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by mario
01 Feb 2024, 21:46
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Andretti bid for 2025 rejected
Replies: 21
Views: 1119

Re: Andretti bid for 2025 rejected

That does seem unnecessarily complicated. And if the line about skipping a meeting is true, then yeah, like what the hell Michael? But FOM's other reasons seem weak at best. That said, if they truly believe you need genuinely competitive teams with factory engine deals, is this a conspiracy to put ...
by mario
01 Feb 2024, 19:19
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari in 2025?
Replies: 24
Views: 1321

Re: Hamilton to Ferrari in 2025?

To steal a line from Cody Rhodes: "So, uh, what do you guys wanna talk about?" With it now (allegedly) confirmed, it really puts that photo of Lewis that Merc put on Instagram last week in perspective. He looked absolutely miserable. Must have done his seat fit and a session in the sim an...
by mario
01 Feb 2024, 18:54
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Andretti bid for 2025 rejected
Replies: 21
Views: 1119

Re: Andretti bid for 2025 rejected

Does this all boil down to the F1 teams, manufacturers etc not wanting to give up any of their profits to another team? Yes. They claim that a customer engine deal is a hindrance to any new team.....despite all the customer deals currently. This is their "official" reasoning for inviting ...
by mario
31 Jan 2024, 19:04
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Andretti bid for 2025 rejected
Replies: 21
Views: 1119

Andretti bid for 2025 rejected

So, it has been confirmed that FOM have rejected the application from the Andretti's to enter F1 in either 2025 or 2026, although they have indicated that they might be open to considering an application for 2028. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/68158107 Whilst not unexpected, there is one inte...
by mario
28 Jan 2024, 22:03
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Spanish GP moving to Madrid street circuit
Replies: 8
Views: 672

Re: Spanish GP moving to Madrid street circuit

If it's a half street/half permo affair like Melbourne or Montreal I probably wouldn't mind that much. And going by the sim Williams put out it doesn't look too bad (apart from the disgraceful kink in the middle of the lap where if someone goes off they're going to hit a barrier head on at 90 degre...
by mario
26 Jan 2024, 19:24
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2024 discussion thread
Replies: 143
Views: 7757

Re: 2024 discussion thread

Unfortunately this is the future of F1 now, I think. It’s Visa Cash App RB now and soon it’ll be the ‘YouBetchaBest NFTs Ever Grand Prix of UAE’ There is a danger of forgetting that teams could be rather unsubtle about advertising in the past either - after all, you had Yeoman Credit/Bowmaker from ...
by mario
24 Jan 2024, 21:17
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2024 discussion thread
Replies: 143
Views: 7757

Re: 2024 discussion thread

Unfortunately this is the future of F1 now, I think. It’s Visa Cash App RB now and soon it’ll be the ‘YouBetchaBest NFTs Ever Grand Prix of UAE’ There is a danger of forgetting that teams could be rather unsubtle about advertising in the past either - after all, you had Yeoman Credit/Bowmaker from ...
by mario
23 Jan 2024, 21:20
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Spanish GP moving to Madrid street circuit
Replies: 8
Views: 672

Spanish GP moving to Madrid street circuit

There had been a few rumours floating around that Liberty Media were looking at moving the Spanish GP to a new venue, and now it has been confirmed that a new street circuit in Madrid will be joining the calendar in 2026, with a ten year deal signed with the Ifema Madrid group (the consortium which ...
by mario
21 Jan 2024, 09:19
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2024 discussion thread
Replies: 143
Views: 7757

Re: 2024 discussion thread

According to Bernie Ecclestone, Max would win even in a McLaren, Ferrari, or Mercedes. Do you agree with him? If he means the odd race, maybe 1-3 races, sure, could be. If he means the championship, he’s delusional. (Caveat, this is talking about the 2023 season) It seems that he left it deliberate...
by mario
18 Jan 2024, 21:34
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2024 discussion thread
Replies: 143
Views: 7757

Re: 2024 discussion thread

You've covered it Mario. I acknowledge my desires are purely what makes sense to me as a fan. I'd like a more competitive team in Haas' entry and they seem to be treading water at this point. Nobody believes they are maxing out their budget. As irrational as it might be, I'd love for FOM or the FIA...
by mario
13 Jan 2024, 22:01
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2024 discussion thread
Replies: 143
Views: 7757

Re: 2024 discussion thread

RE Haas, Mark Hughes thinks it's likely a sale will happen. I'm hoping he's right. Give Andretti a chance I say. What do you think Andretti will be able to do with it, if they buy the Haas outfit? For now, Gene Haas is insisting that he has no interest in selling - whether that is simply a negotiat...
by mario
12 Jan 2024, 10:13
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2024 discussion thread
Replies: 143
Views: 7757

Re: 2024 discussion thread

RE Haas, Mark Hughes thinks it's likely a sale will happen. I'm hoping he's right. Give Andretti a chance I say. What do you think Andretti will be able to do with it, if they buy the Haas outfit? For now, Gene Haas is insisting that he has no interest in selling - whether that is simply a negotiat...
by mario
10 Jan 2024, 17:47
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2024 discussion thread
Replies: 143
Views: 7757

