Motosport General discussion tread --- Formula1, MotoGP, WTCC, ETCC, DTM.....

[LTU_btc]

So, F1 2018 season is over. Hamilton claimed another easy victory. It was last race for Alonso in his career, also last race for Ricciardo in Red Bull. There also was scary accident with Hulkenberg and we saw main drawback of Halo system - in such accidents it's difficult for drivers to leave their cars.
There is 4 months until 2019 season. We already know almost all names of drivers who will race in next season (only Toro Rosso still didn't signed contract with second driver). It will be really interesting to watch what Red Bull can do with Honda engines. I'm sceptical about it and I think it will be step back for this team.

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[tokeweed]

^  But Renault isn't giving them the power they need too...  I think Honda will give them a performace boost.  Obv I'm kinda talking out of my ass here.  But I'm willing to make a small bet at 50/50 odds on RBR finishing with more points than Ferrari next season.

[slocker]

So, F1 2018 season is over. Hamilton claimed another easy victory. It was last race for Alonso in his career, also last race for Ricciardo in Red Bull. There also was scary accident with Hulkenberg and we saw main drawback of Halo system - in such accidents it's difficult for drivers to leave their cars.
There is 4 months until 2019 season. We already know almost all names of drivers who will race in next season (only Toro Rosso still didn't signed contract with second driver). It will be really interesting to watch what Red Bull can do with Honda engines. I'm sceptical about it and I think it will be step back for this team.

RBR and Honda hmmm. Im still little more skeptical on thi I mean they didnt show much with McLaren and Toro Rosso team, but only good thing will be that RBR is known with good performances on car and hopefully they will create good car for upcoming season.

[slocker]

With more then 1 month from star of Formula 1 this year think this will be very interesting season with so many new names in play, also we will have some comebacks so im pretty excited to see this season start.

Race calendar for 2019

Australian Grand Prix - 17 March, 2019 - 05:10
Bahrain Grand Prix - 31 March, 2019 - 16:10
Chinese Grand Prix - 14 April, 2019 - 07:10
Azerbaijan Grand Prix - 28 April, 2019 - 13:10
Spanish Grand Prix - 12 May, 2019 - 15:10
Monaco Grand Prix - 26 May, 2019 - 15:10
Canadian Grand Prix - 9 June, 2019 - 20:10
French Grand Prix - 23 June, 2019 - 15:10
Austrian Grand Prix - 30 June, 2019 - 15:10
British Grand Prix - 14 July, 2019 - 15:10
German Grand Prix - 28 July, 2019 - 15:10
Hungarian Grand Prix - 4 August, 2019 - 15:10
Belgian Grand Prix - 1 September, 2019 - 15:10
Italian Grand Prix - 8 September, 2019 - 15:10
Singapore Grand Prix - 22 September, 2019 - 13:10
Russian Grand Prix - 29 September, 2019 - 12:10
Japanese Grand Prix - 13 October, 2019 - 06:10
Mexican Grand Prix - 27 October, 2019 - 19:10
United States Grand Prix - 3 November, 2019 - 19:10
Brazilian Grand Prix - 17 November, 2019 - 17:10
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - 1 December, 2019 - 13:10

This season will end in December, must say this will be very funny, they will race in desert and someone will go skiing.
 

[tokeweed]

I have a pretty good feeling for RBR this year.  Anyone wanna bet against 'RBR finishes above Ferrari in points' this year?  Nothing big.  Just a friendly bet of 10 bucks. 

[slocker]

Sauber officially is now Alfa Romeo Sauber Racing team. After so many years Alfa is back in formula 1. Maybe they will be good or something close to what they were back in the early years.

[LTU_btc]

Here is car launch schedule:

Almost all cars will be launched in this and next week. First pre-season testing will start on 19th February. More than one month until new season...

I have a pretty good feeling for RBR this year.  Anyone wanna bet against 'RBR finishes above Ferrari in points' this year?  Nothing big.  Just a friendly bet of 10 bucks. 

Brave prediction! I'm in! I see no way how Red Bull can finnish above Ferrari in constructors championship.

Sauber officially is now Alfa Romeo Sauber Racing team. After so many years Alfa is back in formula 1. Maybe they will be good or something close to what they were back in the early years.

In previous season they already had Alfa Romeo logo on the car, so these changes were planned for long time. But it won't make big changes, they will remain to be reserve team of Ferarri.

[Juggy777]

Here is car launch schedule:

Almost all cars will be launched in this and next week. First pre-season testing will start on 19th February. More than one month until new season...

I have a pretty good feeling for RBR this year.  Anyone wanna bet against 'RBR finishes above Ferrari in points' this year?  Nothing big.  Just a friendly bet of 10 bucks. 

Brave prediction! I'm in! I see no way how Red Bull can finnish above Ferrari in constructors championship.

Sauber officially is now Alfa Romeo Sauber Racing team. After so many years Alfa is back in formula 1. Maybe they will be good or something close to what they were back in the early years.

In previous season they already had Alfa Romeo logo on the car, so these changes were planned for long time. But it won't make big changes, they will remain to be reserve team of Ferarri.

Hey it seems the wait to see these beauties are finally getting over, I can’t wait to see what new changes will be coming. I do hope this year Ferrrari offers some stiff competition, even after having one of the fastest cars they seem to be lagging season after season. I believe Hamilton will start as the favourite to win at the season end, anyone else recommends keeping an eye on some other driver to cause an upset?.

[slocker]

With new rules and regulation on this season this could be interesting from at the moment this point of view. If they really want to increase overtaking and this proves to be good call believe they will have good audience cuz think that last season was maybe drop for them.

