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https://www.renaultsport.com/daniel-ricciardo-joins-renault-sport-formula-one-team-from-2019.html

Daniel Ricciardo to Renault in 2019

He joins a works team as a number 1 driver. Can Renault produce a good car and engine for him in 2019? Will he be exposed in an inferior car with inferior aerodynamics?

It is about avoiding the honda engine, isn't it?

https://twitter.com/mclarenf1/status/1030065701107757056

https://twitter.com/redbullracing/status/1031616493631488000

>>66329

I'd be looking forward to Kubica's possible comeback more if it wasn't going to be in such a shit car.

>Sirotkin got his pit stoppped sabotaged. Stroll pits first, which gives Sainz, who was behind Stroll, an advantage.

>Camera doesn't show him and Ericcson fighting early on in the race.

>Williams gave up a possible point to spoil Lance Stroll, who is leaving the fucking team.

That's the effect of (((Stroll))) bucks.

>>66336

Singapore 2017 type of first lap accident, Max and the Ferraris taken out?

OH DIO! OH DIO! OH DIO SANTO!

>renault

Ferrari fucked it for GIMI. Choco Senna gets lucky again. Grosjean disqualified for an illegal floor. Max being Max.

>>66341

Williams is gonna be fucking crap for the rest of this decade.

Oh fug.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BnlCYA-hWBD/

>>66344

2 year deal

>>66345

So the only world champions left on the grid are Raikkonen, Hamilton, and Vettel. I wonder how Kimi will race in the next few races. Apparently Vettel was upset in Italy that Kimi isn't supporting him anymore?

Since this is now a Gimi thread.

https://archive.fo/85Z3Q

From Kimi's book:

>Kimi is dyslexic

>He listens to audio books sometimes

>He once slept in a drying cabinet after he’d got wet pretending he was a ski jumper

>He was found sleeping naked in some unknown actor guy’s bed the morning of his first media appearance as a Ferrari driver

>His friend says he’s shit at driving in traffic but he gives off a calm vibe anyway

>He thought Nico R saying he wanted to spend more time with his family when he retired was cool

>Then he got confused bc Nico is still hanging around the paddock after he said that

>He wants to design a normal road car

>He says retiring won’t be hard for him when the day comes

>He never answers his phone so now even his friends won’t call him

>He once hid from the military police by crawling in a ditch bc he was drunk

>The prince of Bahrain arranged a search for a guy who pushed Kimi into a pool in 2012 and ruined his phone

>The guy was the prince’s son’s friend and the prince kicked them both out and apologised to Kimi by flying him home in a private jet

>He pees on his lawn

>He might want to do something marketing related after he retires

>He also pees in his cars sometimes during qualifying because waiting in the car for one hour is apparently too long

>He once tried to go after his bag in the airport scanner thing in Singapore to get pictures of his body and they threatened him with ankle shackles and interrogations

>If Kimi likes a bar, he wants to stay there for a long time. Fifteen hours isn’t unusual.

>The moment Kimi got his driver’s license he dropped out of car mechanic school, packed his Lada and moved to Holland to do karting.

>He drove cars long before getting that license, one time practically destroying the tires of a rental car in Italy because he wanted to drift with it in a roundabout.

>The story about avoiding the military police is actually even better than that: he was drunk and late so he couldn’t use the main entrance, instead choosing to climb over the fence. He and his buddy were seen before they went over, Kimi hid in a ditch while his friend was caught there. Kimi climbed over the fence while the military police was searching for him with dogs and crawled his way back to his barrack, planning to hide there until morning. Unfortunately his mate had told theirs superiors about him so Kimi was caught hiding in his bed muddy and covered in twigs and leaves, also drunk. When his superiors questioned him about how the fuck he got past the dogs he answered: “That’s what you teach us here, we are scouts.” He got confined to barracks for about 20 days which was the new unofficial record.

