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Post by admin on Mar 23, 2021 20:54:48 GMT
Formula 1 drivers allowed to take the knee before Grands Prix this season - BBC 23/3/21 - linkFormula 1 drivers will be allowed to take the knee to demonstrate their opposition to racism before Grands Prix again this season. The move is part of an initiative to promote "sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and community". Unlike last year, the pre-race demonstration will not just be devoted to anti-racism and drivers will not be required to wear 'End Racism' t-shirts. Drivers will choose their own gesture to support inclusivity on the grid. An F1 spokesman said: "The whole of F1 is united in its support for We Race As One and the drivers will all show their own support for the initiative ahead of the Grand Prix. "The drivers will be free to show their commitment in their own way before the race and there will be no requirement for them to make a specific gesture. I was thinking of subscribing just for Skysports F1 but it looks like that's probably blown that out of the water unless you can tune in and miss it as in 2020.
Can sport leave the politics alone and just get on with what the name implies - ie F1 motor racing without the woke virtue signalling. This watered down version is better and less divisive than 2020, as long as the "I'm not playing at all" option, not mentioned, is available to the drivers, but it'll make little difference, if any IMO.
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Post by Hodgy on Mar 27, 2021 10:30:15 GMT
Formula 1 drivers allowed to take the knee before Grands Prix this season - BBC 23/3/21 - linkFormula 1 drivers will be allowed to take the knee to demonstrate their opposition to racism before Grands Prix again this season. The move is part of an initiative to promote "sustainability, diversity and inclusion, and community". Unlike last year, the pre-race demonstration will not just be devoted to anti-racism and drivers will not be required to wear 'End Racism' t-shirts. Drivers will choose their own gesture to support inclusivity on the grid. An F1 spokesman said: "The whole of F1 is united in its support for We Race As One and the drivers will all show their own support for the initiative ahead of the Grand Prix. "The drivers will be free to show their commitment in their own way before the race and there will be no requirement for them to make a specific gesture. I was thinking of subscribing just for Skysports F1 but it looks like that's probably blown that out of the water unless you can tune in and miss it as in 2020.
Can sport leave the politics alone and just get on with what the name implies - ie F1 motor racing without the woke virtue signalling. This watered down version is better and less divisive than 2020, as long as the "I'm not playing at all" option, not mentioned, is available to the drivers, but it'll make little difference, if any IMO. Had Sky Sports for years, never watched a single minute of F1. Not for me at all. Even when they show a clip on the news, it’s just the winner crossing the line, miles ahead. You hear so many people say “Speedway, the first out of the gate wins”. At least it’s only over four laps, then they gate again.
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Post by admin on Mar 27, 2021 19:43:57 GMT
23-race F1 calendar for 2021 - subject to change.
Bahrain Grand Prix 28-Mar 16:00 Emilia Romagna GP 18-Apr 14:00 Portuguese Grand Prix 02-May 15:00 Spanish Grand Prix 09-May 14:00 Monaco Grand Prix 23-May 14:00 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 06-Jun 13:00 Canadian Grand Prix 13-Jun 19:00 French Grand Prix 27-Jun 14:00 Austrian Grand Prix 04-Jul 14:00 British Grand Prix 18-Jul 15:00 Hungarian Grand Prix 01-Aug 14:00 Belgian Grand Prix 29-Aug 14:00 Dutch Grand Prix 05-Sep 14:00 Italian Grand Prix 12-Sep 14:00 Russian Grand Prix 26-Sep 13:00 Singapore Grand Prix 03-Oct 13:00 Japanese Grand Prix 10-Oct 06:00 United States GP 24-Oct 20:00 Mexico City Grand Prix 31-Oct 19:00 Brazilian Grand Prix 07-Nov 17:00 Australian Grand Prix 21-Nov 06:00 Saudi Arabian GP 05-Dec 16:00 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 12-Dec 13:00
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Post by admin on Mar 27, 2021 20:12:41 GMT
Bahrain Grand Prix 28-Mar 16:00 Team by team Sat 27 qualifyingOnce again Max Verstappen is going to be fighting a lone battle at the front as he aims to hold off both the Mercedes. Here's how each team got on in qualifying. Alfa Romeo: 12th (Giovinazzi) and 14th (Raikkonen). Alpha Tauri: 5th (Gasly) and 13th (Tsunoda). Alpine: 9th (Alonso) and 16th (Ocon). Aston Martin: 10th (Stroll) and 18th (Vettel). Ferrari: 4th (Leclerc) and 8th (Sainz). Haas: 19th (Schumacher) and 20th (Mazepin). McLaren: 6th (Ricciardo) and 7th (Norris). Mercedes: 2nd (Hamilton) and 3rd (Bottas). Red Bull: 1st (Verstappen) and 11th (Perez). Williams: 15th (Russell) and 17th (Latifi).
