Agree. I'm pretty sure most F1 drivers would have taken Nico's seat if it was offered!
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2017 Formula 1 Season Thread
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It is interesting that Bottas is on a one year deal. You don't even see rumours of him being re-signed yet.
I would say, based on past records, Mclaren fans want Alonso to leave. Why? Every team Alonso leaves suddenly gets much better a year/two years out!
(That's a joke. I'm not trying to imply causation. Alonso does seem to be unlucky picking the timing of his team/drives.)
I would say, based on past records, Mclaren fans want Alonso to leave. Why? Every team Alonso leaves suddenly gets much better a year/two years out!
(That's a joke. I'm not trying to imply causation. Alonso does seem to be unlucky picking the timing of his team/drives.)
He's like a double WDC Jean Alesi. An awesome driver that deserves more than he has but just makes unlucky team choices.
He does have two world championships though and a lot of drivers would kill for that. We just know he's been arguably the best on the grid and we've been pretty much robbed this last decade with not seeing him fight the likes of Hamilton and Vettel.
I think they are just keeping their options open. It's not like they have to worry about Bottas going elsewhere.
Well, he won two titles with Benneton Renault, He nearly won a title with McClaren the first time there ... so...
If they cannot get Max or maybe Daniel from RBR, then I expect they will re-hire Kimi.
I'd love to see Alonso back there, but that's not going to happen.
Max and Hamilton, that would be interesting dynamics. Max would not put up with Hamilton shenanigans. Team orders right out the window. Turn 1 would always be memorable.
I don't really know about Max doing Mercedes mainly because it would be complicated. I believe he re-negotiated his salary in order to commit to his term. He would have to break contract to leave next season and presumably he would lose out financially. Bottas has an option on his contract for next year so he is likely to stay at Mercedes. Don't forget, Toto Wolff used to be Bottas' manager. He couldn't wait to bring him to Merc. Highly unlikely he leaves.
I could imagine the contract negotiations.
Totto we want Max
Christian we will exchange him for some engines!
A RB with a Merc engine would be the car to be in.
Sorry to break up the real talk, but just wondering if anyone could recommend a good live stream/on demand service for F1. Seems like I always miss the races, if they're even on a channel I have. I've seen maybe 1 all season and it sucks having to read about it and watch highlights on YouTube days later. Would be great to find a good source, free or subscription based, that I can bookmark and watch this year, and next year, and presumably for years to come (as opposed to a 3 months then it's taken down service).
As I understand it, RBR does a fair bit of their own tweaking to the Renault engines they contract for so I wonder if they really would want Mercedes customer engines as it could impact their design flexibility.
As for watching F1, the races are handled by NBCSN in the US so if your cable subscriber carries the channel, you can watch it On Demand via the NBC Sports app and webpage.
As for watching F1, the races are handled by NBCSN in the US so if your cable subscriber carries the channel, you can watch it On Demand via the NBC Sports app and webpage.
Far too bumpy and the banked sections would play havoc with a modern F1 lol. I remember Heidfeld driving a BMW round there a few years back.
Agree but it would be fun. Separate the men from the boys!
Channel 4 in the uk has practice/qualification/race streaming after only a few hours delay. They stay out there for a while (Monaco is out there now, and you can download them in app.) Hint: VPN allows you access the All 4 app -- I've been pleased with PIA. You have to be careful to disable all your location stuff/cookies for the VPN to work.
Be interesting to see how Lewis gets on this weekend. He had a nightmare first Baku Grand Prix last year.
Max has been running well so will be interesting to see how that gets translated into qualifying.
Thankfully I get a live race this weekend.
Max has been running well so will be interesting to see how that gets translated into qualifying.
Thankfully I get a live race this weekend.
Verstappen and Vettels cars being fully worked on an hour before qualifying. Mercedes looking good before getting underway.
Red flag in Q3 will make the last 3:33 challenging! If nobody can improve Vettel will be starting 6th.
I'm sure Bottas is hoping it proves futile as he is currently sat at the top of the pile.
I'm sure Bottas is hoping it proves futile as he is currently sat at the top of the pile.
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