2018 Formula One thread

[wood 11225]

Bottas like a rolling wind tunnel in FP1 T16.

[elfenix 34230]

Allsome. Hope you get 'em! Seems like a lot of tickets hitting the market.

Got em, thanks for the heads up

[Goofyboy 3280]

Windy but comfy day out here in the main grandstand.

[Halohal 498]

 "Watching live on F1 helicopter". Dude gives good analysis but caking the track condition and attendance. Also gave shot out to ding dong TX, the devils backbone, and the hot sauce store in Austin... 

[elfenix 34230]

Ham goes ham, new track record in Q3.

[Hawndoh 2386]

that was a close pole fight. Top 3 within 0.07 of each other.

[elfenix 34230]

2 F4 cars out before the start, can't trust turbo Hondas

[0xdeadbeef 1648]

So it's Saturday evening and the the sky unexpectedly turned blue.  The Longhorns aren't playing, so I was looking for something to do. I thought hey that F1 Fan Fest from a couple years ago was a lot of fun maybe I'll go downtown Austin tonight and check it out.  Glad I Googled it. The damn Fan Fest is in Miami tonight.  

Really? 

[wood 11225]

10 hours ago, elfenix said:

13 hours ago, wood said:

Allsome. Hope you get 'em! Seems like a lot of tickets hitting the market.

Got em, thanks for the heads up

Outstanding.

[wood 11225]

9 hours ago, Halohal said:

 "Watching live on F1 helicopter". Dude gives good analysis but caking the track condition and attendance. Also gave shot out to ding dong TX, the devils backbone, and the hot sauce store in Austin... 

What did he say? Seems like there a lot of cracks developing in the track now. 

[wood 11225]

4 hours ago, 0xdeadbeef said:

So it's Saturday evening and the the sky unexpectedly turned blue.  The Longhorns aren't playing, so I was looking for something to do. I thought hey that F1 Fan Fest from a couple years ago was a lot of fun maybe I'll go downtown Austin tonight and check it out.  Glad I Googled it. The damn Fan Fest is in Miami tonight.  

Really? 

We coulda had one. Ours was put on by the track, not F1. It kept shrinking until they finally axed it.

[Halohal 498]

10 minutes ago, wood said:

What did he say? Seems like there a lot of cracks developing in the track now. 

It started off by saying every car sparks were flying off. Camera angles zoomed in on sparks (slow mo) but then pointed out that it was happening at the same spots on the track. Same issue was brought up back when moto gp was here...

[wood 11225]

45 minutes ago, Halohal said:

It started off by saying every car sparks were flying off. Camera angles zoomed in on sparks (slow mo) but then pointed out that it was happening at the same spots on the track. Same issue was brought up back when moto gp was here...

Yeah this problem has been around for 3 or 4 years already, but it's getting worse all the time. It's ... not good, and getting worse. And the crack they were showing in FP1 near T5 are pretty bad. Since I saw that I've been looking closer at the track. There are a lot of cracks, but the ones they showed on tv were the worst.

Edited October 21, 2018 by wood

[relapse98 634]

Reading comments on COTA's facebook posts, it looks like they still have the same operations issues as always. Parking lot operators are beyond useless, the "upgrade" for the concert was something different than sold, etc.

Its amazing to me how poorly run they do things. Ah well, leaving in a couple of hours to catch F3 and F4.

[Goofyboy 3280]

They are exchanging parking tickets for bus passes this morning. Parking will be a shit show today.

[relapse98 634]

I got into K about 8:50, they parked us on the roads, not the parking spots. It was just about full then and glad I got here early and watched some F3.

[happyfunball 481]

Going to seats on T15

[Goofyboy 3280]

Same. We got into lot T about 9:00 and no one was on the grass. There will be some angry folks out here. Velocity lounge is pretty empty, where last year it was packed at this point.

Enjoy the race!

[Goofyboy 3280]

[Armybrat 40832]

19 minutes ago, happyfunball said:

Going to seats on T15

That’s where my son &  DIL are sitting, plus the VIP tent.

[hacker 184]

My son's ROTC class will be holding the USA flag during opening ceremonies. 

Bonus for me, free tickets!!