>Kimi has asthma

>He wants to get a dog after he retires

>Kimi and his buddies found powder used for treating rashes onboard a rental plane. They march through the customs covered in white powder. When asked where they’re coming from, Kimi said: “Colombia”

>2006, Kimi and his buddies want to go cheer for the Finnish national hockey team in the winter Olympics. McLaren borrows them a Mercedes-Benz minivan that isn’t out yet or hasn’t been presented anywhere. On their way to Torino Toni Vilander gets motion sick and throws up on the bonnet. On the way back to Switzerland Kimi feels like the middle console is in his way, rips it off and throws out full speed. Next resting spot the group starts rearranging the letters on the rear end of the car, changing the name. They hide inside when Mercedes’ people come to pick up the car.

>He and Jenni (his ex-wife) both cheated on each other

>When he and Minttu were getting serious he promised her to be a good boyfriend: no cheating and no lying

>Kimi decided to take the risk and invite Minttu over without other ppl bc he had been thinking about her for a month non-stop

>When Robin was born he was a nervous wreck thinking what if something goes wrong, am I going to be any good at this, do I dare to touch him, I’m too scared to try to put clothes on him bc he’s going to break

>First he hoped Robin would sleep, then when Robin did he kept watch to make sure Robin was breathing and that he didn’t roll onto his tummy and suffocate

>Leaving the kids for races is horrible and sickeningly harrowing, especially when Robin is hanging onto his leg til the last minute bc he doesn’t want Kimi to go

>It’s amazing to come home after a week or two to see how much the kids have grown and learned in such a short time

>Kimi and his dad had an unresolved fight over his dad’s drinking before his dad died in 2010

>Rallying helped him process his dad’s death, otherwise he thinks he would have just ended up drinking way too much as well

>In the press conference he was asked what kind of a dad he wants to be and his answer was: “Good and beloved”

>He won’t really care if Robin decides he wants to be an F1 driver but he’ll leave tagging along to the paddock to Minttu

>According to the other new Ferrari boss Louis Camilleri who was invited to their wedding (👀), Kimi gave Minttu a spontaneous 10-minute speech and it was “one of the most beautiful speeches he has ever heard”

>He also says Kimi treats everyone the same whether they’re a CEO or a cleaner, and that while there’s a lot of arrogance in F1, there’s none to be found in Kimi

>Kimi has atopic eczema

>He can’t wear watches bc they irritate his skin and sometimes if you see him scratching his neck after races, it’s bc the eczema has flared up during the race and it’s painful

>Otherwise if you see him scratching his neck while talking to the media, it means he’s pissed off he has to be there according to his mom

>Kimi loves the Finnish singer Irwin Goodman, and has seen the movie made about him, called Rentun ruusu (The Rose of the Rascal), dozens of times

>He and his friends always take a candle to the place where Irwin died to remember him

>His favorite song to sing in karaoke is Paalupaikka (Pole Position) by Kari Tapio bc he relates (read the lyrics)

>He learned English with his host family’s small kids when he moved to England

>He once fixed a broken toilet on a Ferrari bus bc his yacht had the same toilet and the team members were shocked

>He says Ron Dennis is a control freak but it’s not his fault bc he was born like that

>After he was told on the phone his signing to Ferrari for 2014 was finalized, he threw his phone in the sea

>He visits Gino Rosato’s mom during the Canadian GPs bc she likes him

>Robin gets mad when Kimi leaves and is grumpy even for a couple of days after he comes back

>Kimi says he and Minttu are both stubborn and she has this fieriness in her that he likes bc he needs to be put in his place sometimes

>Kimi doesn’t walk, he skips

>“Bad memories can be good memories, too.”

>vettel pits for slicks

Rain confirmed.

is it over yet? pretty disappointing how Seb is driving with the best car.

>>66350

>is it over yet?

Pretty much; unless Lewis manages to choke even worse.

Giovinazzi technically Gimi replacing Son of Eric next year.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/giovinazzi-to-partner-raikkonen-at-sauber-in-2019/3183233/

And speaking of choking, Ticktum previously had a strong lead in the F3 championship, but seems to have lost it after lil Schumi has all but clinched the title.

https://autoweek.com/article/formula-one/f1-hopeful-dan-ticktum-says-deck-stacked-against-driver-not-named-schumacher

>Not ideal is the best way I can describe the weekend here in Austria. I don’t like pointing fingers at anyone but to be honest, this weekend the pace in the car was not there. Set up mainly, as in the last race when we got the car better, we were pretty quick climbing from seventh to fourth. However compared to the top two, no one on this grid had a chance. Even their other teammates who are good drivers were nowhere compared to them. Interesting is how I would describe their pace and I am confident many people in the f3 paddock will agree. I did the best possible as I always endeavor to do! Thank you to the team as always for their hard work. It’s not over until it’s over and I’ll make sure I arrive at the last round in the best shape I can.

