Formula 1

[Alexander1970]

After 4 races:

Driver Championship:

1. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 87
2. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 86
3. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 52
4. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 51
5. Charles Leclerc MCO Ferrari 47
6. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 13
7. Pierre Gasly FRA Red Bull 13
8. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 13
9. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 12
10. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 8
11. Nico Hülkenberg GER Renault 6
12. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren 6
13. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 6
14. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 4
15. Alexander Albon THA Toro Rosso 3
16. Daniil Kwjat RUS Toro Rosso 1

Constructor Championship:

1. Mercedes 173
2. Ferrari 99
3. Red Bull 64
4. McLaren 18
5. Racing Point 17
6. Alfa Romeo 13
7. Renault 12
8. Haas F1 8
9. Toro Rosso 4

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Go Lando and and Carlos could be a good day for McLaren tomorrow.

Great Race today from both drivers.

 

[Alexander1970]

Today for 25 Years:

Roland Ratzenberger
(4.Juli 1960 - 30.April 1994)

The Imola Weekend.
His fate is forever in the shadow of the name Ayrton Senna.


Roland Ratzenberger was buried on 7 May 1994 in Salzburg. The funeral of Senna took place on May 4 in São Paulo, which was flying hours away. Because of this, and of course because of Senna's popularity, most Formula One paddocks decided to attend Senna's funeral.

Gerhard Berger took on the travel stress and was present at both ceremonies. Also at Ratzenberger's funeral were Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Karl Wendlinger, Johnny Herbert and Niki Lauda, who delivered the funeral oration for his deceased compatriot.

The then FIA President Max Mosley was then in Salzburg and not in São Paulo: "Roland was forgotten, so I went to his funeral, because everyone went to Sennas, I thought it was important that someone goes to his. "

 

[Alexander1970]

Today for 25 Years:

Ayrton Senna
(21.März 1960 - 1.Mai 1994)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...remains-idol-idols-Brazil-25-years-death.html

A little story from his best friend back then,Gerhard Berger:



The Berger pranks are legion; the frogs in Senna’s hotel room, chucking Senna’s briefcase out of a helicopter, tearing the photo page from Senna’s passport and replacing it with a picture of a naked woman taken from a porno mag, a stunt which ultimately led to a knock on the door by Austrian police following newspaper reports of the incident. Believe it or not Berger, now at the helm of German tin top series DTM, is an increasingly reluctant raconteur about the funny stuff they did. The jokes, Berger believes, trivialise an experience that he found consuming, frequently overwhelming and deserving of greater respect.


Berger had joined Senna at McLaren from Ferrari after Alain Prost had moved in the opposite direction to partner Nigel Mansell at the Scuderia. “Ayrton was quite damaged after these years and when I came in things started to cool down and it was relaxed,” Berger observed. The less oppressive environs of F3 where Senna first asserted his remarkable gifts in Europe permitted associations to develop. Berger smiles at a typical interaction in Macau.

“He won the race and I was third and had the quickest lap. But I saw on my sheet that I didn’t have it, somehow they did a mistake and Ayrton had it. It wasn’t important. So in the evening we went to a party and suddenly Ayrton came round and said ‘you don’t have the quickest lap!’. There I realised how competitive he is, how he wants just everything for him. Putting this on the side, I always liked him. We had a good chemistry. We always had a good mixture between fighting each other and having fun. And that went on until the last day.”

 

[Alexander1970]

Hello and welcome to the LAST Grand Prix of Barcelona.

Again Mercedes,Ferrari out of sight again....

1.Free Run:

1. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 1:17,951
2. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari + 0,115
3. Charles Leclerc MCO Ferrari 0,221
4. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 0,624
5. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas 0,992
6. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren 1,204
7. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 1,229
8. Pierre Gasly FRA Red Bull 1,334
9. Daniil Kwjat RUS Toro Rosso 1,413
10. Nico Hülkenberg GER Renault 1,499
11. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 1,560
12. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 1,893
13. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 1,904
14. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 2,070
15. Alexander Albon THA Toro Rosso 2,079
16. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 2,115
17. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 2,508
18. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 2,640
19. Robert Kubica POL Williams 2,938
20. George Russell GBR Williams 3,039

2.Free Run:

1. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 1:17,284
2. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes + 0,049
3. Charles Leclerc MCO Ferrari 0,301
4. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 0,389
5. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 0,751
6. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas 0,869
7. Pierre Gasly FRA Red Bull 0,954
8. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 1,071
9. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren 1,374
10. Daniil Kwjat RUS Toro Rosso 1,438
11. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 1,443
12. Alexander Albon THA Toro Rosso 1,495
13. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 1,555
14. Nico Hülkenberg GER Renault 1,577
15. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 1,650
16. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 1,757
17. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 2,143
18. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 2,164
19. George Russell GBR Williams 2,907
20. Robert Kubica POL Williams 3,497

 

[Hanafuda]

Roland Ratzenberger
(4.Juli 1960 - 30.April 1994)

Ayrton Senna
(21.März 1960 - 1.Mai 1994)

Thanks for posting these. I remember when this happened, though I was not following F1 that year. I was rather into it from 90-93 ... I was living in Japan and could get the most amazing coverage on TV there. But I went back to school when I returned to the States in late '93, and I was too bogged down preparing for finals in Spring '94 to be thinking about auto racing. Kind of glad I wasn't watching, I wouldn't have wanted to see Senna die. Even though I was more of a Mansell fan.

