In the round-up: Lewis Hamilton says he hopes Mercedes’ rivals remain competitive over the coming races.
What they say
Hamilton was asked whether he expects the coming races are likely to be stronger for Mercedes following Ferrari’s victories at Spa and Monza:
I’m not thinking that way. I’m not looking forward to the next race thinking it’s going to swing our way. When we go to the factory next week we’re going to do the same process, hope we can improve our car, improve our method on a weekend and do a better job.
I hope I can do a better job in the next race. If they are as competitive, great. I hope it’s competitive between us and the Red Bulls and the Ferraris in the next race. I personally want this battle to continue. More opportunities like that would be great.
Quotes: Dieter Rencken
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Social media
Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and more:
Past and future: Today Pirelli held its last test for 13-inch 2020-spec tyres and the first for 18-inch 2021 rubber
Pics: Pirelli#F1 pic.twitter.com/WEzNxhQ0JV
— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet) September 12, 2019
Serious #ThrowbackThursday vibes today as we discover these awesome photos in the archive of McLaren HQ being built. 📸👌 pic.twitter.com/07UKVTQ8PV
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) September 12, 2019
It's not every day you overtake a GP2 car on the motorway… pic.twitter.com/AJuBNcwIqq
— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet) September 12, 2019
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Links
More motor racing links of interest:
Toro Rosso's Tost expects Albon to stay at Red Bull (Reuters)
"'Unfortunately I think he’s gone, but you never know what’s going on in Formula One,' Tost told Reuters when asked if he thought Albon would return."
Safety-Related Circuit Upgrades Announced for Macau (Sportscar365)
"Additional 'buffer zones', impact protection foam and barriers will be installed at Reservoir, Mandarin Oriental Bend, Lisboa Bend, Guia Hill areas and ‘R’ Bend, following the recommendations of the FIA, which were in part carried out via extensive computer simulations. "
Rossi: Contenders must be 'inch perfect' in Laguna Seca quals (IndyCar)
"I’ve been saying for a while this championship very well could be decided in qualifying at Laguna. It’s no secret that we’re expecting it to be a challenging race to pass just because of (the track’s) history."
"I knew I was going to have to make up for an experience deficit to the other drivers and learning a new track each weekend would be a challenge to get up to pace quickly."
De Vries blames impatience for turn one struggles (F2)
Callum Ilott: "The annoying thing about the Sunday race is that it becomes a train. That's why you see a few incidents in Turn 1 because everyone feels like they want to make a move but it's not really possible."
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Comment of the day
Here’s a better name for the black-and-white flag:
It should be called Schrödinger’s flag to signify a move that is both legal and illegal at the same time…
@GnosticBrian
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Jimmi Cynic (@jimmi-cynic)
13th September 2019, 0:37
@GnosticBrian: Congrats and no congrats on Keith collapsing the probability field just in time to get or not get the CoTD. Brilliant name either way.
Roth Man (@rdotquestionmark)
13th September 2019, 6:53
Yes excellent cotd
Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
13th September 2019, 9:56
Schrödinger’s cat won’t be amused.
tonyyeb (@tonyyeb)
13th September 2019, 10:31
And also amused.
Hugh (@hugh11)
13th September 2019, 11:03
Brilliant
Matt (@hollidog)
13th September 2019, 14:28
By observing it you change the outcome!
Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
13th September 2019, 19:52
But at least we know where he was … or was it we knew how fast he was? So much uncertainty.
GnosticBrian (@gnosticbrian)
13th September 2019, 1:12
In this universe, but perhaps not in others…
Only Facts!
13th September 2019, 1:20
If Hamilton is a true racer, he wants some sort of competition. It remains to be seen how he would deal with getting beat often.
Before he became a multi champion at Mercedes, I believe it would be easier to swallow defeat.
The new always come. Some take it the hard way. But Hamilton seems smart to avoid the classical “these rookies are unrespectful” response.
They’re not going to respect him at the track. I mean that in a good way. As he did not respect Alonso. As Schumacher did not respect Senna. As Senna did not respect Prost.
