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Quote from: tokeweed on January 21, 2023, 10:38:11 AM

^ Ah weird. Let's see how it works for the teams as it could either be something that can be done more in the future or something really dumb.

And have you guys read the news about Aston Martin having a break through with their car? Lolol. I think I heard the same thing last year from them and turned out they've been copying Merc's specs with bad implementation which made their performace worse than expected.

But if they did have a break through, Alonso is the lucky one as he would get some of the credit.

If they make a good car this time I am happy for Alonso,this guy I am sure can give a lot of action to F1 and we all need this in the competition.I want to see some great action with other drivers except Hamilton and Verstappen and who better than Alonso to come and bring some competition on.I am also sure that both Ferrari drivers will have a good car at their disposal and also McLaren who have started development of the car very early last year.So I am expecting some really good F1 2023 season and we don't need a complete dominance like Redbull had last year.The more cars competing the better the season will be.

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^ Ah weird. Let's see how it works for the teams as it could either be something that can be done more in the future or something really dumb.

And have you guys read the news about Aston Martin having a break through with their car? Lolol. I think I heard the same thing last year from them and turned out they've been copying Merc's specs with bad implementation which made their performace worse than expected.

But if they did have a break through, Alonso is the lucky one as he would get some of the credit.

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Quote from: tokeweed on January 19, 2023, 11:19:53 AM

So wait... The audience are gonna watch the race from inside the stadium and are not allowed to go outside? I'd rather stay home.

No this is just for team relax time.

Usually, teams build the paddock near the circuit in the middle of nature, this time will be the 1st time they will be isolated inside an artificial building.

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This can really be just a rumour nothing more. But I think Hamilton will still get a huge contract even if the deal lasts for only one year or two years. He is still Mercedes' main driver despite Russell's joining the team and having a better season than him the last time. Hamilton is just continuing for breaking the title record only by himself and we will see if he will make it.

Mercedes had better prepare a fast car this time. We are getting some news from Ferrari lately like they have gained 30 hp and fixed the durability problems now. If this turns out to be true then Mercedes can stay behind them again. Even Red Bull can have serious difficulties against Ferrari.

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Quote from: CLS63 on January 18, 2023, 03:45:54 PM

There are new rumours about Hamilton to sign a new contract with his team. He might extend his contract by two years if they reach an agreement on terms. It is expected to be an enormous contract for him. The details are like this if this is really true:

- A 2-year contract and €70m earnings per year
- Mercedes to sign a 10-year brand ambassadorship deal with Hamilton worth €250m
- The total earnings is expected to be around €400m with bonuses

I assume Hamilton would be delighted with such deal. He still wants his eight championship as well.

I suspect that this is true, as Mercedes itself has already denied the rumors and said that this was completely invented by a French blog which Mercedes already has some intrigues about for a long time, so it is very likely that this is just a way of draw attention.
Better to stay calm until some official news comes out or "rumors" from some other news source that is more reliable.

I believe that Hammilton will sign with Mercedes, despite all the problems they've had, I think that currently this is the best partnership that both can do to achieve good results together, but I don't think it will be a contract as "millionaire" as they say the rumours.

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I am not entirely sure how that would work. I mean the track is basically out of the stadium, paddock being in, pit stops? The walking distance, the gap between engineers and drivers, and people not watching the race mostly?

I get that there is a stadium there, but the whole race won't be there, and if you put the paddock in there, it is still not going to be acceptable levels of distance, it has to be right on the middle of the track to make it reasonable. I am not saying this won't happen, Americans are weird in a way to want to make things bigger, when in fact just making it according to usual regulations would be enough, so they may do it, but I honestly hope they won't.

