Formula 1 2022

[elfenix 34171]

natalie discussing stiff rides 🍆

[NoName 16290]

19 hours ago, Burt Macklin said:

Are those sidepods different than what Alonso had in Bahrain? 

i am assuming they have to tweak/review something after Ocon's exploded down the straight in FP last week

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

Looks like someone sat on Lewis’ wing.

[Guest]

So a red flag and 10-15 minute delay because of a sign that was hit. I'm all for safety, but is this something that can't be cleared up in a couple of minutes? 

[faps 806]

4 hours ago, ConferenceRoom said:

Tacky. 

I'll allow it if there are topless hoors on the yachts.

[Burt Macklin 18994]

There was a missile attack on an Aramco facility 10 km from the track, but they finished FP1 anyways and are currently running F2 Qualification. F1 gonna F1. 
 

 

Edited March 25, 2022 by Burt Macklin

[ConferenceRoom 6126]

13 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

There was a mission attack on an Aramco facility 10 km from the track, but they finished FP1 anyways and are currently running F2 Qualification. F1 gonna F1. 
 

 

Remember when Bernie censored Force India during a free practice because they had the audacity to complain about team members getting caught in the middle of petrol bombs in Bahrain? 

[G650 14085]

I love Miami but that yacht club shit is terrible as fuck

[faps 806]

Agree, tacky is the correct word. They could've at least gone with the bayfront street circuit and had yachts in the bay rather than a pool.

[Burt Macklin 18994]

So the missile attack was by a rebel group that’ at war with the Saudi Arabian government and they decided to specifically target Aramco, who’s one of the largest F1 sponsors and the reason the Jeddah race exists. 
 

FOM and the team principals met and unanimously agreed to race. The Drivers have been meeting for over 2 1/2 hours now. Obviously they are split and trying to reach a consensus.

If only this weren’t in relation to a potential missile strike, we might be able to get a reenactment of this photo. 
 

 

[ConferenceRoom 6126]

Drivers should quit. There’s no guarantee the rebels won’t try to pull some shit. Saudís can’t guarantee their protection. The race should never have been approved in the first place.

[Burt Macklin 18994]

10 minutes ago, ConferenceRoom said:

Drivers should quit. There’s no guarantee the rebels won’t try to pull some shit. Saudís can’t guarantee their protection. The race should never have been approved in the first place.

Maybe I’m underestimating F1’s soullessness, but I can’t believe it’s even a debate. Saudi Arabia is literally at war, a missile just hit 7 miles away, but all the team principals are fine with putting their employees’ lives on the line for a stupid fucking race. Crazy. 
 

Even if Toto doesn’t actually care, shouldn’t Merc and Aston Martin have voted against it since they know their cars suck relevant to the competition? Skipping this race would be the second huge windfall in a row for Merc and Lewis. 

[VABuckeye 2472]

10 hours ago, ConferenceRoom said:

Tacky. 

It's Miami.

[ConferenceRoom 6126]

Drivers are still in their meeting room and Seidl is in there presumably acting as a representative for the bosses. I believe we might have a standoff.

[ConferenceRoom 6126]

 

[ConferenceRoom 6126]

Seidl and Russell went to Race Control together. Russell is the GPDA rep, right?

[ConferenceRoom 6126]

We will be racing. Cool…

[Chewbacca 7729]

19 minutes ago, ConferenceRoom said:

We will be racing. Cool…

I dunno about cool.  A terrorist incident happened 10km away from the track during FP1 and they're still racing?  Fuck that.  I mean, I'll still watch, but I think the race should be canceled.  What are the odds something bigger is planned for the race?  High enough to cancel, IMO.

[ConferenceRoom 6126]

I dunno about cool.  A terrorist incident happened 10km away from the track during FP1 and they're still racing?  Fuck that.  I mean, I'll still watch, but I think the race should be canceled.  What are the odds something bigger is planned for the race?  High enough to cancel, IMO.

Sarcasm.

[Burt Macklin 18994]

BBC is reporting part of what convinced the drivers to race is the difficulty they’d have leaving SA if they didn’t race. Realllyyy glad F1 has sold out so hard to all that Middle East oil money. 
 

 

[dieucla98 2934]

What I would give to be a fly on the wall of that driver's meeting. I'm sure Max and Lewis were not on the same side of this issue and neither are the type to take a back seat (they're F1 drivers, duh).

[Guest]

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, dieucla98 said:

What I would give to be a fly on the wall of that driver's meeting. I'm sure Max and Lewis were not on the same side of this issue and neither are the type to take a back seat (they're F1 drivers, duh).

I wonder what Seb is thinking. He is one of the elder statesmen. Wonder if he wishes he were there to make a stand or happy as hell he isn't in the middle of it all.

[Guest]

14 minutes ago, dieucla98 said:

What I would give to be a fly on the wall of that driver's meeting. I'm sure Max and Lewis were not on the same side of this issue and neither are the type to take a back seat (they're F1 drivers, duh).

Everything I've seen from Max says he wouldn't care at all and hopes that others drop out to improve his chances of winning. Everything I've seen about Lewis says he will say it is wrong to race, make a comment saying that safety is the most important thing and how he doesn't feel safe... and then race anyway. Maybe he wears a helmet that says "Keep drivers safe" or something while he does it.

