Donald Trump wants things back to normal so that folk will be back in church for Easter Sunday. But then he has a lot (of money) riding on it. Worth reading Krugman in the Washington Post on this stuff.
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Mr Trump has stakes in hotels and resorts. He does not want them hard hit. Commenters usually couch his enthusiasm for knocking off a couple of million Americans in terms of his potential re-election. He may also be at risk over covenants on borrowing related to some of those investments. Pardon my cynicism.
edit: I apologise for progressing a thread derail. At this point, I have read of the season being reduced to eleven races.
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F1 announced they hope to run at Spielberg, Austria on 3rd July. (that's Austria, not Australia)
"We’re targeting a start to racing in Europe through July, August and beginning of September, with the first race taking place in Austria on 3-5 July weekend."
-- CEO Chase Carey
Sounds like a European tour to start with and they could potentially add to that. Slightly off topic here (I'll start a MotoGP thread) but from a bike perspective, we were thinking that Australia and Southern Hemisphere races can be scheduled quite late in the year when Europe is getting too cold. it will be interesting to see what calendar F1 and MotoGP can put together.
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Have a look at this. Cracked me up but kinda compelling. Could be the new "big thing".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D-FHaaShvM
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Haha that's great. Shame to see Mercedes run away with the win yet again... it's been hard enough in F1 let alone see them dominate Marbula E.Originally posted by Rocky View PostHave a look at this. Cracked me up but kinda compelling. Could be the new "big thing".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D-FHaaShvM
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This Series gets better and better (maybe better than the real thing ?)
Second Round - Seoul - is available. Some great passing duels and a surprise result.
There are two outstanding passing moves during the race by the eventual winner, and some great dices by several others.
Do yourself a favour...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3S5bHEcmeg
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All is revealed - Sainz to Ferrari and Dan to McLaren. It will be interesting to see whether McLaren can drag themselves up out of mediocrity with a Mercedes engine in the 2021 Season or whether Dan has sealed his fate to finish his career with a Team that cannot offer him a race-winning car. It is a very long time since McLaren was a top team and they still look a long way off the pace to me. Williams and Racing Point never did much with their Mercedes engines so it will be interesting to see if McLaren can do something with them.
Dan will be 31 in 2021 and these days that is the 'tail-end' of a career.
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When Daniel Ricciardo when to Renault a few years back, a mate said "he's timing is perfect, the end of 2020 there are many contracts ending", fully expecting a move to Ferarri or Mercedes. Renault to McLaren... seems a baby step and made worse with the news:
"The British Formula One team-owner McLaren Group is in talks to raise up to £275m by mortgaging its spectacular Surrey headquarters and one of the world's most valuable historic car collections." A McLaren spokesperson said: “Like many other British businesses McLaren has been severely affected by the current pandemic and is therefore exploring a variety of different funding options to help navigate these short-term business interruptions.”
I also heard Max being Max with a dig at the Italian sounding name not going to Ferrari. He would have to be the least likeable guy in the paddock.
I wish Dan lots of luck, suspect he'll need it to get close the front-end.
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Does Mclaren get the same Mercedes donk as the works team?Originally posted by Rocky View PostAll is revealed - Sainz to Ferrari and Dan to McLaren. It will be interesting to see whether McLaren can drag themselves up out of mediocrity with a Mercedes engine in the 2021
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Nah, same spec engine. Teams who construct their own engines have the benefit of producing an engine with dimensions that suit their bodywork, whereas customers don't get that choice and therefore lose a bit of advantage. The Mercedes has been the best engine since the new turbo/hybrid regs came in - Ferrari seemed to have finally exceeded them last year but a sudden drop in performance towards the end of the season followed by some confidential out-of-court settlement seems to indicate they were doing something illegal. When the next new set of regs kick off in 2022 it is hoped the field will tighten up with a budget cap and less advantage for engine constructors.
In my opinion Dan is better off going to McLaren, he would've been second-fiddle at Ferrari and that's not his bag. It'll be tough at McLaren but they are genuinely on a performance incline and had a great aero package last year, easily beating Renault as a customer of their engines.
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