IainMorton Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Excellent session there, set up nicely for a cracker tomorrow. Russell on the medium tyres aswell so can go longer into the race. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afc_36_0 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Unfortunately the race win wont be in question unless verstappen has issues 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Genuinely not sure if this should be renamed a Lando Norris or George Russell fan account. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainMorton Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 49 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Genuinely not sure if this should be renamed a Lando Norris or George Russell fan account. Nothing wrong with wanting the British drivers to do well -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishBhoy Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, IainMorton said: Nothing wrong with wanting the British drivers to do well Always enjoy seeing the British drivers do well. The ones from the Isle of Man, not so much. Edit - Just watched the highlights from qualifying there and it’s good to see Norris doing as well as he did, he comes across very well and seems like a nice guy. As someone who doesn’t follow F1 as closely as most on here, it seems like Britain have two genuine prospects in Lando and George Russell. Is that something that is likely to come to fruition, Norris and Russell battling it out at the front of the grid in years to come once Hamilton retires? I know Russell is destined for Mercedes but is it a possibility that Norris gets a seat in a car capable of winning the championship? Understand politics/money plays a big part when it comes to where the drivers end up but if Norris continues on his current trajectory surely there’s a seat there for him somewhere? I heard one of the Sky pundits saying last weekend that’s he’s the only driver on the grid to improve his position from qualifying at every race this season, and is vastly outperforming his more experienced teammate in Ricciardo. Edited July 4, 2021 by IrishBhoy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 4 hours ago, IrishBhoy said: Always enjoy seeing the British drivers do well. The ones from the Isle of Man, not so much. Edit - Just watched the highlights from qualifying there and it’s good to see Norris doing as well as he did, he comes across very well and seems like a nice guy. As someone who doesn’t follow F1 as closely as most on here, it seems like Britain have two genuine prospects in Lando and George Russell. Is that something that is likely to come to fruition, Norris and Russell battling it out at the front of the grid in years to come once Hamilton retires? I know Russell is destined for Mercedes but is it a possibility that Norris gets a seat in a car capable of winning the championship? Understand politics/money plays a big part when it comes to where the drivers end up but if Norris continues on his current trajectory surely there’s a seat there for him somewhere? I heard one of the Sky pundits saying last weekend that’s he’s the only driver on the grid to improve his position from qualifying at every race this season, and is vastly outperforming his more experienced teammate in Ricciardo. Norris signed a contract extension with McLaren last month. Given the progress they've both made in the time he's been there there's no reason to think that won't continue, especially with new regulations coming in next year. Also Ricciardo's a bit rubbish and has been for a while. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Killington Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Remember the good old days when the best young British driver in F1 was Joylon Palmer. I wonder what ever happened to him? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 1 minute ago, Buzz Killington said: Remember the good old days when the best young British driver in F1 was Joylon Palmer. I wonder what ever happened to him? Tune in to five live to find out 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishBhoy Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 8 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Norris signed a contract extension with McLaren last month. Given the progress they've both made in the time he's been there there's no reason to think that won't continue, especially with new regulations coming in next year. Also Ricciardo's a bit rubbish and has been for a while. Aye Ricciardo does seem to have went nowhere over the past few years. Is there a reason Brits tend to get F1 seats over other nationalities, for as long as I can remember there has always been 3 or 4 Britons on the grid going back to when I first started taking an interest, which was around the time of Coulthard/Hakkinen/Schumacher. I know the majority of the teams base themselves in the south of England, but the only country I can recall having similar representation is Germany, and to a lesser degree Brazil. I was on a contract last year involved in the maintenance of Scotrail trains and the guy running the job had ordered about 300 excess bottles of Loctite thread locker, which sells for about £20 a bottle. One of the guys on the job was sticking them up on EBay at 3 bottles for £30 and he noticed the address of one of the buyers was in Silverstone. It turned out to be the Racing Point F1 team 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afc_36_0 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Riccardo reminds me a bit of alonso, extremely talented and on his day one of the best but seems to make really bad career decisions 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 f**k supporting someone purely for their nationality, particularly in a sport where you don't compete for your country. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, afc_36_0 said: Riccardo reminds me a bit of alonso, extremely talented and on his day one of the best but seems to make really bad career decisions Aye, I can see that, the only difference is that no team mate has destroyed Alonso the way that Ricciardo has been destroyed this season by Lando Norris. I must say that Norris gets more impressive by the race. What talents him and George Russell are. ETA: I do worry about George Russell in the sense that he does not appear to be a very lucky driver - most of the best drivers have also been lucky so-and-sos as well. It might mean nothing, I am old enough to remember how long it took Mika Hakkinen to win a race for example, and it may sound stupidly trivial, but I felt it was worth mentioning. Hopefully his career is more Mika Hakkinen than Jean Alesi. Edited July 4, 2021 by Sarto Mutiny 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Aye get Russell in the 2nd Merc looks like he has the same luck as Bottas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afc_36_0 Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 George russell reporting an issue [emoji85] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginaro Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, IrishBhoy said: Is there a reason Brits tend to get F1 seats over other nationalities, for as long as I can remember there has always been 3 or 4 Britons on the grid going back to when I first started taking an interest, which was around the time of Coulthard/Hakkinen/Schumacher. I know the majority of the teams base themselves in the south of England, but the only country I can recall having similar representation is Germany, and to a lesser degree Brazil. For the usual reasons of a bigger pool of drivers in feeders series - first world country with motorsport heritage, good grassroots ladder, access to series in Europe, sponsors, family money, etc. However it is cyclical - usually 3 or 4 but in 2018 there was only Hamilton, previous year Ham + Palmer, also had some years with only Ham + Button and then DC + Button. Edited July 4, 2021 by Ginaro 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 14 minutes ago, afc_36_0 said: George russell reporting an issue Proving my point 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishBhoy Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Paul Di Resta seems to get a bit of abuse from the F1 fans on Twitter, for being boring/stating the obvious, but I’ve always found him interesting to listen to. He tries to explain any incidents in a bit of depth from a drivers perspective. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Perez is an idiot. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Show a bit of patience Perez man. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishBhoy Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 30 minutes ago, Ginaro said: For the usual reasons of a bigger pool of drivers in feeders series - first world country with motorsport heritage, good grassroots ladder, access to series in Europe, sponsors, family money, etc. However it is cyclical - usually 3 or 4 but in 2018 there was only Hamilton, previous year Ham + Palmer, also had some years with only Ham + Button and then DC + Button. What sort of money are you looking at annually if you are funding a child to compete in karting etc. with ambitions to get to F1? I know it’s not a poor mans hobby but is it out of reach for your average man on the street. Used to work with a guy from Falkirk who took his son karting most weekends, all over the country, and he was always dishing out money to keep his boy going. He was adamant he wouldn’t get near any sort of elite level due to the politics involved even at the low level he was competing at. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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