Formula 1

(10-09-2020 15:53 )Charlemagne Wrote:  Sebastian Vettel's replacing Sergio Perez next year at the Racing Point team.

Racing Point are being rebranded as Aston Martin F1 Team next season. Also Renault are being rebranded as Alpine F1

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/artic...G8T45.html

I'm just now watching qualifying at Mugello which is the track where Ferrari do their testing that they've lent to F1 this weekend. It has no grandstands so it couldn't have hosted a regular GP.
What a super circuit, cars flying all over the place, reminded me of Spa.
Funny how something good has arisen from the current difficulties.

Blimey!!! talk about an eventful Tuscan GP!!!!! It still hasn’t finished!!!!!! as there has been 2 red flags and now only 12 cars still running!

Update: Lewis Hamilton wins the Tuscan GP to extend his championship lead to 55 points over Bottas in 2nd place in the championship

Russian GP

After a near thing in Qualifying2 Hamilton went to to finish on pole.
Verstappen finished 2nd.

if Hamilton wins today's Russian GP he will equal Schumacher's record of 91 GP wins and I think a lot depends on how well he starts from pole and I'm sure Bottas the Red Bull guys will certainly push him hard.

When he interviewed the other day I was impressed by Hamilton's honesty about his feelings. When asked how he expected to feel he admitted that he didn't know,
He referred too to the situation of many about the globe and remarked that some things don't seem so important any more.
He didn't mention this but I contend that beating an achievement of Schmacher is less attractive too because the poor man is not able to celebrate such an event with everybody else. The possible feelings of Schmacher's family cross my mind too.
I think Hamilton will be pleased not least because of the contribution made by members of his team.

EDIT. I heard the commentary on the BBC. Look away now if you want to watch it on Channel 4 tonight.
Bottas won because Lewis broke the rules and got a 10 second penalty
If they fixed all this I wouldn't begrudge them.
Last week Ross Brawn asked Lewis to throw it, 'Keep it interesting for us mate, it's only necessary because F1's not right at the moment. We'll see you win the championship'. OK said Lewis and he and Pete Bonnington cooked up something, pretending they didn't know the rules. The stewards played their part.
Lewis said last week that Valtteri was very quick at Sochi last year, he knew he'd probably get it because of the plan
We all need entertainment especially now and Lewis is 44 points ahead and not 144..

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/54470366

First class. When he's right he's really right.

^The same person who flies his dogs around the world on a Private jet? I don't think i'll be taking any Ecological advice from him.

Well, another honours list and it's still not Sir Murray Walker.
Maybe it would be a bit late and he's already been honoured for Other Bugger's Effort but this time they've got down to giving something to Dizzee Rascal (who I also like).
BTW it's Murray's 97th birthday today.

Valtteri Bottas beats Lewis Hamilton to claim the German Eifel F1 GP pole