Would be good to see then with a title challenging car, both their drivers are excellent.I remember seeing lots of similar articles about Ferrari and their radical design a few years back. And it was a disasterI hope they nail it but I won’t believe it until I see it. God I would love Ferrari to be back at the top. And I like both Le Clerc and Sainz.
F1 2022 Season
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If only Christmas could come early right @hellhunter
4 pages already...ah bless you folks.
Can't wait to see the new handbag designs in store for us...
Some dribble has already landed from this season I see.
4 pages already...ah bless you folks.
Can't wait to see the new handbag designs in store for us...
Some dribble has already landed from this season I see.
Would love to see max win back to back
Going to be gloriousIf only Christmas could come early right @hellhunter
4 pages already...ah bless you folks.
Can't wait to see the new handbag designs in store for us...
Some dribble has already landed from this season I see.
You know something we don't? Michael Masi is staying then?
Lots race into their late 30s/early 40s, but how many compete regularly for the title, let alone podiums?
I could see Lewis being the sort of racer to want to leave at a peak - although granted he is still comfortably the best driver for me on the circuit (Max will take over soon though).
It’s a motor race!
My bad I didn't realise there was a 2022 thread already
Does anyone have any bold predictions for the 2022 season?
Mine are that:
Mine are that:
- Russell will shock people how good he is in comparison to Lewis and will run him close on points.
- Latifi will beat Albon on points.
- Ricciardo will beat Norris on points.
- Alonso will be a title contender (this is just wishful thinking).
Albon would beat Latifi on points. He is the better driver.
Carlos Sainz will be a title contender.
Assuming Ferrari nail the new regs, this could happen. Still think Leclerc is faster but Carlos is growing in that Ferrari. He is underrated for sure.
I mentioned it last night in the other thread but everyone was still reacting to the WUMs so I got lost in the mess Anyone else looking forward to seeing what the actual new cars look like? Never been keen on wheel covers but can’t wait to see how they look. Hopefully be some decent livery changes as well.
Anyone else looking forward to seeing what the actual new cars look like? Never been keen on wheel covers but can’t wait to see how they look. Hopefully be some decent livery changes as well.Sainz is a great driver, but Leclerc is special. He's just had some shit luck recently.
Yeah will be exciting. Someone posted an interview above which would suggest we might get more variation in design so they might look quite different from one another. The concept cars may also end up looking nothing like what they actually look like too. Should be around Feb I guess, that we get to see themI mentioned it last night in the other thread but everyone was still reacting to the WUMs so I got lost in the mess
Charles LeClerc will be a title contender.
That’s what I was thinking. I’m trying to not think of the concept car because as you say, the actual cars could look completely different. Going to be a long couple of months.
He should beat Latifi, but I'm not sold on Albon. In my opinion he was promoted way too quickly to Red Bull and got found out. I don't see him being streets ahead of Latifi, like Russell was. Hopefully he proves me wrong though, I really want to see Williams competing again.
Well no I don't, I'm definitely no expert but from what I've seen/heard/read the past few seasons they've not done much to the detriment of Mercedes. And the example I brought up (pitstops) was actively pushed by Merc and obviously hit Red Bull the hardest. But if you want to educate me go right ahead. Give us a rundown of the changes and how they've hit Mercedes more than the other teams.
The rest of your post I'll do you a favour by not getting into it because it's just a rant that ultimately hasn't got much to do with me or what I said.
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And he should get that 2nd chance in AT just like Gasly was. For sure he's no Russel but he is should beat Latifi imo.
With respect, not my job to do the research for you. If you’re capable of finding out about the pit stop rule change, you can find out about others. Otherwise your comment about recent rule change favouring Red Bull is a pretty odd statement to make, if you don’t know about rule changes. But for one, the aero rule changes this year affected low rake cars more than high rake. Mercedes run low rake, RB rake.