>To all people who have left negative comments on here… this is the one and only response you will get from me, so enjoy it. I’m not a sore loser. Neither am I salty. I have a huge respect for Mick who had dealt with a lot in the past few years. I am simply suggesting that it seems to have come from nowhere? I never said it was illegal. I appreciate I have lessons to learn still! I’m not denying that. You don’t know the real story because you are not at the track looking at everyone’s data. So I’m afraid I have to tell you that your opinion is invalid under these circumstances.

>I’ll say it only once more, unless you have something constructive to say, leave your useless, ill thought comments off my page as they have no evidence to ratify the truth. If you want to talk to me DM me as I can answer your questions if you may have some! Unfortunately however I am fighting a losing battle as my last name is not Schumacher.

Regarding possible team orders:

>we will be discussing it with them tomorrow morning and we will come to a solution with the buy-in of everybody

t. Toto

Hamiltonwinslol

At least they got a proper singer for the russian anthem

>Team orders

Well, shit.

>>66360

He's not going to have a fun time at Renault next year.

>>66362

If the rumours are to be believed, Kimi and Giovinazzi did all the development work. Ferrari has lost them both, and their other simulator driver, Kvyat. So, I'm inclined to agree with you.

I'm not sure I can take another few years of MWL. All of MSC's records will fall.

>>66364

It's all ogre unless AMX manages to take out both Mercedes.

>>66368

I get where you're coming from, but I rather see full cigarette liveries instead of "subliminal" bullshit. There is a sad fact that no company is really willing to pay to be an F1 sponsor these days, unless it's some shady company. F1 really needs money and the only ones willing to pay these days are Russians, cigarette companies, and more "legit" companies with F1 fans in charge of making decisions.

I honestly say the cigarette advertising bans for motor racing are doing more harm than good, because the cigarette companies were off setting a lot of costs and had a ton of great memorable liveries. Ironically enough, you can even say the cigarette companies helped fund technological innovations for teams with works engines contracts, resulting in engines that uses less fuel, which is helpful for the environment.

Another thing to note: With the ban, how far will (((governments))) go to ban things they don't like in the name of "morality"? They're starting to consider more restrictive alcohol advertising laws for one, which will mean even less sponsors for F1. It's slowly becoming a slippery slope.

Some news, since I can't fucking sleep. Surprise! It has to do mostly with George Russell.

<MPH: Russell is a glimmer of hope for Williams

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/f1/mph-russell-glimmer-hope-williams

>Wind tunnell was messed up

https://www.racefans.net/2018/10/12/george-russell-handed-f1-debut-with-williams-in-2019/

>RaceFans understands Ocon was unwilling to commit to Williams for more than a single season. He could be in the frame for a promotion to Mercedes at the end of 2019 when the team’s option on Valtteri Bottas comes up for renewal.

<SoyMotor: Kubica will get the drive for 2019.

https://soymotor.com/noticias/fichajes-y-cambios-de-equipo-asi-cobra-forma-la-formula-1-de-2019-954112

<Artem Markelov's dad was arrested on corruption charges, which seemingly hurt his chances of getting the Williams drive.

https://www.racefans.net/2018/10/02/renault-test-driver-markelovs-father-arrested-in-sochi/

Cuck Saward thinks Alexander Albon will get the Toro Rosso drive, due to his Thai heritage due to Red Bull's links to Thailand.

>He is supposed to be joining Nissan in Formula E next year, but that deal is not really what it seems. The deal was a pay-off for DAMS agreeing to fund his Formula 2 season this year, after his sponsorship fell through at the last minute. To all intents and purposes Nissan’s Formula E team is DAMS, with the Japanese firm having bought Alain Prost’s and Renault’s shareholdings - but team boss Jean Paul Driot retains the majority for the moment, although the oil trader is obviously planning to sell to Nissan when the price is right. There is no shortage of good drivers who could step in for Albon at Nissan, and the money required to get him out of the deal would be peanuts for Red Bull… so I feel that a Kvyat-Albon pairing is quite likely next year at Faenza.

