Formula One

[C8RKH]

10 hours ago, LotusLeftLotusRight said:

Alonso is taking Vettel’s old seat at Aston Martin.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/62376428
 

So Basically Alonso is going to teach Stroll how to be a real F1 driver?  Wonder how long that relationship will last, as we can see with Ocon and the others in the past, Alonso doesn't play well with other children.

1 hour ago, Bravo73 said:

EFA. 

What's EFA?

[mg4lotus]

Edited For Accuracy

courtesy of Urban dictionary.

[pete]

On 01/08/2022 at 10:58, pete said:

Interesting. Wonder who will take his seat at Renault 

Piastri is taking the seat

[Chillidoggy]

[C8RKH]

3 hours ago, pete said:

Piastri is taking the seat

Or maybe he is not

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.oscar-piastri-insists-i-will-not-be-driving-for-alpine-next-year-after-team.2IzNJp1wi79WZzmphZKSsB.html

[pete]

Oscar Piastri denies he will replace Fernando Alonso at Alpine next season - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/62400513

Looks like it might go legal

[C8RKH]

Wonder if he has been working behind the scenes with another team for a drive?

Would of thought Alpine to be a good first F1 drive.

[exeterjeep]

Perhaps hoping for McLaren to release one of their drivers early.

[exeterjeep]

[pete]

On 02/08/2022 at 21:51, C8RKH said:

Or maybe he is not

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.oscar-piastri-insists-i-will-not-be-driving-for-alpine-next-year-after-team.2IzNJp1wi79WZzmphZKSsB.html

Or maybe he is

[exeterjeep]

2 more about how good Ferrari were last weekend...

and 1 from Clarkson. I wonder how any Ferrari fans forums are enjoying the media attention.

[pete]

On 03/08/2022 at 07:53, C8RKH said:

Wonder if he has been working behind the scenes with another team for a drive?

Would of thought Alpine to be a good first F1 drive.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/oscar-piastri-two-valid-alpine-mclaren-contracts/

[Techyd]

Otmar Szafnauer comments are quite right really, however I guess the problem is how was Piastri able to go and sign another contract (with McLaren) in the first place?  It might suggest that Alpines young driver program / contract was not clear enough and therefore allowed flexibility for him to go sign another one.

Of course, maybe Piastri really doesn't care about that sort of thing, I hope not, as IMO I don't think that is a great way to enter F1 at all; whose going to trust him and what does that say about his sportsmanship?

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

He can just drive alternate weekends for each team.

To be fair, he won’t be the first person to have accepted two job offers. I’ve done it. I had already signed a contract for one company, but then got a better offer from another before I started with the first one. They were p!ssed off to say the least, but had to let me go. There was no point in holding me to their contract after that.

[pete]

Ouch.

[C8RKH]

Yup. And the effort nearly killed him and his head, so he immediately retired. Just another rich privileged kid in my book.

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

Why would anyone buy a Rimac over an Evija?

[Bravo73]

Because they are available? 🤷‍♂️

[pete]

Range?

[exeterjeep]

This came up the other day. no mention of RB as they must have won already. No Williams....and Alpine have no driver

[exeterjeep]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/62663761 

Australian Daniel Ricciardo to leave McLaren at end of season

Thought he might have not made the second part of the year.

expected to be followed by confirmation that McLaren have signed Australian Oscar Piastri

 

Also the rule changes from the next race, an article says...

The FIA has introduced a new test on the underbody 'plank' - a piece of hardwood that can wear only so much and which therefore prevents the ride-height from being run too low. The idea is to prevent the plank from bending upwards into a gap that had been deliberately left by some teams between the plank and underside of the monocoque for that purpose.

Ferrari and Red Bull are two of the teams understood to have been using this design, which is believed to be effective in controlling porpoising. The Mercedes does not have such a gap.

 

 

[mg4lotus]

Not totally surprising that Red Bull, who have circumvented the plank rules will be teaming up with Porsche for engines. Porsche are part of the Volkswagen group who recently decided it would be a good idea to circumvent the diesel emissions rules.

Did I hear someone say cheats? haha

[pete]

Circumvented or cleverly interpreted which Mercedes failed to do

[mg4lotus]

I'm all for innovation but I do think circumvented was the correct term. It's a specification that is there at the time of testing but not adhered at the time of racing. Hat's off to them for being clever.

Yes, I know that all teams will look for a winning edge and interpretation and that it is down to the rule makers to tighten up those rules when they are being circumvented.

[TAR]

11 hours ago, pete said:

cleverly interpreted

Wasn't this what Colin Chapman was most famous for?