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Wednesday, 7 February

Fernando Alonso is confident McLaren will be in a position to "taste the champagne" on a regular basis during the 2018 Formula 1 season, following the team's switch to a Renault engine.

McLaren executive director Zak Brown believes there will be an "inevitable" battle between Ferrari and Liberty Media over a fairer payment structure and new engine rules.

And Brown says McLaren will not be repeating their Indianapolis 500 entry this year and will instead concentrate on getting the team back on the podium.

Romain Grosjean believes the Haas F1 team must stop 'losing months' with unsuccessful upgrades.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says it is "just a matter of time" until Lewis Hamilton signs a contract extension to keep him with the team beyond 2018.

 

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Mercedes gave fans a teaser with a video before their 2018 F1 car launch.

View: https://youtu.be/4i1cmaHACr4
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Toto Wolff Q&A - 2018 F1 Season Preview.

View: https://youtu.be/Eid67Um9Exg
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Thursday, 8 February

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the German manufacturer is keeping tabs on teenage talent in karting as it searches for the next Lewis Hamilton.

Sebastian Montoya, the son of former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo, has joined Ferrari's Driver Academy despite being just 12.

F1 bosses have introduced rules to clamp down on 'tricks' being used by teams to get more out of their engines.

McLaren are expected to unveil a major sponsorship deal with Dell Technologies as the F1 team looks to return to the sharp end of the grid.

Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul says the three-engine limit introduced for the 2018 season is a "headache" for teams.

 

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Tuesday, 13 February

Red Bull will reveal their new Formula 1 car next Monday, the Milton Keynes-based team have announced.

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas is hoping to continue his partnership with Lewis Hamilton on a long-term basis.

McLaren have no doubt Fernando Alonso can handle his World Endurance Championship commitments this season without letting it detract from his 2018 F1 campaign.

Negotiations over the future direction of F1 post-2020 will become "turbulent" if plans are not put in place soon, warns McLaren boss Zak Brown.

 

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Here's a new one :-

JUNE 16TH AND 17TH AT CIRCUITPARK ZANDVOORT 24H CYCLING​

A unique cycling event at the Circuitpark Zandvoort. Cycling with your friends, family or collegues for 24h or 6h through the dunes of Zandvoort at the racetrack. Stay with your team on the campsite.

https://cyclingzandvoort.nl/en/

Only in the land of Clog would this happen .... ​

 

[t-tony]

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McLaren last won the drivers championship with Lewis Hamilton in 2008
Friday, 16 February
McLaren technical director Tim Goss believes Pirelli's softer tyre range will result mainly in two-stop strategies for teams this season. (F1i)

Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas says he has no plans to target the 'triple crown' - winning the Monaco grand prix, Indy 500 and Le Mans - any time soon.(Grandprix)

Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen claims he doesn't need specific goals to boost his motivation and would rather rely on his will to always try and do his best.(F1i)


Ferrari has received a double boost on the Formula 1 engine front for 2018, with confirmation on the dyno that it has hit reliability targets, plus encouraging results from work on a new cylinder head concept.(Motorsport)

Ross Brawn says F1 should aim for quality and not just quantity when it comes to boosting the sport's calendar of races. (F1i)

Sergey Sirotkin, who will replace Felipe Massa alongside Lance Stroll at Williams Martini Racing this year, feels excited and ready for his rookie season, as he helped the team unveil their 2018 car, the FW41, at an event in London on Thursday.(Checkeredflag)

Thursday, 15 February

Billy Monger, 18, lost both his legs in a crash at Donington Park last April
British teenage racing driver Billy Monger says he still dreams of competing in F1, despite losing both his legs in a Formula 4 crash 10 months ago. (Mail)

Monger posted a video on social media, showing him preparing for F3 testing with Carlin Racing. (Twitter)

Billy Monger shared a video showing him getting ready to take to the Brands Hatch track

 

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Great post @t-tony but abso fmucked up.
Write on Tony's report .. 'Must Try Harder'...

 

[t-tony]

Sorry Penfold.

Tony.

 

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you know, I find the whole Political Correctness agenda extremely hypocritical at times.

