Silly Season 2020 F1

Aha... where does Mercedes let them race more than Ferrari???
And yes, it is about the LH44 fans... look the two guys who liked your post: they were never tired of telling us that Lewis had to fight the best unlike Schumacher, Vettel..... one of them ever told us that Lewis said he wants to race with Max in the same car and that he actually believed that. And then look at the reality: Bottas is NOT allowed to race Lewis, he is constantly driving however those giving him the annual contract want!
Ferrari said in the beginning of the year that Seb is No.1 and Leclerc has to mature before getting into this position. Now Leclerc and Vettel are about even on track and Ferrari made some wrong decisions for both of them (letting them behind the other for too long...). Mercedes never thinks about Bottas but ONLY about Lewis.
For some reasons Ferrari was critizised doing so for years and when Mercedes does it all of the sudden it is "great drivers management".... hilarious

 

Seems like placeholders for 2020 where the real action/movement will be in 2021. Max will get his pick of top race seat at Merc, Ferrari, Red Bull or whomever then the rest will move around. If Vettel or Hamilton retire then its Game On big time.

 

The Hulk to replace that deadbeat Grosjean is a no brainer in my opinion, let’s see if Haas sees it the same way

 

There is much speculation about Hamilton retiring in 2021 I don't think he will.

 

Terrible for Ocon

 

May growl or whimper softly, however.

 

I don’t think he will either , not until he breaks MS’s overall win record and the MB being as good as it is , he has a very good shot . I think if the performance of his car goes down the tube, he will retire , I don’t see him going to another team at this stage of his career

 

It sure hasn't been anyone at Ferrari for a long time...

 

Well Audi dominated Le Mans for about 13 years. For the good of F1, I would hope someone intervenes before that happens with Merc.

The Porsche 917 was essentially banned from Le Mans by eliminating its class and the 917/30 run out of Can-Am after conquering the entire sport without mercy....

 

Unless Mercedes lose their advantage

 

It's a short sighted view, and it's certainly not improving racing, to ban cars because they are successful.
It's just like reducing everything to the lowest common denominator.
Instead of the organisers banning success, other participants should be encouraged to catch up and become successful themselves.
That's what competition is all about, IMO.

 

at some point Hulk needs to stop blaming the teams and start taking accountability. I really like him as a Driver and wish him all the best but there are times like the German GP 2019 where he dropped the ball well in his hands. You can talk about not having the proper car but there are more than I can count on two hands in the last 10 years who got a podium on the off day that they had the opportunity. Maldonado, Stroll, Vettel's Toro Rosso win, etc.

 

Hulk is way better than his racing record lol . It is fascinating that a driver of his calibre, I would say solid mid fielder , has never been on a podium after I think 120+ races . He sure is unlucky but has also made terrible career decisions throughout the years . My guess is that poor judgement carries through all areas and aspects of his racing , thus piss poor results .

 

I guess his value on the drivers market is quite low now.

 

As I said , I think he is solid mid fielder , has enough experience to help with setup and is not that error prone , that will have some value . But is getting old , time for new blood . Would take him over Grosjean and a few others anytime

 

Haas' strategy of having drivers who don't produce results puzzles me. Sauber was known for finding great young talent that would driver their cars beyond the car's ability. Yes the drivers got picked off my bigger teams, but while there were with Sauber they took a midfield car and made it shine. And that made people respect Sauber as a team. I can't figure out why Haas is even in F1.

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/2019/09/02/no-assurance-renault-will-stay-in-f1-after-next-year/#1f7ad6c02f9e

Renault unclear of post 2020 future.

Tick tock. Best start thinking of cheaper engine alternatives, F1!

 

Gene Haas explained it when he came to F1: he was looking for worldwide exposure to advertise his automated machine tool business.
Research did show him that only F1 would provide that.
Haas said he was ready to spend $1B over a 10 year period for the advertising campaign [his words]

 

That could easily be solved if Mercedes was to supply McLaren instead of Williams.