Formula 1 Discussion - And favourite driver?

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Airstrip One said:
Newey struck me as an odd choice for team principal;
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It was an odd and dumb choice. The guy who spergs out about aero is suddenly placed in a position of leadership. I understand what the original intent was, dude is credentialed and has been around forever, but that doesn’t make him a strong leader by default. This happens so often in just about every industry. Put the tenured guy, regardless of what his experiences may be, in the top spot.

I would wager he was miserable in the position too. He will be relieved to go back to working on the car.
 
Looney Troons said:
dude is credentialed and has been around forever, but that doesn’t make him a strong leader by default.
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Peter Windsor, who's been around forever and knows just about everyone in the paddock well, was saying the other day how ludicrous it was to put Newey in this position. He's a blunt spergy genius and that's not what's needed in the position, especially when he'll go 'yeah many of our problems are Honda's fault', because the Japanese don't play like that. His position was 'everyone knows this, Stroll's built companies, surely he knows the difference between leadership and talent and structure accordingly.'

In addition to pointing out that given the McLaren/Honda experience, why wasn't Aston's very first move to buy some housing near the Honda factory and send like a dozen guys over, to make sure they keep their eyes on the ball.
 
Lundgoff said:
I don’t get Wheatley going to Aston. You have the better investors, better pu, better driver pairing, and you’ve got slater to pair with Gabi when hulk retires
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Well Aldi team statement says he's left with immediate effect for personal reasons. I assume that's him/wife/kids unhappy in Switzerland. Ultimately he'll be getting a fat pay cheque anyway, may as well do it in the location you want to.

Audi are fine and all but shareholders, meanwhile Stoll sr is mr money bags and has a habit of buying whatever he wants price tag be damned so I'm sure Wheatley got a good deal out of it. Plus he worked with Newey for a long time so they know eachother well.
 
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Coccxys said:
Why do people get their dicks so hard over Steiner? Had a couple of mildly funny moments in the gay show for casuals and retards then got fired from Haas who only got better as a result.
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Steiner has a good sense of humour if you listen to his interviews, but sadly for him the normie retards labeled him as the Italian with german accent from DTS who swears, says "wankers" and has bad luck.
As for performance, Steiner never had the funds and the drivers that Haas has now. Almost everybody expects that after Max retires it will be Leclerc/Norris/Russell/Piastri era but I will put my money on a Bearman era, he is so smooth and he doesn't give me retard vibes like Antonelli does.
 
Lundgoff said:
I don’t get Wheatley going to Aston. You have the better investors, better pu, better driver pairing, and you’ve got slater to pair with Gabi when hulk retires
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There was some footage of Lance Stroll approaching Audi's president to try and negotiate for Wheatley.

 
British Mersh said:
Steiner has a good sense of humour if you listen to his interviews, but sadly for him the normie retards labeled him as the Italian with german accent from DTS who swears, says "wankers" and has bad luck.
As for performance, Steiner never had the funds and the drivers that Haas has now. Almost everybody expects that after Max retires it will be Leclerc/Norris/Russell/Piastri era but I will put my money on a Bearman era, he is so smooth and he doesn't give me retard vibes like Antonelli does.
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Honestly wouldn’t be shocked if we don’t skip the midclerc/piastri era and go straight to Hadjar/bearman/Antonelli era. Also when Bearman leaves haas will get Camara in and he’s got a lot of hype around him. Question is what they do with Ocon. He’s been getting dicked on by Bearman since August
 
Continuing my trip through the archives...I somehow never realized Gilles Villeneuve died during his prime. I was really sad to learn that. He was an incredibly fun driver to watch. The battle with Pironi at the San Marino GP two weeks earlier was epic. I was expecting to get to see a lot more of that.
Villeneuve led, however Arnoux and Pironi remained on his heels. Lap 29 both Arnoux and Pironi got a good tow on Villeneuve, Arnoux moved into the lead whilst Villeneuve was at least able to hold off his team mate. A few laps later Pironi moved into second in the run down to Tosa. On lap 40, the order between the two changed again as Villeneuve retook second at Tosa. Arnoux, Villeneuve and Pironi continued their fight for the lead, however on lap 44 it was finally reduced to a two man race as Arnoux suffered a spectacular turbo failure around Tamburello, ending his race. The drama between the Ferrari duo was not over, Villeneuve went wide at Bassa shortly after Arnoux's retirement which allowed Pironi into the lead. Villeneuve fought tooth and nail with Pironi and went through back into the lead the following lap whilst the pair came up to lap Salazar's ATS. Ferrari ordered the duo to keep the cars running at a reduced pace to prevent any mechanical failures, although they would lap every other car (bar Alboreto) well before the end.[1] The team hanging out a 'SLOW' sign eight laps from the end. Villeneuve interpreted Ferrari's orders as to hold position and slow down, effectively giving him the victory.[1] In contrast to this Pironi believed the order to simply mean running less power in the turbo's.[1] It was then a surprise to Villeneuve to see Pironi blast past him at Tamburello shortly after receiving the pit signal. On the penultimate lap, Villeneuve moved into the lead again at Tosa. Villeneuve had until this point believed that Pironi's show of force was simply to please the fans at the Imola circuit and his intention was always to obey the slow sign.[1] As the pair approached the Tosa Corner for the final time, Villeneuve, once again ahead, did not expect Pironi to challenge again, opting not to defend the inside of the corner.[1] Pironi took full advantage, making a sudden dart for the inside to take the lead, and ultimately victory a few moments later, not realising that he had just destroyed the relationship between himself and his team mate.[1] A sour Villeneuve followed Pironi onto the podium, later stating that he would never talk to his team mate again, little knowing the truth of this comment.[1]
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Moving on, 1982 Monaco had the most glorious clusterfuck of an ending I've ever seen.
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With just two laps to go, the craziest few minutes in F1 history left fans, journalists and drivers stunned.

Prost was navigating his way around the swimming pool complex when his Renault, still fitted with dry tyres, lost control on the slippery surface and slammed into the barriers.

A tyre went flying in dramatic fashion, and with it all hope of the race win.

Patrese was now set for his first-ever victory but approaching the Loews hairpin, he too lost control and spun his Brabham on oil from another car.

He was fortunate to avoid the barriers on the slowest corner of the F1 calendar, but lost significant time recovering the car and slipped to third.

It was now Pironi’s turn to lead, but whilst in Monaco’s famous tunnel his Ferrari spluttered to a desperate halt. It later emerged that he ran out of fuel.

With Pironi out, the Alfa Romeo of Andrea De Cesaris was next in line to take a maiden win. But in the time it took the TV cameras to locate him, he had also pulled off out of fuel.

Derek Daly’s Williams was also set for a podium but crashed out whilst a lap down on the leaders.

Despite his spin, seeking assistance from the marshalls to get going again, and driving an engine that was liable to break at any point, Patrese unknowingly crossed the finish line in first and took his maiden victory.

Pironi and De Cesaris were classified 2nd and 3rd respectively even though they failed to complete the final lap, as they had lapped the four other cars that were still running.
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And this article just spoiled me that Pironi is about to have a career ending accident. Rough year for Ferrari.
 
My good buddy, when we were in car club last year was at the simracing section and got accepted into some simracing tournament wish my bro some luck, he could make it into F1.
 
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