Looking forward to this season 

Changes to the front wing supposed to mean more overtaking - lets see

Tyre compounds simplified 

Just sat down to watch recording of qualifying. Be interesting to see if Hamilton still dominant but Red Bull the big curiosity for me this year. Will they move forward or slip back into the pack?

I think they should put Bottas in Hamilton’s car

Do they need to replace him? Isn't it a dead rubber?

44 minutes ago, Spider said:

I think they should put Bottas in Hamilton’s car

6th place incoming 

With George Russell being a Mercedes driver why not put him in Lewis’s seat and see what he’s got going up against Bottas. Let Williams sell his seat for the race to a F2 driver.

Russell is one of the options with him being contracted to Mercedes

2 hours ago, Traf said:

Do they need to replace him? Isn't it a dead rubber?

Sponsorship fulfilments

I think whoever gets the drive will find it hard. Especially if they have never driven that car before. I would expect Vandoorne to get the seat.

4 hours ago, Spider said:

I think they should put Bottas in Hamilton’s car

It would simply end up the same as bottas original car. The car is identical. It’s just the set up which is set by the driver and race engineers. His own race engineer works with him because that’s who he wants to set his car up etc. all he would do is get it set up the same way so it would just become a clone 

You may already know this or course 

Just a shame he misses the opportunity to keep adding to his records.

26 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

It would simply end up the same as bottas original car. The car is identical. It’s just the set up which is set by the driver and race engineers. His own race engineer works with him because that’s who he wants to set his car up etc. all he would do is get it set up the same way so it would just become a clone 

You may already know this or course 

I do know, it was tongue in cheek.

But it might show the naysayers that Hamilton is simply a better driver

1 minute ago, Spider said:

I do know, it was tongue in cheek.

But it might show the naysayers that Hamilton is simply a better driver

Agreed. Can’t see how anyone thinks he’s not a mile ahead of anyone else in terms of ability 

5 minutes ago, Spider said:

I do know, it was tongue in cheek.

But it might show the naysayers that Hamilton is simply a better driver

Only Alonso and Vettel from the hybrid era would challenge Lewis in identical cars IMO

13 minutes ago, Rudy said:

Only Alonso and Vettel from the hybrid era would challenge Lewis in identical cars IMO

Not sure you can refer to Hamilton as a hybrid.

 

2 minutes ago, Spider said:

Not sure you can refer to Hamilton as a hybrid.

 

Mixed racer?

14 minutes ago, Rudy said:

Mixed racer?

Bravo, sir.

One of Cavani's mates?

1 hour ago, Rudy said:

Mixed racer?

Quality!!

1 hour ago, Rudy said:

Only Alonso and Vettel from the hybrid era would challenge Lewis in identical cars IMO

Max would be close and Perez has shown what he can do in what is essentially last years Merc

2 minutes ago, MancWanderer said:

Max would be close and Perez has shown what he can do in what is essentially last years Merc

I’ve said it before and proven time and time again with Max, he’s too rash and reckless, because of his age he’s lacking discipline but I’m a fan of him, I’m hoping he replaces Lewis should Lewis retire 

5 minutes ago, Rudy said:

I’ve said it before and proven time and time again with Max, he’s too rash and reckless, because of his age he’s lacking discipline but I’m a fan of him, I’m hoping he replaces Lewis should Lewis retire 

Get another British mon in.

Need someone else to get behind. 

3 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Get another British mon in.

Need someone else to get behind. 

I drove a Merc for 5 mins last week, I’ll give it a whirl 

Just now, Rudy said:

I drove a Merc for 5 mins last week, I’ll give it a whirl 

You can fight for it with Esco.

So long as you beat Vettel...

1 minute ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

You can fight for it with Esco.

So long as you beat Vettel...

I went to my dads track day experience and I sat in a Renault test car, didn’t drive it ,  I doubt I could even get it started, it bent my head listening to the guy explaining what you need to do, never mind doing 150mph through a corner 

Certainly a scary thought.

Like any top level sport, difficult to fully appreciate just how good some of them are.

What I took for granted as well is the seating position, there’s less room than a sleeping bag and you’re basically lay down, even though they’re driving a car, with the length of time they’re in them, they have to be super fit and strong, and absolutely nuts