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Priceless Ferrari F1 Car Crashed In Historic Race
The Monaco Historic was on this weekend, and the star of the vintage F1 race was 1990s Ferrari F1 driver Jean Alesi driving the 1970s Ferrari 312T raced by Niki Lauda. Everyone was enamored with its period-appropriate tight action on-track, and slightly less enamored with its even more...
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FIA Approves Sprint Qualifying for F1, And Here's How It Will Work
100 Kilometer Race on Saturday Will Determine Formula 1 Starting Positions for Sunday's Main Event
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FIA Approves Sprint Qualifying for F1, And Here's How It Will Work
100 Kilometer Race on Saturday Will Determine Formula 1 Starting Positions for Sunday's Main Event
What a stupid idea, so for the hope of 3 points the teams get an extra chance to smash up their car or suffer mechanical damage the day before the actual race?
I thought they were trying to bring costs down in F1?
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I agree, perhaps I'm too old school but my feeling is that this will cheapen the sport and turn it into a horse and pony show.
I want to see wild guys, wheel to wheel like a group of Banshee's trying to win without being concerned about trivialities.
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You are more likely going to see the big teams tiptoe around the track trying to keep out of trouble and then hoping they can make up the lost places on Sunday.
It seems like a rushed idea without any thought of the possible issues, for example, do the teams get an extra engine for the season? Considering it’s almost another GP over the three weekends.
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That's exactly what is going to happen, except for the guy on pole everyone else is just going to be on a Sunday (cough..Saturday) drive.
Perhaps I shouldn't be so negative and see what it is actually like in practice.
Not much difference in what happens currently:That's exactly what is going to happen, except for the guy on pole everyone else is just going to be on a Sunday (cough..Saturday) drive.
Perhaps I shouldn't be so negative and see what it is actually like in practice.
Lewis Hamilton 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Practice 1: 25 Laps
Practice 2: 35 Laps
Practice 3: 17 Laps
Qualifying: 19 Laps
Now the race distance he did complete (as winner) has been provided as 305.355 km. Pole position is much further forward than the Start/Finish line so he wouldn’t do a full lap until lap 2. Plus for his pit-stop he goes through the pits and not the correct distance either so a +/- variance.
Practice and Qualifying he completed 96 laps. Even though it’s not given to the metre what distance travelled, we’ll use a full lap distance.
96 laps* 5.554km= 533.184
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Well it remains to be seen, but I can't see the chaps giving it their all in the sprint race. Free practice and qualifying is a lot more controlled and meant for a driver to essentially race himself,
That is a very interesting calculation, I have never thought of it like that.
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I’m not sure what your stats are saying, could you elaborate?
Remember that practice and qualifying still happen, the extra 100km for the sprint race is an additional 100km, which teams are going to want to go an extra 300km at full race pace when they’re already struggling to complete the season on the current power unit allocation? All for the sake of a possible 3 points if they actually win.
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With budget caps this season, teams running out of parts towards the end and additional risks of serious damage to cars...yeah this is a super idea
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Formula 1 announce that Turkey will replace Canada on 2021 F1 race calendar | Formula 1®
Formula 1 has confirmed a change to round 7 of the 2021 calendar, with the Turkish Grand Prix replacing the Canadian Grand Prix for the weekend of June 11 to 13.
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I wonder if we'll see Russell in a Merc next year, he got some great pace out of that car, even though it was only FP1/2
I'm really rooting for Daruvala to get a seat in F1. He certainly does not look like potential World Championship material but could be a contender for the Alpha Tauri seat next season if Gasly moves on. F1 could seriously do with a competitive driver from the developing world, especially India.
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There is no automatic entry into F1 but Jehan Daruvala has to deliver consistently to have a shot: Dr Helmut Marko
In 2019, Jehan grabbed eyeballs with a third place finish in the Formula 3 and was a title contender for the the major part of the season.
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