Formula 1
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@MajorRage said in Formula 1:
Sargent binned. Finally.
Never even looked like being up to it.
Had one decent season in F2 and got promoted. Never earned it
I think he can thank Liberty Media and Dorilton Capital. They'd want an American driver and unfortunately they chose this donkey:
Wheels on wet grass, plants the accelerator unleashing 1000 hp and predictably bins it. In the end even his countrymen got sick of the cost of him.
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@antipodean I feel like he'd already thrown it in a few races ago. I remember seeing an interview earlier in the season or maybe just hearing a radio clip and the guy was so disconsolate with a real air of FML, tough watch/listen.
Strange they didn't just call it then.
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Great race that. Fair play to Ferrari for backing a 1 tyre change strategy. Leclerc can apologise - his team got that spot on.
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That was a fantastic F1 race. And I just gave my daughter a piastri hoodie for her birthday
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McLaren now leading the constructor champions, and Norris did about an good a job of damage limitation as you could imagine - passing Verstappen on track to chip a couple more points off him.
This title will be the closest in years, and those points might be decisive in the final washup
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What is happening to RB?
People looking for opportunities in other teams, people looking to retire, new challenges etc. Resulting lack of leadership in design direction leading to what could be conflicting strategies which are complex to detect. The F1 budget and aero handicaps are working as intended.
Oh, and Jos.
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@antipodean said in Formula 1:
What is happening to RB?
People looking for opportunities in other teams, people looking to retire, new challenges etc. Resulting lack of leadership in design direction leading to what could be conflicting strategies which are complex to detect. The F1 budget and aero handicaps are working as intended.
Oh, and Jos.
It felt like their lead dissolved mid season though. Maybe I haven't been paying enough attention...
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@Bones Apparently he's an active and destructive influence in the background. Something to do with a power struggle once the founder of Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz) died.
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It's well documented that Jos & Horner don't get on. It's hard to see Max staying at Red Bull next year now, given that his relationship with Horner is also quite strained. I base that view on that buddy of mine's brother works at Red Bull and says that there is no way that both Horner & Max can continue together at Red Bull and it's not because of either of them, it's because of Jos. And he thinks that they will choose Horner over Max.
Chris Evans was on the radio saying that it's no co-incidence that Red Bull fell off the pace when Newey left as he was the clear influencer in the car's pace. I'm not 100% sure I agree with that (as I really don't know enough about the upgrades etc) but it's pretty seismic that they've lost the lead in the constructors from where they were.
I didn't see the GP yesterday unfortunatly as it seems like I missed the best one of the year. Did watch qualifying though and the course looked an absolute mare.
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Side note, and this is really pathetic on my part, but but I've warmed to Max recently.
First race back after the summer break, they showed all the drivers arriving to the race. There was the usual garb from many wearing outlandish shit, although George Russell was clearly the worst. Looked like an absolute penis.
Max & Carlos Sainz were the winners. Jeans, backpack, team shirt, cap. All business.
Sad, I know, but put them up in my esteem.
