[roastpuff]

Williams Racing Appoints New Team Principal James Vowles (https://www.williamsf1.com/posts/93701e34-e20a-4bfd-bbd2-c289a1d5bd78/williams-racing-appoints-new-team-principal)

Bono, my James is gone!

Good for James, let's see what he can do with Williams.

[SkinnyPupp]

Glad Formula 1 has an established true heel once again. Looking forward to Max getting his comeuppance this year!

[sonick]

Rumours of Porsche buying or joining Williams?

https://thejudge13.com/2023/01/16/porsche-buys-williams/

Quite the plot twist if so! lucky for Albon if true.

[EvoFire]

Rumours of Porsche buying or joining Williams?

https://thejudge13.com/2023/01/16/porsche-buys-williams/

Quite the plot twist if so! lucky for Albon if true.

There's no guarantees they'll be successful. Look at Toyota, Honda, Ford/Jag in the recent era.

I'm excited, but not holding my breath.

[Hondaracer]

So are they gonna let Cadillac/Andretti in or what

Seems like the logical move from a marketing standpoint especially given the resurgence of popularity of F1 in the US

[StylinRed]

Doesn't seem like they want Andretti in

[Great68]

Would rather have Andretti than two main constructor "B" teams like Alpha Tauri & Alfa Romeo who essentially have no hope of ever winning a championship and are just filler anyways.

[EvoFire]

Alfa is going away and becoming Audi's works team.

I'm curious where Williams is heading because with James Volwes I thought they were heading to become a AMG B team, but the news of Porsche joining the ranks means really only AT will be the only B team on the grid, and AT has proven in the past that they can win races.


Oh wait almost forgot about Haas, but they aren't acting like a B team right now.

[StylinRed]

cough cough :toot:

[Hondaracer]

Shot I was bumping the wrong thread before sorry

[Suprarz666]

F1TV subscription is on sale this week for 63.99/1year for those interested.

[The Producer]

F1TV subscription is on sale this week for 63.99/1year for those interested.

so worth it - the service is great. the extras are awesome

That's less than i paid last year (80 bucks)

It pays for itself the first time the dodgy stream you're watching craps out on the last lap. :rukidding:

[Hondaracer]

How do you watch it? In a browser?

[TypeRNammer]

How do you watch it? In a browser?

Desktop and mobile apps I believe

[bcrdukes]

CRT TV

[Koflach]

What does it offer that TSN doesn't?

[The Producer]

i watch it on the native appletv app. I don't have cable.

off the top of my head (these are just the things I've used)

no commercials (not even split screen)
multiple commentary feeds (the F1TV feed is actually my preferred choice over Sky now but both are available)
any time in car footage (watch an entire race from onboard if you want)

biggest one for me coming from previously using whatever streams I could find - buffered start. you don't have to wait until the race is over but you also don't have to be up at the crack of fuck to watch. i'm down for 6am starts but not earlier. i guess if you're a dvr user that's the same

there's a pile of docu's you can watch. race replays. if you're really serious F2 and F3 coverage too.

edit: as mentioned any browser, including consoles. there's no xbox app but it works through the browser. we use this at work to watch the FP's

[SkinnyPupp]

Do you get Crofty/Brundle commentary? I can't really get into anyone else

It's only $27 for me, is that right? It could be because nobody has TV rights here.

https://i.imgur.com/60mHV7o.png

Edit: Oh this isn't for live races

They don't even offer live service here LUL

[Suprarz666]

Yes you can select crofty/brundle.

[The Producer]

Do you get Crofty/Brundle commentary? I can't really get into anyone else

It's only $27 for me, is that right? It could be because nobody has TV rights here.

https://i.imgur.com/60mHV7o.png

Edit: Oh this isn't for live races

They don't even offer live service here LUL

there's 2 tiers (in canada anyways) I did get tricked into only getting the base tier last year that didn't include live racing but a quick chat and they sorted it out.

[SkinnyPupp]

there's 2 tiers (in canada anyways) I did get tricked into only getting the base tier last year that didn't include live racing but a quick chat and they sorted it out.
Yeah if I want to try it I might VPN through India (they might block it now - sites are getting better at this)

https://i.imgur.com/dxTeNsR.png

Edit: I can get to the billing page when using a VPN that is NOT geo-located. That leaves out most of Asia, but Isreal has it for $48

[TypeRNammer]

For anyone that has accumulated google rewards dollars from doing google surveys, you can use it towards purchasing a one year subscription.

Only down side is you will be paying retail price at $79.99 before taxes.

EDIT

Oh man that was so satisfying after subscribing to F1TV pro.

I was able to back track to 2019 Brazil, GP watching the on board footage of the red bull cars. During this time the microphones were placed in areas of the redbull where it sounds extra mean and get to hear all the aggressive downshifts.

[HonestTea]

LIGHT OUT AND AWAY WE GO! (pre-season testing)

[TypeRNammer]

LIGHT OUT AND AWAY WE GO! (pre-season testing)

Speaking of lights out

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMYAUyP17/

Here's Anthony Davidson impersonating Crofty during testing today :lawl:

[Hondaracer]

Some side comparisons

https://i.imgur.com/XBN7PLg.jpg

And a merc VS Ferrari comparison

https://i.imgur.com/dK09Or5.jpg

[sonick]

Aston looking good, f1tv team putting them up in 4th or even 3rd in the constructors championship.

Edit: even ted Kravitz from sky putting them 3rd

https://youtu.be/WUo0FL4XLC8

[Hondaracer]

Watching D2S, the one thing you’ve always gotta give Ferrari, is Ferrari is Ferrari lol

Like in the first episodes when they are all looking at the new cars and basically laughing at Mercedes car, Ferrari would neverrrrrr come to the track with a floor that looked as “functional” as Mercs did last year. I guarantee you in back rooms there is as much discussion about the form as there is the function of their designs. It still always has to be a Ferrari

[mb_]

Finished season 5 of DTS, definite improvement over season 4 which I didn't finish

Hopefully with Vasseur at the helm, they stop with their stupid blunders cause they totally had the car to compete with Red Bull

[The Producer]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230301/4f4a49cae7b12010ddc27747c8258b24.jpg

I think it’s going to be Alpine for me this year. Need a midfield team to care about. Will still be pulling for Alfa/Sauber to put in some good drives too

Race week! Get excited!


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[Eff-1]

Alex Albon essay, so good.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/alex-albon-formula-one-racing-f1

This isn’t to throw shade at anyone at Red Bull Racing or Max or anything, honestly. But the car is set up in a unique way that is built around the lead driver, and that’s Max.

I like a lot of front end and nose. I’ve been teammates with George and Charles and I’ve always had way more nose than them. Basically think front-end sensitivity. And when I got into the Red Bull … I mean there was so much nose on the thing that if you blew on the wheel the car would turn.

[68style]

Nothing I love better than a good players tribune article.

[TypeRNammer]

Alex Albon essay, so good.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/alex-albon-formula-one-racing-f1

Excellent read for anyone that's lurking in this thread.