Re: 2024 discussion thread

And also is there some limit to the number of races you will watch? I cannot believe that me, the board's resident grumpy old man is the one saying this, but the question now is: "Is there some limit to the races you will watch live "? I watch all of F1 practice, qualis, sprints, and race...
by mario
10 Jan 2024, 10:10
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2024 discussion thread
Replies: 143
Views: 7757

Re: 2024 discussion thread

The whole "Kick Sauber Stake Romero" thing is mildly amusing to me. I don't watch any type of gaming streams, but my friends who do tell me that Kick is quite literally Twitch with blackjack and hookers (sports betting and nudity), so that's funny if nothing else. Not sure how many others...
by mario
02 Jan 2024, 20:28
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2024 discussion thread
Replies: 143
Views: 7757

Re: 2024 discussion thread

Great to see a thread on the 2024 season. I wonder why didn't you use their exact name "Stake" 🤔 I just couldn't remember it correctly. I could go back and edit it, but because I don't have a stake in the team, I don't find the name that memorable. It's even more complex than that - the t...
by mario
29 Dec 2023, 09:13
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Replies: 1897
Views: 1361241

Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread

Expecting a close fight between Chip Ganassi Racing and Team Penske in the 2024 season. Both teams have very good drivers in their disposal so everything is likely to be very close between them in the upcoming season. The ongoing court case between Palou and McLaren is unlikely to help Palou's perf...
by mario
23 Dec 2023, 19:49
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: Rumoured F1/motorsport driver/team moves
Replies: 32
Views: 10592

Re: Rumoured F1/motorsport driver/team moves

There has been some news about Carlos Sainz's contract extension with Ferrari beyond 2024. I think that we are likely to see Carlos with Ferrari in 2025 and a few years more as well. I have the feeling that perhaps this is a somewhat erroneous place to put this post, given the thread is more about ...
by mario
21 Dec 2023, 20:28
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Reject of the Year
Replies: 30
Views: 15275

Re: 2023 Reject of the Year

Gotta be Nyck. Dude had so much hype in the F1 previews and such whether he would be the next RB driver since their stocks were low and people were low on Yuki. Nyck was supposed to smash Yuki apparently but dude got sacked and never made it into his home GP. I'm curious what press you're referring...
by mario
10 Dec 2023, 22:08
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1371000

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

The way Max dominated the whole season. I don't think we're going to see such domination from any driver in the next few years at least. I hope you're right, i really do. And yet I suspect that until there is a major rules change, there will continue to be dominance by one team and driver. It will ...
by mario
07 Dec 2023, 22:40
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: Failures of Motorsports - Car Designs, Team Mistakes and More
Replies: 10
Views: 1505

Re: Failures of Motorsports - Car Designs, Team Mistakes and More

Well, moving to something a bit older and perhaps more obscure, I would suggest the March 721X would be a good starter. The 721X was an experimental design by Robin Herd - his reasoning, after hearing Ronnie Peterson praise the handling of a long wheelbase March 711, was to try and produce a car wit...
by mario
07 Dec 2023, 20:41
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1371000

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/mercedes-f1-rivals-all-deny-filing-fia-complaint-over-wolff-allegations/10555773/ https://twitter.com/FortiCorseF1/status/1732493862071828976 https://twitter.com/SimtekF1/status/1732482768515285296 This whole affair is such a bizarre sequence of events that you rea...
by mario
01 Dec 2023, 22:16
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1371000

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

The 2023/24 silly season was not at all silly. Not even a will he/won't he of any significance. Next season will start as 2023 ended. No change in driver line up anywhere on the grid. I’m predicting a 2009-10 style period here. In 2009 the only change was Red Bull promoting Vettel to replace the re...
by mario
29 Nov 2023, 21:35
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Reject of the Race - Abou Diaby 2023
Replies: 21
Views: 6208

Re: Reject of the Race - Abou Diaby 2023

Carlos Sainz "Can we finally stop asking if he's better than Charles now?" Were there a lot of people really wondering about this? I like Carlos, I think he's a good fit for that team and a quick and safe pair of hands. He makes one or two fewer mistakes per season than Leclerc, but in ou...
by mario
29 Nov 2023, 21:21
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Reject of the Year
Replies: 30
Views: 15275

Re: 2023 Reject of the Year

I guess it comes from the opinion that Perez was sometimes, at best, an irrelevance to Red Bull, and sometimes became more of a liability (not just to his team, but to other drivers as well). If Perez had managed to finish in 2nd place all season long, his theoretical score would have been 396 poin...
by mario
29 Nov 2023, 10:54
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Reject of the Year
Replies: 30
Views: 15275

Re: 2023 Reject of the Year

I don't get all the Perez nominations personally. Yes, he had a "bad" year and made numerous mistakes, and yes I nominated him for more than one ROTR, but let's be realistic here, he finished P2 and had the second most wins on anyone. 21 out of the 22 drivers this year would have taken th...
by mario
26 Nov 2023, 18:55
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Reject of the Year
Replies: 30
Views: 15275

