F1 - GP (General Purpose)

Chode ^ | 8/5/2009 | Chode

[Chode]

This will be a general purpose thread for F1 news and pings that really don't require a thread of their own.

[Chode]

The Branches Go To Formula 1!

https://youtu.be/rpNgerdHGtQ

[Chode]

Why 2022’s Rules Overhaul Shows Promise for F1’s Future

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dldURuFMWsc

[BBB333]

Your link about 111 in a 31 zone...

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I did that once — inadvertently (really).

It was a 25 MPH zone and my father let me drive his Lamborghini Miura. Once.

I looked at the speedometer and I was going 90+ MPH. Truly it did not seem fast at all...

Definitely a car suited for the Autobahn...

(FWIW it was an early Miura with the engine and transmission sharing the same oil sump. These cars often (this on did) catch fire. One of the Unser Bros. pit crews rebuilt this car in the off season. I think it was about $12,000 from our favorite car dealer...it did not stay in the stable for long.)

[Chode]

Once... lol

[Chode]

excellent tech videos of engine modeling sims

https://www.youtube.com/@angethegreat

[Chode]

lotta stuff since last race...

The Cool Down Room - Episode 3 | Formula 1 Animated Comedy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHbzufIppp8

[mabarker1]

Fed Ful ROFLMAO Who’s the #1 driver for next year ?

Nooooooooo!!!

[Chode]

charlie or chuck...

[Chode]

https://wtf1.com/post/there-could-be-a-us-based-f1-academy-on-the-way-for-next-season/

THERE COULD BE A US-BASED F1 ACADEMY ON THE WAY FOR NEXT SEASON

It’s no secret that F1 wants to ‘make it in America’. So now, alongside an increased number of races in the states, it seems F1 is also planning to create a US-based junior series.

According to Racer, there’s a plan in its early stages of development which will see American talent go head-to-head in a championship, similar to what’s been planned with the F1 Academy. Unlike the newly-launched F1 Academy, this opportunity also won’t just be for women.

To give this proposed new championship some extra American punch, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has indicated that it will also tie in with the Las Vegas Grand Prix, due to take place 16-18 November 2023.

“This is the start of a project,” Domenicali told Racer when asked if the F1 Academy could expand for the US. “You know for example that we are going to be the promoter in Las Vegas, and we believe that could be for sure the place where we want to involve that category in the United States of America.

“It’s a program we want to develop because I think that there’s the potential also there to use that base in order to promote what we want to in that country.

“And we want to do the same thing in other regions – there’s the Middle East, there’s the Far East – so it’s true, it’s a wider approach that we want to take because all around the world there is this interest that has to grow, and it is our duty to invest in that.”

This is an exciting time if you’re an American F1 fan! Not only will you have three races on next year’s calendar (Las Vegas, Miami, and Austin), but you’ll also be welcoming the first American F1 driver in what feels like forever – Williams driver Logan Sargeant.

[Chode]

2023 Formula 1 driver line-ups

Team	2023 Drivers
Red Bull	Max Verstappen, Sergio Perez
Ferrari	Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz
Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton, George Russell
Alpine	Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly
McLaren	Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri
Alfa Romeo	Valtteri Bottas, Zhou Guanyu
Aston Martin	Lance Stroll, Fernando Alonso
Haas	Kevin Magnussen, Nico Hulkenberg
AlphaTauri	Yuki Tsunoda, Nyck de Vries
Williams	Alex Albon, Logan Sargeant

[Chode]

you’re a Riccardo fan, yes?

like i always figured, he just dint mate wi the car... damn shame

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.it-was-something-i-couldnt-really-grasp-ricciardo-pinpoints-the-main-cause.z6Auv8tlPCXg8JHR9S1BY.html

[Seaplaner]

Chode my good FRiend, thanks for the info.

I do believe that if Ricciardo gets some actual racing time, he'll do quite well with Honda (or Red Bull) power and the highly maneuverable RB chassis.

BTW, Hava Great Christmas!

[Chode]

and you

[Yo-Yo]

Call it the Lewis Hamilton rule.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/fia-bans-f1-drivers-from-making-political-statements-without-its-approval

FIA Bans F1 Drivers From Making Political Statements Without Its Approval

Details were not shared by the FIA, but this could extend to F1 helmet designs,
on-car graphics, and personal clothing.

BY JERRY PEREZ | PUBLISHED DEC 21, 2022 4:16 PM

The move comes after a season where several drivers took to the track with personal messages on t-shirts and helmets, oftentimes showing political statements pertaining to the venue where they were performing. Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel were some of the most notorious throughout 2022, but others have also partaken in previous races.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton was summed by race stewards back in 2020 for wearing a t-shirt that read "Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor." He's also commissioned various helmet designs with pro-LGBTQ+ messaging, usually to wear in countries with abysmal human rights records. These have included Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi.

Four-time champion Vettel made headlines throughout 2022 for his support of green initiatives, oftentimes riding a bicycle to the circuit over a Grand Prix weekend instead of driving a car or being shuttled via helicopter like most of his colleagues. A helmet and t-shirt of his made headlines this summer, when Vettel openly criticized Canada's mining tar sands and drew the attention of government officials. Alberta's Minister of Energy called him a hypocrite for displaying this message before putting on his Aramco-sponsored racing suit. (Aramco is a Saudi oil company.)

Regardless of which side of the debate you stand on, the FIA wanting to control drivers' personal opinions while on the clock is highly questionable. It reeks of censorship and likens the FIA to controversial and arguably extremely corrupt organizations like FIFA.

Drivers have yet to offer their opinions on this subject, but it's only a matter of time until one of them shares a piece of their mind.

[EEGator]

F Lewis Hamilton.

[Chode]

works for me... FLH!!!

[ROCKLOBSTER]

the FIA wanting to control drivers' personal opinions while on the clock is highly questionable.

No it isn't.

Every political statement is going to piss off half the fans. When every driver is sporting a political slogan, eventually, the stands will be half-empty.

Same thing as "taking a knee".

Is that what FIA wants?

[Chode]

no diff than takeaknee, never should have allowed it on field

on their own time is one thing, on track property, nope...

[cld51860]

It is not “highly questionable” at all.

You do not have the right to make whatever statement you want when at work.

[motor_racer]

I’m happy they did this, but they are mainly just pandering to the Muslims who are running more and more of F1, and the Chinese, who will get their race back at some point.