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re: 2025 Formula 1 Season Thread
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:49 pm to fightin tigers
Posted on 4/24/25 at 1:49 pm to fightin tigers
An all-female series is just a terrible idea.
There should simply be more support for individal women entering F4, and if any of them can compete, then continue that support into F3.
There have been numerous competent women racers in recent years, including Simona de Silvestro, Katherine Legge, and even Danica Patrick, but finding one who can compete in F1 is going be very difficult, and an all-women series does nothing to help that search. A woman racer with F1 potential will only reveal herself in F3.
There should simply be more support for individal women entering F4, and if any of them can compete, then continue that support into F3.
There have been numerous competent women racers in recent years, including Simona de Silvestro, Katherine Legge, and even Danica Patrick, but finding one who can compete in F1 is going be very difficult, and an all-women series does nothing to help that search. A woman racer with F1 potential will only reveal herself in F3.
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Posted on 4/24/25 at 2:07 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
If I'm a current woman racer, I'd be looking at IMSA, GTWC, WEC, etc. as viable alternatives. Sure, it's less "glamorous," but you can eek a good living doing what you love and not embarrass yourself in Academy races.
Posted on 4/24/25 at 2:24 pm to BottomlandBrew
Maybe Sergio should declare himself a woman and jump into Academy?
Posted on 4/25/25 at 5:49 am to Grassy1
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Looks like another narrow street track with minimal overtaking opportunities, can’t wait
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Posted on 4/25/25 at 9:27 am to MississippiLebowski
Thanks. I hate it.
Posted on 4/25/25 at 5:53 pm to BottomlandBrew
Just what F1 needs. More boring tracks.
Posted on 4/26/25 at 6:56 pm to FightinTigersDammit
Hey now...it looks like a dirt track. Its going to be awesome!
Posted on 4/27/25 at 11:56 am to FightinTigersDammit
Street circuits mostly are all boring I agree. Azerbaijan is decent.
The world needs to build more proper race tracks suited for the size of the cars these days, and F1 needs to stop holding races at street circuits as often as it does.
I get that it's a cool fan experience but this is about motorsport. Stop cheating the fans
The world needs to build more proper race tracks suited for the size of the cars these days, and F1 needs to stop holding races at street circuits as often as it does.
I get that it's a cool fan experience but this is about motorsport. Stop cheating the fans
Posted on 4/27/25 at 12:39 pm to 214
If you're going to have short, twisty street circuits, then you don't need all that engine power that can't be used.
This post was edited on 4/27/25 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 4/27/25 at 6:13 pm to 214
I want Portimao back on the calendar. Turkey, too. The covid races we had there, while not bangers and etched in memory, at least provided for some okay to good racing. Mugello was less than stellar except the big crashes.
But, money talks.
But, money talks.
Posted on 4/27/25 at 8:38 pm to BottomlandBrew
I'd really love to get Indy back on the schedule. Hell, swap Indy and COTA every other year to shake it up.
Posted on 4/27/25 at 8:54 pm to TigerFanatic99
Watkins Glen used to be the home of the USGP
Posted on 4/28/25 at 1:07 am to BottomlandBrew
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I want Portimao back on the calendar.
Algarve might be my favorite sim track to drive. Probably not a great F1 track. A good motorcycle track and probably a good WEC track.
The original Estoril layout with the fast Turns 1 and 2, and without the super tight chicane that it has now later on in the lap, was pretty good. The current track is no fun.
But yeah, real road courses are a dying breed on the calendar.
Posted on 4/28/25 at 1:37 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
F1TV is pushing the Eddie Jordan documentary right now. I watched it and it was great, especially if you watched F1 way back in the 90s. It covers all of the Jordan F1 iconic moments, starting with Eddie Irvine unlapping himself against Senna, and Senna looking for him after the race and punching him. 
It also covers something that I mentioned earlier in this thread. In one of Jordan and David Coulthard's recent podcasts, Jordan bitterly recounted how because he needed a Honda engine deal, he said he had to let the highly-regarded Heinz-Harald Frentzen go to make room for Honda's latest F1 hope Takuma Sato. But the timing of events makes it a weird story.
In 2001 Jordan was able to get works Honda engines (along with Honda's works BAR team). Frentzen was then dropped from the team mid-season, and Ricardo Zonta and Jean Alesi finished the season in his seat. Reports are that Frentzen and Jordan had "disagreements" about the direction of the team. Sato did come on board in 2002 to keep Honda happy, but it seems like a convenient story to blame the Honda situation when Frentzen was fired mid-season instead of at the end of 2001.
It also covers something that I mentioned earlier in this thread. In one of Jordan and David Coulthard's recent podcasts, Jordan bitterly recounted how because he needed a Honda engine deal, he said he had to let the highly-regarded Heinz-Harald Frentzen go to make room for Honda's latest F1 hope Takuma Sato. But the timing of events makes it a weird story.
In 2001 Jordan was able to get works Honda engines (along with Honda's works BAR team). Frentzen was then dropped from the team mid-season, and Ricardo Zonta and Jean Alesi finished the season in his seat. Reports are that Frentzen and Jordan had "disagreements" about the direction of the team. Sato did come on board in 2002 to keep Honda happy, but it seems like a convenient story to blame the Honda situation when Frentzen was fired mid-season instead of at the end of 2001.
This post was edited on 4/28/25 at 4:00 am
Posted on 4/28/25 at 11:14 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Posted on 4/28/25 at 11:57 am to MississippiLebowski
Lightning will instantly stop any field sport. What about motorsport? Seems like the same issue with fans in the stands and pit crews out in the open.
Posted on 4/28/25 at 6:56 pm to FightinTigersDammit
quote:would probably be cheaper to build a new track than bring the Glen up to FIA standards
Watkins Glen used to be the home of the USGP
Posted on 4/28/25 at 7:22 pm to UncleFestersLegs
I wouldn't doubt it, since the FIA isn't really interested in racing.
Posted on 4/28/25 at 7:39 pm to FightinTigersDammit
Seeing rumors that Checo may be announced as a Cadillac driver this weekend in Miami.
Posted on 4/29/25 at 9:37 am to bikerack
A year ago this would have been depressing, but now I'm thinking he wasn't as washed as everyone thought. I don't mind him for the first 2 years.
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