Motorsports Thread

[Drago]

Aye, the sums involved vary according to the outlet.

 

[Jenkins]

From Autosport (my bold - so any figures or restrictions on future employment quoted there or elsewhere are mere speculation)....

Red Bull has now confirmed Horner will officially leave the organisation on Monday after agreeing a settlement, whose details are kept confidential, but which is thought to be anywhere between $70m and $100m. Horner's Red Bull contract had been due to run until 2030.

I'd quite happily be fired by Red Bull for 10% of any of the suggested figures.

 

[biggs682]

So it's a hot Singapore gp weekend.

Where will the championship contenders qualify today and who's garage will Mr Horner be in?

Rumours are Hass amongst others

 

[biggs682]

Well that was quite a good Singapore gp in my opinion.
Russell did what he set out to do and didn't really come under much pressure.
Max was max , the McLaren twins were arguing.
Bring back good ol' racing

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Nowadays I only ever watch the highlights, so perhaps it’s the editing, but don’t they do the national anthems of the winning team and driver on the podium any more?

 

[Drago]

I dont know what Piastri is bleating about. Team mate be damned, Norris is a race driver and he has no one but himself to blame if he didnt think Norris wouldn't have a go at the slightest whiff of an opening. Don't like it? Then cover the line batter. Its racing, not a polite "after you" in the queue for the bus.

 

[FishFright]

I dont know what Piastri is bleating about. Team mate be damned, Norris is a race driver and he has no one but himself to blame if he didnt think Norris wouldn't have a go at the slightest whiff of an opening. Don't like it? Then cover the line batter. Its racing, not a polite "after you" in the queue for the bus.

Norris managed to hit 2 cars in that incident.
From Piastri's view it does look like Norris drove into him but it was from trying , and failing, not to hit Verstappen . I'm sure once Piastri see's the other views he'll wind his neck in and regret spending the rest of the race sulking.

 

[biggs682]

The first person to beat is a team mate as long as you don't take you both out of the race

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

It's relatively easy to appear chilled when you aren't expected to do well and/or the competition isn't that strong, such as Max in F1 and Pog in cycling for recent years... Not so easy when you're in the pressure cauldron!

 

[Drago]

Max scores the maximum 8 points in the sprint while McLaren implode.

A shark is in the water and consistently taking bites out of the McLaren drivers life raft, and instead of getting a grip and and being ordered to paddle in unison theyre going round in circles.

Their ridiculous interest in "fairness", penalising one driver because the other had bad luck, has brought this fraught situation about, and now they've lost control of it. Evolution allows the fittest to survive and prosper- communism brings stagnation and eventual collapse. Yet guess which the pound shop Toto that is Zak Brown insists upon.

Its still an outside chance, but if Max does take the crown I'll laugh my arse off (as well as doffing my cap to the relentlessness talent of Verstappen.)

 

[biggs682]

Max is closing in on another F1 championship crown unless the McLaren twins start to get better results

 

[Drago]

Yep, McLaren are fluffing it at every twist snd turn and Max is now relentless once again.

 

[biggs682]

So will max be getting a Mexican wave on Sunday

 

[Drago]

I dont think he'd care if he got the Mexican middle finger.

 

[figbat]

There will undoubtedly be some wailing and gnashing of teeth if Oscar misses out to Max by the points he lost by deferring to Lando.