[blkgsr]

Alex Albon essay, so good.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/alex-albon-formula-one-racing-f1

thanks for the link, always liked Alex and that was a great story. Many people forget he was close to winning/more podiums a couple times but taken out by Lewis

really hope Williams improves and he get's another shot at one of the bigger teams in the coming years.

[sonick]

Tbh Albon might be a better 2nd driver than checo in retrospect.

[blkgsr]

checo just signed a 2 year extension last year, so this year and next year. could see albon take the seat again in 2025

[sonick]

Ohohohoho Alonso P1 for FP2

:awwyeah:

[EvoFire]

All that shenanigans with Piastri and McLaren/Alpine, looks like Alpine might be the marginally faster car.

[dark0821]

not a LH fan by any means... but this interview... sigh...

Just his body language, tone, you can see he is desperately to stay positive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SRcI1VUFgs

hopefully he is just practicing for his oscar and Merc are sandbagging the shit out of the car.

I just want someone to dethrone max lolol, so... go Alonso and Lecler....

[Great68]

This year could be the first time I ever actively root for Alonso...

[The Producer]

i won't. the Strolls are massive POS's.

only consolation is I hope Alonso makes Lance look terrible all season.

[supafamous]

Alonso leads FP3....oh boy. Will it be? Can it be!?

[sonick]

Exciting qualifying despite the top 4 being exactly as expected.

The potential pace in Mercedes is promising, especially if there is more potential shortly with upcoming upgrades.

Will be exciting to see Alonso fighting it out in the front if the Aston can keep up in race pace.

Great story for Hulkenberg's return getting into q3.

Stoked for tomorrow.

[Spoon]

Having the Lewis vs Alonso grudge match play out will be worth it for me already. If Ferrari can compete with RB, that's just a cherry on top.

[StylinRed]

Man I was worried that the Hype train for Alonso was at risk after Qualifying, but fuk yeah Vamos Alonso!

[The Producer]

as predicted - stroll almost wipes him out before the race even starts. what a moron.

alonso's biggest fight this season is going to be not getting DNF'd by his boss's son

[StylinRed]

lol yeah that was scary

At least stroll has a bit of an excuse with his injuries, but I see him being a dnf risk even after he's all healed up

[sonick]

Alonsooooo podium!

Ricciardo smiling seeing the McLaren fuckery

[MarkyMark]

Man RB is going to dominate this year

[Hondaracer]

Pretty boring race and Ferrari gonna Ferrari lol

Amazing performance by Aston though Damn.. If they can keep some reliability in this car no reason they can’t fight for 3rd or even 2nd if the car performs this well

[mb_]

Aston Martin is now the works Mercedes-Benz team :lol

[Great68]

If you ignore Red Bull, I found the race actually pretty good.

[Eff-1]

I just can't cheer for Aston Martin. They are the most unlikable team. Everything from Lawrence Stroll's ego, to the nepotism of his son driving. Even more unlikeable than Max.

And the worst part is Lance is Canadian and it's meant nothing to me. Back when JV was driving, I loved cheering for a Canadian and hearing the anthem on the podium. But I can't say I've ever felt the same about Lance. I completely forget there is a Canadian in the field tbh.

I think this season my cheering will go primarily towards the Haas team, Checo, Alpine (I like Otmar) and Alex Albon.

[unit]

man i stopped watching f1 in the schumi ferrari era and i cant believe alonso is still racing, or how long a racing career lasts sometimes. last time i watched him he was just making a name for himself with renault, that was an exciting time for that team

[EvoFire]

I'm not an Alonso fan, I don't hate him but just indifferent. I'm excited to see a 42yr old on the podium and fighting for wins though.

On the topic of Lance Stroll. He's not a bad driver, but inconsistent. I don't feel strongly about him either. But his dad seems like a massive asshole, the stories coming out of Racing Point/AMR are the very definition of someone who I don't want to work for.

[Hondaracer]

I just can't cheer for Aston Martin. They are the most unlikable team. Everything from Lawrence Stroll's ego, to the nepotism of his son driving. Even more unlikeable than Max.

And the worst part is Lance is Canadian and it's meant nothing to me. Back when JV was driving, I loved cheering for a Canadian and hearing the anthem on the podium. But I can't say I've ever felt the same about Lance. I completely forget there is a Canadian in the field tbh.

I think this season my cheering will go primarily towards the Haas team, Checo, Alpine (I like Otmar) and Alex Albon.

Not an AM or a stroll fan either, but given the cars that Stroll has had to this point, regardless of Daddy owning the team he seems to have at least the potential to be a middle of the pack F1 driver

Unlike Latifi etc lol

Like Stroll is probably a better driver than Yuki, Zhao, etc

[sonick]

Also not an AM/Stroll fan but I am finding myself cheering for them. I am very curious to see how much of an impact a new facility/windtunnel will be for on-track progress, as well as fascinated by Lawrence's 5-year plan in putting business practices into an F1 team and treating it like an actual business.

Also the chaotic evil nature of Alonso possibly disrupting the top 3 teams and making it interesting.

I agree Stroll is better than Yuki or Zhou, and so there is SOME talent there.

Storylines I am interested in following this season:
- How AM progresses thru the season
- If Mercedes can turn it around in development mid-season
- Gasly vs Ocon beef
- Tsunoda vs DeVries fighting for the alpha male spot
- How far Albon can carry Williams on his back
- How McLaren's dysfunction will look like thru the season
- If Vasseur can turn around Ferrari.

[MarkyMark]

With the cost cap in place it basically makes it impossible for any team to catch up to RB this year no? When you're winning by 20+ seconds someone changing a few parts ain't thing to do much.

I get they needed to do something for the bottom teams that couldn't afford to throw money at problems, but in Mercedes case it sounds like they are already writing this season off after the first race because you're limited to what you can do at this point.

[EvoFire]

I don't know I would so quickly say Stroll is better than Zhou. He's only had one season whereas Stroll has been around for awhile. Yuki I'm not as sure about as he's prone to making cold tire mistakes. He's done it quite a few times after exiting a pit stop.

To add to the storylines, I am interested in seeing if RB is done with Checo as they don't seem to be getting along too well. But Ricciardo isn't someone I see as a good fit, as their No2 either. We'll have to see how Checo's performance is this year and if it's good enough for RB to keep him around. Also in consideration is how much Checo wants to win. He isn't winning in the RB behind Max, but at this point no other team is even gonna come close. The question is if he sees another team as up and coming to challenge RB who will even consider taking him in.

[Spoon]

- Gasly vs Ocon beef
- Tsunoda vs DeVries fighting for the alpha male spot

Waiting to see the first team collision.

The things DeVries said in Drive to Survive was pretty damn disrespectful. :rukidding:

[sonick]

I don't know I would so quickly say Stroll is better than Zhou. He's only had one season whereas Stroll has been around for awhile. Yuki I'm not as sure about as he's prone to making cold tire mistakes. He's done it quite a few times after exiting a pit stop.

