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Formula 1/F1/Formula One

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The Red Bull Ring is in an absolute gorgeous area... but wow, I just don't think I could handle all the Max fans who rendezvous there... ugh.

I still don't care for the Sprint Races = too gimmicky for this longtime racing enthusiast.

Mercedes stunk up qualifying, but their car is solid. I still expect them to win a couple of races this year.

Haas looked good at Silverstone... and wow, both cars are starting in the top-10 tomorrow. More power to that squad!

What's happened to Bottas lately? After the first few races, I thought he and his Ferrari engine were gonna run well all year... been kinda quiet lately.

Should be fun to watch Alonso come from behind in Sunday's race. Due to the limited passing areas, he'll probably end up in the middle of the field... but he might luck out with strategy, safety cars, etc.

It's not a surprise to see Aston Martin out to lunch this season... but now McLaren is starting to faceplant. I feel bad for Ricciardo (anyone catch his interview between Q2 and Q3? Ooooph). Also, it hasn't been a great season for AlphaTauri -- I read this week the team hired a shrink to get Yuki's temper under control... aye yi yi, oy vey.
 
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BadSanta1281 said:
The fact that they can build a car capable of winning, hand it to a driver capable of winning and then toss it all away with poor decisions during the race is so frustrating.
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It seemed like they started the race with a strategy to get ahead of Russell without considering anything else. Now Mattia has a month before Spa to figure out why Medium-Medium-Hard-Soft wasn't a winning strategy.
 
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BadSanta1281 said:
Who the **** is in charge of Ferrari's race strategy? :banghead:
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Iñaki Rueda, who has been their strategy director for 8 years, yet Ferrari still thinks that replacing their team principals rather than him is the solution.

Also, in regards to Alonso jumping to Aston Martin, it makes sense. Alpine was only going to give him a one year contract in F1 then ship him off to their sports car team to bring in Piastri. Alonso wants to stay in F1 for longer than that, Aston gave him the opportunity. This also leaves a clean entry for Piastri without having to "loan" him out to another team for a year, which was proving difficult.

Now the big question is who will replace Latifi at Williams?
 
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... aaaaaaand Alonso was able to work in a raise in his yearly salary in the Aston deal. His business manager is good. :D

The main reason Latifi was at Williams is because he brought his daddy's money, a scenario that regularly takes place in the motorsports world. Eventually poor results and wadded-up cars speak louder than cash and the silver spoon driver is replaced. If Ricciardo isn't picked up by Alpine (which would be a nice ride for a driver of his caliber), could he end up at Williams???

Who else would be in the running to get Alonso's vacated seat at Alpine??? Gasly is on the hotseat but is contracted through '23... then again, so was Danny Rick. Maybe one of their reserve guys or some F2 dude?

And just to make sure I've got everything straight, McLaren has the following drivers on the payroll...

Alex Palou
Pato O'Ward
Colton Herta
Will Stevens
Oliver Turvey

Just how many test and reserve drivers does a team need under contract? :smug:

BioDriver said:
Also, in regards to Alonso jumping to Aston Martin, it makes sense. Alpine was only going to give him a one year contract in F1 then ship him off to their sports car team to bring in Piastri. Alonso wants to stay in F1 for longer than that, Aston gave him the opportunity. This also leaves a clean entry for Piastri without having to "loan" him out to another team for a year, which was proving difficult.

Now the big question is who will replace Latifi at Williams?
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