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4 hours ago, Gazz said:

Double move by Max though?

But it wasn't though, he was moving along the racing line and his one defensive move was the juke to the left.

Either way, Ricc was way too close to Max, should've moved out of his slipstream and braked like 50 yards earlier.

Two drivers, two fuck ups. Classic teammate drama in the same vein of Senna/Prost, Seb/Web, Lewis/Nico. Only two drivers on the same level and in identical hardware can make these incidents happen.

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Yeah, it looked like it at full speed but I think the problem ends up that Ricciardo tries to sell him the dummy to the outside and Max only partially falls for it and doesn't commit all the way to the outside, probably because he was leaving room for Ricciardo to go around the outside but in doing so, doesn't leave enough room for Ricciardo to go down the inside as he'd planned to, then he's carrying too much speed into a gap that hasn't appeared.

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The F1 Commission has voted through last-minute changes to the 2019 Formula 1 aerodynamic package to aid overtaking, despite opposition from several teams.

A proposal to change front wing endplates to help cars follow each other, along with a bigger rear wing flap and therefore a stronger DRS effect, has been passed.

An extra package involving bargeboards was not agreed to.

The vote took place on April 30, the last day when technical regulation changes for next season can be passed without unanimity being required.

Under F1 Commission rules a proposal can be pushed through with support from as few of four of the 10 teams if everyone else - the FIA, F1, and sponsor and promoter representatives - are behind it.

Even so, several team bosses suggested in Baku there would not be enough support to vote it through, with only Williams publicly in favour.

Although there has been no official confirmation it is believed that up to six teams were still opposed to the plans.

Sources suggest that Ferrari, Red Bull, Renault, McLaren, Toro Rosso and Haas voted no, and that Williams was joined by Mercedes, Force India and Sauber in voting yes.

The F1 Commission vote still needs to get approved by the FIA World Motor Sport Council to be put into the 2019 rules.

While this should in theory be a formality, it is unclear if Ferrari could try to use its veto over technical rule changes to block the tweaks.

Ferrari would have to prove the changes would have a negative effect on it - for instance because they would be too costly - rather than the team just not being in favour of them.

The wing changes proposal was a direct response to the lack of overtaking in the Australian Grand Prix, which prompted the FIA and Liberty to consider possible improvements for 2019.

They were able to draw on some of the research already conducted for the 2021 rules package.

When a meeting of team technical bosses in Bahrain failed to reach a resolution, it was agreed that teams would conduct extra CFD research of their own to try to make progress before the April 30 deadline.

The FIA used that research to create a report that informed Monday's vote.

The rejected extra bargeboard changes were added relatively late, and were not part of the teams' CFD research.

Williams chief technical officer Paddy Lowe has been the most vocal supporter of the changes, saying "this is the time that F1 should act and act decisively for the good for the show" in Baku last weekend.

Other teams preferred to avoid piecemeal changes before the 2021 overhaul.

"In my opinion F1 is good enough for the next two years," Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul told Autosport.

"It can be slightly improved with twists to the sporting regulations, and we will make proposals on ways to make the show better, but we should not distract ourselves from the main objective, which is 2021 overall."

The FIA is looking at a raft of further changes in Formula 1 to help boost overtaking, following official confirmation of new aerodynamic rules for 2019 to improve the racing.

As revealed by Autosport earlier, the F1 Commission has backed modifications to the technical regulations for next year to help allow cars to follow each other more closely.

The revisions include a simplified front wing, with a larger span, and low outwash potential, a simplified front brake duct with no winglets, plus a wider and deeper rear wing that will make DRS more effective.

A more comprehensive overhaul of F1's technical regulations is being planned for 2021, but in the meantime the governing body has hinted at other changes too.

"In addition to the aerodynamic changes ratified today, the FIA is continuing to evaluate a range of other measures aimed at encouraging closer racing and boosting overtaking in F1," said a statement from the governing body.

