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Don't think RBR have anyone else in the pipeline with enough super licence points so Ricciardo was their only choice. With Williams finding their feet and Alfa Romeo and Haas having fairly steady drivers who pick up points every 2-3 races, Alpha Tauri are easily last in the constructors at the moment so they need someone who has a better chance of some points to get them back in it. Be interesting to see how he does.
Shouldn't Liam Lawson as the RBR reserve driver have a super licence?
Even so he didn't get the AT seat for some reason as I presume they want an old head in AT for the rest of this season.
I also think it is a warning shot to Checo that he needs to improve otherwise he may find they swap seats next year... :d
Dukester
norbs diplomacy lesson 101: "If I was putting words in your mouth, you'd know."
Yep, it does very much look like getting things in place for 2024.
Does it even matter how how Perez does this year? RBR are going to win the constructors. Max is almost certainly going to win the majority if not all the races this season and the rest of the points are being divided between several teams. We're halfway through the seasons and RBR already have more points than the next two teams combined.
I'm guessing more to direct it back on to the tarmac but then I suppose the problem is the track will take longer to dry out.
I also wonder if they can remove them in a pit stop if it dried enough for inters or slicks.
I believe the plan is to make the easily installed / removed in a pitstop.
Although I don't see the point of having them, cars can hardly pass in the dry without DRS assistance, sure they can run closer together but they still can't pass easily. So the point of reducing the spray to increase the vision of the car behind by having fenders is mute, is it not?
Dukester
norbs diplomacy lesson 101: "If I was putting words in your mouth, you'd know."
I think it's more for visibility after the Bianchi accident and Alonso's near miss at Suzuka last year too. But to be honest for me that's more to do with marshal's vehicles not being lit up like a Christmas tree in the rain and drivers doing very little to slow down in yellow flag zones other than a slight lift to lose 0.2secs on their sector time. I've done karting many years ago where the karts cut their speed automatically in a yellow zone and then reactivated when we got to a green zone. Surely F1 can do that for safety. Le Mans does the same.
Lawyers for former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa have started legal action against Formula 1 bosses and the governing FIA seeking substantial damages resulting from an alleged 'conspiracy' that denied him the 2008 championship
Big Kev wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 10:29 pm
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will continue as Mercedes' driver line-up for at least the next two years.
Fair enough. Toto said it was the strongest pairing on the grid which is arguably true (Ferrari and McLaren are the other contenders for me).
That comment probably stings a bit for Bottas but given how he's performed at Alfa Romeo since the move, it's hard to imagine Mercedes are regretting their decision.
The F2 car looks interesting. Especially that rear wing. I assume they're looking to flick the trailing air much higher to reduce following turbulence.