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Quote from: CLS63 on January 18, 2023, 03:45:54 PM

There are new rumours about Hamilton to sign a new contract with his team. He might extend his contract by two years if they reach an agreement on terms. It is expected to be an enormous contract for him. The details are like this if this is really true:

- A 2-year contract and €70m earnings per year
- Mercedes to sign a 10-year brand ambassadorship deal with Hamilton worth €250m
- The total earnings is expected to be around €400m with bonuses

I assume Hamilton would be delighted with such deal. He still wants his eight championship as well.

Oh would he... Cheesy

His nuts were prolly jumping for joy in his pants as he was reading the terms of the new contract.

Anyway, I was wrong about last season's Williams team. I really thought they were gonna do good things under the guidance and management of a team that did well at the WRC. They're skills, experience and technical abilites didn't translate in F1. But Williams seem to have made a good decision in hiring James Vowles. Could he be the revelation of next season..? I'd like to have a strong opinion but dunno... I'm excited tho.

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The F1 in the next MIAMI GP will stay inside the stadium, the teams will build the paddock.

Source: https://www.formulapassion.it/motorsport/formula-1/miami-sempre-piu-show-pista-riasfaltata-e-paddock-dentro-lo-stadio

6 weeks at the start of the season!

So wait... The audience are gonna watch the race from inside the stadium and are not allowed to go outside? I'd rather stay home.

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Quote from: LTU_btc on January 17, 2023, 08:18:53 PM

It'sa bit sad that they didn't replaced China with track like Portimao or Istanbul, but anyway, 23 races is enough. But there is some things which I don't understand in calendar. They will go from Baku to Miami and then back to Imola. And then in June, from Barcelona to Canada and then back to Austria. Wouldn't it make sense to held races in Miami and Canada in a row, especially in terms of logistics. Such things looks strange when F1 is trying to save money and become more eco friendly.
Also, we will have two 1 month breaks - not in August as usual, but in April too. And at the same time we 3 triple header race weekends.

I've seen how the cargo system behind F1 works and I can say it's crazy. It was so extreme and precise. Even though it seems that the distance between circuits is quite far, DHL, as the cargo official of F1, is able to manage how thousands of tons of equipment and hundreds of cars can be transported from one circuit to another without error and on time. So even if it's quite a long distance from one circuit to another, for example Barcelona to Canada, it won't be a problem for them because they have foreseen that and have many years of experience in this.

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There were a number of rumors regarding the prohibition of media crews by Dorna Sports from seeing the Shakedown test in Sepang on 5 -7 February as stated by motorplusonlinedotcom. Because this was requested by the MotoGP team itself so that each manufacturer could not copy anything that was being developed by its rivals at that time.

But it wasn't long before reports emerged from local media saying that "After the 'controversy' caused by the decision to ban media from the Sepang Shakedown Test, five MotoGP manufacturers have now agreed to allow media onto the circuit, but not the pit lane."

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There is this rumour going on that Ferrari managed to both increase their horse power by 30, while managing to increase their reliability. This mainly comes from the fact that they already said they had higher HP ready, but their reliability couldn't handle their higher HP, this year they managed to fix that reliability issue and this helped them be faster.

By comparison Red Bull has only 10 higher HP calculated so far, which means that it's going to be a lot closer, in fact it could be a lot better for Ferrari than any other team. "If" what is said is true, they are by far the biggest candidates to win it this year, that difference is not a small one.

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The F1 in the next MIAMI GP will stay inside the stadium, the teams will build the paddock.

Source: https://www.formulapassion.it/motorsport/formula-1/miami-sempre-piu-show-pista-riasfaltata-e-paddock-dentro-lo-stadio

6 weeks at the start of the season!

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Next season there will be 1 less race because the Chinese Grand Prix has been cancelled. It's not clear to me what the exact cause is. It could have to do with China's current position in the war against Russia. It won't make much difference to the course of the competition. I personally think the points that can be achieved in the sprint races are nonsense. They never did that in F1 and last season it suddenly had to be introduced with all force. The drivers are not happy about it either. Your tires will also break down sooner if you put everything on it. I would like it if Hamilton gets a good car at Mercedes.

