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  • Stuart_the_Red
    Stuart_the_Red Posts: 1,853
    Offs!
    Someone at Ferrari is going to get an arse kicking!
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,072
    Ferrari seem a bit of a shambles. Fred will be under some pressure I think to turn this around

    Rumour mill seems in overdrive about Lawson, even seen a article that Colapinto will go to the Racing bull seat 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,024
    McLaren look really strong but at least this season is going to be competitive without MV running away with it.

    Shambles from Ferrari, having both cars DSQ with each for a different reason is amateurish.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,042
    edited March 23
    I think McLaren are going to be kept honest by Mercedes and Ferrari. Max will produce some ridiculous wonder win from nowhere like he did in Brazil but the Red Bull looks an absolute mess to drive. 
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601
    MarcusH26 said:
    I think McLaren are going to be kept honest by Mercedes and Ferrari. Max will produce some ridiculous wonder win from nowhere like he did in Brazil but the Red Bull looks an absolute mess to drive. 
    Plus MV is going to get even less support from his teammate than he has over the last couple of years.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,042
    MarcusH26 said:
    I think McLaren are going to be kept honest by Mercedes and Ferrari. Max will produce some ridiculous wonder win from nowhere like he did in Brazil but the Red Bull looks an absolute mess to drive. 
    Plus MV is going to get even less support from his teammate than he has over the last couple of years.

    If they genuinely do swap Tsunoda in for Suzuka it sums up what a complete shambles they have become probably since Dietrich Materschitz passed. Any other team on the grid you'd be asking serious questions about Marko and Horner and how tenable they are but they both seem absolutely bulletproof. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,352
    MarcusH26 said:
    MarcusH26 said:
    I think McLaren are going to be kept honest by Mercedes and Ferrari. Max will produce some ridiculous wonder win from nowhere like he did in Brazil but the Red Bull looks an absolute mess to drive. 
    Plus MV is going to get even less support from his teammate than he has over the last couple of years.

    If they genuinely do swap Tsunoda in for Suzuka it sums up what a complete shambles they have become probably since Dietrich Materschitz passed. Any other team on the grid you'd be asking serious questions about Marko and Horner and how tenable they are but they both seem absolutely bulletproof. 
    Plus I know promoting Tsunoda at his home race would be a marketing wet dream

    But of all the tracks done this season, Suzuka is the first that Lawson has already competed at, so might give him a touch of confidence going into it, especially with a weeks break - I know the same could be said for Antonelli / Bearman etc. at China this weekend, but at least they've not been under stupid pressure from minute one
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,024
    MarcusH26 said:
    MarcusH26 said:
    I think McLaren are going to be kept honest by Mercedes and Ferrari. Max will produce some ridiculous wonder win from nowhere like he did in Brazil but the Red Bull looks an absolute mess to drive. 
    Plus MV is going to get even less support from his teammate than he has over the last couple of years.

    If they genuinely do swap Tsunoda in for Suzuka it sums up what a complete shambles they have become probably since Dietrich Materschitz passed. Any other team on the grid you'd be asking serious questions about Marko and Horner and how tenable they are but they both seem absolutely bulletproof. 
    Plus I know promoting Tsunoda at his home race would be a marketing wet dream

    But of all the tracks done this season, Suzuka is the first that Lawson has already competed at, so might give him a touch of confidence going into it, especially with a weeks break - I know the same could be said for Antonelli / Bearman etc. at China this weekend, but at least they've not been under stupid pressure from minute one
    I can see why they'd go with Tsunoda, but personally i think they have to give Lawson one more chance. Basically a 'three strikes and you're out' kind of thing. 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,730
    edited March 24
    It is poor to have one car disqualified but it happens. Two for different reasons is off the scale. Another thing is Hamilton won the sprint race and apparently they made small changes to his car. Somebody has a lot of explaining to do I suspect.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,811
    Ferrari have been screwing up regularly for seasons on the pitch wall but this is shanbolic
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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,352
    rformula1 - ESPN Sources have told ESPN Colapinto is still likely to replace Jack Doohan at Alpine before the European leg of the season
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,042
    rformula1 - ESPN Sources have told ESPN Colapinto is still likely to replace Jack Doohan at Alpine before the European leg of the season

    Alpine are just a mess. Doohan hasn't looked great but 5 races is nothing. 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,042
    Freddie Slater testing F3 in Bahrain this week with AIX , I know AIX aren't great as a team but will be interesting to see how he stacks up. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,352
    edited March 25
    MarcusH26 said:
    Freddie Slater testing F3 in Bahrain this week with AIX , I know AIX aren't great as a team but will be interesting to see how he stacks up. 
    He did post season testing with Rodin in F3 back in October (P10 - P21 - P9 were his results)

    Mari Boya leads Campos 1-2 on first morning of post-season F3 testing - Formula Scout
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,352
    Reputable Dutch Newspaper is saying that Honda have paid Red Bull 10m to swap Tsunoda and Lawson at Suzuka
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,811
    Reputable Dutch Newspaper is saying that Honda have paid Red Bull 10m to swap Tsunoda and Lawson at Suzuka
    Why would they pay RedBull and isn't tsunoda linked to aston martin where the honda engines have gone?

    or is the answer to the first part also the second part?
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,103
    BBC now reporting the Lawson/Tsunoda swap too, clearly happening

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/cqjd5lg7wvjo
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,352
    Wonder what'll happen if Tsunoda can do no better than Lawson...
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    interesting to see what Tsunoda can do
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,276
    Wonder what'll happen if Tsunoda can do no better than Lawson...
    Stick Hadjar in for 2 races probably!
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  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    Might as well just run one car. Everything they do is directed to getting the best out of that car anyway.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,024
    If we're being honest Lawson probably isn't a top tier driver and shouldn't have been given the seat but even so it's crazy they're binning him after only 2 races. Even Verstappen is reportedly angry at the decision.

    If you build your entire team and car around the preferences of one driver, i don't think you can be too surprised when the other driver suffers.
  • Sheepie1985
    Sheepie1985 Posts: 481
    When will Red Bull learn it's the car at fault! Even Max says it's hard to drive. 
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,170
    edited March 26
    Brutal by Red Bull, but not exactly going against type.

    Netflix will be pleased to have the first episode of next year's Drive to Survive sorted out already.

    At what point does someone finally start to question Horner's ability to manage these young drivers?
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,072
    Sainz was perfect for Red Bull, would have given Max a bit of a challenge and would have been consistent. Max will be off to Merc or Aston Martin in the next year or 2 anyway. I've heard some rumours of Red Bull powertrains being a bit crap so far 
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    Red Bull have been mistreating their "2nd" driver for years.
    Long may things continue to go wrong for them and their ginger-twat of a leader.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,042
    Any other team with this constant mismanagement and Marko and Horner would be out the door. Am surprised Mintzlaff the new head of sport who came from RB Leipzig is content to let them make so many mistakes 
  • Stuart_the_Red
    Stuart_the_Red Posts: 1,853
    Red Bull have been mistreating their "2nd" driver for years.
    Long may things continue to go wrong for them and their ginger-twat of a leader.
    AKA Whinger Spice
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,024
    MarcusH26 said:
    Any other team with this constant mismanagement and Marko and Horner would be out the door. Am surprised Mintzlaff the new head of sport who came from RB Leipzig is content to let them make so many mistakes 
    They have won 4 driver's championships in a row and 2 of the last 3 constructor's titles, so it's not been that bad.

    Will certainly be interesting to see how they get on now Newey has left though.