Formula 1 2023

[Mittens 8278]

It got an appropriate place of honor in the home.

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[ChickenSandwich 9836]

White lines were the real MVP of an entertaining Quali and spicy starting grid. 
 

 

[utee94 15823]

Amusing when the Sky team calls out-- fans keep saying "how hard is it to stay in the white lines" and then the drivers point out the problems.

No.  It's quite simple.

Consistent enforcement of and punishment of track limits violations, will ensure driver respect for the track limits.  These are (mostly) the best drivers in the world, they're failing on track limits because they intend to do so.  Punish them, enforce the limits consistently week after week and month after month, and the problem goes away.

Or, alternatively, move to my own personal preference of lava runoffs beyond every white line.

Edited July 1, 2023 by utee94

[elfenix 34238]

[RPM 26320]

13 hours ago, Mittens said:

It got an appropriate place of honor in the home.

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Expecting rain?

[ChickenSandwich 9836]

Loved Q1. Pure action with the short time limit and 20 cars on track. Intense. 
 

Weather treated us to a highly entertaining sprint race. If you could bottle it…. 
 

W for sprint weekend. 

Edited July 1, 2023 by ChickenSandwich

[dieucla98 2942]

More racing more better! Another entertaining sprint.

[Hawndoh 2386]

A wet track that then dries throughout the race always makes for some fun moments.

[TonyTexas 10511]

I just don’t understand why some people still prefer the regular format over a sprint weekend, particularly now that they separated the qualifiers. Do they really miss 2 practice sessions, especially when they have been replaced by something meaningful?

[ChickenSandwich 9836]

28 minutes ago, TonyTexas said:

I just don’t understand why some people still prefer the regular format over a sprint weekend, particularly now that they separated the qualifiers. Do they really miss 2 practice sessions, especially when they have been replaced by something meaningful?

Might have been the best pure racing of the season. 

[Mittens 8278]

On 6/4/2023 at 10:48 AM, Mittens said:

Lando looking very Lancey today.

and again today

[Burt Macklin 19023]

1 hour ago, TonyTexas said:

I just don’t understand why some people still prefer the regular format over a sprint weekend, particularly now that they separated the qualifiers. Do they really miss 2 practice sessions, especially when they have been replaced by something meaningful?

I’m much more on board with sprints now that we have separate qualifying and the sprint doesn’t affect starting position in the real race. I think last year’s format was a real issue. This is much better. 

[texas08 1599]

Sweet little sprint

[Chewbacca 7777]

A wet track that then dries throughout the race always makes for some fun moments.

Too bad it didn't dry out 5 laps sooner. But still fun.

[PittsburghTiger 6184]

That was highly entertaining. Both days so far. Hopefully tomorrow delivers too

[wood 11225]

On 6/30/2023 at 10:23 AM, PittsburghTiger said:

Didn’t Mercedes start working two years before everyone else on the last major engine, the hybrid?

I will read that link but, at first glance my initial reaction is that Hamilton is showing an incredible lack of awareness.

I dunno when Merc started working on the 2014 I.C.E. and the MGU-K, but those items weren't where their big advantage came from. What set Merc's PU apart was their MGU-H tech. They  had apparently already been working on MGU-H technology since at least as early as 2007. They knew they had a huge lead in that tech, so of course Brawn pushed hard for the new PU to have an MGU-H. 

But that's not what Lewis is talking about in this case, afaik. He's talking about the advantage RBR has this season, where they'll be able to stop developing their current car early, shifting full focus to next year's car before some other teams do. Every team with a dominant enough car has always enjoyed and utilized this advantage, including several years when Merc was dominant, so it's kinda funny. There's also another side effect. The lower-ranking teams in the WCC tend to abandon current car development sooner than anyone, to move on to next year's car, so the kind of thing Lewis is talking about would actually also hamper those teams' chances to make any headway by starting early on the next car.

[wood 11225]

15 hours ago, elfenix said:

 

My kid described that one to me. I don't wanna see it. Sounds so awful. Got dammit. Some of the F1 drivers have spoken out again about the way that area spits crashed cars back out onto the track, too. I doubt we've heard the end of it. 

[Buzzrock 14920]

Lol at dude rocking the keytar with the orchestra during the anthem.

[RPM 26320]

7 hours ago, wood said:

But that's not what Lewis is talking about in this case, afaik. He's talking about the advantage RBR has this season, where they'll be able to stop developing their current car early, shifting full focus to next year's car before some other teams do. Every team with a dominant enough car has always enjoyed and utilized this advantage, including several years when Merc was dominant, so it's kinda funny. There's also another side effect. The lower-ranking teams in the WCC tend to abandon current car development sooner than anyone, to move on to next year's car, so the kind of thing Lewis is talking about would actually also hamper those teams' chances to make any headway by starting early on the next car.

tl/dr Hamilton is a spoiled little bitch

[Fastbreak 3985]

Hulk out

[RPM 26320]

5 second penalty for hamilton

lolololololololololo0l

[TonyTexas 10511]

Great racing for a change. 

