F1 2019 Season Thread
 

With the 2018 season finished, this is the confirmed driver lineup:

Ferrari: Sebastien Vettel (GER) & Charles Leclerc (FRA)
Haas: Romain Grosjean (FRA) & Kevin Magnussen (DEN)
McLaren: Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) & Lando Norris (GBR)
Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton (GBR) & Valtteri Bottas (FIN)
Red Bull: Pierre Gasly (FRA) & Max Verstappen (NED)
Renault: Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) & Nico Hulkenberg (GER)
Sauber: Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) & Antonio Giovinazzi (ITA)
Toro Rosso: Daniil Kyvat (RUS) & Alexander Albon (THA)
TBC: Sergio Perez (MEX) & TBC (team used to be called Force India)
Williams: Robert Kubica (POL) & George Russell (GBR)

21 races this year.

Calendar:

Australia: 17 March
Bahrain: 31 March
China: 14 April
Azerbaijan: 28 April
Spain: 12 May
Monaco: 26 May
Canada: 9 June
France: 23 June
Austria: 30 June
Britain: 14 July
Germany: 28 July
Hungary: 4 August
Belgium: 1 September
Italy: 8 September
Singapore: 22 September
Russia: 29 September
Japan: 13 October
Mexico: 27 October
USA: 3 November
Brazil: 17 November
Abu Dhabi: 1 December

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Sauber renamed Alfa Romeo Racing.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/47089294

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Attached are the new look cars from Haas, Toro Rosso and Williams for the 2019 season.

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Mercedes are still slow in the second week of testing, I wonder if 2019 will be Ferraris year?

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My money is still on Mercedes though as the Ferrari has promised much during the testing season only to not deliver in the proper season.

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That is what I am hoping for as testing can be random, take today's test for example a McLaren came top!

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You cannot take testing as being an indicator of what will happen "in season".

Part of Maclaren's testing. How do you expect fast times recorded with this setup?

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Its nice to see McLaren doing better this year, hopefully they will improve when actually racing too.

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2 snippets of news from the last few days.

Paddy Lowe leaves the Williams teams after its disastrous start to testing.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/47476566

F1 to award points for fastest lap in a Grand prix as long as they finish in the top 10, this is a good idea in my opinion.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/47497979

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Sounds it, but effectively it will be a bonus point for the people on the podium. I am happy to be proved wrong during the course of the season though.

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Shocking news for F1.

Charlie Whiting F1 Racing Director has died this morning in Australia where he was due to oversee the first race of the 2019 season.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/47564762

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Terribly sad news.:(

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Lewis on pole for Sunday's race!

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Excellent win for Bottas making a Mercedes 1,2 and Ferrari surprisingly struggling.

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Ferrari seem to do well in pre-season testing and yet struggle when the real season starts.

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Most probably SnoopZ.;)

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It is not going well for the Ferraris or Vettel! :D

I want to see Leclerc stuff Vettel up to a point where Ferrari won't dare use team orders on him! :D

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The double pit stop by Mercedes worked a dream

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Chaos at Azerbaijan GP practice.

The Williams car has hit a loose manhole cover causing alot of damage to the underside of the car and turning off the engine.

The rescue truck then crashes into the bridge!

The session has now been cancelled and all 300 manhole covers will be checked.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/formula1/48053970

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I missed q3 as the red flags meant the TiVo stopped recording.

I was watching Spurs lose on the other channel.

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Glad i have found an awesome perfect stream to watch this on the PC finally!

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I luckily get Sky Sports F1 HD.

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So Mercedes have got the first 2 places in the first 4 GPs - has any other team done that before?

(on a related note, I'll be at the next GP in Barcelona in a fortnight - woohoo!)

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l can't quite remember but did not McLaren go close quite a few years ago.

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So far Ferrari have been all mouth and no trousers.

During free practice they seem on fire, come qualifying and race the fire has burnt itself out.

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IIRC it was in the days of Prost and Senna, they one 15 of the 16 races.

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Some say Vettel is still in his job at Ferrari because of his past successes.

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I think Lec will start winning soon and win more than Vettel unless team orders mess that up, but then Vettel will be a laughing stock if that happens.

