Formula 1

[Poptart]

Testing starts tomorrow morning

 

[Saddlesoap]

Let me just put it out there papa Sainz is a fine wine too.

Just saw this. I think they look cute together. But i do not think it will be realistically lasting.

I think it's pretty weird considering she has a child with Kvyat.

Watching Carlos doing squats on his Insta stories is always a treat for me. He has a divine arse.

Rushes to add Carlos on Insta...

 

[Rubythefirebat]

I feel so bad for Daniel. He is so talented and fast, but he has such a bad timing to get a good seat!

 

[Hereiam44]

Saw this earlier re Drive to Survive. Cannot. Wait.

 

[yellowmellow]

Just parking my arse on this thread as I've just found it!

Big F1 fan, absolutely in love with Daniel and Kimi have done Silverstone countless times and Spain... My dream races to attend are Aus, Canada, Singapore and Italy... I met Lewis back in the day before he was as insufferable as he is now, also met Alonso, Button, DiResta, Perez, Magnussen, Bottas, Christian Horner & Geri Halliwell!

Tattle fantasy F1 would be great

Lando and Daniel are going to be PR dream next year!

 

[Behtannkneeky]

George update

 

[Behtannkneeky]

Hey guys! Happy race week!

Can’t see that they’ve confirmed which races but there’s suspicion Silverstone and Monza will 2 of them.

Eeeek

 

[Lola123]

Or that he reads Tattle and other gossip news articles in his spare time.

Somehow I think that might be a conspiracy theory too far.

Or that it’s to side with George over bottas.... show what might be to come next season... Lewis’ mind games

 

[Raquencha]

I read a lovely book called I just made the teas. That’s showed how hospitality changed. The lady who wrote it started off doing bacon butties and tea for the drivers and crew in a little trailer/ caravan, she had some lovely stories about Micheal among others. It’s crazy how basic things were even into the mid 90s and a world away from the crazy motorhomes of today.

 

[StephenTJackson]

I think after this weekend it's the end of Bottas Version 56.0.

Don't know how many versions of himself there can be.

 

[Roundhouses]

I get the feeling Valtteri is starting to get really frustrated playing second driver. Did he kneel before the national anthem? I thought I saw him standing but I could be wrong. I know others don't kneel, but I think it really says something if he didn't when Lewis is his teammate (not saying he is racist or anything).
Did everyone else catch Valtteri having a word to Toto during the Mercedes celebration photos? Toto looked to say something quite stern to him.

Yeah I totally agree. One of the commentators said that he was being used as a pawn in races, which is ouch, but true. There's no way you want to get to F1 in the best car (well best until this year possibly) and not fight for anything.

 

[StephenTJackson]

I love that McLaren are so often super extra with their car launches, creating a song is a brilliant.

Lando and Daniel are both looking

The car looks as gorgeous as I would expect. I much prefer this year's overalls, I really didn't like last year's.

Hopeful for a successful season for McLaren this year. A win would be great, some podium finishes, and P3 in the Championship hopefully.

 

[StephenTJackson]

Well this is boring. After such a great season, turning up to processional Abu Dhabi is always a major disappointment.

 

[StephenTJackson]

Yep! And as Toto comes from a financial background he must see that. Let's face it aslong as they are winning Mercedes
don't care who is driving the car and Russell is more than capable as he showed.

I'd die laughing if Mercedes went "well fuck you Lewis. Hi George, seats yours."

 

[Rubythefirebat]

Yeah maybe like @StephenTJackson said taking time to get used to new car. But he'll be back soon, maybe not his fave track?

I am sure Dani will have better races, he is still great. But won't beat Lando that quickly like he did Ocon, and the Hulk.

 

[StephenTJackson]

Oh my god! What a mess! Gutted for Russell.

 

[Sasha19]

No, he didn't kneel. He did last season though....mind games maybe? I don't know. He does seem frustrated, yet again it was his pit stop that they messed up! It looked like he and Toto were having words and they were late to the photos being taken. I'd love to know what was said!

Could be minds games! I've heard lots of people talking about how Lewis plays mind games with his team mates so maybe Valtteri has started to. So interesting that he didn't kneel though especially when he did all last year. I wonder how Lewis feels about it all.
I would love to know what he and Toto were talking about too! This is going to be a spicy season.

 

[Lola123]

Daniel in 16th tomorrow.... i don’t know how long he’ll want to stay around if he continues to be this far behind, feels to me like he just is a seat jumper

 

[Roundhouses]

I mean what else should they have done? No matter what he would have never finished higher than 3rd after he screwed up the start and got gapped after the first stint, so might as well try to win the race with his help.

If Bottas would be quick enough none of this would happen. And if he tries to play mind games as some suggest he will also not succeed. Hamilton isnt taking him serious as a competitor, Max is his rival. And if Bottas is trying to rock the boat I'm sure Toto wouldnt think twice to get somebody else (Hulkenberg?) into the car, since this year they can't afford a intra-team rivalry when they dont have the quickest car anymore.

Having said that, I doubt that anything is going on. Bottas has tried for a while to get away from his "lap dog" image with beard look, profanity radio messages, often blaming other factors on bad results (which he never did before 2019) or having the girlfriend complain about the set up to the press and throwing digs on Social Media on his team mate. Simply not enough.

Sorry, I think you misread, I completely see why Mercedes use him as a pawn, my post was about Bottas' feelings towards this. He has said for years that this will be the year that he fights for the win, but he never delivers. There's countless times in previous races where his strategy will be based around Lewis, the most famous one is Russian GP 2018 where he let Hamilton through, although he's said he would never do that again, but there are more recent strategy decisions as well.
I completely agree with your post though - Hamilton doesn't take him seriously as a competitor, and he's missed his chance to play the mind games that Rosberg did, because exactly as you said, Mercedes need the lap dog second driver more than ever this year with the competitive Red Bull.

 

[Bubblesdahling]

it’s gross how he acts!! I truly hope haas drop him, could you imagine this pillock next to lewis??? absolutely not.
Pedro Fitterpaldi recently stated that Callum Illot had a seat at haas but Egg head bought half the team so he got the seat

We like to think of him as Mr Potato Head tortilla( from Toy Story) in our house!

So much for "we race as one". Hopefully he is sacked asap. If he every drives again I hope there are fans in the stadium booing him - what a narrow minded, racist, homophobic angry cunt