To add to the storylines, I am interested in seeing if RB is done with Checo as they don't seem to be getting along too well. But Ricciardo isn't someone I see as a good fit, as their No2 either. We'll have to see how Checo's performance is this year and if it's good enough for RB to keep him around. Also in consideration is how much Checo wants to win. He isn't winning in the RB behind Max, but at this point no other team is even gonna come close. The question is if he sees another team as up and coming to challenge RB who will even consider taking him in.

Yeah that's fair about Zhou. I will say Stroll's pass on Russel over the weekend was pretty decent.

Will never happen with Lawrence running the company, but I would like to see Checo, Lando, or even Ricciardo in the AM with Alonso. I would also love to see Albon get a second crack at Red Bull. But again, likely never gonna happen.

[sonick]

Alonso P3 in FP1, P2 in FP2 :awwyeah:

My friend saw a video that verstappen could win the title after so many poles, and then they could hand off the car Daniel so that RB can get 1, 2, 3 in drivers championship lol.

[Teriyaki]

Alonso P3 in FP1, P2 in FP2 :awwyeah:

My friend saw a video that verstappen could win the title after so many poles, and then they could hand off the car Daniel so that RB can get 1, 2, 3 in drivers championship lol.

Take the car away from Max and tell him not to race? He would rather die in the thing.

[Great68]

Alonso P3 in FP1, P2 in FP2 :awwyeah:

My friend saw a video that verstappen could win the title after so many poles, and then they could hand off the car Daniel so that RB can get 1, 2, 3 in drivers championship lol.

That would be neat to see, but would never happen. Max wants to add wins to his stats.

[Hondaracer]

Fuck there was a side by side on the F1 IG page and Alonso was basically neck and neck with Max, crazy

[sonick]

Oh shit Max gearbox issue in Q2. Possible Alonso pole???

[MarkyMark]

Well we're going to see just how fast Red Bulls car is tomorrow with Max starting from way back

[sonick]

Front rooooowww Alonsooooo!

[Hondaracer]

This should definitely add some intrigue to the race with max at 15

[HonestTea]

The RBR car is so far ahead... No one would've challenged Max for pole

[Hondaracer]

What’s crazy when you watch it in the qualifying is how steady/smooth it is. No wonder they see such little tire degradation the car just sticks to the road

[Koflach]

This should definitely add some intrigue to the race with max at 15

He will have half of those ahead of him passed within the first 5 laps. He will be leading the race by the 20th lap. I'm not a fan of his but that car is unstoppable right now.

[SkinnyPupp]

Alonso vs Perez will be really fun. Max will easily cut through the field and will be in first after the pit stops.

I love this track! I just wish it was a daytime race so I could watch it live (starts at 2am for me)

[StylinRed]

Poor Alonso, they just tacked on a +10sec penalty cuz the jack was touching his car when serving the penalty, so he lost his podium that goes to Russell

Some ppl are mad the FIA waited until near the end of the race before announcing they might give Alonso this extra penalty, since the infraction happened on Lap 18

They're saying if they had announced it sooner Alonso could have built a 10s gap

[sonick]

Boring race, shitty for Alonso and the clowns at the FIA taking so long to set the penalty.

Found it neat how (without the penalty and if stroll had not DNF) it basically had both drivers of each team in sequential order (RB/RB, Aston, Merc/Merc, Ferrari/Ferrari, Alpine/Alpine) in the top 9.

Edit: Alonso gets his P3 back!

[StylinRed]

Oh that's cool didn't know AM was contesting it! Nice!


If anyone wants to read about it
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-gets-saudi-f1-podium-back-after-penalty-ruling-overturned-/10446232/

[The Producer]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230320/75f232edb3ede14e3f78a25e66514a2c.jpg


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[Spoon]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FrmoikHX0AAzK-L?format=jpg&name=small

I tried to like the Verstappens, but this pretty much sums up why it's so hard to route for them.

[The Producer]

max can't catch checo - driveshaft must be broken

max sets fastest lap - driveshaft must have self healed


AND scumbag RB trying to slow Checo down?

the only reason to even pay attention to them this year will be watching this play out.

PS: Alonso places (eventually, WTF FIA?) and Stroll DNF. :ilied:

[HonestTea]

Fuck the Verstappens, Jos can't even be happy that his son got 2nd lol

[SkinnyPupp]

sigh

[blkgsr]

Fuck the Verstappens, Jos can't even be happy that his son got 2nd lol

can't even give him a pat on the back or high five. short memory from 2 seasons ago when the guy helped your son win the championship. fuck em both.

and dirt bag RB trying to slow down checo, good for him on calling them out on it and not slowing down.

then he even asked Max in the waiting room about keeping pace, Max just straight up says no and goes for the fastest lap

max's head has gotten too big

not a fan any more.....go Checo and Alonso.

[blkgsr]

does Danny Ric go to the races? he is the reserve driver right?

you got Mick Schumacher hanging on to Toto's nut sack standing beside him every race.

[SkinnyPupp]

Oh they reversed the penalty, Fernando gets his podium back!

Sorry I am way behind when I don't get to watch live

[Great68]

Perez is pretty naive to think that Max wouldn't have pushed for a fastest lap.

[MarkyMark]

I missed some of the race how was RB trying to get Checo to slow down?

I'm not even sure what Max and his Dad are upset about, do they expect Checo to just pull over everytime Max is behind him?

[SkinnyPupp]

Perez is pretty naive to think that Max wouldn't have pushed for a fastest lap.
He knew. He's a team player though, so he did what the team asked him to do. The team knows this too, which is why they only hint at it "we're not interested in the fastest lap" rather than actually order him not to go for it..

[The Producer]

they asked Checo to slow his pace

reddit is telling me that if you listen to all the team radio (you can) that they also told Max to slow his pace. He wouldn't acknowledge the instruction despite multiple requests (and didn't slow down)

Had Checo done what he was told, Max would have closed some distance (though not enough to catch him). Optics? soft team orders to see what happens when there are real ones? Trying to save the cars? All of that sounds like micro strategy and none of that sounds like racing.

I don't know what the psychology is here. I think for Max (and Jos LOL) if you're not first you're last. RB will have to spend a considerable amount of resources just managing their drivers.

He knew. He's a team player though, so he did what the team asked him to do. The team knows this too, which is why they only hint at it "we're not interested in the fastest lap" rather than actually order him not to go for it..

Actually - he didn't just do what he was asked to do. He questioned it - more than once. Only after that was he told to do as he pleased. RB have some more trouble brewing.

[sonick]

The radio exchange between Verstappen and the team about fastest lap was funny.

max: what's the time for the fastest lap?
team: we aren't concerned about that right now
max: but I am.

[Great68]

I think it's pretty safe to say that Checo is clearly considered the #2 driver by Red Bull, and that's how they treat him (This was probably even expressed to him when he signed his contract)

That might upset Checo fans, but at least it pretty much stamps out the LeClerc/Sainz or Hamilton/Rosberg drama that happened in previous years.

[mb_]

I'm sure Checo knows he's considered #2 but it's either play second fiddle to Max or have no drive on the grid. Which is a shame because he's a terrific driver.

