Formula 1 2022

[elfenix 34332]

bit of a clown show by race control to put marshals on the track without a safety car

 

 

 

[PittsburghTiger 6196]

3 minutes ago, RPM said:

They're dropping like flies.

sand flies

[PittsburghTiger 6196]

Norris seems to have salvaged his day a bit

[PittsburghTiger 6196]

Good stuff

[elfenix 34332]

how has max not learned to pass in the first drs zone with another around the next corner?

[kevwun 15890]

Same as last week.   Max can pass Leclerc, but can't stay in front of him.

[kevwun 15890]

Leclerc almost hit the wall again.

[PittsburghTiger 6196]

Awesome racing.

[elfenix 34332]

now he's figured it out

[52-80 19246]

cry about it max you bitch

[PittsburghTiger 6196]

Yeah, he should just shut up and drive.

[TonyTexas 10527]

Max is the LeBron of F1, always begging for the call

[RPM 26353]

MAX!

[PittsburghTiger 6196]

great stuff. the way it is supposed to be.

[elfenix 34332]

this could be a great season

[PittsburghTiger 6196]

I wonder how long Daddy Stroll will allow this?

[ConferenceRoom 6147]

Max winning with tears in his eyes. What a baby.

[PittsburghTiger 6196]

that was fun.

this will be a much more entertaining season, hell, it already is more fun than most of the hybrid era of Mercedes dominance.

[elfenix 34332]

this is so good

[RPM 26353]

If Bottas hadn't retired, Hamilton would be out of the points.

[TonyTexas 10527]

I’ve kind of liked Max but have completely flip flopped. His constant whining and begging for race control to help him is beyond annoying. 

[PittsburghTiger 6196]

Now I just want Young Mick to show this season and I will be happy.

I've said before how I root but, I just want competition.

[PittsburghTiger 6196]

Bottas has been good

[ConferenceRoom 6147]

5 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

I’ve kind of liked Max but have completely flip flopped. His constant whining and begging for race control to help him is beyond annoying. 

He's an entitled brat. 

"IT'S SO UNFAIR!" 

Jesus, shut up. 

[UnivTex34 1763]

Can I just say, I truly hope we get this kind of racing all season. These last two have just been a blast to watch

[ChickenSandwich 9852]

33 minutes ago, elfenix said:

bit of a clown show by race control to put marshals on the track without a safety car

 

 

 

This. Virtual safety car shouldn’t be longer than a min. Put the safety car out there, but it damn sure should be out there with people on the track and cars still powering by. Max’s blown tire last season on the straight by himself last year comes to mind. 
 

Go Leclerc!!. 2-0 v Sainz 

Edited March 27, 2022 by ChickenSandwich

[utee94 15862]

1 hour ago, 52-80 said:

having JB on the broadcast is such a +

Yeah I love his insights, really great to have him around.

Was hoping LeClerc could hold off Max but two Ferraris on the podium again, is a beautiful thing.

Fred and DannyRic DNF on the other hand, is not a beautiful thing.

 

 

[Burt Macklin 19053]

Man, Leclerc had almost two seconds on Max before that last VSC. It definitely seemed like he was going to be able to hold him off. He lost about a second coming out of it, and then Max had too much straight line speed once he got in the DRS. 
 

Still though, that was some extremely good racing for about 8 laps at the end. I can’t really think back to a stretch of prolonged battles for the lead like we’ve had the last two races. 

[G650 14277]

I wish Max doom and unmitigated failure. And that someone beats his father with a tire iron

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Man, Leclerc had almost two seconds on Max before that last VSC. It definitely seemed like he was going to be able to hold him off. He lost about a second coming out of it, and then Max had too much straight line speed once he got in the DRS. 
 
Still though, that was some extremely good racing for about 8 laps at the end. I can’t really think back to a stretch of prolonged battles for the lead like we’ve had the last two races. 

Max somehow gained 3+ seconds under VSC. It was like 4.4 before the VSC and like a second after it.

[Burt Macklin 19053]

4 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

Max somehow gained 3+ seconds under VSC. It was like 4.4 before the VSC and like a second after it.

I’m pretty sure it was about 1.9 before the yellows hit. It did jumpy to over 4 at some point but the real gap was about 2. The slowing under yellow and  the VSC are still funky, because someone always seems to lose or gain a good bit. 
 

Charles also had terrible luck with the Albon/Stroll crash on lap 48. He was about half a second back with DRS coming and probably would’ve gotten Max, but then didn’t get it because of the waved yellows and he never got that close again. 

[Hawndoh 2388]

Well hell, trying to watch the replay and ESPN app immediately spoiled it.

[Huckleberry 33096]

The only people who whine as much as Verstappen are the people cheering against him. 

What I took out of today is that just plain sucked for Pérez and the new regs seem to be working. We'll see on the more classic tracks, though.

Edited March 27, 2022 by Huckleberry

[PittsburghTiger 6196]

Hamilton’s outfit after the race.  No fucks given

[aggie08 21531]

46 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

I’ve kind of liked Max but have completely flip flopped. His constant whining and begging for race control to help him is beyond annoying. 