As for the rest of my post, it was a bit ranty which I accept, but unfortunately carries a lot of truth even if not articulated “nicely”. It is not surprising at all that you would want to avoid discussing the underlying point, though.
Max will be dqed from at least one race for taking out someone
Hamilton will get the nickname Max "The Asterisk" Verstappen trending.
maxterisk verstappen.
I thought one of the criticisms around the rule changes is that all the cars would basically be identical but with different colours. I'm not sure it's such a bad thing after several eras of almost total dominance by teams (RB, Merc), but it does take away from the engineering side of things.
I think your gonna see a lot of aero innovations on the underside of the car... they have basically re allowed some things banned in the 1980s
I think the cars will regain a lot of the speed that is expected to be lost
My big worry is that if cars can follow each other closely... and you have drs then basically every straight is going to be too easy to overtake on
I had thought that but I watched a few interviews including the one posted above somewhere and it seemed like there could be fundamental differences in certain things. I dunno though. There is usually a “best” way and most teams have the highest quality engineers to by and large find it.
DRS only exists in order to make overtaking easier with cars that would otherwise really struggle. If it becomes unnecessary, then I can't see any reason why they wouldn't bin it.
Still, good to know the rules allow for some innovation - it doesn't feel right to stifle that too much even in the name of racing.
Apparently they’re looking to scrap DRS by 2024, which would make sense if the cars can follow closer. Personally I don’t mind DRS, they just need to adjust the distance of some of the zones.
I think DRS is gone next year.
If Haas have done a somewhat decent job, Mick Schumacher will surprise a lot. He absolutely schooled daddies boy this year.
He’s virtually where George Russell was in that Williams for a long time. It also raises issues for Ferrari because if Sainz beats Leclerc again… Ferrari want Mick in that seat if he’s good enough for the sheer boatload of money from advertising it will bring… how do you sack Sainz if he’s beaten Leclerc twice even though Charles (IMO) has a much higher ceiling…
He’s virtually where George Russell was in that Williams for a long time. It also raises issues for Ferrari because if Sainz beats Leclerc again… Ferrari want Mick in that seat if he’s good enough for the sheer boatload of money from advertising it will bring… how do you sack Sainz if he’s beaten Leclerc twice even though Charles (IMO) has a much higher ceiling…
You do it anyway, is the short answer. Sainz even if better is sadly expendable, unless he genuinely contends for a world title. It isn’t fair nor right but if they are similar, he would be the one to go. In fairness Sainz has been very good but I’d hardly say he’s been significantly better or anything. It’s marginal at best.
Why though? It will be back to the processions of old.
Cars are meant to be able to follow much closer. The logic is that slip streaming will be sufficient without DRS. There was some stats somewhere about % downforce lost by a following car between this years cars and next years and it was significantly less for next years cars. Can’t remember where that video is though.
I really miss the good old days of refuelling.
Pit stop fires, driving off with the fuel hose still attached, and real race strategy that just isn't about saving your tires.
Edit: This is great
https://www.carthrottle.com/post/10-of-the-biggest-pit-fails-in-formula-1-history/
Pit stop fires, driving off with the fuel hose still attached, and real race strategy that just isn't about saving your tires.
Edit: This is great
https://www.carthrottle.com/post/10-of-the-biggest-pit-fails-in-formula-1-history/
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Leclerc will be the 2022 world champion.
So, just had a brain wave. It seems so basic but I must be missing something. Instead of allowing lapped cars to overtake and go round, can’t they just simulate that by asking them to fall back down the queue instead? Would this not just make everything so much more simpler?
Don't think this is bold but I think Lewis will dominate next season and we'll see Merc 1 2 in the drivers championship.
If you're curious about some of the more technical aspects explained in digestible ways, I would definitely recommend Chainbear on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/chainbearf1/videos
Many of his older videos fall into the category of beginners' guides - for instance:
I did think of the fuel thing, but that’s just to their disadvantage? Heavier fuel means slower cars. Not like you can change up fuel injection mid race anymore.