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Title: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on March 22, 2018, 08:21:16 PM
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Kicks off this weekend in Australia, Honda providing power for Toro Rosso with drivers Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley. All races will be broadcast live on Sky Sports F1 with Channel 4 showing selective races live and highlights for the other races.

Race calendar

* Race will also be broadcast live on Channel 4.

25 March - Australia
8 April - Bahrain*
15 April - China
29 April - Azerbaijan*
13 May - Spain
27 May - Monaco*
10 June - Canada
24 June - France
1 July - Austria*
8 July - Great Britain*
22 July - Germany
29 July- Hungary
26 August - Belgium*
2 September - Italy
16 September - Singapore*
30 September - Russia
7 October - Japan*
21 October - USA*
28 October - Mexico
11 November - Brazil
25 November - Abu Dhabi*

Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on March 30, 2018, 11:29:16 AM
Hartley finished in 15th,  Gasly failed to finish in Australia.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: John Ratsey on April 09, 2018, 05:58:16 PM
BBC comment on the Bahrain GP http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/43702834 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/43702834) where Honda-powered Gasly finished 4th.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: culzean on April 09, 2018, 08:02:19 PM
BBC comment on the Bahrain GP http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/43702834 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/43702834) where Honda-powered Gasly finished 4th.

I think Honda found McLaren hard to work with, it looked as though they did not allow enough space in chassis to accommodate the engine Honda had designed and problems stemmed from that maybe with cooling a problem as well.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on April 19, 2018, 08:16:53 PM
Gasly finished in 18th and Hartley failed to finish in the Chinese GP.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: VicW on April 23, 2018, 04:13:50 PM
In previous seasons when with Honda, McClaren blamed the Honda engine for their lack of performance.
The latest Honda engine seems a lot better with Torro Rosso while McClaren are still floundering with their new Renault engine which is doing very well with Red Bull.
So perhaps the problem wasn't all with the Honda engine after all, maybe the car isn't itself isn't too good.

Vic.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: culzean on April 23, 2018, 06:10:41 PM
In previous seasons when with Honda, McClaren blamed the Honda engine for their lack of performance.
The latest Honda engine seems a lot better with Torro Rosso while McClaren are still floundering with their new Renault engine which is doing very well with Red Bull.
So perhaps the problem wasn't all with the Honda engine after all, maybe the car isn't itself isn't too good.

Vic.

I don't think Maclaren were the easiest partner to deal with, Japanese put a lot of effort into partnerships and if Maclaren wanted to be 'the big boss' all the time that would not work.  I had read that Honda wanted changes made to chassis but Maclaren would not do it.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on May 02, 2018, 10:57:04 AM
Hartley finished in 10th and Gasly in 12th in Azerbaijan.

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Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on May 18, 2018, 10:53:38 AM
Hartley finished in 12th and Gasly crashed out in first lap in Spain.

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Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on May 31, 2018, 08:51:48 PM
Gasly in 7th, Hartley DNF at Monaco.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on June 14, 2018, 08:23:04 PM
Gasly praises Honda's engine as he came home in Canada in 11th after starting way back in 19th, as Red Bull mull over possible switch from Renault to Honda:

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2018/6/f1-canada-2018-gasly-praises-honda-upgrade-as-renault-seek-red-bull-decision.html

Hartley taken to hospital after a crash but given the all clear.

Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on June 28, 2018, 08:15:18 PM
Hartley finished in 14th, Gasly crashed out in the French GP.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on July 05, 2018, 08:23:35 PM
Gasly in 11th and Hartley DNF in the Austrian GP. At one time both drivers were in the points zone.

Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on July 12, 2018, 08:19:17 PM
Gasly finished in 13th and Hartley DNF at the British GP.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: guest7675 on July 19, 2018, 11:32:53 AM
Hi does anyone get annoyed that if you have sky or virgin and do not want all the sports channels you have to pay £18 a month the same if you like moto gp thats £18 on virgin  and if you have bt i think it comes in with one of there tv packs.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: Skyrider on July 19, 2018, 12:15:41 PM
You want it, you pay for it. Who do you want to pay for your stuff, me?
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: andruec on July 19, 2018, 01:47:23 PM
Hi does anyone get annoyed that if you have sky or virgin and do not want all the sports channels you have to pay £18 a month the same if you like moto gp thats £18 on virgin  and if you have bt i think it comes in with one of there tv packs.
No. When I signed up for HD many years ago F1 was part of the package. Despite the passage of time Sky still honour that so I my account still lists 'HD+F1' and I don't need the sports package. Mind you I stopped watching F1 a couple of years ago. Found a regular golfing partner and we play every Sunday which clashes with the races. That and the fact my local team(*) kept winning meant I lost interest.

