WEEKLY FORMULA 1 NEWS (18 DECEMBER 2018)

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- Ferrari 2019 Launch
- Merc’s 360-Degree Support
- Ricciardo’s Difficult 2018
- Alonso More Complete
- F1 Open To New Blood

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[WASIURPA]

Make me survive the school term without F1

[dawsoo]

Merry Christmas guys thanks for all the great work done this year

[paulgeraghty]

Sports psychologist don't need them to tell Mercedes they mucked up messing with Bottas's head all season

[yourjokesaretotallyfromthe]

F1 used to be more flexible not bound to too many regulation where we used to have more team and manufacturers back in the days, now the races are dominated by the top three (Mercedes, Ferrari and Redbull) where potential team like William, Renault, BMW, Cosworth, Lotus are being buried so Megamanufactured like Mercedes would be on top of others.

[trance]

It sucks Porsche won't be involved. I was so sure they'd jump onboard for 2021. Damn FIA and Liberty Media....wtf

[PaladinNL]

Vettel desperately needed a sports psychologist

[Kambah-in-the-s]

Did anybody else get chills when Toto Wolff referenced the people in his organisation as "the humans"?

[oneshotme]

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays and a Happy New

[robertgorham]

Bringing back grid girls will be good for my mental state.

[aceman]

As long as the Stroll consortium owns the F1 team, Lance can race til he is 40 or 50 yrs old. Consider only one seat vacant if available.

[Chuckish]

Having the power unit manufacturers share information is almost getting to the point of a spec engine, which kind of throws out the original F1 premise of separate chassis and power unit manufactures and bring F1 closer to the spec IndyCar series. I just made myself sick!

[crxdelsolsir]

1:45 "...humans are your key resource"... wise words and precisely what I had been saying many times as the reasons why McLaren and Williams have fallen.

McLaren and Williams have forgotten people and their talent are the reason for their success, when people are made to walk or enough people walk out (either made to or allowed to) then the skills and capabilities of the company walk out also.

Soon the top will crumble and rebuilding will take a very long time. That is why placing importance on "people" and keeping them happy with both pay and working conditions is key to keeping the company's current winning ways/ capabilities and allows the company to develop further.

[MDpolo]

What's happened to Ross Brawn?... Teams have to share their data with new competitors?

[dannywaya]

To recognize people are key resources and need some help and bring psychologists in, is probably the best thing you can do. It gives you all you need to be successful, best talents, best professionals in every area, best engineers, drivers, sponsors, mechanicals, partners etc.

[zeus-mtwx]

F1 :—— About technology about racing about the rivalry. F1 today:— How can we improve our corporate image, our corporate drivers not allowed to think. F1 today :— We have to make it as complicated as possible:— We need more Rules we need more Rules:—- Don’t listen to the fans there not engineers. F1 Tomorrow gone.
As for E Formula it’s boring boring boring, commentators are useless & boring.

[miguelafonso]

Does the cooperation thing means that force India is entitled to ask for help? Are they considered a new team?

[TheSomeoone]

Sirotkin out qualifies stroll 13/8, stroll goes to racing point. Meh

[dayasingh]

And that might be the only interresting thing F1 can give us mere mortals.

[mtiller]

My overall review:

- I hope Ferrari finds the right clicks to give Mercedes a huge challenge next year
- Health is important for anyone, but Grosjean did the right thing to find psychological help after that 2012 debacle
- Ricciardo is gutsy to move to another team, but his reasons are understandable. I know Renault is still not at the top of their game, but they are improving so let's see them challenge the top field soon
- And finally, Alonso's qualifying sweep against Vandoorne is understandable and impressive, but Stoffel needed a bit more time. I hope Stoffel enjoys Formula E and that Alonso finds great success in other fields

[mangekyou]

Wasn't the whole hybrid engines there for more manufacturer to come? But because it's too expensive and with out many years of testing it's impossible to jump on this board...
Just bring 2.0v6 with kers.. there is already a formula e no need for another one right? I want the sound from my childhood back.
I know it's not green but I doubt 20cars driving 22 races a year will kill the earth. As long as auto makers go full battery like many do nowadays, then the attraction f1 can be loud and a bit dirty again, right?