F1 2023: Abu Dhabi GP - Yas Marina (Nov 26)

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

As I said : Senna just messed too much with his car (also last min.)!
Yes . We know that Senna requested to mod. his steering column ...
But was it legal ?

And the guy who did Senna's steering column mod. , very likely with a bad weld seam ?
Don't want to know what the guy from the steering column mod. felt at the moment Senna crashed and died ..
WOW !

And the Million Dollar question !

Very likely a rushed job with Senna deciding on the spur of the moment in his mind and that mixed with a cocktail of dangerously low suspension,raised seat and other erratic changes should have made the FIA step in to stop it but it was still early days in safety measures brought in by them.
Damon Hill in the other Williams decided after a lot of thought to race with hesitancy and understandably finished well down to winner Schumacher.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

It was the old fox 'Bernie .
And I trust and believe him..

Probably ! One of the few who tells it how it is.

[dfox]

Originally Posted by 3798j

"The probe began after a report in BusinessF1 magazine that rival team executives raised concerns about whether Toto and Susie Wolff passed on information discussed in private meetings."

"Nine Formula One teams released nearly identical statements Wednesday denying they complained to governing body FIA about an alleged conflict of interest."

"The Mercedes team and Formula One Management, which runs the commercial side of F1, denied any allegations of improper sharing of information or conflict of interest."

“We wholly reject the allegation in the statement and associated media coverage, which wrongly impinges on the integrity and compliance of our team principal,” Mercedes said.

"Formula One said it has rules and procedures in place to prevent improper information sharing, and it believes the allegations are wrong."



https://apnews.com/article/formula-o...c998666d200433

One organization making stuff up and hoping it sticks. Sounds par for the course with the media these days. They have it tough, but this sort of stuff is just wrong.

Will be interesting to see if BuissnessF1 survives the incoming lawsuit.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by dfox

One organization making stuff up and hoping it sticks. Sounds par for the course with the media these days. They have it tough, but this sort of stuff is just wrong.

Will be interesting to see if BuissnessF1 survives

the incoming lawsuit

.

I'd like to see them try

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

I'd like to see them try

On this 'YouTube channel we can watch tomorrow 07:00 PM
the 2023 FIA prize giving ceremony

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

On this 'YouTube channel we can watch tomorrow 07:00 PM
the 2023 FIA prize giving ceremony

Thanks for sharing this and having to get adjusted to it coming from Baku this time.
Max must be getting used to it by now and will be interesting how the FIA President will conduct himself at the presentation.

[dfox]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

I'd like to see them try

Slander not a thing in the UK?

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by dfox

Slander not a thing in the UK?

It's about an alleged conflict of interest so not a direct accusation by the mag, hardly grounds for a calumny.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Thanks for sharing this and having to get adjusted to it coming from Baku this time.
Max must be getting used to it by now and will be interesting how the FIA President will conduct himself at the presentation.

Hopefully the FIA president 'Mohammed Ben Sulayem will be sober tomorrow !

Last year he hosted a drunken clown show of his own like a FKN idiot..
And if he wasn't drunk last year , then I fear the worst for tomorrow !

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Hopefully the FIA president 'Mohammed Ben Sulayem will be sober tomorrow !

Last year he hosted a drunken clown show of his own like a FKN idiot..
And if he wasn't drunk last year , then I fear the worst for tomorrow !

Unlimited booze there at the private function and its allowed in Baku, so he'll be tempted again hic
disrespectful to Max

[M5Rick]

...and Christian.

[dfox]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

It's about an alleged conflict of interest so not a direct accusation by the mag, hardly grounds for a calumny.

That's what F1 is "investigating", but not what was said by the news article... They said that Toto came to a meeting with classified information. If he didn't, that's abslolutely slander. Given that every team denied it, the mag is left hung out to dry. You can't just make stuff up and publish it.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by dfox

That's what F1 is "investigating", but not what was said by the news article... They said that Toto came to a meeting with classified information. If he didn't, that's abslolutely slander. Given that every team denied it, the mag is left hung out to dry. You can't just make stuff up and publish it.

How do you know they made it up.

[M5Rick]

''Had advanced information''

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

''Had advanced information''

This is Wolff's 'Winter Championship !

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

This is Wolff's 'Winter Championship !

I heard that the W15 is Wolff's last chance saloon to win a race or two or he could be out even in the first half period of the coming year.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

I heard that the W15 is Wolff's last chance saloon to win a race or two or he could be out even in the first half period of the coming year.

Some simple race facts :

In the races the average gap from LEW to MAX was +/- 15-20sec. !

I can't wait to see how the Merc W15 can close a 20 sec. gap ...

As long MAX will race at the Red Bull Team, LEW will never win a race again !

On the other hand : The 2024/RB20 won't be a joke ...'
The RB20 will split the wind like a sniper bullet with less of drag and even more downforce .

I'm so sorry for the Mercedes and LEW fans !
The pain must be terrible #ButtHurt !

[GuidoK]

So I opened a new topic for all to post and discuss everything in the transition period between the 2023 season and the next 2024 season, so the winter development period with all its gossip and speculations...
And boy there have been some the last few days....

New topic:
F1 2024: winter transition, development and pre season events:
https://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2067011