tuga
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Wow. One year budget for just one team (minus driver salaries) would be enough to feed the 250 million souls starving in Africa for a period of 40 years.
The 2024 Formula One Season
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Wow. One year budget for just one team (minus driver salaries) would be enough to feed the 250 million souls starving in Africa for a period of 40 years.
cutting42
Arrived at B4 Hacker Ergo
Wait until you hear about the money in football
tones
Tones deaf
...or weaponry:
World military expenditure reaches new record high as European spending surges
(Stockholm, 24 April 2023) Total global military expenditure increased by 3.7 per cent in real terms in 2022, to reach a new high of $2240 billion. Military expenditure in Europe saw its steepest year-on-year increase in at least 30 years.
Cav
pfm Member
At what time point is that said because I doubt one team's budget would feed that number for more than a day?
Bob McC
Living the life of Riley
Moto GP bought by Liberty media.
Let’s see them ruin that too now.
Let’s see them ruin that too now.
MotoGP: F1 owner Liberty Media buys series in deal valued at £3.6bn
Formula 1 owner Liberty Media buys motorbike racing series MotoGP from its Spanish owners in a deal valued at £3.6bn.
www.bbc.co.uk
davidjt
pfm Member
They could always do the sensible thing and ban aerodynamic devices before they screw it up even more?
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(Incidentally, Jon Saltinstall's book on Niki Lauda is available from psbooks for £16.99 (+ p&p) instead of £60. And for the even older generation,
is a good read at a (fairly) sensible price)
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Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
As a refreshing few minutes
And what a wonderful track Silverstone used to be.
And, the cars were fast. More than fast enough. No aero, incredibly light, fun looking.
(Yeah yeah safety blah blah yawn, but they’ve lost their way)
And what a wonderful track Silverstone used to be.
And, the cars were fast. More than fast enough. No aero, incredibly light, fun looking.
(Yeah yeah safety blah blah yawn, but they’ve lost their way)
tones
Tones deaf
My beginning era, Jim Clark and the Lotus 49, wonderful
Yawn...
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
And today is a certain anniversary
tones
Tones deaf
Indeed, the race in which he wasn't supposed to participate - he and Graham Hill were supposed to be sharing a Ford P68 at Brands, but contractural arrangements compelled the attendance at Hockenheim. Given that the P68 never finished a race in its life, he might still be with us.
cutting42
Arrived at B4 Hacker Ergo
There was F1 today in case you missed it. A wet sprint quali with some out of position folks. Amazing lap from NOR for pole and HAM in second with good wet pace. However VER in the dry comfortably fastest so if we have dry races another forgone conclusion and he didn't get a proper run in the wet either so might be fastest in the wet.
Come on rain - I think.
Come on rain - I think.
cutting42
Arrived at B4 Hacker Ergo
Indeed, you can tell in the post race chat with VER on the radio, its just like another day in the office, hardly any emotion any more, its so easy.
Been an F1 fan since 1976 and fully accept one team/driver dominance is part of the sport, but to listen to the commentators trying to sound uncontrollably excited that Red Bull have been denied a 1-2 by the slimmest of margins has made me realise we are in uncharted territory. It really is as simple as if Verstappen's car does not malfunction he wins the race. Doesn't matter whether he's on pole or the back of the grid... he and the car combined are that good. The other teams need to get their shit together as this is even trying my resilience and I never ever miss a race... viewing figures must be dropping as there's just no competition for the lead at all. Have to say though hats off to RB and Verstappen... none of the above should take anything away from their excellence.
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
This might be telling:
This thread is on page 20.
Last year, page 20 was reached by early March.
This thread is on page 20.
Last year, page 20 was reached by early March.
tones
Tones deaf
Perhaps an indication of how well Verstappen/Red Bull have done their job. The race for who comes second is not so interesting.
Mind you, it would be interesting to compare with the years that Hamilton dominated, although IIRC he never dominated quite so completely, to the extent that only mechanical failure would have blocked his inexorable progress.
Bananahead
pfm Member
Well done Max
Well done Lando
Well done Lando
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
I think it’s just waning interest from older generations who don’t respond well to the current ‘style’ of the whole circus. People like me who’ve followed it closely for decades are just turning our backs on it in droves.
I don’t know of anyone who has signed up to an F1 tv service/internet service in the last few years, and I know only one guy to have been to a race.
Me? I look at the results at some point during the day, and that’s it. I wouldn’t be surprised if I forget to do that at some point this year.
A close friend is a real petrol head. Bikes and cars. Has raced both, has lived and breathed racing since he was a toddler. Taught to race by Peter Gethin. He fell asleep during a live race for the first time last month. If he’s losing interest, there’s a problem.
Neither of my nephews are at all interested. They’re 18 and 13. None of their mates are interested.