Admin Lineker Posted November 27, 2018 Admin Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport (Mercedes) #44 Lewis Hamilton #77 Valtteri Bottas Scuderia Ferrari (Ferrari) #5 Sebastian Vettel #16 Charles Leclerc Aston Martin Red Bull Racing (Honda) #10 Pierre Gasly (Round 1-12) / #23 Alexander Albon (Rounds 13-) #33 Max Verstappen Renault F1 Team (Renault) #3 Daniel Ricciardo #27 Nico Hülkenberg Rich Energy Haas F1 Team (Ferrari) #8 Romain Grosjean #20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren F1 Team (Renault) #4 Lando Norris #55 Carlos Sainz Jr. SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team (BWT Mercedes) #11 Sergio Pérez #18 Lance Stroll Alfa Romeo Racing (Ferrari) #7 Kimi Räikkönen #99 Antonio Giovinazzi Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda (Honda) #23 Alexander Albon (Round 1-12) / #10 Pierre Gasly (Rounds 13) #26 Daniil Kvyat ROKiT Williams Racing (Mercedes) #63 George Russell #88 Robert Kubica CALENDAR 18th February-21st February 2019 Pre-Season Testing 1 (Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló) 26th February-1st March 2019 Pre-Season Testing 2 (Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló) 17th March 2019 Round 1 - Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne) 31st March 2019 Round 2- Bahrain Grand Prix (Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir) 14th April 2019 Round 3 - Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai) 28th April 2019 Round 4 - Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Baku City Circuit, Baku) 12th May 2019 Round 5 - Spanish Grand Prix (Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló) 26th May 2019 Round 6 - Monaco Grand Prix (Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo) 9th June 2019 Round 7 - Canadian Grand Prix (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal) 23rd June 2019 Round 8 - French Grand Prix (Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet) 30th June 2019 Round 9 - Austrian Grand Prix (Red Bull Ring, Spielberg) 14th July 2019 Round 10 - British Grand Prix (Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone) 28th July 2019 Round 11 - German Grand Prix (Hockenheimring, Hockenheim) 4th August 2019 Round 12- Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring, Mogyoród) 1st September 2019 Round 13 - Belgian Grand Prix (Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot) 8th September 2019 Round 14 - Italian Grand Prix (Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza) 22nd September 2019 Round 15 - Singapore Grand Prix (Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore) 29th September 2019 Round 16- Russian Grand Prix (Sochi Autodrom, Sochi) 13th October 2019 Round 17 - Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka International Race Course, Suzuka) 27th October 2019 Round 18 - Mexican Grand Prix (Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City) 3rd November 2019 Round 19 - United States Grand Prix (Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas) 17th November 2019 Round 20 - Brazilian Grand Prix (Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo) 1st December 2019 Round 21 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi) DRIVER SAFETY: The FIA introduced a new standard for driver helmets designed to improve safety. Under the new standard, helmets will be subjected to a more thorough range of crash tests aimed at improving energy absorption and deflection as well as reducing the likelihood of objects penetrating the helmet's structure. All certified helmet manufacturers were required to pass the tests in advance of the 2019 championship to have their certification renewed. Once introduced to Formula One, the new standard will gradually be applied to all helmets used by competitors in every FIA-sanctioned event. TECHNICAL REGULATION CHANGES: In a bid to improve overtaking, teams agreed to a series of aerodynamic changes that affect the profile of the front and rear wings. The front wing endplates were reshaped to alter the airflow across the car and reduce the effects of aerodynamic turbulence and winglets above the main plane of the front wing have been banned. The slot in the rear wing was widened, making the drag reduction system (DRS) more powerful. The agreed-upon changes were drawn from the findings of a working group set up to investigate potential changes to the technical regulations in preparation for the 2021 championship. Parts of the technical regulations governing bodywork were rewritten in a bid to promote sponsorship opportunities for teams. The agreed changes are to mandate smaller bargeboards and limit aerodynamic development of the rear wing endplates to create more space for sponsor logos. The changes were introduced as a response to falling revenues amid teams and the struggles of smaller teams to secure new sponsors. The mandated maximum fuel levels were raised from 105 kg (231 lb) to 110 kg (240 lb) so as to minimise the need for drivers to conserve fuel during a race. Driver weights are no longer considered when measuring the minimum weight of the car. This change was agreed to following concerns that drivers were being forced to lose dangerous amounts of weight in order to offset the additional weight of the post-2014 generation of turbo-hybrid engines. Drivers who weigh less than 80 kg (180 lb) will have to make up this weight with ballast, located around the seat to minimise possible performance gains. The changes were introduced to eliminate the advantage drivers with a naturally-smaller body shape had over taller and heavier drivers, and to discourage unhealthy diet and exercise regimes to improve performance. Tyre supplier Pirelli renamed its range of tyres following a request from the FIA and the sport's management. The governing body argued that the naming conventions used in 2018 were obtuse and difficult for casual spectators to understand. Under the new plan, names given to particular compounds, such as "hypersoft" and "ultrasoft", will be replaced by referring during each race to the three compounds teams have available for that race as soft, medium and hard. This is hoped to aid fans understanding the tyre compounds used at each round. The actual compounds for the season will be referred to by number, from the firmest ("1") to the softest ("5"). Pirelli will continue to decide which three compounds are made available for each race. The practice of using colours to identify the specific compound (such as pink for the hypersoft) will be discontinued, with white, yellow and red being used for the three compounds available for each race where white denoted the hardest available compound and red the softest. As all five compounds are available in testing there will be slight variations in the details on the tyre sidewalls to distinguish between the different compounds during testing. The championship will introduce a bonus point to a driver who sets the fastest race lap, with the constructor of the driver also receiving the point. The point will only be awarded if the driver finishes inside the top ten. This makes 2019 the first time since 1959 that the championship will introduce a bonus point for fastest lap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katsuya Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 Stroll still isn’t technically announced and yet he’s in full Force India gear and driving the car today. They might just not announce him and let it be a natural thing we all decide has happened 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Katsuya said: Stroll still isn’t technically announced and yet he’s in full Force India gear and driving the car today. They might just not announce him and let it be a natural thing we all decide has happened 🤷♂️ Could be a contractual/sponsorship reason for it, but, eh, it's the most open secret in F1 for a while. 