2022 Formula 1 Season!!

[F1addict]

On nearly the same day hamilton announces he's not retiring....coincidence?

Surely not!

[bossbowman]

Here's the Mercedes, I guess Hamiliton didn't retire

https://racer.com/2022/02/18/mercedes-w13-breaks-cover-at-silverstone/

All the cars look the same, I guess thats the box they were put into

[F1addict]

Here are the pictures of the Mercedes W13

[F1addict]

Here's a pic of the W13 on the track at Silverstone today. Check out the details on that floor... It's wild!

[bossbowman]

Looks like a sarlacc pit

[Landrover]

Michael Masi replaced as race director.

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...iXPQ98oPE.html

90 days too late. [emoji3061] Should be out of a job completely.....any of us would be banned from motor sports.

Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

[Kingfisher789]

Here's the Mercedes, I guess Hamiliton didn't retire

https://racer.com/2022/02/18/mercedes-w13-breaks-cover-at-silverstone/

All the cars look the same, I guess thats the box they were put into

Well there is a box so to say but look at the difference in the air inlets between the Ferrari and the MB.

[F1addict]

Today is the first day of testing in Barcelona. I normally don't pay a lot of attention to the time sheets, because you never know exactly what the teams are working on / not necessarily showing their full speed potential.

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.charles-leclerc-sets-the-fastest-time-on-the-morning-of-day-1-in-barcelona.3IRVr0KNe8wMcxFpprEWRg.html

[F1addict]

The rear end / diffuser of the Red Bull looks very interesting.

[F1addict]

Here is a short video showing all the cars running on the first day of testing.

https://youtu.be/CJbVYG50Pxw

I can’t get over how high the front wing looks. It’s almost cartoonish.

Also, what Red Bull / Adrian Newey have done with their side pods is pretty radical. Not nearly as sexy as the Ferrari, but maybe Newey knows something no one else has thought.

[F1addict]

Guenther Steiner and Nakita Mazepin have both cancelled their interviews scheduled for today.

Here are the results from day 2 in Barcelona:

[F1addict]

Haas has now renamed the team "Haas F1 Team" instead of "Uralkali Haas F1 Team." They are also removing all logos of Uralkali, and remove the Russian colors from the livery.

Also, it seems that the teams are struggling with the new cars bouncing up and down. They are calling it porpoising. The cars are generating large amounts of downforce, then suddenly losing it. Very strange.

[Wall_Hanger]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ccAmJA_Prb8&feature=youtu.be

[bossbowman]

Haas has now renamed the team "Haas F1 Team" instead of "Uralkali Haas F1 Team." They are also removing all logos of Uralkali, and remove the Russian colors from the livery.

Formula 1 says it “will continue to monitor the situation very closely” after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while Haas pulled team principal Guenther Steiner from media duties amid the crisis.

A military operation launched by Russian president Vladimir Putin has received global criticism and led to severe sanctions being imposed on the country, which is set to host the Russian Grand Prix — which Putin has attended on multiple occasions — in September. F1 says it is keeping an eye on the developments but has made no decision on the race’s future.

“Formula 1 is closely watching the very fluid developments like many others and at this time has no further comment on the race scheduled for September,” an F1 spokesperson said. “We will continue to monitor the situation very closely.”

The sanctions imposed could have financial implications for Haas, as the team has a Russian title sponsor in the form of Uralkali. The company is controlled by Nikita Mazepin’s father Dmitry, who held a meeting with Putin last month to talk about its operations and prospects.

While a Haas spokesperson stated “presently, there is no knock-on impact” on the relationship between the team and Uralkali on Thursday morning, the situation is developing rapidly and a further statement could be provided before the end of the day.

Haas pulled Steiner from a planned FIA press conference on Thursday in Spain and declined to offer up a team representative, with Sebastian Vettel stating in the same sessions that he will boycott the race if it goes ahead.

[bossbowman]

Here is a short video showing all the cars running on the first day of testing.

https://youtu.be/CJbVYG50Pxw

I can’t get over how high the front wing looks. It’s almost cartoonish.

Also, what Red Bull / Adrian Newey have done with their side pods is pretty radical. Not nearly as sexy as the Ferrari, but maybe Newey knows something no one else has thought.

Nah its been done before, look at the cars from 2005 https://youtu.be/hY1K1QcwHH0