Although only a minority of teams were understood to have backed the proposals, F1's rule-making process means that there was enough support from representatives of the FIA and F1's commercial rights holder to push the changes through.

Teams had carried out their own CFD research to try to help the FIA and F1 finetune proposals for changes after an initial meeting of F1 technical chiefs at the Bahrain Grand Prix proved inconclusive.

But the majority of teams still had misgivings about the 2019 plans afterwards, many because they did not want a piecemeal change ahead of the major 2021 F1 revamp, and Autosport understands only four voted in favour of the proposals on Monday.

The FIA statement said: "Following a presentation made to the F1 teams at the Bahrain Grand Prix regarding proposals aimed at promoting closer racing and more overtaking in the Formula 1 World Championship, the Strategy Group, the F1 Commission and the World Motor Sport Council today approved a number of regulation changes for the 2019 season.

"Today's vote follows an intense period of research into the FIA's initial proposals, which were made with the support of the F1 Commercial Rights Holder, conducted by a majority of the F1 teams.

"These studies indicated the strong likelihood of a positive impact on racing and overtaking within F1 and as such have now been ratified for implementation in 2019."

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Formula 1 is to expand its presence on Twitter this year after agreeing a deal for the social medium platform to show exclusive videos.

With F1 increasing its efforts to reach a wider fanbase, a formal agreement has been reached for Twitter to broadcast a live post-race show from 10 grands prix this year and show event highlights.

The F1 Live Show, which will be hosted by Will Buxton and starts from the Spanish GP, will take place immediately after the podium ceremony and feature analysis and interviews with leading figures.

Buxton will be joined by famous F1 figures too, with 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg already confirmed as taking part in hosting it.

Rosberg said: "It is good to see the new direction of F1 across digital, as a key channel to engage with fans and future fans of the sport.

"I was delighted to join this programme when F1 asked me to participate."

Although the new video push will theoretically put F1 in competition for viewers with television broadcasters' own post-race shows, the Twitter deal is a good one for Liberty Media as it helps secure it another revenue stream.

Twitter has similar arrangement with the NFL, NBA and MLB to broadcast exclusive video and live shows where the costs of the right to show exclusive video are offset by advertising revenue.

The Twitter deal comes on the back of F1 launching its own paid-for streaming service for fans from the Spanish GP. This will only be available in selected regions.

Frank Arthofer, director of digital and new business at F1, said: "On the heels of the F1 TV launch announcement, we are thrilled to announce a new initiative aimed at expanding our fan engagement and monetisation strategy on Twitter.

"Twitter came to us early on with an emphasis on co-producing original live content to extend the race weekend dialogue.

"Given how well their platform caters to driving conversation around global live events, the strategic fit was perfect; we're thrilled to be partnering with them on this show in 2018."

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The first images of the planned Miami Formula 1 track layout have been revealed, showing it using an area previously incorporated into IMSA, CART and Formula E circuits.

Plans for the event, scheduled to start in October 2019, will be considered at a meeting of the city commission next Thursday.

The track passes around the American Airlines Arena, which is the home of the Miami Heat NBA team, and the pit and paddock area will be located adjacent to it.

From the start/finish it runs down Biscayne Boulevard, before it loops around and returns on the same street.

It then heads right towards a high-speed section along Port Boulevard, which crosses a bridge.

After a hairpin it returns on NE 6th Street via the same bridge to a second hairpin, before a run along the waterfront around the arena, through a series of 90-degree turns, and back to the start/finish line.

Some elements of the track resemble the original Miami street race layout, first employed by IMSA in 1983, and which also used Biscayne Boulevard and ran around the area where the arena now stands.

In 1986 local development meant that the IMSA event was later moved slightly north to a new venue at Bicentennial Park. It was also used in reverse direction for a CART Indycar race in 1995, won by Jacques Villeneuve.

