RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted April 20 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20 Quali produced a spectacular hero-to-zero. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PeterStiles Posted April 20 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 20 I'm quite pleased I turned the TV on for BBC news to immediately tell me the result. Saved me watching . Maybe the same will happen tomorrow. I think I'll be ok with that... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Collier Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 When you start 4th after a rain affected Q3 yet still finish 13 seconds ahead in a 19 lap race it doesn't bode well for the GP. 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
didcot Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 Well today's race was a snoozefest! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 There was a race????? 🤪 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted April 21 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 21 2 minutes ago, Hroth said: There was a race????? 🤪 Welllllll, Hammy made a lot of places....somewhere. I was gutted for Ricciardo though. Talk about bad luck, but Stroll is just not F1 material, proven yet again. Blaming DannyRic for braking 'for nothing' when there were two cars in front of him all nose to tail. We used to call it driving without due care and attention. 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveM666 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Five events (I won't call them races) into the season and I am proud to say that I've not bothered to watch any of them. For God's sake, give us some unpredictability. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lurker Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Interestingly Ricciardo also hit Piastri in the same incident, damaging his diffuser - before Stroll hit him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Well for once the spraint qualifying and sub-race had its moments, and well done for Lando/his team for their tactical nous to beat one RB in the race proper. A wet track does indeed level the field, but it did look that the surface was unduly slippery after having being recoated. Having said that, compared with many/most it's a good circuit, with both expected (DRS) and unexpected overtaking opportunities. Marshalling could have been better with the time taken to call VSC/SC out for Bottas. Should Stroll have points on his licence for that incident? It seems worse than the rather aggressive response from Alonso in the spraint race which was punished. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 The sprint qualifying in the wet was the most interesting bit of this weeks circus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted April 21 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 21 It's only a snoozefest if you focus on the winner and ignore the rest of the field. Don't get me wrong, I would love to see someone other than Verstappen/Red Bull winning but it's still interesting to watch Sainz proving he has every right to a drive with any of the top-level teams, Ricciardo's survival struggles, Norris building his reputation and Alonso adding to his god-like status. The less said about Stroll, the better. If daddy didn't own the team he would have been a goner long ago! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 13 hours ago, The Lurker said: Interestingly Ricciardo also hit Piastri in the same incident, damaging his diffuser - before Stroll hit him. Severity of the impact the deciding point perhaps, and the fact Stroll can be seen not looking at the traffic ahead? A love kiss between the Aussies, vs Stroll slamming into the rear, lifting Ricciardo up into the air. Lance Stroll seems well out of his depth, but unless daddy buys a Formula E team I can't see him shifting. Jo 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 57xx Posted April 22 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22 On 21/04/2024 at 20:18, The Lurker said: Interestingly Ricciardo also hit Piastri in the same incident, damaging his diffuser - before Stroll hit him. Whereabouts on this does he hit Piastri before Stroll ploughed in to him? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium OnTheBranchline Posted April 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 25 (edited) BBC Link Adrian Newey is leaving Red Bull! It must be for Hamilton and Ferrari, you have to assume. Toto is probably calling Max non stop now. Edited April 25 by OnTheBranchline 6 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
didcot Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 Brilliant! I bet the RB board wish they had dumped the Ginger Whinger 2 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SR71 Posted April 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 25 Have to say I presumed the speculation to be nonsense but Newey moving on is a surprise. Could he be going to Mercedes? I can't see him wanting to move to Italy. Toto has just been throwing everyone off with the Max stuff. Although with how rude and ungrateful Max is on the radio I can understand Adrian not wanting to provide him with a car. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 (edited) NOT sure if these are spoof pics or not, I was on a Ferrari Facebook page, and said SPECIAL MIAMI suits as now part sponsored by HP / Hewlet Packard. https://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/40005457/ferrari-add-blue-iconic-red-f1-car-miami-grand-prix Edited April 25 by Andrew P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 (edited) Looking at the skintones, it seems that something went wrong with the colour balance in the Photoshop workflow... Edited April 25 by Hroth Just a bit of rephrasing... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 39 minutes ago, SR71 said: Have to say I presumed the speculation to be nonsense but Newey moving on is a surprise. Could he be going to Mercedes? I can't see him wanting to move to Italy. Toto has just been throwing everyone off with the Max stuff. Although with how rude and ungrateful Max is on the radio I can understand Adrian not wanting to provide him with a car. Don't think it's Verstappen junior that he takes issue with, he is wanting out of the political side of the business with the infighting between all those non technical, non driving elements and their vested interests. Newey is so highly regarded and highly sought after that clearly he was able to command his own terms when employed by Red Bull and equally when he chooses to leave he gets to choose the manner and the timing and how long a sabattical (sounds like zero). There cannot be many people in such a technically driven sport that have that sort of power. The question is when did other teams begin earnestly courting him, did for example Hamilton have an idea when he jumped ship. Would be most ironic if he went to Mercedes, but Ferrari, Aston or McLaren would love to have him. Curveball - he goes back to Williams and Albon is leading the F1 tables in 2026! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy100 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 He (AN) recently bought a mega yacht - perhaps he is going to take some time off?? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 57xx Posted April 25 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 25 37 minutes ago, Hroth said: Looking at the skintones, it seems that something went wrong with the colour balance in the Photoshop workflow... It's just really cold this time of year in Miami. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
didcot Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 Not just Miami. I can’t remember when the outside temperature went over 20C! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted April 25 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 25 Actually, this is sad. I am no Red Bull fan, and their domination doesn't do anything for me or the sport, but they are what they are, very good at C21 F1. Newey is that peerless human - a gifted creative with supreme tech capabilities. He thrives, like many other creative people, in an environment that is tranquil, stable, single-minded. If, as we are told, Horner's unwise woman-management skills have burst the bubble, I see that as sad. Whether the power struggle is really the root cause of all this, including the claims of the indignant lady employee, we may never know, but it does the sport no favours. 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium OnTheBranchline Posted April 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 25 35 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: Actually, this is sad. I am no Red Bull fan, and their domination doesn't do anything for me or the sport, but they are what they are, very good at C21 F1. Newey is that peerless human - a gifted creative with supreme tech capabilities. He thrives, like many other creative people, in an environment that is tranquil, stable, single-minded. If, as we are told, Horner's unwise woman-management skills have burst the bubble, I see that as sad. Whether the power struggle is really the root cause of all this, including the claims of the indignant lady employee, we may never know, but it does the sport no favours. 2024 is turning into a legendary season for stuff happening off the track. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
didcot Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 Very true @Oldddudders. Newey has given a large part of his career to RB. To leave in such circumstances will probably hurt. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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