick this year on his day. the penske fleet has been so good this year. i think that toowoomba's finest will win but scott won't be far off (nor josef, the other scott, alex, marcus, colton, alexander....)
you going up to the bend in a couple of week m8?
So hard to pick which driver will finish on top...which I am loving. Every race is like that...if you saw how Will got a podium last race, its the perfect example of how you can never write anyone off. The Bend.... not sure yet. If I cant do both days then I prob wont bother. Bit concerned about the weather too...its been friggen cold here and 1 hour up the road will be colder. A lot of rain will be ugly out there but done it before, just hoping races run full distance without lots of idling behind SafetyCar |
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Post by Bartman on Jul 14, 2022 15:12:36 GMT
So hard to pick which driver will finish on top...which I am loving. Every race is like that...if you saw how Will got a podium last race, its the perfect example of how you can never write anyone off. The Bend.... not sure yet. If I cant do both days then I prob wont bother. Bit concerned about the weather too...its been friggen cold here and 1 hour up the road will be colder. A lot of rain will be ugly out there but done it before, just hoping races run full distance without lots of idling behind SafetyCar aye, it's really good racing. daft safety car/closing the pits rules aside, it is always real racing and drivers having to make moves to get results. after quali we all thought it was over for william steven and then... great year, hope the last third is as a good as the first two were.
ooft, all the best weather wise pal. i've spent too many long afternoons watching safety car parades in the rain at knockhill that i would not wish it upon anybody. how does the circuit take rain? does it drain easy, is the surface grippy enough to withstand some rain or is it like a snooker ball smooth and the water sits?
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Post by Bartman on Jul 14, 2022 18:25:27 GMT
file this for fun fuel being added to fire speculation why wouldn't he drive for CGR this weekend? messy intracies of his mclaren deal aside, he would still normally see out the rest of the season. unless after this weekend or iowa next weekend CGR and palou will seek to terminate. next weekend in formula one is p**l f****** r***** and then hungary, then a five week break before max-fest
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Post by ford71V8 on Jul 15, 2022 1:16:21 GMT
So hard to pick which driver will finish on top...which I am loving. Every race is like that...if you saw how Will got a podium last race, its the perfect example of how you can never write anyone off. The Bend.... not sure yet. If I cant do both days then I prob wont bother. Bit concerned about the weather too...its been friggen cold here and 1 hour up the road will be colder. A lot of rain will be ugly out there but done it before, just hoping races run full distance without lots of idling behind SafetyCar aye, it's really good racing. daft safety car/closing the pits rules aside, it is always real racing and drivers having to make moves to get results. after quali we all thought it was over for william steven and then... great year, hope the last third is as a good as the first two were.
ooft, all the best weather wise pal. i've spent too many long afternoons watching safety car parades in the rain at knockhill that i would not wish it upon anybody. how does the circuit take rain? does it drain easy, is the surface grippy enough to withstand some rain or is it like a snooker ball smooth and the water sits?
Track deals with water well, its a pretty grippy track. The dry, dusty days are when that changes with crap blowing across the track.
Its more trackside things can get a little messy. I've not been there since early in the year - each time the surroundings feel better developed but it has a way to go. You probably heard Adelaide got a new boss and the Adel500 is back on and will close out 2022. With that news, people will now choose which event to attend and the 500 will always win that battle.
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Post by Bartman on Jul 16, 2022 22:17:19 GMT
Track deals with water well, its a pretty grippy track. The dry, dusty days are when that changes with crap blowing across the track.
Its more trackside things can get a little messy. I've not been there since early in the year - each time the surroundings feel better developed but it has a way to go. You probably heard Adelaide got a new boss and the Adel500 is back on and will close out 2022. With that news, people will now choose which event to attend and the 500 will always win that battle.
i remember seeing an ALMS race there a few years back and thinking that the track was a bit barren...hopefully it keeps developing though, it's a great track with so much potential.
so great that the 500 is back. genuinely one of the great street circuits and events, you'll be going down for that as well m8?
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Post by ford71V8 on Jul 17, 2022 1:20:52 GMT
Track deals with water well, its a pretty grippy track. The dry, dusty days are when that changes with crap blowing across the track.
Its more trackside things can get a little messy. I've not been there since early in the year - each time the surroundings feel better developed but it has a way to go. You probably heard Adelaide got a new boss and the Adel500 is back on and will close out 2022. With that news, people will now choose which event to attend and the 500 will always win that battle.
i remember seeing an ALMS race there a few years back and thinking that the track was a bit barren...hopefully it keeps developing though, it's a great track with so much potential.
so great that the 500 is back. genuinely one of the great street circuits and events, you'll be going down for that as well m8?
