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2023 Formula 1 Thread

  1. vbrad26 Ω 1

    vbrad26 Feb 7, 2023

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    Unfortunately, I don't think that is a real one.

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  2. vbrad26 Ω 1

    vbrad26 Feb 7, 2023

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    F***! Lol. Must be motorsport.com or whatever that is not letting me link the pics...stand by....

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  3. texasmade

    texasmade Feb 7, 2023

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    That Duracell battery air intake is genius.
     
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  4. Morlock

    Morlock Feb 7, 2023

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    I think this will be a great season or at least I wish, last season was a let down IMO.

    What's for sure is that in the coming year F1 will be very interesting with all the new companies joining the circus.

    Regarding F1TV, I have been using it for the las 3 or 4 years, and it's the best decision ever. Great content, Live coverage, historic races, in deep analysis by real expert.
     
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  5. Socks Ω 1

    Socks Feb 12, 2023

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    I don’t think we will be seeing Jennie this year which is a shame, but it sounds like she is recovering. Health & family much more important. Thoughts are with her.
     
    Edited Feb 12, 2023
  6. dsio Ω 2

    dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Feb 15, 2023

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  7. vbrad26 Ω 1

    vbrad26 Feb 15, 2023

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    I like it. I've been slacking on posting pics of the other cars, but none of them are even that much different from last year lol.
     
  8. dsio Ω 2

    dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Feb 15, 2023

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    Yea it’s all a bit minor and every car seems to be converging on the Red Bull design concept for rather obvious reasons.

    The one car that did stand out to me a bit was the Stake / Kick sponsored Alfa Romeo. Stake is an offshore crypto casino based out of Curaçao and Kick is a streaming service subsidiary they created since twitch banned streamers from marketing online slot machines to kids.

    Some guy on Kick just illegally streamed the entire superbowl live to an audience of 150,000 using that platform, on the basis that “the site doesn’t have a TOS therefore it must be legal”. Given how litigious the NFL is I have a feeling Stake / Kick might be in a bit of trouble and it’ll be interesting to see how long they last.

    It wouldn’t be an F1 season without a dodgy sponsor imploding would it :)
     
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  9. Vercingetorix Ω 2

    Vercingetorix Spam Risk Feb 15, 2023

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    That’s why they need to go back to good old reliable tobacco.
     
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  10. dsio Ω 2

    dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Feb 15, 2023

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    We still have Mclaren with A Better Tomorrow AKA Smoke BAT Vapes and Mission Winnow AKA Hit that JUUL kids just got added back into the Ferrari sponsor list for 2023

    https://scuderiafans.com/f1-ferrari...appears-on-list-of-ferrari-partners-for-2023/

    It’s a shame the vape sponsors are so ugly though, tobacco brought us the most beautiful liveries in the 60s through to 90s but the mission winnow branding in particular looks like garbage
     
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  11. vbrad26 Ω 1

    vbrad26 Feb 23, 2023

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    Honestly, I can't remember being less excited for a new F1 season to start...but here we are lol.
    Maybe that will change once those lights go out. But anyway, here is an all in one pic of all the cars.

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  12. dsio Ω 2

    dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Feb 23, 2023

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    I’ve updated thread title btw.

    I’m getting excited prematurely by this Alonso pace… Maybe… possibly… Fernando didn’t make a stupid career move this time by going to Aston. If the car has real pace he won’t have to worry about competing with his teammate since Lance is slow as hell, and daddy Stroll is pouring those fashion industry bucks into the team at a huge rate.

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  13. arturo7

    arturo7 Feb 23, 2023

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    Ha!
     
  14. Jones in LA Ω 2

    Jones in LA Isofrane hoarder. Feb 23, 2023

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    Re-upped my subscription to F1TV, ready for the season.
     
  15. texasmade

    texasmade Feb 23, 2023

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    It’s an Aston Martin. Have you ever known an Aston to be reliable? He’ll DNF like 7 races.
     
  16. dsio Ω 2

    dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Feb 23, 2023

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    I mean it’s a Mercedes power unit, Mercedes gearbox and Mercedes rear suspension. If the car had air conditioning and satnav that could fail but there’s not that much functionally on the car beyond what they’ve bought from merc that tends to break. Given Alonso’s luck with alpine last year it can’t be worse than that surely
     
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  17. texasmade

    texasmade Feb 23, 2023

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    It's still AM mechanics/engineers putting together the car.
     
  18. Losi11

    Losi11 Feb 23, 2023

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    Reliable or not, It is still impressive the level of talent Aston Martin were able source, Sebastian, and now Alonso! They have to be doing something right.
     
  19. RI Omega Fan Ω 1

    RI Omega Fan Feb 24, 2023

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    Gotta say, I like the Ferrari best. Blood red, and unmistakably a Ferrari.
     
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  20. Watch my Whisky

    Watch my Whisky Feb 24, 2023

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    With MB instructions.

    F1 is miserable.