***The Official 2021 Formula 1 season thread***

[BrandonSingh]

They may run it for the entire season from what I read
Not sure though, haven't really been following since around 06

[janfar]

1 week to go. Alonso to already miss Melbourne.

Who are you backing. Still backing Raikonnen.

Keeping an eye on the young russian at redbull to make some moves as well. Hoping for an exciting year like 2014.

[Rory Phoulorie]

Go Marussia!

Wait,

Go Manor F1!

[Rory Phoulorie]

Old video, but 360 degree viewing experience from a Formula 1 car.


Not sure what I did wrong, but I am not seeing the control to pan the camera 360 degrees. Anyway, here's the link to the original video where you control the in car camera.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClAuhgFQpLo&t=38

Go Manor F1. . .kind of.

[Rory Phoulorie]

Same old same old for this weekend's GP of Australia.

A Mercedes will win. A McLaren Honda will blow up. A Red Bull will break down.

[janfar]

That man call it yes...

[Rory Phoulorie]

[MadCrix]

what a freaking boring race I wen to bed around the 39th lap


btw win ad

[NR8]

Yayyy Lewis!

[16 cycles]

Mb amg driver gonna take the title this year again.

No hope if the delta is abt 30 secs between a mb amg car and closest rival after 58 laps.

[NR8]

You say that like it's a bad thing

Although being a MB and Hamilton fan I'm definitely looking forward to Ferrari and Williams bringing it to them, instead of crying like Christian Horner. Just cuz they and Renault can't sort their sheit out he wants "equalization"?

[16 cycles]

-1 for equalization....other types of racing for that...


show us what your engineers can do...

If it gets too boring...motogp ftw..

[NR8]

show us what your engineers can do...

Agreed! That's why this is the pinnacle of motorsport.


On another note, what do you all think about McLaren Honda's prospects, not just this year but going forward? You think they have the essence of the right formula to eventually beat Mercedes or they doomed to fail, being about at least 3-4 seconds off the pace currently? I bet they're glad they kept JB now

[Sanctifier]

Unfortunately, F1 has become so sanitised (and equalized), that whichever team has the slightest edge or new, radical concept might dominate the entire season.

If Honda/McLaren can shoot all the bugs and come up with something new, history may well repeat itself in future.

My

[NR8]

So Ferrari splits the Mercs in qualifying. Looks like it's gonna be a cracking race!

[janfar]

I didnt like Vettel after his 2013 attitude but seeing him place 1st made my pause raze.


But in all that celebration and prestige dont miss thr fact that Kimi came from the back to place 4th. I really am glad to see someone taking it to Mercedes. I hope ferrari can keep it up. I hope Kimi could get into the zone and get to the front of the pack.

[NR8]

Wow, what a race! One of the most exciting I've seen in a while. Congrats to Ferrari. Mercedes got the tyres wrong imho.

I must say, I was skeptical about Verstappen coming into F1 at 17 years old but he drove well today. I'm liking Sainz.

[Sanctifier]

Congrats to Ferrari. Amazing team effort to get the chassis so well balanced. Upstaged Mercedes today.
Alonso must be kicking himself now... but IMHO look out for McLaren/Honda next season.

Should be an interesting season after all... but my is still on Hamilton this year.

[16 cycles]

Just saw it....race on!!

That MB /hami was making up that delta though...

[NR8]

Yeah same thing I saying. He was taking a second a lap off of Vettel before he pitted. If Mercedes had used the medium tyre at the end Lewis would've more than caught him.

[Rory Phoulorie]

Sorry, the Qatar MotoGP race was way much better than this F1 race. Props to Ferrari though.

Go Manor F1!

[16 cycles]

^hell yeah @ motogp

[16 cycles]

seeing that FLOW unlocked channels for the month, what channel carries F1?

Asking in time for Chinese GP..

[NR8]

NBC Sports does. Idk if that's on Flow's lineup though. I normally stream it online from Sky F1.

[idlemind]

Oh they unlocked the channels?
NBCSN is channel 161.
I also stream Sky F1 and prefer their commentary

[NR8]

^^ *bonx*

[bgh]

Nbcsn ch161 but you have to pay for it. I took it when speed stop showing F1.

Flow your own, 7 channels from 7 packages.

Trying kodi (xbmc) to stream Sky sports...

[NR8]

^^^ Kodi has a Sky F1 channel? Aware me pleasee.

[bgh]

Its one of the live tv channels i found. When I get home I will find the exact area.

I took in sky covarage of practice 3 of the Australian gp as nbcsn had a delayed coverage.

[janfar]

I always use firstrow and vipbox to stream skyF1. Once you get pass all the pop ups and ads its a really good stream. SkyF1>NBCSN

NBCSN always cutting to adds in the middle of an overtake.