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May 16, 2021, 06:56:20 AM
I think that we should give a bit more time to Mazepin and Mick Schumacher as they are the rookies of F1 this season so we cannot judge them this fast.I agree though Mazepin has caused some incidents and in Monaco in the narrowest street circuit he can be responsible for a few safety cars.
May 16, 2021, 06:42:33 AM
These first races showed that there is not that much difference between Mercedes and RedBull but there is between Lewis Hamilton and the other drivers as is him that is making a difference.This weekend we have Monaco Gp which in theory is a boring one but just some rain and it makes it extremely interesting.
Monaco is always boring but always interesting.
This year cars lost 18%-10% of their grip so a track like Monaco could be a thing since they are always near the walls.
About the weather. We have a very low chance of rain at least for now. (google)
But we have Mazepin
in Monaco, he can be the factor X for 3 safety cars.I agree with you and I also think so, the race in Monaco is always between boring but always interesting through the narrow streets. Nevertheless every champion wants to win at least once in Monaco. Otherwise you're not really a champion? And yes Mazepin is a high factor for the safety car
May 16, 2021, 04:02:09 AM
These first races showed that there is not that much difference between Mercedes and RedBull but there is between Lewis Hamilton and the other drivers as is him that is making a difference.This weekend we have Monaco Gp which in theory is a boring one but just some rain and it makes it extremely interesting.
Monaco is always boring but always interesting.
This year cars lost 18%-10% of their grip so a track like Monaco could be a thing since they are always near the walls.
About the weather. We have a very low chance of rain at least for now. (google)
But we have Mazepin
in Monaco, he can be the factor X for 3 safety cars.I still don't get it why Mazaspin is in the F1. There is really nothing about him what is special. I think the only reason he is in the F1 is that his dad got a lot of money.
At a circuit as Monaco he can cause as you said some safety cars. I don't see him finish that race.
May 16, 2021, 02:17:50 AM
Today MotoGP in Le Mans circuit France. here the starting grid,
I am waiting for the duel Marquez and Valentino Rossi. I am quite happy that Rossi is starting again in the top 10. Since the first series I think this is the first time Rossi has started in the top 10. Perhaps history records that if at Le Mans Yamaha was the king, many corners made motor speed not absolutely necessary. Will Rossi and Marquez be able to get on the podium today? I can't wait for this.
I also think that's possible, the fight between Rossi and Márquez, LeMans is in the past for Yamaha a very good track, but you have to wait and see what the weather does. But i don't think that both are at the Ende at the podium, but i hope this years for the 200 podium place for Rossi.
May 15, 2021, 10:22:26 PM
Today MotoGP in Le Mans circuit France. here the starting grid,
I am waiting for the duel Marquez and Valentino Rossi. I am quite happy that Rossi is starting again in the top 10. Since the first series I think this is the first time Rossi has started in the top 10. Perhaps history records that if at Le Mans Yamaha was the king, many corners made motor speed not absolutely necessary. Will Rossi and Marquez be able to get on the podium today? I can't wait for this.
May 15, 2021, 10:11:39 PM
Today MotoGP in Le Mans circuit France. here the starting grid,
Marc Marquez has a good position on qualified yesterday. only 1 second left from 1st position. I hope Marques get the podium today, we know after got 9 months injured, he never stands on the podium. he still didn't find his good performance. while the first position Quartararo still the favorite to the winning in this session I think this game will show us the competitive race.
Marc Marquez has a good position on qualified yesterday. only 1 second left from 1st position. I hope Marques get the podium today, we know after got 9 months injured, he never stands on the podium. he still didn't find his good performance. while the first position Quartararo still the favorite to the winning in this session I think this game will show us the competitive race.
May 15, 2021, 04:35:12 PM
These first races showed that there is not that much difference between Mercedes and RedBull but there is between Lewis Hamilton and the other drivers as is him that is making a difference.This weekend we have Monaco Gp which in theory is a boring one but just some rain and it makes it extremely interesting.
Monaco is always boring but always interesting.
This year cars lost 18%-10% of their grip so a track like Monaco could be a thing since they are always near the walls.
About the weather. We have a very low chance of rain at least for now. (google)
But we have Mazepin
in Monaco, he can be the factor X for 3 safety cars. May 15, 2021, 03:49:23 PM
Monaco Gp which in theory is a boring one but just some rain and it makes it extremely interesting.
Yes. I'm not a fan of the Monaco grand prix - the most exciting part is the qualifying, which goes a long way to determining the race winner.
The race itself is just a parade with no overtaking; barring mishaps, the only real chance to change positions is generally at the pit stop.
