Also, Masi out is a good start, now hoping for track limits enforcement and the proverbial "all the time you have to leave the space" (with spaniard accent).
Inigo Montoya voice is how I read that
Ya gotta leave room right?
About Masi... he probably is a decent bloke, meant well and tried his best. But it was clear to me through the course of last season that he didn't have the force of personality required for this position. I called for someone who had a more commanding presence. Is that what we have gotten? Who knows? They also announced a VAR-like system controlled from afar (Switzerland?). And too, they announced that communication between teams and race control will no longer be broadcast.
To achieve anything in this game you must be prepared to dabble in the boundary of disaster — Stirling Moss
I thought more of Alonso, now I'll have to find that line from montoya on youtube
Masi is not much worse than Whiting, but he lost his credibility sadly for him. Anyway if FIA wants to show they want clear rules and strict application of those, moving Masi is necessary. But that's not enough. Track limit boundaries, dangerous driving, all needs to be adressed.
Always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel. Romanian born Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivor. 1928 - 2016.
Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C.S. Lewis, 1898 - 1963.
The "top ten must race on their Q2 tires" rule has been abolished. It was introduced back in 2014 to add an extra layer of jeopardy, but never really meant all that much, and honestly I'm fine with this. I like that teams can now just try to turn their fastest laps in qualifying, and there will be overnight intrigue as to compound choices for the race. One less gimmick.
It probably slightly edges for the top cars, but puts the whole field on level ground, and adds the option for the top ten to start on whichever tire they want. Since refueling was removed, and with it disparate loads and the strategy element this brought, compound choice is really all that's left for the strategic side.
In practice however it may mean the soft is relegated to outlier situations. I'll reserve judgment until I get a handle on how the 18 inch rubber behaves, how durable it is, how much grip to life ratio these new tires have.
In the end I don't think this is a big deal, but if it has to be one way or the other, then I'd prefer to see the rule removed as they have now done.
Good article up on Formula1.com today highlighting some of the different engineering design approaches the teams are taking this year.
Additionally...... there will now be a 'show and tell' hour. Teams will be required to present both cars before FP1, with a 'senior figure' on hand to explain it to the press.
"According to the sporting regulations, all teams are required to submit to the FIA a document that gives the “name and brief description of all major aerodynamic and bodywork components and assemblies” that were not used at the last race and are intended to be run that weekend.
This needs to be submitted to the FIA on Thursday afternoon, and will not be revealed to the media until the ‘pre-event automobile display’, which will take place no later than 90 minutes before the start of FP1.
In this display, teams must make both of their cars available for the media outside the garage for up to one hour. They must be fitted with “all major aerodynamic and bodywork components that are intended to be used when the car leaves the pit lane for the first time” at the start of practice.
A second show and tell session will then take place 30 minutes after qualifying, once car specifications are locked in under parc ferme. For this, five teams will be required to supply one car each as selected by the race director."
Alpine have revealed, and frankly this livery is a it of a mess. I knew they had signed a deal with BWT, and there would be pink. Nothing wrong with the color, but this is not a great looking race car for me
To achieve anything in this game you must be prepared to dabble in the boundary of disaster — Stirling Moss
Always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel. Romanian born Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivor. 1928 - 2016.
Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C.S. Lewis, 1898 - 1963.
Pre season testing with the 2022 cars is underway in Catalunya. Leclerc sits atop the timing charts at the end of day one.
We got our first look at the actual RB18, and it's quite radical, yet another sidepod interpretation, and perhaps the most extreme of all. Time will tell if it works well. Max turned over 100 laps today.
Edit: That was just the morning session. Lando topped the time sheets after the afternoon session. We can't read too much in to pace at this point, but it's all we got.
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To achieve anything in this game you must be prepared to dabble in the boundary of disaster — Stirling Moss
So, with Putin launching an invasion of the Ukraine, will Formula One race the Russian GP in September? I'm sure F1, which has always valued money over human rights, would like to race there, but current developments may be too much for even F1 to ignore.
"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" -- Mark 8:36
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