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F1 2019 - JasonB - 12th-Mar-19
This year's Formula 1 season is almost upon us, with the Australian GP just a few days away.
Could this be the year that Lewis Hamilton beats Juan Manuel Fangio's record of five driver's titles? Or will Sebastian Vettel become the third driver on five? Fingers crossed that McLaren can continue their strong testing form, but Williams look like they're struggling.
Here's a quick reminder of all the dates, venues, teams and drivers.
| Date | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|
| March 17 | Melbourne | Australia |
| March 31 | Sakhir | Bahrain |
| April 14 | Shanghai | China |
| April 28 | Baku | Azerbaijan |
| May 12 | Barcelona | Spain |
| May 26 | Monaco | Monaco |
| June 9 | Montreal | Canada |
| June 23 | Le Castellet | France |
| June 30 | Spielberg | Austria |
| July 14 | Silverstone | Great Britain |
| July 28 | Hockenheim | Germany |
| August 4 | Budapest | Hungary |
| September 1 | Spa-Francorchamps | Belgium |
| September 8 | Monza | Italy |
| September 22 | Singapore | Singapore |
| September 29 | Sochi | Russia |
| October 13 | Suzuka | Japan |
| October 27 | Mexico City | Mexico |
| November 3 | Austin | USA |
| November 17 | Sao Paulo | Brazil |
| December 1 | Yas Marina | Abu Dhabi |
| Cars | Teams | Drivers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [attachment=11] | MERCEDES | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas |
| [attachment=8] | FERRARI | Sebastian Vettel | Charles Leclerc |
| [attachment=13] | RED BULL | Max Verstappen | Pierre Gasly |
| [attachment=14] | RENAULT | Daniel Ricciardo | Nico Hulkenberg |
| [attachment=9] | HAAS | Romain Grosjean | Kevin Magnussen |
| [attachment=10] | MCLAREN | Carlos Sainz | Lando Norris |
| [attachment=12] | RACING POINT | Sergio Perez | Lance Stroll |
| [attachment=7] | ALFA ROMEO | Kimi Raikkonen | Antonio Giovinazzi |
| [attachment=15] | TORO ROSSO | Daniil Kvyat | Alex Albon |
| [attachment=16] | WILLIAMS | George Russell | Robert Kubica |
RE: F1 2019 - Robert Chapman - 18th-Mar-19
Bottas was absolutely phenominal collecting the win and fastest lap for the extra point.
It is early in the season , but Ferrari do npt seem to be up to speed yet and Verstappen is getting off to a good start too.
Hope Hammer can put it down and take another WC for Mercedes.
Bob
RE: F1 2019 - JasonB - 18th-Mar-19
Yes, Bottas was superb.
Hamilton may have a fight on his hands. So might Vettel with Leclerc looking strong.
It will be interesting to see if the race was indicative of Ferrari's true pace, or if they just had on off day.
RE: F1 2019 - Anthony B - 25th-Mar-19
I dont know what it is as I used to LOVE F1 - but these days - I have not watched an F1 race from start to finish in the last 20 years.
Watching SPA live last year, I realised just how much F1 is a procession. The most exiting aspect (if you are English :) ) is the commentary, which obviously is missing when you watch live. I know I am one of the few .....
RE: F1 2019 - JasonB - 25th-Mar-19
I think quite a few people share your feelings Anthony.
But I love it. The engineering, the science, the intrigue, the politics, and the money. It's all fascinating to me.
I think there is obviously a concern that the aerodynamics have made it too difficult to overtake, but they're working on that.
RE: F1 2019 - JasonB - 1st-Apr-19
Terrible luck for Charles Leclerc in Bahrain. Vettel is under pressure and losing his cool.
Mercedes were handed the victory, but Leclerc obviously has a lot of talent, and Ferrari seem to have a fast car.
It was a good race, and it lloks like it might be a very interesting season in F!.
RE: F1 2019 - JasonB - 12th-Apr-19
The 1,000th F1 GP is coming up this weekend.
RE: F1 2019 - Scuderia_Turini - 12th-Apr-19
LeClerc winning would have provided a spark to re-ignite F1, but typical of F1 it was an anti-climax "what might have been". I decided at the end of last season to not bother watching any live coverage this year due to the over-hype of every little sign of hope. I used to watch the qualifying and the race sessions religiously. I'm still interested but not enough to spend hours watching the screens.
The celebration of the 1000th race is classic "fake news". This BBC interview with Bernie Ecclestone may be of interest - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0767l84 (may not be available outwith the UK).
Leo
RE: F1 2019 - JasonB - 12th-Apr-19
Ohhh LeClerc will win soon. He was apparently told to stay behind Vettel for a few laps and overtook him on the next lap.
He's a driver alright.
RE: F1 2019 - Scuderia_Turini - 12th-Apr-19
Agreed, but his first win won't be as sensational now, no one will be surprised.
Leo
