Formula One 2018

[Chris2K]

Sky need to get Jenson signed up as a permanent team member as soon as they can, he's just such a natural presence on camera.

[Lineker]

Amazing race.

[Chris2K]

The planned Miami race next year seems off the table as there was a July 1 deadline with the city commission to draw up a contract and not a thing has been done.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/2018/07/10/miami-grand-prix-misses-contract-deadline/#657f3a4c4ba0

[Meacon Keaton]

That sounds like Miami. 

[Lineker]

Robert Kubica has finally confirmed that he had indeed signed a contract to partner Fernando Alonso at Ferrari for the 2012 season.

[Schlitzbrille]

4 hours ago, Chris2K said:

The planned Miami race next year seems off the table as there was a July 1 deadline with the city commission to draw up a contract and not a thing has been done.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/2018/07/10/miami-grand-prix-misses-contract-deadline/#657f3a4c4ba0

It's a shame, I liked most of the proposed circuit.

[Lineker]

Quote

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport and Lewis Hamilton today announced the agreement of a two-year contract extension for the 2019 and 2020 Formula One seasons.

Since joining Mercedes in 2013, Lewis has, to date, won three world championships and 44 Grands Prix with the team; by the end of 2020, he will have spent eight seasons as a works Mercedes driver, his longest period with a single team in the sport.

Furthermore, since making his F1 debut in 2007, every single Grand Prix Lewis has driven has been powered by Mercedes-Benz engines. His career total of 65 F1 wins places him second on the all-time list behind Michael Schumacher.

Through these achievements, Lewis has earned his place in history as the most successful driver in the 112-year Grand Prix racing tradition of Mercedes-Benz.

[JasonM]

Shocking nobody. But it's interesting that they've not opted for a long term contract that locks him up longer. Perhaps either team or Lewis feel that with the upcoming rule changes success isn't perfectly guaranteed at that poin and they'll go their separate ways.

Or Lewis might retire because he'll be 35 and he might have won three more titles at that point, or none at all. With how Ferrari is marching, they finally seem to have been matched on track.

Or Mercedes as a team might exit the sport again, they've done so in the past and with them investing heavily into Formula E they might feel F1 after the next round of changes doesn't help their brand anymore. 

[Chris2K]

6 hours ago, Jasonmufc said:

Shocking nobody. But it's interesting that they've not opted for a long term contract that locks him up longer. Perhaps either team or Lewis feel that with the upcoming rule changes success isn't perfectly guaranteed at that poin and they'll go their separate ways.

 

Until the end of 2020 is the longest they could offer, Mercedes (and everyone except Renault) aren't signed up to compete in F1 after that at this moment in time.

[Lineker]

Bottas has signed a one year contract extension now - with the team holding a further one year extension option.

[Lineker]

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A decision on Formula 1's planned Miami Grand Prix has been delayed until September to allow the city to consider more input from residents.

As previously reported a discussion and vote on the race had been scheduled for July 26, as part of a regular City Commission meeting that covers multiple topics. Four out of the five City Commissioners will have to vote in favour of the plans.

But a final decision has now been delayed, with an August summer recess pushing it back further.

[Katsuya]

According to Bild, Gamilton asked FOM not to have Rosberg as the post-race interviewer. Hilarious how he still can’t get over losing that year.

[hugobomb]

And now he's broken down in Q1! 

[Lineker]

Mad Q3.

[Chris2K]

Rain!

And as of 15:14 we have cars on all five types of tyre, because Gasly put on full wets for some reason.

VETTEL OUT!

[Gazz]

It's all gone tits up!

[Chris2K]

What an incredible display of strategy that was from Mercedes.

Good lord, it's a monsoon now. Always seems to be just after the race finishes.

[The Lusophone]

Hamilton could lose his win if the stewards deem him to have broken some rule about entering and then not entering the pits.

[Katsuya]

Lewis has apparently said they won't take it away from him, which is ridiculous, since it's definitely a penalty.

[The Lusophone]

And confirmed. Only a reprimand.