2023 Pre-Season Testing - Bahrain International Circuit, Feb 23 - 25

[avantman]

Yes, they raced to the rules like everyone else. Red Bull had this option open to them as well as every other team on the grid. F1 is not just racing on the track, it's racing in the regulations too.

Bingo! Case closed, I guess?

[101FlyingDutchman]

I haven't heard anyone other than Mercedes fans calling the new regulations a failure. I infact like the budget restrictions now while I thought it was rubbish when the initial noises about implementing it started. It's making teams profitable entities, bringing real interest from new teams, increased sponsorship and overall a healthy financial atmosphere. Big Teams find it difficult as they were used to throwing money at the problem than efficiency (relatively speaking).

Hear hear. These rules will come good. I feel more positive about the direction F1 is taking than I’ve ever done.

ofcourse you would, like merc fans with 2014

Are you still assuming I’m in camp red bull? Not sure how clear I need to make it, the Maccas are my team

[DChemTech]

Hear hear. These rules will come good. I feel more positive about the direction F1 is taking than I’ve ever done.

ofcourse you would, like merc fans with 2014

Are you still assuming I’m in camp red bull? Not sure how clear I need to make it, the Maccas are my team

Come on, you have Dutch in your name. Obviously this is definitive proof that you must have an altar for Max at home, it's national law after all .

[101FlyingDutchman]

ofcourse you would, like merc fans with 2014

Are you still assuming I’m in camp red bull? Not sure how clear I need to make it, the Maccas are my team

Come on, you have Dutch in your name. Obviously this is definitive proof that you must have an altar for Max at home, it's national law after all .

Haha obviously! No I don’t particularly like some of Max’s traits. I don’t doubt his ability to dance the car on a knife edge but he’s had a fair bit of learning to do on how to behave as a leader/team mate etc. I hope he learns from it all. But no he won’t ever be my personal favourite, I appreciate the skill

[mclaren111]

Hear hear. These rules will come good. I feel more positive about the direction F1 is taking than I’ve ever done.

ofcourse you would, like merc fans with 2014

Are you still assuming I’m in camp red bull? Not sure how clear I need to make it, the Maccas are my team

I'm suffering with you until Baku...

[101FlyingDutchman]

ofcourse you would, like merc fans with 2014

Are you still assuming I’m in camp red bull? Not sure how clear I need to make it, the Maccas are my team

I'm suffering with you until Baku...

Amen sadly I think it’ll be longer than that but we live in hope

[Artur Craft]

I'm suffering with you until Baku...

By the way things are going, maybe Mclaren will never win again in F1. Maybe´s that why they have cars/teams everywhere like FE, Indycar

[vanburin]

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1021203/1 ... ting-order

Would love to know more specifics on who this "senior figure" is, but I do think it's telling that the Mercedes brass aren't going out of their way to downplay their performance in the media, as they did last season during/after testing. If anything, I'd describe Toto's demeanor to date as "restrained jubilation" (not so subtle nod to any Seinfeld fans in here )

[Chuckjr]

Wait.
Why is Toto restraining his jubilation when he has to bring a totally revamped car design mid-season because the current one sucks so bad? Why would he be jubilant about his situation?

[vanburin]

Wait.
Why is Toto restraining his jubilation when he has to bring a totally revamped car design mid-season because the current one sucks so bad? Why would he be jubilant about his situation?

I think we're alluding to the same thing, in completely different ways. Mercedes isn't being truthful (shocking) or the uproar about them being in 4th place is nothing it conjecture (also shocking).

[organic]

Organic's law: every thread will eventually return to debating the 2021 title fight

[johnny comelately]

Organic's law: every thread will eventually return to debating the 2021 title fight

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