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[Giles]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/cgl8dxrr302o

[Bridger]

Testing results.

Lance had a busy social calendar at the time and left Alonso to it.

Mind, even the lack of laps from Aston suggests that Newey has more work to do.

Other than Ferrari, top 8 are all Merc power units.

[mclaincausey]

Aston is cooked

[Bridger]

I'm a big Honda fan. I suspect Aston will not have a good start to the season. However, I think a Honda Newey combo will deliver something. Newey knows Honda. I can't imagine that Aston has a Honda is a coincidence.

[Giles]

Probably means I will be watching much less of it again.......

[Brian]

More of a click bait article to advertise the Netflix series than anything else ( and yes I did fall for the clicking on it bit) feel the bbc has gone downhill with their online reporting recently especially with sports coverage

[Bridger]

@Giles said in Motor Sport:

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Has Leclerc scored a sample pair of IH-684S-16-GER?

They seem to be fading fast in an interesting pattern.

[DeeDee85]

@Bridger James Hunt they are not eh?

[Bridger]

Ha, @DeeDee85, well said!

If Drive to Survive was around back in Hunt's time it would have been far more racy!

[DeeDee85]

@Bridger would have been a must watch for me

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Bridger said in Motor Sport:

I'm a big Honda fan. I suspect Aston will not have a good start to the season. However, I think a Honda Newey combo will deliver something. Newey knows Honda. I can't imagine that Aston has a Honda is a coincidence.

There's an interesting dynamic there. It seems like their vibration/performance issues are transmission related, so i'm sure once they resolve that, they'll have a huge jump in performance.

Another interesting thing is the RBPT/Ford is probably more Honda than Ford actually, from what I've read. Seeing as Ford has apparently hugely overstated their involvement in the PU's development, with RB building on their knowledge from their previous partnership with Honda.

[louisbosco]

we're back! and for the love of the fire horse lunar year. I hope this is Ferrari's year!

[goosehd]

Definitely not Aston Martin’s…

[Bridger]

@WhiskeySandwich that's interesting insight.

I wonder if any of the Honda engineers from the RB days have stuck around with Ford.

[Bridger]

@louisbosco said in Motor Sport:

fire horse lunar year

Good shout @louisbosco

I would love Lewis to pick up a few wins this season and or finish top three in the driver's championship

[Bridger]

[Bridger]

George has been patient over the years. Is this why? Keen to see whether Merc have their mojo back.

Time now for S8 D2S - should be plenty of drama.

[Brian]

Think Mercedes mechanics deserve a medal already for what they managed to do with Antonellis car in the time they did

[Bridger]

Indeed. Also well done Kimi for keeping his cool and to get P2 on a street circuit after binning it.

[goosehd]

If George is the predominant winner this year, I may sit this season out…just something about him that I can’t stand.