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Post by TheSowIsMine on Jul 13, 2020 19:59:06 GMT
I had misspelled he name. It is Styrian GP. From wiki - "The race was named for Styria, the state of Austria that the Red Bull Ring is located in." Yes, Usually the names are after the host country. Race took place in Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. Spielberg is in Styria. There is one GP named as Tuscan GP later in the season. Ah, thanks for the clarification. I haven't followed Formula 1 in many years. Are there two GPs in Austria now, creating a need to differentiate between them?
Is the Tuscan GP in addition to the traditional Italy GP at Monza and to the San Marino GP at Imola (none of which are in Tuscany, as far as I know)?
Yes, it looks better to have a different name. It even had a different main sponsor.
The Tuscan GP is going to be at Mugello. Its the the first time they are going to race there. It is Ferrari's test circuit.
The second Brittish GP is called the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.
These are the remaining confirmed races:
Hungarian Grand Prix Hungary Hungaroring, Mogyoród 19 July[d] British Grand Prix United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 2 August[e] 70th Anniversary Grand Prix 9 August Spanish Grand Prix Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 16 August[f] Belgian Grand Prix Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 30 August[g] Italian Grand Prix Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 6 September Tuscan Grand Prix Italy Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero 13 September Russian Grand Prix Russia Sochi Autodrom, Sochi 27 September
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Post by Aj_June on Jul 18, 2020 14:12:56 GMT
Seems like Hamilton is well set o take tomorrow's race although let's hope that weather plays a role in levelling things up.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Jul 18, 2020 15:00:09 GMT
Seems like Hamilton is well set o take tomorrow's race although let's hope for that whether plays a role in levelling things up. Mercedes is really strong, especially in qualifying. RBR is really crap, they are slower than last year. Both drivers are really fighting the car, especially in the last sector.
Anyway, Hamilton is going to win tomorrow(he is always very strong here) and I think we will get a nice battle for third. Racing Point have the different strategy starting on mediums.
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Post by Aj_June on Jul 18, 2020 15:20:14 GMT
Seems like Hamilton is well set o take tomorrow's race although let's hope for that whether plays a role in levelling things up. Mercedes is really strong, especially in qualifying. RBR is really crap, they are slower than last year. Both drivers are really fighting the car, especially in the last sector.
Anyway, Hamilton is going to win tomorrow(he is always very strong here) and I think we will get a nice battle for third. Racing Point have the different strategy starting on mediums.
Yeah, I think we can have a great finish for 3-6 range. I was not expected Racing Point to take 3rd and 4th and Renault at 5. Interesting to see that part.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Jul 18, 2020 15:29:30 GMT
Mercedes is really strong, especially in qualifying. RBR is really crap, they are slower than last year. Both drivers are really fighting the car, especially in the last sector.
Anyway, Hamilton is going to win tomorrow(he is always very strong here) and I think we will get a nice battle for third. Racing Point have the different strategy starting on mediums.
Yeah, I think we can have a great finish for 3-6 range. I was not expected Racing Point to take 3rd and 4th and Renault at 5. Interesting to see that part.
I was surprised by both Williams cars going trough to Q2.
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Jul 18, 2020 20:36:46 GMT
All I know is that after watching 14 races at the Red Bull Ring (4 F3, 4 F2, 4 Porsche Challenge and 2 F1s) I'm really glad to see a different track on show this weekend!
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Jul 19, 2020 12:13:51 GMT
Race starts at 14:10 GMT.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Jul 19, 2020 13:22:50 GMT
That was a great call from Haas.
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Post by Aj_June on Jul 19, 2020 13:28:48 GMT
Rain is coming it seems.
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Post by Aj_June on Jul 19, 2020 15:09:09 GMT
Rain just kept fooling wit them. At this point it is clear that Max is one of the best (top 1 or 2) driver in the game. He kept Bottas away in spite of inferior car.
