Formula One 2020

[TonyTexas 10478]

7 hours ago, wood said:

...and who knows ... maybe it's not Vettel that's headed to RP.

 

[Dutch 4464]

At this point in their careers, is Vettel really an upgrade on Perez? 

[Goofyboy 3156]

At this point in their careers, is Vettel really an upgrade on Perez? 

Money and marketing say yes. Aston has a 4 time world champion. They will be talked about and mentioned often, just because of him being in the car.

[wood 11103]

6 hours ago, TonyTexas said:

 

Yep.

4 hours ago, Dutch said:

At this point in their careers, is Vettel really an upgrade on Perez? 

From a driving standpoint, imho, no. But yeah, this is being done for other reasons I guess. They got rid of the wrong guy, but family ties. Really sucks for Perez. So we have an F1 where Perez and Hulk have no but the likes of Grosjean, Latifi etc do. Hope Checo finds a good landing spot.

Edited September 10, 2020 by wood

[wood 11103]

41 minutes ago, wood said:

Yep.

From a driving standpoint, imho, no. But yeah, this is being done for other reasons I guess. They got rid of the wrong guy, but family ties. Really sucks for Perez. So we have an F1 where Perez and Hulk have no 2021 RIDES but the likes of Grosjean, Latifi, STROLL etc do. Hope Checo finds a good landing spot. And Hulk, too.

Fixed. Damn, I musta been drunk when I wrote that...

Edited September 10, 2020 by wood

[wood 11103]

Mark Antar made a concept livery that's consistent with the Alpine F1 teaser. Very nice, imho...

Edited September 10, 2020 by wood

[52-80 19066]

Perez was on contract extension until 2022, so they had to buy him out of that seat right?

 

Can't feel bad for collecting 30m sitting on the couch

[Prepuce of Doom 20969]

Fucking Lewis. 

As an aside, when he hopped on the razor scooter to go bleat at the stewards the other day, it surprised me that riding such a thing isn't prohibited by his contact. Seems like a great way to break a wrist and/or clavicle. 

 

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

At least post the best one.



And if he can do this, I’m sure riding a scooter is allowed.

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

Mark Antar made a concept livery that's consistent with the Alpine F1 teaser. Very nice, imho...

[Huckleberry 32685]

I wouldn't say he pulled it off. Even Ludacris would look ludicrous in that getup.

[utee94 15742]

It looks like shit.

But Lewis gonna Lewis.

[Goofyboy 3156]

He’s in Italy. Of course he pulled it off. You old guys have no sense of modern European fashion.

[utee94 15742]

Bwahahahahaha lulznope.

 

[wood 11103]

LOL, Lewis. BTW, there's a whole lot more of this stuff over on the Motorsport Mayhem forum if you really need a good chuckle sometime. 

Pretty sure Lewis rides that thing to avoid people. When I was in the paddock back in 2013-14, he would sprint across the paddock whenever going from the team building to the garage. Now he has Britta keep the scooter wherever he is. He doesn't have to run & nobody will engage him. 

Re: riding that red scooter in the paddock, nah. Can't do that, but he can probably get away with the little one. Different story in the MotoGP paddock though. They all have motor scooters they ride in and out, sometimes two at a time.

 

[wood 11103]

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

LOL, Lewis. BTW, there's a whole lot more of this stuff over on the Motorsport Mayhem forum if you really need a good chuckle sometime. 
Pretty sure Lewis rides that thing to avoid people. When I was in the paddock back in 2013-14, he would sprint across the paddock whenever going from the team building to the garage. Now he has Britta keep the scooter wherever he is. He doesn't have to run & nobody will engage him. 
Re: riding that red scooter in the paddock, nah. Can't do that, but he can probably get away with the little one. Different story in the MotoGP paddock though. They all have motor scooters they ride in and out, sometimes two at a time.
 

Angela*

Britta is Seb’s PR lady.

[wood 11103]

2 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

Angela*

Britta is Seb’s PR lady.

Thanks! I knew that didn't sound right.

[52-80 19066]

15 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:

At least post the best one.



And if he can do this, I’m sure riding a scooter is allowed.
 

that is literally a pyjama top

 

 

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

https://streamable.com/eahzck

[PittsburghTiger 6136]

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1129567_2020-formula-one-tuscan-grand-prix-preview
 

Ferrari fixing its color for the race

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

Yeah, it looks atrocious though.

