F1 2022 Season

Zlatan 7 said:
Anyone know why the shrouds over the wheels have been introduced?
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They in theory help with other stuff to make the wake off the back of the car less turbulant for the following car. Therefore car behind can follow more closely. Just one bit in the cog to reduce wake.
 
I'd like to see Haas doing well, I enjoy Gunther on drive to survive.

I've done my predictions already

Looks like Williams are Dreadful

Just want to see multiple teams competing and it to be exciting
 
I love how everyone got excited for five minutes till red bull and Ferrari strolled through at the end :lol:


What if Russell outperforms Hamilton this season?
 


The timing is always so weird with the FIA, first they change Masi during the Ferarri presentation and now releasing the report in middle of practice.
 
Rooney1987 said:


The timing is always so weird with the FIA, first they change Masi during the Ferarri presentation and now releasing the report in middle of practice.
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Point 31 is such a joke. Literally Trump level of delusion thinking "any" could mean anything other than every. If it isn't every car then it can't possibly be any.

Fecking joke of a organisation. Make Fifa and Uefa look sophisticated and honest.
 
Rooney1987 said:


The timing is always so weird with the FIA, first they change Masi during the Ferarri presentation and now releasing the report in middle of practice.
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Terrible timing.

Bullshit report. How can they assume "good faith"? Presumably because anything other than that would damage their multi billion dollar brand.
 
Abizzz said:
Point 31 is such a joke. Literally Trump level of delusion thinking "any" could mean anything other than every. If it isn't every car then it can't possibly be any.

Fecking joke of a organisation. Make Fifa and Uefa look sophisticated and honest.
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Also point 35. to Mercedes: the result cannot be changed because you didn’t keep appealing.
 
Can we not do the why are we talking about this again comments. The FIA have released a report based on it, it warrants being talked about.
 
pauldyson1uk said:
They wont like it, Russell in his rookie year with them beating the 7 times WC, but I doubt it will happen.
Russell looks like he has handled the car better so far, but Lewis will get there.
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I disagree. They are all there based on performance, now with reduced budgets and head count more than ever. There will always be loyality to someone who has brought that level of success but they'll be behind Russell as soon as he's faster.
 
Abizzz said:
I disagree. They are all there based on performance, now with reduced budgets and head count more than ever. There will always be loyality to someone who has brought that level of success but they'll be behind Russell as soon as he's faster.
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I agree with you on all the points you make, i should have said Lewis wont like it.
 
Bahrain GP FP3 Time sheet
Bahrain GP Practice Three Timesheet
DriverTeamTime
1) Max VerstappenRed Bull1:32.544
2) Charles LeclercFerrari+0.096
3) Sergio PerezRed Bull+0.247
4) George RussellMercedes+0.391
5) Carlos SainzFerrari+0.509
6) Lewis HamiltonMercedes+0.577
7) Kevin MagnussenHaas+0.893
8) Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo+1.189
9) Zhou GuanyuAlfa Romeo+1.336
10) Lance StrollAston Martin+1.376
11) Lando NorrisMcLaren+1.411
12) Nico HulkenburgAston Martin+1.427
13) Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri+1.632
14) Mick SchumacherHaas+1.751
15) Daniel RicciardoMcLaren+1.834
16) Fernando AlonsoAlpine+2.084
17) Alex AlbonWilliams+2.324
18) Esteban OconAlpine+2.413
19) Nicholas LatifiWilliams+3.123
20) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauriNo time
 
pauldyson1uk said:
They wont like it, Russell in his rookie year with them beating the 7 times WC, but I doubt it will happen.
Russell looks like he has handled the car better so far, but Lewis will get there.
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Martin Brundles words below:

Russell a match for Hamilton in Merc's 'best driver pairing'?
The major driver line-up change for this year comes at Mercedes, where young British star George Russell has finally earned his chance alongside his hero and idol Hamilton.

