Formula One 2022 Motor Sport

[David76]

That's exactly how I feel. Sometimes I think they go overboard in declaring how Ham-Fossi they are and then the coverage seems extra pro-Hamilton when it's actually a fair argument.

The Carter and Saward ones are very good because of Carter and Seward. I can't stand Wrenches but the tech-time ones are good sometimes - but always too long.

Yes exactly. I get that they are just enthusiasts like the rest of us and there is no requirement to be impartial, but it goes way overboard. In the early days, they tried to be neutral enough, but since they openly declared their Hamilton allegiance they've gone off the scale. And I also saw they got a lot of negative feedback for Spanners behaviour and comments, given that they ask for donations, Patreon etc. He's worse on Twitter, fancies himself as some kind of expert troll but is way too touchy for it, then cries like a kid when someone bites back.

The tech times are good but again I find trumpets tough to listen to, the deliberate delays and pausing between words get very tiresome.

Not sure why I listen at all, given all I've done is complain about it. I find The Race podcasts decent enough mostly, their Bring Back V10s series is the best out there IMO

 

[David76]

Car launch dates so far:

Aston Martin: 10th of February.
McLaren: 11th of February.
Ferrari: 17th of February.
Mercedes: 18th of February.

Preseason testing

First test -- Barcelona, Spain -- Feb. 23-25
Second test -- Sakhir, Bahrain -- March 10-12

 

[Dylan]

Hamilton, Verstappen, Vettel, Alonso, Russell: F1 driver salaries for 2022 revealed

Let's see who's earning what

www.givemesport.com

Hard to know if these are accurate but they're probably pretty instructive.

Interesting to see teammate comparisons. Some really interesting mismatches in there.

Alonso is on 4 times Ocon's wage but they finished pretty close in the championship 81-74.

Likewise, Ricciardo is on 3 times Norris' wage but was trounced by Norris last season 115-160 points.

 

[Tom]

Hard to know if these are accurate but they're probably pretty instructive.

Interesting to see teammate comparisons. Some really interesting mismatches in there.

Poor Yuki...

 

[Sad Professor]

Poor Yuki...

Yuki's probably delighted just to be there.

 

[Franco Pinion]

Interesting little bit of history on Albert Park

 

[Fraser]

Interesting little bit of history on Albert Park

A visual summary of changes which I don't think the above video shows too well

 

[Tom]

Interesting little bit of history on Albert Park

A visual summary of changes which I don't think the above video shows too well

I hope the changes work. It's pretty reliable as one of the worst races on the calendar.

Glad they're making the effort to improve it. F1 had had a really terrible arrangement for the last few years where the 2 biggest races (season opener and Monaco) are complete duds. I'd drop both races in a heartbeat but I know lots of people are attached to Monaco through the fact that it's survived for so long and hearing about the parties.

It would be good if they can sort out Albert Park and turn it into a decent race.

 

[Jason]

Another couple of launch dates

Alpha Tauri launch: 14th of February.
Alpine launch: 21st of February.

The second episode about Albert Park if anyone is interested

 

[Tom]

I see they're getting rid of the Q2 requirement to start the race on the tyre they set the fastest time on in Q2.

Not sure there was a big push to change this. It added a strategy element in the race but I'm probably fine with the change.