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It was written in the stars, or rather the rumourmill, and today, Renault F1 has confirmed that Fernando Alonso will return to the team with which he won his two F1 World Championships with.
I didn't expect anything else, the only suprise for me was the duration of the Verstappen contractizzy wrote: ↑21 Jan 2020, 23:23just 'sources' isn't it but so likely. So that's it for the silly season. It was a bit of a feeble fizzle in the end, no Lewis at Ferrari or anything else especially interesting, but it does set us up for potentially an incredible seasonFrukostScones wrote: ↑21 Jan 2020, 22:04https://translate.google.com/translate? ... 4668430%2F
Merc continues after 2020.
with HAM.
It's not the fans that are the problem. It's the casual watchers that are the problem. It's the same for many sports - they mess around with the sport to try to attract people who aren't that bothered other than to have something to watch because there's nothing else on at that time.
They all contribute to the problem, you don't think Mercedes announcing Alonso or Verstappen will drive next to Lewis wouldn't cause excitement and attract viewers.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑22 Jan 2020, 01:04It's not the fans that are the problem. It's the casual watchers that are the problem. It's the same for many sports - they mess around with the sport to try to attract people who aren't that bothered other than to have something to watch because there's nothing else on at that time.
It's all moot anyway when F1 is increasingly hiding itself away behind pay-to-watch services. In the UK, F1's audience has almost totally disappeared since it went exclusively to Sky. That's a bigger issue than whether two team mates have a spat (usually fuelled by the media hyping up a nothing incident, to be honest).
No, I don't think it would. You might get the casual viewer to have a look but then they'd flit away again to the next "new thing".
Others, as well as me, have pointed out that it has caused issues.And like I said earlier, having two star drivers hasn't affected title results all that often over the years. Senna and Prost who were the biggest rivals of all had an unbelievable racing record when paired together.
Indeed it has, also how many times have alpha drivers been together and not caused issues.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑22 Jan 2020, 12:02
Others, as well as me, have pointed out that it has caused issues.
I think you are wrong, it would ignite interest throughout the fan base.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑22 Jan 2020, 12:02No, I don't think it would. You might get the casual viewer to have a look but then they'd flit away again to the next "new thing".
Others, as well as me, have pointed out that it has caused issues.And like I said earlier, having two star drivers hasn't affected title results all that often over the years. Senna and Prost who were the biggest rivals of all had an unbelievable racing record when paired together.
this was posted on the previous page, before a couple of innocentsNathanOlder wrote: ↑22 Jan 2020, 11:13I'm reading this morning that Toto and Mercedes are set to extend Mercedes stay in F1 according to the Italian version of Motorsport.com on this planetF1 article posted today.
https://www.planetf1.com/news/toto-wolf ... o-stay-on/
started getting themselves fished, just sayin 
That's because there aren't any positives for the team in having such a pairing. The media like it because it allows them to create a narrative around the relationship between the drivers. Some F1 watchers like it because it causes the occasional crash. Other than that, there's nothing good about it in real terms.
Go ask Ferrari how the team felt when Vettel and Leclerc crashed out in Brazil, or Mercedes when Rosberg and Hamilton crashed out in Spain. Etc.True it may cause tension in the team especially if make they on occasions crash but you're forgetting that having one driver win and the other off the podium in lower positions hurts the team just as much points wise.