Formula 1 2021

[Mo Horn 8833]

8 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

Give em hell Alonso

He's doing a fantastic job keeping Hamilton behind him

[Buzzrock 14920]

Lewis is cranky when he’s having a bad race

[McCroskey 1504]

Lewis is such a bitch.

[RPM 26320]

Just now, Buzzrock said:

Lewis is a little bitch

fify

[Buzzrock 14920]

That’s pretty rich from Lewis given the last race

[Mo Horn 8833]

Alonso with the mistake

[Buzzrock 14920]

Damn, big mistake from Alonso

[RPM 26320]

fuck

[Fudbelty 2788]

Nicely done by Lewis. Also well done by Alonso. That fight kept Lewis from 2 or 1.

[Fudbelty 2788]

Double

[Mo Horn 8833]

Alonso probably kept Hamilton from winning this by keeping him behind for all those laps

[McCroskey 1504]

So, anyone happen to take Ocon at 300-1 odds or Seb at 250-1?  

[Mo Horn 8833]

Good for Ocon

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Alonso probably kept Hamilton from winning this by keeping him behind for all those laps

Yep, he’s so good at defending. He pushes it right to the limit, just like Lewis does.

[Huckleberry 32859]

9 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

Lewis is cranky when he’s having a bad race

 

9 minutes ago, McCroskey said:

Lewis is such a bitch.

At this point someone needs to put him into a wall so he'll actually have something to whine about. 

[RPM 26320]

LOL Gasly got fastest lap. Fuck you Lewis!

[Buzzrock 14920]

Alpeeeeen

[Buzzrock 14920]

This will make for another good episode

[Goofyboy 3292]

Alonso saved that race for Ocon. Lewis from last to 3rd was awesome. Lewis and Merc back on top, so all is right with the world.

[XYZ 2154]

Fucking Bottas ruined everything.

[Jive Turkey 12596]

i do love when a driver from a mid or bottom tier team gets on the podium or, by hook or crook, somehow wins the damn race.  reminds me of Gasly winning Italy last year.  so happy for Ocon.

and every week, us newbies learn more and more about the race strategies that play such a huge role.  that stuff doesn't come out as much on the Netflix show, which is more about personalities and drama.  today was just a great example of how the decisions made on the pit wall can dictate the results as much as the drivers' abilities.

now i'm kinda pissed i didn't start watching F1 until last year.

Edited August 1, 2021 by Jive Turkey

[texas08 1599]

What a shit show

[texas08 1599]

Fun shit show nonetheless

[faps 806]

Fuck yeah Fernando. That defending was the highlight of the race for me. 

Seeing the joy of a guy getting his first win it's awesome too. 

[52-80 19153]

40 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said:

today was just a great example of how the decisions made on the pit wall can dictate the results as much as the drivers' abilities.

Its more team strategy and engineering than driver. 
One of the irksome element of this is driver asking for “more power” over the radio. Like, if F1 is really about engineering to the limits, then let the driver have the discretion of reliability v performance. It shouldnt be the nerds on the pit permitting them to have more boost pressure or fuel flow or w/e

[Dutch 4465]

Mildly surprised Toto didn’t pop on Bottas’s radio with a “well done, Valtteri.”

 

[Huckleberry 32859]

I mean I'm somewhat serious. Perez needs to be looking for an opportunity to just ride Hamilton through turn one during future race starts. What's the downside? A 5 place grid penalty the following race? Big deal.

[Dutch 4465]

Good for Ocon; out of F1 and now a race winner. Also I was impressed George, when Latifi was running P6, told the team to compromise his race to support Latifi; he seems a genuinely good kid who’d do really well in a top drive. Probably also a good time to remind Toto that he’s willing to play the team game, with silly season starting. 

Edited August 1, 2021 by Dutch

[aggie08 21502]

2 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

I mean I'm somewhat serious. Perez needs to be looking for an opportunity to just ride Hamilton through turn one during future race starts. What's the downside? A 5 place grid penalty the following race? Big deal.

