2022 Formula 1 Thread

[DLSTR]

French GP weekend is here!! More Ferrari vs RedBull! Will Mercedes actually show enough improvement to finally challenge at the front???

[hrtbrknprince]

That race went well for Hamilton.

[danegrey]

race was fun to watch, Leclerc had an opps, this which he could not afford to do...
Merc's were on pace, But Perez and the Red Bull, not to his liking, which causes problems.
HAAS, can't catch a break.... Kmag start was great
It was fun watching Sainz move up the field...
Mid-Field is fun to watch
Max and Leclerc that was fun to watch, until Leclerc mistake..
all and all it was a fun race to watch

[ZontheRocks]

Lots of pace and plenty of wheel to wheel made for an exciting weekend.

Charlie went down and the Men in Red's confidence in Plan B went right out the f***** window! Sainz drove like a mad man during both stints from behind. Charlie has the best start of the last two years and his *** end goes out all by his lonesome.....

The podiums are there if all pieces (car, driver, strat) can come together for more than one race at a time. Brutal to watch and listen to the frustrations from the drivers and team management at times.

Horner and RB hands down best strategists on the grid.

My lady was glad to see McLaren wake the hell up and come to race.

Vettel's end to the race was great. I interpreted it as him letting Stroll know he was on his *** and maybe didn't deserve the point.

K Mag was making moves. Was bummed he didn't make it through.

Latifi spin on the bingo card!

[ZCanadian]

Just me, or was that the best French GP in forever?

Coincidence, or was it the new cars that made the difference?

[danegrey]

Originally Posted by ZCanadian

Just me, or was that the best French GP in forever?

Coincidence, or was it the new cars that made the difference?

the cars being new, and everyone all over the place on how to make the cars work. Cars with lots of updates and cars with very little updates,, Engines that break and engines that are not where they should be

in the end it was a fun race to watch... and do me that is all that matters

[DLSTR]

THe best Ferrari driver right now and for the last month has been Sainz. Charles is a mess of complaints and mistakes mixed with amazing talent.

His number of poles = 16. That has only brought 4 wins in total. All others are fails due to errors, strategy error or DNF. He needs to really stop looking like Vettel in the Ferrari of 2018 and 2019. He needs to stop tossing wins and drive the team forward. Right now Id rate Carlos over him.

Carlos gets it done. Does not whine on the radio as Charles did in UK GP or make ridiculous errors in the lead. Is he as fast as Charles no he is not. He is more reliable, cunning and focused. He is also the SMARTER driver in a Ferrari right now. He was FASTER than Charles all weekend in France. NO question. He is on the up.........hopefully and stays that way.

[Ventruck]

Yeah, I see Charles as the faster driver, Carlos as the better racer.

Not to make excuses for him, but I'm sure Charles was all wound up with how the season is going. He could've lived with today if some obvious team screw-ups never happened.

[DLSTR]

Vettel will retire at the end of this season! Now the fun begins!

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/wh...exit/10344534/

Option 1 - Nico Hulkenberg
Option 2 - Fernando Alonso

The rest

If not Alonso, then who? The list of big names who are going out of contract and might see Aston as an upgrade is very short.

Alex Albon is one, and he could be an interesting choice. He would certainly fit the bill of not making waves with his team-mate.

Mick Schumacher is also out of contract at Haas, and no doubt Vettel will be singing the praises of his protege. He'd also be great on the marketing side. But has the youngster really done enough to convince Aston folk? And would he be willing to cut his Ferrari ties?

Another potential candidate is Daniel Ricciardo, who in theory is still under contract to McLaren. However, he could either be dropped by McLaren or exit in a "controlled manner" that suits all parties should he be offered an Aston deal. That would open up a seat for Colton Herta or someone else that McLaren wants to promote.

Ricciardo ticks a lot of boxes, but will Aston really want to take someone who has struggled so much at McLaren, and shows few clear signs of digging himself out of the hole he is now in?

If Aston doesn't take Alonso, it won't want Piastri – Stroll would not want to take on a rival team's protege, train him up, and send him back to Enstone and former Aston boss Otmar Szafnauer.

There is one other rookie who could be an outside bet. Nyck de Vries is highly-rated in the paddock, and his recent FP1 outings with Williams and Mercedes have done him no harm.



He's on the list of Aston reserves, at races where Hulkenberg is not present, and thus there has been some contact. Aston also still has two FP1 rookie sessions to deploy this year, during which they can assess him.

The team uses Mercedes engines and that there are all sorts of connections between Stroll and Toto Wolff that would make such a deal painless. And it would be very easy for Mercedes to hand him to Aston with no ongoing contractual ties to the Brackley team, so he would belong to Stroll with no strings attached.

[Ventruck]

In-the-moment thinking, I don't see that Alonso would want that seat. That's just going to make him want to retire as well.

Mick at least has chemistry at HAAS.

Right now it'd have to be a rookie you mention, or Danny Ric trying to salvage his career.

[DLSTR]

Mixed grid via the rain-washed track and cooler temps vs Friday. Should be a fun race and start!!

[Ventruck]

I'm selling my imaginary Ferrari after that s***.

But good stuff Max. Guy's kinda been quiet compared to seasons before and just taking care of business. Same with Ham.

[danegrey]

Originally Posted by Ventruck

I'm selling my imaginary Ferrari after that s***.

But good stuff Max. Guy's kinda been quiet compared to seasons before and just taking care of business. Same with Ham.

Have no clue as to what Ferrari strategy was... My son were just Fbombing the entire time...

Max wow, and RB all the right calls...
MB / Hamilton / Russell / maybe a winner this year, maybe...

The rest of the strategy Hard's were not working at all...

still enjoyable....

[DLSTR]

Lance is fkd now LOL

Fernando Alonso joins Aston Martin for 2023 F1 season on multi-year deal
Fernando Alonso has joined Aston Martin on a multi-year starting from the 2023 Formula 1 season.

[danegrey]

Originally Posted by DLSTR

Lance is fkd now LOL

Fernando Alonso joins Aston Martin for 2023 F1 season on multi-year deal
Fernando Alonso has joined Aston Martin on a multi-year starting from the 2023 Formula 1 season.

Saw this last night and just shook my head... don't understand Aston Martin and don't understand Alonso