2018 Formula One thread

[Capn81 372]

Good stuff overall. Good for Gasly!

[PittsburghTiger 6,137]

27 minutes ago, elfenix said:

28 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

1982 Prost won the first two races but finished 4th in the championship. Rosberg won just one race but won the title.

Sounds like nascar

https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1982/drivers.html

some interesting names in the championship standings that season.

[Anton Chigurh 3,318]

Man, I like Valtteri, but he doesn’t really have “it”.

I’d like to see Danny or even Ocon there.

[Goofyboy 3,194]

He’s a safe driver. He’s good for second or third or fourth due to a great car. I agree with you that he doesn’t have that extra piece to win.

[Prepuce of Doom 20,982]

Hell of a race. 

I think Bottas is a perfect second driver to pair with Lewis. He seems like the kind of tolerant team player that is necessary to get along with Lewis's histrionic bitchassedness. 

And the coverage was a refreshing change of pace - loved the lack of commercials. 

Edited April 8, 2018 by Prepuce of Doom

[skipperj 377]

Looks like the whole telecast was sponsored by Mother’s? Need to get someone to do that every week.

[Anton Chigurh 3,318]

For real. I want to go buy some Mother’s stuff now. Good show.

[Hawndoh 2,379]

That was a great race. Lots of fun to watch. No commercials was awesome. Lots of action after a relatively boring Australia. 

 

[Prepuce of Doom 20,982]

Frownin' Dan.

[Updawg 2,261]

Was a fun race. Was really nice not getting bombarded by commercials. Hopefully that wasn't a mistake. 

[Updawg 2,261]

Ferrari Formula One mechanic Francesco Cigorini has been hospitalized with a broken leg. The injury comes as a result of driver Kimi Räikkönen running over his left leg on pit stop release. The Finnish driver is not to blame for the incident, as drivers are told to go as soon as they are released. Warning: the video is graphic. 

This is simply an incident that comes as a result of F1 pit stops getting ever quicker. Accidents happen, but they’re never easy to watch. Luckily, because helmets are mandated, the mechanic was not injured further when he fell to the ground.......

The team have stated that the injuries are limited to a broken tibia and fibula, which will require quite a lengthy recovery. Despite Ferrari winning the Grand Prix, victor Sebastian Vettel called Sunday a “mixed feeling day.” Kimi himself was slammed for being somewhat emotionless about the news.

 

https://jalopnik.com/kimi-raikkonen-runs-over-mechanics-leg-in-horrific-pit-1825093322

[Anton Chigurh 3,318]

[Prepuce of Doom 20,982]

3 hours ago, Updawg said:

Kimi himself was slammed for being somewhat emotionless about the news.

Do you know how I can tell that an F1 fan didn't write this article?

[texasdago 7,552]

LOL.  I did somewhat expect Kimi to walk over and check but, then again, was not surprised when he didn't.  

[Prepuce of Doom 20,982]

Also, I'm already tired of "party mode." 

[ConferenceRoom 6,123]

ESPN says commercial free for the rest of the year. My god, it's full of stars.

[wood 11,121]

Cool. Mother's sponsoring?

ETA, I guess so. We all need to thank them at Info@mothers.com or @MothersPolish on twitter.

So, I'm not clear ... is Mother's sponsoring the rest of the season, or will there be a pool of sponsors taking turns?

ETA2:

Quote

Mothers Polish will be the presenting sponsor for the season's coverage.

http://www.racer.com/f1/item/148593-espn-s-f1-races-commercial-free-until-season-s-end

Edited April 10, 2018 by wood

[wood 11,121]

Hmmm ... Alonso teasing "VERY BIG" news coming tomorrow.

[wood 11,121]

[Anton Chigurh 3,318]

[Capn81 372]

Great news about Mothers coming on board for the rest of the year.

[utee94 15,744]

On 4/8/2018 at 11:53 AM, PittsburghTiger said:

"He's such a dick", Hamilton said of Verstappen.

Takes one to know one, Lewis!  

Finally finished the race, what a fun one to watch after Australia was a bit of a bummer. 

But, WTF Ferrari?  Sure hope that mechanic recovers quickly, that looked nasty.

 

[wood 11,121]

Yeah Ferrari needs to tighten that shit up. Some people are calling for minimum pitstop times. I'm kinda on the fence on that, but it really does look like the stops are so quick that it's really difficult for anyone to realistically be able to account for everyone and other cars to ensure a safe release.  That mechanic is probably lucky his leg broke rather than getting his knee completely wrecked (if that didn't happen anyway). 

And LMAO at Lewis crying about a move he and others have pulled on people hundreds of times since he's been in the sport. The only difference is that Lewis didn't back out the way he and others always expect the outside car to do.

[ConferenceRoom 6,123]

20 hours ago, wood said:

Hmmm ... Alonso teasing "VERY BIG" news coming tomorrow.

It's just his karting school opening up in China. Meh. 

[irockalltherocks 55]

Bring back refueling if they want longer pit stops. Every other major form of motorsport refuels during races.

[Anton Chigurh 3,318]

It's just his karting school opening up in China. Meh. 

I was hoping he was announcing that he would be driving for Toro Rosso next year.

