Formula 1 2023

[McCroskey 1493]

Fuck it, I'm all in this weekend.  Will stay up the next 3 nights.

[elfenix 34189]

Ferrari'd

[ConferenceRoom 6130]

You should sleep between sessions, though. Staying up like that is unhealthy. 

[texas08 1599]

Fuck it, I'm all in this weekend.  Will stay up the next 3 nights.

I was thinking the same. Hmm.

[McCroskey 1493]

2 minutes ago, ConferenceRoom said:

You should sleep between sessions, though. Staying up like that is unhealthy. 

FP2 prob the only session with a legit reason to skip.  So far I find myself fascinated to see how far these drivers try to stretch the limits...someone is going to end up in one of these walls with a pretty major impact.

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Lol. Good job, good effort.

[elfenix 34189]

Session cancelled after breaking Carlos's car

[texas08 1599]

WTFFFFF

Lol, good night

[PittsburghTiger 6137]

Just saw the replay. Track repairs needed?

[McCroskey 1493]

[elfenix 34189]

Just saw the replay. Track repairs needed?

Frame of a manhole has come up

[wood 11186]

Welp, plenty of time watch the fountains now ...

Edited November 17, 2023 by wood

[McCroskey 1493]

I've started several Vegas trips like this...crap out after just a few minutes.

Edited November 17, 2023 by McCroskey

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

[wood 11186]

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Oops, too slow. Removed duplicate.

[wood 11186]

Unless there's something else wrong with the track, it doesn't look like the frame came up, at least in the photos.

[wood 11186]

Apparently Alonso and Ocon also hit it before Sainz did.

[PittsburghTiger 6137]

Damn. Not good

[texas08 1599]

[Captainant 27481]

I tuned in just to catch a glimpse of cars coming down the strip - didn't realize I'd see a water valve cover go through the floor of a Ferrari! Holy shit what a close call for that driver though - if the cover had punched the engine instead of empty air that would be a bad time

Cracked the chassis and broke the suspension!

 

There was a yellow flag just before the incident, the sky sports people are speculating that the cover had worked its way up and become proud after just a few laps

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

https://imgur.com/a/1fLWx5g

[Captainant 27481]

lol there's a vegas traffic cam youtube stream if you wanna see 30 construction dudes looking at a hole in the ground

Edited November 17, 2023 by Captainant

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

lol there's a vegas traffic cam youtube stream if you wanna see 30 construction dudes looking at a hole in the ground

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

[Captainant 27481]

dude must have had Chipotle for dinner

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

[Captainant 27481]

 

[Rickylovesweed 14155]

This may be cancelled. 

 

[elfenix 34189]

Might as well see what time the Macao grand prix is

[wood 11186]

 

[Updawg 2261]

Biggest shitshow ever possibly

[wood 11186]

Hmm ... guess I'll go back to watching 'Kill Tony' Episode #629 before nodding off.

[wood 11186]

 

[Paper_jam 831]

Oh, please may I be the first driver to go over one of the reworked holes full of quickpatch at 200 MPH? That sounds super safe.

 

[RPM 26236]

10 AM FP 2

[Fudbelty 2786]

Toto just ripped in to a reporter. He’s a bit worked up.

[Fudbelty 2786]

Removing all the covers (no clue how many) and going to fill them with concrete.

[hookemATL 11611]

I don’t follow F1 really, but I spend a LOT of time in Vegas for work. The construction and setup for this race has pissed off just about every local I have spoken to, specifically I spoke to 5 different people that were near apoplexy over F1 cutting down trees in front of Bellagio. Everyone has some experience with being frustrated with construction projects that snarl traffic for months on end, but this is uniquely fucked and entertaining to watch from afar. 
 

Insane to me after all the money, planning, and physical work that has gone into the project, they never bothered to check if those drain covers could be a problem. Infuriating for the drivers/teams and I’m sure massively frustrating for the true fans. 

[kevwun 15672]

Does something like that count against Sainz's replacement parts since it's not his or the team's fault?

[mackavelli 183]

Does something like that count against Sainz's replacement parts since it's not his or the team's fault?

10 place grid penalty. What a joke.

[RPM 26236]

Are XII refs stewards? 

[texas08 1599]

Wow. That sucks for Sainz.

If you’re feening F1 content/chatter today, this Discord channel is pretty active (usually under the F1 general or Live Chat when there’s actual racing). I may have even gone there based on a recommendation from someone else on here:

https://discord.gg/formula1

[kevwun 15672]

Apparently it's up to the teams and one of them objected.  That's beyond stupid.  I saw Zak Brown interviewed about it and he didn't agree with it.

Edited November 17, 2023 by kevwun

[texas08 1599]

I’m sure it’s while it sets? Unless this photo is shopped, which nowadays you never know.

I’ve seen/worked with that sort of patch job during my internship days with TxDot for ever ago, lol…so I don’t remember at what point it can be flattened a little more or what.

[Buzzrock 14877]

I don’t follow F1 really, but I spend a LOT of time in Vegas for work. The construction and setup for this race has pissed off just about every local I have spoken to, specifically I spoke to 5 different people that were near apoplexy over F1 cutting down trees in front of Bellagio. Everyone has some experience with being frustrated with construction projects that snarl traffic for months on end, but this is uniquely fucked and entertaining to watch from afar. 
 
Insane to me after all the money, planning, and physical work that has gone into the project, they never bothered to check if those drain covers could be a problem. Infuriating for the drivers/teams and I’m sure massively frustrating for the true fans. 

I’ve had similar feedback from locals in my last couple trips. And been caught in that construction traffic. It absolutely sucked.

I wonder if they didn’t understand downforce. It’s my understanding that those cars suck themselves to the track using the aero, and that could have pulled the cover off.

[RPM 26236]

5 minutes ago, texas08 said:

I’m sure it’s while it sets? Unless this photo is shopped, which nowadays you never know.

I’ve seen/worked with that sort of patch job during my internship days with TxDot for ever ago, lol…so I don’t remember at what point it can be flattened a little more or what.

That looks like cold lay asphalt. It can be compacted any time, but it's not going to hold up to F1 traffic. More suitable for driveway patching. That shit will fly out of there like popcorn.

[kevwun 15672]

Yeah and small rocks hitting a driver at 150-200mph is real bad.

[Buzzrock 14877]

Favorite comment from the broadcast team when they were wondering why Sainz stopped: “Maybe he saw a $20 blackjack table.”