My own personal take on that is Liberty Media would also love the idea of a Thai driver in the series cause "multiculturalism" and being able to sell an F1 broadcasting deal in Thailand.

Cuck Saward also mentions other issues with Russian drivers or a "Russian team" in F1: International sanctions against Russia. Personally, I also believe the whole bullshit about "Russian hackers" and "DRUMPF!" is another reason why Russian drivers and sponsors are going to have trouble in F1. No team will want to be associated with them, cause other sponsors are not going to like being associated with them, especially since everything is so politically charged these days.

>The need for corporate behaviour may also be causing some problems for Williams at the moment because its Russian sponsors have difficulty moving money about because of the international sanctions that exist, following the 2014 annexation of Crimea by Russia. Sirotkin's sponsor SMP Bank is targeted by the sanctions, with its owners Arkady and Boris Rotenberg both also sanctioned, but in different countries. US companies (which Formula One now is) are not allowed to do business with those sanctioned, but as the Williams deal is between the team and the bank, it does not effect the sport. However, the idea of a Russian team, which was floated recently, would have to exclude any sanctioned individuals or companies because of the need for a commercial agreement between the team and the commercial rights holder.

>This is believed to be one of the problems facing Williams at the moment, while the news that Artem Markelov's father has been arrested by the Russians, accused of bribing Dmitry Zakharchenko, a senior officer in the Russian Interior Ministry’s Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department, before his arrest at the end of 2016. Valery Markelov is involved with a string of companies, all of which have close links with Russian Railways, a state-owned corporation which manages railway infrastructure and operates train services for both passengers and freight in Russia.

>After his arrest, Zakharchenko was found to have had $123 million in cash in properties linked to him, plus $337 million in Swiss bank accounts.

Finally, the last rumor from Cuck.

>Another quiet rumour is that Williams may be talking to Jost Capito, who is currently the managing director of Volkswagen R GmbH, the company that builds high-performance versions of VW road cars. Capito has been around motorsport since the 1980s, working with BMW and Porsche before joining Sauber in 1996 to oversee the Sauber Petronas engine programme. He later went to Ford to head the rallying programme before moving into road car activities until hired by Volkswagen in 2012 to run its hugely-successful WRC project, which won a string of titles. He joined McLaren in 2016 but survived only a few months as he was seen as a Ron Dennis appointment at a point when Dennis was being ousted from the company.

Please be true.

>>66364

damnit seb

Mick Schumacher 2nd place in Race 2 of FIA European Formula 3 championship at Hockenheim.

Meaning…Mick Schumacher is the 2018 FIA European Formula 3 champion!

>>66372

Just read about this. Now bring back Benetton racing and Briatore. Who knows, maybe one day he will be the savior Ferrari needs.

Vettel gets a 3 grid place penalty for not slowing down enough during red flags in FP1. Why was there a red flag? Fucking gravel on the track and they wanted to clean it up.

https://twitter.com/SmilexTech/status/1053940820305473536

>Ferrari has a new quali mod called "K1 Plus", which explains their competiveness in yesterdays qualifying. Only the rear wing from Singapore was ditched, rest of the aero package from the previous races are still on the car. New upgrades will be evaluated in Mexico.

WTF? Jacques loves Nigger Senna now!

https://www.f1today.net/en/news/f1/242355/hamilton-better-than-schumacher-by-miles-villeneuve

>"I would rate Lewis above Michael, by miles," Villeneuve told Reuters in Austin.

Williams: another source confirms Mercedes' involvement in hiring Russell, as well as another sponsor

https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/williams-il-sogno-e-di-prendere-anche-ocon-fra-le-alternative-ce-kubica/3197636/

>– Ocon requested 4 million per year for his contract, because he doesn't want to drive for Williams; a polite way to say "no",

>– Sirotkin might get the seat if he pays again,

>– Kubica is also in contention, but he would bring less money than Sirotkin brought las year, so now pressure is on Sirotkin to outbid Kubica.

https://streamable.com/ppw9v

BAN THE HALO. Or at least get rid of the aero elements on it.