Edited October 21, 2018 by hacker

[Armybrat 40832]

Our houseguest will be waving her UK flag.

[happyfunball 481]

[RamjetFDO 10575]

Longhorn flag in the intro... Cue aggy boycott in 3... 2...1...

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Red Bull drivers wearing these today. Amazing.

[Hawndoh 2386]

blue skies and sunshine, main stands look full. looks great on TV.

[Hawndoh 2386]

hahha, ambient microphones just picked up (very loudly) some fan making race car noises. announcers trying not to laugh at it.

[Hawndoh 2386]

poor Danny Ric. That sucks.

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

That move will probably win Lewis this race I think.

[Armybrat 40832]

My son's view on Turn 15...

Edited October 21, 2018 by Armybrat

[happyfunball 481]

[elfenix 34230]

Ham on yellows, again? Wut?

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Ham on yellows, again? Wut?

Absolutely. They don’t have any new SS. US is too risky.

[Hawndoh 2386]

I think their only other option was used supers. They have to ensure they finish without falling off the cliff.

[Hawndoh 2386]

building up to a fun finish, I hope it pays off.

[Hawndoh 2386]

that was good stuff. But now I think Ham's tires are done, and covered in dust now.

[Hawndoh 2386]

go Kimi go, close it out!

[Hawndoh 2386]

oh man, good stuff. Going to go to Mexico with everything to still play for.

[Hawndoh 2386]

woooooooo Kimi!

[Hawndoh 2386]

once again, even with all of COTA's management mistakes, the bumps in the road (literally and figuratively), the many instances of amateur hour regarding fan experience, etc....

when it comes to the actual race and the actual track, it's been great fun and a good race every time. 

[Hawndoh 2386]

haha, the podium room before they go out, Kimi asking Lewis "did you win the championship" and Lewis reacting quite cold "no". Then Max saying to the FIA guy "This time I get to stay"

[Hawndoh 2386]

These anthems take a while

[52-80 19150]

Haha fuck mercedes

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

I think that tire pressure increase hurt the Mercs a bit today. Ate thru their tires like crazy.

Lewis just needs a 7th place next week.

[Huckleberry 32851]

Just finished watching on DVR. What an enjoyable race with three different strategies on the podium, etc. Everything worked together to create an exciting race. Weather changes, Verstappen breakdown in Q1, etc. Wish more races were like this.

[relapse98 634]

Beautiful day for a race, great temp, no rain, can't beat it.

F4 was exciting.

My mute red car driver won.

Total cost, $10 tip for bartender. I call it a win. 

Oh and pro tip, always go against the traffic. There was No one heading towards Elroy, I really never hit the brake till 21. Towards 130... that was a cluster fuck and a half, some of those people are probably still sitting there.

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Ocon and KMag get DQ’d.

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.ocon-and-magnussen-lose-points-after-us-grand-prix-disqualifications.6yGjSpkMqQiis8mWqiIu00.html

[Goofyboy 3280]

That was an awesome race. Max from 18 to second and holding off Lewis. Bummed Lewis couldn’t wrap it up in Austin. Great weekend over all and looking forward to next year.

[wood 11225]

2 hours ago, Goofyboy said:

That was an awesome race. Max from 18 to second and holding off Lewis. Bummed Lewis couldn’t wrap it up in Austin. Great weekend over all and looking forward to next year.

Yeah awesome race. Still haven't gotten to sit down and watch it properly, but yeah Max was outstanding. Starting 18th and not only finishing P2, but beating a polesitting Lewis in a Merc in the process. Pretty amazing.

[wood 11225]

12 hours ago, Goofyboy said:

They are exchanging parking tickets for bus passes this morning. Parking will be a shit show today.

 

11 hours ago, relapse98 said:

I got into K about 8:50, they parked us on the roads, not the parking spots. It was just about full then and glad I got here early and watched some F3.

 

11 hours ago, Goofyboy said:

Same. We got into lot T about 9:00 and no one was on the grass. There will be some angry folks out here. Velocity lounge is pretty empty, where last year it was packed at this point.

Enjoy the race!

What was the deal? Today shoulda been the best of all 3 days in the lots re: mud. It was certainly the best day at the track.