Fantasy Formula 1 league - season 2021

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That was a complete farce. F1 has been a joke since Liberty took over - its being turned into an entertainment show. :( It should have been red flagged as soon as Latifi crashed then a standing start dash to the line - best driver wins.
 
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Cogratulations to @ozumo wiping the floor with us in his rookie season. (Next season all your car choices have to be Haas :-rofl2 )
 
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Here is our final podium:

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As usual the thread now reverts to off season chat until the next game starts in early February :)
 
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From the FIA...

"The circumstances surrounding the use of the Safety Car following the incident of driver Nicholas Latifi, and the related communications between the FIA Race Direction team and the Formula 1 teams, have notably generated significant misunderstanding and reactions from Formula 1 teams, drivers and fans, an argument that is currently tarnishing the image of the Championship"

Blaming the fans is absolutely pathetic.

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Statement of the FIA World Motor Sport Council

On Sunday, another FIA F1 World Championship season of competitive excellence has concluded, and the credit goes to the participating drivers and teams. The FIA congratulates all of them for their performances in this year. It was a hard fight, and the best competition was displayed at each...
www.fia.com www.fia.com
 
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Grasping at straws there - they know they have screwed things up badly, and tarnished F1's reputation probably for years.

Whatever the rights & wrongs of how it was handled, (and Im sure we all have our own feelings about the matter) to the casual outsider it looks like the whole restart debacle was rigged to provide a winner - something along the lines of a WWE bout.
 
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FIA = Firkin Ignorant Ar****s ?

You might think that. I couldn't possibly comment.
 
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Wonder how much the FIA paid Mercedes not to persue their appeal
 
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I think Mercedes would have won the court case but the FIA would then declare the race void & Verstappen would still be champion anyway due to count back of race wins.

The pay off should be huge - sponsorship income tied to performance, lost marketing opportunities from having a record breaking 8x WDC driver, potential lost car sales etc. All the sponsors have lost out as well. No doubt there'll also be a water tight NDA.
 
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Nothing classy, just another utter shambles, divide and conquer? you bet
 
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No refunds for Belgian GP "race" spectators



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Liberty could not care less about the reputation of the sport. only about their bottom line
 
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@ozumo , Is that the Al Unser Indycar in your profile photo? I have a feeling it was a gas turbine, but could be wrong...
 
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@ozumo , Is that the Al Unser Indycar in your profile photo? I have a feeling it was a gas turbine, but could be wrong...
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Correct it is a gas turbine Lotus 56 Indycar but the driver is Graham Hill. The car was also four wheel drive which is why the front tyres are so large :cool:
 
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Ahh....it was the STP sponsorship that made me think of Al Unser. I seem to remember seeing footage of it running up the hill at Goodwood recently.
 
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Impressive heat haze :-ohmy


Some period footage, shame it fell 7 laps short of winning the 500

 
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jeallen01 said:
Well, we are now in 2022 - so it's time to start a NEW thread!:rolleyes:
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I'll start the new league thread at the end of January / early February when Maverick starts the new game & I can set the 2022 game up. :)
 
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