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Oh dear somebody is having a real tantrum in The Canadian Grand Prix.:D:D

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Talk about Vettel throwing his dummy out the pram i wouldnt be surprised if he gets another penalty or warning for switching the boards. :D

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All the Lewis hater where out in force on FB

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The decision was not made by Lewis Hamilton so these FB members who are attacking him quite clearly are a bunch of echo chamber idiots.

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A unanimous decision by the stewards. They get to see what Joe public doesn’t. Apparently the clincher was the steering telemetry from Vettels car, ie he either turned right or made no attempt to turn left.

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https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/14...nalty-decision

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After reading that i'm glad he didn't get away with it.

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F1 poised to announce British GP at Silverstone has been saved.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...ed-motor-sport

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That's great news.

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Absolutely SnoopZ.

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I hate the circuits where there is no proper run off area like a normal race track, so very pleased, i just hope they can keep up the payments this time!

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One would hope they have a viable well thought out long term plan.

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Now confirmed, Silverstone has signed a new 5 year deal taking it up to 2024.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/48933290

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British GP and Vettel has lost the plot, hits the back of Max, and gets a 10 sec penalty is currently 17th and last :D

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Vettel makes so many mistakes lately, when is his contract up at Ferrari? i wouldn't be surprised if they dump him!

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They might just do that.:D

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I don't even think Williams would have him! :D

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Red Bull have swapped Pierre Gasly with Alexander Albon for the remainder of the 2019 season.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/49317809

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A good call IMO. Alex seems to have more potential going forward.

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Sad news in the world of Motor Sport.

F2 driver Antoine Hubert has been killed in a crash at Spa 2019 today.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/49537761

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Terribly sad news.:(

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I saw it on Youtube such a terrible crash.

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Its such a dangerous sport l am afraid as l follow horse racing and two riders in Australia have been killed these last few days as the risks involved in some of these sports always makes this type of terrible scenario likely to happen from time to time..

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A very sad week for motor sport. Jessi Combs also died trying to set a new land speed record. RIP both.

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Don't really want to say it because it's bad enough as it is but that could have been a lot worse if it happened further up the field of drivers. The last few drivers did well to slow down and avoid it.

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Yet another terrible crash, this time Formula 3 at Monza 2019, reports say the driver Alex Peroni walked away from this and i am not sure how as it looks like it could have easily been another fatality a week after Antoine Hubert died, and not to be forgotten Formula 2 driver Juan Manuel Correa is still critical in an induced coma.

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Apparently Alex Peroni has a broken vertebra.

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That would have been a fatal a few years back

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Cracking advert as to why tracks and especially street circuits with poor run offs should be removed from the calendar. What a dismal race. 3 safety cars in less than 5 laps of racing.

Vettel essentially being handed a win before he throws his toys out. Shame really because Leclerc right now looks better in every single way.

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And to add to that a complete tactical balls up by Mercedes to boot...

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Wouldn't have made a difference. Either Ferrari or Mercedes at the front would've led to the same dull outcome with a different winner. The only exciting team from the top 3 are Red Bull with Leclerc from Ferrari having his moments. But we're stuck with overtaking via pit stops or safety cars killing the race dead.

The only racing today was right in the middle of the pack. As above, Vettel getting the gap over Leclerc really put the cherry on the cake for this absolute pile of crap. People like Leclerc and Verstappen are the only ones at the front creating any sort of excitement. Hamilton has his moments but Bottas just falls apart as the season drags on and Vettel crumbles under the slightest bit of pressure until you literally hand him a win.

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l have never been a lover of these type of circuits as l personally like tracks that test a drivers skill throughout the race.

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Leclerc and Veratappen are hungry for it. They're where the future lies. Vettel and Hamilton are so used to winning they literally coast along nowadays playing with team strategies. Its been far more detrimental to Vettel than Hamilton. Hamilton can have his day where he really pushes but I'd like to see him in a Red Bull pushing it to it's limit.

The problem for Leclerc and Veratappen is you eventually become the Hamilton and Vettel. Look at Lewis at McClaren and the early days of Merc dominance.

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The thing is when someone like Vettel and Hamilton dominates its up to the other drivers to push themselves to catch up as talent alone will not get you to the top as a driver need a strong mental approach allied with tactical nous and good driving skills.

Verstappen up to now has made quite a few tactical errors during his thus so far driving carrer and needs to cut them out if he is ever going to go all the way plus he needs to cut out his inmaturity at times.

