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Dare
Today at 10:01:52 PM by Dare
Views: 5 | Comments: 0

Any thoughts on the USA Presidential Election. I like hearing
whay people from others countries think
John S
Today at 01:20:21 PM by John S
Views: 30 | Comments: 1

Could've & should've been a World Champ. They say the good die Young!

https://f1i.com/images/284885-the-driver-enzo-ferrari-labeled-a-really-great-one.html
John S
Today at 12:58:56 PM by John S
Views: 67 | Comments: 4

GPDA the F1 drivers association have taken aim at Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the FIA President, in the form of a bold statement about nit picking and high handedness; as they see it. (See GPDA statement below).

Now aside from the clear grammatical errors in their tome is it right for participants in any sport to make such public admonishments of the elected top official of that sport?

Yes they possibly have what one might describe as minor grievances with FIA enforcement of some rules, however most of what they complain of have been rules for very many years in F1. Because previous administrations did not in the main enforce these rules does not mean they are null & void.

To me with this spat, and isn't that really what this is, has the look of an internal politics agenda, being pushed perhaps by other interests than solely drivers.
Funny though how this is all ramping up heading into new Concorde agreement negotiation time.

I'm in the 'Spoiled Brat' camp. What's your view on this?   

GPDA statement in full

As is the case with every sport, competitors must abide by the referee’s decision, whether they like it or not, indeed whether they agree with it or not. That is how sport works. The Drivers (our members) are no different, and fully understand that.

Our members are professional drivers, racing in Formula 1, the pinnacle of international motorsport. They are the gladiators and every racing weekend they put on a great show for the fans.

With regards to swearing, there is a difference between swearing intended to insult others and more casual swearing, such as you might use to describe bad weather, or indeed an inanimate object such as a Formula 1 car, or a driving situation.

We urge the FIA President to also consider his own tone and language when talking to our member drivers, or indeed about them, whether in a public forum or otherwise. Further, our members are adults, they do not need to be given instructions via the media, about matters as trivial as the wearing of jewellery and underpants.

The GPDA has, on countless occasions, expressed its view that Driver monetary fines are not appropriate for our Sport. For the past 3 years, we have called upon the FIA President to share the details and strategy regarding how the FIA's financial fines are allocated and where the funds are spent. We have also relayed our concerns about the negative image financial fines bring to the Sport. We once again request that the FIA President provides financial transparency and direct, open dialogue with us. All stakeholders (FIA, F1, the Teams and the GPDA) should jointly determine how and where the money is spent for the benefit of our Sport.

The GPDA wishes to collaborate in a constructive way with all the stakeholders, including the FIA President, in order to promote our great Sport for the benefit of everyone who works in it, pays for it, watches it, and indeed loves it. We are playing our part.


John S
November 05, 2024, 10:26:12 PM by John S
Views: 123 | Comments: 2

Nice piece on Motor Sport magazine website, detailing sound estimates of all the component parts, see below.

They reckon it's at least $20m+ for just one chassis, engine & all other component parts.  :swoon:

No wonder there's so much fuss at this time of year when drivers continually shunt cars.  :D

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/how-much-does-an-f1-car-cost/
John S
November 05, 2024, 01:55:51 PM by John S
Views: 183 | Comments: 3

It's Helmut that pocketed the biggest pay rise, his salary virtually doubled to £7m. Christian's increase although huge is a much smaller percentage overall (approx 11%) on his total to £8.8m.

I reckon talk of losing £15m from constructors placings this term is small beer in total budget. RBR breaks even or makes money, and that's without factoring in marketing worth to main brand.

Might change I guess now they're an engine builder, even that is now cost capped so nothing like sums Dieter had to throw in the pot once upon a time. 

Horner isn’t thought to be the wealthiest amongst the F1 paddock though.

{Arch rival Toto Wolff’s salary is approximately £6 million, he’s a one-third shareholder of Mercedes Benz. That means he’s earned around £25 million in dividends.

McLaren CEO Zak Brown reportedly earns £9 million, but banked £26.4 million in total.}

Courtesy Crash.net, today.


https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/racing/christian-horner-and-helmut-marko-s-huge-pay-rises-emerge-as-red-bull-brace-for-15m-hit/ar-AA1twZjS?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=94180a3fe08e4ce88a80521478c6f367&ei=34
Jericoke
November 03, 2024, 09:20:50 PM by Jericoke
Views: 218 | Comments: 4

A little preamble:

I'm sure there's a good reason why its called the Sao Paulo Grand Prix and not the Brazilian Grand Prix. Still seems weird to me.  Whatever BS reason they used to get the 'European', 'Pacific' or 'San Marino' Grand Prix run in the past must not exist any more?

Heroes
Anyone who finished the race.  Sure, racing in the wet is a supreme test of a driver's skill, but sometimes you hit a puddle at the wrong time, and you're out through no fault of your own.

Max.  Rain is the great equalizer and boy did Max equalize the heck out of how much better he is at racing than the other drivers.

Alpine/Econ/Gasly.  Hard to say what happened here, but absolutely stunning races from Econ and Gasly.  Is the car meant for the rain?  Is the car really bad, and the rain equalization showed that Econ and Gasly are amongst the best of the best?  I don't know, but I don't think ANYONE would have pegged Alpine for reaching 6th place in the WCC.  Absolutely heroic day for the boys from Enstone.

Russell.  Mercedes looked like they were up a creek without a paddle, yet Russell seems to have found a paddle.

Tsunoda.  Again, with the idea that a wet race is the 'great equalizer', he looked good this weekend.

Zeroes.
It's a tough weekend when it's wet.  Bad luck can make a driver look catastrophically bad, so it's not really fair to call someone out for a bad moment.  However.

Zhou.  With wet racing equalizing things, he looked so much worse than everyone.

Perez. As with the rest of 2024, no where to be found.

Stroll.  I find it hilarious that he was classified below Albon, a man who literally didn't have a race car.  (Yes, I understand it has to do with starting positions and how neither started.  Still the funniest thing I've seen in F1 in a long time)

FIA.  I feel like the Race Director (or someone) isn't keeping a tight control on how the races are being conducted.  safety cars and red flags don't seem to be operating at maximum safety levels.  Thankfully no one has been hurt, but these things need to be operated fairly in order to maintain both the safety and sporting integrity. 

Similarly, whatever it was that Norris et al did wrong on the aborted start, the FIA really needs to be able to communicate directly with the drivers.  True, they probably broke the rules, and the drivers should know the rules, but on a chaotic day where things that 'never happen' are happening over and over, it felt like a guiding hand was missing.  The FIA needs to provide that guiding hand, that's basically what they're there for.

Dare
November 03, 2024, 01:54:21 AM by Dare
Views: 201 | Comments: 4

If you have Netflix their showing a 6 part series
about Senna the end of November. Should be good

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a62792217/ayrton-senna-netflix-series-trailer/
cosworth151
November 03, 2024, 12:56:32 AM by cosworth151
Views: 157 | Comments: 1

I wonder if Hall & Oates could do a remake of one of their hits especially for Max:

Stewads' eyes
They're watching you
They see your every movement
Steward's eyes
They're watching you watching you watching you


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