2021 F1 Driver ThreadFormula 1

[Rossell2]

I read his reasoning and um.. I count that as invalid too imo. Hope they both recover, obviously.

 

[GingerBredMan]

He's sacrificing an F1 career because nobody he knows had a bad reaction to Covid. I would love to know how far that mentality goes

 

[Northstar]

Ricciardo will get his drive in Dale Earnhardt's car at CoTA next week.

 

[EngieDiesel]

Ricciardo will get his drive in Dale Earnhardt's car at CoTA next week.

I don't expect he's going to push it too hard, but it'll still be neat to see how an old-school stock car handles a modern road course.

 

[toastet]

I think Danny Ric will push it hard 😍

 

[Rossell2]

 

[Rossell2]

Well that was quick.

 

[Gingerale]

And Zhou in!

 

[Jimlaad43]

Oscar Piastri has also been confirmed as Alpine's reserve driver for 2022. He'll be doing all the now-mandatory Friday driver FP1 sessions.

Piastri handed F1 reserve role at Alpine for 2022

Oscar Piastri says he is targeting a Formula 1 debut in 2023 after being confirmed as Alpine's reserve driver for next year.

www.racefans.net

 

[Cap'n Jack]

Bummed for Piastri, but Zhou is no slouch and I hope he does well. Ideally Piastri could supplement his reserve role with a WEC drive for Alpine’s LMH program.

 

[PeterJB]

Italian Jesus had died and risen again as a Formula E driver.

 

[Jimlaad43]

 

[Rossell2]

Italian Jesus had died and risen again as a Formula E driver.

Glad he has something to go to. I'm expecting a Ferrari hypercar drive at some point.

 

[o000o]

Glad he has something to go to. I'm expecting a Ferrari hypercar drive at some point.

Not lasting enough to properly evaluate his skills though...

 

[Northstar]

Cyril has finally paid his debt.

 

[TheCracker]

2022 must one of the seasons with the least driver line-up changes?

 

[Jimlaad43]

2022 must one of the seasons with the least driver line-up changes?

2008-2009 saw Coulthard retire, Vettel replace him at RB and Buemi join Toro Rosso, while every other seat stayed the same.
This year, Russell and Bottas are moving, Raikkonen is retiring and Giovinazzi has gone, replaced by Zhou and Albon respectively. As such that's slightly more than 08-09.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Haas have the biggest brain on the grid

 

[toastet]

Haas have the biggest brain on the grid

So you knew everything that had happened in the past 12 month already back in 2020. Would you pass me your supplier of your crystal sphere? Would love to know some predictions for my future too.

 

[Northstar]

Colton Herta has joined McLaren's development program.

McLaren signs Herta to Formula 1 development deal

Colton Herta will open his Formula 1 account with McLaren Racing. RACER has learned the front-running NTT IndyCar Series driver has been signed to a testing and development deal by McLaren that wil…

racer.com

 

[Samus]

Reputable journalist suggests Latifi has been sacked.

 

[NICKname]

Why lose out on Latifi's money and then waste even more money on a lawsuit just to get... Nyck de Vries? That would be an absolutely awful decision.

EDIT: He already backed out of his claim, lol

 

[Jimlaad43]

The main question here is why are we still believing random Twitter posts as actual fact???

 

[Samus]

The main question here is why are we still believing random Twitter posts as actual fact???

Well I certainly didn't take it as confirmed but it's not like this is just little Timmy in Dunstable tweeting this in between memes about Spongebob. He is a respectable Canadian journalist so it held a little more weight.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Well I certainly didn't take it as confirmed but it's not like this is just little Timmy in Dunstable tweeting this in between memes about Spongebob. He is a respectable Canadian journalist so it held a little more weight.

The timeline is exactly the same every time.


Random journo makes something up.
Random journo puts it on twitter with the phrase "Done deal" at the end.
Random follower believes it and posts it to Reddit.
Reddit laps this up, thinks it's real and all the fans who want it to be real upvote it.
Made up rumour becomes "fact".
Made up rumour gets posted to GTPlanet with no sources.
User who posted made up rumour gets annoyed when asked to present reputable source for made up rumour.

It's not news until a reputable news website reports it, or an official statement is released by thepeople/team/circuit in question. Twitter is not news, in the same way that "Set to" is guessing presented as news.

 

[Samus]

It's not news until a reputable news website reports it, or an official statement is released by thepeople/team/circuit in question. Twitter is not news, in the same way that "Set to" is guessing presented as news.

Well sure but again, I didn't take it as fact or news. That's why I merely said he'd suggested it.

 

[Liquid]

The rumour is that Alonso will get another year at Alpine so Piastri will be loaned to Williams next year.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Why lose out on Latifi's money and then waste even more money on a lawsuit just to get... Nyck de Vries? That would be an absolutely awful decision.

EDIT: He already backed out of his claim, lol

Because at some point, the cost of car repairs eating into the budget cap will start to outweigh the need for his sponsors.

 

[NICKname]

Because at some point, the cost of car repairs eating into the budget cap will start to outweigh the need for his sponsors.

De Vries might just be the worst possible replacement, then. No experience, no preparation, not a great talent either, too old to develop at a high rate. Crashes guaranteed.

 

[MagpieRacer]

De Vries might just be the worst possible replacement, then. No experience, no preparation, not a great talent either, too old to develop at a high rate. Crashes guaranteed.

Completely agree. If anyone should get the mod from the Merc stable it should be Vandoorne. Although I feel Piastri would be a popular choice to start building experience.

It's unlikely to happen mid season though, I'm fairly sure Williams will see it out to the end of this season unless Latifi has a couple more expensive shunts.