2018 Formula 1 Season Paddock

March 25 Australian GP Melbourne

April 8 Bahrain GP* Sakhir

April 15 Chinese GP* Shanghai

April 29 Azerbaijan GP Baku

May 13 Spanish GP Barcelona

May 27 Monaco GP Monaco

June 10 Canadian GP Montreal

June 24 French GP Le Castellet

July 1 Austrian GP Spielberg

July 8 British GP Silverstone

July 22 German GP Hockenheim

July 29 Hungarian GP Budapest

August 26 Belgian GP Spa-Francorchamps

September 2 Italian GP Monza

September 16 Singapore GP Marina Bay

September 30 Russian GP Sochi

October 7 Japanese GP Suzuka

October 21 United States GP Austin

October 28 Mexican GP Mexico City

November 11 Brazilian GP Sao Paulo

November 25 Abu Dhabi GP Yas Marina

* subject to confirmation on date

 

Oz, you are certainly on top of this and I thank you... much appreciated

 

Thanks! Just printed the schedule & put it on the fridge. Without looking, I'll bet the work, dog grooming & every other schedule are the same. Then there's the Stanley Cup too. Next year I'm just gonna go to Montreal & be done with it.

 

2018 Test Calendar

February 26-March 1 (Barcelona)

March 6-9 (Barcelona)

May 15-16 (Barcelona)

July 31-August 1 (Hungaroring)

 

So......are they drivers really going to be in capsules next year?

Heard this from my father in law last weekend.

Kinda hard to interpret his English through the thick heavy French accent

But, I swore he said something of the like

 

The Halo will be on the cars next year , see pic in first post

 

Oh ok, missed that somehow.

Looks much different from what I had envisioned.

With the risk of me sounding like an idiot...whats the purpose of the halo?

 

Roll over/slide under protection

 

Seems legit

 

Head protection

 

I am looking forward to the on board shots to see just what it will really look like. Is this the final design, or is it up to the teams to interpret the rule and make it their own?

 

All pics to this point are with the FIA test rig , there is some leeway for the teams to alter the sizes and it will likely be same colour as livery on each car

McLaren tested a mini wing on it in Abu Dhabi testing

https://www.google.ca/amp/www.daily...amp/McLaren-test-mini-wing-F1-halo-ahead.html

 

Kubica completes 100 laps in test for Williams

http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...00-laps-in-2017-williams-at-f1-abu-dhabi-test

 

sub'd

Should be making it to Austin in 2018, couldn't swing it in 2017 because I procrastinated too long lol. The wife is on board and wants to go, no excuses now!!!

 

Come on down buddy!!!

Its a great time for all

 

Will do! I just text the wife saying we'd need to take Friday and Monday off, she said let's do Thursday through Tuesday to give us more time to explore Austin

 

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So what will we call the 2018 Mclaren? MacRenault, RenRen, MacRo, MacHonder was a good name, too bad it didn't work out.

 

McFrenchy

 

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