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  1. So ... this is something Jonathan Noble actually said: 'Andretti heading for F1 green light not court, says Ben Sulayem' 'FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is optimistic Andretti’s Formula 1 entry will be approved by FOM, as he dismissed fears of court action or a war erupting between series bosses.' https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/andretti-heading-for-f1-green-light-not-court-says-ben-sulayem/10531501/ He also repeatedly referred to an 11th entry as an 'extra' team. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that well more than half of the current tracks have held races with 11 or even 12 teams. There were 12 teams in 2012, and they raced on, by my quick count, 14 of the circuits currently being raced. Am I doing it wrong? One commenter notes: "Of the tracks that should be on the calendar when Andretti joins, only Jeddah, Miami, Zandvoort, Lusail and Las Vegas have not hosted Formula One races with 11 or even 12 teams in recent times. That's less than a quarter of the venues! So why is Motorsport falsely claiming that more than half of the venues couldn't cope with it???" Never mind the fact that new tracks are required to have garages for at least 12 teams.
  2. I've been saying for years they're crazy if they don't get back there soon.
  3. Yep, shoulda slowed it down and kicked the FG with hardly any time left. But once that didn't happen, I was telling my boys at the time I thought we needed to go for it because this game is always so crazy, we ain't gonna get a call, etc, so we were just leaving 'em too much time. I 100% get why he did it and 99% of the time it probably works out, but TX-ou is just weird that way, so I wasn't feeling too good about it.
  4. I hope they keep this shit up. Won't help them, but it could sure help focus the Horns to clean some things up & get after the remaining 6. See these fucks in December.
  5. That'll help, for sure, but that's still about the length of an F1 race & at least 5 stints between the drivers. BTW, did you see this from Alex Brundle in reaction to Qatar? I was at that race but I had no idea about all those guys leaving in ambulances. That was on Sept 22. Unless it rains, it'll be hotter than that next year.
  6. Haha what a fucking bitch. So punchable.
  7. 0330? You're a dedicated man!
  8. LOL I almost feel sorry for y'all, having numbnuts Helo on your side. Almost.
  9. And that's the circuit they compare it to the most. Very fast, wide, etc. But who knows. They could be wrong, or right. I dunno. It's also gonna be cold, on a brand new surface, so that could make for some interesting changes in performance.
  10. I'll reserve judgement as always, until they race it. Some guys on autosport and F1T are saying they've been racing it on games and sims and that it actually races well and is fun to drive. Who knows ...
  11. I think the Euros have been saying it's a 6am start for them. I forgot Vegas is Pacific time, so 7pm is actually 3am in Europe and 10pm is actually 6am in Europe. They don't love the 6am start but they're notoriously spoiled about start times. They do generally like it better than very late at night though.
  12. Sure, but like I said, it's about marketing Vegas to an international crowd, not to us. Trust me, I don't like these times any better than anyone does, but that's what the deal is. A 7PM start in Vegas is like 2 am in most of Europe. they don't want that.
  13. Lava sharks, with lasers!
  14. Ha! Yeah I love the idea of running races the opposite way, but there are only one or two circuits I've ever heard of in the whole world that are set up to do that, and iirc none of them are FIA Grade 1 certified. For most circuits it wouldn't be feasible because of the way the runoffs are configured. Even for the circuits with room to change those, it would cost millions to change the runoffs, fence pass-throughs, light boards, etc, and no way FOM will pay for that. And yes, more 6-wheeled cars please.
  15. I think that's a big part of the idea for FOM, but not for Vegas. Vegas wants to (a) make a shit-ton of money off of the weekend and (b) attract more international travelers to come to Vegas (to make a shit-ton of money later on). Vegas during the day isn't exactly that appealing, esp on TV. At night it's like a completely different place.
  16. Because 'Vegas Baby' at night and because European market that the casinos are trying to market it to.
  17. More ... FIA boss Ben Sulayem wants more F1 teams and fewer races https://www.reuters.com/sports/motor-sports/fia-boss-ben-sulayem-wants-more-f1-teams-fewer-races-2023-10-09/#:~:text=Red Bull boss Christian Horner,races%2C" continued Ben Sulayem.
  18. Sorry, the MBS quote I referred to before is in this article: https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-venues-could-lose-races-over-track-limit-problems-says-fia/10531032/ He's not shy about talking about cutting races. IMHO that's aimed at FOM and not at the tracks themselves.
  19. At first this article seems like it's about track limits, but there at the end, MBS also points out who the actual owner of the sport is ... the landlord of the leased property. It's about a whole lot more than just track limits. FIA threaten two races with F1 calendar axe over track limits fiasco https://www.planetf1.com/news/fia-threaten-axe-qatar-austria-track-limits
  20. When dipshit was talking about how tough the Astros' first 4 batters are, I said to myself "Wait, what about #5?" Heh...
  21. Wow wtf, that's not an error. That's a double. Fuckers.
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