Formula 1 2022

[st albans fox]

just a week after the conversation with RB's race director was widely publicised ...... co incidence  ??? 

[Sly]

No surprise at all. 
 

Verstappens will will always be tainted. He needs to win again really. 

[Stinkenzo]

Weird considering he apparently didn't do anything wrong at Abu Dhabi. Wonder what it's all about

[The Horse's Mouth]

42 minutes ago, Zear0 said:

Replaced by two people...that'll keep things simple and consistent 

Nah it's clearly more than a one person job, Charlie had help so it's good move imo

[The Horse's Mouth]

2 minutes ago, Stinky said:

Weird considering he apparently didn't do anything wrong at Abu Dhabi. Wonder what it's all about

Dont want to risk Merc dropping out, right decision wrong reasons 

[Amin]

Great to see Eduardo Freitas come to F1, he's been a great race director in the WEC for years. Much more competent and authoritative than Masi. 

[kingkisnorbo]

Szafnanuer in at Alpine. Wonder what went wrong over at AM

[Zear0]

Looks much better in silver (take note McLaren).  This is the first car launch where the size of the new tyres has hit home.

[UniFox21]

On 17/02/2022 at 14:24, The Horse's Mouth said:

Dont want to risk Merc dropping out, right decision wrong reasons 

Wasn't just Merc annoyed was it? Remember reading a few teams weren't best pleased with Masi all year. 

[The Horse's Mouth]

12 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

Wasn't just Merc annoyed was it? Remember reading a few teams weren't best pleased with Masi all year. 

Most people have been critical of him yeah, but the aftermath and potential of Merc leaving was very much the deciding factor. Do feel sorry for him, but it needed to be done 

[grobyfox1990]

Still race tickets and decent flight times available for the first race in Bahrain. Going to see what the conference league draw throws up next week, and if its not an interesting away leg on March 17, push the button on this.

[grobyfox1990]

9 minutes ago, The Horse's Mouth said:

Most people have been critical of him yeah, but the aftermath and potential of Merc leaving was very much the deciding factor. Do feel sorry for him, but it needed to be done 

Dunno, he pretty much came in for universal criticism on this. And isn't there more audio to be released on opening race weekend? Surely another smoking gun in there. His position was absolutely untenable for me

[Legend_in_blue]

2 hours ago, The Horse's Mouth said:

Most people have been critical of him yeah, but the aftermath and potential of Merc leaving was very much the deciding factor. Do feel sorry for him, but it needed to be done 

Official source on this please.

 

 

[isaidno]

Andretti apply to enter F1 in 2024. Autosport reporting that Porsche joining too in 2026.

[kingkisnorbo]

12 minutes ago, isaidno said:

Andretti apply to enter F1 in 2024. Autosport reporting that Porsche joining too in 2026.

Haas be getting the boot then? 

[The Horse's Mouth]

1 hour ago, kingkisnorbo said:

Haas be getting the boot then? 

Nah they want more teams 

[Craig]

Yeah, Mercedes were never leaving. It was never on the agenda. And that's from the actual horse's mouth...

 

It was a genuine surprise to them that they managed to win the constructors and had Hamilton so close to winning again last season.

 

In terms of development, for the past couple of years it has always about this season with the new regulations.

 

Despite the heartbreak in Abu Dhabi, they have been able to use it to sort a few issues out that they had real grievance with within the management of the sport, Hamilton in particular has gained popularity as a result, and there's a real siege mentality there now. 

 

They genuinely believe that what has happened will favour them in the long run. 

 

I can't wait to see how competitive Russell is and how they, and Hamilton react to it.

[kingkisnorbo]

I think the merc would look so much better all black with the turquoise detailing. Too much going on for my liking. 

[Legend_in_blue]

[The Horse's Mouth]

[snoopy87]

I think we have a winner 😍

 

https://twitter.com/wtf1official/status/1495828665015410689?t=-hdx2OxutVFE82Wbz0Rm5Q&s=19

[isaidno]

27 minutes ago, snoopy87 said:

I think we have a winner 😍

 

https://twitter.com/wtf1official/status/1495828665015410689?t=-hdx2OxutVFE82Wbz0Rm5Q&s=19

Think they're both awful.  At least it stands out I suppose. 

[Apollo]

31 minutes ago, snoopy87 said:

I think we have a winner 😍

 

https://twitter.com/wtf1official/status/1495828665015410689?t=-hdx2OxutVFE82Wbz0Rm5Q&s=19

[Super_horns]

Horner fanning the flames a bit saying Masi was hard done by and Red Bull were generally? 

 

https://talksport.com/sport/motorsport/1047412/christian-horner-f1-red-bull-mercedes-michael-masi/

[The Horse's Mouth]

1 hour ago, snoopy87 said:

I think we have a winner 😍

 

https://twitter.com/wtf1official/status/1495828665015410689?t=-hdx2OxutVFE82Wbz0Rm5Q&s=19

I still like it but it was miles better last year