Formula 1 2023

[wood 11121]

7 minutes ago, utee94 said:

Rocko is interested in financing this purchase over the next 147 years... 

Huh. I woulda thought he could afford that on his insane nurse's salary.

[NoName 16291]

hmmm

 

[ConferenceRoom 6129]

"We'll see." - Zen Master" - Gust Avrakotos

[Burt Macklin 18996]

Lmao. Alpine just can’t help themselves. They really are the aggy of F1. 
 

 

[Burt Macklin 18996]

Supposedly Ferrari is changing their sidepods as part of their upgrade package this week. So it seems the whole grid will be moving to the RB downwash style sidepods.

I’m not looking forward to Spain as a Ferrari fan. That track is going to murder Ferrari’s front tires. I expect they’ll be near RB in quali and then the 4th fastest car in the race. 

Edited May 31, 2023 by Burt Macklin

[Burt Macklin 18996]

One of the coolest parts of the Monaco race was that we got detailed pictures of a lot of teams’ underfloors. It’s pretty crazy how much more intricate RB’s floor is than Ferrari or Merc. It blows my mind that Merc and Ferrari have such simple looking floors in comparison.

I’d love to see this type of shot to see what AM’s floor looks like, but I haven’t seen any despite Stroll not even finishing the race. 
 

 

[Burt Macklin 18996]

Here’s another good one of the RB floor. 
 

[NoName 16291]

24 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

Lmao. Alpine just can’t help themselves. They really are the aggy of F1. 
 

 

lol
 

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The team rejects the idea that the car is only so competitive in Monaco. According to Permane, the upgrades to the car are the key to success, as they have massively improved the car's performance. Although Ocon benefited from a grid penalty from Charles Leclerc, Alpine put in a strong performance on the street circuit in the Principality.

The sports director believes the French will confirm the upward trend in Spain. He says, "It's not a car that's only good in Monaco. We just put in the upgrades that were planned for Imola and a few additional innovations. The car just runs well. I expect us to be ahead of Mercedes in the next race as well and to keep up with Ferrari." Red Bull is still too far away for Alpine, but it wants to compete with the other teams.

Red Bull too far away, Ferrari as target

"I think Max [Verstappen] is too far away, and the same goes for Sergio [Perez]. If he has a good day," Permane said. "With Fernando [Alonso] it will be difficult, but I see no reason why we shouldn't take on Mercedes and Ferrari. We did that here and in Miami. In Miami, they were even faster than us, but we kept up."

 

 

[wood 11121]

22 hours ago, wood said:

Huh. I woulda thought he could afford that on his insane nurse's salary.

Oh wait. Dang. I think I was thinking of Greenspoint. Oh well, 220, 221 ...

[Mittens 8151]

One of my favorite F1 oddities is that on a multimillion dollar racecar designed with the most advanced technologies and fabricated with the lightest and strongest exotic materials known to man, there is a $12 slab of plywood bolted on the bottom.

[utee94 15745]

6 hours ago, wood said:

Oh wait. Dang. I think I was thinking of Greenspoint. Oh well, 220, 221 ...

I was gonna point it out, but it really didn't matter

 

[VABuckeye 2472]

2 hours ago, Mittens said:

One of my favorite F1 oddities is that on a multimillion dollar racecar designed with the most advanced technologies and fabricated with the lightest and strongest exotic materials known to man, there is a $12 slab of plywood bolted on the bottom.

I’m fairly certain it’s not plywood.  Way too heavy and would be terrible and disintegrating in rain.  Unless I missed the sarcasm. 

[wood 11121]

5 hours ago, utee94 said:

I was gonna point it out, but it really didn't matter

 

Yeah they're two peas in a pod lol.

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

I’m fairly certain it’s not plywood.  Way too heavy and would be terrible and disintegrating in rain.  Unless I missed the sarcasm. 

It’s Jabroc.

https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productselection.asp?Product=6180

[VABuckeye 2472]

Thank you!  At least it's not jabroni.

[Mittens 8151]

13 hours ago, VABuckeye said:

Unless I missed the sarcasm. 

Part sarcasm.  Obviously it's not some 3/4" pressure treated pine scooped up from Lowes, but I'll always find it funny that a slab of wood is stuck to the bottom of a machine like that.

[kevwun 15624]

The cars are much faster in Spain than they were last year.  Just starting to watch FP1 and so far Max is 4 seconds faster than the best FP1 lap from 2022.

[Burt Macklin 18996]

45 minutes ago, kevwun said:

The cars are much faster in Spain than they were last year.  Just starting to watch FP1 and so far Max is 4 seconds faster than the best FP1 lap from 2022.

They changed the circuit so it’s about 4-5 seconds quicker this year. 

[Dutch 4465]

3 hours ago, kevwun said:

The cars are much faster in Spain than they were last year.  Just starting to watch FP1 and so far Max is 4 seconds faster than the best FP1 lap from 2022.

Details on the track changes:

 

[Dutch 4465]

 

[Guest]

Glad to be back on a real circuit for a change. Hopefully with more space  it will mean no red flags because any incident causes a complete stoppage on the street circuits.

[Burt Macklin 18996]

I’m not sure Williams is aware these are ground effect cars 

 

 

[kevwun 15624]

That explains a lot.

 

[elfenix 34171]

little quick on the red flag trigger there

[elfenix 34171]

[elfenix 34171]

a ferrari a red bull and a mercedes walk into a bar because they're not in Q3

[VABuckeye 2472]

7 teams represented in the top 8 spots on the grid.  Awesome.  

[Burt Macklin 18996]

1 hour ago, elfenix said:

Definitely seems like there’s something wrong with Leclerc’s car. He said the back right was off so he lost time on every left turn. Might be suspension or chassis. 
 

On the bright side, this may be the first time Ferrari’s ever brought an upgrade that actually makes them faster. We’ll see how their tyres do in the race. 

[kevwun 15624]

The announcers said it was something in the rear end.

[dieucla98 2934]

9 hours ago, kevwun said:

The announcers said it was something in the rear end.

Pooper.

Ya I'm a child. 

[RPM 26215]

Nice start Lewis

[Buzzrock 14870]

Sucks for Lando

[ConferenceRoom 6129]

There goes my only reason for watching this one. Pretty cool. 

[elfenix 34171]

"we're so much faster we're starting on the slower tire just to make it a little more interesting for the first few hundred meters"

[Fastbreak 3957]

It was Lando’s fault.

[Fastbreak 3957]

Did daddy tell Aston to give his son the faster car?

[RPM 26215]

Checo!

Edited June 4, 2023 by RPM

[Buzzrock 14870]

[RPM 26215]

The Chinaman?

[elfenix 34171]

[elfenix 34171]

Looks like a lot of rain beyond the track looking the long way back down the pit straight

[RPM 26215]

I think you mean it's mainly on the plain.

[elfenix 34171]

[Fastbreak 3957]

I don’t think f1 is doing a lot right now to engage the average American fan. It’s been like Bama vs Rice for most of the season.

[RPM 26215]

[Fastbreak 3957]

Ocon defense was fine

[aggie08 21424]

7 minutes ago, Fastbreak said:

I don’t think f1 is doing a lot right now to engage the average American fan. It’s been like Bama vs Rice for most of the season.

Having the best driver on the track in by far the best car is not exactly a recipe for good TV. 

[ConferenceRoom 6129]

Who gives a fuck about the average American?

[Fastbreak 3957]

Who gives a fuck about the average American?

F1 has been making a huge marketing push in the US

[Fastbreak 3957]

It would have been nice to see the places max broke track limits.