jimmy boo Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Another reason to dislike Mercedes is Ineos' further investment in them.Why? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMorton Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Hopefully this now means Red Bull now have two drivers that can challenge Mercedes not just Max. That’s part of the reason Merc were so dominant as they only had one RBR driver to worry about and use Bottas to cover him off, now maybe with Perez it might not be as simple. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 It's hard to see a way back for Albon now. That good drive in Abu Dhabi came far too late for him. Would he be allowed to go back to F2? A season there honing his race craft could do him good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 14 minutes ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: It's hard to see a way back for Albon now. That good drive in Abu Dhabi came far too late for him. Would he be allowed to go back to F2? A season there honing his race craft could do him good. From a quick Google, the only rule is that part champions can't compete in consecutive seasons, so he would be allowed to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMorton Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 “I wonder if I can cancel my contract and go back to McLaren?” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeek Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 It'll be interesting to see how he gets on.Perez's big strength is keeping the tyres, which means he can often ends up in good positions. But that's when the cars are designed with him in mind. The RB is notoriously oversteery to suit Max. I hope it goes well for Perez though, if nothing else to annoy Verstappen Hopefully this now means Red Bull now have two drivers that can challenge Mercedes not just Max. That’s part of the reason Merc were so dominant as they only had one RBR driver to worry about and use Bottas to cover him off, now maybe with Perez it might not be as simple. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 13 hours ago, Jeek said: It'll be interesting to see how he gets on. Perez's big strength is keeping the tyres, which means he can often ends up in good positions. But that's when the cars are designed with him in mind. The RB is notoriously oversteery to suit Max. I hope it goes well for Perez though, if nothing else to annoy Verstappen I fear for Perez a bit on that one... I think Red Bull will continue to set up for Max, I'm sure Perez will cope better, but Gasly and Albon aren't bad drivers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 I fear for Perez a bit on that one... I think Red Bull will continue to set up for Max, I'm sure Perez will cope better, but Gasly and Albon aren't bad drivers. I think Perez is a better driver than those two, although tbf to Gasly he was excellent this season. In addition, he is much more experienced so I would hope wouldn't be as affected psychologically by being up against Verstappen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMorton Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 On 18/12/2020 at 15:50, IainMorton said: Hopefully this now means Red Bull now have two drivers that can challenge Mercedes not just Max. That’s part of the reason Merc were so dominant as they only had one RBR driver to worry about and use Bottas to cover him off, now maybe with Perez it might not be as simple. Does Max read my posts on here?! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I know he's good at what he does, but every time Max speaks, he comes across as a massive p***k. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginaro Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Sherrif John Bunnell said: I know he's good at what he does, but every time Max speaks, he comes across as a massive p***k. He's right though. One 4th place from Gasly in half a season and two 3rds and three 4ths from Albon in one and a half seasons isn't good enough when Max is finishing on the podium in most races. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMorton Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Ginaro said: He's right though. One 4th place from Gasly in half a season and two 3rds and three 4ths from Albon in one and a half seasons isn't good enough when Max is finishing on the podium in most races. Yep. If Red Bull want to challenge Mercedes they need both cars up there. The fact that Hamilton scored more points than both Verstappen and Albon combined this year says a lot. Edited December 21, 2020 by IainMorton 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 f**k me, how good does this look and sound? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 f**k me, how good does this look and sound? Sounds great, but would have loved to have heard it going through the tunnel! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 It looks like the Australian GP will be postponed https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12179113/f1-season-opening-australian-gp-set-to-be-postponed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Was always a bit optimistic having it as the first race given the Aussie approach to tackling covid. Might be something in the contract that Melbourne has to have the season opener and they've now found a legal way round it. Seemingly they're hopeful of having it later in the season but not so sure myself. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Australia's approach is understandable - they have an opportunity to defeat Covid and can prevent a new variant spreading in the country, so it's no surprise they want a long and serious quarantine for new arrivals. For all the resources, 15% of drivers have already tested positive and I think there was something like 78 positives in F1 over the course of the season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afc_36_0 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Bahrain is the 2nd race so using the outer track would be a decent alternative to replace oz 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Khaki Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 32 minutes ago, afc_36_0 said: Bahrain is the 2nd race so using the outer track would be a decent alternative to replace oz Yup, it's roughly the exact same amount of total tedium, so we wouldn't lose anything in the monumentally boring track stakes at least. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 19 hours ago, GordonS said: Australia's approach is understandable - they have an opportunity to defeat Covid and can prevent a new variant spreading in the country, so it's no surprise they want a long and serious quarantine for new arrivals. For all the resources, 15% of drivers have already tested positive and I think there was something like 78 positives in F1 over the course of the season. 20% now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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