[Goofyboy 3293]

5 second penalty for hamilton
lolololololololololo0l

He has brake issues. Tsunoda also has a 5 second penalty. Ferrari gonna Ferrari again.

This is a good race. Rain would make it insane.

[NoName 16351]

7 minutes ago, RPM said:

5 second penalty for hamilton

lolololololololololo0l

Complain more you bitch. Wouldn't the GOAT be able to out break a red bull on 20 lap older tires?

Fuck off Lewis.

[Goofyboy 3293]

Sainz close to penalty. Whole field is going to have a 5 second penalty before this is over.

[RPM 26320]

1 minute ago, NoName said:

Complain more you bitch. Wouldn't the GOAT be able to out break a red bull on 20 lap older tires?

Fuck off Lewis.

But it's not his fault, it's the car! It won't stay between the lines! It has a mind of it's own!  BTW, everybody else is breaking track limits!

[NoName 16351]

Just now, RPM said:

But it's not his fault, it's the car! It won't stay between the lines! It has a mind of it's own!  BTW, everybody else is breaking track limits!

The car won't turn!

The car is slow!

The car can't break!

[Fastbreak 3985]

The lap time deleted is so fucking stupid

[TonyTexas 10511]

While I blame the drivers for all of these track limit violations, I don’t like it. It makes keeping track of the standings confusing. It’s like golf’s tour championship used to be. 

[NoName 16351]

Lewis so worked up that Toto has to come on and calm him down?

[TonyTexas 10511]

2 minutes ago, Fastbreak said:

The lap time deleted is so fucking stupid

You probably think the sideline in football should be ignored as well. 

[Fastbreak 3985]

While I blame the drivers for all of these track limit violations, I don’t like it. It makes keeping track of the standings confusing. It’s like golf’s tour championship used to be. 

Scott Foster is loving this race.

[kevwun 15787]

It's silly to design tracks where doing it is a benefit.  The high speed corners here beg the drivers to do it.

Edited July 2, 2023 by kevwun

[deft 6846]

Checo for DOTD

[RPM 26320]

Checooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Edited July 2, 2023 by RPM

[RPM 26320]

This is ballzy

[TonyTexas 10511]

Red Bull is really cocky. Love it!

[Buzzrock 14920]

MAX points!

[NoName 16351]

Wonder if he would have pushed to pit if it was say Norris who had fastest lap vs Checo 

[RPM 26320]

I'm happy for Max and all that, but if I paid what it cost for trip and tickets only to be gassed in Austria I'd be pissed. I believe history is on my side here.

[NoName 16351]

 

 

[RPM 26320]

2 minutes ago, NoName said:

Wonder if he would have pushed to pit if it was say Norris who had fastest lap vs Checo 

Congrats on the podium, Checo. Wonderful race. How did it feel when your team ripped the rug out from under you?

[Buzzrock 14920]

Wonder if he would have pushed to pit if it was say Norris who had fastest lap vs Checo 

100%

[RPM 26320]

Oh, so you were on the medium when you fucked me?

[Goofyboy 3293]

I'm happy for Max and all that, but if I paid what it cost for trip and tickets only to be gassed in Austria I'd be pissed. I believe history is on my side here.

Why? From 3rd back, it was a great race.

[NoName 16351]

3 minutes ago, RPM said:

Congrats on the podium, Checo. Wonderful race. How did it feel when your team ripped the rug out from under you?

 

2 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

100%

I mean, yeah. Hacking off the teammate whose honestly significantly better than you and the championship leader who has won two in a row is certainly a bold choice, Cotton. Add in how incredibly petty Max is and you have a poor decision magnified by about ten million.

Checo had the opportunity to make a zillion dollars in the best car on the grid and be a BOT to Max's HAM but couldn't do it and almost guaranteed they go another direction at the first opportunity.

[RPM 26320]

3 minutes ago, Goofyboy said:

Why? From 3rd back, it was a great race.

I was talking about this shit

[dieucla98 2942]

The level of hate people have for F1 drivers is awkward as hell. 

[PittsburghTiger 6184]

10 hours ago, wood said:

I dunno when Merc started working on the 2014 I.C.E. and the MGU-K, but those items weren't where their big advantage came from. What set Merc's PU apart was their MGU-H tech. They  had apparently already been working on MGU-H technology since at least as early as 2007. They knew they had a huge lead in that tech, so of course Brawn pushed hard for the new PU to have an MGU-H. 

But that's not what Lewis is talking about in this case, afaik. He's talking about the advantage RBR has this season, where they'll be able to stop developing their current car early, shifting full focus to next year's car before some other teams do. Every team with a dominant enough car has always enjoyed and utilized this advantage, including several years when Merc was dominant, so it's kinda funny. There's also another side effect. The lower-ranking teams in the WCC tend to abandon current car development sooner than anyone, to move on to next year's car, so the kind of thing Lewis is talking about would actually also hamper those teams' chances to make any headway by starting early on the next car.

That’s what I was thinking about.