F1: The 2016 season

[TightEnd]

Click to see full-size image.

[TightEnd]

Click to see full-size image.

[TightEnd]

Full letter from Ecclestone to drivers now in this story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35889156

 Complete with amusing attempt to correct their grammar

[Rod Paradise]

Full letter from Ecclestone to drivers now in this story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35889156

 Complete with amusing attempt to correct their grammar

Not convinced with the grammar correction (and hardly a conciliatory thing to do).

The best of intentions works fine IMO.

[Tal]

Full letter from Ecclestone to drivers now in this story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35889156

 Complete with amusing attempt to correct their grammar

Not convinced with the grammar correction (and hardly a conciliatory thing to do).

The best of intentions works fine IMO.

It's not a grammar correction; he's making a point in agreement with them.

What he's saying is, what the people making decisions are doing might well be what they genuinely believe is best for F1, but that doesn't mean it actually is.

[TightEnd]

the new qualifying format is staying, for now

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35896875

[tikay]

Click to see full-size image.

I thought that was a pretty poor letter, overall, way too wishy washy & non-specific.

Bernie is gonna outsmart these drivers all day & night unless they up their game.

[DungBeetle]

McLaren 3rd in practice!  Revival is on?

[TightEnd]

Bernie Ecclestone loses struggle with F1 teams and 'windbag' drivers over qualifying format

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2016/04/07/formula-one-teams-reject-proposals-ahead-of-return-to-last-years/

[Doobs]

Bernie Ecclestone loses struggle with F1 teams and 'windbag' drivers over qualifying format

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2016/04/07/formula-one-teams-reject-proposals-ahead-of-return-to-last-years/

I must be the only one who quite enjoyed it.  You got to focus on the strategy of the lower teams rather than all that getting lost in the background whilst you focussed on Rosberg vs Hamilton again.

[Evilpengwinz]

Bernie Ecclestone loses struggle with F1 teams and 'windbag' drivers over qualifying format

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2016/04/07/formula-one-teams-reject-proposals-ahead-of-return-to-last-years/

I must be the only one who quite enjoyed it.  You got to focus on the strategy of the lower teams rather than all that getting lost in the background whilst you focussed on Rosberg vs Hamilton again.

Yeah I liked the concept in theory, just didn't fit the current rules at all because of being rushed in without rules being thought through properly.

Unfortunately now everyone hates the qualifying system, as well as looking for absolutely any reason to shit on Formula One. So even if they fix it, test it properly and bring it back next season, people will still decide they don't like it even before giving it another chance.

[TightEnd]

red bull drop kvyat, put verstappen in

Red Bull Racing ‏@redbullracing

New Team Driver line-up announced for SpanishGP.

http://win.gs/SgpMax

[tikay]

red bull drop kvyat, put verstappen in

Red Bull Racing ‏@redbullracing

New Team Driver line-up announced for SpanishGP.

http://win.gs/SgpMax

Think that was inevitable, & last weekend's debacle only hastened it.

Must have been quite a headache one way & another to have the phenomenal talent of young Max driving for the "B Team". 

[TightEnd]

would you set team orders now?

if not what is the alternative?

Click to see full-size image.

[TightEnd]

Click to see full-size image.