2019 Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team

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izzy
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there's a 2-minute video on sky: https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433 ... p-job-swap

hopefully some onboards will appear eventually. imo it was pretty cool, Vale spinning 3 times and Lewis having an off on the bike, but then both being really quite close on times

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Ok, not an exact match, but I couldn't help but think they are erecting a statue of Lewis in Richmond Virginia. :o

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"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."~William Shakespeare

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Just_a_fan wrote:
11 Dec 2019, 19:31
I wonder how many hours and laps practice was required to get that time in the game. Of course, having no acceleration on the body means it's physically much easier to hone the time too.
Ingame record is 1.33.1, 1.34.7 is nothing special in this case. It's a game after all.

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"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."~William Shakespeare

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Lewis better be ready next season, he's got to deal with Bottas 2.77.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/bott ... s/4612917/

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Wass85 wrote:
17 Dec 2019, 10:11
Lewis better be ready next season, he's got to deal with Bottas 2.77.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/bott ... s/4612917/
hmmm, 2.77 instead of 3.0!

1.0, 2.0, 2.77 that sounds like the law of diminishing returns is starting to kick in. :mrgreen:
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He's staying humble.

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Botas 2 and his number
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Interesting that he feels he needs 0.77 improvement to beat Hamilton, realistic or optimistic?

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Lewis is trying to get Mercedes to follow Tesla in using vegan 'leather' in its road cars:
"Mercedes-Benz is a huge organisation, and I have got a phone call with the CEO later today to discuss how we can work on getting rid of all the leather supplied to the cars," Hamilton told Malaysian magazine The Edge, according to Auto Week. "I want to be part of a system that is going to help heal the world and do something positive for the future." (Motor1)

pretty cool afaic. And what a great way for an F1 team to lead its road car division 8)

apart from the animal welfare /humanity aspect, apparently leather production in the UK generated 39,000 tonnes of CO2 in 2017 , on top of the issues with water pollution and the feeding. See? F1 can do green :mrgreen:

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“When Sir Jim Ratcliffe approached us with the concept of bringing together the three organisations, all with proven track records of excellence and high ambitions for the future, we immediately saw the opportunity to grow and diversify our business – and to learn from some of the most successful teams in world sport. We are very excited about this agreement’s potential in the months and years ahead.”
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wow they got 3 years worth of Williams floors just casually chained to the wall.....

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izzy wrote:
18 Dec 2019, 18:16
Lewis is trying to get Mercedes to follow Tesla in using vegan 'leather' in its road cars:
Pffft! Vegan leather makes as much sense as vegan sausages or vegan bacon. Leather is the tanned hides of animals. If it isn't an animal then it isn't leather.
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