I'd imagine that he has been itching to get into that car ever since he was signed up.What, 2 days after the race?! No rest for the wicked
F1 2022 Season
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If I were Max, I'd 100% take the #1 too. It'll be nice to see it again.
What was the reason for Hamilton not taking it? Presumably 44 is symbolic for him but any reason why?
It's Englands telephone code, right?
It's apparently UK's, not England's, no offense intended 
Pato O'Ward is an absolutely fantastic name, well done his parents.
His view is that with 44 (his number from his karting days) on the car, it's a clean slate every season and he doesn't rest on his laurels. I presume with the number one on his car, he thinks he'll get complacent.
Lewis Hamilton has explained that there is some competitive thinking behind his choice not to run with the number 1 on his car, despite being World Champion.
With drivers assigned a permanent race number under a new rule introduced in 2014, the winner of the World Championship can choose to race with the number 1 or their own.
Since 2014, Hamilton has always chosen to use #44, a number that has since become synonymous with Hamilton and his brand.
But commercial activities aside, Hamilton revealed there is a psychological reason for him not running with the number 1.
Full story here
https://racingnews365.com/hamilton-explains-why-he-wont-use-number-1-on-his-car
Will Mercedes use the black livery again next season? Is that their team colours now?
Looks like they could be silver for 2022
https://www.grandprix.com/news/hamilton-hints-silver-livery-likely-in-2022.html
Thats a shame. I think the black looks better personally. But I agree with Lewis, I was surprised they went with black again in 2021, which made me think it might’ve been a full time switch
They say that behind every great man there's a great woman, and that was certainly the case for Lotus genius Colin Chapman, given the remarkable contribution of his wife Hazel to the legendary marque's success.
Hazel Chapman passed away at 94 on Tuesday and was described by Lotus Cars managing director Matt Windle as "the rock upon which the Lotus foundations were built".
A former racing driver in her own right and a shrewd businesswoman, Mrs. Chapman yielded her power and influence on all the company's fronts, whether it was Lotus Cars or Team Lotus, assuming a matriarchal role withing the organization while her husband focused on his engineering brilliance in the racing world.
https://f1i.com/news/428950-lotus-c...1RC9lKm__V0ro77wcjND8mqTawZWJWKDL9l-w1nmzl5UQ
Hazel Chapman passed away at 94 on Tuesday and was described by Lotus Cars managing director Matt Windle as "the rock upon which the Lotus foundations were built".
A former racing driver in her own right and a shrewd businesswoman, Mrs. Chapman yielded her power and influence on all the company's fronts, whether it was Lotus Cars or Team Lotus, assuming a matriarchal role withing the organization while her husband focused on his engineering brilliance in the racing world.
https://f1i.com/news/428950-lotus-c...1RC9lKm__V0ro77wcjND8mqTawZWJWKDL9l-w1nmzl5UQ
Who has the most aesthetically pleasing car? Merc's is absolutely near the top. RB looks kinda mean and aggressive but I like it too. McLaren is easily the worst looking car for me. I'm no fan of Alpine either.
Never been a fan of F1 even been obnoxious and ignorant to it in recent days
But out of boredom I watched last Sunday and it was a shit show but I still actually enjoyed it. I’ve started watching the F1 series on Netflix which is actually pretty great. So I think I’ll be giving this motor shit a go next year.
What are the important dates/events between now and opening race?
But out of boredom I watched last Sunday and it was a shit show but I still actually enjoyed it. I’ve started watching the F1 series on Netflix which is actually pretty great. So I think I’ll be giving this motor shit a go next year.
What are the important dates/events between now and opening race?
Never been a fan of F1 even been obnoxious and ignorant to it in recent days
But out of boredom I watched last Sunday and it was a shit show but I still actually enjoyed it. I’ve started watching the F1 series on Netflix which is actually pretty great. So I think I’ll be giving this motor shit a go next year.
What are the important dates/events between now and opening race?
23rd-25th of February, pre-season testing in Barcelona. Most cars will be unveiled 7 days or so before the 23rd.