Re: 2023 Reject of the Year

Several drivers did not show themselves in the best light; in particular, Nyck De Vries showing that his Formula 2 championship might have been the result of a depleted talent pool, but Sergio Perez had only a brief glimmer of a challenge at his record-breaking teammate before it all slipped into a...
by mario
26 Nov 2023, 17:02
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1371000

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

I knew someone would see a flaw somewhere! Having said that, I think I remember reading something years ago (probably the late 1990s or early 2000s, given the context). Frank Williams said that if the F1 season ever got to 20+ races per year, he would have to employ a second race crew and alternate...
by mario
26 Nov 2023, 16:37
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Reject of the Race - Abou Diaby 2023
Replies: 21
Views: 6208

Re: Reject of the Race - Abou Diaby 2023

Sainz's strategy - even a minor points place might have made a difference. I am kind of surprised that this did not get more nominations, because Ferrari really lost the plot in the tail end of the race. The idea of starting Sainz on the hard tyres was not necessarily a bad one - Stroll did the sam...
by mario
25 Nov 2023, 21:53
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1371000

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

If we are to have sprint races next year, I would propose that teams have third (and fourth?) cars built up and allow their reserve drivers and their F1 Academy drivers race. It's a great idea! Which is why it'll never happen. And if it did, Liam Lawson might well do an Agostini on the field. (Whic...
by mario
24 Nov 2023, 10:59
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 16
Views: 6396

Re: 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

1. Verstappen 2. Perez 3. Leclerc 4. Norris 5. Hamilton 6. Sainz 7. Russell 8. Piastri 9. Alonso 10. Ocon PP: Verstappen FL: Verstappen First Retirement: Gasly ROTR: The race IIDOTR: Nobody DBTMOTR: Stroll LP: Sargeant FtP: Ocon I also guess that the double points joker kicks in now, since I've not ...
by mario
22 Nov 2023, 18:53
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1371000

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

Ocon is another driver, like Russell (whom we discussed a few weeks ago), who doesn't seem to have much positive press around him for the average viewer. Almost all of his reputation is of being horrible to his teammates , even people like Perez who are almost always likeable and don't seem to have...
by mario
20 Nov 2023, 18:55
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1371000

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

This is not a complaint, it's an observation, and it's about Esteban Ocon. I thought I'd made it before, but apparently I haven't. Or if I did and the search failed to bring it up, He's always been one of those drivers that I just didn't notice. Even when he was with Manor for half a season, and th...
by mario
19 Nov 2023, 12:58
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1371000

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

Similarly, the rage vented at Baku disappeared not long afterwards You and I go to different forums obviously :P :P :D Toto would have a point, if he made it after FP2, not after 8 minutes. And while I don't hate the circuit itself personally (the track and the event itself are two different issues...
by mario
19 Nov 2023, 12:42
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Reject of the Race - Nevada 2023
Replies: 21
Views: 7537

Re: Reject of the Race - Nevada 2023

Free Practice - considering how much people paid to watch this event, for them to be basically shafted due to the organisers not having tested the track properly, only getting to see 8 minutes of action while staying up the whole night (until 2.30am) before being told to get lost (something not tol...
by mario
17 Nov 2023, 19:17
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1371000

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

Early 'reject of the race' for the Vegas Circuit drain covers. Nice to see the return of F1's rarer issues When was the last time this happened? I can't remember at this point whether it's a race I've seen or one from the 1980s that I've only ever experienced on a season review video. But if I had ...
by mario
17 Nov 2023, 08:03
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 14
Views: 4330

Re: 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

1: Verstappen 2: Leclerc 3: Sainz 4: Perez 5: Norris 6: Hamilton 7: Piastri 8: Russell 9: Alonso 10: Albon Pole: Leclerc Fastest Lap: Verstappen First Retirement: Sargeant ROTR: The race (inevitably fails to live up to the overblown hype cycle around it) IIDOTR: Albon DBTMOTR: Stroll LP: Magnussen F...
by mario
15 Nov 2023, 18:50
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1371000

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

I am very much torn on the legitimacy of this. GM itself is moving towards an all-EV future for the most part, but Cadillac does still build and sell high-performance cars (with both V8s and TTV6s). GM has knowledge of high revving, small displacement turbo 6s with their Indycar engine (which they ...
by mario
14 Nov 2023, 20:21
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1371000

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/general-motors-registers-to-join-f1-as-engine-manufacturer-from-2028/10546412/ GM has formally joined F1 as an engine partner committing to build works engines for Andretti starting in 2028. Interesting. But will it be enough? It's an interesting development indee...
by mario
12 Nov 2023, 10:03
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1371000

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

All the FIA need to do now is tell Felipe Massa to get knotted and reaffirm the results of every Grand Prix and every World Championship since 2008. Seriously, haven't they yeeted this one onto the pavement yet? The FIA was able to negotiate an extension until Nov 15th with Massa's legal representa...
by mario
08 Nov 2023, 20:40
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1371000

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

And how is it decided who retires 'first' when there's a multiple collision at the start and two or three cars are out? Is it the car who gets hit first or who hits the wall first or the driver who hops out first? In that situation, where everything appears 'equal', I assume it goes back to qualify...