Formula-1 2018

alcheng

may be he'll be driving a ferrari with sauber pain-job on it in 2019...

God-Speed

Ok after watching todays race, I honestly believe that Ferrari will NOT win another championship with the engineers that they have in place. They need to start listening to the drivers the way that Ross Brawn did with Michael Schumacher.

DLSTR

The combination of management and drivers is toxic this year. Fastest car and falling behind further.............pathetic. Mercedes' and its organization are eating Ferrari for lunch and with a car that is slightly slower.

Vettel is the most over rated WDC on the grid. I used to think it was Kimi. Vettel and pressure are not mixing well currently.

alcheng

one of the most many many boring races....

Cyber370

I agree. Another boring Hamilton parade going completely unchallenged with Vettel falling further and further behind in the faster car.


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alcheng

also another miserable pit strategy from ferrari, pitted the earliest, put on a set of tires that surely won't last til the last lap.

I think they originally want to do a 2-stops, thus put on the ultrasoft to have vettel to do some fast laps before hamilton's stop.

but how can they calculated it wrong on the timing that vettel eventually gets stucked behind a force india(?)....

thus they are force to have vettel to nurse those ultrasoft til the end of the race....

such stupid...

I always wonder, how come they always.. always pit that earlier than the rival..??

it discloses their strategy completely to the others, and 2 races in a row already seeing their drivers suffer from worn tires and have to crawl to the finish line....

same mistakes, over, over and over again.....

ayrton88

Just another example of no matter how beautiful, street circuits suck. I wish they could go back to real road racing and race out in the country like the old Spa or Rouen or Reims, etc. I know...dream on but that would be awesome. Look at all the failed street races we had in the U.S. Detroit , Dallas , Phoenix. They all sucked. That's why I would never even consider going to Miami. COTA is fine.

alcheng

I think the "hard to pass in street circuit" is only a small factor.

the main reason, which has been on the headline for so many years, is passing is almost impossible in F1 nowadays.

no matter what circuit it is, it's impossible to make a pass.

unless you have a long straight like Spa, Shanghai, Monza...


the modern F1 cars, I think, it's is too rely on aero, they can't run without aero..

so many times you hear from a driver say "when i get too close than I have no traction"

it might sound a backward step but F1 needs to get rid of those complicated aero package.

only with that, teams will be much more even performance wise.

and more passing in a race.


every F1 fan says the old days F1 are a lot more exciting to watch because it has lots of passing, it shows the drivers' gut and courage.

yes, and it is because those days the F1 cars are more simple, less technological, less aero prioritize.

those days, 2 compounds for a race weekend, Qualify compound and Race compound.

2 buttons on the steering wheel, radio and water.

the drivers' job is driving, simple as that..

DLSTR

Sochi Russia GP this weekend!

https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...e-championship

ESPN F1 preview of the race - 2018 Russian Grand Prix Race Preview

God-Speed

Well not too much to say about today's race. I do like the venue and the track itself, however as a fan of the sport, I would be demanding a refund!!!! No one wins when TEAM ORDERS are put into play like they were in this race.

alcheng

Yes, Sochi is a very boring circuit and race, same here I never like it.

and it is very very disrespectful to the sports and both drivers with team orders.

from the standpoint of the team, I understand they have to do something to ensure the get the best use of the points they obtain.

and I pretty sure they will do the same thing to hamilton if bottas is leading the table.

but to the sports and the drivers, it looks really bad and disgraceful.

alcheng

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13...-fight-for-win

'Wolff said asking Bottas to hand a win to Hamilton would not be an ideal scenario.

"None of us likes it, because we have seen it in the past from other teams, and we had the discussion between Nico and Lewis," added Wolff.

"Lewis wouldn't want it because he wants to give it a go on his own, and Valtteri wouldn't want it because he needs that win that he didn't have this year." '


so... what the fcuk does he want..!!??

he made two statements in one interviews that goes opposite to each other..

but it's ok, cos he slap his own face publicly on Sunday.

DLSTR

How will Sebastian Vettel's legacy be affected by 2018?

God-Speed

Ok F1 fans, will today be the day that Hamilton Wins his 5th?? I'm just hoping for another good Race.

DLSTR

Mercedes would have been stupid to let Valtteri Bottas beat Lewis Hamilton

I see the logic but overall given the trend of Mercedes this call was not really necessary.