The official Formula 1 and general motorsport thread for 2019

[captain red dog]

McLaren are to return to Mercedes engines for 2021. Write off next season as another year of "building for the future". I honestly think Ron Dennis was right. They should have stuck with Honda as a factory team. I don't think they will be truly dominant again whilst they are a customer team.

This has been a completely wasted decade for them.

[Victor Mildew]

This track is absolute dogshit.

[Vermilion]

This track is absolute dogshit.

It is still my most hated track in the F1 games, such a horrible layout.

Even though they were restricted in terms of possible designs thanks to the olympic park being there, they could have still at least come up with some corners which aren't 90 degree bends (why have two of them at the end of the lap? Couldn't it have just been one gentle sweeping curve like at the Hungaroring?)

[Victor Mildew]

It just looks like nothing. Like an old runway someone has piled a load of tyres on to make a track.

[Snowcannon]

Yep, this track has zero atmosphere

[Victor Mildew]

Leclerc kicking arse. Hamilton getting ahead of Vettel

[Vermilion]

It just looks like nothing. Like an old runway someone has piled a load of tyres on to make a track.

I think you'll find a runway can actually produce better races.

[Snowcannon]

Get in there Lewis the long run to Turn 1 might mean he gets pipped by Vettel at the start though

And another awesome qualifying from Leclerc

[Robbo-92]

Leclerc is just smashing everyone in qualifying this year

Russia is god awful though, up there with France for a crap track but at least that has a better atmosphere around it than here.

[Memento Mori]

Good start by Vettel.

[Memento Mori]

When has Vettel ever obeyed team orders which disadvantaged him?

[Captain Kinopio]

strawberry float Vettel.

Edit: Le Clerc is so strawberry floating cool

[Cuttooth]

strawberry float him up Charles.

[Captain Kinopio]

Di Resta really talking a lot of gooseberry fool now.

[Snowcannon]

Multi 21 Vettel! Multi 21

[MrBrown]

Vettel is good for the old drama

[Cuttooth]

Wow what did they do in that pit?

[Snowcannon]

Karma for Seb

[Victor Mildew]

Sebastian VettLOL

[MrBrown]

Or. Did he mean to do it as a thumb in the eye for the team and Leclerc.