Formula 1 2021

[Buzzrock 14918]

Whoops!

[Buzzrock 14918]

Holy shit what a final qualifying lap

[Jive Turkey 12594]

Wow. Qualifying was awesome.

P1: Lando

P2: Sainz

P3: Russell

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Hamilton starting fourth. 

[52-80 19150]

16 hours ago, wood said:

For you Schumi and/or Merc fans, here are a few pics I dug up of Michael from the 2013 USGP & a handful from 2012 (the first 3).

 

 

 

 

 

so thats where lexus gets their design cue from…

 

 

[pops 6983]

Lewis crashes into the pit lane wall coming in for slicks but not sure it would have mattered. Lando fucking flew and Lewis would have only had one lap. 

[ConferenceRoom 6141]

Hell yeah, Lando. Survive turn 2 and we might be in business.

[Chewbacca 7773]

Lewis crashes into the pit lane wall coming in for slicks but not sure it would have mattered. Lando fucking flew and Lewis would have only had one lap. 

Shit, Lando had a half second on Sainz and a full 2 seconds on Lewis. Don't know if it would have mattered.

[52-80 19150]

1 hour ago, Chewbacca said:

4 hours ago, pops said:

Lewis crashes into the pit lane wall coming in for slicks but not sure it would have mattered. Lando fucking flew and Lewis would have only had one lap. 

Shit, Lando had a half second on Sainz and a full 2 seconds on Lewis. Don't know if it would have mattered.

Q3 was a matter of luck in timing and when youre able to run on slicks. Lap times isnt really that telling

[Chewbacca 7773]

Q3 was a matter of luck in timing and when youre able to run on slicks. Lap times isnt really that telling

Kind of, but not entirely.

[elfenix 34230]

that was an exciting 3 minutes!  nice job lando and carlos putting it on the front row, russell in 3rd

Edited September 25, 2021 by elfenix

[mackavelli 183]

that was an exciting 3 minutes!  nice job lando and carlos putting it on the front row, russell in 3rd

Can't wait for the start tomorrow. Will be fun. Hope lando holds on.

[Burt Macklin 19020]

Merc had Valterri take another new PU so he drops to 17th and will now have the primary goal of impeding Max’s progress through the field. 

[RPM 26318]

How did they not crash on the start?

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Max on a mission

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Horrible box for Ricciardo. 

[kevwun 15774]

2 hours ago, Burt Macklin said:

Merc had Valterri take another new PU so he drops to 17th and will now have the primary goal of impeding Max’s progress through the field. 

Or so Toto thought.  Pretty sure Bottas waved at Max when he went by.  Hamilton doesn't have a teammate for the rest of season when it comes to the championship race because Bottas dgaf.

Edited September 26, 2021 by kevwun

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Perez with another horrible pit stop. 8.9 seconds.  Might keep him off the podium. 

[RPM 26318]

C'mon Lando!

[RPM 26318]

Damn!

[pops 6983]

Landos eyes were bigger than his stomach

[aggie08 21496]

Mother fuck that's heartbreaking.

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Lando has nobody to blame but himself. 

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4 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

Mother fuck that's heartbreaking.

Lando was told to come in and he said no. Lewis came in and Lando still said no. 

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That was insane. This will make another brilliant Netflix episode. 

[aggie08 21496]

1 minute ago, pops said:

Lando was told to come in and he said no. Lewis came in and Lando still said no. 

Oh for sure, it's on him. That's what's going to make it worse.

[ConferenceRoom 6141]

Lando was told to come in and he said no. Lewis came in and Lando still said no. 

It’s still pretty gutting. He made all the right decisions until that moment. The team should have told him, not asked him.

Lesson learned. Be on the right tire all the time. McLaren is on the way up. Very exciting.

[Betty Blackwell 144]

We don’t hear everything — Merc did a good job being clear to Ham that more rain was coming. Did McLaren?

