Topic: Formula 1 2024 season

[iamnant]

Waited all that time for a Lando win and I missed it all watching Bruce Springsteen

FUCKING GET IN!!!

Only watched the Sky Sports 18 minute highlights but looked a fun race, was it as entertaining for the full race?

[west_london_red]

Waited all that time for a Lando win and I missed it all watching Bruce Springsteen

FUCKING GET IN!!!

Only watched the Sky Sports 18 minute highlights but looked a fun race, was it as entertaining for the full race?

I’d say it was, it was all very much about the McLarens, Piastri for the first half, but Norris even before the safety car was putting some impressive lap times, then the safety car and it was probably less exciting in terms of racing as Verstappen wasn’t catching Norris and Leclerc wasn’t catching Verstappen but then the excitement came from the anticipation rather then what was happening in the race itself.

[Trump's tiny tiny hands]

That whole Trump turning up thing is really bugging me. Tainting the win. The fuck was Zac Brown thinking??

[Elzar]

Waited all that time for a Lando win and I missed it all watching Bruce Springsteen

FUCKING GET IN!!!

Only watched the Sky Sports 18 minute highlights but looked a fun race, was it as entertaining for the full race?

I enjoyed it, you could tell early on that the McLarens had pace to keep Verstappen close enough. For him to then make the mistake himself which caused a safety car was incredible, and after that it was all about how Lando drove and waiting on any further safety cars. Meanwhile, Sainz was out to get Piastri and there was a few other battles going on from P5-P15.

If there was a later safety car and Verstappen was able to get the softs on, it would have been interesting to see how matched that McLaren is, and how Norris would have driven with that pressure.

[Lisan Al Gaib]

I enjoyed it, you could tell early on that the McLarens had pace to keep Verstappen close enough. For him to then make the mistake himself which caused a safety car was incredible, and after that it was all about how Lando drove and waiting on any further safety cars. Meanwhile, Sainz was out to get Piastri and there was a few other battles going on from P5-P15.

If there was a later safety car and Verstappen was able to get the softs on, it would have been interesting to see how matched that McLaren is, and how Norris would have driven with that pressure.

Verstappen's mistake caused a very brief VSC and didn't change much no? It was Sargeant being shunted into the barrier that brought out the safety car Lando benefitted from?

[voodoo ray]

Verstappen's mistake caused a very brief VSC and didn't change much no? It was Sargeant being shunted into the barrier that brought out the safety car Lando benefitted from?

indeed.

[Elzar]

Verstappen's mistake caused a very brief VSC and didn't change much no? It was Sargeant being shunted into the barrier that brought out the safety car Lando benefitted from?

Ahh yeah sorry, but I think he pitted earlier than he could have due to potential damage and was slowed down as a result.

[Trump's tiny tiny hands]

Ahh yeah sorry, but I think he pitted earlier than he could have due to potential damage and was slowed down as a result.

Yeah, Piastri's role at the beginning cannot be understated. Verstappen struggled to gap him, then he saw Norris' times post Perez pitting and made the mistake under pressure.

[stewil007]

Comes to something when a sport can be defined by someone taking advantage of a safety car situation.

[voodoo ray]

Comes to something when a sport can be defined by someone taking advantage of a safety car situation.

nothing new there.

[stewil007]

nothing new there.

to be honest, its what has turned me off the sport, it might have always been that way but when the race is decided by external factors it stops feeling like a race - different strategies in the pit lane i can handle, hard tyres, soft tyres etc

[voodoo ray]

to be honest, its what has turned me off the sport, it might have always been that way but when the race is decided by external factors it stops feeling like a race - different strategies in the pit lane i can handle, hard tyres, soft tyres etc

'external factors' as you call them have always been a part of F1.

people crashing
cars breaking down
tyres exploding
wheels falling off
some irish bloke running across the track
drain covers coming off

the list goes on and on.

