Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,679 Posted August 23, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Tommy said: I REALLY doubt that Red Bull offered Alonso the seat. I also find this hard to believe. 3 hours ago, Cannabis said: Force India have officially quit, "Racing Point Force India" have been born. Also, Fernando Alonso has confirmed that he was offered the Red Bull seat, but has turned it down. It's like they've tried to think of the most horrific name possible. Racing Point Force India. Even Force Canada would have been better . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber JoshBRFC+ 1,388 Posted August 23, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Tommy said: I REALLY doubt that Red Bull offered Alonso the seat. Why would he lie? Unless he's been misquoted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,679 Posted August 23, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 23, 2018 1 minute ago, JOSHBRFC said: Why would he lie? Unless he's been misquoted. Christian Horner said they wouldn't want Alonso anyway as he causes disruption to teams. Someone is lying. Maybe we are biased towards Horner because he got in there first. But you're right, Alonso has limited reason to lie as he's leaving F1 anyway unless he's just being a dick. If Red Bull did indeed approach him and get turned down they might want to lie about it for the sake of not looking like a team that can't attract top drivers. That said, I still find it very unlikely with the Red Bull Honda deal that they'd want Alonso in the car after the things he said about them in recent years. It's not good PR. Its also not how Red Bull usually go about their driver recruitment regardless of Honda. Finally, I don't think it likely that Alonso would have turned down one last try in a potentially competitive car if he was offered it, unless he is 200% sure that Red Bull will be hopeless with a Honda engine in the back. For all we know they're both lying. Or maybe a conversation was had about potentially doing a deal and now both sides are exaggerating their side of things. Maybe they both genuinely think that it was them who walked away from the negotiation. Maybe it was Verstappen who doesn't officially have a veto but probably does in reality who said no thanks. Maybe someone at Red Bull like Helmut Marko made contact with Alonso on an informal level and was rejected so that it never got as far as Horner, who is therefore telling the truth as far as he's concerned. Who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,679 Posted August 24, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 24, 2018 Bottas looking fast. Shame he starts from the back on Sunday. Vettel and Hamilton very close but the Ferrari looks to have better pace on the mediums. Can't believe F1 is back already . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,679 Posted August 25, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 25, 2018 Raikkonen fastest in Q1, fastest so far in Q2. Sure Ferrari will give Seb priority in the final session but Kimi has always enjoyed this track. Bottas starting from the back regardless of what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God is Haaland 618 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Hamilton will probably win Q3, because the Mercs are unbeatable in the rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,679 Posted August 25, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 25, 2018 VET/RAI/HAM separated by 0.06s at end of Q2. Rain due in six minutes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,425 Posted August 25, 2018 Administrator Share Posted August 25, 2018 nothing like a bit of rain to make it exciting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God is Haaland 618 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 1 minute ago, Stan said: nothing like a bit of rain to make it exciting ??? It's not exciting though, because the Mercs are untouchable in the rain. In the dry the top 3 teams are really close. Especially Ferrari and Mercedes are virtually equal in the dry with the exception of Monaco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God is Haaland 618 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 (edited) Update: It's almost dried up now. Conditions that are perfect for inters perhaps. But there's not enough time for a tire change. Edited August 25, 2018 by BartraPique1932 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,679 Posted August 25, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 25, 2018 Hamilton nicks it. Raikkonen and the Red Bulls not enough fuel to be on track when the conditions were optimum. Whoops. Force India gamble on the wet track at first but it pays off by accident as they end up out at the end of the session. 3rd and 4th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,679 Posted August 26, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 26, 2018 20 Belgian GPs ago was one of the most dramatic races of the Schumacher era: It always makes me laugh with the original crash, it just looks like the last half a dozen cars to get involved are just like LOL that looks like fun I'm just going to join in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,425 Posted August 26, 2018 Administrator Share Posted August 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, RandoEFC said: 20 Belgian GPs ago was one of the most dramatic races of the Schumacher era: It always makes me laugh with the original crash, it just looks like the last half a dozen cars to get involved are just like LOL that looks like fun I'm just going to join in. absolute carnage, that. I only had very vague memories of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,425 Posted August 26, 2018 Administrator Share Posted August 26, 2018 wow Alonso crashes and flies over another car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,425 Posted August 26, 2018 Administrator Share Posted August 26, 2018 Vettel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,425 Posted August 26, 2018 Administrator Share Posted August 26, 2018 Hulkenberg's breaks fail and he smashes in to the back of Alonso, who then goes over the top of Leclerc. Big crash but could have been worse if more involved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMG 227 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Never really realized overtakes still happen in F1 without DRS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,679 Posted August 26, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 26, 2018 Lol nice one Hulkenberg. Vettel has probably won the race in that one manoeuvre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God is Haaland 618 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Kimi! Hamilton's pitstop looked insanely quick. What was the time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,679 Posted August 26, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 26, 2018 Dull race but Vettel closing the gap is good for the championship. Ferrari clearly have a bit extra speed here and look near certain to be the class of the field again at Monza. If Vettel can win with Kimi second the gap will be down to 7 if Lewis is 3rd. Good weekend for Force India and Haas. Renault have lost a lot of points here in that 4th-6th battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMG 227 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Just put Kimi out of his misery already and put Kvyat in the Ferrari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,425 Posted August 26, 2018 Administrator Share Posted August 26, 2018 9 minutes ago, Cannabis said: It wasn't brake failure was it? Just an accident I thought? looks like his rear wheels locked up and they mentioned it could have been his breaks failing on him hence why he couldn't prevent going right in to the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,333 Posted August 26, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 26, 2018 It was not a brake failure, he made a mistake by messing his braking point completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,333 Posted August 26, 2018 Subscriber Share Posted August 26, 2018 https://streamable.com/ntopo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMG 227 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 3 hours ago, Cannabis said: Boring race, happy for Seb and the Ferrari team however I'll be very surprised if he's not stripped of the victory for overtaking when the safety car flags were out. Pretty sure that "incident" is not even under investigation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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