>vettel

F

gimi wins wow

GIMI GIMI GIMI GIMI GIMI

Also: Nyyyyyyoooooooo~ :3

https://streamable.com/40gkt

Esteban Ocon disqualified for "exceeding the sport's fuel-flow rate on the race's opening lap."

Kevin Magnussen disqualified since his car consumed more fuel than the allowed 105 kg limit.

The disqualifications promote Sergio Perez to eighth, Brendon Hartley to ninth and Marcus Ericsson to tenth.

https://www.pitpass.com/63273/Ocon-and-Magnussen-disqualified-from-United-States-Grand-Prix

About Rich Energy: The rumors of Rich Energy nearly getting a deal with Williams is true, apparently this is what happened.

https://twitter.com/mjermakow/status/1055855070968008705

>"Deal was almost done. Press release was prepared, name should be changed. Williams wanted a guarantee of solvency. Then it didn't worked out. Only signature was missing. Haas will get half of it what Williams should got."

So we have Williams wanted a (presumably written) guarantee in case the money goes awry, which sounds like Rich Energy didn't want to sign on, then perhaps Haas offered title sponsorship for half the amount of money, which is $30 million for Haas sponsorship.

Unverified, but:

>From BBC's Andrew Benson:

>"In Austin last weekend, there were faint hopes that Esteban Ocon might find a race seat next year after all - Williams were keen to try to sort something out if they could.

>Problem was, to sign him, they needed to find at least €10m, which always looked a big ask.

>Those hopes faded even further this week when a little-known energy drink company with which Williams had been discussing a possible sponsorship deal instead signed up with Haas.

>This came after the drinks company’s bosses spent the weekend with Williams in Texas, where they are said to have agreed a deal, only to pull out. It is fair to say Williams are not impressed with their behaviour."

>>66385

Fucking reddit spacing, sorry.

Can someone explain the point of the hypersoft tires? If I'm not mistaken they all got swapped out by the end of the third lap.

RIP Vettee.

>>66389

Sir Lewis Hamilton soon.

>>66390

Qualifying.

Nigger is your World Champion. Again.

Turns out Will Smith's message congratulating Lewis Hamilton on the radio was…audio from a pre-recorded video.

https://twitter.com/LewisHamilton/status/1056991652215087104

Embarrassing.

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.auto-motor-und-sport.de%2Fformel-1%2Fkein-f1-einstieg-porsche-2021%2F&edit-text=

>NO FORMULA 1 ENTRY FROM PORSCHE

>"Time was just wrong"

>Different sources confirm that Porsche has finally and definitively blown off a Formula 1 entry. Without stripped-down hybrid technology and with the burden of the exhaust scandal makes a commitment in the premier class no sense.

>The F1 management has received no official cancellation from Porsche, however, the expectations were low: After the attempt failed to implement a new engine regulations with slimmed-down hybrid drive without MGU-H for 2021, the chances for a Porsche entry declined into Formula 1 against zero.

>Experts doubt whether an implementation for 2022 could still be relevant, because the FIA ​​makes a conspicuous effort to avoid a dispute with the F1 engine suppliers Mercedes, Ferrari, Honda and Renault. The engine manufacturers were also the ones who had insisted on obtaining the MGU-H.

>They argued that otherwise they would have to develop a completely new engine. This was not feasible according to their presentation for cost reasons. The "hot electric machine" chokes off energy from the exhaust system and feeds 163 hp into the system together with the MGU-K. The MGU-K recovers energy during the braking process.

>Porsche LMP1 team disintegrates

>A VW insider reveals: "The time for an F1 entry was just wrong." Will say: The billions of euros pollution from the exhaust scandal and high investment for future drive technologies leave no room for carnival on the Grand Prix circuit.

>With the cancellation will also disintegrate the Porsche LMP1 team, which had recently aufgerezelt the 919 Hybrid and set a new record on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife. The evaluation phase for a high-performance engine, granted by the Executive Board in July 2017, will end at the beginning of 2019. In the future, the former LMP1 management will control Porsche's GT programs and Formula E, albeit with significantly fewer employees.

>>66395

Yeah, the emissions scandal has really put a dent in the German automobile industry.

