F1 Restart

I’m looking forward to the F1 season. Why wouldn’t Vettel make an appearance? Isn’t he still contracted to Ferrari this year ?
 
IndyCar starts this weekend with a race in Texas - no spectators but at least they are racing again. Then a three week layoff and then a slightly shortened season with two double-header races including one at Laguna Seca.
 
I'm more looking forward to see who has the biggest beard, Smiffy, DC, Mark Webber, Eddie Jordan, Steve Jones or Toto Wolfe
 
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Will be interesting tho. He has nothing to lose with Ferrari, so will be driving for himself rather than the team (even more than usual). He got to know every strategy decision in the team will be against him, and he's got a new employer to think about. But if he over-does it, and he probably will, his standing with prospective employers goes down.

From the team's perspective they have to keep him competitive to do as much damage as possible to Mercedes chances, but they really really don't want him beating Le Clerc. I wonder if the team would go so far as to sabotage him to protect Le Clerc. They also have to keep him in the dark with technology improvements throughout the season. They really won't want to put anything revolutionary on his car that he can then offer to another team.
 
Beedee said:
Will be interesting tho. He has nothing to lose with Ferrari, so will be driving for himself rather than the team (even more than usual). He got to know every strategy decision in the team will be against him, and he's got a new employer to think about. But if he over-does it, and he probably will, his standing with prospective employers goes down.

From the team's perspective they have to keep him competitive to do as much damage as possible to Mercedes chances, but they really really don't want him beating Le Clerc. I wonder if the team would go so far as to sabotage him to protect Le Clerc. They also have to keep him in the dark with technology improvements throughout the season. They really won't want to put anything revolutionary on his car that he can then offer to another team.
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I think it'll be interesting to see how motivated he is, i suspect he'll want to go out with a bang, and really go for the championship at all costs. The team dynamic wont be as clear cut as above. Improvement wise, they wont likely care what he sees, theres new rules and cars the following season anyway. As for sabotaging to protect Leclerc, i dont think they will. They may favour Leclerc in decisions that affect both, such as the car dynamic and driving style, but again they are building on a template of a car that has been in place for many seasons now.

One of the most often overlooked aspects of F1 is that the drivers championship is meaningless to all but the fans and the driver. the team doesnt get any additional payment (other than maybe sponsors bonus) for a driver winning the championship, its simply a by-product of good performance. The ultimate aim is for the team to finish first in the constructors championship... so above all else, that will be Ferraris aim.
 
CliveW said:
It's a pity that the Silverstone Classic has been bumped to allow the F1 carnival to race there on 2nd August.
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Not really surprising though, the Classic is all about people through the turnstiles and not broadcast to billions of tv viewers the world over.
So glad things are starting to get going again, INdycar starting up (although not really my thing) Le Mans later in the year, hopefully a few more WEC races and the British GT championship pencilled in for a few rounds later in the summer, hopefully once spectators are allowed back in
 
Getting back in the mood watching the 2018 Indy 500 - more over-taking in one lap than there is in an entire Grand Prix.
Another bonus - there are no drivers as big an a-hole as Lewis Hamilton.
Downside - Takuma Sato is still driving - the wild thing. He goes for gaps that a Moto GP bike would not even go for.
 
Cherry13 said:
Improvement wise, they wont likely care what he sees, theres new rules and cars the following season anyway.
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The changes have been delayed until 2022, and this year's regulations are carrying over unchanged to 2021.
I suspect Ferrari won't want to let Vettel walk away with too much inside knowledge.
 
cliveb said:
The changes have been delayed until 2022, and this year's regulations are carrying over unchanged to 2021.
I suspect Ferrari won't want to let Vettel walk away with too much inside knowledge.
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I must admit haven’t been following news other than headlines so missed that. But it happens all the times that drivers move teams, I don’t think they always stop development due to that.
They’ll give him an equal car at the start, if his performance dictates then they’ll continue to support him up until the point that he can’t win championship.
 
F1 is back and Mercedes pick up where they left off, 1-2 in today's qualifying.

Ferrari struggling as their car is poor, Vettel out in Q2 and only 7th for Leclerc.
 
Well, I've just finished watching the qualifying session for the long awaited start of the 2020 season in Austria.
I won't give the results as it might spoil it for those who haven't seen it yet.
But suffice to say it should be a good race tomorrow.
Can't wait
 
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