Posts by neonfox65

wiredfalcon2 said:Yeah—you can really see how much Honda stepped up their game just by looking at the AlphaTauri results. Seriously impressive...

That's the Japanese man for you

Wolff thinks the Mercedes ERS just isn't matching up to Honda's

"We're losing a bit in the engine department—compared to Honda. Our ERS isn't quite where we want it to be," Wolff remarked.

"Honda is a company that takes immense pride in what they do, and I was always confident they'd go all out to deliver an incredible power unit for their final year. They really turned things upside down, threw every resource at it to get the job done right. It’s actually good motivation for us... honestly, I'm happy for them," Wolff added.

Wolff believes the Mercedes engine is trailing behind Honda's performance.

"Honda did a stellar job. They delivered a power unit that's incredibly competitive. Just look at where AlphaTauri is sitting. As athletes, we have to accept this—it's just how things stand right now. We need to give them credit for doing such a great job."

"There's no other way forward except to recover. You can see we're struggling with the ERS, and that's something we absolutely have to fix. It won't be easy, but we'll get back to where we need to be..." Wolff concluded.
https://www.f1-bih.com/wolff-smatra-...i-od-hondinog/

Hamilton and Mercedes are reeling 🙏

That Japanese man absolutely tore them apart

Carls should be flying past everyone ahead since he's on softs—while the rest are stuck on mediums

So, honestly, it wouldn't surprise me one bit if Ferrari jumps into P1 after a few laps...

We’ll have to see if Lewis can hunt down Max, though—the Mercedes-Benz looked pretty quick on those hards

So, does anyone actually know what happened with Carlos Sainz?

Tomorrow we’ve got the guys at Ferrari starting up front in red while everyone else is stuck in yellow. He might even snag a podium... Ferrari really found their groove again, if you ask me.

wiredseal7 said:Max managed to handle that Mercedes-Benz even with the floor damage... really adjusted nicely during that final lap. It just goes to show—qualifying is definitely his weak spot...

Christian Horner says that floor damage cost him about 0.1...

ruggedhawk20 said:There is zero chance Ferrari finishes third or fourth in the constructors' standings. Where did all this sudden performance even come from?

What do you mean "no chance"? We're talking about a team with one of the top three budgets in the sport—plus, they were still dealing with that budget cap penalty last year...

vividwalker13 said:No four-color podium happening... maybe a three-color one for second place.

Looks like you might be onto something. Even Lando Norris is saying they won't break into the top two.

Right now, I'm feeling Red Bull Racing for the win, Mercedes-AMG taking second, and Scuderia Ferrari grabbing third behind McLaren Racing...

Gary Palmer8 said:well, if it isn't this time, it'll definitely be the next one...

These

We're gonna eat you guys for breakfast🙂

It’s honestly wild to think we’re looking at a four-way fight: Red Bull Racing, McLaren Racing, Mercedes-AMG, and Scuderia Ferrari. In my twenty years of following Formula 1, I don't think I've ever seen anything quite like this...

I'm expecting Fernando Alonso to at least give Fetla a run for his money. If he doesn't... then the whole trip was a total waste.

wiredfalcon2 said:Where’s Alan? He should be the one starting a thread that actually makes sense—instead of this whole circus... 😕

It could be a pretty wild season... ☕

Don't touch, I am the President. The President started this thread exactly how it should have been done.

Richard Walker38 said:we all know Ferrari is going to march right back to that title...

🤦

Who knows? Honestly, I have no clue. All I know is Red Bull has the fastest car on the grid—with Max, we're going straight to the top...

Robert Cox46 said:Man, I really wish you were right...

Only 3 days left until we find out.

I've been spot on with everything so far...😁

cosmicridge5 said:

Nothing from Nandas for the next two years... that's what Meo said.

Robert Cox46 said:boring
It’s the same old story every single year—Mercedes just falls apart right around the Spanish Grand Prix... total mess.

Well, starting tomorrow, Max is gonna absolutely run circles around them this year.

Patton, who are you pulling for?

1. Verstappen

2. Perez

3. Leclerc

Lewis Hamilton DNF (turbo failure)

Anyone ever catch sight of a green rooster?



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Sebastian Vettel thinks spec-car racing for F1 drivers sounds like a blast

Sebastian Vettel would love the chance to go head-to-head with his Formula 1 rivals in saloon cars—though he worries those days of drivers jumping into different types of rides might be "gone" forever...

Formula 1 racing is heading back to the Nurburgring for the Eifel Grand Prix next weekend, but there aren't any single-seater support races on the books right now. Formula 2 isn't coming back until after the F3 season wraps up at Mugello...

There's some NASCAR action scheduled, but the rest of the lineup is pretty thin.

To celebrate the launch of the new track, the Nurburgring famously hosted a race back in 1984 that featured 10 F1 World Champions along with several other Grand Prix drivers—all of them tearing it up in Mercedes 190 E cars.

That race was taken by the then-British F3 champ Ayrton Senna, which basically signaled to the world that the Brazilian was a superstar—just three weeks before his first Formula 1 racing success at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Formula 1 hasn't done anything like that since—putting drivers in identical cars to settle the score—but four-time champ Sebastian Vettel is definitely down for the idea.

“That would be fun, I would be up for it,” Sebastian Vettel said. He did mention that if they did it in touring cars or something where they could really push each other, he's worried it might mess with the focus needed for the actual F1 race right after...

“I think it would be fun. It was a long time ago, but even though we do so many F1 races these days, it would be cool to branch out into other cars too.

“Back in the day, you had way more variety—drivers were jumping between Formula 1, Formula 2, whatever, week in and week out.

“Now, the level is just incredibly high, and everyone is so hyper-focused on one thing. I think for us drivers, it’d be a blast to have the chance to mix things up in different categories.

“Then again, I can see how it might pull your focus away and spark a whole bunch of arguments. I guess those days are probably over...”

Brendon Hartley and Fernando Alonso are the only ones lately to juggle Formula 1 racing with another series, hitting the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2017 and 2018-19.

McLaren’s Carlos Sainz mentioned it’d be cool to see how the guys stack up in equal cars, but he’d only want to do it if the machines were top-tier.

“I want to compete in nearly the same conditions to them in a Formula 1 car,” Carlos Sainz told Motorsport.com.

“I don't care about anything else. As a driver, you always want to see where you stand in the fastest car in the world, and that’s a Formula 1 car.

“I wish one day we could all have the same Formula 1 car and see who's the fastest. That would be the ultimate, fairest test. But honestly? Probably impossible.

“At the end of the day, Formula 2, F3, rally, or whatever—it’s just different from what we do professionally. We are Formula 1 drivers and we are experts at driving the fastest cars in the world.

“So, what I’d actually want to do to compare myself to the other 19 is just get the exact same Formula 1 car and see who adapts fastest and who's truly the quickest.”

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