[bbc.reporter]

@slocker. I reckon the FIA is serious to make the sport more exciting. It has allowed changes on the front and rear wings to reduce turbulence which affects the car behind. It has also allowed to widen the slot for the drag reduction system in rear wing to make it more effective. The maximum fuel allowed was also increased to make the drivers push for more speed instead of conserving fuel.

All those changes were decided to increase overtaking hehehe.

[Juggy777]

@slocker. I reckon the FIA is serious to make the sport more exciting. It has allowed changes on the front and rear wings to reduce turbulence which affects the car behind. It has also allowed to widen the slot for the drag reduction system in rear wing to make it more effective. The maximum fuel allowed was also increased to make the drivers push for more speed instead of conserving fuel.

All those changes were decided to increase overtaking hehehe.

Hey when did these rules come out and most importantly why were they not in place before, I remember so many races that could have benefited from these rules. I feel over taking is a must in this type of sport, it only makes the contest interesting and glues the audience to their seats. I feel Ferrari will definitely have a good advantage because of their speedy cars, it’ll be interesting to see how other car makers take advantage of these rules.

[slocker]

@slocker. I reckon the FIA is serious to make the sport more exciting. It has allowed changes on the front and rear wings to reduce turbulence which affects the car behind. It has also allowed to widen the slot for the drag reduction system in rear wing to make it more effective. The maximum fuel allowed was also increased to make the drivers push for more speed instead of conserving fuel.

All those changes were decided to increase overtaking hehehe.

Hey when did these rules come out and most importantly why were they not in place before, I remember so many races that could have benefited from these rules. I feel over taking is a must in this type of sport, it only makes the contest interesting and glues the audience to their seats. I feel Ferrari will definitely have a good advantage because of their speedy cars, it’ll be interesting to see how other car makers take advantage of these rules.

Probably they want to get this season more exciting which is good, hopefully we will see much more overtaking, but I think that team will make additional modification on this. For this I mean big team will have easy to pass other but small will have again hard times for this. But this can be sure until first race come to be.

[bbc.reporter]

@Juggy. The FIA changes the rules every year to balance the teams and to make the sport safer for the drivers. Sometimes it also makes changes for the sport to be more exciting.

In any case, McClaren has done good in testing. We might see a new leader outside Mercedes, Ferrari and Redbull.

[slocker]

In any case, McClaren has done good in testing. We might see a new leader outside Mercedes, Ferrari and Redbull.

It would be great but testing and racing are two completely different aspect of this. I sure hope they will be competitive this season I mean they are great team but last several season they didn't show anything.

[bbc.reporter]

@slocker. Agreed. However, the amount of laps a car has made during testing should also be examined. It will show the car's stability and reliability. At present, Mclaren is showing good on both in the Renault engine.

I reckon this year might begin Mclaren's fight for the 5th or 4th spot in the constructor's championship.

[Juggy777]

@Juggy. The FIA changes the rules every year to balance the teams and to make the sport safer for the drivers. Sometimes it also makes changes for the sport to be more exciting.

In any case, McClaren has done good in testing. We might see a new leader outside Mercedes, Ferrari and Redbull.

Hey @bbc.reporter I didn’t knew rules were updated each year, can’t believe it I have been following this sport since so many years but never realised that rules got updated each year. I do hope you’re right and McClaren provides some competition, as last season really began to get boring with Hamilton winning it easily. I’m really wishing someone else wins the first place this season, this sport needs a new leader to make it exciting again.

[slocker]

@slocker. Agreed. However, the amount of laps a car has made during testing should also be examined. It will show the car's stability and reliability. At present, Mclaren is showing good on both in the Renault engine.

I reckon this year might begin Mclaren's fight for the 5th or 4th spot in the constructor's championship.

For team of that resume it should be realistic to battle for that high and be in top 3 places each year they made huge mistake with Honda engines and they lose everything yo that, that is my perspective on this. I sure hope that this season I could see them once on victory position but this is very hard to imagine.

[mattcode]

In any case, McClaren has done good in testing. We might see a new leader outside Mercedes, Ferrari and Redbull.

If that ever happens, it won't be McLaren 

[slocker]

Yesterdays practice was really good at least by result. New comers are on the edge, Honda with RB not function so good, and McLaren is on good form. Hope this will last for season starting race not just for this testing seasons.

[slocker]

Can we see better start of new season recently in any motosport.

Yesterday race was man, great, watched mogo 2 and motogp and stayed amazed. This race shown that we have future in this sport. Rookie Quartararo was devastated to stall on the grid, forcing him to start from pit lane instead of fifth, but mounted a strong comeback and he is definitely someone to closely look for..

RACE RESELTS

1. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP19) 42m 36.902s
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 42m 36.925s
3. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 42m 37.222s
4. Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 42m 37.359s
5. Valentino Rossi ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 42m 37.502s
6. Danilo Petrucci ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP19) 42m 39.222s
7. Maverick Viñales ESP Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 42m 39.383s
8. Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 42m 41.990s
9. Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) 42m 44.308s
10. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 42m 46.538s
11. Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT (YZR-M1) 42m 46.549s
12. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 42m 49.676s
13. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 42m 51.209s
14. Andrea Iannone ITA Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 42m 51.251s
15. Johann Zarco FRA Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 42m 51.995s
16. Fabio Quartararo FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT (YZR-M1)* 42m 52.807s
17. Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)* 42m 53.279s
18. Karel Abraham CZE Reale Avintia (Desmosedici GP18) 42m 59.874s
19. Tito Rabat ESP Reale Avintia (Desmosedici GP18) 42m 59.941s
20. Hafizh Syahrin MAL Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) 43m 20.144s
Bradley Smith GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) DNF
Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (Desmosedici GP19) DNF
Francesco Bagnaia ITA Pramac Ducati (Desmosedici GP18)* DNF