Poll: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2020, Yas Island - Race 17/17

Rate the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix out of ten

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Lewis isn't going to say a word I'd imagine until his contract is signed..

Also judging by many of the comments I've seen id imagine he's been getting alsorts of "it's the car" comments.

Anything he comes out with he is going to end up having to defend himself and it will end up looking like a dig at someone, better to remain quiet and get on with what he does best imo.

Until the season is over and contracts are signed etc.
 
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I have to say that in view of the fact that Hamilton has already tied up the World Driver's Championship and Russell was so unlucky last week I would like the latter to have another chance.

There is still hope, Toto has said that he will make a decision on Saturday - here's hoping :)
 
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Merlin5 said:
I couldn't agree more with Ronnie. His example of playing with bigger snooker table pockets than everyone else sums up why F1, exciting a sport as it is, is simply not a level playing field.
Imagine if all 20 cars were exactly as fast as each other, no engine or body advantages. Who would win? There's plenty of potential world champions on the grid whose talent is handicapped by the tools they're given.
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Sorry but OMG noooooooooo :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(


F1 is a team sport, so it is how the whole team work together to design build and race a better car than everyone else.

If it was a level playing field it would be sooooooo boring, and I would never watch it, same as I have never watched an F3 or F2 or any other Formula where everyone races identical cars.

Give me F1 or GT or Supercars, where everyone has different cars and has to work as a team to bring it all together on the day to beat every other team and driver.


Going back a few years do you remember Formula Palmer Audi ?

Originally setup as a very cheap alternative to F3 with the aim of being the stepping stone to F1, so directly aimed at all the top young up and coming drivers, who didn't quite have the big budget for F3 but wanted a showcase for their talent.

24 identical cars with identical engines and identical aero, so the driver was the only difference between being on the front of the grid or the back.

A couple or so seasons, and it pretty much died a death, as the young up and coming drivers hated the concept with a passion, and basically refused to sign up, so it turned into a club level champs for middle aged gentleman drivers who wanted to race powerful single seaters.
 
Stumble Bum said:
Who said anything about racism? Don't put words in my mouth.
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You complained about Hamilton "preaching". Don't pretend you're not talking about his stance on racism. It's pathetic.

People are bored of Hamilton and want Russell to race and he's a breath of fresh air, both on and off the track.
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Seeing Russell in that Mercedes was brilliant. I hope to heck that Williams can up their game next year. It's such a waste of his talent to have him trundling down at the back of the grid.
 
GravyMonster said:
You really should. They are the 2 series which would completely change your mind on spec series.
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Have watched them in the past, have even worked for teams in various spec series, but like all spec series, I find them incredibly boring from an engineering point of view.

I like seeing the inginuitive developments and the brain waves like double diffusers, and DAS, that's the excitement for me.
To see who can tweak the rules to their advantage and gain over other teams for a while.

As an engineer it's just plain boring to be given something you cannot play around with.

Put it this way, do you think people like Colin Chapman, or Ross Brawn, or others like them could have flourished in modern day spec series?
 
Entai said:
Have watched them in the past, have even worked for teams in various spec series, but like all spec series, I find them incredibly boring from an engineering point of view.
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I think they're a different beast. I wouldn't want to see F1 become a spec series; the engineering and team aspect is an important part of the sport. Personally I also really enjoyed F2 this season, and Formula E where there's less team input.
 
Mr Jack said:
I think they're a different beast. I wouldn't want to see F1 become a spec series; the engineering and team aspect is an important part of the sport. Personally I also really enjoyed F2 this season, and Formula E where there's less team input.
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I can understand how purely as a spectator, spec series can appear more exiting and interesting, and how they appear to be more about the driver than the team behind.

But as I say from an engineering viewpoint, F1 is just the pinnacle, seeing how tiny changes in aero or power or reliability, can completely alter a season.

Personally, I would love it if they could go to a far more unlimited series, as I do feel inginuity and creativity currently, is almost punished rather than celebrated.

Let the designers and engineers go wild.

Back in the day I worked in F1, and we got to the point where the limiting factor of how fast the car could corner, was the driver, take them out and remote control the car, and we could have had it pulling 10g+ in corners quite easily with the power and downforce we could get, and that was well within the then rules.
 
Entai said:
Personally, I would love it if they could go to a far more unlimited series, as I do feel inginuity and creativity currently, is almost punished rather than celebrated.
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I am frustrated with how quickly they ban things like DAS. I understand that it's necessary to have rules to keep the sport safe, of course, but there's also been a lot of rules that simply seem aimed at limiting costs. With the budget cap coming in, hopefully that can be relaxed.
 
Milkybk said:
Nobody had an issue with the FIA banning every innovation Red Bull came up with when they were winning. If anything fans were calling for it, maybe because the driver wasn't British. Obviously a slight generalisation, I'm sure not everyone was. Then again it's very fashionable to hate on Red Bull, nobody likes a new team with no motoring/racing pedigree showing everyone up.
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Is your "slight generalisation" actually true?
I am sure that Red Bull (Adrian Newey) found loopholes in the regulations, exploited them and the rules were "clarified".
I would think that Christian Horner is as popular as Toto Wolff, he is always willing to be interviewed and talks sense.
I wasn't aware that Mark Webber, Daniel Ricciardo or David Coulthard were that unpopular?
 
I couldn't agree more with Ronnie. His example of playing with bigger snooker table pockets than everyone else sums up why F1, exciting a sport as it is, is simply not a level playing field.
Imagine if all 20 cars were exactly as fast as each other, no engine or body advantages. Who would win? There's plenty of potential world champions on the grid whose talent is handicapped by the tools they're given.
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You've basically just described F2.

Ronnie should also probably pipe down with his views too. In what way is an individual game like snooker in any way comparable to a team focused sport like F1. F1 has never, and never will be a level playing field. Why are people suddenly so surprised by that? it wasnt a level playing field when Schumacher won 7 titles, nor was it when Seb was winning his 4 titles. People have very short memories when it comes to F1... i remember when Lewis moved to Mercedes and everyone called him stupid. Doesnt look so stupid now breaking all the records. Thats the point though isnt it... there are potential world champions on the grid but not everyone makes the right choice at the right time and they never realise their potential. Hamilton did and look where he is now. Regardless of what his views are off the track, you cant deny what he does on the track. Consistently beats the team mates put in front of him and goes on to break records.

I haven't watched any coverage of practices yet, has Lewis actually acknowledged that George was even in his car last weekend? I havent seen him publically mention it once... seems a bit odd. Didnt Perez do a message to Hulkenburg wishing him luck before the race?
 
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