Motorsport Off Topic Thread

t2na said:
It strikes me as bizarre that Briatore was given a lifetime ban but still was regularly just in the paddock, around the drivers and teams and clearly involved in all but name.
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He won a courtcase against his ban. And apparently we're all just fine with him being a cheating ****** now. He should be so completely toxic that no-one wants to associate with him regardless of the ban, but I guess not.
 
Mr Jack said:
He won a courtcase against his ban. And apparently we're all just fine with him being a cheating ****** now. He should be so completely toxic that no-one wants to associate with him regardless of the ban, but I guess not.
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Yeah - but the courtcase was 15 years after the ban and he was still slithering around between 2008 and 2023!
 
Flavio won a court case (in a real court not the FIA kangaroo court) against the ban. It was found IIRC that Mosely had considerable bias against him and had been looking to get rd of him for some time.
 
Feek said:
And rightfully so.


And wrongfully so.
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However he was entitled to attend any motosport event as a member of public, which was my point and isn't just an opinion.
The other fact is his ban was overturned in a court of law which subsequently was not challenged by the FIA.
Whether you like it or not history cannot be changed thus he can do as he pleases. Thus we have to accept his attendance or role in F1 whether we like it or not.
 
chrismscotland said:
New Team Boss for Aston Martin F1; Mike Krack out and replaced with ex Mercedes Powertrains boss Andy Cowell.
Krack is to remain as "Chief Trackside Officer" whatever the hell that means!
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Can't see Krack staying on, tbh, although I guess there are so few of these roles in F1 that maybe he has no choice but to bide his time. I increasingly have my doubts about Aston over the coming years. They're recruiting a lot of talent, sure, but they don't seem to have a good idea what to do with it, or be letting people have time to settle and make their mark.
 
This Aston Martin press release explains the restructuring, hopefully it will deliver the anticipated results in 2026 and beyond.

Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team announces a restructuring of its senior management team as it continues its mission of becoming a Championship-winning outfit.
For clarity of leadership and as part of a shift to a flatter structure, Andy Cowell assumes the role of CEO and Team Principal with immediate effect. To deliver the best race car performance, the team's Aerodynamics, Engineering and Performance Departments have evolved to become separate, dedicated trackside and AMR Technology Campus-based teams with both reporting into Andy.

Leading on the trackside team will be Mike Krack, as Chief Trackside Officer. Mike – who joined the team in 2022 as Team Principal – will continue to focus on getting the most performance out of the car at the racetrack.

The AMR Technology Campus-based team will be spearheaded by the team's new Chief Technical Officer, Enrico Cardile, with a team that can now focus 100 per cent of its time on the competitive ingenuity challenge of creating a new race car. Enrico will oversee the architecture, design and build of new race cars.

Tom McCullough will remain with the Group in a leadership position, where he will play a critical role in the expansion of the team's broader range of racing categories. Tom has contributed greatly to the performance trackside over his 11 years working at the team and most recently was a part of nine podiums in Aston Martin Aramco colours.

Andy Cowell, CEO and Team Principal, Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team, said:

"I have spent the last three months understanding and assessing our performance, and I've been incredibly impressed by the dedication, commitment and hard work of this team. With the completion of the AMR Technology Campus and our transition in 2026 to a full works team, alongside our strategic partners Honda and Aramco, we are on a journey to becoming a Championship-winning team. These organisational changes are a natural evolution of the multi-year plans that we have scheduled to make and I'm incredibly excited about the future."
 
Mr Jack said:
Can't see Krack staying on, tbh, although I guess there are so few of these roles in F1 that maybe he has no choice but to bide his time. I increasingly have my doubts about Aston over the coming years. They're recruiting a lot of talent, sure, but they don't seem to have a good idea what to do with it, or be letting people have time to settle and make their mark.
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It's the classic problem of a big money investor buying individual talent, as opposed to a team where the staff grows and works cohesively together. I unfortunately see it happen all the time at work as well.
 
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Feek said:
Bortoleto and Doohan taking Seb (previous Nigel) and Kimi’s race numbers respectively. That’s going to seem odd.
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Fixed driver numbers still feel somewhat alien to me, I remember when they were assigned each season. But I also don't really understand why they still have race numbers? Why not just put initials on the cars instead of requiring everyone to remember a second identifier for each driver?
 
Is it me or is Alpine run by a bunch of muppets, they seem to make endless mistakes when it comes to drivers?
Hopefully they'll give Doohan a proper opportunity to prove himself.
 
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