F1 - General discussion and 2017

[Polish]

Today times as per SS (SAST
FP1 10:15 - 12:15
FP2 14:15 - 16:10

Sat
FP3 11:45 - 13:15
Quali 19:00 - 21:30

Sun
Race 12:30 - 17:30

 

[caroper]

SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO TO JOIN FORCES WITH HONDA
September 15, 2017
Scuderia Toro Rosso is pleased to announce that it has reached a multi-year agreement with Honda Motor Co. Ltd. to run Honda power units starting from the 2018 Formula 1 season.

http://www.scuderiatororosso.com/en_IT/article/scuderia-toro-rosso-join-forces-honda

 

[caroper]

Renault Sport F1 @RenaultSportF1


Carlos Sainz joins @RenaultSportF1 for 2018
http://rsport.me/22676d

 

[caroper]

McLAREN AND HONDA AGREE TO CONCLUDE FORMULA 1 PARTNERSHIP

“The time has come to move ahead in different directions”
McLaren Technology Group and Honda Motor Co. Ltd announce they will discontinue their partnership for the FIA Formula One World Championship (F1) at the end of 2017 by mutual consent.

The McLaren Honda Formula 1 team will continue to compete for the remainder of the 2017 FIA Formula One Constructors’ and Drivers’ World Championships.

Both Honda and McLaren will confirm their future plans in the sport in the near future.
http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/ins...onda-agree-to-conclude-formula-1-partnership/

 

[caroper]

McLAREN RACING AND RENAULT SPORT RACING CONFIRM PARTNERSHIP

Engine supply partnership agreed for the 2018, 2019 and 2020 F1 seasons
Renault Sport Racing and McLaren Racing are pleased to announce they have agreed an engine supply partnership for the 2018, 2019 and 2020 seasons. The deal will see Renault Sport Racing supply McLaren with Formula 1 power units, while also establishing a close working relationship with McLaren’s engineers and technicians.

http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/ins...and-renault-sport-racing-confirm-partnership/

 

[Polish]

Happiness !!!

 

[Naks]

 

[Naks]

We're sitting across from the pit lane exit, Turn 3 Premier.

Great action during the race
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[caroper]

Looks great - I bet you are in for a fun weekend.

 

[satanboy]

ASTON MARTIN LOOKING TO ENTER F1 IN 2021



Formula 1 is in a serious stage of upheaval as the circus descends on Singapore and this latest news fits in perfectly with the tectonic shifts occurring this week. After McLaren officially announcing today that it was dissolving its Honda engine partnership in favour of Renault power units, Aston Martin (speaking to Auto Express) has stipulated that it is considering entering the sport.

Andy Palmer, CEO at Aston Martin, told Auto Express: “We are studying 2021 engine regulation changes and that might provoke us to supply an independent F1 engine if the conditions are appropriate.”

The company already has ties with Aston Martin, seeing as Adrian Newey is designing its halo F1-inspired road car known as the Valkyrie. Aston's winged badge also sits at the nose of the current Red Bull F1 car, showing that there is maybe more of a partnership than we first thought.

With Red Bull soon to end its technical partnership with Renault, it seems like Aston's entry into F1 could be perfectly timed, albeit fraught with potential danger. Manufacturing an F1 engine from scratch has been proven to be extremely challenging in this era of hybrid powertrains, with Honda only hanging onto its place in F1 through a new deal with Toro Rosso.

Christian Horner (Red Bull Racing's Boss) once told Sky Sports: "There will be another announcement coming soon that isn't Porsche or Honda. We have a relationship with a car firm", which surely now pulls things heavily in the direction of an Aston Martin partnership.

With Mercedes and Ferrari flying high above the rest of the field in terms of outright grunt, the 2021 regulations may allow a fresh manufacturer like Aston Martin to challenge if it can crack the recipe like the engineers at AMG have done since 2014. Otherwise, we could be about to begin another McLaren-Honda-esque saga. And we all know how that ends up.

drivetribe

 

[Naks]

Looks great - I bet you are in for a fun weekend.

Singapore is lots of fun, but bl@@dy expensive!
Just to give you an idea, 2 chicken burgers and 2 cokes at Nando's cost around R335

Last night, 2 cocktails and a pint cost us R570.

 

[Polish]

You need to find a Spar and have half loaf and polony.

 

[BigAl-sa]

Today times as per SS (SAST
FP1 10:15 - 12:15
FP2 14:15 - 16:10

Sat
FP3 11:45 - 13:15
Quali 19:00 - 21:30

Sun
Race 12:30 - 17:30

Quali 1500, not 1900?

 

[Willie Trombone]

Watching quali 2 now.

 

[satanboy]

No sound. Just ****ing wonderful.

Idiots at DStv can't even apologise.

 

[satanboy]

Fixed.

TWATS!

 

[greg0205]

Sky Sports F1, 1080p AceStream

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[caroper]

First ever wet race at Singapore

 

[Icemanbrfc]

Hmm the rain.. Argh

 

[greg0205]

Feck... Some on inters, some on full wet... Half the field have it right, but which half?

No standing water... Advantage to the guys on inters as it stands.