Formula 1 2021

[Goofyboy 3305]

Merc going as a team to beat Max. Good stuff.

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

Bottas gets fucked in the pit. Right front wouldn't come off.

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

They need to enforce the track dimensions.

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

Ferrari has to be pleased so far.

[texas08 1599]

Let’s go!!!

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

Alonso out, brakes went bad.

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

Perez up to 4th also could complicate things for Mercedes.

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

Quite complaining about track dimensions. 

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

Max into the pit. Comes out 8.7 behind Hamilton

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

16 to go.

[Longhorn Fever 275]

Bottas gets fucked in the pit. Right front wouldn't come off.

10.9 seconds. He got screwed a couple of times last season

[texas08 1599]

so far f1tv is working pretty smooth both on iOS and on my PC

[Jive Turkey 12722]

this is gonna get really good.  helluva start to the season.

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

Come on Vettel! Why?

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

Down under 3 seconds now.

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

Max needs to get on his tail.

[52-80 19277]

9 hours ago, Eugene11 said:

Just from a livery standpoint 

I really liked alpha tauri’s white wheels and their livery. 
ferraries colors where awesome. And then they put that neon green bullshit on there.  
 

WTF Williams? I have no words to describe how awful.   
 

 

ya the williams is the worst on the grid.

hilarious mazepin crashes by himself on lap 1.  entertainment guaranteeed

[52-80 19277]

why does mick get MSC initials instead of SCH?  out of respects for his dad or what?

[elfenix 34385]

DRS for Max

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

Come on, get around him. Hamilton's tires are almost toast.

[texas08 1599]

Perez!!

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

Max off the track?

[Jive Turkey 12722]

Just now, PittsburghTiger said:

Max off the track?

yep.  damn.

[elfenix 34385]

Oh shit

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

He might have missed his chance.

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

Yup, he missed it.

[texas08 1599]

hell of a first race! yesssss

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

I think he waited too many laps. shit.

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

Shit. 

[Hawndoh 2400]

New year, same results. Another Hamilton win.

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

They need to enforce the lap limits the entire race, not just at selected laps.

[Anton Chigurh 3321]

GET IN THERE LEWIS!!!

Wow, I did not expect that.

[Goofyboy 3305]

Sir Lewis with the win!!!!

Max is gonna win some races this year. Good stuff. Also, the midfield should be fun. Perez is going to give Bottas hell.

[52-80 19277]

that fucker is just on a whole nother level

[Fastbreak 3996]

GOAT

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

officials have to address the track limits. 

[PGFrog 25]

Many got what they wanted which is Max with and equal if not better car and Lewis still pulls out the win.  Obviously they are the top two drivers, but the question I have is what happens with the Mercedes car.

Heard and read multiple times since the new regs came out, testing, and in qualifying that the low rake cars were being negatively impacted by the changes while the higher rake cars were mostly unaffected.  Mercedes does what Mercedes does apparently and in less than a month's time they go from a car that is struggling to stay on the track let alone be competitive to 2 top 3 finishes.  

Does anyone expect Merc to pull ahead of the field with their car as they continue to dial things in with adjustments or will Red Bull be able to find more from that car?

 

 

[ChickenSandwich 9856]

Yup Red Bull should protest. Lost the win on the same turn and limits Mercedes were using all race. Gaining time every lap IS “using it as an advantage “

Edited March 28, 2021 by ChickenSandwich

[Anton Chigurh 3321]

Yup Red Bull should protest. Lost the win on the same turn and limits Mercedes were using all race. Gaining time every lap IS “using it as an advantage “

Protest what? They did the same thing.

[ChickenSandwich 9856]

It was used all race yet enforced at the end?  A pass vs saving lap time. It’s the same for me 

[Anton Chigurh 3321]

Many got what they wanted which is Max with and equal if not better car and Lewis still pulls out the win.  Obviously they are the top two drivers, but the question I have is what happens with the Mercedes car.
Heard and read multiple times since the new regs came out, testing, and in qualifying that the low rake cars were being negatively impacted by the changes while the higher rake cars were mostly unaffected.  Mercedes does what Mercedes does apparently and in less than a month's time they go from a car that is struggling to stay on the track let alone be competitive to 2 top 3 finishes.  
Does anyone expect Merc to pull ahead of the field with their car as they continue to dial things in with adjustments or will Red Bull be able to find more from that car?
 
 

Merc is going to be more on a knife edge in regards to setup. They can probably get it handled somewhat, but it will be interesting to see.

That is a relatively weak Merc track too, so stuff could be track dependent.

Their development will affect how they develop for 2022 as well. It’s possible that this battle goes to the end of the year, and someone else may be fastest to start 2022!

Merc are having engine de-rating issues at the end of straights too, but that is a deployment thing that should be able to be optimized with software changes.

[Anton Chigurh 3321]

It was used all race yet enforced at the end?  A pass vs saving lap time. It’s the same for me 

Race control told Mercedes to stop about midrace (probably RB and others too), and that they would get a black/white then a penalty if they continued to do it.

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

My simple fix for track limits, from green to checkered, is this:

Don't go off the track.

If your four tires are off the track three times you get a drive through. Five times and you get a stop and go.

 

Or something like that.

It just can't be "hey guys, maybe don't go off the track, thanks"

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

14 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

 

Race control told Mercedes to stop about midrace (probably RB and others too), and that they would get a black/white then a penalty if they continued to do it.

 

Yup, I caught that too. It's just too random.

They need to be serious about enforcing this the entire race.

[PittsburghTiger 6239]

The F1 post race show on YouTube is good

[faps 809]

1 hour ago, texas08 said:

so far f1tv is working pretty smooth both on iOS and on my PC

Sounds like they def made some improvements.

Impressive race by Lewis, he got the challenge he's always wanted. Hopefully Red Bull can keep the heat on.

[VABuckeye 2472]

Fantastic first race.  This could be the year that we get serious fights for 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 in the constructors cup.  Not to mention that Hamilton v Verstappen can go very deep into the season for the drivers championship.

[PGFrog 25]

Realize it is very, very early with a new team and for the team itself in some ways, but thoughts on Vettel?

He was bad in qualifying and was clearly at fault in the collision yet on the radio he is confident it is the other driver.  Reminds me of the guy driving 15 mph too slow in the left lane with his blinker on bitching about all the other dangerous drivers.

 

[elfenix 34385]

1 hour ago, PGFrog said:

and was clearly at fault in the collision yet on the radio he is confident it is the other driver. 

so how did you like watching your first F1 race?

[PGFrog 25]

4 minutes ago, elfenix said:

so how did you like watching your first F1 race?

So Vettel wasn't at fault?  Okay, so why does Seb apologize to Ocon and why does Seb get the penalty is he wasn't at fault?