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Post by MartinT on Nov 27, 2018 9:27:18 GMT
Teams & Drivers
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: Contract with Mercedes until end of 2020
Valtteri Bottas: Deal for 2019 with an option for 2020
Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel: Contract with Ferrari until end of 2020
Charles Leclerc: Confirmed as Sebastian Vettel’s team-mate for 2019
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: Contract with Red Bull until the end of 2020
Pierre Gasly: Confirmed as Max Verstappen’s team-mate for 2019 season
Force India Racing Point
Sergio Perez: Signed one-year extension with Force India
Esteban Ocon: To be replaced by Lance Stroll
McLaren
Carlos Sainz: Signed multi-year contract with McLaren
Lando Norris: Signed multi-year contract with McLaren
Williams
George Russell: Signed multi-year contract with Williams
Robert Kubica: Confirmed for 2019 season
Renault
Daniel Ricciardo: Signed with Renault for 2019 in a two-year deal
Nico Hulkenberg: Will partner Ricciardo in 2019
Toro Rosso
Alexander Albon: Confirmed for 2019
Daniil Kvyat: Returns to Toro Rosso for 2019
Haas
Romain Grosjean: Confirmed for 2019
Kevin Magnussen: Confirmed for 2019
Sauber
Kimi Raikkonen: Rejoins Sauber on two-year deal
Antonio Giovinazzi: Confirmed for 2019
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Post by MartinT on Dec 2, 2018 0:03:42 GMT
Stroll is now confirmed for Racing Point F1.
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Post by MartinT on Dec 8, 2018 0:46:48 GMT
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Post by pre65 on Jan 8, 2019 8:38:10 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2019 9:02:02 GMT
I heard that was on the cards for a while, just waiting for confirmation in the press.
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Post by MartinT on Jan 8, 2019 9:54:24 GMT
It's a shame as Arrivabene appeared to have what it takes. However, it seemed clear that he would be sacrificed after Ferrari's failure.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2019 10:51:50 GMT
I believe that Mattia Binotto is favoured in the upper echelons of the Ferrari management team.
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Post by MartinT on Jan 8, 2019 10:54:32 GMT
Yes, it seems that Marchionne wanted to remove Arrivabene before he died.
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Post by stanleyb on Jan 10, 2019 15:27:51 GMT
Arrivabene wasn't Ferrari's problem. The team produced very competitive cars under his leadership. Lewis Hamilton is Ferrari's problem. Had he and Vettel swapped cars at the start of last season, Hamilton would have won the championship just as convincingly. if Ferrari want to be World Champions again, the best way to get there would be to make Sir Lewis an offer he can't refuse.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 15:43:11 GMT
Arrivabene wasn't Ferrari's problem. The team produced very competitive cars under his leadership. Lewis Hamilton is Ferrari's problem. Had he and Vettel swapped cars at the start of last season, Hamilton would have won the championship just as convincingly. if Ferrari want to be World Champions again, the best way to get there would be to make Sir Lewis an offer he can't refuse. Completely agree with you. Lewis is by far the better driver. |
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Post by Firebottle on Jan 12, 2019 10:18:29 GMT
Just read a couple of books I treated myself to:
Aussie Grit: My Formula One Journey by Mark Webber
How to Build a Car by Adrian Newey
Both excellent reads, very interesting to get opposite viewpoints, one from the driver and one from the technical side.
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Post by MartinT on Jan 12, 2019 15:32:00 GMT
I'm currently reading How to Build a Car. It's a good read.
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Post by speedysteve on Jan 15, 2019 16:34:10 GMT
Nice to see Halo filtering down to Formula E and I hope F3 / F4 too. Henry Surtees would still be alive and no doubt racing if his F3 car had been so equipped.  |
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Post by MartinT on Jan 16, 2019 7:07:29 GMT
I guess we've become used to Halo now and moved on. Much better than a closed cockpit on open-wheelers.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2019 20:29:11 GMT
First day of testing today and Mercedes seemed to be sandbagging, whilst Ferrari looked incredibly quick. McLaren and Haas broke down and Raikkonen spun on his first flying lap.
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Post by MartinT on Feb 18, 2019 21:58:10 GMT
Mercedes sandbagged last year, too. They were also on the 2nd hardest tyre.
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Post by MartinT on Feb 19, 2019 7:54:31 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Feb 19, 2019 8:09:46 GMT
How long has it taken them? I always questioned Lowe's abilities and don't see that he contributed much to Mercedes at all. SOURCE |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2019 8:21:43 GMT
How long has it taken them? I always questioned Lowe's abilities and don't see that he contributed much to Mercedes at all. SOURCEWell Mercedes haven't exactly missed him, have they LOL. |
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Post by MartinT on Feb 24, 2019 13:43:22 GMT
So once again we see that Ferrari have the best car after the first pre-season test. Hamilton remains positive while Bottas is already whinging about Mercedes being behind. It looks like the Red Bull/Toro Rosso and Honda package is a good one - I knew a company like Honda would get it together in the end. Renault are a surprise and that's great for fans of Ricciardo who love to see him cut through the field. Alfa Romeo and McLaren also look fairly reasonable.
On to the 2nd test, which starts to shake the field down somewhat.
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