***The Official 2021 Formula 1 season thread***

Allergic2BunnyEars · Postby **Allergic2BunnyEars** » May 28th, 2017, 6:05 pm

Lol Alonso need a bush bath oui. Honda mc.

janfar · Postby **janfar** » June 11th, 2017, 5:50 pm

What did u say Allergic2bunnyEars???

Didn't expect Hammy to run away like that. Didn't expect the Force India's to run so well. Didn't expect Lance Stroll to finish.

Allergic2BunnyEars · Postby **Allergic2BunnyEars** » June 11th, 2017, 7:17 pm

Honda MC.

Morpheus · Postby **Morpheus** » June 11th, 2017, 7:24 pm

The Senna family gesture to L. Hamilton: Priceless

Although I later read that it was a replica....

kamakazi · Postby **kamakazi** » June 11th, 2017, 7:42 pm

Didn't they announce that it was not a replica

Good race today... Congrats to Hamilton. Good job closing back the championship points to Vettel

Postby **worksux101** » June 14th, 2017, 8:03 pm

It was a replica they presented...the original he got after

kamakazi · Postby **kamakazi** » July 15th, 2017, 6:42 pm

British GP this weekend

src1983 · Postby **src1983** » July 15th, 2017, 7:48 pm

"Free alcohol, now matter how much money you make, you don't turn that down" Daniel Riccardo

kamakazi · Postby **kamakazi** » July 16th, 2017, 7:52 am

Lol... That press conference was funny.

NR8 · Postby **NR8** » July 16th, 2017, 9:51 am

Good race. Nice fights from Verstappen and Bottas.

janfar · Postby **janfar** » March 14th, 2018, 7:11 pm

10 days till Melbourne. F1 season is upon us again.

Looks like RB and Ferrari made stop advances during winter testing. Merc didn't show off their potential as usual. Is this going to be another sweep for Hamilton or are we going to see Max and Vettel fight tooth and nail for the championship till Abu Dhabi.

teems1 · Postby **teems1** » March 15th, 2018, 8:28 am

janfar wrote:10 days till Melbourne. F1 season is upon us again.

Looks like RB and Ferrari made stop advances during winter testing. Merc didn't show off their potential as usual. Is this going to be another sweep for Hamilton or are we going to see Max and Vettel fight tooth and nail for the championship till Abu Dhabi.

Looks like a closer fight this year between the Mercs and Ferrari. I have a feeling it will be Lewis -> Vettel -> Bottas/Raikkonen/Max for most races.

Postby **worksux101** » March 15th, 2018, 9:12 am

Red Bull seems pretty confident as well give that they had an early start to development this year.
Also I expect/hope Ricciardo to outperform Max.

How would you guys be watching the races? Buying SkyF1?

antlind · Postby **antlind** » March 15th, 2018, 9:15 am

teems1 wrote:
janfar wrote:10 days till Melbourne. F1 season is upon us again.

Looks like RB and Ferrari made stop advances during winter testing. Merc didn't show off their potential as usual. Is this going to be another sweep for Hamilton or are we going to see Max and Vettel fight tooth and nail for the championship till Abu Dhabi.
Looks like a closer fight this year between the Mercs and Ferrari. I have a feeling it will be Lewis -> Vettel -> Bottas/Raikkonen/Max for most races.

Hopefully this closer competition leads to some exciting races. I’m sure there will be a lot of drama and fireworks at a personal level between Hamilton, Vettel and the other drivers. It will also be interesting to see how Hamilton reacts if Bottas is able to match his pace. So the off track drama might exceed the on track competiion.

janfar · Postby **janfar** » March 15th, 2018, 9:35 am

Max was already rattling cages with his unreliable RB. Imagine the same aggressive pace while also challenging for the championship.

Postby **worksux101** » March 15th, 2018, 10:04 am

Bottas has alredy shown he isn't at Hamilton's level - no worries there.
Same way Kimi is no longer up to Vettel's pace as he gets older and less motivated.
Max is still too arrogant to consistently win anything

NR8 · Postby **NR8** » March 15th, 2018, 11:15 am

worksux101 wrote:How would you guys be watching the races? Buying SkyF1?

I usually either find a stream for Sky F1 or use Mobdro. Can it be bought locally?

antlind · Postby **antlind** » March 15th, 2018, 1:55 pm

worksux101 wrote:Bottas has alredy shown he isn't at Hamilton's level - no worries there.
Same way Kimi is no longer up to Vettel's pace as he gets older and less motivated.
Max is still too arrogant to consistently win anything

I think this season Bottas will find his groove now that he’s more familiar with the car. He will challenge Hammy from within the team and we all know what happens when Hammy gets challenged........Hammertime. It will be a great season that’s for sure.

janfar · Postby **janfar** » March 16th, 2018, 3:16 am

NR8 wrote:
worksux101 wrote:How would you guys be watching the races? Buying SkyF1?

I usually either find a stream for Sky F1 or use Mobdro. Can it be bought locally?

SkyF1 cannot be bought without a UK address. It really is a stupid setup. I am not sure about the F1TV that is coming out soon but I am pretty sure their will be a lot of sheit tying it up for us who live on de islands.