[blkgsr]

I just hope Checo has a dominant car all season and is right there (as close as one can be at this point) to Max since he's the only one at this point that can offer any sort of competition

[Great68]

Let's be honest, Checo is never outperforming Max on actual pace over a weekend.

Mechanical issues, unlucky damage from other competitors, or Strategy blunders on Max's side is basically Checo's only shot at ever finishing above max.

[SkinnyPupp]

Would have been so nice if Max crashed on the last lap trying to get fastest lap

Unfortunately there's no justice in this world

[Hondaracer]

Think the way max is driving right now and with this car, RB knows max is going to want every win. If this race was 10 more laps almost a certainty max would have passed him they will have to eventually just cater to him as him alone could probably win both a constructors and a drivers championship with

What’s fucking crazy about the RB’s is how fast they are even without DRS, like those 2 laps after the safety car with no DRS max is still clawing his way through the pack with very little effort.

[TypeRNammer]

I wish the Formula 1 YouTube channel highlights had Croftly calling the race instead of the default F1 commentators

[blkgsr]

Think the way max is driving right now and with this car, RB knows max is going to want every win. If this race was 10 more laps almost a certainty max would have passed him they will have to eventually just cater to him as him alone could probably win both a constructors and a drivers championship with
.

Let's be honest, Checo is never outperforming Max on actual pace over a weekend.

Mechanical issues, unlucky damage from other competitors, or Strategy blunders on Max's side is basically Checo's only shot at ever finishing above max.

sure and that's fine and correct on both those comments, but make max work for it. don't just make checo slow down to make sure it happens...but we know team orders will come into play

[Great68]

don't just make checo slow down to make sure it happens..

Someone printed the transcripts of the last 5 laps, and this is false.

The team told both drivers to target 33.0's. Max just disobeyed and ran 32.6's. When Checo's engineer realized this, he told Checo he could push.

Really it was just Max's selfishness popping up again (although, he's a ruthless competitor hungry for his 3rd championship, so I don't blame him for trying as some would), but this narrative that the team intentionally fucked Checo over by telling him to run slower is far juicier

What's also funny on that transcript is Checo basically whining to the team trying to make sure the positions stayed as they were.
I hate that shit, I would have loved to have seen a last lap shootout for 1st place between the two if it was possible. Not because I really care for Max or hate Checo, but because I care for exciting racing, first and foremost.

[blkgsr]

Checo's "whining" was they they told him to slow pace. what's the first thing that's going to run through your head when you're leading a race and your beast/dick head of a team mate is the next guy behind you and has the ability to catch if you slow down. don't blame checo at all

he has to plan on 1) team telling him to slow down for max 2) team telling both of them to slow down, save the car and keep positions and max just not listening

either way, checo needs to drive for checo in these types of scenarios when he's ahead, full out.

[StylinRed]

I think that it's amazing that Max goes from jeddah to immediately sitting on his race simulator to game with his gaming team buddies and wins 11 simulator races, the guys just the biggest raving nerd. He's like the guys in the computer labs back in school, except he also drives an F1 car :lol

[The Producer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIGP0KFwRbQ&t=308s

yesss - race week and Danny Ric content!

[SkinnyPupp]

WOW Mercedes!

[StylinRed]

Mercedes made a surprising step up, but Aus is a different type of track, so I wonder if they've improved or if their car is just suited for these types of tracks (or both?)

Ouch Ferrari

Go Huuuuuullkenberg

[sonick]

Post quali they were saying the Merc seems to do better in cooler weather.

Very stoked for the race, hoping to get some nice battles with Alonso out with the Mercs.

[Hondaracer]

Good on the mercs but once again that last flying lap Max had the car on a rail made it look easy lol

[TypeRNammer]

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMYqSGupu/

Guenther being an absolute savage during question period :lawl:

[Suprarz666]

Reminder that the race is 10pm our time today incase anyone forgot.

[The Producer]

https://i.imgur.com/JoPr6Cs.gif

[MarkyMark]

Was hoping for a bit of a battle but Max getting DRS was basically game over on the first lap he could use it lol

[SkinnyPupp]

Red flag with 2 laps to go, so no DRS

Max had some issues with locking about 10 laps ago

Let's go Lewis and Fernando

[Edison_Chen]

Omg is it finished now?

[SkinnyPupp]

Well my shitty streams all decided to crap out at exactly the wrong time, so I have no idea what happened.. Other than Alonso is out and the Alpine drivers took each other out

We're waiting to see if that counted as a lap.. If not, Alonso finishes third. If it counted, then he is 11th

[TypeRNammer]

Well my shitty streams all decided to crap out at exactly the wrong time, so I have no idea what happened.. Other than Alonso is out and the Alpine drivers took each other out

We're waiting to see if that counted as a lap.. If not, Alonso finishes third. If it counted, then he is 11th

It's still under discussion right now

Watching live on F1TV

[supafamous]

What an adventure! 3 red flags! Danny Ricciardo getting into Verstappen's car to finish the race and an Alpha Tauri on the podium! Amazing! /s.

[TypeRNammer]

Race will be restarted and finished for the final lap under safety car in their original positions from my understanding based on the Crofty commentary

EDIT:

I think for the cars that are knocked out on the last restart are pretty much shit out of luck

[SkinnyPupp]

Right so that lap didn't count.. But the Alpine crashes did! :lawl:

[SkinnyPupp]

Sainz penalized 5 seconds on a parade lap LUL

This sport is so weird

[TypeRNammer]

Carlos Sainz nailed with a 5 second penalty

[SkinnyPupp]

Most exciting thing about the final lap will be the tailgating behind Sainz to get within that penalty LUL

[TypeRNammer]

Carlos finishes 12th the penalty

[StylinRed]

What a clusterfk of a race

Shame for Sainz I don't think he deserved a 5s for a first lap first corner incident

Shame for Russell but good job to Merc and Ham

Great race by Hulk

Allonnnsooooo

[Teriyaki]

What a crazy crazy race.

First felt really bad for Russell losing the P2 for the pit stop gamble, but turns out his car wouldn't have made it anyways so...

Then that final lap. WOWOW what an absolute mess. Tough spot for the FIA to be in. End it under safety car and people will complain its boring and too safe. End it with a red, and rolling start and people will say you're making up rules again, end it with the standing start and the drivers all just go YOLO and this is what we got.

Sucks for Sainz, I know the 5s penalty would be normal for causing the collision but wouldn't be nearly as devastating had it been not given it was the last lap on a safety car... 5 grid penalty instead? Maybe more appropriate? Think we just witnessed history regardless, people going to be talking about this one like Abu Dhabi for quite some time.

[StylinRed]

Especially with the 1 month break until Baku, this will be grabbing attention for awhile, especially from all the new fans

[sonick]

Ugghhh 1 month until next race. Can't wait until we get a few back to back race weekends

[Hondaracer]

So what happened with that final racing lap?

The TSN broadcast was super choppy and once the crashes happened they just kinda cut to the cars back in the pit

So because of the contact/red flag on the restart Alonso and stroll maintain their initial position?

