Gp247 article stating... Michael Masi almost certainly out!
Sad state of affairs, he seems to be the FIAs scapegoat.
I stand by it... Charlie Whiting has made worse calls.
Gp247 article stating... Michael Masi almost certainly out!
Sad state of affairs, he seems to be the FIAs scapegoat.
I stand by it... Charlie Whiting has made worse calls.
Yet mode proof that Mercedes own F1, they can bribe and threaten and get what they want. it's despicable
if this is true then I'm guessing the WDC will be nailed on for Ham in 2022 regardless of what happens.
I'm sure I read that the Frecce Tricolori would also be allowed at Monza despite this new crusade against carbon emissions/power posturing.
Is it me, or F1's really becoming a joke these days!!
Red Bull 2022 car didn't pass the FIA crash tests. They have to strengthen the front crash structure.
"If he can't do it with Ferrari, well, he can't do it." - John Surtees
Drama at AMRF1???? Maybe the reason why Otmar left??? I would not want to be under Mr. "Strollavich" if all this is true."
Crisis unfolds: Aston Martin will not make first test
Aston Martin Racing has appointed a new F1 team principal for the 2022 season. Former head of BMW’s global motorsport operation Mike Krack has joined the outfit after the departure of long-standing team member Otmar Szafnauer, but the new boss will be taking on a Formula 1 team in crisis.
Krack has plenty of experience during his time in motorsport, after a decade in Formula One working for Sauber. Most recently Krack was in charge of the BMW Formula E team as well as the GT and IMSA programmes. But Krack will be tackling some significant issues in a team that has over the years gained a reputation of punching well above its weight, but now appears to be headed to disaster.
A source within the team has revealed to this website a deepening resentment in the factory at the situation unfolding.
Canadian billionaire Lawerence Stroll took over the self confessed ‘plucky family team’ known as Force India owned by Vijay Mallya. A team who gained a deserved reputation for making the most of limited resources, often at the head of the fiercely competitive midfield and frequently embarrassing far better funded competitors.
Now the squad has received significant investment and a total rebrand as the official works Aston Martin team with the focus of a marketing vehicle for the carmaker rather than a grassroots style racing team.
Further, the team has gone from a modest, but efficient workforce to a far larger entity of what appears to be ‘headless chickens’ according to our source. Despite the 200+ additional employees, the issues within the team have impacted the development of the brand new 2022 Formula 1 car, the AMR22, set to be the first car of the grid with a presentation date of Thursday the 10th of February.
Despite being first out of the blocks with the show car, TJ13 understands that the real car will be far from ready when the first winter tests start later in February. Furthermore the source reveals that:
“The car is miles behind to the point if it makes 1st test at Barcelona on Feb 23rd everyone will be so surprised you’ll hear the cheer from outer space….”
Understandably Lawrence Stroll is not a happy bunny; the new highly paid executives and their underlings too scared to voice what needs to be said in countless meetings in an attempt to resolve the problems, whilst significant sums of money are being thrown at the issues.
Indeed it seems to many within the team feel that the former team principal Otmar Szafnauer jumped ship to Alpine having seen the writing on the wall. The new boss Mike Krack will have a mountain to climb to get the team back on track.
https://thejudge13.com/2022/01/28/cr...ke-first-test/
It's not how start but how you finish.
F1 at Vegas....coming soon.
https://twitter.com/LasVegasLocally/...Co1YjVj6QpAAAA
Hat trick for number of F1 races in the United States.
It's not how start but how you finish.
Mercedes failed as well. Apparently they had an extreme solution that didn’t work out.
https://www.planetf1.com/news/merced...22-crash-test/
~FORZA FERRARI~
Definitely has become a joke. The woke culture that is spreading around the world has hit F1 and is slowly destroying it. That, plus appeasing to Hamilton’s every wish is putting the nail in the coffin. The media still can’t stop talking about how the poor baby was robbed and how can he possibly continue to race?. 50 million a year, unlimited protection from the FIA, 7 gifted titles in the bag and he really needs a reason to continue? Please, get over yourself.
So happy to see Merc will be silver again, and the fact that Ham isn’t champion. Maybe we can focus on racing again and not appeasing him. Here is hoping Ferrari are competitive this year!!
~FORZA FERRARI~
Well, there's no smoke without fire. The British media keeps on clinging on to old conspiracy theories and people believe in it.