It seems that Robert Kubica is about to be announced tomorrow as a Williams driver for 2019.

WELCOME BACK ROBERT

>No Invidio

Give this vid the hits it deserves, niggas.

Fuck Hamilton and fuck Mercedes. They killed this board

The Halo trapped Hulkenberg in his car while the car was on fire, and the SJW cucks at Gawker still defend the Halo.

https://archive.fo/AqWM4

You know who won the race. The triple donuts were kind of cool at least.

Alexander Albon got the STR seat.

It's testing season. Test times of the first Pirelli tyre test.

https://www.pitpass.com/63653/Test-Times-Abu-Dhabi-27-11

Any bets on how Kimi will do in the next year's sauber?

>>66404

No idea why he'd tarnish his legacy like that. Should've retired and followed Alonso's footsteps to complete the Triple Crown.

News: There is none. Just rumors. This off season sucks.

Predictions

-Williams dies because of Claire's incompetence.

-2019 rules have no effect on the big teams, since some of them found loopholes and gains to make up for the standardized front wing. The smaller teams suffer due to lack of money for research and development.

-Current engine rules scare off manufacturers and it's just Renault, Honda, Ferrari, and Mercedes. (This is a given)

-F1 can't attract new sponsors and it's going to get worse. Most companies are too cuck and think F1 is "anti-environmentalist" and due to the cost to sponsor an F1 team with little return, thanks to a shrinking fan base and weird TV contracts where it is only available on pay TV, like Sky or special services like broadcast satellite systems in Japan.

-The (((Strolls))) eventually fuck up Racing Point/the former Jordan/Midland/Spyker/Force India somehow.

Bold predictions here. LeClerc will BTFO seb

>>66408

>Grandstands full of yellow vests in French GP

>City engulfed in tire smoke in the background

Rest in piss Sauber. Time to welcome the new Alfa Romeo Racing overlords.

Winter is nearly over, boys.

Car launch dates

Haas (livery only) - February 7th

Toro Rosso - February 11th

Renault - February 12th

Red Bull - February 13th

Mercedes - February 13th

Racing Point - February 13th

McLaren - February 14th

Scuderia Ferrari - February 15th

Alfa Romeo Racing- February 18th

>Force India officially becomes Racing Point after dropping plan to use Lola name

>Hartley and Wehrlein join four-man Ferrari F1 simulator team

>>66411

Haas fell for the Rich Energy scam.

New Williams is ugly as fuck. Also, rumors of Williams is behind schedule. They may miss Saturday's shakedown and even the first day of testing.

https://twitter.com/SmilexTech/status/1095061678746685440?s=19

Renault's launch got put into F1's official youtube.

>The McLaren with the extreme bargeboards from hell.

>The Alfa Romeo with the loopholes in the front wing.

Holy shit.

Goddamnit, these cars would look fucking awesome without the ugly, intrusive pussy cages on them. 2017 was the first year since 2004 that F1 was truly at the forefront of motorsport in terms of technology and performance, and it was the only year we'd see the current crop of cars without the pussy cage. I hope when this season's 10 - 15 years in the past and these cars invariably end up in private hands, the first thing their new owners will do is throw the halos in the trash and drive unobstructed.

Red Bull's livery was long overdue for a change. It's been more than half a decade since they were on top, as hard as that is to think. Time to put the Vettel era in the past and move on. Turns out there is such a thing as being too consistent, and the metallic purple did nothing to help rejuvenate the long-stale livery that they'd used since 2008 or so.

Williams… the writing's on the wall. Livery looks like it was designed by a 5 year old in Paint. Main sponsor decal looks straight out of 1992. They're going the way of Brabham, but at a painfully slow speed. They haven't had a win since 2012 which was a fluke, and apart from 2014, have not had a championship-contending car since 2003.

And HAAS going for that JPS Lotus look I see. Not like Renault already did that at the beginning of this decade.

>>66419

IMO they'd get the same job done with a windshield type device, but the halo is only in because FIA still stands for Ferrari International Assistance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_VsC4I3VGc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBpwY7t7rNc

Some live coverage of the testing. Second link is from the stands in Barcelona. Williams confirmed missing day 1.

>>66423

More on Williams….Gary Anderson, the former Jordan technical director mentions what's going on.