I just watched a great documentary about how deaths in F1 incrementally forced safety reforms. Senna's death had the greatest effect. The movie is called "1: Life on the Line." It is very good.

 

[Alexander1970]

Hello.

3. Free Run:

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 1:16,568
2. Charles Leclerc MCO Ferrari + 0,531
3. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 0,555
4. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 0,604
5. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas 0,624
6. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 0,962
7. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 0,990
8. Alexander Albon THA Toro Rosso 1,296
9. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 1,401
10. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren 1,435
11. Daniil Kwjat RUS Toro Rosso 1,537
12. Nico Hülkenberg GER Renault 1,782
13. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 2,088
14. Pierre Gasly FRA Red Bull 2,125
15. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 2,166
16. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 2,172
17. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 2,406
18. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 2,439
19. George Russell GBR Williams 2,853
20. Robert Kubica POL Williams 4,002


Qualiying at 15:00h MEZ.

 

[Alexander1970]

Grand Prix of Spain in Barcelona:

Start Grid:

1. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes
2. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes
3. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari
4. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull
5. Charles Leclerc MCO Ferrari
6. Pierre Gasly FRA Red Bull
7. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas
8. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas
9. Daniil Kwjat RUS Toro Rosso
10. Lando Norris GBR McLaren
11. Alexander Albon THA Toro Rosso
12. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren
13. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault (get a 3 place grid penalty from Baku)
14. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo
15. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point
16. Nico Hülkenberg GER Renault
17. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point
18. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo
19. Robert Kubica POL Williams
20. George Russell GBR Williams (get a 5 place grid penalty for transmission change)

 

[Alexander1970]

Grand Prix of Spain in Barcelona:

after 66 Rounds (307,104 km):

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 1:35:49,780
2. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes + 4,074
3. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 7,679
4. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 9,167
5. Charles Leclerc MCO Ferrari 13,361
6. Pierre Gasly FRA Red Bull 19,576
7. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 28,159
8. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren 32,342
9. Daniil Kwjat RUS Toro Rosso 33,056
10. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas 34,641
11. Alexander Albon THA Toro Rosso 35,445
12. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 36,758
13. Nico Hülkenberg GER Renaul 39,241
14. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 41,803
15. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 46,877
16. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 47,691
17. George Russell GBR Williams 1 Runde
18. Robert Kubica POL Williams 1 Runde


Out: Lance Stroll (CAN/Racing Point), Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren)

Fastest Lap: Hamilton (1:18,492) +1 point

 

[Alexander1970]

Driver Championship:

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 112
2. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 105
3. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 66
4. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 64
5. Charles Leclerc MCO Ferrari 57
6. Pierre Gasly FRA Red Bull 21
7. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 14
8. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 13
9. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 13
10. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 12
11. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren 10
12. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 6
13. Nico Hülkenberg GER Renault 6
14. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 4
15. Alexander Albon THA Toro Rosso 3
16. Daniil Kwjat RUS Toro Rosso 3
17. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas 1

Constructors Championship:

1. Mercedes 217
2. Ferrari 121
3. Red Bull 87
4. McLaren 22
5. Racing Point 17
6. Haas 15
7. Alfa Romeo 13
8. Renault 12
9. Toro Rosso 6

 

[Alexander1970]

Hello.

Zandvoort is back in 2020 !

The Dutch Grand Prix is set to return in 2020 after an absence of 35 years.

Confirmation of the return of the historic Zandvoort circuit, which last hosted the race in 1985, is expected on Tuesday.

The race is set to be held on the weekend of 8-10 May, effectively taking the place of the Spanish Grand Prix.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/48254427





The actual Layout:

The "classic" Course:

 

[Hanafuda]

Hoping for some actual excitement from the return of Zandvoort. Getting really weary of watching MB take 1 / 2 every race (for years now).

 

[Alexander1970]

Niki Lauda deceased.
22 February 1949 – 20 May 2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niki_Lauda

 

[Pleng]

Sad day

 

[Alexander1970]

Monaco 2019:

 

[Alexander1970]

Kimi´s 300 Grand Prix Start - Congratulations.