[Suprarz666]

Yes because they didn't pass the first sector, it gets reset to previous positions from what I understand. Much like the Zhou accident from silverstone last year.

[Great68]

Kind of crazy for Sainz to get a penalty for a lap that didn't officially count...

Anyways this guy is pretty funny:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFdKX1FGuYs

[StylinRed]

Felipe Massa considers legal avenue to dispute 2008 WDC results based upon Bernies recent interview where he revealed they knew they should have cancelled the 2008 Singapore GP results, which would have then given Massa the championship, but they wanted to avoid a scandal and give the championship to Hamilton so they didnt do anything

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/massa-to-look-into-legal-options-over-2008-f1-title-outcome-/10453165/


Massa to look into legal options over 2008 F1 title outcome
Felipe Massa has revealed that he plans to evaluate whether there are any legal routes that could help him challenge the outcome of the 2008 Formula 1 world championship that he lost to Lewis Hamilton.

>In an interview with the F1-Insider website last month, Ecclestone said he and then FIA president Max Mosley knew of the situation “during the 2008 season.”

>He added: “We decided not to do anything for now. We wanted to protect the sport and save it from a huge scandal. That's why I used angelic tongues to persuade my former driver Nelson Piquet to keep calm for the time being.

> “Back then, there was a rule that a world championship classification after the FIA ​​awards ceremony at the end of the year was untouchable. So Hamilton was presented with the trophy and everything was fine.

>“We had enough information in time to investigate the matter. According to the statutes, we should have cancelled the race in Singapore under these conditions.

>“That means it would never have happened for the championship standings. And then Felipe Massa would have become world champion and not Lewis Hamilton.”

[The Producer]

This is probably fallout from the Bernie documentary (Lucky!). I haven't watched it yet. I hear that Bernie makes a few revelations. I also hear he's pretty salty about the current value of F1.

Manish Pandey is the director. You know him because he made the Senna movie.

He's also a regular contributor on Chris Harris' podcast. They did talk about this a few weeks ago, but I don't know exactly which episode.

[Great68]

Salty about the current value of F1? That's rich.

The sport was on a huge decline at the end of his tenure.

Since Liberty took over it has grown massively in popularity, fanbase and viewship.

[The Producer]

Salty about the current value of F1? That's rich.

The sport was on a huge decline at the end of his tenure.

Since Liberty took over it has grown massively in popularity, fanbase and viewship.

yes - that's what makes it so funny

To be fair - I don't think anybody could have predicted the Netflix effect.

[Great68]

I think it's more than just Netflix. Liberty understood how to market to younger people. Social media, drivers developing a "brand" for themselves (they get to choose and keep a consistent number) etc.

Things like F1 highlights on youtube were freaking banned under Bernie.

[roastpuff]

Bernie wanted F1 to be for rich people only, and have minimal online presence. He was not growing the value of F1.

It's a joke that he wants to sue now. Fuck Bernie, he doesn't deserve any of it.

[SkinnyPupp]

I think it's more than just Netflix. Liberty understood how to market to younger people. Social media, drivers developing a "brand" for themselves (they get to choose and keep a consistent number) etc.

Things like F1 highlights on youtube were freaking banned under Bernie.
It's more than Netflix, but Netflix is like 80% of it... It also kind of became a meme during peak meme era with kids, and then they just really got into it. It's a weird phenomenon that will be studied later. It made them a fucking LOT of money.

[Hondaracer]

I’ve been an F1 fan for 15+ years or so. Even more if you count watching with my mom because she was a hugeee Villeneuve fan and racing fan in general long before I cared

I’ve been back on board in the last 4-5 years because the quality of racing has improved so much. There was a period of 8-10 years where the racing was a joke

[mikemhg]

Netflix is a portion of it, but don't underestimate what they've been doing not only on Youtube (their highlight videos consistently hit 1M+ viewers), but also the social media presence both on Instagram, Twitter, etc.

It's a holistic approach they've done on promoting the brand, not just Netflix.

[TypeRNammer]

Netflix is a portion of it, but don't underestimate what they've been doing not only on Youtube (their highlight videos consistently hit 1M+ viewers), but also the social media presence both on Instagram, Twitter, etc.

It's a holistic approach they've done on promoting the brand, not just Netflix.

I follow Formula 1 on Tiktok, sometimes they have hilarious content

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMYgQf4kJ/

Darth Toto for example

[Hondaracer]

Netflix is a portion of it, but don't underestimate what they've been doing not only on Youtube (their highlight videos consistently hit 1M+ viewers), but also the social media presence both on Instagram, Twitter, etc.

It's a holistic approach they've done on promoting the brand, not just Netflix.

Their YouTube content is spot on

Whether it be F2/F3 highlights or just the concise qualifying/practice highlights whoever puts those together does a great job, max 10 minutes of all the content you want to see with no filler

[StylinRed]

Just a reminder F1 is back this weekend

Free Practice 1 Friday 2:30AM

Race day Qualifying happens Friday 6AM

Sprint Race Qualifying Saturday 1:30AM (so Friday night)

Sprint Race Saturday 6:30AM (outcome has no affect on race day)

Azerbaijan Grand Prix Race happens Sunday 4AM

Wild schedule

[SkinnyPupp]

Race is 7pm for me and my wife is out of town so I can just grab some takeout and watch the race live! POGGERS

[sonick]

5 races in 6 weeks fuuuuuuck yesssss

[The Producer]

Race is 7pm for me and my wife is out of town so I can just grab some takeout and watch the race live! POGGERS

baku is one of the worst for us. 4am start i think. i don't mind 6, but no 4

no probs w f1tv - just fire it up when i surface on sunday.

don't forget this is a sprint race weekend! love it or hate it, there's racing on saturday also

[SkinnyPupp]

Just remember this is a spoiler thread, so don't come in here if you don't want to be spoiled! If something crazy happens I might be posting it!

[bcuzracecarz]

This new sprint weekend setup is so busy lol dilutes qualifying so much I’m not a huge fan

[sonick]

Kinda agree about the sprint, but also fun to have three days of racing for stakes (quali Friday, sprint Saturday, race Sunday), vs Practice Friday, Quali Saturday, Race Sunday.

I read an idea on twitter if the quali should set reverse grid for the Sprint but standard grid for the race. That would be interesting lol. But risky for damage in the sprint to impact the race.

Great showing for Yuki dragging that boat up to Q3.

Disappointing pace from Mercedes, especially after all the hype the last week or two about their upgrades.

[Hondaracer]

I like the sprint. Feel like teams and drivers who wouldn’t usually be competing in regular qualifying take unnecessary risks in order to try and land a better race day position lol

[sonick]

^ sprint this year does not impact race day position anymore.

[Hondaracer]

Ohhh that’s what they meant there.

I saw that on their Instagram but the wording was so poor I was like wtf lol

[Gerbs]

Anyone going montreal grand prix? Accommodation pricing is crippling!

[Hondaracer]

Oh yea so my uncle on my moms side who I don’t really know is going to the Vegas GP

Fucking 8k for 4 nights at a hotel off the strip.. BEFORE tickets

[sonick]

I heard at some point airbnbs in Vegas were much cheaper than hotels coz property owners weren't in the loop with the F1.