Congrats Lewis on another strong performance.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Jul 19, 2020 15:21:24 GMT
RBR mechanics were amazing. Good start for Verstappen after doing something stupid. Haas got points for their early pit stop call, well done Magnussen McLaren was a bit disappointing after Austria. Williams, better in qualifying, but they still need more race pace on sunday. Bottas almost made it exciting, he had a good recovery drive.
Hamilton now leading the championship.
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Post by cypher on Jul 19, 2020 15:56:43 GMT
Alex Albon is accused of blatant cheating, for his mechanics drying his grid box before the start with leaf blowers.
Although Red Bull is quick to protest against any perceived Mercedes infraction, they're not, themselves, above a spot of cheating to gain the upper hand.
Their desperation is palpable.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Jul 19, 2020 16:10:36 GMT
They were allowed to put up a tent, but not use their blowers. Very stupid what they did.
Every team calls out other teams, especially if it benefits them.
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Post by cypher on Jul 19, 2020 16:27:18 GMT
They were allowed to put up a tent, but not use their blowers. Very stupid what they did. Every team calls out other teams, especially if it benefits them. Incredibly stupid, or willfully ignoring the race director's explicit directive. Yes, they were told they could put up a tent, which they didn't, but they were also told they were not "permitted to use any means to artificially dry the track, including but not limited to grid boxes eg: blowers, tyre blankets, etc."
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Jul 19, 2020 16:34:05 GMT
They were allowed to put up a tent, but not use their blowers. Very stupid what they did. Every team calls out other teams, especially if it benefits them. Incredibly stupid, or willfully ignoring the race director's explicit directive. Yes, they were told they could put up a tent, which they didn't, but they were also told they were not "permitted to use any means to artificially dry the track, including but not limited to grid boxes eg: blowers, tyre blankets, etc." Wilfully ignoring it is stupid in my opinion.
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Post by cypher on Jul 19, 2020 16:47:05 GMT
Obviously, I see it as cheating, particularly with the directive issued before the start.
But let's see how the stewards see it.
Seconds added - 'honest' mistake. Disqualification - blatant cheating.
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Jul 19, 2020 17:16:31 GMT
Hammer Time
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Jul 19, 2020 18:13:37 GMT
Obviously, I see it as cheating, particularly with the directive issued before the start. But let's see how the stewards see it. Seconds added - 'honest' mistake. Disqualification - blatant cheating. I doubt he will get disqualified, it’s probably a 5 or 10 sec penalty. Raikonen was way out of position and he got 5 seconds. Haas on the other hand can get disqualified, they are being investigated for driver aids. edit: RBR was cleared, no penalty edit 2: magnussen got a 10 sec penalty and is now 10th
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Post by cypher on Jul 19, 2020 20:07:02 GMT
Obviously, I see it as cheating, particularly with the directive issued before the start. But let's see how the stewards see it. Seconds added - 'honest' mistake. Disqualification - blatant cheating. I doubt he will get disqualified, it’s probably a 5 or 10 sec penalty. Raikonen was way out of position and he got 5 seconds. Haas on the other hand can get disqualified, they are being investigated for driver aids. edit: RBR was cleared, no penalty edit 2: magnussen got a 10 sec penalty and is now 10th Raikkonen getting a penalty on his license for lining up wrongly last seems a little harsh, a more innocent mistake than drying the grid box. Anyway, fair enough, I'll give RBR the benefit of the doubt.
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Post by sjg on Jul 20, 2020 11:14:42 GMT
Well that was a nice full weekend of Motorsport. The Indy Car races were great, MotoGP was action packed as per usual and F1 was a decent race.
The onboards from the Mercedes cars in qualifying was mesmerizing to watch. Those cars must be a pleasure to drive.
Max goes from zero to hero. Fair play to his mechanics for getting his car fixed on the grid and fair play to Max for dragging a result out of it to split the Mercedes. Kudos to Lewis for another dominant weekend. The rest of the field was an interesting mixed bag and it was a shame the rain didn't come mid race.
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