Alright when was that again.....?

[BertramRaven]

When it was clear F1 had been cancelled for the foreseeable future, NowTV refunded my entire F1 subscription cost. It's a shame Sky don't do the same.

 

[Putzak]

About time, too bad Zandvoort is not happening this year

 

[RufGTI]

I don't get why they didn't name the second race at either the Red Bull Ring or Silverstone the European Grand Prix. Maybe they were afraid of anti-European Britains going mad and waving around their red £350 million busses, but I don't see any reason for Austria.

 

[stenovitz]

Maybe stupid question:
Will the double header events be raced with identical track layouts?

 

[Ricoow]

Maybe stupid question:
Will the double header events be raced with identical track layouts?

Presumably yes. No announcements have been made on different layouts.

 

[RubyDragon949]

Now also available in a physical, paperback form

 

[John-Eric Saxén]

I don't get why they didn't name the second race at either the Red Bull Ring or Silverstone the European Grand Prix. Maybe they were afraid of anti-European Britains going mad and waving around their red £350 million busses, but I don't see any reason for Austria.

Yeah even Baku was fine as European Grand Prix so why not now? Strange. They could always go with Liechtenstein Grand Prix as well for Red Bull Ring, not any more wrong than the famous Luxembourg or San Marino Grand Prix's.

 

[Fat-Alfie]

Or the Swiss Grand Prix... held in France.

Good to have F1 back, as long as it's all done safely.

 

[Kindly]

I always liked Williams but they have made poor decisions for the past ten years.

 

[Jach]

How is the first British GP possible after less than 14 days of Hungarian GP

 

[CDwyer]

How is the first British GP possible after less than 14 days of Hungarian GP

I think an elite sports stars exception (and presumably their retinues) announcement is expected soon

 

[Patrik Marek]

bring it on!

 

[drew64stokes]

Beautiful cars indeed. Remembered building models of these growing up.
Does anyone know where the name LOLA came from though ?

I seem to remember reading somewhere that half the design team was in London and half were in Los Angeles hence LOLA. Although I have nothing to back that up with, so more grist for the mill.

 

[jatosha]

Reverse the track for the second weekend!! That would be something to see.

 

[Ruttman98]

Yeah even Baku was fine as European Grand Prix so why not now? Strange. They could always go with Liechtenstein Grand Prix as well for Red Bull Ring, not any more wrong than the famous Luxembourg or San Marino Grand Prix's.

Two of the GPs (Hungary and Spain) are sponsored by Aramco. Last time I checked, that was the Ar(ab)Am(erican) [Oil]co(mpany). The Saudis are building an F1 certified track, but they could have a Saudi Arabian GP in Europe before they are even awarded a race date! How's that for continent leaping, name swapping and plain old culture shock?

 

[Ruttman98]

Mr. Broadley has had an amazing impact on motorsports competition and aesthetics; let's hope there is a feature film or comprehensive documentary forthcoming.

Has anyone made this breathtakingly beautiful Lola GT Mk6 for a sim?:

This Lola Mk6 GT Prototype Made The First Ford GT40 Possible

Also, check out that sweet teal interior.

petrolicious.com

Tiny run of three cars and a short racing history, but the prototype is simply stunning in its color scheme and pure design.

If this car has not been made for AC, I know there are RD modders who could build it by reverse engineering the Ford GT-40. Differences abound in panels and chassis and the 260 CID thinwall Ford V8, but please?

 

[Slapped]

Reverse the track for the second weekend!! That would be something to see.

Run off configuration and the placement of various structures would make it unsafe to do a reverse track, at least in the case of Silverstone. Chain Bear explains way better than I can in this video.

 

[Kurtalis]

If I remember correctly the championship is only valid when the races are held at more continents (2-3?). So more races have to follow, outside of Europe.

 

[RobertGracie]

I am hoping for some good racing finally!

 

[RobertR1]

Nicely done! Hope you keep the thread updated.