[paulrazor]

Delighted for lando

[sminp]

That whole Trump turning up thing is really bugging me. Tainting the win. The fuck was Zac Brown thinking??

To be fair to Trump at least he turned up with a papaya tan to show his support for McLaren.

[west_london_red]

to be honest, its what has turned me off the sport, it might have always been that way but when the race is decided by external factors it stops feeling like a race - different strategies in the pit lane i can handle, hard tyres, soft tyres etc

Same in a lot of sports, dodgy ref decisions in football used to happen all the time, still happen now with VAR, and in F1 the virtual safety car makes it a little bit fairer when it’s used instead of a full safety car.

[Paul_h]

That whole Trump turning up thing is really bugging me. Tainting the win. The fuck was Zac Brown thinking??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZVfMuduE1s

[gazzalfc]

Albon signs a new multi-year contract with Williams.

Either he thinks Williams are capable of not being a bottom team in the future or that he's been told no one higher up the grid are looking at him.

[Graeme]

Probably a bit of both. They’ve made some progress under Vowles and I think they’ll improve further.

[bradders1011]

Might be in a holding pattern till the 2026 merry-go-round. Might be yesterday's man by then, though.

[Trump's tiny tiny hands]

Mixed rumours coming from the Merc camp. They're either bringing the remaining upgrades for Imola and have a better understanding of how to set the car up or are limiting the upgrades because they still don't know how the front wing is effecting the rest of the set up still.

Ferrari think their upgrades will get them three tenths 

[gazzalfc]

Newey said he's staying in F1

[Lisan Al Gaib]

They are not having fun in FP1. The gravel is getting a lot of attention.

[voodoo ray]

Albon's car conked out, they went to an ad break and the first ad was for duracell saying how they sponsor Williams. Fantastic.

[Trump's tiny tiny hands]

I think quali is going to be very very interesting tomorrow.

[Elzar]

5 cars out in the first corner of the f2 sprint after a bit of a mad crash

2 red flags this morning in FP1 from Alonso and Perez.

This track is causing a few issues!

[jillcwhomever]

5 cars out in the first corner of the f2 sprint after a bit of a mad crash

2 red flags this morning in FP1 from Alonso and Perez.

This track is causing a few issues!

It maybe the best we could hope for to make this race more interesting.

[Elzar]

It maybe the best we could hope for to make this race more interesting.

Word seems to be that Mclaren has the faster car this weekend and Red Bull have been struggling maybe even behind Ferrari. Every chance the race isn’t a run away from Verstappen, although his own racing might seperate that.

[jillcwhomever]

Word seems to be that Mclaren has the faster car this weekend and Red Bull have been struggling maybe even behind Ferrari. Every chance the race isn’t a run away from Verstappen, although his own racing might seperate that.

Fingers crossed then. 🤞

[jillcwhomever]

That was weird by Alonso going off there. Alonso out of first practice.

Perez out of practice 2.

[voodoo ray]

oof. perez 11th and slower than both the cash apps.

[iamnant]

Ooof Checo lad!

[Trump's tiny tiny hands]

Perez 

[jillcwhomever]

I will be amazed if Piastri doesn't get a penalty after practice.

[voodoo ray]

when it matters, verstappen just gets the job done again.

[jillcwhomever]

Yuck, Red Bull are back sadly.

[iamnant]

Verstappen is just phenomenal.

McLarens look good though, can see another win on the cards for them tomorrow.

[Trump's tiny tiny hands]

Fuck me but that was close!

[Schmarn]

Yuck, Red Bull are back sadly.

Max is, Sergio certainly isn’t!

If the McLarens have race pace they might win again. It’s interesting finally.

[Trump's tiny tiny hands]

Apparently a mega tow down the straight for Verstappen was the difference. Small margins indeed

[iamnant]

Apparently a mega tow down the straight for Verstappen was the difference. Small margins indeed

Yep, some hope for the McLarens for the race