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- 17 Sep 2023, 21:33
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Singapore GP IIDOTR
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5267
Re: Singapore GP IIDOTR
Have to acknowledge Sainz & Norris for co-operating better than most team-mates do and holding off Merc, even though it goes against my general views on IIDOTR. Lawson and Gasly are other options. Since I imagine that Norris and Sainz will be getting a lot of nominations, I would agree with hav...
- 17 Sep 2023, 21:28
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Singapore GP ROTR
- Replies: 26
- Views: 7777
Re: Singapore GP ROTR
I'm going for Alonso - by far his poorest weekend in an Aston Martin on a circuit I fancied him to go well. Also his failure to score means only 2 have an unbroken points streak this year (Verstappen and Hamilton). Russell was just going all out for a win on a rare Red Bull off day, and Red Bull th...
- 16 Sep 2023, 18:29
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Well, a lot of people have been saying for much of the season what a great year we'd be having if only Red Bull weren't there. Let’s hope tomorrow now lives up to that! (Albeit you still wouldn't bet against Max coming through to win… would you…?) That said, it does feel as if Tsunoda was getting p...
- 15 Sep 2023, 17:58
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Singapore Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3147
Re: 2023 Singapore Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
1. Verstappen
2. Norris
3. Alonso
4. Leclerc
5. Perez
6. Hamilton
7. Sainz
8. Russell
9. Ocon
10. Stroll
PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Zhou
ROTR: Alpha Tauri
IIDOTR: Norris
DBTMOTR: Piastri
LP: Sargeant
FtP: Hulkenberg
2. Norris
3. Alonso
4. Leclerc
5. Perez
6. Hamilton
7. Sainz
8. Russell
9. Ocon
10. Stroll
PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Zhou
ROTR: Alpha Tauri
IIDOTR: Norris
DBTMOTR: Piastri
LP: Sargeant
FtP: Hulkenberg
- 04 Sep 2023, 07:01
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Italy 2023
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2793
- 04 Sep 2023, 06:59
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Reject of the Race - Italy 2023
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3623
Re: Reject of the Race - Italy 2023
Five second time penalties - penalising drivers, especially world champions, is terrible for franchise value. Best to give penalties that have no consequences and can easily be nullified. Whilst I have seen quite a few posters complain about this, it seems the complaints are mostly targeted towards...
- 01 Sep 2023, 15:04
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Broken floor. He’s still plenty fast I think that maybe the question is asking about other areas of Leclerc's performance. It's not just purely "is Leclerc fast", but about how consistently he can maintain that performance and how well he copes with changeable conditions. In the past, his...
- 01 Sep 2023, 14:47
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Italian Grand Prix Prediction Predicament
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3695
Re: 2023 Italian Grand Prix Prediction Predicament
1. Verstappen
2. Perez
3. Sainz
4. Hamilton
5. Alonso
6. Leclerc
7. Norris
8. Piastri
9. Russell
10. Albon
PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Bottas
ROTR: Alfa Romeo
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Sargeant
LP: Zhou
FtP: Piastri
2. Perez
3. Sainz
4. Hamilton
5. Alonso
6. Leclerc
7. Norris
8. Piastri
9. Russell
10. Albon
PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Bottas
ROTR: Alfa Romeo
IIDOTR: Alonso
DBTMOTR: Sargeant
LP: Zhou
FtP: Piastri
- 28 Aug 2023, 09:04
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Can anyone with a good memory recall when Leclerc was the new big thing? It hasn't worked out has it. Broken floor. He’s still plenty fast I think that maybe the question is asking about other areas of Leclerc's performance. It's not just purely "is Leclerc fast", but about how consistent...
- 27 Aug 2023, 22:35
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Reject of the Race - Dutch Grand Prix 2023
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3570
Re: Reject of the Race - Dutch Grand Prix 2023
I might go for one thing that is outside of the usual remit, which is the celebrations by Red Bull's mechanics. Before the race, the circuit owners apparently went to quite a bit of effort to tell fans that flares had been banned from the circuit, with Imre van Leeuwen, the director of the race, put...
- 26 Aug 2023, 11:02
- Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
- Topic: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
- Replies: 1897
- Views: 1544299
Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Having occasionally dabbled in this thread, I was wondering if somebody can make any sense of what exactly is going on with Alex Palou and the mess that is his contract status? We had the initial lawsuit for Palou to stay at Ganassi, and now we've had Palou bail out of his deal with McLaren to stay ...
- 26 Aug 2023, 08:14
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Best wishes to Ricciardo on a speedy recovery. Given that he's almost certainly going to miss more than one race, does this put paid to his chances of grabbing the Red Bull seat? I felt like it was unlikely to begin with, but this certainly doesn't help. Could this be a decent opportunity for Lawso...