Day 2 Test Stream

https://www(dott)twitch(d0tt)tv/dinokei190

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2019/02/19/williams-verge-mutiny-car-problems-threaten-delay-winter-testing/

Holy shit

RIP Ted.

>>66427

Or not.

any streams with actual video for testing?

>>66430

They'll find a way. They always do.

https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=it&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fit.motorsport.com%2Ff1%2Fnews%2Fcaso-williams-bocciato-anche-lo-specchietto-e-non-solo-la-sospensione-anteriore%2F4347052%2F

Wops say: FIA thinks Williams's mirrors and front suspension may be illegal.

https://www.pitpass.com/64023/Lowe-parting-company-with-Williams

>Lowe parting company with Williams?

>In the days before pre-season testing began, when it became clear that the FW42 would not be ready in time, the team having cancelled a planned shake down, the were reports that Lowe was on borrowed time.

>Tonight the Daily Mail reports that according to its sources Lowe has now left the team, though this has not been officially confirmed. Other media outlets claim that the Briton has taken a "leave of absence".

>Only last week Lowe insisted that he had no fears about his future, telling reporters in Spain when asked about the speculation: "I haven't paid attention to those sort of subjects in the media. I'm working very hard, there's an awful lot to do," he added. "We're working well as a team and at all levels in the company. I haven't got any concerns on that side."

>Insisting that it would be wrong to "conclude anything so simple as to blame a person in what is an incredibly complicated set of circumstances and requirements", he continued: "What I've observed over many years in Formula 1 is there's quite often the habit of changing the people when things don't work. What I've also observed is stronger teams are the ones who do exactly not that.

>"Every difficulty, problem in a team is an opportunity to learn," he added. "Not only not to repeat it, but to be even stronger next time. What you shouldn't do is get rid of people because you've thrown away that experience and that knowledge."

>However, when the FW42 hit the track, it was soon clear that there remains much work to do, other than being off the pace, a lack of spare parts meant that the final afternoon was spent practicing starts and pit stops, Robert Kubica finding it hard to hide his frustration.

>Coming off the back of the Grove outfit's worst season in living memory, 2019 had to witness a major step forward for Williams, and on the evidence thus far this isn't going to happen.

>Lowe, who began his F1 career with Williams in 1987, joined McLaren in 1993, progressing to the role of technical director in 2011 before replacing Ross Brawn at Mercedes in 2013. In 2017 he returned to Grove.

Who dares take over Williams? Each department is a mess. From aerodynamics (and maybe the wind tunnel itself is still a mess? They had problems with it since 2005, when it first opened), to design, to engineering. Who is willing to take over each department there? What about management and Claire?

https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/1103641463634751490

Christ.

>>66432

It sounds like he's gone for good whether they want to say it or not.

Peter Windsor talking about where he thinks Williams went wrong. He mentions Adam Parr and Toto Wolff and the board. He takes shots at Claire, and said Jonathan Williams should have taken over, since he was taking "apprenticeship" in GP2 and such…It's a good read.

>So when Paul Jackson tired of GP2 team politics four years ago, and iSport disbanded, it seemed as if the perfect time for a Williams re-shuffle was upon us.

>Yet, inexplicably - and powered, it must be said, in part by Adam Parr and Toto Wolff - Jonny [Jonathan Williams] was sidelined by the Williams board when succession was mooted. Instead, it was Jonny’s younger sister who was empowered to sign the cheques. The potential of Paul Jackson’s logic was replaced by an industry man, a CEO or a COO - who cares? - on a fat salary. What could have been the racing pragmatism of Gav and Richard was supplanted by below-par drivers, then paying drivers - and then by the fathers of paying drivers.

https://www.omologatowatches.com/blog/racers-edge-williams

is this board dead?

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Fuck this. It's going to be another boring season.

>>66438

I was gonna check in at least the first race of the season but C4 cucked on the fucking rights even and fucking Skyniggers are the only ones that show the live race. Checking in the rest of the thread doesn't exactly bode well for the year, and I really fucking hope Hamilel breaks his legs like Shumie did. Or his fucking neck.

>>66439

are there any reddit faggots that are doing a live stream?

