2020 Formula 1 Official Thread

Damn Cyril hate at Redbull is real LOL

https://www.planetf1.com/news/red-bull-honda-intellectual-property/

Dr Helmut Marko has stated it is Red Bull’s intention to take over Honda’s intellectual property, but need urgent answers from the FIA first.

After Honda’s shock decision to leave Formula 1 at the end of the 2021 season, it has left Red Bull and AlphaTauri needing a new power unit supplier for 2022 and beyond.

The remaining three engine manufacturers have all made their stances clear. It is a firm ‘no’ for Mercedes who have themselves and three customer teams to look after from 2021, a cautious ‘maybe’ from Ferrari who are weighing up their options and a ‘if we have to’ from Red Bull’s ex-partners Renault.

The regulations state that the engine manufacturer with the fewest customers must supply teams without an engine. That will be Renault, who will have zero customers once McLaren make the switch to Mercedes power in 2021.

But, Red Bull are looking to avoid what would be a forced re-marriage with Renault and instead buy Honda’s engine and re-badge it.

“We would prefer, under the condition the talks are positive, that we take over Honda’s IP and then prepare the engines in Milton Keynes,” Marko told AvD Motorsport.

“But this is only possible if there is an engine freeze starting from the first race in 2022.

“We need a decision about this from the FIA as soon as possible.

“If the decision is positive, then the next step is to find an agreement with Honda.

“We have several buildings in Milton Keynes, Honda too, and we are checking at the moment where we could implement it.

“All current engine manufacturers have their own team and build the engine with their chassis. We would get something where we have to build our chassis around. We would be faced with a technical solution that we have to accept.

“That is why we prefer the Honda solution. But we go through all the possibilities. If something like that comes into play, it has to fit the overall situation, it has to make us competitive, a forced marriage is not a factor for us.”

Another option for Red Bull would be to somehow attract a completely new engine manufacturer to the sport. But Marko has categorically ruled that out.

“There are no signs of a new manufacturer,” he continued.

“The reason is the relatively short period of four years. The engines are too complex. And also the costs are too high. And with these regulations and at this stage, no new manufacturer is entering F1.

“It would be only reasonable to bring the new engine regulation forward, but there is no detailed regulation yet. With all the pre-runs that are necessary for such a development, it can only be brought forward to 2025 at most.”
 
I saw something funny on IG:

Nico Rosberg last season with Mercedes in 2016: 9 wins.
Valtteri Bottas since he joined Mercedes in 2017: 9 wins.

He’s got a long way to go....

Hamilton is beating the shit out of him mentally: vastly superior.
It's in the details.
One of the recent races where Bottas was first, Hamilton walked up to the tables with water/towel etc which was the table #1. Bottas ended up standing behind him until Hamilton was done, and then walked up to the table to get wiped/etc.
At this point it's a mental game that Hamilton has been winning from the start, much seasoned and prepped by Rosberg when it wasn't a walk in the park.
Also it's exactly what Mercedes want, so Bottas really is against Hamilton and the whole team.
Like it was mentioned previously itt (Gregster?) with Verstappen on the team Hamilton would struggle, as the mental advantage would disappear/would work against him. Potentially similar results vs. Vettel, Ric or Alonso.
Bottas is a soft.
 
Je m'en doutais bien de celle la... Un beau miracle qu'il ait pas contaminé des membres de l'équipe. Si je me souviens bien il c'est isolé dès qu'il c'est mit à ne pas ce sentir bien, so goodjob for that I guess?

Also LOL @ Kimi terrifying Gio.
(And that Alpha in green oh my gosh it's amazing.)

For Bottas : Si tu est en F1 et que, mentalement, tu ne pense pas être le meilleur au monde, tu ne gagnera jamais. (Even if it's clearly not the case. It's mind games for himself I'd say)
 
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