Formula 1

[Alexander1970]

Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi

Third Free Practice:

1. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 1:36,251
2. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull + 0,501
3. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 0,626
4. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault 0,648
5. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 0,743
6. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 0,761
7. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 0,779
8. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren 0,817
9. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 0,834
10. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 0,976
11. Daniil Kwjat RUS Alpha Tauri 1,015
12. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 1,019
13. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri 1,120
14. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 1,477
15. George Russell GBR Williams 1,635
16. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 1,649
17. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 2,018
18. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 2,206
19. Nicholas Latifi CAN Williams 2,514
20. Pietro Fittipaldi USA Haas 2,908

 

[Alexander1970]

Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi

Final Standings after Q3

1. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 1:35,246
2. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 1:35,271
3. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 1:35,332
4. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 1:35,497
5. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull 1:35,571
6. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren 1:35,815
7. Daniil Kwjat RUS Alpha Tauri 1:35,963
8. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 1:36,046
9. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 1:36,065
10. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri 1:36,242

Out after Q2:
11. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault 1:36,359
12. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 1:36,406
13. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 1:36,631
14. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 1:38,248
15. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point No Time

Out after Q1:
16. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 1:37,555
17. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 1:37,863
18. George Russell GBR Williams 1:38,045
19. Pietro Fittipaldi USA Haas 1:38,173
20. Nicholas Latifi CAN Williams 1:38,443

 

[Alexander1970]

Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi

Starting Grid:

1. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull
2. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes
3. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes
4. Lando Norris GBR McLaren
5. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull
6. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren
7. Daniil Kwjat RUS Alpha Tauri
8. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point
9. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri
10. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault
11. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault
12. Charles Leclerc * MON Ferrari
13. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari
14. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo
15. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo
16. George Russell GBR Williams
17. Pietro Fittipaldi USA Haas
18. Nicholas Latifi CAN Williams
19. Sergio Perez ** MEX Racing Point
20. Kevin Magnussen ** DEN Haas

* 3 Places Grid Penalty (Collision with Perez in the Grand Prix of Sakhir)

** Grid Penalty (Change from Drive Components)

 

[AmandaRose]

Wahoo 3rd for team McLaren in the constructors championship. Only gonna get better with a Mercedes engine next year.

 

[Alexander1970]

Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi

Final Standings (55 Laps = 305,355 km)

1. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 1:36:28,645
2. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes + 15,976
3. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 18,415
4. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull 19,987
5. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 1:00,729
6. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren 1:05,662
7. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 1:13,748
8. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri 1:29,718
9. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault 1:41,069
10. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 1:42,738
11. Daniil Kwjat RUS Alpha Tauri 1 Lap
12. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 1 Lap
13. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 1 Lap
14. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 1 Lap
15. George Russell GBR Williams 1 Lap
16. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 1 Lap
17. Nicholas Latifi CAN Williams 1 Lap
18. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 1 Lap
19. Pietro Fittipaldi USA Haas 2 Laps

Out: Sergio Perez (MEX/Racing Point)

Fastest Lap: Ricciardo (1:40,926/55.)

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Formula 1 - 2020

Drivers Championship:

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 347
2. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 223
3. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 214
4. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 125
5. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 119
6. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren 105
7. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull 105
8. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 98
9. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 97
10. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri 75
11. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 75
12. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault 62
13. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 33
14. Daniil Kwjat RUS Alpha Tauri 32
15. Nico Hülkenberg GER Racing Point 10
16. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 4
17. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 4
18. George Russell GBR Williams / Mercedes 3
19. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas 2
20. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 1
21. Nicholas Latifi CAN Williams 0
22. Jack Aitken GBR Williams 0
23. Pietro Fittipaldi BRA Haas 0


Constructors Championship:

1. Mercedes 573
2. Red Bull 319
3. McLaren 202

4. Racing Point * 195
5. Renault 181
6. Ferrari 131
7. Alpha Tauri 107
8. Alfa Romeo 8
9. Haas 3
10. Williams 0

Congratulations !!!

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Thank you to all Contributors in the Formula 1 Thread.
I hope you had a litte Fun after this "special" Year.
Stay healthy and well and take care please.

We see you (hopefully) on 19.03.2021 in Australia.

 

[AmandaRose]

Is it March yet

 

[Alexander1970]

Is it March yet

Amanda !! Please put the Bottle aside !

 

[AmandaRose]

Amanda !! Please put the Bottle aside !

I'm not drunk just bored. The only things I watch in TV are Dr Who and motor racing

 

[Alexander1970]

I'm not drunk just bored. The only things I watch in TV are Dr Who and motor racing

Such a hot Motorsport "Chicken" and bored...? I can´t believe it...

 

[AmandaRose]

Alex Albon has been demoted to Redbull reserve driver and Sergio Perez has taken his seat for 2021.

 

[Alexander1970]

Alex Albon has been demoted to Redbull reserve driver and Sergio Perez has taken his seat for 2021.

Any doubts?
So maybe Perez has the better Car than Vettel,what a Deal for him !!! Thank God they fired him by BWT Racing.

 

[AmandaRose]

Today we had our last bit of Formula1 action for the year so what happened.