I will continue to stream on vipbox etc.

janfar · Postby **janfar** » March 16th, 2018, 5:59 am

https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/videos/1000935046730144/

kamakazi · Postby **kamakazi** » March 17th, 2018, 2:26 am

I am hoping for a return to form by McLaren and would like to see Alonso back in the fight for podiums.
I think Bottas can match Hamilton... But there is a different kind of driving style that develops after you become world champion. A style that doesn't have to prove anything cause you are or were the greatest driver in the sport at that point in time.

Postby **worksux101** » March 17th, 2018, 10:06 am

janfar wrote:
NR8 wrote:
worksux101 wrote:How would you guys be watching the races? Buying SkyF1?

I usually either find a stream for Sky F1 or use Mobdro. Can it be bought locally?

SkyF1 cannot be bought without a UK address. It really is a stupid setup. I am not sure about the F1TV that is coming out soon but I am pretty sure their will be a lot of sheit tying it up for us who live on de islands.

I will continue to stream on vipbox etc.

Last 2 seasons I used skyf1 in the UK...didn’t know I couldn’t here now. Oh well...

Postby **worksux101** » March 17th, 2018, 10:10 am

kamakazi wrote:I am hoping for a return to form by McLaren and would like to see Alonso back in the fight for podiums.
I think Bottas can match Hamilton... But there is a different kind of driving style that develops after you become world champion. A style that doesn't have to prove anything cause you are or were the greatest driver in the sport at that point in time.

Bottas has never been a great driver though - at no point has anyone ever really looked at him thinking there’s a future world champion. IMO he was brought in as a safe understudy to Hamilton that wouldn’t ruffle feathers like Nico. A lot like Barrichello back in the day.

I hope FA and McLaren tank big time and have a lot of reliability issues, and moreso that Torro Rosso outscore them. I’ve never seen take as little responsibility as they did for a poor season, or seen a driver whine as much. Even MS, arguably the greatest of all time, never complained when Mercedes were shite.

Rory Phoulorie · Postby **Rory Phoulorie** » March 17th, 2018, 8:58 pm

Hamilton will breeze through this year's championship.

Anyway of more importance is MotoGP has started this weekend. This first race is going to be good. If only F1 could be anywhere close to the excitement in MotoGP.

janfar · Postby **janfar** » March 18th, 2018, 6:20 am

Bottas is a good driver but he doesn't have the extra push in him to be a champion. He doesn't want it as bad as say, Vettel or Ham. To be a champ you have to be ruthless. That's why he partnering Ham. Good enough to bring the point for constructors.

Anyone planning to go to a race? Im looking at the US and Mexico GP. Possibly both if I get the schedule right.

16 cycles · Postby **16 cycles** » March 18th, 2018, 6:38 am

Rory Phoulorie wrote:Hamilton will breeze through this year's championship.

Anyway of more importance is MotoGP has started this weekend. This first race is going to be good. If only F1 could be anywhere close to the excitement in MotoGP.

Hearing that!

Zarco already has a lap record to get pole position.

kamakazi · Postby **kamakazi** » March 18th, 2018, 8:03 am

I feel Bottas has what it takes to become world champion. He had to adapt to a new car which Mercedes admit had a very narrow sweet spot... He is also pretty consistent in terms of finishing in the points. We will see how it goes this season.

Zarco... One of the best over one lap... Always seems to fall a little short with respect to race craft... Reminds me of Super Sic

bgh · Postby **bgh** » March 18th, 2018, 12:58 pm

worksux101 wrote:
janfar wrote:
NR8 wrote:
worksux101 wrote:How would you guys be watching the races? Buying SkyF1?

I usually either find a stream for Sky F1 or use Mobdro. Can it be bought locally?

SkyF1 cannot be bought without a UK address. It really is a stupid setup. I am not sure about the F1TV that is coming out soon but I am pretty sure their will be a lot of sheit tying it up for us who live on de islands.

I will continue to stream on vipbox etc.

Last 2 seasons I used skyf1 in the UK...didn’t know I couldn’t here now. Oh well...

Since NBCSN lost the broadcast rights, being looking for the channel that will now show the races.
FOX sports has the rights and have sold re broadcast rights to ESPN2
Ofcouse we have ESPN 2 Caribbean so no F1 there.

So SkyF1 via mobdro will be my primary source now. It works well for non stop coverage. I would have both SkyF1 and NBCSN running and just switch inputs.

Good news is Fox on flow 245 and 246 will show the races and qualifiers as i found out last night while searching. I just need to subscribe for channels I will not watch after the race is done.

Postby **worksux101** » March 19th, 2018, 9:38 am

Do you know who would be doing the coverage? Matchett and co?

janfar · Postby **janfar** » March 19th, 2018, 10:12 am

I simply cannot stand US coverage of F1. The useless banter and the excessive ads drive me crazy. I remember watching a race where Vettel was racing from the back to the front in Abu Dhabi with some brilliant overtaking. Almost every critical moment was cut for an ad.