Grand Prix Season stops before it starts!
Looks as if the Australian GP has been postponed after someone form the McLaren team tested positive for the Corona Virus. There is serious doubt about the next two races as well. Given that the F1 promoters are trying to cram in more and more races there is nowhere to move them to!
David
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I expect its down to one word "money"? I agree they should have seen this coming especially with the Italian teams!!! Simon is concerned about his trackside IT team as I think one of them might have been tested although it seems one one person from another team was confirmed with the virus.
David
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Certainly was money, there was a lot of vacillation between the hosts and the FIA and formula one over financial responsibility. They were helped in there decision though by Seb and Kimi flying back to Europe and Mercedes saying neither of their drivers would take part. Otherwise who knows what the decision might have been. Apparently Hamilton was against taking the circus to Australia,
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Disappointing though it is, it is comforting that I shan't have to endure interminable football on TV. Every cloud and all that.
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No one forces you to watch "interminable football", CY, you can ways swap channels or even switch the thing off.
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It seems they started to freight some equipment to Australia about a month ago and probably at that stage no one realised what would happen over the coming weeks. Four GP's cancelled thus far, they hope to resume in early May.
David
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I see Red Bull are throwing their toys out of the pram over Mercs steering gizmo.
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I thought the 5 second penalty for Lewis's "racing incident" a bit harsh but I suppose the stewards have better access to footage and data than Channel 4 highlights to judge it by.
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The trouble with the Hamilton/Albon coming together was that it was the second time in different races the same thing had happened and on both occasions it resulted in Albon being out of the race? To me it looked as if Hamilton was moving across into the path of Albon, when Albon was clearly ahead, and that was perhaps the reason he got the penalty?
The person I felt sorry for was Nicholas Latifi who came 11th and the only on in the race not to score a point!!!
If Seb has many more performances like that will he last the season?
David
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I’m a little surprised Mercedes didn’t tell Bottas to let Hamilton past and slow the field down to allow Hamilton to get 5 seconds clear of the third placed car to ensure Mercedes got first and second. There will be plenty of opportunity in the forthcoming races for Hamilton to let Bottas past for a win to repay the debt. Toto Wolff probably a bit to sporting, but its certainly the kind of thing Ferrari would do.
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Good to see that Alonso will be back next year
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To ensure Mercedes got first and second.
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Dramatic end to the British GP the other week. "Three wheels on my wagon and I'm just rolling along. Cherokee(Dutch) after me..." The Flying Dutchman did well this weekend.
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After last weeks GP with all the upsets, we follow it this week with a demolition derby. It's certainly a strange season this year.
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I quite like the Mugello Circuit it's a shame it's not in more regular use. We discovered it some years ago when we were staying on a campsite nearby.
David
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Given the closeness of the Quali yesterday and the complexities of the track, it augurs well for an interesting race.
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I think using these alternative tracks have added an extra element to watching GP this year. Trouble is when all this is over they will just revert to the tracks that pay the bills!!! Apparently the are looking at replacing São Paulo track because for some reason they don't pay to host the Brazilian GP!!!
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For Istanbul perhaps they need to change Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain" for Ravel's "Bolero"
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It is a shame that the sport's governing body has regulated it to the extent that every car seems identical (apart from the paint job.) Few tracks encourage overtaking and they had to invent a system that helped the guy behind to do so.
But well done to Lewis - keep going and set the bar even higher.
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One of the oft wrongly quoted information about Lewis Hamilton is that he is from Stevenage when he actually lived in Tewin and went to Peartree school in Welwyn Garden City as it is nearer to Tewin where he lived and parents still do in a very big house Lewis has had built
just a bit more info Frank Warren boxing promoter also Marty and Kim Wilde also live there
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The reason for this is that the FIA are trying to provide as level playing field as they can because the smaller teams can't compete on budget. Also in an attempt to become more environmentally responsible they have, over the years, reduced engine size and introduced hybrid technology which is aided by DRS. There are further changes for 2022 and much bigger changes in 2025. That coupled with quite severe budget cuts going forward will probably have a major impact on how F1 operates in the coming years.
David
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Grosjean's crash was certainly spectacular. It's incredible that he walked away practically unscathed.
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