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  1. kelvedon

    2025 F1 Thread

    Isack Hadjar, the French F2 driver tipped to replace Lawson as Tsunoda’s partner. https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/articles/cq5ljdx2d43o
  2. kelvedon

    2025 F1 Thread

    By loosing the constructors championship and coming third, the team has a already lost $18m in prize money.
  3. kelvedon

    2025 F1 Thread

    VER already has one .
  4. kelvedon

    Have you topped up a UK pension to cover gaps?

    Be aware that UK age pensions drawn in Australia are frozen at the rate that they are first drawn. There is no increase in the amount paid, which with inflation diminishes the real value of the pension.
  5. kelvedon

    2024 F1 Thread

    There is discomfort amongst the existing teams that the new Cadillac entrant does not have to abide by the spending cap or wind tunnel time that the existing teams are bound by. I wonder if the FIA will introduce some kind of budget cap for new teams too ?
  6. kelvedon

    Qantas engineers strike December 13th 2024

    In Sydney, apparently not
  7. kelvedon

    2024 F1 Thread

    It’s Sky UK providing the broadcast so not surprising that they focus more on their home drivers. We (and other countries) are simply using their feed because of $.
  8. kelvedon

    So... what car do you guys drive when not flying?

    The government collects $16 billion in fuel excise p.a. As the popularly of EV cars increases how long will it be before they introduce a km based road tax for electric vehicles to replace the lost fuel tax revenue ?
  9. kelvedon

    2024 F1 Thread

    That would be nice…… imo they’ll want a US driver alongside an experienced F1 driver. Jak Crawford or Juan Manuel Correa are both racing in F2. Not sure RIC’s (by then) 2 year sabbatical will do him any favours.
  10. kelvedon

    2024 F1 Thread

    And that could have significant financial consequences too. Given Ferrari and McLaren are battling for the constructors championship, Sainz’s puncture and Norris’s penalty will cost whichever team comes second US $10 million in lost prize money.
  11. kelvedon

    2024 F1 Thread

    VER given a one place grid penalty for impeding RUS in Q3 by “driving unnecessarily slowly” and so looses pole. He’ll start from P2 relinquishing pole to RUS. The Stewards commented “Unusually, this incident occurred when neither car was on a push lap. Had Car 63 been on a push lap, the penalty...
  12. kelvedon

    2024 F1 Thread

    Confirmation this morning that GM has gained the approval of Liberty Media to become the Eleventh team on the grid in 2026. Marketed as Cadillac, they will initially use a customer engine till their own is ready ( probably 2028 ) An AU $700m dilution fee will be divided amongst the existing...
  13. kelvedon

    2024 F1 Thread

    Anyone know why Sainz didn’t get reported or penalised for crossing the pit lane entrance line in his aborted pitting ?
  14. kelvedon

    SYD Meetup - Wednesday 20th November 2024 @ Long Chim

    Thanks for organising tonight @DejaBrew
  15. kelvedon

    SYD Meetup - Wednesday 20th November 2024 @ Long Chim

    I’ll let you know where I/we are standing when we get there
  16. kelvedon

    SYD Meetup - Wednesday 20th November 2024 @ Long Chim

    Ok I’ll be there by 5.45pm
  17. kelvedon

    SYD Meetup - Wednesday 20th November 2024 @ Long Chim

    Either works for me. Ryan’s bar is an outside venu, I think it’s warm today ? ( haven’t been outside yet !) CBD is indoor. Any preference @Big John @kpc
  18. kelvedon

    SYD Meetup - Wednesday 20th November 2024 @ Long Chim

    I think that’s Ryan’s Bar ? ….or CBD hotel cnr King & York ?
  19. kelvedon

    2024 F1 Thread

    Very happy about the timing of the Vegas GP. Starts at 5pm ( eastern seaboard )
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