The race itself isn't that great but it's great to see a race within a city like monaco.
Now the weather forecast is a rainy day Sunday so let's and hope it doesn't chance anymore.
May 15, 2021, 01:09:24 PM
Monaco Gp which in theory is a boring one but just some rain and it makes it extremely interesting.
Yes. I'm not a fan of the Monaco grand prix - the most exciting part is the qualifying, which goes a long way to determining the race winner.
The race itself is just a parade with no overtaking; barring mishaps, the only real chance to change positions is generally at the pit stop.
Plus, there could be a crash or two here and there but most of the time it is not going to be that much, racers to do not have overtaking potential there compared to most other places so it is either no risk of overtake to make sure it is a clean race, or a very dangerous overtake.
May 15, 2021, 12:04:03 PM
Marc Marquez was already on his way to pole position until shortly before the end, but the Yamahas fought back on the last lap and took the first two places, tomorrow the weather will be strong. Today the cold weather conditions were not easy but the same for everyone. Rossi also seems to be getting something back on track and trusting his bike.
May 15, 2021, 10:43:49 AM
Monaco Gp which in theory is a boring one but just some rain and it makes it extremely interesting.
Yes. I'm not a fan of the Monaco grand prix - the most exciting part is the qualifying, which goes a long way to determining the race winner.
The race itself is just a parade with no overtaking; barring mishaps, the only real chance to change positions is generally at the pit stop.
May 15, 2021, 10:33:28 AM
Again this year a double race at the RedBull Ring in Austria, in Formula 1 and in Moto GP. The RedBull Ring has always been a very good track for Ducati, and the Ducati riders could score many important points there. At Formula 1 i see a light advantage by Mercedes with the better power unit.
These first races showed that there is not that much difference between Mercedes and RedBull but there is between Lewis Hamilton and the other drivers as is him that is making a difference.This weekend we have Monaco Gp which in theory is a boring one but just some rain and it makes it extremely interesting.
A rain race in Monaco would be very great otherwise we would just see a parade with just a few overtakes.
Let's see if Red Bull don't release Verstappen too soon after a pitstop. That would ruin his race like last time.
It is next weekend and not this one.I am searching the weather and the funny fact is that the race is with 23 May and rain is predicted for 24 and then.It is a shame that for the moment no rain is predicted but we are one week ahead and I hope the weather will change to fit rain in the 23rd of May and we see a really interesting race.
May 15, 2021, 06:58:54 AM
Again this year a double race at the RedBull Ring in Austria, in Formula 1 and in Moto GP. The RedBull Ring has always been a very good track for Ducati, and the Ducati riders could score many important points there. At Formula 1 i see a light advantage by Mercedes with the better power unit.
These first races showed that there is not that much difference between Mercedes and RedBull but there is between Lewis Hamilton and the other drivers as is him that is making a difference.This weekend we have Monaco Gp which in theory is a boring one but just some rain and it makes it extremely interesting.
At FP4 it runs this weekend better for Marc Márquez, even if both crash, both crashed over the left flank of the tire even though they had both pushed each other beforehand. At time it begins to rain... Also Rossi have better results than the last races...
May 15, 2021, 05:11:26 AM
Again this year a double race at the RedBull Ring in Austria, in Formula 1 and in Moto GP. The RedBull Ring has always been a very good track for Ducati, and the Ducati riders could score many important points there. At Formula 1 i see a light advantage by Mercedes with the better power unit.
These first races showed that there is not that much difference between Mercedes and RedBull but there is between Lewis Hamilton and the other drivers as is him that is making a difference.This weekend we have Monaco Gp which in theory is a boring one but just some rain and it makes it extremely interesting.
A rain race in Monaco would be very great otherwise we would just see a parade with just a few overtakes.
Let's see if Red Bull don't release Verstappen too soon after a pitstop. That would ruin his race like last time.
May 15, 2021, 04:37:35 AM
Again this year a double race at the RedBull Ring in Austria, in Formula 1 and in Moto GP. The RedBull Ring has always been a very good track for Ducati, and the Ducati riders could score many important points there. At Formula 1 i see a light advantage by Mercedes with the better power unit.
These first races showed that there is not that much difference between Mercedes and RedBull but there is between Lewis Hamilton and the other drivers as is him that is making a difference.This weekend we have Monaco Gp which in theory is a boring one but just some rain and it makes it extremely interesting.
May 15, 2021, 03:59:23 AM
The FIA has introduced a new test that is not yet under the radar yet.
They are about to change or do a new test on the flexibility of the components.
It is thought that this test is something done against the red bull who in the past had already found a way to use flexible wings by circumventing the regulation for those who remember it.
