2020 F1 Season Review

First of all, I'm sorry to say something to everyone, because if you want to review an entire season of F1 in one article because of the title, I can only say that there is nothing I can do. This time, I mainly review the things that I personally think are worth reviewing/in-depth understanding of this season. Because it is mainly my personal opinion, there may be a lot of opinions and prejudices. Please forgive me.

First of all, let’s talk about the teams. There are three teams that I think are worth talking about: Pingzhi, Ferrari and Williams.

Let’s talk about Pingzhi first. In fact, when the season is halfway through, the seven-time automaker’s world champion has basically no suspense; however, I want to talk about not the automaker, but the pit crew that is as accurate as a Swiss watch. Although they did not make a pit stop within 2 seconds like Red Bull this season, they have made very few mistakes, and they can finish within 3 seconds most of the time. However, just as the clock will have a moment when it will run out of electricity and need to be oiled, this is the eighth round of this season, which is the Italian Grand Prix. If you remember, I want to talk about the Hamilton red light entering the pit. Although I don't want to say that the driver should be responsible for the pit crew, this kind of avoidable and low-level error should not happen. In addition, I want to say that it is the second race in Bahrain, the last two races. Of course, Russell's performance is absolutely It's worthy of being a champion, but it can only be regarded as God's will to trick people, but there are also inevitable human factors. As the saying goes: chasing after the average speed, it will not decline. Although it can finally succeed in being the first time in F1 students to successfully obtain points and an extra point for the fastest lap, but after the race, team leader Toto Wolf said that he was second Secondary pit stop is optional. Personally, I think it's time to get into the pit. I believe it's mainly because I want to avoid a situation similar to the explosion in the first game of Silverstone in the UK this season. If there is a real explosion, I think Russell may not have Hamilton. If you have experience, you can get to the pit stop. Although in the end, it was necessary to enter the pit again because of the cracking problem, but from the beginning to the end of this season, many drivers have complained that the bikes provided by Pirelli this year have many big and small problems. To sum up, as a world champion team, and it is a seven-time world champion, the strength of the drivers and chariots is absolutely superior, but it is possible to make two low-level mistakes in a season that will not appear in other teams, I think it is a little complacent. , you have to make mistakes to know that you are the real 100% perfect team.

Then talk about Ferrari, if you are a Ferrari fan, I believe you should be absolutely disappointed this season. Without him, from top to bottom to not see Ferrari's fighting spirit. From the qualifying round to the main race, everyone can see that they have been able to get by, and it is a miracle to enter Q3. Of course, the research and development of chariots is a very big issue, and this is a fact that cannot be changed on the spot, but as I said: rotten boats have three pounds of nails, the car is not weighed, and the morale of people can be regarded as a driving force, but everyone The most seen this season should be the Ferrari pit stop breaking the record. When it broke the slowest record, I believe everyone has been disheartened. When even if it takes only about 30 seconds to change the fault, Ferrari can make pit stops of more than 35 seconds many times this season, and even pit stops of 60 seconds are not uncommon. Change other items; in addition, if you have watched this season, you can actually see Vettel asking Plan B for Plan C many times, and then the team will turn around to answer you, and then Vettel will respond with a lot of four-character mantras, and then Zhong can ask Going back to Vettel, what do you want to use Plan? In fact, I believe everyone can see that Ferrari has no intention of fighting from top to bottom this season. While low employee morale is a serious problem, it is always the people who solve the problem. As an outsider, of course, we have no way of knowing the reason for the low morale, but we hope to see some changes in 2021. However, even Ferrari team leader Mattia Binotto said that at least the 2022 F1 major reform has a chance to regain its glory. I think that in 2021 we can only see Ferrari similar to this year's situation.

