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Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2021 1:13 pm
by Memento Mori
Neo Cortex wrote:
Return_of_the_STAR wrote:
Neo Cortex wrote:But his taxes...etc. What do you mean Jenson Button did the same thing?

Seriously though, thoroughly well deserved knighthood. Though I'm a bit perplexed at it being insisted on by Boris Johnson of all people.


Why does Boris suggesting Lewis gets a knighthood baffle you?


I'm not sure. Probably just can't imagine him being much of a fan I guess. That or I'm an immense cynic and think it probably ticks a few boxes :lol:

Boris Johnson is a well documented racist.

Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2021 7:30 pm
by Rawrgna

twitter.com/astonmartin/status/1344801587584245760

cant wait to see that AM Livery

Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2021 10:59 pm
by floydfreak

Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2021 11:49 pm
by floydfreak




When Silverstone was pretty much a flat out track

Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2021 7:48 am
by Pancake
Rawrgna wrote:

twitter.com/astonmartin/status/1344801587584245760

cant wait to see that AM Livery

I hope they can kick on from this season and be genuine contenders.

Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2021 2:35 pm
by Vermilion
The dickheads are out in force on facebook today, this is what i posted earlier about Hamilton's Mercedes contract negotiations...

If Lewis wants too much money, just pop George Russell in the car instead, then if Lewis still wants to race, he can drive the Williams for a much smaller salary ;)


Then this was the response...

you don't talk about foot ball players I wonder why every black person now's whats it like to be white but not one of you now's whats it like to be black strawberry float off


:shifty:

Not sure what football has to do with anything.

Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:01 pm
by captain red dog
Whilst not being a fan of the Melbourne Albert Park circuit, I looked up on YouTube of a drive around the circuit layout during the off season. I can't believe how different it looks. Even more so than Monaco, where Monaco at least retains some of the curbs, and obviously the iconic buildings.

Albert Park is almost unrecognisable though, it must be an incredible logistic challenge to transform that each year for the GP. I'm amazed a purpose built circuit wouldn't be a heck of a lot cheaper in terms of holding a race.

Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:37 pm
by Captain Kinopio
When I went to Albert Park you don't get the impression it's anything other than GP circuit. Obviously it's a park as well but in terms of the track it doesn't seem like anything else belongs there.

Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2021 6:43 pm
by floydfreak











Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:56 pm
by floydfreak
I saw this coming as soon as the calendar was announced

twitter.com/racefansdotnet/status/1345344847880794113


Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:01 am
by Rawrgna
https://www.dtm.com/en/news/red-bull-to ... n-into-dtm So Albon is going to be doing a selective Season In DTM i guess to keep him in race trim for a return in 2022 depending on how Tsunoda and Perez cope

Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:11 pm
by Victor Mildew
Lando has got the rona. One day back at school and then this happens.

Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:36 pm
by Vermilion
Oh dear, not good at all, hope he gets better soon. :(

Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:44 pm
by Robbo-92
While on holiday in Dubai, as the UK is still allowing everyone to fly to more or less anywhere they want :fp: hope he gets well soon though, sounds like the only symptom is no taste currently.

Also seeing on Twitter a little controversy surrounding Sainz, apparently (I’ve not see the video in question) he donned black face at a recent karting event.

Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 4:12 pm
by floydfreak

twitter.com/racefansdotnet/status/1346836344300036097


Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 5:35 pm
by Robbo-92
I do plan on making a 2021 Motorsport thread, it’ll probably be at the weekend though. Reckon for the calendars I’ll just be linking to the respective official sites as with the above post, I get a feeling a few races could be changed over the course of the year as things get better/worse.

Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 5:37 pm
by Victor Mildew
Apreciate the effort

Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 7:03 pm
by Vermilion
floydfreak wrote:

twitter.com/racefansdotnet/status/1346836344300036097



What about Mugello?

Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 7:08 pm
by floydfreak
nothing has been said about Mugello though i have a feeling that the season will be sort of similar too last year's several races on the same track's

Re: The official Formula One and General Motorsport Thread for the 2020 season!

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:45 pm
by Robbo-92
I think we could see quite a few changes yet to the calendar (which is why I’m not going to bother adding it to the 2021 thread).

I’ve just started writing out the 2021 thread anyway :toot: I’ll try not to make it too lengthy but I think I might just mainly talk F1 in the opening post and include other calendars for some of the other series, then we can freely chat anything motorsport within as we have this year. How many people have F1 2020 here anyway? Just wondering whether to include a bit of a hot lap competition for the next race (game/calendar depending of course), with a pre season round for Spain of course (which means we could probably miss a round for the Spanish Grand Prix weekend so we don’t do it twice, or pre season could be Albert Park?), we’d have to make a choice on the car though to level the playing ground.