JasonM Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 Holy moly Fernando Alonso showing why he's still one of the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twist Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 The consistency, given the conditions, from Max during that entire qualifying was absurd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 I bloody love Alonso. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 Gotta love Jacques Villeneuve brutally describing Fernando and Carlos's year so far in the guise of asking them questions. "So you've had shit results this year, but this qualifying was pretty good, right?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slogger Posted June 18, 2022 Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 Haas lockout Row 3, Wouldn't hold up tomorrow but be still my heart for now 😍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twist Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 And Perez is out. Tough weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 For a moment I thought it was Max, and kinda hoped it was as it feels pretty set in stone that he's winning this unless he has an issue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twist Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Pit crews are having a bad day all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 This feels like a very nicely timed safety car. Thank you to Yuki Tsunoda for driving straight out of the pits and into a wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Tsuonda reminds me of this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 I have zero confidence in Sainz being able to get past Max. His only chance is at the final chicane and Max is just so much better at coming out of the hairpin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 Juri Vips has been suspended by Red Bull indefinitely whilst they investigate his bright idea of calling Liam Lawson the n-word whilst Lawson was doing a Twitch stream. He was doing alright in F2, but perhaps more importantly he was the official reserve driver for both Red Bull and Alpha Tauri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnar hendershow Posted June 21, 2022 Report Share Posted June 21, 2022 NASCAR driver Kyle Larson did the exact same thing in 2020 on a stream. He then won the NASCAR Cup in 2021 to give you an idea of the consequences he faced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted June 29, 2022 Author Admin Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 On 21/06/2022 at 21:15, Chris2K said: Juri Vips has been suspended by Red Bull indefinitely whilst they investigate his bright idea of calling Liam Lawson the n-word whilst Lawson was doing a Twitch stream. He was doing alright in F2, but perhaps more importantly he was the official reserve driver for both Red Bull and Alpha Tauri. Quote Red Bull Racing has terminated the contract of Formula 1 test and reserve driver Juri Vips over his use of a racial slur last week. Vips was heard using racist language during a live stream of a video game, leading to his immediate suspension by Red Bull pending a full investigation by the team. Ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix, Red Bull announced on Twitter that Vips’ contract had been terminated, ending his association with the team after four years. “Following its investigation into an online incident involving Juri Vips, Oracle Red Bull Racing has terminated Juri’s contract as its test and reserve driver,” reads the statement. “The team do not condone any form of racism.” Vips joined Red Bull’s junior programme in 2018, and has raced in Formula 2 since 2020 alongside his commitments as its test and reserve driver. The Estonian regularly carried out simulator work for Red Bull, and made his F1 race weekend debut at the Spanish Grand Prix earlier this year, deputising for Sergio Perez. In the wake of the incident and his suspension, Vips issued a statement to “unreservedly apologise for the offensive language used during a live gaming stream.” “This language is entirely unacceptable and does not portray the values and principles that I hold,” Vips wrote. “I deeply regret my actions and this is not the example I with to set. I will cooperate with the investigation fully.” Vips has been racing with Hitech Grand Prix in F2 this year, with his next appearance scheduled for this weekend at Silverstone in support of the British Grand Prix. Hitech is yet to confirm if Vips will continue to race with the team or not. News of Vips’ departure from Red Bull comes on the same day that a number of F1 teams have shown their support to seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who was subject to a racial slur from Nelson Piquet Sr. Piquet’s comments led to condemnation from F1 and the FIA, while Hamilton said the “time has come for action” to combat racism. “These archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport,” Hamilton said on Tuesday. “I’ve been surrounded by these attitudes and targeted my whole life. “There has been plenty of time to learn. Time has come for action.” Quote Lewis Hamilton says the “time has come for action” to change “archaic mindsets” after racist remarks by three-time Formula 1 world champion Nelson Piquet Sr surfaced. Piquet made a racial slur while referring to Hamilton in an interview on a Brazilian podcast towards the end of last year, with the comments emerging this week. It led to Piquet’s comments being condemned by both F1 and the FIA, while Hamilton’s Mercedes team also issued a statement lending its support to the seven-time world champion. Hamilton took to social media to address the matter on Tuesday afternoon, initially writing in Portuguese: “Let’s focus on changing the mindset.” “It’s more than language,” Hamilton added in a subsequent tweet. “These archaic mindsets need to change and have no place in our sport. I’ve been surrounded by these attitudes and targeted my whole life. “There has been plenty of time to learn. Time has come for action.” The tweets were preceded by Hamilton responded to a fan tweet that read “what if Lewis Hamilton just tweeted ‘Who the f**k is Nelson Piquet?’ then closed twitter”, which Hamilton quote-retweeted with the message: “Imagine.” Hamilton, who is the only Black driver racing in F1 and the only Black world champion, has been at the forefront of efforts to enact change within motorsport. Amid activism around the world in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in 2020, Hamilton was a leading voice in F1 spreading an anti-racism message, as well as taking steps to improve diversity and inclusion across the sport. Hamilton established The Hamilton Commission, which conducted a report looking into the representation of Black people within motorsport. It found that just one percent of employees in F1 were from Black backgrounds. Along with his Mercedes team, Hamilton launched the Ignite charity last summer as a joint initiative to support greater diversity and inclusion, which works in tandem with Hamilton’s personal Mission 44 foundation. Ferrari showed its support to Hamilton via social media, saying: “We stand alongside F1, Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes AMG-F1 against any form of discrimination.” Aston Martin added: “We stand with Lewis Hamilton and all those around the world affected by racism or discrimination of any kind. There is no room for this abhorrent behaviour in our sport or society.” Quote Silverstone bosses will target high-profile music acts and a sustainability agenda to ensure the British Grand Prix keeps pace with the Miami and Las Vegas Formula 1 races. After activating a break clause in the contract with Bernie Ecclestone in 2017 due to the 5% escalator fee, a new five-year deal for Silverstone was signed with Liberty Media in 2019. Now operating with a “much more collaborative” relationship with F1’s owners, the circuit’s managing director Stuart Pringle is now “prepared to join hands and walk down the aisle for a long time” and follow the likes of Albert Park, which recently inked a 10-year contract. To bolster Silverstone’s offering alongside the blockbuster Miami GP and maiden Las Vegas race, which will arrive in 2023, the Northamptonshire track is plotting a two-pronged case. This involves making the British GP more of a “festival” while improving its eco credentials. Pringle explained to Autosport: “To recognise that in Miami and with Las Vegas coming online, there is an expectation to a level of entertainment that is something that has not previously been seen at Silverstone. “It is becoming a different sport. There's a whole new load of people coming into it. “The challenge I set our team here at Silverstone is how do we keep pace with that? How do we that in our own distinct style? "How do we do that in our own way without being becoming some homogenised American-based product, but we keep the unique identity of the British Grand Prix? “The answer is we make it more of a British summer festival. “You're going to see a big upscale in the quality of the music acts over the next few years.” As part of the initial lift, Sam Ryder - who finished runner-up to Ukraine in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest - will perform the national anthem ahead of the 2022 British GP. A pseudo-music festival will help keep fans on site to reduce travel, which will help achieve Silverstone’s goals pertaining to sustainability. Pringle continued: “We're also going to address F1's other really significant concern, which is about the sustainability of the championship. “We are going to be if not the most sustainable round that Formula 1 goes to, we will be in the top two or three. I think it's likely that we will be the most sustainable round.” Seven of the 10 F1 teams being based in the UK plus F1’s operations at Biggin Hill will cut down on travel emissions. Further, a 238-bus strong park-and-ride service plus hired trains boost public transport for the estimated 400,000 fans who attend over a weekend. Silverstone’s owner, the British Racing Drivers’ Club, will also take its total investment in 2700 solar panels up to £2.8million to ensure that 25-30% of the circuit’s annual energy requirement is generated on site. Pringle said: “There's numerous examples of why Formula 1 innovation is great for this country. “But some people don't understand that. They just think that we're creating CO2 for fun. “I'm determined to address that. It’s a very deliberate very visible statement .... We are straining every sinew to be to move this business.” The organisers of the Belgian GP are also expected to follow the same entertainment-driven concept, amid question marks over the future of the race on the F1 calendar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobfoc Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 In case anyone had forgotten, Bernie Ecclestone is still a plank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 To brighten the mood after the last week of horror in F1, there is this: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METALMAN Posted June 30, 2022 Report Share Posted June 30, 2022 Verstappen being a knobend. What a surprise. No idea how people can like that charmless little shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted July 2, 2022 Report Share Posted July 2, 2022 I'm not sure what's better, Carlos' first pole, Latifi getting to Q3, or Keanu Reeves being perfectly happy to stand out in the rain watching the cars on the old pit straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted July 2, 2022 Report Share Posted July 2, 2022 Yes Carlos! Love that. Fair play to Latifi as well, he deserves a bit of shine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted July 2, 2022 Author Admin Report Share Posted July 2, 2022 What an amazing qualifying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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