So how did Kepa fair after demanding he remain in the most crucial moment of the game? He failed to save four out of five penalties

Some say Alfa might be the best of the midfield...it certainly looks up for a challenge. RBR finishing in the top 3 is dependent upon that Honda engine lasting more than 2 races. Everyone seems to forget that in testing last year everyone was convinced Honda’s reliability woes were at an end since it didn’t have any…

Er, no. These are standard roles for F1 teams. You could argue McLaren’s downfall started when he stuck himself into the muck in the firing Martin Whitmarsh by not only replacing him as CEO but firing him as team principal as well. Eric Boullier was then given a seemingly very power limited role as racing director and…

Part of the problem was also that they stopped developing last year’s car around the halfway mark. While they seem to have addressed some of their handling issues from last year, there’s still much left to do. Curious to see how much James Key works on this year’s car and how soon they just dump everything into next…

They’ve hired James Key as technical director, his start date is after the first race. They’ve hired Andreas Siedl (former Porsche LMP1 boss) as their managing director and he’ll start from the Spanish GP forward. These are pretty massive and critical signings which should get them on track.

They’re looking to expand viewership, in the States in particular, so you’re not going to get a very nuanced technical discussion that’s interesting to only a few of us. 

Well the most critical moments last year were largely related to on-track mayhem so what else would you expect? With the addition of the halo, accidents were always going to be a focal point but don’t forget, on-track chaos handed Hamilton an early title and also drove Ricciardo from Red Bull.

San Diego is hardly the 3rd biggest city in the USA. Actually around 8th. Well over 1 million short of Chicago. 

I don’t know that it’s ever been proven it improves times to any degree. I think it’s just an aesthetic preference. The media assumed RBR would only do it to save time but it just looks better on their car. They always denied it had any impact on performance. If it truly had any impact, everyone would be running a…

They’re not even test liveries. They’re one-off unveiling liveries. Everyone ran their standard design at the first day of testing today...well everyone except Williams who might not run until Wednesday at the earliest.

Ferrari are also running a matte paint job this year...could be a couple others switching as well.

Just a PSA that F1 has banned tire warmers under the 2021 regulations.

They’re already trying to get out in front of things saying “they’re within the rules” so I’m very curious to see the new livery.

Marlboro has been paying Ferrari money all this time even after the ad ban so I’m shocked it took this long to come up with a way to advertise covertly.

Can’t speak to whether they’ll be successful but the co-founder John Paul DeJoria also started Paul Mitchell and Patron.

And I still don’t know what to think of the weird Phillip Morris “Mission Winnow” stuff.

Not sure what you’re searching for but the first time I ever typed their name into Google, their website was the first link.

McLaren’s hopes hinge on whether they’ve truly identified and corrected the significant drag issue from the 2018 chassis. And of course hoping they didn’t create a new issue with whatever they’ve done this year. 

Eh, this is hardly in the same realm as the JPS Lotus. This is just bland and boring. Should have kept all lettering in gold but by splitting things up with so much white lettering they’ve ruined their livery.

Mercs 2017 budget was £309.7million.