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Ferrari has been through similar droughts many times over the decades, so this is nothing new, really.
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As for Mattia Binotto being transparent - that's probably why he's so good at hiding in the crowd with his red and white striped shirt on. |
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That's pre-C19, right?
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I've officially decided that Mercedes is not really a part of the F1 fraternity; they are just doing their thing to showoff. From now on, they don't count in the racing results.
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Mercedes cars finished 1,2 in the most recent Formula E series race in Berlin, as well.
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F1 is a technology war as well as tyre, and engine management strategies and, of course, by far, the best and most highly trained drivers in the world. Whilst there are ten teams, there are only four engine builders at present. There are currently at least two teams driving, effectively last year's Mercedes and Ferrari cars (Racing Point and Haas). Last year (was it?) the Honda engines were useless, this year, with Redbull, superior to Ferrari. Also, its not just about coming first. Every so often all the rules change, and next year all the cars must be redesigned. The cards get reshuffled.
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A good race in difficult heat in Barcelona today!
The excellent Sky presenters trying to get decent answers to complex questions and all the drivers just too whacked out to speak. They all worked really hard, I hope those poor drivers get an extra Dollar in their wage packet !!
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Louis is untouchable, but Verstappen continues to impress.
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Sadly Ferrari has taken a step back, likely because they were doing some things with the engines that skated just a little to close to the edge, and had to dial them back. Which accounts for some of the lack of performance with both the works team and Haas. (The aerodynamic package and setup balance may also be to blame as well) Mercedes, on the other hand, is not only firing on all cylinders, but had built their car under the assumption that the Ferrari of last season would improve. At this point, it is their and Hamilton's championship to lose. Fyi, they are NOT redesigning the car for next season. The new design parameters have been pushed back a year at least due to the pandemic. so the teams with be running this years car and engine in 2021, with some upgrades. Sadly, for Ferrari. Usually there is a dominate team, but the next best often challenges for and sometimes wins the championship due to a better strategy, reliability or better driver. This year there may be too much of a gap back to the "next best." But as Verstappen's win at the second Silverstone race shows, they ae still a threat. And the mid-field racing has been very good this year. Nice to thee that the camera operators and directors have learned not to linger on the leaders disappearing into the distance when there is good midfield dicing going on. |
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I was going to mention that it is sad to see that Williams is being sold to a private equity firm. Understandable, though.
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I hope things work out for the family and the staff.
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There is a 2 hour documentary from 2017 just called 'Williams' on Netflix which follows the life of Frank and the team. With interviews from Claire and family and Peter Windsor (his passenger in his accident) the documentary is a must for any F1 fan and is very moving.
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I first started watching F1 in 1979 when Australian Alan Jones was having success driving with Williams.
He became World Champion the next year and Williams gained a lot of fans down here. I'll never understand why they dropped Damon Hill after he won his only F1 Championship in 1996.
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