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Quote from: coinlocket$ on January 15, 2023, 04:00:47 PM

Another rumor for F1
The intent for the next season is to reduce the usage of tires.
They want to give fewer tires to drivers over the weekend.

And a change in the usage of tires.

The intention is to change the qualify with 3 the normal session but.

Q1 must be with the hard compound
Q2 must be with the medium compound
Q3 must be with the soft compound

That could have a big impact on the drivers and also on the strategy. So at some point you have to use a different strategy to be able to use your tires more economically. You could then drive much less fast during training, for example. But you also have a circuit that is longer than the other one and that you therefore need several pit stops. With few tires, that becomes difficult. So you can no longer drive if your tires are really worn out. I also don't know how it is that F1 wants to make this decision? They can expect considerable opposition if this measure is actually introduced.

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Another rumor for F1
The intent for the next season is to reduce the usage of tires.
They want to give fewer tires to drivers over the weekend.

And a change in the usage of tires.

The intention is to change the qualify with 3 the normal session but.

Q1 must be with the hard compound
Q2 must be with the medium compound
Q3 must be with the soft compound

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https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/red-bull-reveals-launch-date-for-2023-f1-car/10420503/

Red Bull have also joined the teams revealing the launch date of their 2023 car.

They are going to reveal it on February 3. They are expected to introduce another car which is the most competitive one on the grid. However this might be a little debatable for next season depending on what Ferrari and Mercedes will do at the same time. Verstappen expects Mercedes to be in the fight with them this time. Mercedes side looks very positive for this season also. Ferrari also need to work hard on their car to hinder big problems related to durability again. Otherwise they might finish behind both of those teams.

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Quote from: coinlocket$ on January 14, 2023, 05:02:26 PM

Small - Big change.
Silverstone is working for changing the weekend of the F1.

They want an event of 4 days of racing over the traditional 3 days.

If all the GP will do the same it will be an huge change for the logistics of the F1 especially when we have 2 races in 7 days.

To be fair, even though more races means more difficulties regarding logistics and longer weekends would mean even harder logistics, lets be honest here and realize that the more days they have it, the more money they would make. The reality is that F1 is not a profitable business for most teams, there are a few maybe who would, but in reality it is not and I highly doubt Mercedes started to get a lot more cars sold just because of f1 titles nor red bull sold more drinks because of their recent titles.

This means that if you do it 4 days weekend, and spread the races to more times and let the "off period" down a bit, so like 45 weeks a year there are races, then they could make a lot more money. I am all for anything that is profitable for them.

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Small - Big change.
Silverstone is working for changing the weekend of the F1.

They want an event of 4 days of racing over the traditional 3 days.

If all the GP will do the same it will be an huge change for the logistics of the F1 especially when we have 2 races in 7 days.

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Williams was doing terrible for economical reasons, they do not have the budget of the other teams, and there is a good reason for that. First of all, if you want to build a racing team just for racing sake, and not a team that is partnered with a business, then it's going to be hard to accept a loss, sure you could do it but your pockets will be limited. Look at Ferrari and Mercedes and red bull etc etc, these are all companies that have a racing team.

Williams is just a racing team and that's it nothing more. Which is why it's understandable for them to not have the same budgets, but this TP change will maybe bring them some success if they could realize their situation, reactionary racing is important, trying to take points in races where everyone else did bad or DNF'd should be the point, and you could design your car to be a lot more reliable to focus on racing all races and finish all of them.

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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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Quote from: coinlocket$ on January 12, 2023, 04:00:42 PM

The layout of the circuit of Kazakistan has been revealed.

It will be a MOTOGP track this year.

Source: https://www.formulapassion.it/motorsport/moto/motogp-svelato-il-layout-del-circuito-del-kazakistan

As you can see, it will be a Ducati track for strong engine.

That's a lot of straights and sharp turns. A powerful engine will surely be advantageous on such a track setup. Ducati can outrun any other competition in this newly-built track. It favors the design of their bike and aggressive and very powerful engine with the number of straights in this track. I'm hoping for a dominant Ducati year this 2023 with Jack Miller and Francesco Bagnaia at the helm of the said racing team. Their extremely well performance in 2022 can be topped off with this kind of track that they're set to ride on this 2023. Hopefully they don't underdeliver as they're one of the current favorites in the sport.

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Quote from: coinlocket$ on January 12, 2023, 04:00:42 PM

The layout of the circuit of Kazakistan has been revealed.

