Bobfoc Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 Do the spectators get a refund? I'd be a bit put out if I'd paid to go to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 Lewis has just essentially called out the FIA for sending them out for those two laps just to make it a race and get it over with, and the fans should get their money back. He's right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twist Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 Even on half points that ‘result’ is massive for Williams. Basically guarantees them 8th place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted August 29, 2021 Report Share Posted August 29, 2021 4 hours ago, Chris2K said: Lewis has just essentially called out the FIA for sending them out for those two laps just to make it a race and get it over with, and the fans should get their money back. He's right. The issue is probably going to be who get to be the ones paying the fans back for the tickets. Management of Spa-Francorchamps sell tickets to the fans, but a very big part of that money goes to FOM for hosting fees of the race. So the track directors can pay it all back, but that'd be put them in a very big financial hole that will be hard to fill. For most F1 tracks that aren't hosted in an oligarchs backyard, the profits from an F1 race are what keeps them afloat throughout the year. So if they were the ones having to pay both F1 AND pay back the tickets, that'll put Spa in dire straits and undoubtedly immediately nix the rebuilding plans they had for this winter (making ER/Rad safer + making it accessible for MotoGP which would be their second big moneymaker if they landed it). So yeah, F1 Management should step up in this case, but whether or not they actually will is a different story. They got their money, they can claim they had a 'proper race' and did their best to hold a race and the weather situation made it impossible to run. 1 hour ago, Twist said: Even on half points that ‘result’ is massive for Williams. Basically guarantees them 8th place. Feels great for Russell to get his first podium of his career and doing it in a Williams of all cars. And of course a vindication for Williams for getting their first podium since Baku 2017 and regaining light at the end of the tunnel after the financial hell they went through the past years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted August 30, 2021 Report Share Posted August 30, 2021 Just to try and get rid of the bitter taste of the last 24 hours, here's Seb playing football with two generations of Schumacher. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slogger Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 F1 2022 will not have the Kimi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 Kimi is retiring at the end of the season after 21 years, off and on, in the sport. I'm not the biggest fan of his attitude like some others are, but he's always been a hell of a driver. Very similar to what @Slogger said in fact 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slogger Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 You said it better, I just attempted to post the IG post. Who will be the one to carry the "funny radio transmissions" mantle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted September 1, 2021 Author Admin Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 Expected announcement but he will be missed. Fully expecting Bottas to take his seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 One of the stars of my early years watching F1 and always a favourite. Kimi, Alonso and Webber were my main guys back in the 2000s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 George has admitted he knows who he's driving for next year, and has been smiling pretty much non-stop in every media function, so I think it's safe to say Lewis will have a new team-mate next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted September 2, 2021 Author Admin Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 Bottas to Alfa is also all but a done deal. Multi year contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twist Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 Vettel continuing preparing for his next career by trying out firefighting today to add to his long list of side hustles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 Canal+ are reporting it will be Albon in Alfa, and Nyck de Vries replacing Russell at Williams. Horner has also implied that Mercedes had a hand in Albon not getting the Williams drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 18 minutes ago, Chris2K said: Canal+ are reporting it will be Albon in Alfa, and Nyck de Vries replacing Russell at Williams. Horner has also implied that Mercedes had a hand in Albon not getting the Williams drive. I mean, mud slinging between Horner/Wolff aside, Williams has much more to gain playing nice with Mercedes than they do with Red Bull. Being a sister team to Mercedes is their best way forward for now, and Red Bull can't really offer them anything of value. Even between Albon/NDV, Alex is known (and somewhat damaged) goods, de Vries has won two series in three years so there's more intrigue on whether or not he can translate it in F1 or not (i'm leaning to a hard 'doubt it') Sucks for Alex, but he's also not done himself favours in DTM this year being outraced by Liam Lawson (also a RB Academy driver) who is basically side-hustling DTM in combination with F2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schlitzbrille Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 1 hour ago, JasonM said: Sucks for Alex, but he's also not done himself favours in DTM this year being outraced by Liam Lawson (also a RB Academy driver) who is basically side-hustling DTM in combination with F2. tbf, DTM isn't doing itself favors by becoming yet another GT3-based series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lusophone Posted September 4, 2021 Report Share Posted September 4, 2021 Kimi has covid, so Robert Kubica will drive for Alfa this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted September 4, 2021 Report Share Posted September 4, 2021 Nightmare performance from Sergio, and absolute madness from Mazepin, as usual, to screw over Seb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted September 4, 2021 Author Admin Report Share Posted September 4, 2021 Apparently Checo missed the line by about a second? If he makes that, then Norris goes out instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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