Finally, I will talk about scaring Williams, who has become a chaperone since 2014, and the team has not even scored a single point this season. But I don't want to talk about the Williams team's performance this season. (Of course, this season's DNF ratio is lower than Hass, but the results are worse than other car manufacturers, and mistakes often occur, but that's all for later.) I'd rather talk about it. It's about selling. A classic British family-run team that has owned nine world championship teams, seven drivers world championships, and participated in F1 for 43 years. It has also had many innovative and successful F1 inventions, but in the end it was sold out due to economic problems. . As a car fan, I feel very sorry, but just like life, unhappy things often happen. I believe everyone knows that F1 is definitely a bottomless abyss. If you can't win the race, it will definitely be a money-burning behavior. With the current situation of the teams, they basically do not have any financial resources to compete with other teams. Now we can only look forward to the introduction of Budget in F1 in 2021. The Williams team has the opportunity to score points in F1 after the cap financial spending cap. As for the championship, I believe that fate will naturally have a chance; but again, everyone can see the performance of Russell, a young man. If the Williams team makes progress in the chariot in 2021, is it possible that Russell can be Williams? What about the score? I personally hope that will happen.

After talking about the team, let's talk about the next season's competition.

I believe that this season's competition will be the hardest season for every staff member in recent years. This season was supposed to start in Australia in March, but it was cancelled due to the pandemic. It is understandable to cancel the game itself, but the date announced by the conference is two days before the game. In fact, to a certain extent, it can be seen that the FIA has a problem in emergency response, but there are also rumors that it is too late to announce due to the large amount of compensation involved. As for the reason, of course, we have no way of knowing, but I believe that every time The disappointment of one staff member is definitely greater than that of every fan.

I went to the 1,000th Ferrari in Italy commemorative race. After the 2016 Brazil Grand Prix 1400 days apart, there were two red flags. Extremely unusual. When the first red flag appeared, it was a restart and the four cars behind the line were hyped. Although the visibility of the event can be preserved,  On the other hand, the safety problem is getting bigger and bigger. In the past, it did not happen mainly because the drivers were careful. But as the so-called accident, unexpected, the driver is only one person, and there will always be one or two mistakes / mistakes, The result is this accident. Although the conference said after the race that no driver needs to take full responsibility for this accident,  I personally think that the biggest responsibility should be the conference itself, and it is always necessary to strike a balance between the observability of the event and the safety of the drivers. I believe it is It's easy, but since accidents can be avoided, how to make them happen?  As for another accident, it can only be considered that Stroll is not good, and the mechanical failure is always beyond the driver’s control.  As for this race to commemorate Ferrari’s 1,000th F1 race, although neither of the two Ferraris won the top three, they were able to get into the top ten with their strength and earn points It's already good , I believe that in the eyes of many Ferrari fans, this kind of achievement can already be received.

As for the end of September, there is a lot of unfortunate news that Honda will withdraw from F1 engine supply after 2022 , which is the first time in history Four times announced his withdrawal from F1. Of course, after 2022, the Red Blue engine will be supplied and everyone will be a fan, but it is also surprising that it has been in the  V6 Turbo hybrid engine era since 2014. From the victory of Pingzhi to the home, basically other manufacturers only accompany them. Although 2022 is the year of major reform of F1, Honda’s decision to leave early, to a certain extent, also means that only a few manufacturers of  V6 Turbo hybrid engines can be familiar with it. Simply put, it means that as long as it is successfully developed, Can monopolize F1 events. Personally, of course, I hope to see Honda return to F1 for the fifth time in my life.

After that, I returned to the Turkish circuit after a nine-year absence. It was a very exciting event this season. In addition to the performance of the drivers, the more important thing was the track itself . If you remember, at that time, in order to cater to F1's return to Turkey, the track authority resurfaced the track for four weeks, and the lack of competition after that caused a serious lack of grip on the track. . On the one hand, Before going to the race, for some reason, the staff would sprinkle water on the track every day before the start of the race, so that the grip on the track returned to zero. In the end, it was also because of the rain on the race weekend. As the saying goes: on wet roads, there are slippery drivers. What we've seen is time and time again and again and again and again and again cars are splattered on the ground, from Hamilton to Max Verstappe, basically nothing is avoided. However, the results of this game were all unexpected. First of all, it is a pioneering work that a semi-dry and wet bicycle can travel more than 50 laps. After the race, everyone should see that the bicycle has become bald, and the distance is explosive. It's only a step away; another surprise is that Ferrari's Vettel was able to return to the podium before leaving Ferrari, and it was the place where he won the championship nine years ago, although he won't win the championship this time, but I For him, it should be the most exciting time before leaving Ferrari. 