Vettel has won 4 titles for a reason and Hamilton is moving closer to his sixth because currently he is a best all round driver then the other drivers thus it does help if one has a decent team behind you which he has.

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Reverse the grids. Force them to overtake. I think the FIA and Liberty need to really consider this rather than leave it as rumour. Make them race.

Hamilton and Vettel can whinge about it all they want. It's a spectator sport. We've got the new owners to change it up. We've had far too long a period of the same teams receiving massive amounts of money and thus staying right at the top of the development chain, the money needs to be shifted about more. There's no Arab billionaires coming in to fund a new team here and the new teams that do come in go bust in a few years because they're achieving nothing.

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l used to love the overtaking in the old days when you have the likes of Senna , Prost , Mansell , Lauda , Hill , Piquet , Schumacher , etc , etc who drove their cars to the edge to get one over each other.

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All teams had investment then though. Tobacco sponsorship was massive. We need to change something to allow the teams outside the top 6 to develop better cars. If that means a few seasons of reversed grids so back markers and midfielders score points and pick up podiums then we should go for it. Then you can revert back to the original format and hopefully the shift in finances will have allowed teams to catch up slightly or be on par.

But what will actually happen is Ferrari will threaten to quit. Mercedes will threaten to quit.

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All reasonable ideas but that is always the problem as good ideas often get rejected and stupid rules tend to get made in their place.

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Fuelling needs to come back, make it so teams dont know what strategies each other are using. Apart from that we are moving in the right direction with some cracking races we've just had. The first track that needs to go is Monaco but that will never happen.

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Money talks as they say..

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празднование , празднование , празднование..:cleader::cleader:

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I am glad Vettels car went tits up..... he deserved that after not handing back the position when expected to.

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As the saying goes one reaps what one sows

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All Formula 1 activities have been cancelled on Saturday for the Japanese Grand Prix as Typhoon Hagibis approaches.

Qualifying is now scheduled for 2am BST Sunday morning and then the Race at 06:10.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/50009871

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Not surprising given the weather SnoopZ.

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F1 2021 rules revealed.

https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...major-overhaul

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But unanimous disapproval by the big three teams.

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They would disapprove though.

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I thought Ferrari could Veto?

I do like that car design though but i guess it maybe concept?

Edit.

Ferrari have 5 days to Veto these changes.

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This is interesting.

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Still find my local ring road more interesting than F1....

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No doubt if a speeding ticket comes your way you might find your interest might wane somwhat.;)

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Ferrari didn't use their power of Veto in the end so the 2021 regulations have been agreed and Ferrari says it's a starting point.

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A good starting point would be to completely remove any individual team veto.

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Whether that happens remains to be seen.

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Ferrari will veto that :D

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It GO GO GO.

Lewis need to finish 8th or higher to be 6 times F1 champ, or if Bottas fails to score points.

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Vettel out, as he breaks his rear suspension.

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Or 9th + fastest lap.;)

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:cleader::cleader::cleader:Number 6 for Lewis Hamilton:cleader::cleader::cleader:

150th podium and 5 shy of equalling Michael Schumachers 91 wins.

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Brilliant driving from Lewis, well deserved second place and the World Champion again!

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IMHO it was pointless for Bottas to overtake Lewis, all anyone will remember for the 2019 US GP is Lewis won number 6, and forget Bottas won the race.

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He is truly one of the all times greats and it would be something if he can get a seventh world title next season.

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I disagree with your opinion but hey I'm allowed.

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If you ever give up in a sport like F1 then it's pointless taking part. Not sure why why you think Bottas should gift Hamilton the win just because he won the championship.

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WTF Vettel takes out his team mate 5 laps from home.

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Did Hamilton do the same to Albon, i need more replys?

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I would class the Hamilton/Albon incident as a racing one. Albon left the door open and Hamilton went for it.

The stewards may have a different view.

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It will be interesting what the stewards do say.

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From BBC.

So under investigation...

Vettel and Leclerc (collision)
Hamilton and Albon (collision)
A number of drivers (not yet known which ones) for using DRS at the wrong moment

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Lewis given a 5 second penalty for a collision with Albon, Albon left a gap and Lewis went for it.

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Vettel to blame 100%

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Newly promoted to 3rd Carlos Sainz is one.