F1 2021: Abu Dhabi GP - Yas Marina (Dec 12)

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

Some interesting opinions from Alonso

not sure if this was already posted

Alonso said this ''I think from 2007 and fighting with Hamilton in a British team, in a British environment, it was the wrong message that people perceived and spread about me - that from 2007, everyone is surprised about how good I feel and how happy I am''

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

I wish GRO all the best in US but as much as he was popular with fans there was an accident just waiting for it to happen to him in the struggling haas . However heroic his escape from the flames in that fireball crash he just walked himself into that napalm scene with a dumb high risk move.

The art of ice skating, performed by MAX and Kelly Piquet !

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

I liked the moment at a previous Monaco where a Merc driver HAM? nearly tripped him up from behind into the armco and Kimi said when he stops he's going to punch whoever did that

Young MAX at school in Belgium (Maaseik)

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Young MAX at school in Belgium (Maaseik)

I guess he keeps in touch with one or more of his classmates, he looks happy enough there

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

I guess he keeps in touch with one or more of his classmates, he looks happy enough there

MAX was more at the tracks than in school ...

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

MAX was more at the tracks than in school ...

Of course - 'born on the track' haha Jos started him karting when was it ..at 4 years old?

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Of course - 'born on the track' haha Jos started him karting when was it ..at 4 years old?

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Esso Supreme is 99 RON now (was 97 RON before) and it's strange because Esso offers Tesco club card points and my Tesco store has a fuel station with Momentum99 RON fuel for the M.
I'm just wondering if both Esso and Tesco are the same fuel.

[M5Rick]

Yamamoto has said that Honda parting with McLaren was necessary as the car was simply too far behind with it's development.

[Autobacs]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Yamamoto has said that Honda parting with McLaren was necessary as the car was simply too far behind with it's development.

Well for sure for the first year how can Honda expect McLaren to develop the car when the engine could not even complete pre-season testing.

[TTM0TION]

That was a very tough divorce. I'm a massive McLaren fan but how they handled that was terrible and I'm happy to see Yamamoto stick it to them a little bit. In the end, separating was better for everyone.

[Killed by Death]

Motivational speech for Hammy...Quit being a "Sugar Cookie"

Basically

1. Start the day with a task completed
2. Find someone to help you through life
3. Respect everyone
4. Life is not always fair, Move forward
5. Don’t be afraid to fail often
6. Take risks
7. Face down the bullies
8. Step up when times are toughest
9. Lift up the downtrodden
10. Never give up

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Well here's some news my friend,a recent poll in the British,Formula1News posted that a huge 82% of pollsters believe the result at the ADGP was fair and right and with no hint of ''rigging''.
It should come as a further embarrassment to Merc who protested angrily twice.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Motivational speech for Hammy...Quit being a "Sugar Cookie"

Basically

1. Start the day with a task completed
2. Find someone to help you through life
3. Respect everyone
4. Life is not always fair, Move forward
5. Don’t be afraid to fail often
6. Take risks
7. Face down the bullies
8. Step up when times are toughest
9. Lift up the downtrodden
10. Never give up

One of the best speeches, if not best that I have heard.

[Killed by Death]

Masi gone?

https://www.grandprix247.com/2022/01...asi-been-axed/

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Masi gone?

https://www.grandprix247.com/2022/01...asi-been-axed/

This 'investigation' has to conclude first and the new president just started so maybe just speculation.

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

This 'investigation' has to conclude first and the new president just started so maybe just speculation.

IMHO Masi needs to go! I've never seen a F1 race director make so many bad decisions in a single year. His lack of control, logic and leadership is beyond belief.

I've never even been a marshal and could do a better job!!!

I just don't trust the dude! F1 one teams have enough to worries. An incompetent Race Director should be the least of them.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

IMHO Masi needs to go! I've never seen a F1 race director make so many bad decisions in a single year. His lack of control, logic and leadership is beyond belief.

I've never even been a marshal and could do a better job!!!

I just don't trust the dude! F1 one teams have enough to worries. An incompetent Race Director should be the least of them.

We'll see what FIA conclude with the new President and if Mikey does remain then he will probably have to conform to some new practices during the course of the season.

[M5Rick]

Meanwhile here's some funny interviews with a few of the drivers and you guessed it Ricciardo features the most with VET trying to date smooth talking journo.

[M5Rick]

I'm with Brundle here in that getting rid of Masi won't solve the problem associated with a 23 race calendar coming up, it's too big a job for one person and putting another bod in could make it twice as worse. In the past Balestre was present and made decisions directly.

[Killed by Death]

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

No Mikey no no, yes Toto yes yes .. 1