[Huckleberry 32685]

I've not been following racing as long as y'all, so the Norris thing was what I was wondering about when watching the lap videos from Mugello. Gravel and grass so close to the white line compared to most tracks all over the place. Wondered if it would cause issues. 

I love Norris's reaction to it. So many competitors in all kinds of competitions these days want to complain when things are made more difficult. He totally manned up, took it on the chin, and said it's better when it's more challenging. One more reason to be a Norris fan.

[ConferenceRoom 6123]

2 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:

https://streamable.com/eahzck

Spotting flags in the middle of a lap, no big deal. Someone needs to put that kid on a top team, ASAP. Likable, talented, funny. He's the new Jenson. 

[wood 11103]

1 hour ago, Huckleberry said:

I've not been following racing as long as y'all, so the Norris thing was what I was wondering about when watching the lap videos from Mugello. Gravel and grass so close to the white line compared to most tracks all over the place. Wondered if it would cause issues. 

I love Norris's reaction to it. So many competitors in all kinds of competitions these days want to complain when things are made more difficult. He totally manned up, took it on the chin, and said it's better when it's more challenging. One more reason to be a Norris fan.

Yep. It causes the right kind of complications. He's right. It is better when it's more challenging. Letting the cars run wide all over the place is pure bullshit.

[wood 11103]

The Stroll - Toto meetup was interesting for sure.

[PittsburghTiger 6136]

2 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:

Yeah, it looks atrocious though.

I think in that picture it does not look very becoming. But if it is the red that was on the first Ferrari car in 1947, which in pictures looks pretty nice I am for it. I will reserve judgement until qualifying.

[wood 11103]

Yeah like Button said, it's stunning in person but on TV it doesn't look as good, which is why they changed it, much to the fans' chagrin. I've seen it in person, and imho it looks much better than the current red.

[PittsburghTiger 6136]

1 hour ago, wood said:

Yeah like Button said, it's stunning in person but on TV it doesn't look as good, which is why they changed it, much to the fans' chagrin. I've seen it in person, and imho it looks much better than the current red.

Remember the big hullaballoo when Ferrari tweaked the red in favor of Marlboro? I say go back to the original, all the way back to what the Old Man wanted.

[PittsburghTiger 6136]

4 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:

https://streamable.com/eahzck

Just watched that. Cool as hell!

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

Well, to be fair they’ve had several reds. They keep changing it all the time. I didn’t mean for this to be a huge post, but I had fun finding these photos so here we go.

 

The original burgundy color:

 

125S

 

 

A little brighter:

 

156

 

 

Even brighter:

 

156

 

 

Some 312s had a darker color again:

 

312/66

 

 

 

The most “traditional” looking Rosso Corsa that we kind of know today

 

312/67

 

 

312T2

 

 

641

 

 

The super bright era (done for TV color balance):

 

F2002

 

 

F2004

 

 

Back to traditional once HDTV was a thing:

 

F2007

 

 

F138 - I actually really like how this car looked. Lots of people don’t.

 

 

Hybrid era has been all over the place:

 

F-14T (the car was ugly and the livery wasn’t going to overcome that)

 

 

SF16-H (horrible)

 

 

SF71H (best since the F138 IMO)

 

 

 

SF90 - I think this looked really good for matte, actually

 

[PittsburghTiger 6136]

6 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:

Well, to be fair they’ve had several reds. They keep changing it all the time. I didn’t mean for this to be a huge post, but I had fun finding these photos so here we go.

 

The original burgundy color:

 

125S

 

 

A little brighter:

 

156

 

 

Even brighter:

 

156

 

 

Some 312s had a darker color again:

 

312/66

 

 

 

The most “traditional” looking Rosso Corsa that we kind of know today

 

312/67

 

 

312T2

 

 

641

 

 

The super bright era (done for TV color balance):

 

F2002

 

 

F2004

 

 

Back to traditional once HDTV was a thing:

 

F2007

 

 

F138 - I actually really like how this car looked. Lots of people don’t.

