Motorsports (NASCAR, F1, etc) Discussion Thread • Page 22

I’ll be disappointed if they don’t drop him. They won’t, so I’m setting myself up for disappointment but still.

 

I think you're probably right. Money talks very loudly in F1.

However, Haas is in the sport to further their brand as an engineering firm. They really don't need that sort of shit being associated with them. They're not in the same position as a racing team with no outside business to worry about.

 

Yeah, but there's been murmurs of them leaving F1 because fo the cost. So you wonder how much of Mazepin's money offsets that.

 

Fucking hell, Mazepin is such a piece of shit and I can't believe he's in a ride next year. I hope they drop him, but highly doubt they will.

 

Bottas just isn't allowed nice things.

 

What a lap by Norris

 

Both McLaren's are absolutely flying.

As much as I love Danny Ric, I'm gonna be so sad to see the team of Lando and Carlos get broken up. The fact they are both so consistent, and are 9-8 on quali says a lot about how evenly matched they are.

 

My boy Lando

 

Fairly boring start to the race. Shouldn’t have expected more from Yas Marina.

 

Ah Perez’ car just broke down.

 

Wtf the Ferrari mechanics were out but the cars didn’t come in.

 

Seb is on the hard tyres, so that makes sense. Less sure why they've left Leclerc out.

 

Doesn’t seem to be working too well now. Both cars going backwards. Leclerc looks very slow out there.

 

I really dislike RP

 

Was lose lose for Seb I think. He started on hard and would have needed to go to another set of hards, which he's not allowed to do. Lewis mentioned yesterday that the weird pit entry/exist here is so slow that everyone is going for a one stop. I guess they were hoping for another SC.

This is not the race we deserved to end the season. This has been a stinker.

 

I always crash on pit exit in the FM games.

 

Ricciardo ruining the Verstappen grand slam lol

Delighted McLaren secured third. Great race from Lando and Carlos.

 

Tsunoda confirmed as the 2nd Alpha Tauri driver.

Illott is going to be the Ferrari test driver.

 

What on earth is this...

 

It's beautiful, that's what it is.

 

Perez at Red Bull next season.

 

Albon

 

Pleased about Perez. I hope Red Bull do something sensible with Albon. His dramatic fall in form has to rest with them to some extent. I wonder if the expectation is that Gasly will leave for the 2022 season and they'll put Albon in that seat.