Formula 1 2022

[elfenix 34000]

10 minutes ago, utee94 said:

McLaren patronizes the Ferrari school of strategy.  They haven't quite mastered it but they're well on their way.

 

 

rip nigel stepney

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9 hours ago, Burt Macklin said:

This gif will never, ever get old for me.

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8 hours ago, Mittens said:

heh - immediately where my head went as well.  Iconic shot, right up there w/ Fred in the lawn chair and Kimi on the yacht.

Yeah I'd be shocked if there's not already a meme out there with Lewis walking past Alonso in the deckchair.

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7 hours ago, Slacks said:

If Hamilton was looking at the next corner (as he should), Latifi would be in the blind spot... HOWEVER Hamilton knew Latifi was there. Hamilton just screwed up.

Yeah he admitted it, & Alonso said that was nice of him, too. The worst part for Lewis is that all he really had to do was hold that outside line and he would very likely have made the move stick on the upcoming lefthander.

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[Huckleberry 32141]

I agree with everyone saying Hamilton recognized his screwup but to have zero discipline come out of that should, but won't, quiet the whining about how the stewards always favor other drivers. That was a very dangerous mistake that Hamilton got lucky only ruined his own race.

[Slacks 6666]

10 hours ago, Slacks said:

If Hamilton was looking at the next corner (as he should), Latifi would be in the blind spot... HOWEVER Hamilton knew Latifi was there. Hamilton just screwed up.

Alonso, Latifi...  Whatever.

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220. 221....

[Chewbacca 7612]

One thing McLaren has sorted is their pit stops. Finally.

Gotta love them undercutting Danny with Lando. What a clown show. And Ferrari losing a spot with Leclerc.

[Chewbacca 7612]

Hamilton handled interview like champ. Didn’t let them even ask about Alonzo.

Yep. He owned his mistake and shut down the controversy she was trying to manufacture.

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[ConferenceRoom 5956]

Gotta love them undercutting Danny with Lando. What a clown show. And Ferrari losing a spot with Leclerc.

Well strategy is another thing entirely. I’m talking about the stop times.

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[Fudbelty 2765]

Alonso, Latifi...  Whatever.

Potato, potato

[RPM 26073]

5 hours ago, wood said:

 

Insert Curb theme here.

[52-80 18962]

20 hours ago, McCroskey said:

I’m sure it’s been discussed here many times but does anyone in F1 have a more punchable face?

 

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[faps 801]

Honda, you dummies.

[Burt Macklin 18960]

Well this would certainly be an interesting development. I wonder what happens to Danny if Gasly gets the Alpine seat? Seems like he’s be down to Williams or Haas in F1 at that point. 
 

 

[faps 801]

Well, if F1 doesn't work out, I'd love to see him in Indy Car.

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I saw someone the other day where Danny was saying he'd be willing to take a one-year sabatical to stay in F1 long term. At the time, that made me think maybe he knows there won't be a seat for him anywhere. The Gasly-Alpine rumor has really been picking up steam, and it makes sense because of the way Alpine seems to really prioritize having French drivers, as with extending Ocon way to early and painting themselves into a corner, leading to this mess. They're a trainwreck.

In other news, D'oh ...

Hamilton facing F1 power unit grid penalty after Spa collision https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-facing-f1-power-unit-grid-penalty-after-spa-collision/10360210/ 

 

 

Edited August 29, 2022 by wood

[Burt Macklin 18960]

16 minutes ago, wood said:

I saw someone the other day where Danny was saying he'd be willing to take a one-year sabatical to stay in F1 long term. At the time, that made me think maybe he knows there won't be a seat for him anywhere. The Gasly-Alpine rumor has really been picking up steam, and it makes sense because of the way Alpine seems to really prioritize having French drivers, as with extending Ocon way to early and painting themselves into a corner, leading to this mess. They're a trainwreck.

In other news, D'oh ...

Hamilton facing F1 power unit grid penalty after Spa collision https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-facing-f1-power-unit-grid-penalty-after-spa-collision/10360210/ 

 

 

Russell’s gonna pull a 2021 Carlos Sainz at this rate. 

[kevwun 15189]

His car was for sure leaking coolant or oil because one of the drivers that was behind him got sprayed with some kind of liquid when they showed their helmet cam. 

Edited August 29, 2022 by kevwun

[Mittens 7929]

If you need help understanding the silly season so far:

 

[utee94 15671]

1 hour ago, Mittens said:

If you need help understanding the silly season so far:

What I really want to see, is a silly season recap from this guy:

 

 

[texasdago 7376]

On 8/29/2022 at 6:14 AM, 52-80 said:

 

You've never followed MotoGP and Jorge Lorenzo, have you?  

