Topic: Formula One - The 2023 Season

[bradders1011]

Someone's getting paid. It's the only reason this series of bad decisions has been made.

[Trotterwatch]

If it's not in the rule book, get it added.  It's ridiculous that a driver can be penalised for this.

[naYoRHa2b]

Ferrari's too quick round here on single lap pace

[voodoo ray]

what a weird quali. one merc 4th, the other 11th. one alpeen 5th, the other out in q1

they've said that williams is 'slippery' in a straight line all season and there's the proof of it.

[jillcwhomever]

Let's not even mention the McLaren's crashing out of the first practice, absolute disaster by the team. The lack of competitiveness on street circuits this season has been a huge concern and something they need to sort out for next season.

[voodoo ray]

Let's not even mention the McLaren's crashing out of the first practice, absolute disaster by the team. The lack of competitiveness on street circuits this season has been a huge concern and something they need to sort out for next season.

yeah they were rubbish. which was another reason it was weird.

[duvva 💅]

Loving Verstappen’s attitude to it. Not towing the party line at all

[naYoRHa2b]

Loving Verstappen’s attitude to it. Not towing the party line at all

Me too.
He won't be in F1 in a few years though, he will turn his attention to another discipline.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

"Ok I'll try" 

[Darren G]

Brilliant drive from Leclerc. So unlucky with the safety car. Max is just a machine.

[b_joseph]

Talked shit about the Vegas race all year and proven wrong. I really enjoyed that

[Darren G]

Talked shit about the Vegas race all year and proven wrong. I really enjoyed that

Best race of the year for me

[Darren G]

Charles face in the car when he heard Max and Checo both stopped under the safety car, haha!.  That was just like : "Jesus, fucking Ferrari!"

[jillcwhomever]

Was Landon okay?

[naYoRHa2b]

Good effort from Ferrari and Leclerc, couldn't of done much more. Ballsy move from Charles at the end.

Decent on track action

[voodoo ray]

A pretty fun race that ended up with the most fucking boring result possible. And leclerc getting the driver of the day vote shows why allowing the public to vote on things can be stupid.

[sminp]

Great race. Red Bull getting lucky with the safety car otherwise Leclerc wins. Leclerc deservedly getting driver of the day, been excellent all weekend.

[Darren G]

A pretty fun race that ended up with the most fucking boring result possible. And leclerc getting the driver of the day vote shows why allowing the public to vote on things can be stupid.

Why? He drove a fantastic race. Didn't get to stop under the safety car due to the timing and came back and passed Perez with a fantastic move on older tyres. Made one small error in the lock-up but even Brundle was effusive in his praise for the drive.

EDIT: yeah, Lando is ok Jill. 

[voodoo ray]

Why? He drove a fantastic race. Didn't get to stop under the safety car due to the timing and came back and passed Perez with a fantastic move on older tyres. Made one small error in the lock-up but even Brundle was effusive in his praise for the drive.

EDIT: yeah, Lando is ok Jill. 

He drove well, but I'm not really into giving that award to someone who started on pole and didn't win (again) unless they end up last due to an incident and charge back up through the field or something.

[Darren G]

He drove well, but I'm not really into giving that award to someone who started on pole and didn't win (again) unless they end up last due to an incident and charge back up through the field or something.

Kind of a flawed argument though.  Ferrari's one-lap pace this season has been better than their race pace, by a margin for the majority of the time, and the safety car put him at a big disadvantage.  Lessening your view of a driver's performance due to a finishing position resultant of factors which are beyond their control makes very little sense.

[Dave McCoy]

Thought it was going to be a disaster but it was actually a fun race to watch. Hopefully next year they put it on earlier though.

[paulrazor]

Yeah I thought that was a fantastic race

Spectacular scenery and good racing

Was nice to see my honeymoon hotel at times too (The Aria)

[Graeme]

It was a good race, but I can’t help but feel the bulk of that came from several cars being out of expected positions on the grid, followed by the two safety cars. Having thr SC out twice closed the field up twice in the race which for me is where most of the action came from. I think we’d have had a generally more spread out field without them.

[voodoo ray]

It was a good race, but I can’t help but feel the bulk of that came from several cars being out of expected positions on the grid, followed by the two safety cars. Having thr SC out twice closed the field up twice in the race which for me is where most of the action came from. I think we’d have had a generally more spread out field without them.

that's probably true but could also be said about any race

[Graeme]

Don’t know what the contractual situation is at Sky F1 but think I’ve heard enough from Danica Patrick to last me a lifetime. Jenson Button looks like he’d rather gouge his own eyes out at times with some of the stuff she comes out with.

Bernie Collins on the other hand has been a breath of fresh air.

[jillcwhomever]

Why? He drove a fantastic race. Didn't get to stop under the safety car due to the timing and came back and passed Perez with a fantastic move on older tyres. Made one small error in the lock-up but even Brundle was effusive in his praise for the drive.

EDIT: yeah, Lando is ok Jill.

I missed this, thanks.

[voodoo ray]

Don’t know what the contractual situation is at Sky F1 but think I’ve heard enough from Danica Patrick to last me a lifetime. Jenson Button looks like he’d rather gouge his own eyes out at times with some of the stuff she comes out with.

Bernie Collins on the other hand has been a breath of fresh air.

she only seems to do the american races (continent, not country) so you won't see her on there again for a while.

[clinical]

What an entitled prick Max is. Honestly can't stand him. His behaviour today has been a joke.

[bradders1011]

Looks like Alpha Tauri will become Racing Bulls, which is just mediocre.

Toro Rosso was perfect.

[paulrazor]

What an entitled prick Max is. Honestly can't stand him. His behaviour today has been a joke.

I just saw fp2 there. Bloody hell.

[naYoRHa2b]

Looks like Alpha Tauri will become Racing Bulls, which is just mediocre.

Toro Rosso was perfect.

Just sounds shit that. There's going to be more sharing of information anyway, AT are underperforming for the past two seasons.

[TepidT2O]

They are moving entirely to the UK, so having an Italian name makes no sense any more.  So there is logic to it.

[bradders1011]

They are moving entirely to the UK, so having an Italian name makes no sense any more.  So there is logic to it.

Oh I know, but Toro Rosso was perfect for it.

An artificial construct that exists to fill a gap and is pretty soulless. Milton Keynes Bulls perhaps.

[rob1966]

Oh I know, but Toro Rosso was perfect for it.

An artificial construct that exists to fill a gap and is pretty soulless. Milton Keynes Bulls perhaps.

The Roundabouts?

[TepidT2O]

Oh I know, but Toro Rosso was perfect for it.

An artificial construct that exists to fill a gap and is pretty soulless. Milton Keynes Bulls perhaps.

Bicester Red Bulls

[gazzalfc]

Sainz out in Q1

Hamilton out in Q2

[Trump's tiny tiny hands]

Nice variety of teams into Q3

[naYoRHa2b]

Leclerc makes front row again. Realistically RB should have a front row lock out every race but Leclerc manages to keep providing some surprises on a Saturday. In a season dominated by Max and RB it's nice of Ferrari to provide some change on a Saturday and even the only team to beat Red Bull on a Sunday despite having a shocking car

[paulrazor]

Leclerc makes front row again. Realistically RB should have a front row lock out every race but Leclerc manages to keep providing some surprises on a Saturday. In a season dominated by Max and RB it's nice of Ferrari to provide some change on a Saturday and even the only team to beat Red Bull on a Sunday despite having a shocking car

qualifying has been great to watch this season

[west_london_red]

But Ferrari being Ferrari in the race, Sainz in currently 10th and has to pit again which will put him back to about 16th where he started.