[ 2020 ] Racing Point F1 Team - Mercedes

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I just know this is going to come back and bite me on the bum, but here goes.



Stroll is going to be world champion one day. ( I half wish I had not said that)
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Big Tea wrote:
17 Nov 2020, 02:19
I just know this is going to come back and bite me on the bum, but here goes.



Stroll is going to be world champion one day. ( I half wish I had not said that)
Maybe. Regardless of what you think of Stroll as a driver. You don't need to be the best driver to win. You just need to be in the best car and have the team behind you. He's already got 1 of 2.

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Aston Martin will have a bigger presence in F1 starting 2021 -
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/15361 ... car-duties

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I’m not entirely sure what to make of that tbh. Merc has provided safety cars since... 97? 98?
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raymondu999 wrote:
18 Nov 2020, 11:25
I’m not entirely sure what to make of that tbh. Merc has provided safety cars since... 97? 98?
What's to make of it. It's an advertising ploy.

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Yeah I know. Probably facilitated in part due to Merc's increased shareholding in AM. But does that extend to them shifting their F1 focus to the AM F1 team? There were rumors of a team sellout not so long ago. Perhaps a phased transition of focus before an end-of-2021 sellout?
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raymondu999 wrote:
19 Nov 2020, 07:18
Yeah I know. Probably facilitated in part due to Merc's increased shareholding in AM. But does that extend to them shifting their F1 focus to the AM F1 team? There were rumors of a team sellout not so long ago. Perhaps a phased transition of focus before an end-of-2021 sellout?
Maybe, I don't think it's likely. I try not to waste cycles on trying to figure this stuff out. If it happens it happens. For everyone of the rumours that are true, there are 9 fske.

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diffuser wrote:
18 Nov 2020, 13:54
raymondu999 wrote:
18 Nov 2020, 11:25
I’m not entirely sure what to make of that tbh. Merc has provided safety cars since... 97? 98?
What's to make of it. It's an advertising ploy.
They get to lead more laps
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Big Tea wrote:
19 Nov 2020, 12:59
diffuser wrote:
18 Nov 2020, 13:54
raymondu999 wrote:
18 Nov 2020, 11:25
I’m not entirely sure what to make of that tbh. Merc has provided safety cars since... 97? 98?
What's to make of it. It's an advertising ploy.
They get to lead more laps
LOL!

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raymondu999 wrote:
18 Nov 2020, 11:25
I’m not entirely sure what to make of that tbh. Merc has provided safety cars since... 97? 98?
The Toto Wolff effect.
F1 is dead.

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Big Tea wrote:
17 Nov 2020, 02:19
I just know this is going to come back and bite me on the bum, but here goes.



Stroll is going to be world champion one day. ( I half wish I had not said that)
Wtf. He got a lucky pole and that's it. Look at how he fell back in the race. Doubt he will even get a win before he is replaced due to AM and Merc pressure for results.
F1 is dead.

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McG wrote:
19 Nov 2020, 16:07
Big Tea wrote:
17 Nov 2020, 02:19
I just know this is going to come back and bite me on the bum, but here goes.



Stroll is going to be world champion one day. ( I half wish I had not said that)
Wtf. He got a lucky pole and that's it. Look at how he fell back in the race. Doubt he will even get a win before he is replaced due to AM and Merc pressure for results.
He has the attitude. He remains unflustered, and what ever you think of him, he was on pole in those conditions and lead comfortably until the messed up tyre change.
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I don't get RP strategy for not taking the fresh engine; Perez is complaining about loss of 'two tenths of a second per lap' -
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/arti ... gKtzg.html

They have already lost 3rd and Perez is the only one who can earn good points for the team. Why not take a fresh engine with a grid penalty & hope for chances in the race?

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Does Perez have the motor to compete tho. We know it's fast(the overall car package with aero) but his engine is old and made up of the salvaged and old part of the other engines. I'm kind of nervous that Perez will slowly fall back because of the lack of power in this track that looks like it's going to be power hungry.
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Checo! Checo! Checo! Checo!

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