F1 2021

[Dom1878]

Anyone fancy some predictions? Add any options if you want

Winner:
Constructors:

Most Improved (Team):

Surprise Victory (Driver):
Surprise Podium (Driver):
Over-Performer (Driver):
Under-Performer (Driver):

 

[Dom1878]

Anyone fancy some predictions? Add any options if you want

Winner: Hamilton
Constructors: Red Bull

Most Improved (Team): Alpha Tauri

Surprise Victory (Driver): Vettel
Surprise Podium (Driver): Ocon
Over-Performer (Driver): Schumacher
Under-Performer (Driver): Perez/Alonso

 

[Philw]

Anyone fancy some predictions? Add any options if you want

Winner: Hamilton
Constructors: Merc

Most Improved (Team): Ferrari

Surprise Victory (Driver): Danny Ric
Surprise Podium (Driver): Ocon
Over-Performer (Driver): Russell
Under-Performer (Driver): Mazepin/Tsunoda

I reckon Ferrari will be back around the 3/4th best team again this year, maybe even pushing RB. Mcl 4/5th, and Alpine/AT after that.

 

[evilwebby]

Anyone fancy some predictions? Add any options if you want

Winner:
Constructors: Merc, obviously

Most Improved (Team): Ferrari

Surprise Victory (Driver): Lando Norris
Surprise Podium (Driver): Mick Schu
Over-Performer (Driver): Yuki Tsunoda
Under-Performer (Driver): Bottas, Raikkonen, Giovinazzi,

 

[evilwebby]

I didn't realise they testing venue had changed for this year.

Red Bull look like they mean business at this early stage, and Mercedes have a lot of work to do.

 

[evilwebby]

Rank the liveries for this year?

I'll go with:

Alpine
McLaren
Aston Marton
Alfa Romeo
Red Bull
Mercedes
Alpha Tauri
Haas
Ferrari
Williams

TBH I think all of the top 4 are very good and you could rank them in any order. No surprises on the Red Bull - probably a good thing. Merc's livery is somewhat messier than we've been accustomed to as it evolves year to year. Its lost the simple sleek elegance of previous liveries. AT, is meh, Haas clearly couldn't be bothered to hire decent graphic designer, Ferrari is horrific, and Williams looks like a 1970s computer game livery.

Good to see none of this testing livery nonsense. Who's got the money for that these days.

 

[B17BLG]

Mercedes sandbagging so much that there was actual sand on the track bursting outta their sandbags

 

[Philw]

Rank the liveries for this year?

I'll go with:

Alpine
McLaren
Aston Marton
Alfa Romeo
Red Bull
Mercedes
Alpha Tauri
Haas
Ferrari
Williams

TBH I think all of the top 4 are very good and you could rank them in any order. No surprises on the Red Bull - probably a good thing. Merc's livery is somewhat messier than we've been accustomed to as it evolves year to year. Its lost the simple sleek elegance of previous liveries. AT, is meh, Haas clearly couldn't be bothered to hire decent graphic designer, Ferrari is horrific, and Williams looks like a 1970s computer game livery.

Good to see none of this testing livery nonsense. Who's got the money for that these days.

I'd have the AT a few spots higher myself. The McLaren is ok, but 2019's (18's) was much cooler imo.

 

[Dom1878]

Rank the liveries for this year?

I'll go with:

Alpine
McLaren
Aston Marton
Alfa Romeo
Red Bull
Mercedes
Alpha Tauri
Haas
Ferrari
Williams

TBH I think all of the top 4 are very good and you could rank them in any order. No surprises on the Red Bull - probably a good thing. Merc's livery is somewhat messier than we've been accustomed to as it evolves year to year. Its lost the simple sleek elegance of previous liveries. AT, is meh, Haas clearly couldn't be bothered to hire decent graphic designer, Ferrari is horrific, and Williams looks like a 1970s computer game livery.

Good to see none of this testing livery nonsense. Who's got the money for that these days.

Alpine
Aston Martin
Alpha Tauri (white wheel rims? Yes Please)
Alfa Romeo
Mercedes
McLaren (Nice but worse than last year)
Red Bull (Same old)
Haas (There was an image of a combined russia/germany which made this look so good. But as it is, cba with a russian branded car)
Ferrari (Green...just no)
Williams (Could have done this on paint)

 

[longers]

 

[PhilM]

I didn't realise they testing venue had changed for this year.

Red Bull look like they mean business at this early stage, and Mercedes have a lot of work to do.

They may do in terms of getting the car balanced and reliable, but you also know how they're well renowned for sandbagging.

 

[evilwebby]

The Alpine is looking decent. I really hope that Alonso gets some decent equipment this year. He is undoubted a fantastic talent, maybe still can be considered one of the 3 best of the grid if he hasn't lost any of his ability, and it was such a shame that he wasted 3years stuck in one of the worst cars on the grid.

 

[evilwebby]

Lando Norris bangs in a quick one.

Big year this, for Lando. Realistically he needs to be beating Ricciardo if he is to be seen as a #1 material/potential future WC.

 

[B17BLG]

Some absolute bluffing going on here!

 

[The binman chronicles]

Lando Norris bangs in a quick one.

Big year this, for Lando. Realistically he needs to be beating Ricciardo if he is to be seen as a #1 material/potential future WC.

Not for me, hopefully he improves but he didn't beat Sainz and he is below Ricciardo's class.