2021 F1 Discussions

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I was drawn back to visit the Planet F1 forum by the promise of debate around the final race, but they are so unbelievably pompous about it; I had forgotten how they have no sense of humour about anything and can't grasp the point that F1 IS a 'show' whether they like it or not and has been since TV starting paying lots of money to screen it and big companies started sponsoring it. They seem to think the pinnacle of entertainment is watching people driving around in circles slowly get further and further apart as the minute differences in the cars performance adds up. They also think anyone who doesn't watch the race with the timing screen on a laptop is a 'casual viewer' even if they've been watching for 30 or 40 years and utterly fail to see that the ludicrous amounts of money which are spent on building their carbon fibre dream machines actually comes from people like that, not the small minority of anoraks who can identify the difference between a Maclaren MP4/11 and an MP4/11B.

Jim Dollares

Planet F1 does not sound like a place I will visit!

kappa_md

Car Number 1 is back 👍

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“The 2021 FIA Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix has prompted a large number of reactions from the F1 community and from motorsport in general, as well as in the public. The FIA’s primary responsibility at any event is to ensure the safety of everyone involved and the integrity of the sport.

“The circumstances surrounding the use of the Safety Car following the incident of driver Nicholas Latifi, and the related communications between the FIA Race Direction team and the Formula 1 teams, have notably generated significant misunderstanding and reactions from Formula 1 teams, drivers and fans – an argument that is currently tarnishing the image of the Championship and the due celebration of the first Drivers’ World Championship title won by Max Verstappen and the eighth consecutive Constructors’ World Championship title won by Mercedes.

“Following the presentation of a report regarding the sequence of events that took place following the incident on lap 53 of the grand prix and in a constant drive for improvement, the FIA President proposed to the World Motor Sport Council that a detailed analysis and clarification exercise for the future with all relevant parties will now take place.

“This matter will be discussed and addressed with all the teams and drivers to draw any lessons from this situation and clarity to be provided to the participants, media and fans about the current regulations to preserve the competitive nature of our sport while ensuring the safety of the drivers and officials.

“It is not only Formula 1 that may benefit from this analysis but also more generally all the other FIA circuit championships.

“Following that presentation and an extensive discussion, the World Council has decided to unanimously support the President’s proposal.

“The FIA will therefore do its utmost to have this in motion within the Formula 1 governance and will propose to the Formula 1 Commission to give a clear mandate for study and proposal to the Sporting Advisory Committee, with the support of Formula 1 drivers, so any identified meaningful feedback and conclusions be made before the beginning of the 2022 season.”

https://www.planetf1.com/news/fia-announce-abu-dhabi-investigation/

imagwai

Rough translation - it was a mess and we're going to have a chat and see if we can think of a way to do it better next time 😀

Anthony.R

https://fb.watch/9WuUpUqcpq/

kappa_md

F1 champs rule the overtakes 👍👍👍