Bottas dominated. +23 seconds on Hamilton. Honda has a decent engine. Ferrari fucked it. Leclerc got cucked by team orders. Top 10 pushed in the end for the fastest lap point gimmick.

The race still sucked.

I fully expect Bahrain to be a return to usual form, as explained by >>66438

>>66442

But what if Bottas wins again?

>>66443

They'll just give more qualimode to lewlew

Where's my fucking quali I need to decide if I'm gonna watch this season or not

HAPPENING

>>66443

For once, an interesting race in Bahrain. Things kept happening and watching Seb choke harder than usual was funny.

>>66448

And now we can make France loses again jokes instead of finland

THE CHAD LECLERC

https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2019/04/charles-leclerc-ignored-team-orders-from-ferrari-to-stay-behind-sebastian-vettel/

>Charles Leclerc Ignored Team Orders From Ferrari To Stay Behind Sebastian Vettel

Whatever your opinions on Jacques Villeneuve is, you got to say he is right.

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/34058/villeneuve-doesn-t-think-hamilton-s-consoling-words-to-leclerc-were-genuine.html

>"However, what people forget it that drivers are very aware of the camera's and that their words will travel across the world. I don't think Hamilton's words for Leclerc were genuine."

This guy made a script (program?) for watching f1. Previous events and live. No more scrambling for 240p streams on the day of the event. At least until they crack down on it.

https://github.com/SoMuchForSubtlety/F1viewer

>>66451

I got jewed into buying subscription when Ferrari started out front.

Btw are you the mexi bro from way back?

>>66451

Don't you still have to find the streams and import them into the program though? VLC can play live .m3u8 streams too…

Fuck this semen slurping sport

>>66454

This. At least we have the Indianapolis 500 next month.

Hello FIA? I'm cancelling the TV subscription if merc wins again.

>Tfw stayed up

>Tfw I had high hopes for an exciting race

>Tfw I fell asleep during the race

>Tfw I didn't miss anything

Fuck this. On the positive side, Bottas for WDC?

>>66457

Cancelled!

>>66458

Postponed I have no issues with Winland

UNSUBSCRIBED

>>66460

LOLMERCEDESWINS (again)

Ferrari clown show continues. Leclerc fails to get out of Q1, due to a strategy error from Ferrari.

>>66315

So why exactly is everyone so ecstatic about this sport? All my university mates gush about it and talk about specs or racers but to me it looks extremely boring. Two digits of laps with barely anything happening, occasional deadly injuries that are horrific to watch and 90% of the game is trying to work under heavy self imposed limitations instead of pushing the limits of what can be achieved, and all done for some petty yet huge corporate sponsorships.

He's gonna win again isn't he. The tires are gonna make it aren't they. This is just to keep me glued to TV.

>>66471

One or two races in a season are worth watching. It's just that we hope that this is the one every weekend.

Good place to get a puncture. The whole track is just an extended pitlane.

Why do I even watch this shit

>>66482

Yep, it's pretty much over. At least we get another race in 7 days.

>>66484

Bottas is Barrichello 2.0, but driving for a team that actually lets him fight every once in a while.

Oh shit it happening this is the race. This is where Ferrari will start their comeback!

>>66484

Didn't they already sabotaged him in this season? I swear I remember they did it some race this season.

Wow what a cunt. Hamilton just intentionally denied Bottas the tug

>>66488

Bottas went faster anyway. Fucking Hamilton 5 championship did nothing to give a bit of maturity. Still He Fall.

>>66490

lol. Is he shitting on Ricciardo? Does he have something against him?

At least Hamilton didn't win. Still it annoys me to see the frogs smug face instead of Hamilton's smug face. I'm so dissapointed with Bottas and Ferrari. What the fuck are they doing? Also what happened to Renault?

>>66491

I think he's just shitting on Renault since he didn't want to believe Red Bull made the wrong choice with their engines.

>>66497

Will Hamcedes still behave like they're the underdog? Absolutely.

>>66451

Did they purge this yet? I'm fucking retarded and tired and trying to get it to work.

Good race, shit winner

Great race, great winner. Oh and…

https://twitter.com/PHortonF1/status/1155552111352078343

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>>66511

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING NOT PITTING HIM