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34/50!! I am a walking encyclopedia!
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Yea some of those questions i did not know XD
I came here to watch not to know
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Gone fishing!
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In my head for some reason his name has always been Omar Satnav 
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Well… that didn’t take long.
And I remeber this coming up last year
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UK Car magazine reporting that Porsche and Audi will join F1 as engine suppliers in 2026. And that Audi and BMW are entering a bidding war to acquire McLaren.
These rumours have been around for so long now. I’ll believe when it happens.
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That’s a very badly written, click bait article. They don’t have any real sources, it is not official at all, and they even say it’s still waiting for finalization. Like you say, I’ll believe it when I see it.
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It’s also really implausible… Why would two different companies in VW Group become engine suppliers? Surely it would make more sense to only have the one and not create unnecessary internal competition?
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Extremely good point. I didn’t even think about that. But then again the VW group is so big with multiple car brands that compete directly with each other. Ultimately I can see them getting into F1 with an engine deal with Red Bull, as RB is already fronting some cost for the research and development of the engine. And there is strong rumours that VW wants to buy McLaren, but the road car department. Which Zac Brown has previously stated is different from the F1 team. I guess these types of rumours will be rife in the media until VW can make an official statement.
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Race seats, contract negotiations, and the driver silly season leading into 2023 is going to be interesting…
That’s half of the 2022 field.
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Vettel to retire
Sainz back to McLaren, but in Lando’s seat
Lando to Merc in Lewis’s seat
Perez to Alpha Tauri, Albon to RB
Oh wait, thats my F1 2021 game’s crazy career mode…
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As much as I will miss seb, I hope he reitres, Im not liking the internal chaos that seems to be going on at Aston at the moment. I would like to see Gasly in alonso’s seat, Alonso to reitre again, I want sainz in the Mclaren, but Ferrari will be stupid to let him go. Mick to Williams or Aston maybe? The rest no idea
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I agree, Sainz needs to stay at Ferrari. Mick I would have thought would go to Alfa first before he goes to Ferrari but now I don’t know.
Edit: ohwait, Zhou is at Alfa, then Mick to Alfa and Zhou to Alpine if Alonso retires. But I think Alonso will want another year.
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Update from Circuit Spa-Francorchamps on the circuit changes and progress being made:
Gravel at the Bus Stop Chicane 
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Hmmm… the FIA moves as fast as an SA government department.
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Seems like it’s Team Principal silly season:
There was a suggestion earlier in the month that Budkowski and Szafnauer would be swapping their respective roles at Alpine and Aston Martin. This morning’s announcement of Krack going to the head of Aston F1 puts paid to that speculation. I still think it’s probable that Szafnauer will go to Alpine though.
Here’s a thought… Marcin Budkowski to return to the FIA (where he was before joining Renault/Alpine) to replace Michael Masi as the F1 Race Director. It’ll come with a bunch of new requirements/rules for the Race Director role, and the way the teams and their principals deal with the person in the position. And clarification on the RD’s roles, responsibilities, powers, and link to the Race Stewards.
Masi will quietly be moved into a background or support role to Budkowski, or even something not directly connected to the F1 circus as it tours the globe. A head office role perhaps.
Budkowski is definitely qualified for the role. He was the head of the F1 technical department at the FIA, and the technical and sporting coordinator for the FIA before that. He also has seven years with McLaren, five with Ferrari, and one with Prost on his resume.
While they’re at it, hopefully something more permanent gets instituted with regards to the Stewards at the same time. Appoint 10 stewards to a panel, 4 of which sit at each GP on a rotational basis.
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