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The bit I put in bold is pretty much what Toto has said about the 1 year deal. It gives them all the time and space to explore what they might, or might not, do together for 2022 and beyond. Keep in mind there's significant rules changes due next year. Big changes to the cars, and even bigger...

More journo theorising on the Hamilton <> Mercedes situation: https://www.racefans.net/2021/01/18/why-hasnt-hamilton-signed-a-new-mercedes-deal-yet-theres-a-few-million-reasons/

Misquoting Eddie Jordan a little perhaps? https://f1-insider.com/en/formula1/news-jordan-hamilton-poker-mercedes-834/

I think there's still scope for the driving style to play a part. For example, Vettel hasn't forgotten how to drive a car fast ... but I always had my doubts about his ability to adapt to a car unsuited to his specific driving style, and I think he poor seasons lay that bare - the season vs...

Hard to say when he got into F1 with very little junior career. 1990 he won the German F3 title and Macau. So he was good in an F3 car. That year he also won a Sportscar race and finished 5th in the drivers classification despite only starting 3 of the races (for 1 win and 2 more podiums). 1991...

It shouldn't make you laugh. Russell came into that race with the worst possible preparation for taking on the challenge, and yet he still rose to it and embarrassed Bottas. I think a Hamilton / Russell pairing at Mercedes for 2022 would be very, very good. I'd expect Hamilton to come out top...

The full story is yet to come out (and may never will), but if you look for it there's plenty of noise out there that Lewis not winning that rookie-season title had more to do with Max Mosley vs Ron Dennis politics than it did Lewis. There were some odd decisions by the McLaren pitwall in the...

Absolutely agree. But what I would say is that commenter's entering a thread that's been running for a while, and presenting a dissenting viewpoint, should at least take the time and effort to expand on their reasoning such that their dissenting comment can become a discussion point, rather than...

Right, so Haas have said they're looking at 10 possible drivers for next season: https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/haas-considering-10-drivers-2021/4871881/ They've name dropped 4 of those: Grosjean Magnussen Perez Hulkenberg Who would the rest be? They've also mentioned in that article the...

Or if Kimi retires, and Haas get both of Hulk and Perez, another option for Alfa is 1x Ferrari junior from F2 and ... Kvyat, whose seat at Alpha Tauri is under threat from Tsunoda. Gasly/Albon will fill RBR seat 2 and Tauri seat 1, no idea which way around though!

I reckon Haas *will* change at least one driver for net year, possibly both ... and it's well known they have a preference for experienced drivers. So, I wouldn't be surprised if next year Haas' line up has one of Perez or Hulkenberg. Maybe both, unless Ferrari twists their arms sufficiently to...

It's happened - Vettel confirmed for Aston Martin next year. Also: Renault name change was confirmed earlier this week as well. Will be rebranded as Alpine and race in a mostly blue livery.

While I agree that RBR, and Horner is a big part of that, struggles with keeping the #2 driver happy if that #2 driver is quick enough, and I'd also agree they struggle with helping under-performing drivers get their confidence back, I think the issue with Gasly and Albon has a lot more to do...

Confirmed - the penalty is written into the rules: https://the-race.com/formula-1/fia-clarifies-four-points-of-contention-over-closed-pitlane/

Giovinazzi got exactly the same penalty for exactly the same offense (and was announced before Hamilton's). I believe it's prescribed in the rulebook - stewards had no choice really. At the end of the day, both Hamilton and Wolff have accepted it was his (and the team's) fault. Hamilton...

As noted by others, their engine is significantly worse this year. They got caught doing some things in the grey areas of the regs (probably cheating but it couldn't be proven). The double whammy is that their car for this year was designed on an assumption they would have a stronger engine. So...