Edited March 26, 2022 by FirstTimeCaller

[G650 14085]

What a fucked up situation

[ConferenceRoom 6126]

Everything I've seen from Max says he wouldn't care at all and hopes that others drop out to improve his chances of winning. Everything I've seen about Lewis says he will say it is wrong to race, make a comment saying that safety is the most important thing and how he doesn't feel safe... and then race anyway. Maybe he wears a helmet that says "Keep drivers safe" or something while he does it.

Weird take.

[Chewbacca 7729]

BBC is reporting part of what convinced the drivers to race is the difficulty they’d have leaving SA if they didn’t race. Realllyyy glad F1 has sold out so hard to all that Middle East oil money. 
 
 

If that is true, F1 should never go back there. Which means Greg Maffei will schedule 2 more Saudi races because he's a terrible person.

[wood 11121]

9 hours ago, G650 said:

I love Miami but that yacht club shit is terrible as fuck

Yeah, hopefully it's just a troll job.

[wood 11121]

13 hours ago, NoName said:

literally no one - that guy is acting like i am saying that the entire reason AM/Williams/McLaren are at the bottom is due to the Mercedes PU, which all i (and you?) were saying is that teams with Mercedes PU are under performing basically across the board. all Mercedes powered teams have (pretty) major issues, which as far as we can tell so far, include a lack of power from the PU compared to Ferrari and RBR PUs

Yep. That's why I asked the question. Of course, there was no answer. Poster seems to have gone missing.

[wood 11121]

And WTF, Helmut? Last time I checked, CDMX wasn't at war and experiencing missile attacks. 

[elfenix 34171]

*russia further invades ukraine*
F1: no race for you!

*saudis foment a civil war in yemen, yemenis attack a saudi facility near the track*
F1: war?  never heard of her

[Updawg 2261]

All hospitality motor coach lounges thermostat are turned up to 74 degrees to offset the carbon footprint

[52-80 19081]

10 hours ago, ConferenceRoom said:

Drivers should quit. There’s no guarantee the rebels won’t try to pull some shit. Saudís can’t guarantee their protection. The race should never have been approved in the first place.

Send in the storm troopers

[leaf 681]

9 hours ago, Burt Macklin said:

BBC is reporting part of what convinced the drivers to race is the difficulty they’d have leaving SA if they didn’t race. Realllyyy glad F1 has sold out so hard to all that Middle East oil money. 
 

 

Why would it be difficult for them to leave?

[G650 14085]

1 hour ago, leaf said:

Why would it be difficult for them to leave?

Not sure if serious

[leaf 681]

38 minutes ago, G650 said:

Not sure if serious

Yes, serious

[ConferenceRoom 6126]

Yes, serious

They wouldn’t be allowed to leave by their hosts. Like I said, they should never have made this deal in the first place.

[Goofyboy 3197]

Why would it be difficult for them to leave?

Some WWE stars were stuck in Saudi for a bit over a payment issue or some such thing. The Prince could easily have them arrested on any bullshit he deemed necessary. He could ground planes.

[leaf 681]

11 minutes ago, ConferenceRoom said:

They wouldn’t be allowed to leave by their hosts. Like I said, they should never have made this deal in the first place.

Hold them against their will?  That would be a very bold move.

[pops 6973]

5 minutes ago, leaf said:

Hold them against their will?  That would be a very bold move.

I mean...it's Saudi fucking Arabia. Pretty cool that you figured out to use a computer after being born last night. 

[elfenix 34171]

getting in bed with those fuckers is one of the dumbest things we've ever done

/totes cr

[texas08 1599]

And WTF, Helmut? Last time I checked, CDMX wasn't at war and experiencing missile attacks. 

Yeah fuck this stupid fucking comment.


*Helmuts not yours.

[ConferenceRoom 6126]

Marko is a stupid asshole.

[elfenix 34171]

is it just me or is the commentator audio track slightly ahead of the international feed? seems like they react to things right on top of when they happen.  when tsunoda's engine popped the audio of them saying 'hear that' was right on top of the pop. 

[RPM 26215]

Wow, Gasly is fooked. Lost his clutch on pit exit and had to push it back across white line before crew could help.

[kevwun 15618]

Sainz and Leclerc both brushed the wall in P2.  Leclerc's was hard enough to cause some steering damage.

Edited March 26, 2022 by kevwun

[RPM 26215]

Latifi brushed the wall. Max jumped the curb in Turn somethingorother and caught air. 2 hours to repair Gasly's car for qualifying. Bottas driving like his hair is on fire.

Things are getting interesting.

Edited March 26, 2022 by RPM

[Chewbacca 7729]

Yes, serious

MBS didn't think twice about chopping a journalist into pieces in an embassy. Why would he care about some F1 drivers?

[Bodhi 1111]

30 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

3 hours ago, leaf said:

Yes, serious

MBS didn't think twice about chopping a journalist into pieces in an embassy. Why would he care about some F1 drivers?

Because Mercedes generates about $180B in annual revenue (Top 40 in World) and their F1 team is valued >$1B.  Might be some repercussions if MBS decides to cut up, or even detain, their drivers.  Latifi and Albon might be fucked though.  Moot point regardless as we are racing this weekend with some potential bonus fireworks in the background.

 

Edited March 26, 2022 by Bodhi

[G650 14085]

42 minutes ago, Bodhi said:

Because Mercedes generates about $180B in annual revenue (Top 40 in World) and their F1 team is valued >$1B.  Might be some repercussions if MBS decides to cut up, or even detain, their drivers.  Latifi and Albon might be fucked though.  Moot point regardless as we are racing this weekend with some potential bonus fireworks in the background.

 

They literally detained WWE once.