Fernando Alonso topped the times at Formula 1's young driver test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday as he completed a full day of running for Renault.

The Spaniard, who is returning to F1 next season, had caused some controversy by being allowed to run at the test in spite of his vast experience.

Both he and Renault were eager to get the day's running under their belt though, as it was the only opportunity the double world champion had to run the 2020 car outside of a filming day he did at Barcelona earlier in the year.

During a qualifying simulation run towards the end of the day, Alonso put in a lap of 1m36.333 seconds – which was faster than both Renault duo Esteban Ocon and Daniel Ricciardo produced in qualifying last weekend.

Mercedes duo Nyck de Vries and Stoffel Vandoorne ended up second and third fastest for Mercedes, with Alfa Romeo's Robert Kubica fourth overall.

F2 rookie of the year Yuki Tsunoda, who is tipped to land an F1 seat at AlphaTauri next season as teammate to Pierre Gasly, completed 123 laps as he got up to speed in the team's current car and ended up fifth on the timesheets.

Red Bull youngster Juri Vips was sixth quickest, while his teammate Sebastian Buemi lost valuable running time after a crash early on.

The Swiss driver put his RB16 backwards into the barrier, damaging the rear wing and other components. He eventually ended up 12th overall.

F2 race winner Callum Ilott completed a solid day for Alfa Romeo to end up eighth quickest, just behind Ferrari development driver Antonio Fuoco.

The other Ferrari was being driven by Robert Shwartzman, who was getting his first run in a contemporary F1 car.

Mick Schumacher, who ran in Friday free practice in Abu Dhabi for Haas, completed another day of running for the team ahead of his F1 debut in 2021.

The German ended up slowest overall but completed more than 125 laps.

The Abu Dhabi young driver test was the final day of 2020 F1 action for the year, with cars now not allowed to run until pre-season testing begins next March in Barcelona.

 

[AmandaRose]

Quick bit of news for 2021

Yuki Tsunoda replaces Kvyat at AlphaTauri for 2021 F1 season

 

[Alexander1970]

Quick bit of news for 2021

Yuki Tsunoda replaces Kvyat at AlphaTauri for 2021 F1 season

He had a very weak Performance/Season....I think that´s it for the Russian....

 

[AmandaRose]

An awesome message from McLaren to Ferrari

 

[AmandaRose]

 

[AmandaRose]

The rebuild of the Williams continues with news the iconic British Formula 1 team have appointed former McLaren boss Jost Capito to the role of Chief Executive Officer, with Simon Roberts made Team Principal on a permanent basis…

New owners Dorilton Capital have been undertaking a review of the business since taking over from the Williams family in August with a view of restructuring and strengthening departments across the board.

They have selected Capito – with four decades of motorsport and automotive experience, to lead the team into a new era, with the German taking full responsibility for the day-to-day running of the company from February 1 2021.

He will report to Williams Chairman Matthew Savage, while Roberts – who has assumed the role of Acting Team Principal since Claire Williams left after Monza – will report directly to Capito having taken the role permanently

“It’s a great honour for me to join Williams Racing during these exciting and demanding times for both the team and for Formula 1,” said Capito. “It is an honour to be a part of the future of this storied team, and one that carries such a poignant name in the sport, so I approach this challenge with great respect and with a huge amount of relish.”

Savage added: “We are excited to welcome Jost Capito as the new CEO of Williams Racing. He is an experienced and competitive individual, who has built winning teams and is a winner in his own right.

“He understands the Williams heritage and will work well with the team in pursuit of our objective to return to the front of the grid.”

Capito has enjoyed extraordinary success in the World Rally Championship, winning both drivers’ and constructors’ championships for four years running as Motorsport Director at Volkswagen.

He had short stint at McLaren as CEO, but left the team soon after boss Ron Dennis - who had recruited him left the outfit – and returned to lead the performance car arm of Volkswagen.

 

[Alexander1970]

Perez for Red Bull 2021.

After his removal from the future Aston Martin team, the Mexican Sergio Perez will probably get a cockpit for 2021. As the racing team confirmed to media reports on Friday, the 30-year-old will drive for Red Bull in the coming season and will thus become a team-mate of Max Verstappen. The previous regular driver Alexander Albon remains with the team as a test driver. This gives Perez preference over the German Nico Hülkenberg, who was also recently traded as a candidate.

https://sport.orf.at/stories/3070814/

Congratulations,the Best what could have happened for Sergio.

 

[AmandaRose]

Perez for Red Bull 2021.

After his removal from the future Aston Martin team, the Mexican Sergio Perez will probably get a cockpit for 2021. As the racing team confirmed to media reports on Friday, the 30-year-old will drive for Red Bull in the coming season and will thus become a team-mate of Max Verstappen. The previous regular driver Alexander Albon remains with the team as a test driver. This gives Perez preference over the German Nico Hülkenberg, who was also recently traded as a candidate.

https://sport.orf.at/stories/3070814/

Congratulations,the Best what could have happened for Sergio.View attachment 238606 View attachment 238607

Didn't I already say this on Monday lol

Alex Albon has been demoted to Redbull reserve driver and Sergio Perez has taken his seat for 2021.

 

[Alexander1970]

Didn't I already say this on Monday lol

"Be always professional,Amanda and post a Source."