Formula 1 - The 2018 Season

ashwin.terminat · 12th July 2018, 19:33

https://www.pitpass.com/62363/Kubica...tract-for-2012

Kubica and Ferrari had penned a contract for the 2012 season - which we know was never executed.

That's just tough luck for Robert Kubica. Was looking really strong before his horrific accident in 2011 which eventually took away his Ferrari contract too.

mayankk · 14th August 2018, 11:25

Does hotstar provide live,and consistent, streams of the races?
The only things I watch on Tatasky are motogp and f1, and it's quite wasteful, subscribing to the mega HD package just for that.

Rocky_Balboa · 14th August 2018, 12:41

Yes HotStar does live and consistent streaming of F1 race day, not sure if they have live telecast of qualifying.

fz_rider · 16th August 2018, 10:09

Interesting article on Vettel. It looks like he is quite cost efficient.

Source : https://news.com.au/sport/motorsport...70dafeb950bfe7

racingmachine · 17th August 2018, 23:17

All's happening in this crazy world of Formula 1. I'm not complaining.

Read on to get your minds blown away:

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/o...rn-williams-f1

fz_rider · 23rd August 2018, 18:13

The name change of Force India may happen this season itself. Already, the names of Force India and Kingfisher are being stripped of in the paddock.

Source : https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13...name-this-year

fz_rider · 24th August 2018, 00:33

It's Racing Point Force India from now on. Its a new entity, they are a new team.
They had hoped to keep the rights and prize money accrued by Force India but this will not be the case. For that to happen, all the teams had to agree, and that didn't happen.

I can't understand, why they still kept Force India, if they are not getting the benefits? They don't even get to keep the points.

Source: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/h...n-belgium.html

Monolithic · 24th August 2018, 05:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by fz_rider

I can't understand, why they still kept Force India, if they are not getting the benefits? They don't even get to keep the points.

They had to carry the name that's on the chassis.

Hatari · 24th August 2018, 10:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by fz_rider

It's Racing Point Force India from now on. Its a new entity, they are a new team.
They had hoped to keep the rights and prize money accrued by Force India but this will not be the case. For that to happen, all the teams had to agree, and that didn't happen.

I can't understand, why they still kept Force India, if they are not getting the benefits? They don't even get to keep the points.

Source: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/h...n-belgium.html

Im sure they will change the team name as soon as they can.
There was very little hope of retaining their 2017 FOM earnings, which would be around $100 million, since it was going to come directly out of the remaining teams share.
Though, I am sure they will finish ahead of Williams.

Williams would never agree, knowing Papa Stroll was pulling out his millions at the end of the year, in addition to Martini leaving.

McLaren too, inspite of saving upwards of $25 million of Fernando's salary, after taking into account Sainz.

ashwin.terminat · 31st August 2018, 11:43

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcKJkWBjPVY

The Grill the Grid I enjoyed the most. Particularly, Kimi's response to "Have you ever faked an illness to get our of a PR engagement?". The most emotion I have seen from the Iceman. Sheer happiness!

ashwin.terminat · 18th September 2018, 20:42

Some more heartbreak for the Tifosi.

Formula 1 - The 2018 Season-cfgu9w5xazm11.jpg

Sigh. Time to look forward to 2019 and support Leclerc maybe! :P

myavu · 19th September 2018, 11:56

But this time Ferrari will win at least 3 or more races. Tow effect at this year's faster circuits are mind boggling. Finger tightly crossed.

sgiitk · 19th September 2018, 13:13

I think we can hand over the current season to Hamilton & Mercedes. I hope that Vettel comes out of his slumber. It is sad that Ferrari have the most powerful engine, but are unable to cash it.

ChiragM · 19th September 2018, 14:21

The WDC is as good as gone from Vettel. The issue here is that he reportedly does not trust the strategy at Ferrari. He finds the need to get involved with everything that happens behind the scene. During his Red Bull days, all he had to do was drive the car. Now, it looks like he even gets involved with the work that is done to the car, which is supposedly not going down well with the mechanics at Ferrari.

The latest example is during the race in Singapore when he ended up behind Max. On radio, he said, "We got this wrong again". He sounds like someone who is overwhelmed with everything that is happening around him and has given up.

Lewis on the other hand trusts the strategy Mercedes employs and the mechanics. He is always praising the work done by the team over radio. This definitely boosts the team's morale.

Porcupine · 20th September 2018, 16:53

With F1 you can't count anything out. Freak incidents happen and Hamilton can easily get caught in a first corner collision and have a DNF - that's a 25 point deduction right there. Of course a lot of things have to happen for that and given Hamilton's clinical performance so far and ability or rather presence of mind to stay out of trouble (unlike Vettel), would make this even harder to actually happen.

