Formula One 2019

[Cleoriff]

What better way to start the new F1 thread than wishing Lewis Hamilton a Happy 34th Birthday

Here's hoping for a great season and another world championship for the lad from Stevenage

Get In Lewis and hopefully

PS: New cars are revealed from February 12th. Testing starts February 18th..

Season starts in 10 weeks. March15th Australia...

[Cleoriff]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Think we need a whip round to buy @Cleoriff  an Xbox one or PS4 and a copy of F1 2018

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@Anonymous 

We have an Xbox and the latest version of F1. Problem is my hand/ eye co-ordination is ****...so I leave it to others to show me how it's done.

Luckily I have catch up so have been whiling away the time by watching all this seasons races.

Also belong to a F1 forum, where they are currently deciding how LH can lose his 6th WDC. I suggested the only way was if he sat at home watching TV for the remaining 9 races.

[jonsie]

I'm shocked @Cleoriff  can spare us a little of her time

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

I'm shocked @Cleoriff  can spare us a little of her time

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Multitasking @jonsie. We females are good at that

[jonsie]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

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@jonsie wrote:

I'm shocked @Cleoriff  can spare us a little of her time

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Multitasking @jonsie. We females are good at that

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Of course...I always forget that

[Cleoriff]

Well it looks as if Bottas has retained his seat. The article is vague but someone on the F1 forum has a relative working for Mercedes F1 and he has confirmed it.

http://insideracing.com/index.php/formula-1/8648-mercedes-set-to-keep-bottas-but-ocon-will-make-2020...

So the forum source said Bottas will be retained till the end of 2020, and Ocon will go to Renault to replace Hulkenberg, thereby breaking all ties with Mercedes. Hulkenberg will probably go to Haas to replace Crashjean!!

They are definitely looking to put plans in place to replace LH when he goes.

I think they will go for Russell for the 2021 season. Depending if LH goes at the end of his contract in 2020, Mercedes will make a move on Max..... (you heard it here first...)

[jonsie]

I'm sure Bottas will have been told to up his game though.

It's difficult to imagine life after LH though.....

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

I'm sure Bottas will have been told to up his game though.

It's difficult to imagine life after LH though.....

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Well, I'm not looking forward to it, particularly as he has said once he retires, you wont see him presenting or hanging around the paddock (dig at Rosberg I think?)

We have some good new British kids on the block, Norris and Russell.  I'm hoping Russell will prove to be as naturally gifted as Hamilton. (once he is given a competitive car to drive)

Lewis is well on his way to his 6th WDC this year and with his contract finishing in 2020, there is no guarantee, with all the rule changes, getting a 7th will be as easy.

So if he wants to match or better Schumacher, he may have to stay on for another year or so....

[Cleoriff]

And the third one is my heartbeat at race start...

[jonsie]

I can imagine @Cleoriff 

[Anonymous]

@Cleoriff 

Should they have invited Murray Walker to do guest commentary for the 1000 race?

To me he'll always be 'the voice of F1' and it's definitely been missing something since he hung up his microphone.