It’s people like you which make 2021’s decision making so shite.Never been a fan of F1 even been obnoxious and ignorant to it in recent days
But out of boredom I watched last Sunday and it was a shit show but I still actually enjoyed it. I’ve started watching the F1 series on Netflix which is actually pretty great. So I think I’ll be giving this motor shit a go next year.
What are the important dates/events between now and opening race?
Go back to the NFL thread
(Season starts in March, then races usually every week or every other week apart from the mid season break which lasts 3 weeks I think. New cars should be revealed around early to mid Feb with pre season testing around Feb too.)
It’s people like you which make 2021’s decision making so shite.
Go back to the NFL thread
(Season starts in March, then races usually every week or every other week apart from the mid season break which lasts 3 weeks I think. New cars should be revealed around early to mid Feb with pre season testing around Feb too.)
Thanks guys - much longer season than I thought to be fair
Is it expected to be Hamilton vs Verstappen again or any other drivers capable of giving them a push?
Nobody really know yet.
New rules and all that, bigger tyres.
Pre season testing will give some indication of speed, but teams wont want to be showing that before the season.
FP for the first race will be the first real indication I think.
The top teams wont show their true speed until Q3 of the first race.
Hoping for more than a 2 way fight in 2022.
I'm hoping for a 2010-esque season, 4 race-winning teams. 4 or 5 drivers in the title fight.
A lot will depend on which teams nail the new regulations, there's every chance Red Bull or Mercedes could be nowhere near the front and some other team is dominant. If it is just those two then Russell should give them more to think about, he seems very talented.
Also, sounds like Hamilton returning is not yet guaranteed after the bullshit on Sunday, Toto Wolff just mentioned he "would very much hope" he returns for next year but I'm guessing he's taking a few days/weeks to think about it.
I assume the biggest change is design rather than power. Advantage Newey and RB I would think?
So would I , hopefully other will get is right for 2022, Newey is the benchmark, will be hard to reach it.
And a new title winner every year for the next 4 years would be nice.
I want to see crazy things like this.
Curious what everyone thinks about this:
Personally I hate this idea. The red flag has a specific purpose and the sport shouldn't be looking for reasons to deploy it for the sake of spectacle.
On the other hand, in my opinion they should absolutely look into having lapped cars drop back whilst behind a safety car instead of having them do the whole circuit - in theory this could be done far earlier as well to allow for more racing.
Personally I hate this idea. The red flag has a specific purpose and the sport shouldn't be looking for reasons to deploy it for the sake of spectacle.
On the other hand, in my opinion they should absolutely look into having lapped cars drop back whilst behind a safety car instead of having them do the whole circuit - in theory this could be done far earlier as well to allow for more racing.
I hate races finishing under safety car too so I don't mind them red flagging races instead. Better that than what happened at Abu Dhabi that's for sure. Lapped cars dropping back is all well and good but it then they haven't actually done the lap have they? Less wear on tyres and engine, no lap time registered so a nightmare for the information systems too.
I completely agree. The red flag idea is a nonsense in my opinion. Bringing out the safety car was absolutely fine, it’s the decision making process afterwards that was ultimately flawed.
People are bringing up red flags because of the tyre offsets between Lewis and Max. At the end of the day that’s racing, it’s tough luck for the car that doesn’t pit. It’s not the FIAs responsibility to make sure everyone is on similar tyres. Maybe if Bottas was up there, Max can’t pit and it’s a much fairer fight on the last lap.
Ultimately, the FIA need to look at why they didn’t unlap cars earlier and what was the justification of the decisions that happened after the SC came out and not before. In my opinion, they panicked and forced a scenario whereby only Lewis and max would be racing each other on the last lap.
Fair point re: dropping back - suppose this might have to be limited to the last laps of the race. Maybe if there's a safety car in the final 10 laps? I definitely appreciate that this is arbitrary though and probably more nuanced than I'd considered at first!
Agreed that a red flag would have been preferable to what occurred but at the same time that race was a very extreme edge case given the stakes. Personally I'd not want to see that type of intervention on a regular basis but that might just be me.
