Racing Comments: The place for debates on the current affairs and recent past of Formula 1, rallying, MotoGP, NASCAR, V8, Indycar, and all other forms of motorsport. Subforum: RCs Bets & Games From race weekends to contract talks, new grands prix to schedule changes, PlanetF1 is the place for you to get your fix of F1 news. Why should we pretend otherwise?Mercedes could have their ‘party mode’ engine setting for qualifying outlawed by the FIA – we explain why it should not happen.Lance Stroll has been given a big helping hand in Formula 1 by his father’s riches – but we explain why he is not just a daddy’s boyEverybody loves Nico Rosberg…well may be not everyone but the retired World Champion’s punditry skills were widely praised at the Circuit de Catalunya.The Spanish Grand Prix wasn’t exactly eventful, but there’s still plenty for the PF1 team to dig their teeth into in the latest episode of Torquing Point.Lewis Hamilton returned to winning ways with an emphatic Spanish Grand Prix success. Last visit was: Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:19 pm.
Sebastian Vettel – 5. — Planet F1 (@Planet_F1) August 9, 2020. Coverage of every session in winter testing, practice, qualifying and raceday. The Spanish Grand Prix wasn’t exactly eventful, but there’s still plenty for the PF1 team to dig their teeth into in the latest episode of Torquing Point. What a difference a week makes as Max Verstappen went from the hunter to the “frustrated” at the Spanish GP, says Ross Brawn. The DAMS driver was involved in a … Sean Gelael suffered a mid spine D4 fracture in his Saturday’s Spanish F2 feature race incident but is expected to make a full recovery. The features section of the PlanetF1 website contains our longer and more in-depth articles about a wide range of topics in the sport.
Be warned: arguments are welcome, personal insults are not. Two weeks ago … After finishing in P3 at the Belgian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen says that it wasn’t the most exciting race from his perspective.Pierre Gasly pulled off an excellent move at Spa, passing Sergio Perez at Eau Rouge, but he says he expected both to hit the wall.Ferrari’s dismal 2020 hit a new low at the Belgian Grand Prix, and an “extremely frustrated” Charles Leclerc had little encouragement to give.After he was taken out by a stray tyre from Antonio Giovinazzi’s car in Spa, George Russell says he’s “very thankful” he had the halo.Valtteri Bottas was as surprised as anyone to learn that he was not permitted to fight Lewis Hamilton on track at the Belgian Grand Prix.Daniel Ricciardo said he wasn’t prepared to collide with former team-mate Max Verstappen and ruin his race on Lap 1 of the Belgian GP.George Russell and Antonio Giovinazzi thankfully were unhurt after a huge double-crash at the Belgian Grand Prix.Carlos Sainz’s race at the Belgian Grand Prix was over before it even had chance to begin after his exhaust failed on the way to the grid.It is probably a good thing that Max Verstappen doesn’t write his own press releases, both for the language and the content.Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto thinks the Scuderia’s pace woes at the Belgian Grand Prix weekend are a one-off problem.Although he signed the Concorde Agreement, Toto Wolff feels’ Mercedes success has not be “recognised in terms of the financial split”.Christian Horner hopes the extended 17-race Formula 1 calendar gives Red Bull a better chance of beating Mercedes to the titles.
We’re now six races into the 2020 Formula 1 season, and at this stage we are starting to get a clear picture of the grid.We’re now six races in to the 2020 Formula 1 season, and at this stage we are starting to get a clear picture of the grid.Nobody has been able to stop Mercedes in the turbo hybrid era and nobody will be stopping them in 2020, either. Breaking F1 News, Expert Technical Analysis, Results, Latest Standings and Video from PlanetF1. Here are our conclusions from the race in Barcelona…Another Lewis Hamilton masterclass, whilst Carlos Sainz and Sebastian Vettel score highly in a rather forgettable Spanish Grand Prix.Formula 1 heads for the Spanish Grand Prix, and for the first time since Austria Mercedes domination can’t be guaranteed.