12th July 2018, 19:33	#181
ashwin.terminat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,711 Thanked: 2,192 Times	Re: Formula 1 - The 2018 Season https://www.pitpass.com/62363/Kubica...tract-for-2012 Kubica and Ferrari had penned a contract for the 2012 season - which we know was never executed. That's just tough luck for Robert Kubica. Was looking really strong before his horrific accident in 2011 which eventually took away his Ferrari contract too. Last edited by ashwin.terminat : 12th July 2018 at 19:54.
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14th August 2018, 11:25	#182
mayankk Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Delhi Posts: 5,148 Thanked: 8,168 Times View My Garage	Re: Formula 1 - The 2018 Season Does hotstar provide live,and consistent, streams of the races? The only things I watch on Tatasky are motogp and f1, and it's quite wasteful, subscribing to the mega HD package just for that.
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14th August 2018, 12:41	#183
Rocky_Balboa BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Namma Bengalooru Posts: 676 Thanked: 358 Times View My Garage	Re: Formula 1 - The 2018 Season Yes HotStar does live and consistent streaming of F1 race day, not sure if they have live telecast of qualifying.
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16th August 2018, 10:09	#184
fz_rider Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: World Posts: 1,148 Thanked: 766 Times	Re: Formula 1 - The 2018 Season Interesting article on Vettel. It looks like he is quite cost efficient. Source : https://news.com.au/sport/motorsport...70dafeb950bfe7
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17th August 2018, 23:17	#185
racingmachine BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 136 Thanked: 38 Times	Re: Formula 1 - The 2018 Season All's happening in this crazy world of Formula 1. I'm not complaining. Read on to get your minds blown away: https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/o...rn-williams-f1
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23rd August 2018, 18:13	#186
fz_rider Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: World Posts: 1,148 Thanked: 766 Times	Re: Formula 1 - The 2018 Season The name change of Force India may happen this season itself. Already, the names of Force India and Kingfisher are being stripped of in the paddock. Source : https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13...name-this-year
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24th August 2018, 00:33	#187
fz_rider Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: World Posts: 1,148 Thanked: 766 Times	Re: Formula 1 - The 2018 Season It's Racing Point Force India from now on. Its a new entity, they are a new team. They had hoped to keep the rights and prize money accrued by Force India but this will not be the case. For that to happen, all the teams had to agree, and that didn't happen. I can't understand, why they still kept Force India, if they are not getting the benefits? They don't even get to keep the points. Source: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/h...n-belgium.html
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18th September 2018, 20:42	#191
ashwin.terminat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,711 Thanked: 2,192 Times	Re: Formula 1 - The 2018 Season Some more heartbreak for the Tifosi. Sigh. Time to look forward to 2019 and support Leclerc maybe! :P
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19th September 2018, 11:56	#192
myavu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Delhi - Kochi Posts: 1,503 Thanked: 1,725 Times	Re: Formula 1 - The 2018 Season But this time Ferrari will win at least 3 or more races. Tow effect at this year's faster circuits are mind boggling. Finger tightly crossed.
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19th September 2018, 13:13	#193
sgiitk BANNED Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gurugram Posts: 7,969 Thanked: 4,788 Times	Re: Formula 1 - The 2018 Season I think we can hand over the current season to Hamilton & Mercedes. I hope that Vettel comes out of his slumber. It is sad that Ferrari have the most powerful engine, but are unable to cash it.
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19th September 2018, 14:21	#194
ChiragM Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,549 Thanked: 17,365 Times	Re: Formula 1 - The 2018 Season The WDC is as good as gone from Vettel. The issue here is that he reportedly does not trust the strategy at Ferrari. He finds the need to get involved with everything that happens behind the scene. During his Red Bull days, all he had to do was drive the car. Now, it looks like he even gets involved with the work that is done to the car, which is supposedly not going down well with the mechanics at Ferrari. The latest example is during the race in Singapore when he ended up behind Max. On radio, he said, "We got this wrong again". He sounds like someone who is overwhelmed with everything that is happening around him and has given up. Lewis on the other hand trusts the strategy Mercedes employs and the mechanics. He is always praising the work done by the team over radio. This definitely boosts the team's morale.
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20th September 2018, 16:53	#195
Porcupine BHPian Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Mumbai Posts: 588 Thanked: 1,257 Times	Re: Formula 1 - The 2018 Season With F1 you can't count anything out. Freak incidents happen and Hamilton can easily get caught in a first corner collision and have a DNF - that's a 25 point deduction right there. Of course a lot of things have to happen for that and given Hamilton's clinical performance so far and ability or rather presence of mind to stay out of trouble (unlike Vettel), would make this even harder to actually happen.
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