I don't understand how Bottas didn't get a major penalty. It obviously wasn't intentional, but a completely boneheaded mistake took out 5 of the most popular drivers in the sport on turn 1. Seems like something F1 would want to have a strong reaction to.

Edited August 1, 2021 by aggie08

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

[Seasick Sailor 3747]

[PittsburghTiger 6181]

2 hours ago, Dutch said:

Good for Ocon; out of F1 and now a race winner. Also I was impressed George, when Latifi was running P6, told the team to compromise his race to support Latifi; he seems a genuinely good kid who’d do really well in a top drive. Probably also a good time to remind Toto that he’s willing to play the team game, with silly season starting. 

I've said since last year that he should be in the Mercedes. Bottas, even though he did a great job today and will be amply rewarded by the folks in Stuttgart, should not be in that seat. We all saw what Russell could do in Hamilton's car last season.

[TonyTexas 10510]

FIA’s punishments don’t seem to fit the crimes

[Goofyboy 3292]

Hamilton second, Sainz third

[aggie08 21502]

19 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

Can someone explain this one to me?

[kevwun 15783]

Was there something nefarious or was it because he ran out of gas?

[TonyTexas 10510]

15 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

I've said since last year that he should be in the Mercedes. Bottas, even though he did a great job today and will be amply rewarded by the folks in Stuttgart, should not be in that seat. We all saw what Russell could do in Hamilton's car last season.

We could know something about that 2nd Mercedes seat soon as the summer break is peak silly season. 

[Dutch 4465]

23 minutes ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

Wow…. and 

14 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

FIA’s punishments don’t seem to fit the crimes

this. Hamilton gaining three points might be huge in a close season. 

[Dutch 4465]

12 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Was there something nefarious or was it because he ran out of gas?

Apparently you must provide 1.0L sample if requested; AM could only get 0.3L out of the car. 

“Under the technical regulations, competitors must ensure that a 1.0 litre sample of fuel may be taken from the car at any time during the event – however it was only possible to take 0.3 litres from Vettel’s Aston Martin after Sunday’s race.”

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-vettel-loses-second-place-finish-in-hungary-after-disqualification.1hHxDLG0ARyAw6q2TCDkiS.htmlYeah 

Edited August 1, 2021 by Dutch

[kevwun 15783]

Mercedes has wrecked their way to the Championship and Contstructor leads and Vettel loses a 2nd place finish because he ran out of gas.  Seems fair.

[TonyTexas 10510]

I wonder how they got a liter from Ocon since he ran out of gas on his victory lap. 

[PittsburghTiger 6181]

So I think Hamilton has gained 50, or 51, points on Max since the beginning of Silverstone weekend.

[Kdub 498]

42 points he's gained if my math is right

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

I wonder how they got a liter from Ocon since he ran out of gas on his victory lap. 

He didn’t run out, he just stopped down there cause he forgot to drive into the pit lane.

[VABuckeye 2472]

Damn that was entertaining.  Bumper cars.  An epic Mercedes fuck up leaves us with a standing start of 1 car on the grid.  Mercedes then outmaneuvers Red Bull.  Vettel dq'd.  Really FIA?  Ocon holds off Vettel for the entire race.  Alonso with the best defending I've seen in years.  That was fun.

[Dutch 4465]

Disregard. That was an old tweet. 

Edited August 2, 2021 by Dutch
Should have checked the time stamps.

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On 7/26/2021 at 5:45 PM, wood said:

Do you have an example of Max pulling something like this at a fast corner like Copse?

Today. 

[kevwun 15783]

Him bumping tires with Schumacher wasn't even looked at by the stewards.

[Atxracer 797]

8 hours ago, Dutch said:

Mildly surprised Toto didn’t pop on Bottas’s radio with a “well done, Valtteri.”

Me too. That was a perfect pick up of a 7-10 split.  

[Atxracer 797]

31 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Him bumping tires with Schumacher wasn't even looked at by the stewards.

Nor was when Alonso came down on Hamilton which was a little out of bounds.  But, props to Alonso, he did a great job.  In the end, great racing today and we all got to witness some serious race craft.