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Any company can only last so long before running out of cash. If I had to point the bone at two teams at risk it would be HAAS & Renault, four drivers out of the season plus the team personnel. Neither team seems to me to be committed the way they should be. Drivers were basing their decision making on the 2021 change and now that won't happen before 2023 and I bet in the mean time unforeseen events and changes will alter the already decided changes.
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Even if Merc do pull out due to a financial crisis, I wouldn't put it past Wolff to do a Brawn and take over the team himself. He probably cares too much to let it go like that
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Engines too?
While is is VERY early days yet, Honda would have to be looking shaky for the long term. I can see both Renault and Honda pulling out before Merc, but they could all go, Everyone a Ferrari driver?! You read it here first ... |
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21 Mar 2020, 03:04 (Ref:3965936) | #358 | |
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What do you think we will be discussing in 6 months time with no F1 happening? I have long periods of non participation when things get boring even when racing is happening.
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There's often more to discuss away from the racing anyway.
History, rivalries, seasons gone, circuits, goodies, baddies, youngies, oldies etc It'll be fine most people will need the outlet!! |
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1. Renault (team and a supplier) . . . . 2. Honda 3. Mercedes (as a team) 4. Mercedes (as an engine supplier) 5. Ferrari Renault and Honda are the most mass market of them all. So they may be hit the most financially. Renault is also not setting F1 on fire these days. Mercedes might exit as a team, but remain as a supplier. I just don't see Ferrari leaving F1. While Ferrari may take a hit given't it's location, I tend to think the rich will come out of this fine financially (even if everyone is taking a beating in the stock market) and will still want to spend money on expensive cars. Richard |
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In your dreams.
OK, that's a bit harsh, but the reality is that we don't know. What we do know is that there is economic and social desolation across the planet, western democracies are having the hardest time of it for various reasons, and that for Europe and US the worst may be some way off yet. Let alone recovery, and managing the ongoing virus with a jab like the flu. I am writing off this season. There may be a few races towards the end of the year, possibly behind closed doors, but I wouldn't bet my house (or my health) on it. Will F1 even survive? I think that is the real question - between this and the move to electric cars there is a very dark cloud over the sport. |
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For a valid series in one year there must be 8 races on three different continents. Does anyone think that will happen this year?
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For arguments sake, say it were possible. However, would the teams and drivers want to compete in a truncated season? I don't think they would.
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I think they would rather compete if they can, even if it less than half the races that were scheduled
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IF it looks like being completed in time for next season to run on schedule, then teams and drivers are now presented with a massive amount of testing opportunity compared to usual. |
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Interesting thought. Use a shortened 2020 schedule as a long test schedule for 2021. Just make it a non-championship awarding season, but points still awarded for prize money purposes (what little money may be left at that point) and allow any ideas that teams would usually save for the preseason test and offseason to be used in those races. Might as well go ahead and really open up the rules to allow for different ideas, since ther isn't actually a championship to win. On second thought, maybe just award prize money based on showing up to race/laps completed, rather than finishing order, so showing up and staying on the track and finishing on lead lap matter? But treat each event same as race weekend, schedule of events and all.
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Over at grand prix 247 website the April fool machine has been on overdrive...
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I would love to see Lewis Hamilton in a Haas in 2021... could he make it a top team?
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Who takes Vettel's seat:
1 Sainz: Fast enough, driver dynamic with Leclerc hard to judge. Think he wouldn't easily settle for 2nd. 2 Ricciardo: Definitely fast enough (Leclerc outpacing him seems unlikely). Driver dynamic would be okay as long as they both can have a go. He would bring a lot flair and upbeat spirit to the Ferrari team (and that they need). 3 Bottas: would be fast and dependable enough as a number 2 driver. Could be seat swap with Vettel (Hamilton and Vettel would be interesting in one team (a story F1 could ude). 4 Hulkenburg: fast and dependable enough as a 2nd driver. 5 Alonso: cool but too risky. 6 Hamilton: Only if Mercedes would quite and he could take some defining folks with him. 7 Gio: Nah. 8 Kimi: Does not need the fuss (if he sticks around anyway). 9 Norris: ? Not likely. 10 Grosjean: Never. |
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