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F1 schism with FIA deepens after controversial decisions in Monaco: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...epens-after-controversial-decisions-in-monaco

"Formula One’s owners are understood to be deeply dissatisfied with the sport’s governing body, the FIA.

After another weekend when the FIA’s performance was publicly criticised at the Monaco Grand Prix there are indications of an increasing schism between F1 and the FIA and in particular its new president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Sources fear that the governing body is damaging the sport just as it is enjoying a surge in popularity.

The FIA was criticised after the Monaco GP for the race director, Eduardo Freitas, delaying the start because of rain. Lewis Hamilton was among several drivers who said they could have at least begun the race before the rain became too heavy and that the FIA was too conservative in its concern that the drivers had not done any wet running until that point. “I don’t know the reason for them not sending us out,” he said. “We are Formula One drivers; [the weather] is not a good enough reason.”

That was the latest in a series of FIA decisions the Guardian understands is increasingly infuriating F1 and its teams. Ben Sulayem took over in December from Jean Todt and under his stewardship a fractious relationship has developed within the sport. ...

...In Miami Esteban Ocon was scathing in his assessment of the governing body after he and Carlos Sanz both suffered heavy crashes at turn 14 and endured bad neck pain. His requests that the concrete barrier be replaced by the more forgiving Tecpro material he said were ignored by the FIA, despite the Tecpro units being readily available.

Fernando Alonso was equally damning of the FIA stewards after he received a penalty in Miami. “We believe that it was very unfair and it was just incompetence from the stewards, they were not very professional,” said Alonso on revealing that when he and his Alpine team went to present evidence to the stewards after the race they had packed up and were not even in the room.

This litany of poor publicity comes at a time when more people than ever are watching F1 and the sport wants to make it as accessible as possible with the focus very much on the track. Senior figures within F1 consider much of what the FIA has done as a needless distraction and are asking questions about whether the governing body’s role should be downsized, fully aware that the FIA is almost entirely reliant on the income it receives from F1."
 
Naks said:
The FIA was criticised after the Monaco GP for the race director, Eduardo Freitas, delaying the start because of rain. Lewis Hamilton was among several drivers who said they could have at least begun the race before the rain became too heavy and that the FIA was too conservative in its concern that the drivers had not done any wet running until that point. “I don’t know the reason for them not sending us out,” he said. “We are Formula One drivers; [the weather] is not a good enough reason.”
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Uh... I thought the delay was lack of power for the lights and other electronics? Not that that's a valid excuse but there was some electrical glitch I believe.

Naks said:
Fernando Alonso was equally damning of the FIA stewards after he received a penalty in Miami. “We believe that it was very unfair and it was just incompetence from the stewards, they were not very professional,” said Alonso on revealing that when he and his Alpine team went to present evidence to the stewards after the race they had packed up and were not even in the room.
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Crikey, that is bad lol
 
quovadis said:
I think Seb is in his sunset phase - doubt he'll move to another team before retiring. Anything is possible though...
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Hamilton to leave Merc at the end of the year, and Seb to sign up...a German racing for a German team with a German in charge (I suppose the Hamilton fans are going to be triggered by that one :unsure:).
 
OhYeah84 said:
Hamilton to leave Merc at the end of the year, and Seb to sign up...a German racing for a German team with a German in charge (I suppose the Hamilton fans are going to be triggered by that one :unsure:).
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I doubt either of those is a possibility.
 
OhYeah84 said:
Hamilton to leave Merc at the end of the year, and Seb to sign up...a German racing for a German team with a German in charge (I suppose the Hamilton fans are going to be triggered by that one :unsure:).
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Are you suggesting Merc bring back the all german Schumacher-Mercedes era?
Maybe that was the plan with this failure of a car all along.
 
It's way early in the season, but drivers that are going to start getting nervous should include Ricciardo, Zhou & Schumacher. Latifi and Stroll should be on this list too, but you know, dollars and all that. Hamilton might throw in the towel at the end of this year. Gasly will definitely be hoping to move into one of the top teams, with Piastri and de Vries knocking on the door for a seat.
 
Pixies said:
Are you suggesting Merc bring back the all german Schumacher-Mercedes era?
Maybe that was the plan with this failure of a car all along.
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How can they? I am wishfully thinking that Vettel would join the Merc team.
 
Speedster said:
Wolff is Austrian and while Merc has a German license, they're based in England.
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Thanks for the clarification on Wolff, and Mercedes-Benz is a German car manufacturer no matter where they build the F1 car.
Building a C-Class in East London doesn't make them a non-German brand. Maybe I should have clarified that part.
 
Speedster said:
It's way early in the season, but drivers that are going to start getting nervous should include Ricciardo, Zhou & Schumacher. Latifi and Stroll should be on this list too, but you know, dollars and all that. Hamilton might throw in the towel at the end of this year. Gasly will definitely be hoping to move into one of the top teams, with Piastri and de Vries knocking on the door for a seat.
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Latifi is useless and Stroll is continually outperformed by Sebastian Vettel every race. Once his dad sells AMR to Audi (and they cease to exist in F1 again!), Stroll is gone.
Ricciardo is like Stroll but for McLaren and really hasn't got going this season which is a shame. Zhou...give him another year, and I think the same for Schumacher considering he had a pig of a car last year with 0 development. Let's see them at the end of 2023.

Gasly deserves a decent team. Really and truly he's a great driver.
 
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