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Post by admin on Mar 28, 2021 19:10:38 GMT
FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2021 - RACE RESULT
position, number, name, team, laps, time, points:
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 56 1:32:03.897 25 2 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda 56 +0.745s 18 3 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 56 +37.383s 16
4 4 Lando Norris McLaren Mercedes 56 +46.466s 12 5 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing Honda 56 +52.047s 10 6 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 56 +59.090s 8 7 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren Mercedes 56 +66.004s 6 8 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 56 +67.100s 4 9 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri Honda 56 +85.692s 2 10 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin Mercedes 56 +86.713s 1 11 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing 56 +88.864s 0 12 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing 55 +1 lap 0 13 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine Renault 55 +1 lap 0 14 63 George Russell Williams Mercedes 55 +1 lap 0 15 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin Mercedes 55 +1 lap 0 16 47 Mick Schumacher Haas Ferrari 55 +1 lap 0 17 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri Honda 52 DNF 0 18 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams Mercedes 51 DNF 0 NC 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine Renault 32 DNF 0 NC 9 Nikita Mazepin Haas Ferrari 0 DNF 0
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Post by admin on May 24, 2021 20:21:40 GMT
Emilia Romagna GP 18-Apr 14:00
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Post by admin on May 24, 2021 20:22:49 GMT
Portuguese Grand Prix 02-May 15:00
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Post by admin on May 24, 2021 20:23:43 GMT
Spanish Grand Prix 09-May 14:00
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Post by admin on May 24, 2021 20:25:23 GMT
Monaco Grand Prix 23-May 14:00 How the other half live: - click to enlarge - would you want to live in that overcrowded space - click to enlarge - bad day at the office for Mercedes.
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Post by Hodgy on May 25, 2021 8:15:55 GMT
Monaco Grand Prix 23-May 14:00 How the other half live: - would you want to live in that overcrowded space Niki Pedersen appears to have done very well out of knocking people off their motor bikes. Have you seen his place?
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Post by admin on May 25, 2021 8:42:09 GMT
How the other half live: - would you want to live in that overcrowded space Niki Pedersen appears to have done very well out of knocking people off their motor bikes. Have you seen his place? No I haven't. I wondered whether he still lived there now that he's not famous any more. Must have had a very good financial advisor over his career to preserve/invest capital and keep the income stream coming now.
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Post by Hodgy on May 25, 2021 9:24:40 GMT
Niki Pedersen appears to have done very well out of knocking people off their motor bikes. Have you seen his place? No I haven't. I wondered whether he still lived there now that he's not famous any more. Must have had a very good financial advisor over his career to preserve/invest capital and keep the income stream coming now. He often posts pictures of a very nice house, very close to the water, with a pier. It does look like he’s moved away from Monaco as the pics often have the Denmark to Sweden bridge in the background. Thinks he’s done very well for himself. Appears to attract a lot of high profile sponsors.
