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A case of be careful what you wish for because holding races more out of season will bring negatives and other unforseen consequences.

If theres more chance of rain thn do we see more interuptions with safety […]

David Croft referenced this on commentary last weekend but one thing that’s going around is that Liberty have offered Spa an April date which Spa feel is not a good date in terms of the weather.

I gather the […]

A lot of the classic races struggle to make a profit, Partly because as the newer state backed venues began to come in they started throwing more & more money at Bernie/CVC & now Liberty which started to see the […]

@sjaakfoo The reason electronic pressure pads & stuff aren’t used more is that they aren’t really something you can just turn up & put down as for them to work well, Be reliable & not be at risk of been damaged or […]

@f1mre There are many within the FIA, Including the new president who are not a fan of the format. There is also a belief that Liberty are exaggerating the impact it’s had given how weekend attendance, TV ratings […]

The rise in inflation was one reason but there has also been a rise of costs in other areas such as fuel & transportation.

I gather that teams had made allowances for a potential rise in costs but that costs […]

The requirements the safety structures have to withstand are usually based off data from previous accidents.

They take the peak forces and add a bit extra as a safety margin and those requirements will also […]

Few things.

More drivers have complained about the stiffness of the ride of these cars and subsequent bouncing & heavy bottoming in private than have raised the concerns publicly.

I’ll also say this. The Red […]

I’ve heard that a one year extension for Monaco has been agreed in principle.

Paul Ricard won’t be on the 2023 calendar.

And as of right now Spa, Montreal, Monza & Suzuka are also at risk of not been […]

@fw11b Argument for not removing the chicane after the tunnel has always been that there isn’t enough runoff at tabac. It’s not just about the speed they would be doing there but also how narrow the track is & the […]

Will be interesting to see what they end up doing because the calendar was never the way it was/is simply because that’s the way everyone wanted it, It was organised the way because the goal was always to try & […]

There are a number of people in/around F1 who have been long time supporters of a budget cap who are starting to feel that it’s going to end up been detrimental rather than beneficial.

I’ve heard several […]

@jimfromus The drone isn’t been looked at as a replacement for the helicopter as a drone wouldn’t be able to do what the helicopter can as far as speed or track coverage goes.

The drone is just something they […]

@f1mre It wasn’t so much the speed but more the way the barrier on the exit of the final corner comes back towards the track because of the grandstand.

It was felt as cars got faster the consequences of a car […]

@g-funk The tyre barrier at Spa that punted Hubert back onto the trackHubert’s car didn’t end up back on the track after the initial impact with the tire wall. It hit the tire wall and did bounce back away from it […]

Discussions are been kept largely behind closed doors but most of the Indycar drivers were very critical of the Aeroscreen on Saturday & the feeling is that racing in full wet conditions with moderate/heavy […]

As I said in a comment yesterday there is a lot of tension between Liberty & the FIA right now & this clampdown as well as the disagreements over the sprint races are things that play into that.

You have […]

Hearing that there is a lot of tension between the FIA (More specifically Mohammed bin Sulayem) and Liberty.

The FIA feel that Liberty are overstepping the boundaries by coming up with and pushing through […]

Hearing that most of the drivers don’t have a lot of good things to say about the track.

Not just the surface or the 13/14 chicane but the track as a whole seems to be getting called uninspiring, dull, […]

Yeah I must admit that having read all the talk around the Turns 13-16 section over the past few days that I am rather underwhelmed by it having now seen it.

The elevation that I saw them describe as ‘On the […]