- 25 Aug 2023, 17:18
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Speaking of replacement drivers, it has been confirmed that Ricciardo is now out of the Dutch GP after fracturing a bone in his hand in his FP2 crash, with Liam Lawson being called up as his replacement. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ricc ... /10511470/
- 25 Aug 2023, 16:23
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Dutch Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3959
Re: 2023 Dutch Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
I would say it's the "let's be honest, Max will win by miles" race, but it seems you can copy and paste that for pretty much every race this season now. Maybe it should instead be the "all hell will break loose if Max doesn't win" GP... 1. Verstappen 2. Alonso 3. Hamilton 4. Pere...
- 25 Aug 2023, 16:16
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
So here's a ponderance... With Robert Shwartzmann being reserve driver at Ferrari- supposing something happened to Leclerc or Sainz at a race weekend in say Qatar or Bahrain or Saudi Arabia,so he stepped up to take their race drive. If he was to get the car into the top 3 what flag would they fly a...
- 13 Aug 2023, 21:19
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Anyway, that post however very much highlights the reason why moral discussions about the countries hosting F1 among fans are a joke. F1 fans use moral values mostly as an argument against tracks they don't like. Fair comment. I object strongly to the political leanings of Orban's Hungary and I don...
- 10 Aug 2023, 21:56
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Wasn't his dad like a proper oligarch? I remember claims that both Uralaki and old man Mazepin himself were the target of sanctions. If that's true, I don't see how you can claim the kid has no involvement. Yes; both Nikita and his father Dmitry were placed on the EU sanctions list early in the res...
- 07 Aug 2023, 12:01
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Did Haas specifically say that he would not be able to race because of his nationality? The Russian invasion took place in February 2022 and I'm certain he was replaced before then.I would have thought it would've been fairly straightforward for Haas to assert that his services were not being kept ...
- 06 Aug 2023, 09:48
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Perez has another rival for that Red Bull seat it seems /s https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/1001032/nikita-mazepin-f1-return-eu-court-ruling-banned/ It would be great if anyone here is a lawyer and can translate the explanatory word-salad in the story. The greater concern is that Mazepin may now b...
- 01 Aug 2023, 20:38
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
I agree that I don't think Red Bull will win every race, but one wonders how far they'll go this season. I think it's highly likely they'll pass Ferrari's old mark, they'll be pulling out all the stops at the Netherlands and they've got the fastest top speed for Monza. The races are still exciting,...
- 31 Jul 2023, 19:00
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Renault/Alpine have only ever won the Constructors title twice and that was with Alonso driving in 2005/6. He walked out at the end of last year when he realised he was wasting his time. The constant lack of focus and changes of management, strategy and purpose (as directed by corporate Renault) is...
- 30 Jul 2023, 16:05
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Bold prediction... Andretti to buy Enstone I suspect that, with the recent injection of investor capital, Alpine might be content to hold on for now. It's not that far fetched though - Andretti does reportedly have a contract in place for Renault's power unit, which will have opened up connections ...
- 30 Jul 2023, 15:59
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Belgium 2023
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3969
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Belgium 2023
1- Yuki Tsunoda Kicked Dale's behind and did tons of overtakes- deserved more than 1 point. (ffs Max won driver of the day- Should have been Yuki) Probably not that surprising if Max probably also picked up a lot of votes for being half Belgian - whilst Norris and Stroll might also be half Belgian,...
- 30 Jul 2023, 15:52
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Reject of the Race - Belgium 2023
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5059
Re: Reject of the Race - Belgium 2023
1- Carlos Sainz and Ferrari While he got the punishment he clearly deserved the fact was that he took Pisatri out by leaving him no room - literally. However, I would add Ferrari onto this when they could see Sainz tumbling down the order and left him out (maybe it was extra punishment). Anyway aft...
- 28 Jul 2023, 21:21
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
This shake-up at Alpine is seismic. Szafnauer, Permane and Fry all out on the tail of Rossi. Stroll over at Aston Martin seems to understand that building a championship winning team takes time, patience and lots of money. Renault seem to have forgotten that. I wonder if this all started after the ...
- 28 Jul 2023, 08:34
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Belgian GP - Predictions Thread
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3006
Re: 2023 Belgian GP - Predictions Thread
The "are we even trying to pretend that Max won't win by miles" GP? S1: Verstappen S2: Perez S3: Norris S4: Hamilton S5: Piastri S6: Russell S7: Leclerc S8: Sainz 1. Verstappen 2. Perez 3. Norris 4. Hamilton 5. Piastri 6. Leclerc 7. Russell 8. Sainz 9. Alonso 10. Stroll PP: Verstappen FL: ...
