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Anybody else think that Leclerc has the measure of Vettel at Ferrari this year, just as Ricciardo did at Red Bull in 2014?
Absolutely... Beside cracking under pressure, Vettel is also not physically fit enough anymore to perform consistently at the top level. Notice his lack of arms, and abundance of man boobs. Charles will ultimately destroy Sebastian.

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“Charles is allowed to go as fast as he can, he is allowed to try to go for pole, he is allowed to try to stay ahead and we’re not stopping him doing that,” said Binotto.

“But I think it’s important that our two drivers are not fighting and taking any risks and crashing together. No doubt that if the first lap Charles is ahead he will stay, if at the end of the race he is ahead he will stay ahead.”

Asked whether that meant Vettel and Leclerc are not allowed to fight each other under any circumstances, Binotto said: “Let’s wait the next races and let’s see if there is any instances and how we will react.”

https://www.racefans.net/2019/03/30/ferrari-confirm-leclerc-is-allowed-to-stay-ahead-of-vettel/

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Oh hell yeah! Looks like they have Vettel's replacement lined up.

 
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Absolutely... Beside cracking under pressure, Vettel is also not physically fit enough anymore to perform consistently at the top level. Notice his lack of arms, and abundance of man boobs. Charles will ultimately destroy Sebastian.

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And that Ned Flanders 'stache he was sporting this past weekend probably costs him a couple tenths a lap too. :rofl:
 

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Wiliams just needs to throw in the towel at this point. They are just wasting money continuing the season. Time to give up. Let another team take over.
 


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Wiliams just needs to throw in the towel at this point. They are just wasting money continuing the season. Time to give up. Let another team take over.
Williams announces new deal with the Financial Times

25th April 2019, 9:03 | Written by Dieter Rencken and Keith Collantine

Williams has announced a new partnership deal with London-based financial newspaper The Financial Times.

A multi-year contract has been signed by the two which will see the ‘FT’ branding feature on the inside of the rear wing endplates of the FW42 from this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.


“In only a few short years, the landscape for marketing and brand exposure has changed significantly for all sports, including Formula One,” said Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams.

“The opportunity to collaborate with the FT to embrace these new forms of media and digital opportunities is hugely exciting for both our team and our existing partners, and I am looking forward to seeing how the partnership develops.”

Williams finished last in the 2018 constructors’ championship and has had a difficult start to the new season. it failed to complete its FW42 in time for the start of testing and the car has been consistently over a second slower than the rest of the field.

However the team reported strong financial results for last year, part of which was due to its fifth-place finish in the 2017 season.

The Financial Times has never previously sponsored an F1 team. It has over one million paying readers and is owned by Japanese financial newspaper The Nikkei.


Williams sees 'some light at the end of the tunnel'

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Phillip van Osten 01/05/2019 at 07:11

Claire Williams isn't expecting a miracle to pull Williams out of its dismal state of affairs but the team's deputy team principal does see a glint of light at the end of the tunnel.

From a 2019 contender embedded with a design flaw to manufacturing issues and management turmoil, Williams remains hopelessly stuck in the doldrums.

The British outfit's weekend in Baku - where a manhole critically damaged George Russell's FW42 chassis - was just another case of the team getting kicked while its down.

Williams has no other option but to pick itself up and continue to fight on, but its deputy team principal believes a few essential fixes scheduled ahead - and overseen by Williams co-founder Patrick Head who has returned to the fray - could go a long way towards improving the team's fortunes.

"Patrick coming in obviously for us is a great thing," insisted Williams.

"He’s acting as a guide for our team of engineers at the moment, just making sure that they’re doing everything that they should be doing.

"We haven’t had the best year, clearly everybody has seen that. It started with not getting our chassis to testing, and we’ve had to really play catch up off the back of that.

"So we are now in a position where we have all our race quantities, we have the quality on those race quantities that we needed, and now we’re looking to bring the upgrades that have literally been sitting on a shelf as we’ve cleared the backlog out of manufacturing.

"So there is some light at the end of the tunnel, I think China demonstrated that we’ve brought a little bit of performance to the car, but we’re still far too far behind the ninth-placed team at the moment."

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Williams insisted that she isn't letting chance or simply time govern the team's fate, saying that crews are working hard back at Grove to help the British outfit heal as quick as possible.

"We’re doing a lot of work back at Williams," she added.

"If anyone thinks that we’re just hoping for a miracle or that things will just go our way at some point, that’s not the case.

