F1 2023

[bazokajoe]

Alfa Romeo reveal.

GALLERY: Take a closer look at Alfa Romeo’s new car and new livery for the 2023 season | Formula 1®

Alfa Romeo have become the latest team to show off their look ahead of the new F1 campaign by presenting the C43 – bedecked in an eye-catching red and black livery – to the world.

www.formula1.com

 

[Insidious Von]

The problem with social media, they don't transfer well to the big screen. YT corrected that problem years ago, I'd rather not watch a F1 launch on the computer screen.

 

[GameBoy27]

I would like to see Leclerc win the championship and Ferrari return to its winning ways actually. Will they?

Cant stand Verstappen and Christian Horner either.

Like him or not, the problem is Verstappen is good, really good. Don't be surprised if he wins the title again.

 

[krealtarron]

Like him or not, the problem is Verstappen is good, really good. Don't be surprised if he wins the title again.

No I agree. The guy has the potential to be the next Schumacher or Hamilton.

 

[Insidious Von]

I give Verstappen a 70% chance of winning the driver's championship again this year.

I'm looking forward to next Tuesday, will Italy's second most powerful woman show up for the launch of 2023 Ferrari?

 

[GameBoy27]

I would like to see Leclerc win the championship and Ferrari return to its winning ways actually. Will they?

Cant stand Verstappen and Christian Horner either.

I can see why some don't like/can't stand Verstappen or Hamilton or take your pick... It's an interesting phenomenon. Once someone starts winning and continues to have success, for the most part, fans become split into two groups. The lovers and the haters. This happened to me with Senna. I thought he was a talented driver when he first entered F1. Then for one reason or another, I started to dislike him. Maybe because he was winning so much and I wanted to see someone else at the top. But then I started to come around a couple years before his death and really started to appreciate just how good he really was. With what I know now, it's hard to argue what an incredible driver he was.

Has anyone had a change of heart with a particular driver over the years?

 

[krealtarron]

I can see why some don't like/can't stand Verstappen or Hamilton or take your pick... It's an interesting phenomenon. Once someone starts winning and continues to have success, for the most part, fans become split into two groups. The lovers and the haters. This happened to me with Senna. I thought he was a talented driver when he first entered F1. Then for one reason or another, I started to dislike him. Maybe because he was winning so much and I wanted to see someone else at the top. But then I started to come around a couple years before his death and really started to appreciate just how good he really was. With what I know now, it's hard to argue what an incredible driver he was.

Has anyone had a change of heart with a particular driver over the years?

I generally tend to like the lower ranked drivers. The Haas or Williams drivers for example. Those guys have to do so much with so little compared to Red Bull, Mercedes or Ferrari drivers who are great drivers, but are also in great cars. The guys who push to achieve as high a place as possible with smaller teams are the ones I am generally cheering for. Like I like Gasly and Albon etc.,

 

[Insidious Von]

I wondered why the 2022 Ferrari petered out late in races. They phased out 30 hp in an attempt to make the car more reliable. This is what happened with that extra 30 hp.

 

[roadhog]

@onomatopoeia will appreciate this.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1624309424096436228

 

[Insidious Von]

@onomatopoeia will appreciate this.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1624309424096436228

With AI de-aging technology, I expected the helmet to come off and a young Graham Hill to pop up. He won the 24 hrs of Le Mans with Ferrari in the 60's.

 

[shack]

Has anyone had a change of heart with a particular driver over the years?

I used to like Taylor Made but now I play Callaway.

 

[Insidious Von]

Charles Leclerc driving the 2023 Ferrari at Maranello, Carlos Sainz on the team radio.

 

[Insidious Von]

I have a hunch that the Ferrari engine lost power due to their wonky air vents design, Carlos Sainz nearly got roasted in Austria because of it. It looks like that problem has been corrected.

 

[roadhog]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1625182436547080192

 

[roadhog]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1625788665594105864

 

[princekwekua]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1625788665594105864

 

[roadhog]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1626257935314690051

 

[onomatopoeia]

With AI de-aging technology, I expected the helmet to come off and a young Graham Hill to pop up. He won the 24 hrs of Le Mans with Ferrari in the 60's.

Nope.

Graham Hill DID drive a Ferrari in the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice, and he DID win the race, (1972), but not in a Ferrari.



You have him mixed up with American Phil Hill, who won Le Mans three times while driving a Ferrari, and was also F1 World Champion for Ferrari in 1961.

 

[roadhog]

FIA issues clarification to F1 drivers over political statement clampdown

www.motorsport.com

 

[Insidious Von]

Nope.

You are silly, before my time.

I assumed Graham Hill was the driver for Ferrari in Ford vs Ferrari. The film showcased the Ford Shelby GT40 with nothing on the Ferrari car. I didn't start following F1 until the fateful 1976 season, the great Niki Lauda nearly burned alive at the Nurburgring. James Hunt couldn't save the unconscious Lauda alone, two other drivers helped him. Ono if you know their names please chime in. I'll never forget Niki's famous quote to an obnoxious reporter at the Japanese GP: I have a reason to be ugly, what's your excuse?

Daniel Bruhl (Lauda) and Chris Hemsworth (Hunt) were sensational in Rush. Ron Howard's best film, he understands Italians....Madonna mia non ci credo proprio!