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Post by admin on May 25, 2021 13:32:48 GMT
No I haven't. I wondered whether he still lived there now that he's not famous any more. Must have had a very good financial advisor over his career to preserve/invest capital and keep the income stream coming now. He often posts pictures of a very nice house, very close to the water, with a pier. It does look like he’s moved away from Monaco as the pics often have the Denmark to Sweden bridge in the background. Thinks he’s done very well for himself. Appears to attract a lot of high profile sponsors. On the Monaco pic I particularly like the 3 little boats on the left. If you had one of them moored at Hunstanton you'd probably be lost in your own self importance. In this case look at the super yachts on the right and you soon realise that there is someone close by considerably richer and more important than you
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Post by Hodgy on May 25, 2021 14:45:33 GMT
He often posts pictures of a very nice house, very close to the water, with a pier. It does look like he’s moved away from Monaco as the pics often have the Denmark to Sweden bridge in the background. Thinks he’s done very well for himself. Appears to attract a lot of high profile sponsors. On the Monaco pic I particularly like the 3 little boats on the left. If you had one of them moored at Hunstanton you'd probably be lost in your own self importance. In this case look at the super yachts on the right and you soon realise that there is someone close by considerably richer and more important than you
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Post by admin on Jun 20, 2021 19:48:24 GMT
Azerbaijan Grand Prix 06-Jun 13:00
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Post by admin on Jun 20, 2021 19:49:31 GMT
Canadian Grand Prix 13-Jun 19:00 Formula 1 has confirmed a change to round 7 of the 2021 calendar, with the Turkish Grand Prix replacing the Canadian Grand Prix for the weekend of June 11 to 13. Due to the ongoing international travel restrictions in place in Canada it became impossible for Formula 1 to enter the country without a mandatory 14-day quarantine, leading to the change. “We are grateful for the efforts of the promoter and the authorities in Canada, Quebec and Montreal in the past few weeks to try and make the race happen and we are pleased to announce a two-year extension to our partnership with the Canadian Grand Prix,” read a statement by Formula 1. “We will work with the promoter to ensure those with tickets from 2020 & 2021 races get the options of a refund or to transfer their tickets to next year’s race and look forward to racing in Canada in 2022.” Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix 2021 October 13 2021
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Post by admin on Jun 20, 2021 19:51:42 GMT
French Grand Prix 20-Jun 14:00 1 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda 53 1:27:25.770 26 2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 53 +2.904s 18 3 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing Honda 53 +8.811s 15 4 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 53 +14.618s 12 5 4 Lando Norris McLaren Mercedes 53 +64.032s 10 6 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren Mercedes 53 +75.857s 8 7 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri Honda 53 +76.596s 6 8 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine Renault 53 +77.695s 4 9 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin Mercedes 53 +79.666s 2 10 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin Mercedes 53 +91.946s 1
1 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull Racing Honda 131 2 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 119 3 Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull Racing Honda 84 4 Lando Norris GBR McLaren Mercedes 76
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Post by admin on Jul 16, 2021 9:05:47 GMT
Austrian Grand Prix double of June 27 & July 4
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Post by admin on Jul 16, 2021 9:21:54 GMT
British Grand Prix 18-Jul 15:00 Lewis Hamilton says diversity in motorsport would be most valuable achievement - Woke BBC just can't leave it! - got to give their overpaid diversity staff something to do!Hamilton hoping 'roar of crowd' and Mercedes upgrades will help him challenge Red Bull at Silverstone - F1 . com Silverstone will have a sell-out crowd this weekend for the first time since 2019, and Lewis Hamilton hailed the atmosphere at the British Grand Prix as unrivalled as he shared his hope that Mercedes can claw back lost ground to Red Bull in the title fight.Hamilton has a stunning record at Silverstone, with podiums in 10 of his 14 home Grand Prix appearances and seven wins to boot. But this season, Max Verstappen has emerged as a title rival with