[ConferenceRoom 6,123]

32 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

 

I was hoping he was announcing that he would be driving for Toro Rosso next year.

 

As soon as he does, the Honda starts breaking down again. 

33 minutes ago, irockalltherocks said:

Bring back refueling if they want longer pit stops. Every other major form of motorsport refuels during races.

Agreed. That way instead of one guy breaking his leg, all the guys catch on fire. 

[elfenix 34,169]

Good times.

If they're going to have a more powerful but less complex engine, they're either going to have to refuel or carry a lot more fuel.

[Anton Chigurh 3,318]

True. The 50+% thermal efficiency they have achieved now is incredible.

[wood 11,121]

I'd have no problem with a return to refueling, bringing another variable back to race strategy. Extreme thermal efficiency is great for the engineers. Not so much for racing.

[ConferenceRoom 6,123]

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2018/4/formula-1-to-launch-f1-tv-at-spanish-grand-prix-in-may.html

Formula 1 to launch F1 TV at Spanish Grand Prix in May

[utee94 15,744]

^^^^^^

 

allegedly

[wood 11,121]

Just saw that Williams is slower than last year for the 2nd Qualifying in a row. Wow.

[wood 11,121]

More awkward silliness from Ted...

https://jawcloud.co/mpx054ncqhp9.html

[Anton Chigurh 3,318]

Just saw that Williams is slower than last year for the 2nd Qualifying in a row. Wow.

Hell, Mercedes ain’t much faster. They better hope they can figure out the tires.

[wood 11,121]

Just now, Anton Chigurh said:

 

Hell, Mercedes ain’t much faster. They better hope they can figure out the tires.

 

Yeah they're struggling, but there might be hope for them in their pace on the Soft tire. Weren't they quicker than Ferrari on Softs in Q2? I don't have the numbers in front of me, so I could be wrong.

[utee94 15,744]

1 hour ago, Anton Chigurh said:

 

Hell, Mercedes ain’t much faster. They better hope they can figure out the tires.

 

We can all hope they do not.

[Goofyboy 3,194]

We can all hope they do not.

Not all of us. I’m a Hamilton fan.

[utee94 15,744]

Just now, Goofyboy said:

 

Not all of us. I’m a Hamilton fan.

 

Meh.  I accept your apology.

[PittsburghTiger 6,137]

It really is a lot more fun to watch this rather than just Mercedes, or any team, completely dominate. I root for Vettel and I am glad he is leading but it really is neat to see three teams in the mix. I'd like to see another couple teams in that mix as well.

[Bill Brasky 1,439]

I am okay with any result that causes Hamilton and Mercedes to lose.   Their act is old.   

[Bort 9]

What a win by Ricciardo! A bit of fortune with the safety car but still had a lot to do. Great race. 

[Goofyboy 3,194]

Max needs to learn patience, which is what won Ricardo the race. Great race over all. It started off slow, but ended up awesome. Also, I loved seeing Vettle losing out to Alonso.

[RamjetFDO 10,554]

Shoey!

Great win for Danny... Loved the two double-stack pit stops by Red Bull. Just great stuff all around, and the commercial free broadcasts are amazing.

[PittsburghTiger 6,137]

That was good stuff. Glad to see more teams in the fight. Also, these broadcasts are so much better than what we had before, and it's not just the lack of commercials.

[ConferenceRoom 6,123]

Epic win. Get the fuck in, Danny!

[ConferenceRoom 6,123]

“Sometimes you just gotta lick the stamp and send it.”

What a guy.

[utee94 15,744]

That was the most fun race I've watched in a long, long time.  

Totally agree with RamJet, the TWO double-stackded pitstops from RBR were absolutely great.  I had to back up and rewind to watch the first one, and then they did it again.  Wow, just wow.  They certainly lucked out on the timing of the safety car, but like General Patton and Saint Darrell said, "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity."  

Ricciardo is such an easily likable guy and it was great seeing him put in the work to win it.
 

Kimi taking one for the team and waiting so long on his pit, and then reaping the reward of the podium, was also great.

 

Fred getting past Vettel was a treat.

 

Only real WTF moment I can think of is the STR collision.  Come on, man, WTF?

 

Fun race.

 

Edited April 15, 2018 by utee94

[Yankee 39]

On paddock pass it made it sound like miscommunication played a part in the STR crash. Apparently there was a team communication that they were going to switch positions due to different strategies, and Gasly thought Hartley was gonna let him through. But without the crash and subsequent safety car wouldn’t have been as interesting a race imo.

[wood 11,121]

Fantastic team effort all weekend by Red Bull Racing, and wow Ricciardo. Say what you want about these guys, but I really dig the way they work.  I loved what one of the Sky guys said about pitting on the SC (can't remember who it was), that RBR is a racing team and just made the call on the fly while the other guys waited for their engineers to tell 'em what to do, and there just wasn't time for that.

And another race, another awesome effort by Alonso, finishing P7 despite bad timing of the SC right after he pitted. Really wanna see him in a top car again. Gasly wtf? Shut the door? There was never a gap. Poor Kimi, reduced to mobile roadblock for Vettel.