[StylinRed]

Anyone going montreal grand prix? Accommodation pricing is crippling!

Montreal GP is always a ripoff even flight tickets get jacked up

[HonestTea]

Speaking of Montreal, I'm thinking about heading over next year for F1. Does anyone know when Montreal tickets usually go on sale?

I wonder if it's shortly after the race or towards the end of the Season (December)?

[Badhobz]

Montreal ?!? The road surface conditions in that city is a total gong show. How the hell can you drive anything other than a unimog in that pothole infested place ?!?

[Manic!]

Montreal ?!? The road surface conditions in that city is a total gong show. How the hell can you drive anything other than a unimog in that pothole infested place ?!?

It at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

[SkinnyPupp]

LeClerc 0.3 - 0.5 seconds faster than RBR for all the Sprint qualys, crashes on final lap LUL Nothing bad but Sainz got held up

He got P1 though

"The tires were gone anyway"

[Teriyaki]

Speaking of Montreal, I'm thinking about heading over next year for F1. Does anyone know when Montreal tickets usually go on sale?

I wonder if it's shortly after the race or towards the end of the Season (December)?

Same. When do tickets come out? If a RS member can drop in the chat when they release yea thatddd be grreeaatt

[StylinRed]

It'd be cool if Sprint races were opposite of the main race in every way

So like have the sprint races at Night for day tracks, have the grid in reverse order, have the track go counter clockwise for clockwise races, and have completely different tyre options

Oh and not sure about the fueling requirements but hopefully they're only carrying fuel for 17 laps, so they'll be a lot lighter

[The Producer]

lol

https://scontent.fcxh3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/343952487_1615297412277863_2673065087092924135_n.j pg?_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=9267fe&_nc_ohc=Yvj97lBvCKgAX_ZDDwM&_nc_ht=scontent.fcxh3-1.fna&oh=00_AfCy_MJaPj-69m_yVsDNu4OnE6zAAxIS4yhuOidu522jRA&oe=645257AE

[StylinRed]

Thought it was weird the sky team were defending Russell saying they couldn't even see the damage and calling max a sore loser considering that gaping hole :lol

[SkinnyPupp]

Max stayed on the outside line on probably the worst track to do that lol

It was inevitable, George did well to not give in to what Max was attempting, which imo was forcing him to give up the position to avoid a penalty. Neither guy's fault, just really tight racing on a really tight portion of the track.

[SkinnyPupp]

Checo having a great race, looking forward to seeing some drama at the end if Max doesn't get his way and the team tells Perez to slow down or something

[SkinnyPupp]

Will spoiler tag just in case

Only drama in this race was a bunch of people almost getting run over by Ocon coming in for a pit on his last lap to do his first tire change

Red Bull crew went out to celebrate their win, press followed them, and the Alpine almost mowed them all down.. Last dude jumped out of the way just in time

Jesus

Edit: Ocon's onboard (https://dubz.link/c/81938c), which I don't think was broadcast

[sonick]

Yah boring race was hoping Alonso could catch Leclerc at the end but not enough laps.

[StylinRed]

Ohh it didn't look as bad from ocons onboard as it did from the broadcast :lol

Good showing from Alonso shame he couldn't nab Leclerc in the end but still a good job

[sonick]

Local F1 content, Lance Stroll shows Ted Kravitz around Revelstoke

https://youtu.be/0BvnGkKfQvQ

[SkinnyPupp]

Yah boring race was hoping Alonso could catch Leclerc at the end but not enough laps.
Yeah that's the only other thing that 'almost' happened. But as soon as Alonso got within 1.5 seconds of him, he put 3 seconds between them LUL

[Great68]

That race was so boring I feel asleep on lap 12 and woke up to Kravitz's yelling about people in the pit lane

[CorneringArtist]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jH5aX60jzs

Apparently Ferrari's issues with pit strategy are hereditary. 6 Hours of Spa was this weekend as well.

[Hondaracer]

This Baku circuit is kinda meh to begin with

Then you’ve got RB pulling out of DRS range even without DRS on those laps without if following the safety car and that’s a wrap

[supafamous]

This Baku circuit is kinda meh to begin with

Then you’ve got RB pulling out of DRS range even without DRS on those laps without if following the safety car and that’s a wrap

OTOH, the Indycar race at Barber was a blast. Beautiful track, tight racing, and a tense 1-2 battle. The drivers were working their asses off.

[sonick]

lol this will be interesting

https://twitter.com/ESPNF1/status/1654218927591809031

https://twitter.com/Motorsport/status/1654222518088249344

[Hondaracer]

Didn’t Richard Hammond drive one of the old Renault F1 cars on an empty track and he could never get the hang of it even after dozens of laps?

And he’s pretty much a pro driver

[TypeRNammer]

Didn’t Richard Hammond drive one of the old Renault F1 cars on an empty track and he could never get the hang of it even after dozens of laps?

And he’s pretty much a pro driver

https://youtu.be/EGUZJVY-sHo

Here is the said video, working his way up to drive the F1 car

https://youtu.be/UyW8FdzH9dg

And then there's Tom Cruise who could operate anything.

[Manic!]

The whole top gear Richard Hammond thing was an over exaggerated bit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTrnRQLaimc

[The Producer]

i think it's in this thread already but worth posting again for non F1 drivers in F1 cars

Lewis + The Doctor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17U3aagCtOA

[StylinRed]

So a film crew filming with a fake team from Silverstone onwards seems really lame, wonder if it'll just be for the free practices or will they be in the race too

[StylinRed]

Perez P1

Alonso P2

Sainz P3

Magnussen P4

Verstappen P9

For the starting grid tomorrow, interesting race I imagine

[Manic!]

So a film crew filming with a fake team from Silverstone onwards seems really lame, wonder if it'll just be for the free practices or will they be in the race too

Not in the race.

[sonick]

Starting grid should make what might have been a boring race VERY interesting.

Possible Perez taking the lead on the drivers championship.

[SkinnyPupp]

Should be fun. Rare mistake by Max. LeClerc pushed his car probably 1% past its limit. He was probably on his way to pole

Checo doesn't have the best starts, so this could be a good race for Alonso!

How disappointing for Hamilton, yikes

[StylinRed]

Oh god this drivers intro by will I am and llcoolj is so damn cringe

Poor jackie Stewart for getting denied but hilarious that he was just like fuk all yall :lol

[Hondaracer]

Wow what a move by Max

What I notice about the redbull at this track when you’re on board the car sounds like it’s still revving up and has more to give when it’s flat out touching the top speeds whereas when you ride along with other cars it’s basically bouncing off the rev limiter at the end of the straight

[HonestTea]

zzzzzzz

[SkinnyPupp]

Highlight of the race

https://i.redd.it/ohiit5uw0hya1.png

[Hondaracer]

zzzzzzz

I thought this race was actually pretty entertaining, the RB’s had some actual reason for coverage and lots of battles behind them

Miami > Baku all day

I actually really like the Miami track

[SkinnyPupp]

Miami track is cool, and they had like 270K people there over the weekend, which is preposterous

[sonick]

I thought this race was actually pretty entertaining, the RB’s had some actual reason for coverage and lots of battles behind them

Miami > Baku all day

I actually really like the Miami track

It was a weird vibe, even though there was a lot of action, it just didn't seem very engaging. Maybe I was just distracted.