three wins in the last three Grands Prix. So will the home crowd, expected to total more than 100,000 on race day, give the reigning champion a boost this weekend? “Ever since the first time I came and raced here in 2006, but particularly in Formula 1, 2007, the roar of the crowd here is unlike anywhere else,” said Hamilton. “Considering we‘ve had a drought in terms of fans not being at the races in the past year, the energy has definitely been very much missed and… you arrive with this excitement and nervousness also, because you want to deliver for everyone and you want to have the best weekend.” Not only are there hordes of fans to welcome the drivers this weekend, but Mercedes have brought upgrades for their car as they try to get back on terms with Red Bull – with the Silver Arrows sitting 44 points behind their rivals in the championship. Hamilton said the upgrade should help his team close the gap to the team who have won the last five races on the trot. “It’s not a massive [update]; there’s a lot of changes on the car but it’s not a massive update in terms of the gap that we’ve seen in the races, but it definitely helps us in terms of closing that gap quickly,” he said. “Massively looking forward to it,” he added. “A lot of work has gone on over the past couple weeks. So, I’m hoping that coming back to a circuit that suits us a little bit better and hopefully bodes well for a closer battle at least with the Red Bulls.” Add a third factor into the mix – the first-ever F1 Sprint takes place on Saturday afternoon with three points up for grabs for the winner, who will then start Sunday’s Grand Prix from pole position – and that 32-point deficit to Verstappen could find itself shrinking this weekend, according to Hamilton. “With all those elements I hope and pray, yes, that’s the case,” he said. “Obviously we won’t know that until tomorrow. And also, another element is this sprint race that we have: this new format. “Of course, it’s easy for any of us to get it wrong but there’s opportunities there, which is exciting, and, I like to think… there’s always talk of the energy and the buzz that the fans bring, and without doubt when it’s your home Grand Prix and the British crowd, you come with more. “So I’m hoping that all those [elements] together close that nice gap those guys [Red Bull] have grown out in terms of performance, and enables us to take it to them this weekend,” concluded the seven-time champion.
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Post by admin on Jul 18, 2021 12:30:25 GMT
Jeez, I bet it's bloody boiling at Silverstone. Good luck to those out in the open or sitting in an open stand
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Post by rodders on Jul 18, 2021 14:25:15 GMT
Jeez, I bet it's bloody boiling at Silverstone. Good luck to those out in the open or sitting in an open stand They all must feel like they are wearing a Stephanie Beaumont slimming garment!!! Bet nobody remembers them!!!
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Post by admin on Jul 18, 2021 21:01:07 GMT
Jeez, I bet it's bloody boiling at Silverstone. Good luck to those out in the open or sitting in an open stand They all must feel like they are wearing a Stephanie Beaumont slimming garment!!! Bet nobody remembers them!!! You'd be right Rodders.
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Post by admin on Jul 18, 2021 21:11:01 GMT
British Grand Prix 18-Jul 15:00 #WeRaceAsOne - first time I've seen that presentation and it was fine and supported 100% by all. Some drivers took the knee if they wished, which was fine. Football could learn a lot and look at different ways to make their point rather than calling their customers racists because they don't approve of their woke virtue signalling and it's message.
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Post by admin on Jul 18, 2021 21:34:49 GMT
Max Verstappen has accused Lewis Hamilton of being "disrespectful" and "unsportsmanlike" following their collision in the British Grand Prix.
The Red Bull driver was taken to hospital for precautionary checks after suffering an impact of 51G in the first-lap crash.
"Very disappointed to be taken out like this," Verstappen said.
"Watching the celebrations while still in hospital is disrespectful and unsportsmanlike... but we move on."
Verstappen said on his Twitter account that he was "OK" following the incident but he has not yet been released from hospital.
Hamilton was given a 10-second penalty for the incident, which dropped him to fourth place after his pit stop, but he fought back to overtake Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to win the race.
Verstappen said: "The penalty given does not help us and doesn't do justice to the dangerous move Lewis made on track."
Hamilton said: "I was pretty far alongside him but I could see he wasn't going to back out but then we went into the corner and we collided.
