Time for another exciting season of:
Rathburns Formula 1 World Championship Extravaganza ThreadTM!Some minor rule changes this year, driver changes, and even a team name change. Also, if you're in Toronto in early February, the Racing Point launch will be happening at the Canadian International Auto Show, so make sure you stop by and check it out!
2019 Race Schedule
1. March 17 - Australia
2. March 31 - Bahrain
3. April 14 - China
4. April 28 - Azerbaijan
5. May 12 - Spain
6. May 26 - Monaco
7. June 9 - Canada
8. June 23 - France
9. June 30 - Austria
10. July 14 - Great Britain
11. July 28 - Germany
12. August 4 - Hungary
13. September 1 - Belgium
14. September 8 - Italy
15. September 22 - Singapore
16. September 29 - Russia
17. October 13 - Japan
18. October 27 - Mexico
19. November 3 - USA
20. November 17 - Brazil
21. December 1 - Abu Dhabi
Car Launch Dates:
Mercedes - February 13, 2019
Ferrari - February 15, 2019
Red Bull - February 13, 2019
Renault - February 12, 2019
Haas - February 7, 2019
McLaren - February 14, 2019
Racing Point - February 13, 2019
Sauber Alfa Romeo - February 18, 2019
Toro Rosso - February 11, 2019
Williams - February 11, 2019
Discuss away....
*Also, if you come in here during the season and complain about spoilers, uckfay your hat! Don't come in if you haven't seen the race or aren't willing to read about results/incidents.Slashburn, here's a dates and times calendar for everything 2019:
2019 Schedule
Thu, Mar 14
9:00 PM ET Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park
*AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Mar 15
1:00 AM ET Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park
*AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Fri, Mar 15
11:00 PM ET Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park
*AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Mar 16
2:00 AM ET Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park
*AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Mar 17
1:10 AM ET Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park
*AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX RACE
Fri, Mar 29
7:00 AM ET Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain International Circuit
*BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Mar 29
11:00 AM ET Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain International Circuit
*BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Sat, Mar 30
8:00 AM ET Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain International Circuit
*BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Mar 30
11:00 AM ET Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain International Circuit
*BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Mar 31
11:10 AM ET Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain International Circuit
*BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX RACE
Thu, Apr 11
10:00 PM ET Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit
*CHINESE GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Apr 12
2:00 AM ET Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit
*CHINESE GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Fri, Apr 12
11:00 PM ET Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit
*CHINESE GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Apr 13
2:00 AM ET Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit
*CHINESE GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Apr 14
2:10 AM ET Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit
*CHINESE GRAND PRIX RACE
Fri, Apr 26
5:00 AM ET Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku City Circuit
*AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Apr 26
9:00 AM ET Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku City Circuit
*AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Sat, Apr 27
6:00 AM ET Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku City Circuit
*AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Apr 27
9:00 AM ET Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku City Circuit
*AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Apr 28
8:10 AM ET Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku City Circuit
*AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX RACE
Fri, May 10
5:00 AM ET Spanish Grand Prix
Circuit de Catalunya
*SPANISH GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, May 10
9:00 AM ET Spanish Grand Prix
Circuit de Catalunya
*SPANISH GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Sat, May 11
6:00 AM ET Spanish Grand Prix
Circuit de Catalunya
*SPANISH GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, May 11
9:00 AM ET Spanish Grand Prix
Circuit de Catalunya
*SPANISH GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, May 12
9:10 AM ET Spanish Grand Prix
Circuit de Catalunya
*SPANISH GRAND PRIX RACE
Thu, May 23
5:00 AM ET Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
*MONACO GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Thu, May 23
9:00 AM ET Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
*MONACO GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Sat, May 25
6:00 AM ET Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
*MONACO GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, May 25
9:00 AM ET Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
*MONACO GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, May 26
9:10 AM ET Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
*MONACO GRAND PRIX RACE
Fri, Jun 7
10:00 AM ET Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
*CANADIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Jun 7
2:00 PM ET Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
*CANADIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Sat, Jun 8
11:00 AM ET Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
*CANADIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Jun 8
2:00 PM ET Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
*CANADIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Jun 9
2:10 PM ET Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
*CANADIAN GRAND PRIX RACE
Fri, Jun 21
5:00 AM ET French Grand Prix
Le Castellet
*FRENCH GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Jun 21
9:00 AM ET French Grand Prix
Le Castellet
*FRENCH GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Sat, Jun 22
6:00 AM ET French Grand Prix
Le Castellet
*FRENCH GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Jun 22
9:00 AM ET French Grand Prix
Le Castellet
*FRENCH GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Jun 23
9:10 AM ET French Grand Prix
Le Castellet
*FRENCH GRAND PRIX RACE
Fri, Jun 28
5:00 AM ET Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring
*AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Jun 28
9:00 AM ET Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring
*AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Sat, Jun 29
6:00 AM ET Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring
*AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Jun 29
9:00 AM ET Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring
*AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Jun 30
9:10 AM ET Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring
*AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX RACE
Fri, Jul 12
5:00 AM ET British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
*BRITISH GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Jul 12
9:00 AM ET British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