At the end of the third Bahrain station, I can only say a sentence: It's yours again, Kvyat. He had a share in the two accidents; but again, he was unavoidable in both accidents. In fact, this race , even if you are not an F1 fan, I believe everyone only remembers that Grosjean hit the protective wall and exploded and caught fire.

This is also one of the most terrifying accidents in F1 in recent years. I am definitely not a physicist, and my physics level is only to the third year, so I can't speculate that there will be such a big fire. I can only be sure that the oil cylinder is one of the culprits; but what I want to say is that the safety equipment of Modern F1 has been improved a lot than it was decades ago, but if you unpack the car, it will explode and burst into flames, and the driver will be relieved. Take full precautions, and you will get second-degree burns on your hands and feet. Of course, I'm not an expert, so I can't answer these questions, but I can't help but reflect on the fact that every time every car and every driver races, they risk their lives every time. This year's F1 car should be the fastest car on record. After all, when the FIA is in pursuit of speed, there are some things the FIA should do to ensure the safety of returning drivers. I think this one will also become the FIA The direction of improvement in the next few years, after all, this good draw does not mean that the next time will be safe and sound, of course, we do not want to see another similar accident happen again; as for the second Bahrain race, as I As mentioned above,  can only be counted as before Russell's hour. 

To sum up, this season's tournaments are really surprising and exciting. There are a lot of exciting climbs, and there are also many surprising surprises, such as winning the championship and winning the championship. A DNF. But just like in life, everything has its ups and downs. You cannot talk when the opportunity comes, but when the opportunity does not come, you can only do so when the time does not come. It does not mean that the driver is not working hard enough, but luck is all about the race. part. This season’s races also broke a lot of records at the same time. As for which records have been broken, I believe everyone already knows, but there is one record that has not been broken, and it is the record for the most laps led by a driver. The number is 5111 laps, maintained by Michael Schumacher; and Hamilton's 5099 laps, but I believe this record will be broken very soon next season.

Finally, I believe that the question that many people want to know is the question of where Albon of Red Blue will stay in 2021. Good Unfortunately, until the moment I wrote this (December 18, 2020 at 4:56 pm) No official news has been announced, but there have been foreign reports that it will be as soon as Friday It has been announced that Perez will replace Albon as Reb Blue's 2021 F1 driver.

I believe that Red Blue must have more data about Albon than us (nonsense), but it also confirms an urban legend to a certain extent, that is: a car with a Honda  engine is definitely not easy to drive. The best example is this season’s MotoGP, the defending champion Marc Márquez withdrew from the entire season due to injury; and Álex Márquez, his teammate and scout, both drove the RC213V provided by Honda, but the results were completely different and also All made Repsol Honda lose the best team and best car factory this season. Going back to Álex Márquez's performance this season, he had two DNFs, three times he finished without scoring, but he could be on the podium as runner-up for two weeks in a row. Of course, luck is not rare in every sport, but human factors are inevitable. The Honda engine is actually a very high-quality engine. More importantly, I believe it is the combination of the vehicle and the driver. . As the saying goes: hard is not necessarily true, weak is not necessarily true, if you can tame the Honda engine, you can control the car by people, such as Marc Márquez and Max Verstappen, and even win the race; but if you don't If you can tame the Honda engine, you will be controlled by the car and become a person. For example, Álex Márquez and Albon can win the podium. It is possible to finish the race but fail to score. It is even possible to DNF. Fighting hard only loses, and the fighting spirit is damaged. Personally, I certainly hope that Albon can continue to play next year. Albon is always a sophomore in F1. If he continues to work hard, I believe that it is absolutely possible to win the podium in the future, but the premise is to improve the instability during the competition. Performance.

As for live TV, so far, FOX SPORT Asia F1 and F2 live broadcast contracts will end at the end of the 2021 season/year, so everyone should be at ease, but I don't know if there will be Cantonese commentary.

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