"Of course that's never the way I want to win a race or just in general to race but these things do happen. I just hope he's OK. And I look forward to many more races."
The incident happened at Copse corner, which is taken at 190mph in a Formula 1 car. Hamilton overtook two other drivers there during the race, including the move that claimed the lead from Leclerc.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said Hamilton's move was "an amateur mistake, a desperate mistake", adding: "It is disappointing and annoying; his actions have jeopardised another driver's safety."
Horner added: "Putting a fellow driver in hospital and writing off a car and receiving a menial penalty and winning a grand prix doesn't feel like much of a penalty.
"To stick a wheel up the inside at Copse corner, one of the fastest corners anywhere, there is only ever going to be one consequence of that.
"We are just lucky someone wasn't seriously hurt. Thankfully we got away with it."
And Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko said: "Such dangerous and reckless behaviour should be punished with a suspension or something."
But Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff added: "It is a situation we all have seen in the past when great drivers race with each other. When nobody is prepared to give in, these kinds of situations can happen. But it takes two to tango."
The British Grand Prix stewards judged Hamilton to be "predominantly at fault". They said Hamilton went into the corner "slightly behind and on the inside", saying that he was "on a line that did not reach the apex of the corner, with room available to the inside".
Hamilton, who won the British Grand Prix for an eighth time to move eight points behind Verstappen in the current drivers' standings, declined to comment on Horner's criticisms.
But he said: "It is important for all of us to take a step back. I am sure emotions are running high there and I know what it's like to lose points and be in that position."
Hamilton also rejected claims he should apologise for the incident in the context of being penalised.
"I don't think I am in a position to have to apologise for anything," added the seven-time world champion. "We are out there racing.
"I heard Max is in hospital and that definitely concerns me. None of us want any one of us to get injured. I will hit him up after this to check he is OK and we live to fight anther day. There will be a lot of tough races coming up. We have to learn to strike a decent balance.
"I don't agree with the stewards, but I take the penalty on the chin and get on with my job. Everyone is going to have a different opinion and I don't particularly care what people think, I just do what I do."
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 52 1:58:23.284 25 2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 52 +3.871s 18 3 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 52 +11.125s 15 4 4 Lando Norris McLaren Merc 52 +28.573s 12 5 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren Merc 52 +42.624s 10 6 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 52 +43.454s 8 7 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine Renault 52 +72.093s 6 8 18 Lance Stroll AstonMart Merc 52 +74.289s 4 9 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine Renault 52 +76.162s 2 10 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTau Honda 52 +82.065s 1
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Post by admin on Jul 18, 2021 21:40:21 GMT
What happened in the crash?
The moment many had considered to be inevitable at some point in this titanic battle between Verstappen and Hamilton happened after an intense scrap between the title rivals on the first lap.
Hamilton, starting second on the grid after Verstappen's victory in F1's maiden 'sprint' race on Saturday, got away better and was alongside the Red Bull driver into the first corner, but Verstappen held him off.
Hamilton nosed ahead into the Brooklands corner at the end of the Wellington straight, but was again held off.
Heading down into the 190mph Copse corner, he dummied Verstappen, feinting to the outside and then diving for the inside.
Hamilton had more than half his car alongside Verstappen as they began to turn in, but backed off slightly as he saw the Dutchman was going to sit it out around the outside - and the Red Bull edged back ahead.
Hamilton was a little wide of the apex and his front left wheel made contact with Verstappen's right rear in the middle of the corner, and the impact sent Verstappen flying into the barriers on the outside.
He climbed out of the car and was walking around before being taken to the circuit medical centre for mandatory checks after such a heavy impact and complaining of dizziness.
Team boss Christian Horner said it measured 51G and Verstappen was taken to a local hospital for "further precautionary tests".
In their written reasons for handing down the sanction to Hamilton, the race stewards said the Mercedes driver had "room available to the inside" of the corner and "did not avoid contact" when Verstappen turned in, and concluded that Hamilton was "predominantly at fault".
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