*BRITISH GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Sat, Jul 13
6:00 AM ET British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
*BRITISH GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Jul 13
9:00 AM ET British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
*BRITISH GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Jul 14
9:10 AM ET British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
*BRITISH GRAND PRIX RACE
Fri, Jul 26
5:00 AM ET German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring
*GERMAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Jul 26
9:00 AM ET German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring
*GERMAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Sat, Jul 27
6:00 AM ET German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring
*GERMAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Jul 27
9:00 AM ET German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring
*GERMAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Jul 28
9:10 AM ET German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring
*GERMAN GRAND PRIX RACE
Fri, Aug 2
5:00 AM ET Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungaroring
*HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Aug 2
9:00 AM ET Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungaroring
*HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Sat, Aug 3
6:00 AM ET Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungaroring
*HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Aug 3
9:00 AM ET Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungaroring
*HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Aug 4
9:10 AM ET Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungaroring
*HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX RACE
Fri, Aug 30
5:00 AM ET Belgian Grand Prix
Spa-Francorchamps
*BELGIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Aug 30
9:00 AM ET Belgian Grand Prix
Spa-Francorchamps
*BELGIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Sat, Aug 31
6:00 AM ET Belgian Grand Prix
Spa-Francorchamps
*BELGIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Aug 31
9:00 AM ET Belgian Grand Prix
Spa-Francorchamps
*BELGIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Sep 1
9:10 AM ET Belgian Grand Prix
Spa-Francorchamps
*BELGIAN GRAND PRIX RACE
Fri, Sep 6
5:00 AM ET Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
*ITALIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Sep 6
9:00 AM ET Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
*ITALIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Sat, Sep 7
6:00 AM ET Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
*ITALIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Sep 7
9:00 AM ET Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
*ITALIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Sep 8
9:10 AM ET Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
*ITALIAN GRAND PRIX RACE
Fri, Sep 20
4:30 AM ET Singapore Grand Prix
Marina Bay Circuit
*SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Sep 20
8:30 AM ET Singapore Grand Prix
Marina Bay Circuit
*SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Sat, Sep 21
6:00 AM ET Singapore Grand Prix
Marina Bay Circuit
*SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Sep 21
9:00 AM ET Singapore Grand Prix
Marina Bay Circuit
*SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Sep 22
8:10 AM ET Singapore Grand Prix
Marina Bay Circuit
*SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX RACE
Fri, Sep 27
3:00 AM ET Russian Grand Prix
Sochi Autodrom
*RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Sep 27
7:00 AM ET Russian Grand Prix
Sochi Autodrom
*RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Sat, Sep 28
4:00 AM ET Russian Grand Prix
Sochi Autodrom
*RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Sep 28
7:00 AM ET Russian Grand Prix
Sochi Autodrom
*RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Sep 29
6:10 AM ET Russian Grand Prix
Sochi Autodrom
*RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX RACE
Thu, Oct 10
9:00 PM ET Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit
*JAPANESE GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Oct 11
1:00 AM ET Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit
*JAPANESE GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Fri, Oct 11
11:00 PM ET Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit
*JAPANESE GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Oct 12
2:00 AM ET Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit
*JAPANESE GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Oct 13
1:10 AM ET Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit
*JAPANESE GRAND PRIX RACE
Fri, Oct 25
11:00 AM ET Mexican Grand Prix
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
*MEXICAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Oct 25
3:00 PM ET Mexican Grand Prix
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
*MEXICAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Sat, Oct 26
11:00 AM ET Mexican Grand Prix
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
*MEXICAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Oct 26
2:00 PM ET Mexican Grand Prix
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
*MEXICAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Oct 27
3:10 PM ET Mexican Grand Prix
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
*MEXICAN GRAND PRIX RACE
Fri, Nov 1
Noon ET United States Grand Prix
Circuit of the Americas
*UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Nov 1
4:00 PM ET United States Grand Prix
Circuit of the Americas
*UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Sat, Nov 2
2:00 PM ET United States Grand Prix
Circuit of the Americas
*UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Nov 2
5:00 PM ET United States Grand Prix
Circuit of the Americas
*UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Nov 3
2:10 PM ET United States Grand Prix
Circuit of the Americas
*UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX RACE
Fri, Nov 15
8:00 AM ET Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
*BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Nov 15
Noon ET Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
*BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Sat, Nov 16
9:00 AM ET Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
*BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Nov 16
Noon ET Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
*BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Nov 17
12:10 PM ET Brazilian Grand Prix
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
*BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX RACE
Fri, Nov 29
4:00 AM ET Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina Circuit
*ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 1
Fri, Nov 29
8:00 AM ET Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina Circuit
*ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 2
Sat, Nov 30
5:00 AM ET Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina Circuit
*ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX PRACTICE 3
Sat, Nov 30
8:00 AM ET Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina Circuit
*ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING
Sun, Dec 1
8:10 AM ET Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina Circuit
*ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX RACE