One of his legendary "speaks":

 

[Alexander1970]

Grand Prix of Monaco:

Second Free run:

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 1:11,118
2. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes + 0,081
3. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 0,763
4. Pierre Gasly FRA Red Bull 0,820
5. Alexander Albon THA Toro Rosso 0,913
6. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 0,934
7. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 1,056
8. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 1,121
9. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 1,224
10. Charles Leclerc MCO Ferrari 1,232
11. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas 1,274
12. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 1,275
13. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren 1,301
14. Daniil Kwjat RUS Toro Rosso 1,459
15. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 1,634
16. Nico Hülkenberg GER Renault 1,754
17. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 1,770
18. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 3,440
19. George Russell GBR Williams 4,934
20. Robert Kubica POL Williams 4,028

First Free Run:
1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 1:12,106
2. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull + 0,059
3. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 0,072
4. Charles Leclerc MCO Ferrari 0,361
5. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 0,717
6. Pierre Gasly FRA Red Bull 1,064
7. Nico Hülkenberg GER Renault 1,121
8. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 1,126
9. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 1,257
10. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas 1,273
11. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 1,307
12. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 1,331
13. Daniil Kwjat RUS Toro Rosso 1.625
14. Alexander Albon THA Toro Rosso 1,721
15. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 2,172
16. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 2,460
17. George Russell GBR Williams 3,009
18. Robert Kubica POL Williams 3,408
19. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 4,029
20. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren 48,564

 

[Alexander1970]

Hello.

Starting grid (penalty corrected):

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

* 3 places grid penalty

 

[Alexander1970]

Grand Prix of Monaco in Monte Carlo:

After 78 Laps

1. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 1:43:28,437

2. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 2,602

3. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 3,162

4. Max Verstappen * NED Red Bull 5,537

5. Pierre Gasly FRA Red Bull 9,946

6. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren 53,454

7. Daniil Kwjat RUS Toro Rosso 54,574

8. Alexander Albon THA Toro Rosso 55,200

9. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 1:00,894

10. Romain Grosjean * FRA Haas 1:01,034

11. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 1:06,801

12. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 1 Runde

13. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 1 Runde

14. Nico Hülkenberg GER Renault 1 Runde

15. George Russell GBR Williams 1 Runde

16. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 1 Runde

17. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 1 Runde

18. Robert Kubica POL Williams 1 Runde

19. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 1 Runde
* Five second Penalty

Out: Charles Leclerc (MCO/Ferrari)

Fastest Lap: Gasly (72./1:14,279 Minuten)

 

[Alexander1970]

Live now:

Farewell from Niki.

(over now)

Sorry only german.

Requiem at 13:00 hour MEZ /MET.

https://tvthek.orf.at/profile/ZIB-1300/71280/ZIB-1300/14015188/Abschied-von-Niki-Lauda/14504603

Scheduled guestspeakers:

- Gerhard Berger
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Austrian President Van der Bellen

Thank you.

 

[Alexander1970]

Welcome to the F1 Ganr Prix of Canada 2019:

Starting Grid:


1 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:11.200 1:11.142 1:10.240
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:11.518 1:11.010 1:10.446
3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:11.214 1:11.205 1:10.920
4 3 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 1:11.837 1:11.532 1:11.071
5 10 Pierre Gasly Red Bull Racing Honda 1:12.023 1:11.196 1:11.079
6 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:11.229 1:11.095 1:11.101
7 27 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 1:11.720 1:11.553 1:11.324
8 4 Lando Norris McLaren Renault 1:11.780 1:11.735 1:11.863
9 55 Carlos Sainz McLaren Renault 1:11.750 1:11.572 1:13.981
10 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari 1:12.107 1:11.786
11 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda 1:11.619 1:11.800
12 26 Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 1:11.965 1:11.921
13 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari 1:12.122 1:12.136
14 23 Alexander Albon Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 1:12.020 1:12.193
15 8 Romain Grosjean Haas Ferrari 1:12.109 DNF
16 11 Sergio Perez Racing Point BWT Mercedes 1:12.197
17 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari 1:12.230
18 18 Lance Stroll Racing Point BWT Mercedes 1:12.266
19 63 George Russell Williams Mercedes 1:13.617
20 88 Robert Kubica Williams Mercedes 1:14.393

Carlos Sainz penalised three grid places for impeding another driver during qualifying.

Corrected Starting Grid:

1. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari
2. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes
3. Charles Leclerc MCO Ferrari
4. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault
5. Pierre Gasly FRA Red Bull
6. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes
7. Nico Hülkenberg GER Renault
8. Lando Norris GBR McLaren
9. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull
10. Daniil Kwjat RUS Toro Rosso
11. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren *
12. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo
13. Alexander Albon THA Toro Rosso
14. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas
15. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point
16. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo
17. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point
18. George Russell GBR Williams
19. Robert Kubica POL Williams
20. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas (Start from the Pit)