It will be a MOTOGP track this year.

Source: https://www.formulapassion.it/motorsport/moto/motogp-svelato-il-layout-del-circuito-del-kazakistan

As you can see, it will be a Ducati track for strong engine.

From the looks of it at this point in the layout of the circuit, it's clear that it's easier for Ducati with a machine that's already known to be strong. Even though all the teams in MotoGP this season have yet to test their new engines for the 2023 season, I am also still very confident that Ducati will still be a candidate with very large engine power even though almost on average factory machines from Europe have started to become famous fast. than machines from Asian manufacturers like Japan.

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Quote from: retreat on January 12, 2023, 12:16:27 AM

Ferrari will probably be able to compete against Red Bull because reportedly they have overcome various problems with their car. Moreover, Leclerc is confident enough that he can compete with Max in the upcoming season. But for McLaren it will be quite difficult for them to be able to compete with Red Bull or Ferrari due to budget problems, unresolved brake problems, Daniel Ricciardo's transfer to Red Bull. Even Andrea Stella said that next season will be a difficult start for them and they prefer to stay realistic. But even so, if McLaren might be able to solve their problems, maybe they will be a capable contentioner for Red Bull and Ferrari in the next few seasons. It just takes time for them.

To be fair, I never considered their car as the problem because they were always great. Just go back to Austria and you could see how Leclerc managed to pass Max three times in a row. When you have a great car that is something you could do and when you do not have a great car then you can't do that.

Their biggest problems all came from the pit, from strategist to race engineer to team principal and everyone in between. That's why there is absolutely nothing about the car that could be given as a reason for last year. They changed their TP, and hopefully some other personnel, and if they did, then I am sure that they are going to be much better this year for sure.

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The layout of the circuit of Kazakistan has been revealed.

It will be a MOTOGP track this year.

Source: https://www.formulapassion.it/motorsport/moto/motogp-svelato-il-layout-del-circuito-del-kazakistan

As you can see, it will be a Ducati track for strong engine.

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Good news for F1 Lover Series.

Did you guys see the announcement from F1 Official? Drive to Survive Season 5 date has been reveal and the good things in this season they finally can bring back "Max" into the series.

I know some of think this series is a garbage, but since they can bring back "Max" this should be interesthing.

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Quote from: swogerino on January 07, 2023, 02:55:34 PM

Quote from: retreat on January 07, 2023, 01:05:54 PM

Quote from: SirLancelot on January 06, 2023, 04:53:01 PM

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That will be a new advantage for Mercedes because with the new fuel from Petronas it will become new energy for the newest W14 car. Moreover, the car has been designed with a new DNA which could make Mercedes a new team that could rival Ferrari and Red Bull.

Mercedes was already rivaling both teams in the end of last season where they even won a race,I believe in Brazil,it was one of the last races where Max was already Champion but the fact is that the car,Mercedes car had the best upgrades during the year despite with not exceeding the limit of the budget like Redbull did.I am sure they will be a strong contender this year if they start working where they left off but not only them,Ferrari and even McLaren I hope will be added to the teams that will fight to win races during this year against Redbull.

Ferrari will probably be able to compete against Red Bull because reportedly they have overcome various problems with their car. Moreover, Leclerc is confident enough that he can compete with Max in the upcoming season. But for McLaren it will be quite difficult for them to be able to compete with Red Bull or Ferrari due to budget problems, unresolved brake problems, Daniel Ricciardo's transfer to Red Bull. Even Andrea Stella said that next season will be a difficult start for them and they prefer to stay realistic. But even so, if McLaren might be able to solve their problems, maybe they will be a capable contentioner for Red Bull and Ferrari in the next few seasons. It just takes time for them.

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Quote from: CLS63 on January 11, 2023, 02:59:10 PM

I also think that Mercedes know what they are doing with not copying the other biggest teams. They still have great engineers and we all know how successful they have been until this new era in F1. They just weren't well prepared for the previous season and it was quite late when they started to catch up with Ferrari and Red Bull.

However at least we saw some really good signals in the latest races last season. We are likely to see a much stronger Mercedes this time but let's see how competitive they will be for the championship. It'd be lovely to see Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes all fighting for the championship for a long time.

