Formula 1 2023

[Dwight]

Never mind Williams, the houses Augean stables that really need cleaning are over at Alpine.

New year, probably another new name from them.

Always fun to see how Ocon and muck up a race.

 

[cantunamunch]

How do you all see Sauber "maintaining" in the next 2 years?

 

[Dwight]

I thought I read they have a sponsor, but won't be announced yet. Audi secretly giving them money? Waiting for Lia to get some experience and then push the Block name and steal her from Williams.

 

[scott43]

How do you all see Sauber "maintaining" in the next 2 years?

I suspect they will benefit from Audi dough. Probably an influx of folks learning the team. I suspect they will not greatly improve but their first true Audi car will be an upgrade. They've always punched above their weight so not complete garbage. Question is who will be driving...

 

[Jersey Skier]

That was ESPNU, you needed to watch ESPN for normal broadcast.

This was all my cable co broadcast. Not sure I'd get enough out of subscribing to F1 TV.

 

[scott43]

Re Audi, I look back at the BMW-Sauber marriage back in the noughts. Sauber certainly benefited from that partnership/ownership. I feel like Sauber has always been a smart but under-funded team. More money doesn't always buy success (Mercedes..) but I do think they can do some things with more dough.

 

[scott43]

Season done. Silly season to start. How long before we know if Sargent is a stay or gone?

Sargent is awful. But he's not the only driver bringing a bunch of money for his playtime... Alonso is "pained" because AM finish 5th in the constructors and he finishes 4th in the drivers. Maybe a bit of a jab there..

 

[scott43]

And the reputed $30m keeps Sargeant in F1...

 

[Jersey Skier]

Thanks to a stomach bug this week I was able to stay home and watch Hulu's Brawn GP. Good watch.

 

[cantunamunch]

Thanks to a stomach bug this week I was able to stay home and watch Hulu's Brawn GP. Good watch.

So Disney/Hulu stick their oar into the Formula 1 docco genre.
( Prime actually did a decent job with Grand Prix Driver and Fernando but neither of those got any traction like D2S did)

Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story (TV Mini Series 2023– ) ⭐ 8.5 | Documentary, Sport

| TV-MA

www.imdb.com

Not sure Prime kept Grand Prix Driver (really well done McLaren doc from the Alonso era) available, but totally worth checking out if they did. Fernando should still be on there.

 

[cantunamunch]

Wait, what?

SAINZ?