That is just how it is. The world belongs to VER-LEC-NOR now. And maybe OCO-RUS. Bad times for RIC-PER, caught in the middle of the transition.
NewVerstappenFan (@jureo)
13th September 2019, 5:35
If you listen to Hamilton interviews, he always hated defeat. He even claimed there is no such thing as a good looser. Bad looser is the only kind in his book.
Now he is a wise ol’ fox, blisteringly quick and ready for fights like this. Even if cars would be equal and Charles or Verstappen slightly faster, he is slightly more reliable in bringing in points.
Taking defeat well? I don’t think that is part of his DNA.
KGN11
13th September 2019, 5:53
Until Charles or Max takes Hamilton’s crown, the world still belongs to him, because all we’re seeing from those guys, are flashes of brilliance & it will take more than that to dethrone Lewis.
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
13th September 2019, 7:01
What fight, they only lost races because of a dodgy PU and bad qualifying.
wayne
13th September 2019, 6:51
well said newverfan. no true competitor is a good loser. bad loser does not equate to unsportsmanship just the extreme prejudice for losing
Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
13th September 2019, 10:37
I disagree on your definition of a bad loser then. A bad loser to me is someone who doesn’t give credit to their opponent, complains or makes unjustified excuses when he/she loses. I’ll use examples from another sport – Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer. No one would say they are not true competitors and yet when they lose they are gracious in defeat, give credit to their opponent, and usually downplay any excuses they may have like fatigue or injury.
wayne
13th September 2019, 12:17
i think you actually agree with me mr campbell. in your case ur explanation is better suited for a sore loser than a bad loser. i may be wrong though. i tend to be often…
ADUB SMALLBLOCK (@waptraveler)
13th September 2019, 17:18
I can’t remember which football (American) coach said it, but:
“Show me a good looser and I’ll show you a looser”.
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
13th September 2019, 7:03
Indycar racing at Laguna? The cars are way too fast for that track, that’s like F1 going to Zandvoort…oh wait.
UNeedAFinn2Win (@uneedafinn2win)
13th September 2019, 11:29
Yeah… I’m scheduling the Quali to watch for this one, I’m not expecting any changes to that running order on raceday barring accidents of course
Jere (@jerejj)
13th September 2019, 7:40
There’s an error in the ‘on this day in F1’ section: Today is actually the 2009 race day, not qualifying day, i.e., on this day in F1 Rubens Barrichello took his last F1-win.
How did that GP2-car manage to get on the public roads in the first place, LOL?
The Mclaren throwback-tweet, though.
Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
13th September 2019, 9:04
@jerejj
I would be interested to know in which country that GP2 car is being driven. Looks like possibly France. Wherever it is I wonder if it’s legal?
It wouldn’t be in the UK. I got an official police warning for riding a mini moto on my cul de sac because it wasn’t taxed and didn’t have number plates! Oh yeah, and slick tyres lol.
Jere (@jerejj)
13th September 2019, 9:51
@eurobrun Furthermore, another reason the UK is out of the question here is that its countries are left-hand traffic countries, and the footage above is from a right-hand traffic country, so any country in the world that applies/follows left-hand traffic is, therefore, out of the question altogether.
AndrewF1
13th September 2019, 13:11
@eurobrun
It was in Czech Republic, it isn’t legal there. The police are already trying to find the driver.
Matt (@hollidog)
13th September 2019, 14:33
Youtube (source) says spotted on Czech roads.
DB-C90 (@dbradock)
13th September 2019, 8:13
Interesting commentary from Franz Tost.
One wonders whether some drivers that on the surface seemed to be well suited to the Red Bull stable may not have been as manageable as we all thought.
As is often the case, what we see and what goes on behind closed doors can be vastly different. His predictions over the years have always been pretty accurate, none moreso than how he thought Honda would perform and how Albon would.
Be interesting to see if Albon can live up to his observations. So far he’s made a reasonable go of it without making too much of a mess. Singapore is going to be by far his biggest test as the circuit should suit the RBR car but there, like Monaco it’s a very fine line between a great lap and a wall.
vlado
13th September 2019, 11:23
its from czech republic