I do want Hamilton to be beaten either by one of our boys or Max or any other worthy contender so that he see the writing on the wall. Schumacher, Nico knew when their time was up and they retired gracefully without creating a fuss. This guy's nothing but a drama king.
Nothing has been confirmed yet from the FIA.
This has been falsely reported by a number of articles and tweets. Reports by Motorsport Italy that Mercedes allegedly failed the FIA crash tests are false.
Mercedes told RTL that the W13 received the official FIA seal approval for the new season on January 13!
It's not how start but how you finish.
I know of someone who knows Stoll's Sr. behavior and he's very short tempered and impatient. I would'nt be surprised IF he sold the team to Porsche or Audi.
He literally copied the Mercedes thinking he would gain an advantage but then the floor regs came in and that hampered the year old xeroxed Mercedes and his team could'nt adapt to the floor changes. Frustration is setting in for Stroll Sr......not to mention his son is in his 6th year in F1 and is average at best.
It's not how start but how you finish.
They failed the initial test but had a plan B in place. Reason they failed the test is that their initial approach was "too radical".This has been falsely reported by a number of articles and tweets. Reports by Motorsport Italy that Mercedes allegedly failed the FIA crash tests are false.
Mercedes told RTL that the W13 received the official FIA seal approval for the new season on January 13!
Also, AFAIK, also RBR failed their test.
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
[Scarbs]
First off: suspension. The regs detail the outboard & inboard suspension.
Outboard the suspension must pass into the bigger wheels & must not change ride height +2mm. This bans the exposed pivots & pushrod mounts.
https://twitter.com/ScarbsTech/statu...245445/photo/1
The option of pushrod or pullrod geometry opens up.
Having a lower inboard set up, flattens the effective geometry of the wishbone/pushrod. The pushrod must be inside the wheel & no lower 40mm below the axle.
So, it may be better to have a pullrod.
https://twitter.com/ScarbsTech/statu...104199/photo/1
The inboard suspension will also be changed, it will be much simpler front and rear. Its function will be more transparent, compared to the hydraulics & gas springs that lowered the rear at speed and supported the front under braking.
Inerters, mechanical or fluid are also banned.
https://twitter.com/ScarbsTech/statu...490688/photo/1
We will see a simpler set up with everything at the rocker.
Just mechanical springs (inc torsion bars) and 'simple' dampers to control, pitch, roll and single wheel movement.
https://twitter.com/ScarbsTech/statu...504770/photo/1
It's not how start but how you finish.
I'm having bad memories of prior championships where Mercedes or Red Bull went with extreme solutions and didn't pass crash tests.......
Rest in Peace Leza, you were a true warrior...
Gives me enough confidence that FiA will be impartial in implementing their own rules.. I ain't jumping but if AMRF1 got away with it, then what is the guarantee that other teams wont' use illegal solutions(not extreme ones) only to get slapped on the wrists at a later stage. I mean FiA would be fighting a mess it created.
Does anyone has a picture of Alfa Romeo rear, heard they posted a pic of it.
LAUNCH DATES:
10 FEB - Aston MartinAMR22
11 FEB - McLaren MCL36
14 FEB - AlphaTauri AT03
17 FEB - Ferrari F1-75
18 FEB - Mercedes W13
22 FEB - Alpine A522
27 FEB - Alfa Romeo C42
TO BE ANNOUNCED:
Red BullRB18
WilliamsFW44
HaasVF-22
It's not how start but how you finish.
RedBull launch
09 FEB - RedBull RB18
10 FEB - Aston MartinAMR22
11 FEB - McLaren MCL36
14 FEB - AlphaTauri AT03
17 FEB - Ferrari F1-75
18 FEB - Mercedes W13
22 FEB - Alpine A522
27 FEB - Alfa Romeo C42
https://twitter.com/redbullracing/st...CiwfityKopAAAA
It's not how start but how you finish.
Confirmed car launch dates:
Feb. 4 - Haas
Feb. 9 - Red Bull
Feb. 10 - Aston Martin
Feb. 11 - McLaren
Feb. 14 - AlphaTauri
Feb. 17 - Ferrari
Feb. 18 - Mercedes
Feb. 21 - Alpine
Feb. 27 - Alfa Romeo
Not really a launch I've read just a livery showing.
Hero's come and go, but legends never die!
It's not how start but how you finish.
Those sidepods look so massive. Surely they can slim those down?
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