"George can challenge Lewis this season," Brundle insists. "Watching the decision and patience you need to drive the cars - that's going to be a key factor - George has got all the feel and touch and maturity he needs to make these cars sing.

"In my mind, Mercedes have the strongest driver pairing. George knows the team, he's going home effectively, he knows what he's stepping into. He will find Lewis' relentless season-long, race-by-race, day-by-day, hour-by-hour commitment potentially soul-destroying, but I think he's confident and talented enough to live with it.
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Its the mental aspect that is the biggest unknown, Rosberg ran away from F1 as he couldnt handle being Lewis's teammate anymore. Bottas was worn down. How will Russell handle it?

On the track over the course of the season will he score more points and win the internal team qually battle with hamilton? I doubt it at present. But it remains to be seen how good russell really is. We'll know more by half way through the season.
 
My thoughts for the season. Max is clear favorite for WDC. But, it's up to him and RBR to maximize their points in the first 3-5 races before we see the Merc start fighting back. Any crashes or failures in those first races and I think Hamilton comes back and takes the WDC. Ferrari will do their thing and be 3rd.
 
dinostar77 said:
Its the mental aspect that is the biggest unknown, Rosberg ran away from F1 as he couldnt handle being Lewis's teammate anymore. Bottas was worn down. How will Russell handle it?

On the track over the course of the season will he score more points and win the internal team qually battle with hamilton? I doubt it at present. But it remains to be seen how good russell really is. We'll know more by half way through the season.
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He has it bang on here, can Russell cope ?
 
dinostar77 said:
Martin Brundles words below:

Russell a match for Hamilton in Merc's 'best driver pairing'?
The major driver line-up change for this year comes at Mercedes, where young British star George Russell has finally earned his chance alongside his hero and idol Hamilton.

"George can challenge Lewis this season," Brundle insists. "Watching the decision and patience you need to drive the cars - that's going to be a key factor - George has got all the feel and touch and maturity he needs to make these cars sing.

"In my mind, Mercedes have the strongest driver pairing. George knows the team, he's going home effectively, he knows what he's stepping into. He will find Lewis' relentless season-long, race-by-race, day-by-day, hour-by-hour commitment potentially soul-destroying, but I think he's confident and talented enough to live with it.
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Its the mental aspect that is the biggest unknown, Rosberg ran away from F1 as he couldnt handle being Lewis's teammate anymore. Bottas was worn down. How will Russell handle it?

On the track over the course of the season will he score more points and win the internal team qually battle with hamilton? I doubt it at present. But it remains to be seen how good russell really is. We'll know more by half way through the season.
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Russell will learn what it takes and the level of commitment required to be a champion. And one of the best ever if not the very best. That will be his biggest takeaway and will help h in the long run.
 
Fluctuation0161 said:
Terrible timing.

Bullshit report. How can they assume "good faith"? Presumably because anything other than that would damage their multi billion dollar brand.
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Exactly. How do they know that he made those incorrect decisions in good faith. And anyway, what does that even mean.
But the bottom line is that he was completely wrong in how he mishandled and mismanaged the last part of the race.
And let there be no doubt. The outcome of that race and the WC was wrong. And always will be whatever the record says. It was wrong.
 
pauldyson1uk said:
He has it bang on here, can Russell cope ?
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Course he can. Hamilton only has one, maybe two years max. Russell knows that time is in his favour and he's sat out in a Williams for three years. Running at the front end of the races for a season will be good enough for him this year, and when Hamilton departs he'll no doubt assume role as the number one driver.
 
F-Red said:
Course he can. Hamilton only has one, maybe two years max. Russell knows that time is in his favour and he's sat out in a Williams for three years. Running at the front end of the races for a season will be good enough for him this year, and when Hamilton departs he'll no doubt assume role as the number one driver.
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I think he can also, proved he can handle the car in a difficult testing and FP , maybe better than Lewis.
 
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