[Hondaracer]

It was a weird vibe, even though there was a lot of action, it just didn't seem very engaging. Maybe I was just distracted.

I did pretty much nothing all weekend and was looking forward to a race I could actually watch live so maybe that helped lol

[Great68]

The only thing exciting about yesterday's race was Max' movement through the field. Once Checo pitted for the hards and I saw that he wasn't making any immediate gains on Max when they were new, and in fact started losing time to Max that was pretty much "Max has it in the bag, this race is over" and I fast forwarded the race from there, watched the pass, and then stopped watching.

As much as I want some more competition, gotta give credit where it's due for the ruthless dominance.
I think he was making a little bit of a statement with this picture:

https://i.redd.it/b81n1sbatnya1.jpg

[68style]

What's with his face in that photo, he's completely purple!

[Spoon]

Car #1 = Max

[Hondaracer]

He also set the fastest lap on lap 30 or so of the first set of tires

It’s obviously easier to set a fast lap when there’s no one in front of you, but still impressive both in terms of the cars performance and the driver

[blkgsr]

the way max moved through the field we knew was going to happen. he had DRS the whole time and the fastest car out there. no surprise it happened.

what was impressive was making the hard tires last as long as he did and still putting down fastest laps right to the end.

ok race otherwise....some decent fights back through the pack through atleast. better than Baku atleast

[EvoFire]

The thing that surprised me the most is how hard of a time Leclerc had with passing Kmag. He should be dispatching cars but he wasn't and I think it hurt his standings. Though.... I'm not sure the Ferrari had it to pass the Mercedes. Similar to last year Ferrari has a lot of quali pace, but race pace is lacking.

[Teriyaki]

What's with his face in that photo, he's completely purple!

Body literally went purple setting too many fastest laps and sectors.

[Eff-1]

https://twitter.com/FastestPitStop/status/1655559841543233541

https://twitter.com/FastestPitStop/status/1655657557698945029

Always blows my mind to see these prices for corporate hospitality, bottle service, etc...

[Teriyaki]

It's a write off

https://i.makeagif.com/media/6-01-2016/UQ7CTc.gif

[StylinRed]

I thought food was free in hospitality :lol wtf

[StylinRed]

Got an email invite to purchase tickets to the Japanese GP today and when I clicked on it ab a quarter of the tickets were gone, I placed some grandstand v2 tickets in my cart and while checking out they soldout -_- it'd be nice if our carts were preserved for a few minutes at least

[Hondaracer]

My wife is in Vegas right now at the Belagio and they are advertising 4 day grandstand ticket packages for $2800

That’s dependant on having accommodations at the Belagio though lol and they don’t give you pricing on the room rates

[SkinnyPupp]

Imola canceled due to weather (https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-update-on-the-emilia-romagna-grand-prix-at-imola.14xk8GLh2Lr8wBGdJqhxnO.html)! Wow

[The Producer]

holy - logistics nightmare. pack up and head for Monaco I guess

[EvoFire]

Can they even go in and get their stuff if the weather doesn't let up? Seems like the teams have arrived and started setting up already.

[StylinRed]

Yeah most the teams stuff was sitting St the track before the storms hit, and the track got flooded too with their containers, wonder how much it'll affect Monaco

[Eff-1]

Essential de-rigging personnel were allowed into the paddock earlier this week and everything will make it to Monaco on time without issues (including Mercedes new upgraded car haha)

[SkinnyPupp]

What happens with the Imola race? Will they go back during what was normally an off weekend?

[sonick]

Monaco quali!!! Live spoilers below

Holy shit Perez out in Q1! Adrian Newey cringing everyone seeing his floor naked and bare as the car being lifted over the track.

Alo p2!

Holy shit what a nail biting quali down to the last sector. Amazing.

[StylinRed]

God damn what a quali

[The Producer]

certainly the best quali action of the season - maybe the best action in general

the race may be boring, but the Monaco quali is pretty exciting.

[Hondaracer]

Max, what. Beast fuck thought Alonso was gonna hold onto it

[sonick]

Max, what. Beast fuck thought Alonso was gonna hold onto it

With the track evolution I think Alonso could've taken it if he went after Max.

Credit where it's due tho, Max was down by 0.3 after sector 1 and 2, yet managed to get it all back in the shortest Q3 sector. That's nuts.

[StylinRed]

Leclerc 3place penalty so he'll be starting in 6th,his race engineer didn't tell him about Norris on a hot lap let alone ab any of the cars behind him, supposedly all they talked about was Verstappen

So it'll be Max, Alonso, Ocon!, Sainz, Ham, Lec

[Hondaracer]

https://i.imgur.com/1PaMD7H.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/jYJENZJ.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/HFOC3KS.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/OCQNX6B.jpg

[SkinnyPupp]

No spoilers but I'm 37 laps into Monaco and this is pretty entertaining so far! Certain drivers are extra cranky today lol

Mild spoiler:

They are predicting rain in 20 laps

[StylinRed]

Hating all these commercial breaks by TSN, but this has ended up more entertaining than I pictured it to be :lol

maannnn Aston Martin what were they doing, could've been Alonso in first

Also my god stroll is driving like he's in a bumper car and that's before the rain

[TypeRNammer]

No spoilers but I'm 37 laps into Monaco and this is pretty entertaining so far! Certain drivers are extra cranky today lol

Mild spoiler:

They are predicting rain in 20 laps

Certain drivers?

I would say Yuki takes the cake when it comes to outbursts, like how he was bitching about his brakes.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM2YAJPE4/

[SkinnyPupp]

Certain drivers?

I would say Yuki takes the cake when it comes to outbursts, like how he was bitching about his brakes.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM2YAJPE4/
Yup I think that came after my post.. Sainz was really mad at his team too lol

[Hondaracer]

If it wasn’t for the rain would have been pretty boring typical Monaco but ended up being pretty good, basically going to have to be 1000% perfect in your strategy to have any chance at beating Max ie. if Alonso had pitted a lap later with the full wets etc.

[Eff-1]

My favourite thing about this year's race was the television coverage. So many new camera angles this year showing off the track. I had no idea there was a short steep hill starting at the exit of the tunnel going down into the chicane. Plus the helicopter shots were super cool, I'd constantly pause and spend a few seconds looking at the city, mountains, yachts and harbour lol.

In case anyone is wondering, it's because FOM finally took over the coverage away from the local Monaco TV production company who had been doing it every year up until now.

[Great68]

Just so crazy how Max could stretch the mediums out longer than Alonso could with the hards, while having pulled a 6 second gap. What's the point of different compounds at this point? I miss the tire performance cliffs of 2011-2012.

