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    2018 Formula 1 Racing Thread

    Time to gear up for the new season of F1.

    NBC lost their contract/rights to brodcast F1 in the USA and most of the races have been picked up by ESPN. Note channel changes coming. :No idea who hte announces/commenters will be yet. And it's all up in the air for 2019:

    F1 & TV rights - what does the future hold?
    http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/42816877
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    Another F1 tradition bites the dust......https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f...-2018-1000912/

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    The beginning of the end. I wonder how long before the Tour de France follows suit and gets rid of the podium hoes?

    It's definitely time-it's a very 50's-ish tradition.
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    I don't really care. I'm interested in the racing.


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    I'd be willing to give up the GGs (Grid Girls) if they'd show at least one car going through every technical check that is done to all cars every race weekend.

    We've seen one car weighed in 20 years so far. How about showing us how they measure wings for compliance, test tyre pressures, show fuel composition specs, ...

    Some real racing stuff (aka RRS).
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    Well, here is it. Dropping "Grid Girls" [models] and replacing them with "Grid Kids".

    Going for the Duggar Family viewer population?

    http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/42950040

    What could possibly go wrong?
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    The grid girls have been a vanishing item for awhile. About the only time you saw them was on the podium and during Buxtons prerace review. I find the idea of grid kids wrong on many levels. It was fine at the end of the season with Fillepes son but the Mexican prerace was just absolutely boring. It was worse than all the Mercedes commercials.

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    Looks like someone REALLY likes Alonzo:

    http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/43009816
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    The first out of the gate is HAAS. http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/321...k-look-at-halo

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    I'm not sure how much the early reveals really catch the work being done, other than gross generalities.

    Even early testing keeps the real goods under wraps.


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    Awesome.


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    Does this mean you are going to paint the red car Mike?

    Ferrari's 2018 cars will be painted a deeper shade of red than usual. That is the claim of Giorgio Terruzzi, a well-connected Italian journalist writing for Corriere della Sera newspaper.


    The report came as Red Bull launched its new car on Monday, featuring a striking temporary livery that will likely be replaced by next week in Barcelona. Still, Daniel Ricciardo said: "The car looked very cool today."

    As for the new Ferrari, Terruzzi said the tone of red is expected to be darker, thanks in part to the departure of sponsor Santander. He said the 2018 livery, to also feature less white, is similar to the shade of red seen on the 312 car of 1969.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raven855 View Post
    Does this mean you are going to paint the red car Mike?
    Do a "red change" on the SVO?? Probably not.

    I wonder if I can get my new Tesla 3 in the new Ferrari color? All new car colors other than black cost an extra $5K. I wonder if they will do custom reds?
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    More stuff to read:

    McLaren: Papaya orange and Renault engine for 2018
    http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/43162270

    Lewis Hamilton aiming to set new standards in F1 in 2018
    http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/43159079

    Cast your eye over F1's new machines
    http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/43108581
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    Interesting intro overview of the new front aero designs. http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/125...-cars-analysed

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    Pirelli introduces new line of snow tyres for F1:

    https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/43223501

    Quote of the day:
    McLaren's Alonso was the first out on track and he joked that the "car is performing well in the snow so far".
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    The second testing is done. The things learned; Mercedes is fast, Ferrari is fast, Red Bull has improved, looks like Haas is struggling, Renault may have improved, ToroRosso was a big surprise and McLaren disappointed. Less than 3 weeks to race day! It should be good, but my only expectation is that one or both of the McLarens will not finish the race.

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    Is anyone using Honda power this year?
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    ToroRosso. They ran well. McLaren broke 4 or 5 times and logged the fewest miles of the testing

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