- 27 Jul 2023, 21:15
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
And Australia is one of the cheapest, yet offer an extra day on top... The reason why the Australian Grand Prix ticket prices are so low is because the state of Victoria are subsidising the event very heavily, which means the tickets are sold at a quite substantial loss. Whilst I can't find the fig...
- 27 Jul 2023, 08:39
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Just to ponder... if George hadn't won Brazil last year, Red Bull would have had 22 consecutive wins... Don't tempt fate. I would say "that's the last thing we need", but if Red Bull gets a clean sweep of wins that even the McLaren MP4/4 couldn't manage (merci, Jean-Louis), that might sna...
- 25 Jul 2023, 20:48
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
This season is turning into a real kicker for Alpine, isn't it? A second double-DNF in a row, this one cause by their cars hitting one another - albeit the incident wasn't entirely their drivers' fault. The season began with the team their star driver had left them for taking all the plaudits, and ...
- 23 Jul 2023, 19:54
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Reject of the Race - Hungary 2023
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8993
Re: Reject of the Race - Hungary 2023
In some ways, there is an argument for the entire race deserving the award - the pre-race excitement from Zhou's high starting position evaporated before they even reached the first corner, where it instead turned into a farce, Verstappen comfortably drove off into the distance, Aston Martin have fa...
- 22 Jul 2023, 16:44
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
I did not expect a Mercedes pole in Hungary for the second year in a row! There are a few surprises up and down the field there - for a start, as you say, I doubt many were expecting anything other than another comfortable pole for Verstappen (and Norris has also managed to get surprisingly close t...
- 21 Jul 2023, 20:04
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Hungarian GP - Predictions Thread
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3049
Re: 2023 Hungarian GP - Predictions Thread
1. Verstappen
2. Norris
3. Leclerc
4. Alonso
5. Hamilton
6. Perez
7. Piastri
8. Russell
9. Sainz
10. Gasly
PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Bottas
ROTR: Stroll
IIDOTR: None
DBTMOTR: Stroll
LP: Sargeant
2. Norris
3. Leclerc
4. Alonso
5. Hamilton
6. Perez
7. Piastri
8. Russell
9. Sainz
10. Gasly
PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Bottas
ROTR: Stroll
IIDOTR: None
DBTMOTR: Stroll
LP: Sargeant
- 19 Jul 2023, 18:07
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Hungarian GP - Predictions Thread
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3049
Re: 2023 Hungarian GP - Predictions Thread
The First GP without Nyck. Because he's goneskies and replaced by a non-rookie, the rookie point is goneskies. I'm open to suggestions for anything else. I was thinking first to pit going forwards but it's up for debate. There are still two rookies to choose between, Pastrami and Police Sargeant Lo...
- 13 Jul 2023, 09:35
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
I think the question really should be "will there be a seat there at all next year?" We know that AT is gone as of 2024, while Marko is getting on in years and there were multiple comments made following Mateschietz's death last year that he would be gone before long. If my theory is corr...
- 11 Jul 2023, 19:33
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Do Max and Lando have similar driving styles/preferences in regards the instability of the rear end? If so, it doesn't bode will for Danny's chances in the current Red Bull dynamic. I believe that the issue with the McLaren cars was not so much about rear end instability, but more to do with change...
- 11 Jul 2023, 15:31
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Media already have Ricciardo in the seat. Reckon RB's main motivation here is getting a look at Ricciardo, to see should he replace Perez. De Vries' lack of performance has just given them an easy excuse. Be interesting if he's beaten by Tsunoda. Lawson will come in next season. I guess so - I had ...
- 10 Jul 2023, 14:48
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Will Nyck de Vries last until the end of the season? Just throwing it out there. I think that he might just last until the end of the season, if only because it's plausible to me that Red Bull might put Liam Lawson into one of the Alpha Tauri cars in a free practice session first. I suspect Lawson ...
- 09 Jul 2023, 21:18
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Will Nyck de Vries last until the end of the season? Just throwing it out there. I think that he might just last until the end of the season, if only because it's plausible to me that Red Bull might put Liam Lawson into one of the Alpha Tauri cars in a free practice session first. I suspect Lawson ...
- 09 Jul 2023, 16:26
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 British GP ROTR
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4607
Re: 2023 British GP ROTR
1. Ferrari. Sainz passed be four cars was embarrassing. I think their heads have gone down. Stand by for some sackings. 2. Alpine. Poor. It was another case of strange strategy calls by Ferrari - Sainz was left exposed on his hard tyres, and there was the slightly unexpected decision to call Lecler...
- 08 Jul 2023, 20:00
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 1613940
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
I really thought Norris had the pole there, with Verstappen having a yellow middle sector behind him. Poor old Perez can't qualify for love nor money at the moment, can he? In qualifying trim at least, his performance has fallen off a cliff quite spectacularly - five consecutive races where he's fa...