In the round-up: George Russell says the most surprising thing about arriving in Formula 1 is discovering how normal everyone is.
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What they say
Russell was asked what had surprised him about making his Formula 1 debut:Probably the fact it hasn’t really changed my life as much as people would assume. I’m still absolutely the same bloke, still try and stay down to earth.
I think when you sit at home and you watch these guys on the television, you think they’re almost superheroes and they’re untouchable. But we’re all just normal blokes, really.
I go to every every race with the same goal as I always did which is to do the best I can. Obviously it’s just a much larger scale in F1 and it’s obviously such a dream for me to be in F1 but generally I think the surprising part is everyone’s just normal human beings.
Quotes: Dieter Rencken
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Social media
Notable posts from Twitter, Instagram and more:
Time for track action @circuitodejerez with @ScuderiaFerrari: @Charles_Leclerc has started testing the new #Fit4F1 18-inch development tyres, 33 laps done so far! pic.twitter.com/NN8HmzV37h
— Pirelli Motorsport (@pirellisport) February 8, 2020
Ahhh, it's so good to be back in the car. 1st test day of 2020 done 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/N41egYxVsK
— Charles Leclerc (@Charles_Leclerc) February 8, 2020
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Links
More motor racing links of interest:
Grosjean excited by 'extraordinary' Saudi F1 plans (Motorsport)
"We are the ones who are on the tracks, the ones who know what is good or not for overtaking and for the fun of it."
Toyota Racing Series Round 4 Race 1 (Toyota Racing Series New Zealand via YouTube)
Ford v Ferrari: The Stunt Team that Made the Action Happen (Sportscar365)
"Bucknum, who retired from racing in 2012, was part of a crack team of stunt drivers – many of them former competitors – who created the vital action scenes. 'In the real race in 1966 my dad finished third; even in the photos he’s the third car in the back.'"
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Comment of the day
Will the new rules for the 2021 F1 season make it too hard for teams to innovate?
It seems the screws are tightening on innovation in F1.
The entire point of motor racing was to improve the product, introduce and test new tech under the harshest of environments. The changes in 2021 are possibly good for the sport… we’ll see. But I’m concerned about the changes in 2022, 2023 and beyond that will be introduced under the guise of reducing costs.
@Johnrkh
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Phylyp (@phylyp)
9th February 2020, 1:38
I agree with the CotD by @johnrkh. I’m not going to say more about this topic, enough electrons have given up their lives in capturing my opinions yesteday.
Which year’s car are they using for the 18″ tests? Is it one of the wider 2017- cars, or the narrower 2014-2016 cars? Or an older naturally-aspirated car? @jerejj – would you happen to know?
Cristiano Ferreira
9th February 2020, 3:24
As part of Pirelli’s development programme for its 2021-spec tyres, Ferrari will supply an SF90 mule car to the two-day test that will take place in Spain on February 8-9.
Source: https://f1i.com/news/366195-leclerc-on-duty-for-ferrari-18-inch-tyre-test-at-jerez.html
Phylyp (@phylyp)
9th February 2020, 3:35
Thank you, Cristiano.
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
9th February 2020, 10:05
looks like it is fitted with bespoke brakes. that should naturally aid brembo but I’m more interested in the impact of nbiger brakes.
ColdFly (@)
9th February 2020, 8:05
Those electrons merely went home after being held captive in the wrong side of a battery, @phylyp.
Your opinions liberated them and you can pat yourself on the back for being a true freedom fighter/writer.
Jere (@jerejj)
9th February 2020, 7:46
I share the same views as the COTD to an extent, although I wouldn’t be that worried yet. We shall wait and find out.
allstargp
10th February 2020, 13:03
It is interesting to compare the life of a rookie driver at the back of the grid to an established F1 celebrity.
I picture HAM going to fashion shows, having a massive PR team, signing autographs, driving the most expensive luxury cars, staying in gorgeous houses/hotels and being surrounded by models.
Then I picture RUS doing more mundane/everyday tasks like buying groceries, paying his phone bill, trying to find cool things on Amazon, etc. Then occasionally getting a call from Williams saying to come in and do some driving.
Interesting to think how, at the end of the day, both guys do the exact same thing for a living…