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There are new rumours about Hamilton to sign a new contract with his team. He might extend his contract by two years if they reach an agreement on terms. It is expected to be an enormous contract for him. The details are like this if this is really true:

- A 2-year contract and €70m earnings per year
- Mercedes to sign a 10-year brand ambassadorship deal with Hamilton worth €250m
- The total earnings is expected to be around €400m with bonuses

I assume Hamilton would be delighted with such deal. He still wants his eight championship as well.

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Yamaha officially launched the livery for the 2023 season. I think not much change has happened, the dominance of blue, green, black is still their mainstay. The launch took place in Jakarta on Tuesday, January 17. The hope is that they will be able to compete with Ducati, even though they still use the M1 engine. Because I think the Ducati is still the fastest bike at the moment in MotoGp.

Source: https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1615257623632166913/photo/4

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Quote from: coinlocket$ on January 17, 2023, 06:25:53 PM

It is official now for F1.

The Chinese GP has not been replaced and the calendar is now official.

Source: https://twitter.com/F1/status/1615318206704394241

23 races, starting in 2 month ish.

It'sa bit sad that they didn't replaced China with track like Portimao or Istanbul, but anyway, 23 races is enough. But there is some things which I don't understand in calendar. They will go from Baku to Miami and then back to Imola. And then in June, from Barcelona to Canada and then back to Austria. Wouldn't it make sense to held races in Miami and Canada in a row, especially in terms of logistics. Such things looks strange when F1 is trying to save money and become more eco friendly.
Also, we will have two 1 month breaks - not in August as usual, but in April too. And at the same time we 3 triple header race weekends.

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It is official now for F1.

The Chinese GP has not been replaced and the calendar is now official.

Source: https://twitter.com/F1/status/1615318206704394241

23 races, starting in 2 month ish.

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Quote from: coinlocket$ on January 16, 2023, 05:56:44 PM

Williams can change their engine in 2026.

They are thinking about leaving Mercedes and going with Porsche.

Source: https://www.formulapassion.it/motorsport/formula-1/porsche-williams-speculazioni-su-instagram

Considering Williams is basically a Mercedes junior team, and how they got Russell from them, it's easy to predict that it goes both ways. They sent Russell last year, and this year they got their TP from them.

I think Bono should have been considered. I mean he is still racing with Hamilton of course, but when Hamilton retires, Bono has seen enough greatness to manage a whole team himself, and he is not that old neither, which means that in 4-5 years he would be at the prime of his life to lead a team. I am not saying that should be Williams but if this new guy doesn't seem great for a few more years, then Bono could definitely takeover and make that team better.

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Today the Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGp factory team has made a presentation for the launch of a new Livery in Jakarta, which is accompanied by the latest automatic motorbike products from Yamaha as well. But if you look at the overall Livery for this year's Yamaha motorbikes it seems that there is only a slight difference, but I hope that the Yamaha factory can bring and provide a machine that is strong enough for its riders this season because considering that Yamaha's competitors last year were very strong and possibly too going very strong for the season. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP

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Small rumor here.

Williams can change their engine in 2026.

They are thinking about leaving Mercedes and going with Porsche.

Source: https://www.formulapassion.it/motorsport/formula-1/porsche-williams-speculazioni-su-instagram

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Quote from: coinlocket$ on January 13, 2023, 08:06:40 PM

Williams F1 has a new team principal

I've never seen him, IDK who he is.

Source: https://twitter.com/WilliamsRacing/media

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@coinlocket$ I’ll second that as I too had no idea who he was until this announcement came, and then I decided to google about him and it turns out that he was with team Mercedes and he was a key part of their success journey.

Furthermore Hamilton also wrote a positive review about him which makes me feel that he’ll do well in his new role, and if he can make Williams more competitive then I would say job well done for him but I don’t expect any miracles from him in the short term but hoping that he deliveres in the long run.

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