I hope they really do know what they are doing by going in a different way for the upcoming season and not changing much of the design,continuing with the car of the last season.This may be a double edged sword for the team,it can give them a clear advantage over Redbull and Ferrari who have chosen a different path but can also devastatingly crash all the team dreams since the beginning of the next season if they see that the car is much slower than the teams who choose to go a different level.

Believing to much in a project just because we saw some really huge improvements in the last races is a big gamble that Mercedes engineering are taking,so I hope the are rewarded with their choice but let's see.

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Quote from: tokeweed on January 11, 2023, 10:21:00 AM

Any rumors on Binotto and where he'll go next?

According to the latest information he is "blocked" by Ferrari, and maybe he will go back to Ferrari's "normal" cars department.

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Quote from: CLS63 on January 11, 2023, 02:59:10 PM

I also think that Mercedes know what they are doing with not copying the other biggest teams. They still have great engineers and we all know how successful they have been until this new era in F1. They just weren't well prepared for the previous season and it was quite late when they started to catch up with Ferrari and Red Bull.

However at least we saw some really good signals in the latest races last season. We are likely to see a much stronger Mercedes this time but let's see how competitive they will be for the championship. It'd be lovely to see Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes all fighting for the championship for a long time.

Kinda missed seeing Mercedes dominate the F1 scene but I guess it's also better to see that other teams get the better of them right now. Their car is still powerful, but not as powerful as it was back a few years ago, plus they had some issues with their car a few races back that forced Hamilton and Russel to drive differently than what they're used to. They cannot push the car and themselves to the limits because of that porpoising issues but as far as reports go, Mercedes engineers are currently doing their best to get the new designs out that solves this problem. Also, the budget ceiling probably hurt them a lot too considering that it pushed back a lot of R&D for the cars and designs that they are putting out there. It might take a while before Mercedes can be as competitive again as they did just a few years ago.

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I also think that Mercedes know what they are doing with not copying the other biggest teams. They still have great engineers and we all know how successful they have been until this new era in F1. They just weren't well prepared for the previous season and it was quite late when they started to catch up with Ferrari and Red Bull.

However at least we saw some really good signals in the latest races last season. We are likely to see a much stronger Mercedes this time but let's see how competitive they will be for the championship. It'd be lovely to see Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes all fighting for the championship for a long time.

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Quote from: tokeweed on January 11, 2023, 10:21:00 AM

Any rumors on Binotto and where he'll go next?

For now, he must watch F1 from the couch or from the stands, as he will not be able to work in Formula 1 in 2023, having to comply with a “gardening license” (I don't know if I translated this term correctly, sorry).
This was an agreement that he made with Ferrari and that makes the work of an employee who decides to leave a team unfeasible, I believe that to protect Ferrari itself in order to prevent rivals from using the Swiss' experience and also to protect the "secrets" of the next season.

However, Binnoto was well rewarded financially in this agreement (I just don't know how much), unlike what happened with McLaren and Sauber. For in the Woking team, Zak Brown released Andreas Seidl to sign a contract as CEO of Sauber-AlfaRomeo, which allowed Vasseur to be signed by Ferrari.

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Quote from: coinlocket$ on January 07, 2023, 05:15:21 PM

Some rumors about Mercedes.
The car of the next year should follow the car they used the past year.

Their unique car will be used again so they are not copying Ferrari or RBR either.

Do you think is a good idea?

No idea... Grin

I guess if it's fast, good idea. If it's slow against Red Bull and Ferrari, def a bad idea. Cheesy

But who knows, their engineers know better than we do for sure. So overall it's prolly a good idea at the time when they decided to go for the no side pods design. But then again, it's all about finishing on the podium. I guess we'll just have to see.

Any rumors on Binotto and where he'll go next?

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Quote from: coinlocket$ on January 10, 2023, 04:32:23 PM

First week for Fred Vasseur in Ferrari.

Source: https://twitter.com/ScuderiaFerrari/status/1612492365528240143

Hoping for the best, he was the previous boss of Leclerc in Alpha Tauri and he has a huge experience, should be easy do better than Binotto.

I think that he has experience,a lot of experience however I don't think he has ever before managed a big team with really high expectations like Ferrari.This is I think the first time he is appointed to manage such a team and I wish him success because no one better than a person with his experience should take this role,however I am not expecting big things right from the first year for him,in the first year I am sure he will be more focused on building a winning car for the 2024 season while he will also improve the 2023 one if it is a good car.I think he can win some races but I doubt he will make the big move to win the F1 Championship since his first season at Ferrari.

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