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2020 Formula 1 Season Thread

Prior to Vettel joining Ferrari, I could not stand the guy.
I felt he was arrogant and just ugh...!?!

Anyway, while at Ferrari, it seems either he toned down, or the team asked him to tone down. I have actually started to like him somewhat. I can actually last through an interview with him, without fast forwarding.

At this point, I am willing to bet he retires, versus trying to join another team. Unless he does what the Iceman has done...(join a team where there seems to be no pressure, per se').
 
I could see him retire (at least from F1) - he's done well in his career and I doubt he needs the money. And if Ferrari is unwilling to meet his financial demands, what other team outside of Mercedes could? So outside of a direct seat-swap with Lewis, I don't see him staying in F1.
 
CWallace said:
I could see him retire (at least from F1) - he's done well in his career and I doubt he needs the money. And if Ferrari is unwilling to meet his financial demands, what other team outside of Mercedes could? So outside of a direct seat-swap with Lewis, I don't see him staying in F1.
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I think Lewis would be mad to swap. Too much pressure at Ferrari to succeed and from a young brilliant teammate who already has his feet under the table. I think he might try his hand at a different motorsport. Over the last few years didn't he like off-road racing? Or banger racing?
 
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I think Lewis would be mad to swap. Too much pressure at Ferrari to succeed and from a young brilliant teammate who already has his feet under the table.
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Agree not exactly a ton of upside, but if we do have a 2020 season Lewis should comfortably win his seventh WDC and tie Michael. If he then went to Ferrari for 2021 and won an eighth, it would pretty much cement him as the Best of the Best.


Apple fanboy said:
I think he might try his hand at a different motorsport.
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I was wondering the same, but where? I do not see him trying the Indy 500 and WEC looks like it is trying to follow the FIA GT playbook again (now that LMP1 has collapsed ala WSC in 1992) so not sure he would be interested in that.
 
I would have liked to see Danny Ric at Ferrari but expected it to be Sainz. My concern with McLaren is the 3-4 year estimate on them being competitive with the Merc engine. The block on radiator modifications to accommodate the new power plant will hinder them. I guess wherever Danny is to go, he’s going to be a development driver.

There are rumours Renault are in talks with Alonso and I think that would be a good call with his experience. Vettel May be left out in the cold and forced into retirement at this rate. He’s certainly not lived up to his previously assumed status and I fear he’ll be remembered just for his era in the best car on the grid.
 
I think Seb will retire (at least from F1), as well, but I don't see his time at Ferrari invalidating his F1 resume and accomplishments anymore than it did, say, Fred's.

In the "modern era" (1990's onwards), a great driver needs a great car and a great team to maximize their performance and the benefits thereof (wins and WDCs).

If Seb was at AMG and Lewis was at Ferrari these past few years, See might very well be the one with so many consecutive WDCs, even though I feel Lewis is a better overall driver.
 
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CWallace said:
I think Seb will retire (at least from F1), as well, but I don't see his time at Ferrari invalidating his F1 resume and accomplishments anymore than it did, say, Fred's.
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Alonso was still competitive and beating his teammates after his World Championships in the teams he drove for (excluding 2007). Seb struggled when Red Bull invested their emotional support onto Danny Ric and Seb was comprehensively beaten in 2014. He struggled to get to grips consistently in his seasons at Ferrari and in a season where it was largely tipped he had the fastest car on the grid. Now he’s been beaten by a very young and fresh teammate. I don’t think he is quite in the same league as Hamilton or even Alonso based on his struggles.
 
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The-Real-Deal82 said:
Alonso was still competitive and beating his teammates after his World Championships in the teams he drove for (excluding 2007). Seb struggled when Red Bull invested their emotional support onto Danny Ric and Seb was comprehensively beaten in 2014. He struggled to get to grips consistently in his seasons at Ferrari and in a season where it was largely tipped he had the fastest car on the grid. Now he’s been beaten by a very young and fresh teammate. I don’t think he is quite in the same league as Hamilton or even Alonso based on his struggles.
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Agree. Good drivers best their teammates consistently. Seb only did that at RedBull. Well until Mark left.
 
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Kind of knew it was coming.
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Formula One Is Too Expensive For A Nine-Time World Championship Team - Jalopnik

On Friday, Williams Grand Prix Engineering announced a bunch of bad news. It lost a bunch of money in 2019. It just parted ways with its title sponsor ROKiT. And the Formula One racing team that has existed since Sir Frank Williams started it back in 1966 is for sale, either in part, or in its...
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zagato27 said:
Kind of knew it was coming.
jalopnik.com

Formula One Is Too Expensive For A Nine-Time World Championship Team - Jalopnik

On Friday, Williams Grand Prix Engineering announced a bunch of bad news. It lost a bunch of money in 2019. It just parted ways with its title sponsor ROKiT. And the Formula One racing team that has existed since Sir Frank Williams started it back in 1966 is for sale, either in part, or in its...
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Sad news. But not unexpected.

In other news season to kick off in Austria with a double header in July! No fans though and a limit of 80 people per team.
 
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I hope Williams find a buyer to help continue the journey. For many losing Williams is on the same scale as losing Ferrari and I share that sentiment. They are just too associated with the sport for it to be the same without them.
 
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The-Real-Deal82 said:
I hope Williams find a buyer to help continue the journey. For many losing Williams is on the same scale as losing Ferrari and I share that sentiment. They are just too associated with the sport for it to be the same without them.
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Williams would be joining other names like Tyrrell, Brabham and Lotus in the historic annals of F1.

Recent events have only reinforced the fact that the world runs on very thin margins, and anything can be disrupted, or even completely upended.

F1 is overdue for that sort of reckoning, but if the power players resist, as they are, they may find themselves the only ones left at the party.

Ferrari is a special case, and still displays signs that it thinks it deserves special treatment, but all it would take is a simple call from the boards of the other factory teams to bring the house down.

The notion of continuing to spend hundreds of millions outside the core business, especially during a crisis when jobs must be cut, is surely being questioned by some of those board members, even if they are currently outnumbered. They are committed, until they're not.

And if (when) that happens, the absence of teams such as the Williamses, and McLarens will only be more acute.
 
Happier news.
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Kimi Raikkonen Gifted His Race-Winning SF71H By Ferrari

At the 2018 United States Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen secured, to-date, the last Grand Prix he is likely to win forScuderia Ferrari .Having qualified 2nd , Raikkonen got the jump on polesitter Lewis Hamilton to grab the lead into turn one, marking the first time since Abu Dhabi almost two years...
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Formula 1 has today announced the opening eight races of the 2020 calendar following the postponement of the 2020 FIA Formula 1 World Championship due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the ongoing fluidity of the COVID-19 situation internationally, we will be finalising the details of the wider calendar and hope to publish that in the coming weeks with an expectation of having a total of 15-18 races before we complete our season in December.


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F1 confirms first 8 races of revised 2020 calendar, starting with Austria double header | Formula 1®

The Austrian Grand Prix will kick off the new season as Formula 1 returns – get full details on the first eight races here.
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