CART returned to the original location for two Champ Car races held in '02 and '03, which had some elements in common with the IMSA track, and once again featured Biscayne Boulevard.

In 2015 racing returned when FE ran on a short 1.4-mile course that went around the arena, but then swung north.

The proposed F1 layout is the first to run across the water and back, although a similar idea was once discussed by Bernie Ecclestone and original Miami GP promoter Ralph Sanchez in the 1980.

It is clear that the hope is that the two long straights, both of which are followed by heavy braking areas, will contribute to similar action to that seen on the Baku street track used for F1's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

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Can't say I'm a big fan of that layout, the length of those straights is ridiculous. I mean I like Monza and the old Hockenheim, but their layouts were historic, this looks like straights for the sake of straights. And two years ago who would have thought that people would be looking at the Azerbaijan street circuit as the blueprint for future tracks?

Meanwhile Fernando Alonso won in his first ever WEC race today, because of course he did, he's Fernando Alonso.

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I'm extremely happy for Nando to finally get onto a podium after years of drought... But to not rain on his parade, it was either Toyota Gazoo #8 or Toyota Gazoo #7 that was going to win that race for the LMP1.

The Toyota LMP1 Turbo hybrids are the only hybrids taking part in this season of WEC, after Nissan left the sport at the end of 2015, Audi left the sport at the end of 2016, and Porsche did the same at the end of 2017.

What are left are five other non-hybrid private teams that are running non-hybrid engines and will effectively only contend in the event that either Toyota's have mechanical issues (which admittedly, isn't uncommon for Toyota). So it's a two car race, and both cars are Toyota's.

The #7 car had to start a whole lap down due to being disqualified from qualifying due to wonky fuel issues, they still came in second a hair off from Alonso's car.

But even then, happy for Nando and Toyota. And the 6 hours of Spa was a stonking race that had some spectacular action throughout the field, and one spectacular battle for the podium in the GTEPro with only minutes left.

Finally, the goddamn LMP's are insane rocketbuggies

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Formula 1 chiefs are aiming to get rid of grid penalties in all but exceptional circumstances under the 2021 rules, with gearbox regulations now in their sights too.

F1 boss Ross Brawn has long made clear his frustration with the amount of grid penalties drivers currently receive for going over their allocations of engine components and gearboxes, calling the present situation a "farce".

Though some tweaks were implemented to try to simplify the system for 2018, F1 race director Charlie Whiting says the aim is now to use 2021's regulations overhaul as an opportunity for a dramatic reduction in the number of penalties imposed.

"We would like to get rid of all grid penalties, if we could," he told Autosport. "That's what we're working towards."

The present gearbox penalty rules are likely to remain in place until then, but major changes for 2021 are being strongly considered.

F1's push to limit the number of gearboxes that a driver can use for a season - with current units having to last six consecutive events - has worked well in reducing costs.

But when teams do hit trouble there is nothing they can do to avoid taking a penalty.

A proposal is being evaluated for the rules to be changed so drivers instead have a total pool of gearboxes to use for the year that they can rotate between and potentially extend the life of, similar to the current engine component situation.

Asked if there was any intention to change the gearbox rules in the short term, Whiting replied: "There is no need. It is a good system we have.

"If we changed to anything it would be to a pool of gearboxes, like we have a pool of engines.

"So you are only allowed three gearboxes for the year and do what you like with them, but that's all you will have.

"It is one of the things we're thinking for 2021. We are introducing a fairly comprehensive package with a number of changes."

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Hartley hasn't impressed in his first 8 weekends, I wonder how he'll fare today, but it's clear that he's certainly outclassed and not at all comfortable in open wheelers. He was great in LMP cars, but it's clear the step from F1 to LMP is easier than vice versa.

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I know the car is awful and I know why they've done it, but the fact that Felipe Massa and Robert Kubica are sitting in the Williams garage whilst Lance Stroll and Sergiy Sorotkin are on the track is just absurd.

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