I suppose you could disallow pit stops under certain red flags? Or make a new orange flag where everyone comes back to the pits but no work on the car is allowed? Feels like would be needlessly complicated and difficult to enforce, though.
I agree with you, don't like. I don't mind a race finishing under SC if that's what organically happened due to a late accident. 23 races in a season, odds are less than one per year will have a very late incident that justifies a SC.
Also wish they could figure out how to have lapped cars just drop back. Understand the timing/telemetry challenges but imagine it could be figured out. Not to concerned about the minimal tyre wear avoided by not doing an extra medium paced lap, or the fuel saved.
As I said in the 2021 thread not a big F1 person these days. I watched Schumacher back in the day like everyone else and my dad is well into it, though he hated Schumacher.
what has been the reaction to the whole drama from other drivers. Could there be any sort of backlash from other drivers towards Max/RB (nothing super dangerous, but boxing him in/being irritants/Schumacher shithousery)?
what has been the reaction to the whole drama from other drivers. Could there be any sort of backlash from other drivers towards Max/RB (nothing super dangerous, but boxing him in/being irritants/Schumacher shithousery)?
i’m glad the new season starts in march. if it started this weekend i wouldn’t have the heart to watch it. give it three months and i’ll be thirsting for it like the dirty whore i am.
Why would they backlash against Max?
None of the other drivers cared who won anyway, except Russell because he wanted to look like Mr. Mercedes.
One interesting aspect to the current grid is that the next generation of drivers either grew up racing together or are connected to each other in some way. Gasly, Ocon and Leclerc all knew each other from the karting days. Albon was leclerc’s and latifi’s teammate in the junior categories and also raced against Russell, Norris and Stroll for a number of years. Norris and Verstappen have been friends since they were young. So, a lot of these drivers have formed social circles from those they met growing up or through people who had mutual friends.
So to answer your question, there hasn’t been much backlash against Max and I believe that is down to what I have written above. Many of these drivers are pretty much best mates doing their dream job. Obviously this can change when they start competing against each other for titles. Hamilton and Rosberg are the best example of a friendship deteriorating in F1.
Drivers have said they will adjust their racing if Max goes unpunished (LeClerc). I think we will see much more aggressive racing from most.
Mohammed ben Sulayem from the United Arab Emirates has been elected president of the FIA, the former rally driver succeeding Jean Todt who reigned for twelve years at the helm of motorsports' governing body.
Sulayem defeated at the ballot box FIA deputy vice-president Graham Stoker with a 61.6% vote.
As one of the Arab world's leading motor sport figures, Sulayem enjoyed a rallying career that spanned three decades, during which the 60-year-old won 14 FIA Middle East Rally Championship titles.
In 2008, he became the first Arab named as Vice President of the FIA, and the first to be elected to the FIA World Motor Sport Council.
In his FIA role he has pioneered teaching, research and knowledge transfer initiatives in motor sport, and was also instrumental in establishing the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Formula 1's calendar in 2009.
https://f1i.com/news/429126-mohamme...TT8w57WIgH3dTFdDMY2xHN7miugCzK3SDpMIGlsm3VQkA
Sulayem defeated at the ballot box FIA deputy vice-president Graham Stoker with a 61.6% vote.
As one of the Arab world's leading motor sport figures, Sulayem enjoyed a rallying career that spanned three decades, during which the 60-year-old won 14 FIA Middle East Rally Championship titles.
In 2008, he became the first Arab named as Vice President of the FIA, and the first to be elected to the FIA World Motor Sport Council.
In his FIA role he has pioneered teaching, research and knowledge transfer initiatives in motor sport, and was also instrumental in establishing the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Formula 1's calendar in 2009.
https://f1i.com/news/429126-mohamme...TT8w57WIgH3dTFdDMY2xHN7miugCzK3SDpMIGlsm3VQkA
I'm not going to watch until they sack Masi.
He's incompetent and the FIA loses all credibility as long as they keep him in the job.
Doesn't help that I'm really only watching for Kimi mostly these years.
He's incompetent and the FIA loses all credibility as long as they keep him in the job.
Doesn't help that I'm really only watching for Kimi mostly these years.