 

 

Hybrid era has been all over the place:

 

F-14T (the car was ugly and the livery wasn’t going to overcome that)

 

 

SF16-H (horrible)

 

 

SF71H (best since the F138 IMO)

 

 

 

SF90 - I think this looked really good for matte, actually

 

Solid work! 
 

I do think the amount of sunlight in each picture plays on how the red appears. I LOVE the red on that #9 car.  That’s perfect, for a Ferrari, for me. And I really like the color of the  original, the 125S. It works for me.

Edited September 12, 2020 by PittsburghTiger

[elfenix 34168]

Arrabiata painted on the outside of the corner looks great from above

[faps 806]

641 is the best looking F1 car of all time.

[elfenix 34168]

can we go back to that and the MP4/5-6-7?

[wood 11103]

5 hours ago, PittsburghTiger said:

Solid work! 
 

I do think the amount of sunlight in each picture plays on how the red appears. I LOVE the red on that #9 car.  That’s perfect, for a Ferrari, for me. And I really like the color of the  original, the 125S. It works for me.

Yeah I think some of those early ones were the same, just with different light. The colors of the 312/666, 312/67, & the 641 look fantastic.

 

3 hours ago, mcbrisket said:

641 is the best looking F1 car of all time.

 

3 hours ago, elfenix said:

can we go back to that and the MP4/5-6-7?

^ & ^^, Yes, please. Both the 641 & those McLarens also had the best liveries of all time imho. The 641 had the best Ferrari livery ever, imho. 

Edited September 12, 2020 by wood

[wood 11103]

New F1 squads must now pay existing teams $200m to enter https://the-race.com/formula-1/new-f1-squads-must-now-pay-existing-teams-200m-to-enter/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=SocialSnap

[52-80 19066]

Not just the classic livery (though it doesn't hurt) but the simplicity of the shapes is so elegant.

 

And an N/A V12 with a manual gearbox...

 

https://cdn1.snaplap.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/05101610/senna-mp4-6.jpg

[TonyTexas 10478]

Gasly’s high short lived. Knocked out in Q1

[PittsburghTiger 6136]

25 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

Gasly’s high short lived. Knocked out in Q1

Yeah, a cruel sport if you are not in a Mercedes and with Albon looking good today. 

[PittsburghTiger 6136]

2 hours ago, wood said:

New F1 squads must now pay existing teams $200m to enter https://the-race.com/formula-1/new-f1-squads-must-now-pay-existing-teams-200m-to-enter/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=SocialSnap

I don't understand that. Wouldn't it be better for the sport to have that $200,000,000 used on the team's cars?

[PittsburghTiger 6136]

LeClerc in P5. Very nice for him.

[wood 11103]

F1i Pic of the Day: Alonso gets his first perk from Alpine! https://f1i.com/images/383922-alonso-gets-his-first-perk-from-alpine.html#.X1zYVc2xAnM.twitter

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

F3 spoiler/info.

F3 championship is tied going into the last race tomorrow.

American Logan Sargeant is in a good place to win. He starts in 3rd tomorrow, Pourchaire in 6th, Piastri in 11th.

 

[PittsburghTiger 6136]

50 minutes ago, wood said:

F1i Pic of the Day: Alonso gets his first perk from Alpine! https://f1i.com/images/383922-alonso-gets-his-first-perk-from-alpine.html#.X1zYVc2xAnM.twitter

I've seen one in France. It's a cool car. I'd like to have one.

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

F2 spoiler/info.

Massive fight back by Mick Schumacher today after qualifying horribly. Late SC shook up the field, and Ilott took damage, ending out of the points after pitting.

That puts Mick on top of the championship standings!

Dan Ticktum still being a twat.

 

[wood 11103]

Masi seems to have no clue what he wants to do ... that's 3 different track limits having been enforced in the last 2 weekends - 2 different ones in this session simultaneously and 2 more simultaneously at Monza.

[elfenix 34168]

grass track limits at mid ohio today for those wondering what that might look like

[wood 11103]

19 minutes ago, elfenix said:

grass track limits at mid ohio today for those wondering what that might look like

Nice. Yeah I saw what happened to Pato when he got a little too greedy.

Edited September 12, 2020 by wood

[wood 11103]

It's Eddie again, so ... but you never know. It sure seems like something is up with Toto...