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2 minutes ago, ConferenceRoom said:

It’s still pretty gutting. He made all the right decisions until that moment. The team should have told him, not asked him.

Lesson learned. Be on the right tire all the time. McLaren is on the way up. Very exciting.

It sucks. No question. I love Lando and I dig McLaren being viable again. But that's the difference between 0 wins and 100. I think the future is bright. 

[ChickenSandwich 9832]

3 minutes ago, ConferenceRoom said:

It’s still pretty gutting. He made all the right decisions until that moment. The team should have told him, not asked him.

Lesson learned. Be on the right tire all the time. McLaren is on the way up. Very exciting.

Classic announcer jinx early race when McLaren was running one two. Then we see Danny’s botched stop and the Lando fiasco. 

[MH BEVO 1265]

Well that was heartbreaking. Lando made his decision with his eyes on Ham instead of what was best. 

[Goofyboy 3277]

Team sport. We don’t know if Lando was told more rain or not. Also - team should have demanded he box, as it seemed like they left it to Lando to decide.

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5 minutes ago, Betty Blackwell said:

We don’t hear everything — Merc did a good job being clear to Ham that more rain was coming. Did McLaren?

Hopefully more audio comes out. McLaren was too wishy washy with Lando. Never ask an athlete if he wants to come out. He’ll always say no. You have to order them. McLaren didn’t. 

[kevwun 15774]

He didn't want to pit earlier in the race either.  They asked him and he said he thought he had 10 more laps and then he pitted shortly after that.

[MH BEVO 1265]

Just now, kevwun said:

He didn't want to pit earlier in the race either.  They asked him and he said he thought he had 10 more laps and then he pitted shortly after that.

Didn’t he go from “Front left is done” to going another 10-15?

[ChickenSandwich 9832]

Sounds like a lot more coded messages going across the radio today. 

[XYZ 2154]

21 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said:

McLaren didn’t. 

Maybe they did.

[texas08 1599]

What a race. This is how formula 1 should be EVERY RACE.

[Buzzrock 14918]

We don’t hear everything — Merc did a good job being clear to Ham that more rain was coming. Did McLaren?

Lewis was told to box too, and didn’t. He waited.

[Betty Blackwell 144]

23 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

Lewis was told to box too, and didn’t. He waited.

He did and he also had the strategic advantage of being able to just react to whatever Lando did or didn’t do. 

[Buzzrock 14918]

Kinda like being in position in poker.

[Prepuce of Doom 21065]

1 hour ago, Betty Blackwell said:

He did and he also had the strategic advantage of being able to just react to whatever Lando did or didn’t do. 

Yeah, it's easy to criticize in hindsight, but I agree that Lando was very much in a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation. 

And beating Lewis takes a little luck and a little risk in strategy. Obviously the rain got bad quick, but if it didn't, or if Lando held on long enough for someone else to bring out a safety car, then it's a different ending. 

It was ultimately the wrong decision, but I don't think Lando should beat himself up about it. It was justifiable at the time in my view. 

Edited September 26, 2021 by Prepuce of Doom

[Fudbelty 2788]

I think if roles were reversed chances are Lando pits and Lewis stays out. Lewis was able to actually see how bad Lando was struggling and that helped push his decision.

[Goofyboy 3277]

Lewis was going to catch and pass Lando anyway. Lando had to roll the dice and this time lost out.

[Goofyboy 3277]

Lewis was going to catch and pass Lando anyway. Lando had to roll the dice and this time lost out.

[ConferenceRoom 6141]

Nah, Lando had him in hand. I think the closest he got was .8.

[kevwun 15774]

No, Lando went wide in a turn and Lewis caught up.  He was going to have a shot at passing him.  He was faster at the end.

Edited September 26, 2021 by kevwun

[Starfleet Command 441]

I cannot express how much I hate Lewis Hamilton. 

[ConferenceRoom 6141]

Weird.

[Starfleet Command 441]

To be perfectly clear, he’s a joto.