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Zandvoort trials ‘fake' gravel trap solution for F1’s Dutch GP https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/exclusive-zandvoort-trials-fake-gravel-trap-solution-for-f1s-dutch-gp/10361008/

Interesting. Seems like a good idea to me, but we'll see this weekend.

Edited August 31, 2022 by wood

[G650 13063]

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[utee94 15671]

3 minutes ago, wood said:

I saw some fan site proposing that Fred sign a Kimoa hat for Lewis, and they each wear the other's hat throughout the weekend at the Dutch GP. 

I thought that was a great idea, and then they could probably sell those hats for a lot of money and donate the proceeds to the charities of their choice.

 

 

Edited September 1, 2022 by utee94

[Amos Moses 795]

Say what you want about Lewis, but he seems to have taken large steps to get over himself. Cool gesture between two ultimate pros.

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1 minute ago, Amos Moses said:

Say what you want about Lewis, but he seems to have taken large steps to get over himself. Cool gesture between two ultimate pros.

Yep. Lewis apologized for the incident. Alonso apologized for the venting. It's all good, and Alonso gets a new Mercedes hat that I'm sure Alpine will hate and AM will love.

[utee94 15671]

Yup.  It was quite obviously venting in the moment, and Lewis earned it with a really boneheaded move.

But Fred has praised Lewis numerous times in the past, lauding him as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time.  

He probably regrets the things he said over the open radio in the heat of battle, but I don't think any knowledgeable F1 fan is going to hold him accountable to the truth or falsehood of his statements.

 

[BigDHornfan 6504]

[utee94 15671]

 

[TexEx15 16784]

Did they find something or a fluke. We shall see.

[TonyTexas 10377]

1 hour ago, TexEx15 said:

Did they find something or a fluke. We shall see

I never put too much stock in P1 results. 

[dieucla98 2767]

35 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

I never put too much stock in P1 results. 

What about P1 and P2?

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Piastri to race for McLaren F1 in 2023 after CRB ruling https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mclaren-wins-f1s-crb-ruling-over-oscar-piastri/10362076/

Pooooooooor Otmar.

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3 hours ago, TexEx15 said:

Did they find something or a fluke. We shall see.

Maybe. Who knows? But iirc they've excelled on very smooth tracks like this and haven't done so well on rougher tracks. They'll probably have a difficult weekend at COTA imho.

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[wood 10786]

Much as I expected, stupidity and incompetence reign supreme at Alpine, leading to the Piastri/Alonso contract clown show. Wow.

CRB ruling details Alpine failings in handling Piastri contract https://racingnews365.com/crb-ruling-details-alpine-failings-in-handling-piastri-contract

Why Alpine only has itself to blame for its F1 driver market blunders https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/why-alpine-only-has-itself-to-blame-for-its-f1-driver-market-blunders/10362128/

Edited September 2, 2022 by wood

[52-80 18962]

Dutch/max fans are fucking morons

 

throwing flares onto the track. Fucking numbwits

[PittsburghTiger 6049]

Put someone else in the car, Danny Ric is done

2 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

Dutch/max fans are fucking morons

 

throwing flares onto the track. Fucking numbwits

Yes, peak idiocy

[RPM 26073]

Max wins pole Checo wipes out on last lap.

[Buzzrock 14775]

10 minutes ago, RPM said:

Max wins pole Checo wipes out on last lap.

Nothing to see here, move along 

[52-80 18962]

On 9/2/2022 at 5:47 PM, dieucla98 said:

What about P1 and P2?

not sure if rhetorical

but p1 is just testing parts and rank is meaningless

p2 is is refining tweaks and trying the configurations, and is reflective of bottom half vs top half

p3 starts to show relative team order

[ChickenSandwich 9749]

Unpopular, sprint weekends are more fun. They need some tweaks, but the offer more entertainment IMO than three practice sessions. 

[kevwun 15189]

Red Bull was very slow in P1 and P2.  Max was 3rd fastest in P3 when they finally figured the car out.

[wood 10786]

Man, Domenicali sure is towing the company line for the teams. The teams fighting against adding new teams like Andretti is such bullshit. It bears an uncanny resemblance to the blazer-wearing college football bowl game fatcats protecting their piece of pie by opposing a CFB playoff that would have made all of them a lot more money.