They used a clever way to "stretch" the layers of the carbon fiber to make it move differently depending on the force applied, ingenious but then banned.
They are about to change or do a new test on the flexibility of the components.
It is thought that this test is something done against the red bull who in the past had already found a way to use flexible wings by circumventing the regulation for those who remember it.
They used a clever way to "stretch" the layers of the carbon fiber to make it move differently depending on the force applied, ingenious but then banned.
Yes, Hamilton mentioned it over the radio during the race. It was kind of a strange thing for him to say, and it felt a bit rehearsed... a bit like it was Toto speaking through Hamilton, and making sure that the message went out over TV to millions of people, so the FIA were forced to look at it.
Mercedes have had concerns for a while that the Red Bull wing is solid when the car is stationary, so it passes the FIA regulations... but then it bends when the car is travelling at speed, so gains an advantage. It's not breaking the rules as such, more going against the spirit of the rules...
AFAIK Red Bull get to keep the bendy wing for the next 3 races though, to give them time to engineer an alternative if the FIA find against them.
Again its amazing how engineers can produce such a new ways to add on performance without failing the FIA requirements as I'm sure that the Red Bull wing have passed the tests of FIA.
And thumbs up for Mercedes Engineers to spot the flexibility of the wing early on,
don't know what the FIA will do about it i think if more teams complain about the advantage is giving RedBull then they will either prohibit them from using it again or they are going to allow it then the other teams will try to copy them.
May 15, 2021, 02:41:20 AM
bendy wing
I think Toto Wolff could just complain straight to the FIA and get them to look at it.. Like how they usually do it.Yes. It felt very forced and scripted when Hamilton said it. Maybe Wolff had already tried with the FIA, or was concerned they wouldn't listen and just wanted it out in the open as a point of discussion.
Max would still have awesome tires at 60+ while Hamiltons tires would have a problem, it would slow him down and his turns would get slower.
So long story short Hard tires, or even just get that one medium tire if they had one? Or do whatever, hell if they had soft that would have worked for 2 stops and would still fail them but at the end of the day everyone and their grandmother knew the one they did wouldn't work.
So long story short Hard tires, or even just get that one medium tire if they had one? Or do whatever, hell if they had soft that would have worked for 2 stops and would still fail them but at the end of the day everyone and their grandmother knew the one they did wouldn't work.
I can't remember how close Bottas was at the time - was there a risk of Max finishing third if he stopped again?
There's also the issue of whose tyres perform better. Not sure if it's the drivers or the cars, but Hamilton has always been extremely good at managing degradation, and his car seems a bit stronger than Max's in this regard.
May 15, 2021, 02:22:35 AM
Again this year a double race at the RedBull Ring in Austria, in Formula 1 and in Moto GP. The RedBull Ring has always been a very good track for Ducati, and the Ducati riders could score many important points there. At Formula 1 i see a light advantage by Mercedes with the better power unit.
May 14, 2021, 11:15:15 PM
The GP of Turkey is cancelled and therefore will be an extra race in Austria. This can be good news for Verstappen because his Red Bull is normally doing great at that circuit .
https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/31442913/turkish-gp-cancelled-austria-gets-second-2021-race
It' sad to see Turkish GP cancelled, race there last year was so exciting. But at least replacement for it isn't bad. Offcourse, it would be best to add new track to calendar than have 2 races in same track. Mugello, Nurburgring or Hockenheim would be good addition and it wouldn't be very difficult in terms of logistics I think. But I guess it's a ll about the money. On the other hand, imagine double header in French track https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/31442913/turkish-gp-cancelled-austria-gets-second-2021-race
. I doubt that many would like to see such thing 
.Man....I really love Turkish F1 GP but I was pissed when I saw the news but nothing we can do about it expect by hoping that next year it will be present alongside Canada Gp because that one is amazing aswell. What is to expect now ? Another circuit being pushed in or we gonna run with one less circuit ?
I’ll agree with you’ll as this is indeed sad news for all F1 fans, because this track had indeed produced an exciting race last year, and now due to it’s cancellation do you’ll feel that it’ll effect Mercedes in their bid to retain the title?. @boltz if I understand correctly this race is now taking place in Austria, as Turkey is not in a position to host this race but if someone could confirm this it would help all who’re reading this thread.
May 14, 2021, 06:41:24 PM
Man....I really love Turkish F1 GP but I was pissed when I saw the news but nothing we can do about it expect by hoping that next year it will be present alongside Canada Gp because that one is amazing aswell. What is to expect now ? Another circuit being pushed in or we gonna run with one less circuit ?
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