"A lot of work has been going on to make sure that we put ourselves in the right position. Obviously Patrick is playing a role in that as well."


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Just saw on Steam, F1 2019 coming June and will include F2 season play from 2018 season.
 

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Well, Vettel got robbed of that win. If it was such an issue they should have just told him to give up the position at that point and then he could have raced back to the front. So sick of seeing Merc win every time.
 


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Well, Vettel got robbed of that win. If it was such an issue they should have just told him to give up the position at that point and then he could have raced back to the front. So sick of seeing Merc win every time.
haven't seen the race yet. Saw spots of a replay where Vettel did look guilty. But in the moment, you keep racing on. If its reversed and Hamilton did it to him, and he'd be the first one whining. It seems that Germany last year was the defining race of Vettel's career. Throwing away a sure win.. then the championship.

I am conflicted with Hamilton.. I never liked him much.. but the guy is clearly the best racer out there. Having currently the strongest team doesn't hurt either. The team has won the last 5 seasons.. That is Ferrari/Schumacher like strength.. only Michael never had to worry about his team mate fighting for the championship was well. Vettel seems to have an equal in LeClerc while perhaps Mercedes lost a step in the Rosberg to Bottas switch. I have a feeling it will take another rules reshuffling to get a different team on the podium and maybe in a different order than currently is the case. I was delighted to see a mid field battle in qualifying.
 

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It was a difficult call for the stewards to make, but if you're following the rule to the letter, then the penalty was justified. There was a similar incident last year involving Verstappen and Raikkonen, and the exact same 5-second penalty was applied. Without an uproar as well.

If Vettel woukd have been asked to give up the position, he would have still lost. There is no way he would have gotten past Hamilton at that point. If he and his car was so dominant, then after the incident he would have motored off and been able to cover the 5-seconds added to his time. But he did not. Hamilton had been riding his ass for many laps, and Vettel once again cracked under pressure and committed an error. This is getting commonplace with him for the last year.

Nobody else lost it and cut that chicane the entire race, except for Vettel. In equal equipment, Hamilton would beat Vettel fairly easily in my opinion. Heck, Ricciardo beat Vettel in 2014 rather handily. As far as I'm concerned, the three best drivers in F1 at the moment are Hamilton, Ricciardo, and Verstappen. I wouldn't doubt if Vettel vetoed Ricciardo being a Ferrari driver last year. I'd like to see Danny Ric at either Mercedes or Ferrari. It won't happen as long as Vettel is still at Ferrari though.
 

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Watched the race last night. I call BS on the 5 second penalty. Yes, Seb lost control and went onto the grass. He didn't gain an advantage over Hamilton and he also needed a fair amount of room to catch the car up after going through the turn/grass at about 90mph. Hamilton pressed the issue when he saw Seb go off, but in the end it just meant he got pinched. "Racing incident" is what we used to call this type of thing. Had he cut the corner and gained time, then yes, a time penalty would have seemed more appropriate.
 

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Yes, Seb lost control and went onto the grass. He didn't gain an advantage over Hamilton and he also needed a fair amount of room to catch the car up after going through the turn/grass at about 90mph. Had he cut the corner and gained time, then yes, a time penalty would have seemed more appropriate.
Going through the grass there at Turns 3-4 is cutting the corner. Seb lost control as you said, and hence re-entered the track in an unsafe manner. By the letter of the law, he was in violation of one of F1's regulations. Yes, it does suck for Seb. But, he just seems to make these errors when under pressure more frequently these days.

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Agreed.. he boffed the entry.. slid across grass.. Not sure how you can re-enter safely from grass at 90mph when sliding through a turn. He hit no one. He didn't hit the wall. You really can't slow down on grass (it often feels like you speed up, especially if wet!) He didn't cost Hamilton a position (cause if he had stayed on track Hamilton wasn't going to pass him). There was nothing gained by his error and in fact his opponent gained the most by it by closing a gap. Whether Hamilton took the long view of well, I just have to stay within 5 seconds to win vs pushing the issue and trying to pass later we'll never know. However, Hamilton did not seem to get closer again nor push another chance to get by Vettel who had led the whole race.

One clip I saw indicated he "went right" after resuming on the track. Is it possible? maybe. It may also have been a correction as he resumed acceleration and the car wiggled.

I agree Vettel seems more prone to mistakes when under pressure, especially from Hamilton. Likely cause he know Mercedes and Hamilton are the better team.
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