F1 2023: Dutch GP - Zandvoort (Aug 27)

[Sparky68]

No sign of the new trophy yet

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Sparky68

No sign of the new trophy yet

I like the 'Food Bank Donation' box there and I'm glad to see RBR are doing their bit for the less well off.
I must make a visit to their place sometime and I'm not a million miles away from Milton Keynes.
Do I have to book in advance or can I just turn up..

[Sparky68]

You can come in and see the trophies and the car on the wall pretty much anytime. We have security on the gates now who may not let you through in your car unless you are booked in. You can park up and walk through though as most visitors do when they come to visit us.

[G30M]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Why Pirelli changed the full wets compound is a mystery, they seem worse than the previous ones but in such a downpour the rules are confused and everyone should be on them for safety reasons.

hence i suspect the drivers had a meeting and told race control they do not want to use full wets. i recall Max wasn't able to control his car on the wets in FP3.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by g21

hence i suspect the drivers had a meeting and told race control they do not want to use full wets. i recall Max wasn't able to control his car on the wets in FP3.

If it's so wet then it can't really be called racing as in its meaning other than just trying to stay on the track, a tricky one for Domenicalli and Isola

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by g21

I don't know who ordered it but Checo is obviously the number 2 driver.

Did RBR not want to risk a crash when Max eventually overtakes Perez on track if normal proceedings are followed - that's a good point. If they let their lead driver pit first, Max pits next lap, charges past Perez later, Perez tries to fight. That is risky business. So just make the plan to swap them in the pits before this happens.

Seen afterwards the undercut was useless , there was one lap where MAX was 3 sec./lap faster than Checo .
Over 3 laps , MAX was 8 sec. faster ! That's why he closed the gap very easily..
Even when MAX had to start at P10 , he won this race anyway ...

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by NickyC

Fantastic race for a change and I'm relieved to see Alonso still be able to get up on that podium in the second half of the season.

The Aston got upgrades , and they work really well ..
Of course , Alonso ran a fantastic race ! Glad to see him back at the podium

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Sparky68

No sign of the new trophy yet

WOW ! That looks ....

Mate . Thanks for sharing !

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

If it's so wet then it can't really be called racing as in its meaning other than just trying to stay on the track, a tricky one for Domenicalli and Isola

Update regarding Ricciardo :

It wasn't a clean fracture (too bad)! so a surgery was required for RIC .
He will be at least 6-7 weeks out .
I wish him a speedy recovery ..=> https://racingnews365.nl/tegenslag-v...nde-twee-races

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

WOW ! That looks ....

Mate . Thanks for sharing !

Max's trophies are better off there secure with the RB guys guarding them, especially in view the attempted theft of trophies from there some time back.
Max's pad in Monaco isn't the best place for them...especially the ceramic ones

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Update regarding Ricciardo :

It wasn't a clean fracture (too bad)! so a surgery was required for RIC .
He will be at least 6-7 weeks out .
I wish him a speedy recovery ..=> https://racingnews365.nl/tegenslag-v...nde-twee-races

Poor Daniel and it's not pleasant when the cast comes off, I know myself when the cast came off my healed left broken wrist years back.

[Sparky68]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

WOW ! That looks ....

Mate . Thanks for sharing !

No problem , when the new trophy gets here i'll grab a picture.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by g21

safety car deployed

Yes mate . That's always bad news...

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Sparky68

No problem , when the new trophy gets here i'll grab a picture.

AWESOME ! Thank you mate

[G30M]

i'm gonna try this ... anyone knows why he does this?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T8tr0-TetD0

[Sparky68]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Max's trophies are better off there secure with the RB guys guarding them, especially in view the attempted theft of trophies from there some time back.
Max's pad in Monaco isn't the best place for them...especially the ceramic ones

Majority of those trophies were replicas luckily. We got the real ones tucked away safely.

[G30M]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Update regarding Ricciardo :

It wasn't a clean fracture (too bad)! so a surgery was required for RIC .
He will be at least 6-7 weeks out .
I wish him a speedy recovery ..=> https://racingnews365.nl/tegenslag-v...nde-twee-races

article says Christian Horner is the team boss of AT ... wait ... what?

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Sparky68

No sign of the new trophy yet

Older pictures of Mercedes AMG:

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Sparky68

Majority of those trophies were replicas luckily. We got the real ones tucked away safely.

Just as well with what happened before, the thieves ram crashed the front doors at night if my memory serves me well.

[G30M]

Marko is asked if Alex Albon, Williams driver and former teammate of Verstappen, is now ready for a Red Bull seat, he replies: "He was always ready to drive alongside Max. Alex has improved a lot."

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by g21

i'm gonna try this ... anyone knows why he does this?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T8tr0-TetD0

As said in the clip it's something that's been done by Max for years and is now second nature to him.

[NickyC]

Originally Posted by g21

Marko is asked if Alex Albon, Williams driver and former teammate of Verstappen, is now ready for a Red Bull seat, he replies: "He was always ready to drive alongside Max. Alex has improved a lot."

Albon has been incredible in that Williams this year.