The presence of grid girls I always found added a bit of glamour and was a part of the whole atmosphere, but no, we can't allow that anymore. "Grid Kids", what tosh, should we run a sweepstake on how long it takes David Coulthard to trip over one during his grid walk? F1 isn't a child's sport, take most of them and they'll moan they are bored or its too noisy.

However much I like the technology, some of the locations, the fantasy and escapism of it all, F1 is dying for me, and oddly this silly little change may just be the straw that breaks the camels back. But it's a mix of both the loss of the girls and what they were replaced with. I guess it could have been worse, it could have been this lot and their mates!

Back to the whole PC malarkey..

The BAFTA's last week, all the women dressed in black in protest to sexual harassment, sisters together, yeah! but don't you dare look at my flesh!"

To be honest, there isn't a lot there worth looking at and it does nothing for me, but if you are going to shout and protest about not being looked at or admired or approached, cover your bl00dy flesh up!

I fully recognise physical harassment/assault is a significant step beyond, but if I walked up to her and said " that's a rather lovely, revealing dress young lady, aren't you cold?", I'd probably first get slapped, shortly followed by arrested and dragged out.

This red-blooded, straight, white, meat eating, fossil fuel burning male, sometimes also feels like a victim. Maybe I'm just getting old.

 

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Maybe I'm just getting old.

Nothing to do with that, this sort of crap all kicked off back in the day with Mary Whitehouse.
Laughed my ass off when I read about a porn mag being named after her at the time.

Anyway, Yanks have and always will be hypocrites, where does most of the porn in the world come from?
USA ....

 

[smiffy]

, where does most of the porn in the world come from?
USA ....

I've absolutely no idea, but I'm guessing you know!

 

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I've absolutely no idea, but I'm guessing you know!

Yep, I live in a very relaxed country called the Netherlands.
You should see the amount of Yank tourists visiting the red light district in Amsterdam ....

 

[andyglym]

you know, I find the whole Political Correctness agenda extremely hypocritical at times.

The presence of grid girls I always found added a bit of glamour and was a part of the whole atmosphere, but no, we can't allow that anymore. "Grid Kids", what tosh, should we run a sweepstake on how long it takes David Coulthard to trip over one during his grid walk? F1 isn't a child's sport, take most of them and they'll moan they are bored or its too noisy.

However much I like the technology, some of the locations, the fantasy and escapism of it all, F1 is dying for me, and oddly this silly little change may just be the straw that breaks the camels back. But it's a mix of both the loss of the girls and what they were replaced with. I guess it could have been worse, it could have been this lot and their mates!


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Back to the whole PC malarkey..

The BAFTA's last week, all the women dressed in black in protest to sexual harassment, sisters together, yeah! but don't you dare look at my flesh!"

View attachment 74202 To be honest, there isn't a lot there worth looking at and it does nothing for me, but if you are going to shout and protest about not being looked at or admired or approached, cover your bl00dy flesh up!

I fully recognise physical harassment/assault is a significant step beyond, but if I walked up to her and said " that's a rather lovely, revealing dress young lady, aren't you cold?", I'd probably first get slapped, shortly followed by arrested and dragged out.

This red-blooded, straight, white, meat eating, fossil fuel burning male, sometimes also feels like a victim. Maybe I'm just getting old.

Yup. Same page The snowflakes don't stand a chance with my son (18) or my eldest daughter (14), both brutally none PC but I fear for my youngest daughter (13) as they appear to have got a hold

 

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they've got my daughter too. She's gone vegan and thinks Jeremy Corbyn is wonderful! I'm still looking for cures.

 

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Yup. Same page

Posted from the Moulin Rouge in Paris ....

 

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Hey @smiffy, got two 'coffeeshops' down my street, could send you some ....

 

[andyglym]

they've got my daughter too. She's gone vegan and thinks Jeremy Corbyn is wonderful! I'm still looking for cures.

Jesus! Or should I say 'The Messiah'

 

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[t-tony]

This year's Red Bull offering .........

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/for...led-in-temporary-livery/ar-BBJjD1P?li=BBoPWjQ

Tony.