2019, if Honda can deliver a good engine, is looking tasty already at the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 There has been no less deserved promotion in the history of sport than Stroll moving up the field. He didn't even beat Sorotkin in the qualifying battle for the season. Realistically Red Bull's 2018 chassis was far and away the best (and may well have been for the last few years) but Renault's limitations let them down. I can only see them flying to the front or falling into the midfield next year. Mick Schumacher has an F2 seat confirmed so he will almost certainly be on the radar for 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Chris2K said: There has been no less deserved promotion in the history of sport than Stroll moving up the field. I see you never watch Pedro Diniz drive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 I did, but at least Diniz had the decency to never have a seat in what could be considered a top 5 team, and he at least scored some points even when they only went down to sixth place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 27, 2018 Report Share Posted November 27, 2018 8 minutes ago, Chris2K said: I did, but at least Diniz had the decency to never have a seat in what could be considered a top 5 team, and he at least scored some points even when they only went down to sixth place. Yeah and he only scored points when 6 cars or less finishes the race, as was the style at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted November 30, 2018 Author Admin Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 On 27/11/2018 at 11:29, Katsuya said: Stroll still isn’t technically announced and yet he’s in full Force India gear and driving the car today. They might just not announce him and let it be a natural thing we all decide has happened 🤷♂️ This has been formally announced now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazz Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 Well, that move came out of nowhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLiam Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 25 minutes ago, Gazz said: Well, that move came out of nowhere... Nah, Lineker announced it in the first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted November 30, 2018 Author Admin Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 You heard it here first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 News from the official entry list: Racing Point F1 is official (and is officially awful) Ferrari’s official entry name is ‘Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow.’ Haas is ‘Rich Energy Haas F1 Team’ McLaren and Williams have no title sponsor as expected. Lando Norris will be #4 George Russell will be #63 Robert Kubica will be #88 Antonio Giovinazzi will be #99 Alexander Albon remains TBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 How can you find Racing Point awful when a legendary team names itself 'Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 I'm willing to give Ferrari more of a pass because that name is more in the hands of their sponsors. Racing Point had a blank slate to choose anything and they opted for a name that is the literal definition of 10th place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 Lando Norris sounds like an EWB F1 driver from the Cube. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 1 hour ago, ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster said: Lando Norris sounds like an EWB F1 driver from the Cube. There was a Luke Morris, but who knows who that might be? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted December 3, 2018 Author Admin Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 Quote The Racing Point name is not a permanent new title for the former Force India team and will change before the start of the 2019 Formula 1 season. The provisional entry list for the 2019 F1 World Championship lists the team and chassis name as Racing Point, but that is just a temporary measure as the Silverstone outfit makes the transition from its former identity as Force India. The team officially became Racing Point Force India at the Belgian Grand Prix when it was accepted as a new entry. The FIA was keen for the team to use the company name created for the acquisition process by new owner Lawrence Stroll in order to distinguish the new organisation from its previous incarnation as Sahara Force India. But Stroll does not have any particular affinity to the Racing Point name, and a new one is currently under discussion. Team principal Otmar Szafnauer confirmed that his squad will not be known as Racing Point next year. "It is just a place holder to indicate future change which will take place and be announced before the 2019 season," Szafnauer told Autosport. Changing a team and chassis name is less complicated than it used to be, and teams no longer have to get the permission of the F1 Commission - and hence the support of rivals. Instead they just have to apply to the FIA and follow the correct administrative procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 What's the point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Rich said: What's the point? Money, my dear boy. Just because Lawrence Stroll is ungodly rich, doesn't mean he wants to become less rich at a faster rate. They're undoubtedly still shopping around for a title sponsor for some extra funding, depending on what that sponsor becomes they'll name the team around that. Edited December 5, 2018 by Jasonmufc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 To be fair, something I rarely am to the Stroll family, it must be hard not to be able to just name the team after yourself like Williams, McLaren, Jordan, Tyrrell, Brabham, Ligier, Prost etc. A name like Stroll doesn't exactly resonate with "speed". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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