(*)I live Brackley.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: Jocko on July 19, 2018, 03:38:44 PM
I only have "cooncil telly", and I kind of lost interest in F1 when it moved away from BBC. With Channel 4 I never know, from one race to the next, what coverage we are going to get. sometimes I plan to watch a race, because the highlights are on of an evening, then the result is mentioned on the news or the radio. So then I don't bother.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: VicW on July 19, 2018, 03:44:14 PM
The cost will not be worrying Lewis Hamilton.
He has just been awarded a contract renewal with Mercedes worth up to £80M for two years, that's £30M  a year plus bonuses.
I know it's a dangerous sport but £80M ??

Vic.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on July 27, 2018, 10:56:58 AM
Hartley in 10th and Gasly in 14th in Germany last weekend.

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Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on August 02, 2018, 08:18:16 PM
A better result in Hungary last weekend as Gasly finished in 6th and Hartley in 11th.

Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on August 12, 2018, 06:41:57 PM
Daniel Ricciardo will not be driving Honda-powered Red Bull F1 cars next season:

http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/24239/11460976/daniel-ricciardo-explains-decision-to-quit-red-bull-for-renault
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on August 30, 2018, 08:25:47 PM
Gasly in 9th and Hartley in 14th in Belgium.

Gasly off to Red Bull next year.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on September 06, 2018, 08:38:20 PM
Gasly in 14th and Hartley DNF in Italy.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: VicW on September 14, 2018, 01:30:53 PM
F1 TV coverage for 2019.
Live on Sky, looks like highlights on Ch4 except for British GP which will be live.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/45494135

Vic.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: Jocko on September 14, 2018, 02:09:21 PM
I've given up watching the Grand Prix. I don't have Sky, and highlights, late in the evening, are no good to me. I have usually heard the result on the news before it comes on. I was an avid F1 watcher, but not any more. It would be just as well having only Vettel and Hamilton, 6 laps, mandatory tyre change, then one more lap to the flag. The qualifying is far more interesting these days.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: culzean on September 14, 2018, 04:27:27 PM
I've given up watching the Grand Prix. I don't have Sky, and highlights, late in the evening, are no good to me. I have usually heard the result on the news before it comes on. I was an avid F1 watcher, but not any more. It would be just as well having only Vettel and Hamilton, 6 laps, mandatory tyre change, then one more lap to the flag. The qualifying is far more interesting these days.

Haven't watched F1 for a long, long time - British and world superbike and motoGP much more competitive and exciting to watch, also IoM TT is scary just watching it on TV, those riders are super-men.  Modern F1 cars sound like kitchen food blenders, so F1 not even good to listen to any more.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on September 19, 2018, 09:38:26 AM
Gasly in 13th, Hartley in 17th at Singapore.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on October 04, 2018, 08:21:45 PM
Didn't end well in Russia, both drivers DNF.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: John Ratsey on October 06, 2018, 11:17:55 AM
It seems that an engine upgrade has improved performance https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/45769077 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/45769077). But will it survive a race?
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on October 11, 2018, 08:16:49 PM
Gasly in 11th and Hartley in 13th in Japan.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on October 25, 2018, 08:18:21 PM
Hartley in 9th and Gasly in 12th in the US GP last weekend.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on November 01, 2018, 08:20:06 PM
Gasly in 10th and Hartley in 14th in Mexico.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: John Ratsey on November 01, 2018, 09:53:05 PM
It's worth noting that Red Bull have been sufficiently impressed by this year's performance in the Toro Rosso cars that they will be using Honda engines next year https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/139658/red-bull-honda-relations-now-better-than-renault .
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: culzean on November 02, 2018, 08:49:51 AM
https://www.racefans.net/2018/06/19/analysis-red-bull-honda-renault-mclaren-f1-2019/

Looks like relationship with Renault was a bag of nails anyway,  and Mclaren kept blaming Honda for problems caused by shortfalls in its chassis ( and the fact that they had not allowed enough space in their chassis for proper engine installation and cooling).
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on November 15, 2018, 08:14:39 PM
Hartley in 11th and Gasly in 13th in Brazil.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: RichardA on November 29, 2018, 08:23:11 PM
Hartley in 12th and Gasly DNF in Abu Dhabi

Gasly came 15th overall in the season and Hartley in 19th.

Torro Rosso came 9th out of ten teams in the Constructors' ranking with 33 points.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: VicW on December 02, 2018, 10:19:59 AM
Watch this space. Red Bull undoubtedly produce a good handling car so if the Honda engine produces the goods Red Bull maybe even closer to the front than ever.
Honda are keeping schtum about any engine improvements and Torro Rosso haven't had too bad a season with the existing one.
Did McClaren move away from Honda too hastily?

Vic.
Title: Re: 2018 F1 season
Post by: VicW on December 11, 2018, 06:38:05 PM
Interesting to note that Honda have denied McClaren the use of a Honda engine for Alonso's entry into next years Indy 500. They will use the other, common, Indy 500 engine made by Chevrolet.

Vic.