FORMULA ONE - 2020

Williams reveals new board members after family exit

https://sports.yahoo.com/williams-reveals-board-members-family-141828325.html

I figured Claire would be out, but I didn't anticipate that it would be so soon. End of an era...

In reply to L5wolvesf :

Peter W.  seemed to have hope with Matthews involved who is a former driver.

In reply to Tom_Spangler (Forum Supporter) :

Along those lines

Dorilton wanted Claire Williams to remain

https://autos.yahoo.com/dorilton-wanted-claire-williams-remain-124852226.html

In reply to L5wolvesf :

Doubt it. It's more like, "CW says Dorilton wanted her to stay"....

I'm bummed to see a lack of Williamses at Williams.

I will be fascinated to see the engine party mode ban result.  I can't see it causing Merc the heartburn all their competitors want it to, because Merc is likely the most reliable lump in the field, so they can run it a bit harder anyway.

We shall see.

If you aren't watching qually there's better racing going on as everyone tries to get a slipstream then we will likely see tomorrow. What a E36 M3show though, Vettel starts 17 

And what about Lewis having to take to the grass in fp3?  Watch your mirrors, boys.

I get the whole track evolution thing, but the whole Q1 CF is a problem of their own making.   When everyone waits until the last available minute and heads out nose to tail, you can't be surprised at the resulting traffic jam.

The way Mercedes is treating this qualifying, this is hilarious.  They are not really bothering with a tow, and everyone else is desperate to get one.  So much so that the last run was started early by the mercs, catching other teams out.

And McLaren shows a reason why Haas should consider Renault power.

Seeing the total mess for Q1 and the panic to get on the track in Q3- this was fun to watch.  It actually helped that the Mercedes were SO much faster than everyone else.

Oh, and so much for party mode making any difference.  Merc is going to tire manage tomorrow, and win by just enough, again.

alfadriver (Forum Supporter) said:

The way Mercedes is treating this qualifying, this is hilarious.  They are not really bothering with a tow, and everyone else is desperate to get one.  So much so that the last run was started early by the mercs, catching other teams out.

That was very much an "FU" to the qually mode ban.

Well, looks like Mercedes is on party mode all the time, the rest not so much.

Not a lot of surprises besides mclaren being super fast. Merc is still on another planet. RB still stink at Monza. Ferrari still stinks, and Renault are still maddeningly inconsistent.

I'm very impressed with how Valtteri Bottas was able to push Lewis in Qualifying this weekend.

I think it's clear that Ferrari have stopped supporting Vettel. His rear brake ducts came flying off  at the start of the race and his brakes overheated and stopped working. Red Bull should toss Albon now, put Perez in that car and Vettel can go to Racing Point and Ferrari can sit and spin for the rest of the season

Oh man that was a hard hit for leclare. That first safety car just hit shuffle for everything. We'll see what happens when they get out of the red flag.

That was a bad accident for Ferrari- so bad that it will take some time to repair the safety wall.

And to see Mercedes make a clear team mistake on the pit entry- hard to fault Gio and Lewis for missing the lights since the lights are very much not in their sight- they should be looking down track.   Both very much deserve the penalties- but they should have known.  Hopefully, the FIA and tracks will have a light at Pit Entry to help make it clear.

So with Hamilton and Giovonazzi getting a 10 sec stop-go penalty- this makes it looks really good for Gasly and Sainz.  Apparently Norris is under investigation for going too slow.

This will be an interesting podium.

Well Lewis's penalty will make for a very interesting 2nd half of this race! Gasly win?

That hit had my stomach dropping until they said he was moving in the cockpit.

It's going to be a bit wild with Lewis having to serve his 10sec stop/go once they're all packed up.  I suspect he'll prove that Bottas was just whining about not being able to race with the engine settings.

Wait- they just said Stroll is getting a free pit stop under red????  They are allowed to work on the car under red?  since when?

bruceman said:

Well Lewis's penalty will make for a very interesting 2nd half of this race! Gasly win?

Here's the question- Lewis has to serve that within 2 laps of the restart- how much of a gap can he get?    Seems that he'll be in dead last- or head of Giovonnazi.  

Ok- here's another area that i'm not pleased with the FIA/F1 and the rules.  No way should the cars be touched under red.  This should not be a free pit stop.  

Because of that "luck"- Stroll may win this race.