[Hondaracer]

Did anyone watch highlights from the Indy 500? Lol! What a fucking shit show. I haven’t watched Indy in as long as I can remember

There must have been almost 10 crashes IN THE PITS lol a car drove over a stray wheel, a few different times cars almost ran over pit crew etc. it was mayhem lol

[TypeRNammer]

Did anyone watch highlights from the Indy 500? Lol! What a fucking shit show. I haven’t watched Indy in as long as I can remember

There must have been almost 10 crashes IN THE PITS lol a car drove over a stray wheel, a few different times cars almost ran over pit crew etc. it was mayhem lol

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM2Y9Mcd5/

Literally a Mario Kart burn out leaving the pits and almost crashing into the wall

[SkinnyPupp]

Norris! POGGERS

LeClerc FeelsBadMan

https://i.redd.it/bx79rwdwkt3b1.jpg

[Koflach]

Norris! POGGERS

LeClerc FeelsBadMan

https://i.redd.it/bx79rwdwkt3b1.jpg

Gasly was handed 2 penalties of 3 grid spot drops each. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.gasly-handed-two-three-place-grid-drops-for-impeding-verstappen-and-sainz-in.4yNrRY3zxhcTFSenvPgafq.html

[SkinnyPupp]

Good point, here's the final grid. I wonder if Ferrari finds something wrong with LeClerc's car and he starts from the pit on the spare chassis

https://i.redd.it/dj57p3kwku3b1.jpg

[Hondaracer]

Was this the race Mclaren was suppose to be bringing a new car to? They were talking about a brand new car basically in Monaco. Very impressive results if this is the new car

Again making red bull and max so impressive as throughout any F1 season even during the dominance of LH etc. generally the top cars get shifted around a bit on varied tracks, one team has a car that works better on that track/day

RB has had almost none of that. I think Perez days are probably numbered once his contract is up

[SkinnyPupp]

Hire Alonso next year KEKW

[StylinRed]

The German the Chinaman and the J... Man from Japan ~Martin Brundle :lol

He had a hard pause there when he realises ppl are going to be fuming

[Koflach]

Wow, great race for both Merc drivers. Really surprised at how poor Ferrari, Alonso, & Norris did.

[TypeRNammer]

The German the Chinaman and the J... Man from Japan ~Martin Brundle :lol

He had a hard pause there when he realises ppl are going to be fuming

Classic Martin Brundle:lawl:

I was in shock when he said China man

[sonick]

Gutted for Yuki, Zhou totally had enough room but just made the mistake. They didn't touch and Yuki had the wheel at full lock he didn't push him wide.

If anything Ocon should've been investigated for the move hr pulled on Alonso

[SkinnyPupp]

Not saying anything about the race, but I did fall asleep until the last lap. No weather, no yellows, sounds like there was some passing here and there. Sounds like Mercedes had a good race, and Perez was kind of a flop again. LeClerc's Ferrari had to have been broken still

[TypeRNammer]

NotLeClerc's Ferrari had to have been broken still

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM26XxGDF/

Broken car or broken pit crew?

:derp:

[StylinRed]

lol damn

Charles needs to find another team

[inv4zn]

Stolen from Reddit:
Race summary:

- Norris breaks nose on Hamilton's firm rear.
- George Russell plays the "Sweat or Rain"-game and asks his race engineer daddy for compliments.
- Alfa Romeo forgets the FIA is listening.
- Verstappen: "Hard tires aren't really working". Gap to second: 3.5 hours.
- Leclerc wonders whether he could get a contract at a top team.
- Sainz transforms from Smooth Operator to Sitting Duck.
- Ocon almost needs to be snuck out of the country.
- Tsunoda gets in touch with his inner Kimi.
- Alonso challenges Lawrence Stroll for the position of Lance's true dad.

[Koflach]

Wow, what a nice change in FP2 to see someone other than Red Bull in first at the end of the session. Due to a wet race and qualifying last year, you have to go back to FP2 in 2022 to get comparable lap times. In '22, Max was at the top after FP2 with a time of 1:14.1 and today Hamilton came in at 1:13.7 and Max set roughly the same time as last year. We could finally see some competition in a race for Red Bull this season!

[Vancouver240sx]

There is very little chance without a mechanical DNF Max won't take every race of the year.

Rich

[TypeRNammer]

Watching the whole qualifying session, it was Formula 1 drivers vs the rain, then there's Charles Leclerc vs Ferrari :lawl:

[StylinRed]

Albon getting dotd for cockblocking the grid is kind of amusing

Ferrari almost imploding but turns out their decisions panned out

Ricciardo in for Perez next year :lol

Alonnnsoooooo

[sonick]

Happy for Albon. Guys such a great character and interview.

[Koflach]

Time deleted for exceeding track limits...

[sonick]

Seems like track limits gets worse and worse each year here. Dunno why, the track stays the same lol.

McLaren's upgrades seem to be the real deal. Happy for Lando to have something to be optimistic about.

Russell and Checo continually being owned by their teammate. The shine on George is fading.

Albon with another Q3! Could've gotten decent position too if it weren't for track limits.

[HonestTea]

Checo can't get out of Q2 AGAIN

Unquick Nyck is gonna be out after the Summer break lol

[Hondaracer]

Checo suckssssss

Devries is a joke too, Sargent and Piastri albeit not seeing results but going about their business and driving fairly solid. De vries after being so cocky can’t even touch Tsunoda

[Teriyaki]

Seems like track limits gets worse and worse each year here. Dunno why, the track stays the same lol.

McLaren's upgrades seem to be the real deal. Happy for Lando to have something to be optimistic about.

Russell and Checo continually being owned by their teammate. The shine on George is fading.

Albon with another Q3! Could've gotten decent position too if it weren't for track limits.

Could it be that the cars are getting just quicker every year? So when they push right to the limit, they're more prone to exceeding the track limits as they're just getting more and more speed into the corners

[sonick]

Could it be that the cars are getting just quicker every year? So when they push right to the limit, they're more prone to exceeding the track limits as they're just getting more and more speed into the corners

I thought the last gen cars were actually faster than this generation, due to the weight and size of the new cars?

Anyway fantastic sprint race, one of the best I've seen.

Not sure if Alonso was taking it easy to avoid an incident but Stroll defended well.

Hulkenberg hung in there as long as he could for 2nd but that Haas just destroys it's tires. At least points!

[Hondaracer]

Max 20+ seconds ahead in a 24 lap sprint, crazy

[snowball]

Checo suckssssss

Devries is a joke too, Sargent and Piastri albeit not seeing results but going about their business and driving fairly solid. De vries after being so cocky can’t even touch Tsunoda

de vries is overhyped because he got into the points with the williams in that one race last year, he was originally written off by RB for a reason, I guess he got his chance finally at least

[TypeRNammer]

https://www.marca.com/en/f1/2023/07/01/64a03b8bca4741ba068b458b.html

A fatality at the Spa race track :QQ:

It was under wet conditions too.

EDIT: junior Formula race

[SkinnyPupp]

That sprint was fun as hell! I hope the actual race is even half as good