Absolutely. Im bit surprised organisers havent reached out for interest in tickets yet.... there is a lot to do before December. They sold lots of the infrastructure, interestingly The Bend bought lots of it. Govt has committed to resurfacing all used roads too, so they gonna be busy |
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Post by Bartman on Jul 17, 2022 20:14:17 GMT
watching the race in toronto the now and i tell you i would be shocked if rinus veekay isn't also on the radar of a few F1 teams. he needs to work on his consistency a bit (as with herta and o'ward) but he is lightning fast and a terrific overtaker.
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Post by Bartman on Jul 17, 2022 21:34:26 GMT
Absolutely. Im bit surprised organisers havent reached out for interest in tickets yet.... there is a lot to do before December. They sold lots of the infrastructure, interestingly The Bend bought lots of it. Govt has committed to resurfacing all used roads too, so they gonna be busy that's something probably heavily overlooked right enough, the amout of infrastruxture needed to run a race and when you stop running a race you either store it or sell it. hopefully they get a deal - or loan - from wherever!
it was always a well attended event, no? not that anything should be taken for granted but hopefully that's something that should be easily arranged. what's the local political situation like?
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Post by Bartman on Jul 18, 2022 21:19:35 GMT
felix rosenqvist picked a wonderful time to score his first podium in 2 years tbh - unless your name is daniel joseph ricciardo
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Post by ford71V8 on Jul 18, 2022 23:54:24 GMT
that's something probably heavily overlooked right enough, the amout of infrastruxture needed to run a race and when you stop running a race you either store it or sell it. hopefully they get a deal - or loan - from wherever!
it was always a well attended event, no? not that anything should be taken for granted but hopefully that's something that should be easily arranged. what's the local political situation like?
Previous govt had no intention of ever running the race again....Victoria Park (hairpin / pit area) was close to being ripped up but people at least came to their senses before that happened (area is used for other things like Solar Pedal Prix, etc and recently Covid station)....so there was no thought to store anything, was all supposedly sold off.
Very well attended over the years, though there was an obvious drop off in numbers last 3 or 4 events (but they cut things out while taking max $$$ from us). The Supercar fans put Clipsal up there as the best event just under Bathurst, so that tells you about its popularity. I still miss Turn 8 (and my chicane seat!) Local pollie situation is positive in regards to the future of this event. Malinauskas used running the race as leverage at the election and seems committed.
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Post by yepsure on Jul 24, 2022 23:14:04 GMT
Ferrari showing the world week after week why they won’t win the title.
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Post by yepsure on Jul 31, 2022 14:58:57 GMT
And again  |
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Post by Bartman on Jul 31, 2022 20:50:36 GMT
what a fucking waste of a great car and two great drivers, why do we bother
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Post by Bartman on Jul 31, 2022 20:51:27 GMT
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Post by ford71V8 on Aug 1, 2022 11:02:41 GMT
Nah, saved my cash and stayed at home nice and warm. Weather wasnt as bad as expected but I know it wouldve been freezing out there. Bit soft but I had other things to do which wouldve not happened if I committed to be trackside for 2 days. However, was an epic round with lots of highs and lows. Wildcard rookie taking a pole was awesome, Randle and Heimgartner's crash on the grid was huge and both drivers looked sore...cars are fucked though, was a hard hit. And those first 12 laps in the heavy rain at the end of the weekend were some of the best. Worth checking out if possible....Waters v Gisbergen was excellent but Giz still got the edge after they tested there before the round |
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Post by Bartman on Aug 1, 2022 13:44:58 GMT
Nah, saved my cash and stayed at home nice and warm. Weather wasnt as bad as expected but I know it wouldve been freezing out there. Bit soft but I had other things to do which wouldve not happened if I committed to be trackside for 2 days. However, was an epic round with lots of highs and lows. Wildcard rookie taking a pole was awesome, Randle and Heimgartner's crash on the grid was huge and both drivers looked sore...cars are fucked though, was a hard hit. And those first 12 laps in the heavy rain at the end of the weekend were some of the best. Worth checking out if possible....Waters v Gisbergen was excellent but Giz still got the edge after they tested there before the round it looked cold and a bit dreich! the BTCC was at knockhill this weekend and even there it appeared a bit warmer (i also missed my 'local' tin top meet)
totally makes sense though, plus with the 500 to come (and nicer weather) you'll hopefully see them this year.
followed the weekend on touringcartimes and it certainly looked like a cracker of a round! unsure if it's aired here yet but i will keep an eye out. giz is having a grand season.
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Post by Bartman on Aug 1, 2022 13:45:56 GMT
so, alpine winning races next season and constructors championship next season? that seems to be how it goes with alonso.
not sure how aston can fall further back though.
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