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  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 13,543
    Hopefully means no more titles until 2030.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 24,794
    Also means Russell is probably safe for a while
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 11,046
    Was never any open moves for Max , Lewis probably has another 2 seasons in the tank and then it's Bearman time, McLaren have no reason to disrupt the Norris/Piastri lineup and Toto just loves to play games in the media . 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 48,587
    The problem for any driver changing teams is deciding which team will be top in the next five years or so. Red Bull are a big team and have a chance of being so. They may not of course but Max is also clear number one in that team. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 101,528
    Amateurish from Verstappen to dip a wheel on the painted line in those conditions
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 17,730
    Oh dear never mind.
    Bit of a miracle it wasn’t an almighty multi car crash given the way he criss crossed the track. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 101,528
    Couple of crazy replays from the other drivers, especially from Hulkenberg not to T-Bone Bortoleto
    Glad everyone is okay, as that could have been nasty
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 13,543
    Now we know Max is fine and ok…. We can have a little giggle.

    Not been the worst sporting weekend has it?!
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 14,785
    So at the restart is antonelli in 2nd? Its dry here in Zandvoort now, no more rain forecast for the race, that was it for the day just before the race. Processional but for tyres from here probably
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 22,448
    Ferrari really don’t help themselves at times do they 

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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 101,528
    Quite an entertaining race in the end that one... Great race from Lando
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 22,797
    Way better race than expected
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 101,528
    edited August 23
    Bit shameful from Mercedes to swap Antonelli and Russell, can understand the latter being upset with that
    No way was Kimi catching Lando... and they basically hung George out to dry with the Ferrari's
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 14,785
    Lot more going on than I expected, the various different tyre strategies made a difference and shows what can be achieved when a 1 stop strategy isnt possible on the tyre selections provided. 
  • gringo
    gringo Posts: 1,589
    bit confused the Hard tyre didn't seem to last any longer than the soft or medium, so whats the point?
  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,865
    Shame that's it for the Dutch GP....great circuit in a really good location, what are they replacing it with?

  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 101,528
    HastingsRed said:
    Shame that's it for the Dutch GP....great circuit in a really good location, what are they replacing it with?
    Istanbul Park and Portimao are coming back to the Calendar next year, we're also losing Barcelona, which will apparently go on rotation with Spa
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 48,587
    edited August 24
    Could be worth watching the Hamilton Leclerc relationship from here on in. Leclerc cost Hamilton thitd place, possibly second yesterday racing him.blocking him when there was no need to. Also Leclerc placed himself from the start to cut in in front of Hamilton. Nothing wrong with it but you expect to treat your teammate differently as both cars could have gone out. I think it is a good time for Vasseur to have a meeting with both drivers letting them know what is acceptable.
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 5,554
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    Could be worth watching the Hamilton Leclerc relationship from here on in. Leclerc cost Hamilton thitd place, possibly second yesterday racing him.blocking him when there was no need to. Also Leclerc placed himself from the start to cut in in front of Hamilton. Nothing wrong with it but you expect to treat your teammate differently as both cars could have gone out. I think it is a good time for Vasseur to have a meeting with both drivers letting them know what is acceptable.
    Leclerc is not a team player. Looks like he feels under threat from Lewis to me.
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 13,543
    Lewis’ issue has always been he has a target on his head from teammates…. Who are more bothered about beating him than the overall race result 

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  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 48,587
    edited August 25
    DamoNorthStand said:
    Lewis’ issue has always been he has a target on his head from teammates…. Who are more bothered about beating him than the overall race result 
    Yes, but I thought Leclerc was above that. He is on a similar level to Lewis this season and had a bad spell with the car and some bad luck. We have seen that. He doesn't have to prove anything but his behaviour on Sunday IMO has shown a character flaw. His job is to beat all the drivers, not Hamilton. That he seems to be focusing on that latter suggests insecurities. Ferrari have reminded us of their flaws too. If Lewis is/was going to win the Championship it wouldn't be by many points and he has lost a few points thanks to the actions of the team already.
  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,462
    Good news for Lando and McLaren fans: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/cj06j11ej4lo
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 11,046
    Russell next surely? Mercedes can't keep on just doing 1yr deals? 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 24,794
    MarcusH26 said:
    Russell next surely? Mercedes can't keep on just doing 1yr deals? 

    Especially with no real talent around for at least another 2/3 years
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 11,046
    sam3110 said:
    MarcusH26 said:
    Russell next surely? Mercedes can't keep on just doing 1yr deals? 

    Especially with no real talent around for at least another 2/3 years
    Be sensible to sign George through to 2030 like everyone else is and then see where the market is at then. It's not as if he's suddenly going to fancy going to Aston. 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 11,046
    Fascinated by Landos new project LN4 Fusion. I know he's got investors and some of the top junior formula staff that built Prema into a superpower but to go out there and decide " I'm going to build a racing team that goes all the way from Karting to F2 " whilst also recognising the financial backing he had and putting together a fund for young drivers alongside this is really really clever. 

    @ForeverAddickted - AIX won't be a load of random pay drivers you have to Google anymore ;) 

    Lando Norris: F1 world champion launches new junior single-seater team LN4 Fusion ahead of 2027 racing debut | F1 News | Sky Sports https://share.google/R0zWf3CaupxjVcAcC
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 101,528
    edited September 3
    This is interesting, as read the other day that it was the Rosin family who'd left Prema who were going to take AIX's slot in F2 / F3 whilst building a new Italian team - I'm going to miss the brown and green colour scheme of AIX though, not that you really see it in F2, its one of my favourite liveries out there
    Although looks like Rosin might actually be involved in this as well
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 11,046
    ForeverAddickted said:
    This is interesting, as read the other day that it was the Rosin family who'd left Prema who were going to take AIX's slot in F2 / F3 whilst building a new Italian team - I'm going to miss the brown and green colour scheme of AIX though, not that you really see it in F2, its one of my favourite liveries out there
    Although looks like Rosin might actually be involved in this as well
    Rosin is racing director of this so basically running the show, teams going to be based out of Italy so essentially all they were doing was hiding it was Lando behind it all. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 101,528
    Certainly prefer the name LN4 Fusion to Alphabet whatever was suggested... But guess that was also part of the red herring
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 24,794


    This should just be their livery full time

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