Honestly, I completely tune out all driver radio at this point. It's all always just some variation of, "The guy in front of me is being unsporting in a manner that I would never dream of being! Somebody do something!"

[Burt Macklin 19053]

Someone on Reddit looked at the onboards and Charles was 1.8 up at the VSC. It got to 4 but Max could catch up because he was below the required delta. However when it turned green Max was only down .9, so he did gain almost a second and critically it put him in DRS which starts right away after the VSC.
 

So yeah, the VSC giving Max .9 basically won him the race. Safety car with no DRS for 2 laps would’ve been better/more fair. They clearly don’t have VSC down well enough to get the gaps close enough to be reliable. 

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

I’m pretty sure it was about 1.9 before the yellows hit. It did jumpy to over 4 at some point but the real gap was about 2. The slowing under yellow and  the VSC are still funky, because someone always seems to lose or gain a good bit. 
 
Charles also had terrible luck with the Albon/Stroll crash on lap 48. He was about half a second back with DRS coming and probably would’ve gotten Max, but then didn’t get it because of the waved yellows and he never got that close again. 

Yeah, just re-watched and it is pretty much what you said. It was like 1.7-1.8 then jumped up to 3s immediately after the yellow was converted to VSC. Gap probably moved around from there some, too.

Then it was pretty much right at a second when it ended.

Ocon was saying the cars are definitely much better at following, and should be much better “everywhere”.

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

DRS is also still way more powerful than they anticipated, I think.

If they trimmed the zone length by about 1/3 it would probably be a bit better.

[ConferenceRoom 6147]

The only people who whine as much as Verstappen are the people cheering against him. 
What I took out of today is that just plain sucked for Pérez and the new regs seem to be working. We'll see on the more classic tracks, though.

He caught up to meeeeeeee

[VABuckeye 2472]

What a race.  LeClerc is proving not only to be very good but also a classy guy.  Refreshing to see.  Ferrari vs. Red Bull is epic.  New engines so cars are now breaking which adds another element.  Awesome stuff.

[Atxracer 797]

21 minutes ago, ConferenceRoom said:

He caught up to meeeeeeee

I hate Verstappen probably more than the next person.  And, I certainly don’t hold myself to be anywhere near their level. I also don’t think I am a whiny person and would think most people that know me think I am pretty nice.  But, stick me in a race with  all that adrenaline and competitive juices pumping and I have said some pretty dumb things over the radio even to people I think of as friends so I don’t hold that mid race chatter against them.  
 

But, great freaking race amd I think we have our new generation with Russell likely to join the party.   

[VABuckeye 2472]

If McLaren could just get their shit together with the new car it could be incredible racing.  I do think Danny Ric has to go after this year.  He just doesn't have it anymore IMO.

[ConferenceRoom 6147]

4 minutes ago, Atxracer said:

I hate Verstappen probably more than the next person.  And, I certainly don’t hold myself to be anywhere near their level. I also don’t think I am a whiny person and would think most people that know me think I am pretty nice.  But, stick me in a race with  all that adrenaline and competitive juices pumping and I have said some pretty dumb things over the radio even to people I think of as friends so I don’t hold that mid race chatter against them.  
 

But, great freaking race amd I think we have our new generation with Russell likely to join the party.   

I'm normally in the same boat with race communications but today was different. He was throwing a massive fit for the last third of the race. 

[ConferenceRoom 6147]

1 minute ago, VABuckeye said:

If McLaren could just get their shit together with the new car it could be incredible racing.  I do think Danny Ric has to go after this year.  He just doesn't have it anymore IMO.

A good car? Agreed. 

[VABuckeye 2472]

I know you guys love him because he loves Texas but I think he's lost a step.  Great personality.  Driver who job hops regularly for money and didn't give several teams time to develop the car under him.  JMO.

[ConferenceRoom 6147]

Job hops for money. Good grief. He left Red Bull because he could see the writing on the wall with Max. He did Renault a big favor by dragging their car up to the podium a couple of times. He won a race last year, McLaren's first in almost a decade. Is he running out of time? Yes. Is he past it? No. Give him the car and he'll perform.

[PittsburghTiger 6196]

14 minutes ago, VABuckeye said:

If McLaren could just get their shit together with the new car it could be incredible racing.  I do think Danny Ric has to go after this year.  He just doesn't have it anymore IMO.

I said that last year.  I like him but, I think he’s been done for a while

[Atxracer 797]

6 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

I said that last year.  I like him but, I think he’s been done for a while

I like what I/we see of him from a likable standpoint but he seems too professionally lackadaisical which is uncharacteristic of a champion driver. He also seems to make bad team choices which is half the battle.  

[elfenix 34332]

1 hour ago, Huckleberry said:

The only people who whine as much as Verstappen are the people cheering against him. 

i dunno, people who give a shit what hamilton is wearing are up there

Edited March 27, 2022 by elfenix

[Chewbacca 7785]

2 of the last 3 races have been given to Max by safety car. Leclerc had him right when the VSC came on.