2018 Formula One thread

[ConferenceRoom 6123]

 

[wood 11121]

I thought F1 already had a Britney.

Edited April 25, 2018 by wood

[ConferenceRoom 6123]

He fucked off. Need a new one. 

[ConferenceRoom 6123]

Jenson will be driving in the LMP1 category for SMP Racing at Le Mans. He'll be sharing the car with Vitaly Petrov and another Russian that I didn't recognize. 

[PittsburghTiger 6137]

Is qualifying on TV?

[Goofyboy 3194]

Yes.  Decent sessions... and who punched Vettle in the lip or is he having a cold sore attack?

[PittsburghTiger 6137]

3 minutes ago, Goofyboy said:

Yes.  Decent sessions... and who punched Vettle in the lip or is he having a cold sore attack?

I couldn't find it listed anywhere so I had to follow online. Who had it on? Vettel on the pole.

[PittsburghTiger 6137]

Qualifying from this morning.

 

 

1	5	Sebastian Vettel	FERRARI	1:42.762	1:43.015	1:41.498	19
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	MERCEDES	1:42.693	1:42.676	1:41.677	21
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	MERCEDES	1:43.355	1:42.679	1:41.837	21
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	RED BULL RACING TAG HEUER	1:42.857	1:43.482	1:41.911	20
5	33	Max Verstappen	RED BULL RACING TAG HEUER	1:42.642	1:42.901	1:41.994	19
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	FERRARI	1:42.538	1:42.510	1:42.490	20
7	31	Esteban Ocon	FORCE INDIA MERCEDES	1:43.021	1:42.967	1:42.523	20
8	11	Sergio Perez	FORCE INDIA MERCEDES	1:43.992	1:43.366	1:42.547	20
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	RENAULT	1:43.746	1:43.232	1:43.066	20
10	55	Carlos Sainz	RENAULT	1:43.426	1:43.464	1:43.351	20

Edited April 28, 2018 by PittsburghTiger

[PittsburghTiger 6137]

https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2018/races/982/azerbaijan/qualifying.html

[Prepuce of Doom 20982]

56 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

Is qualifying on TV?

Tvracer.com listed it as being on ESPN2 but my guide didn't pick it up - it was listed as something else. 

I set a manual recording just in case, but I am not home to check it. 

Not that that helps you in any way... 

Edited April 28, 2018 by Prepuce of Doom

[Hawndoh 2379]

My DVR missed it. Espn has something else on the guide. 

 

I had to wait until it was over and then watch the replay on WatchESPN.com

[bigup2dahorns 3343]

It was on espn2 this morning. I got lucky flipping channels and caught the whole thing. Last year this is where Vettle and Hamilton had the dust up and they are 1-2 to start tomorrow should be fun.

[wood 11121]

2 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Tvracer.com listed it as being on ESPN2 but my guide didn't pick it up - it was listed as something else. 

I set a manual recording just in case, but I am not home to check it. 

Not that that helps you in any way... 

If you set the manual recording for ESPN2 at the right time (SEC Storied and the Archie Manning thing) , then you should have it. That's what I did, and I got it. For some reason they just keep having issues with listings, and not on every provider. It's just on some.

[wood 11121]

Baku is crazy. Such a power track to the extreme.

[ConferenceRoom 6123]

Kimi blew it on the last corner. Watch out for Red Bull again tomorrow. 

[wood 11121]

Yep. Red Bull race pace is very good. I expect Fred to move up as well. This is probably McLaren's worst track, but race pace looks good for them as well.

[Prepuce of Doom 20982]

 

 

[wood 11121]

oof.

[wood 11121]

Ted...

 

[wood 11121]

So... the high winds that were incoming yesterday during Q are still in Baku for the race start today. Crosswind on the main straight. 50mph. They’re having to stand on the red carpet to hold it down. 10 degrees C colder than yesterday. Could be interesting.

Went to bed after 1am last night & wasn't planning on watching the race live this a.m., but I woke up with a migraine at 4am, so here I am. /csb First hour of the Sky pre-race show was pretty good. Damn, in the "Women I'm surprised I'm attracted to" category, Rachel Brooks and Natalie Pinkham just do it for me for some reason.

Looking fwd to a lot of people moving up and down the grid today. Y'all enjoy!

Edited April 29, 2018 by wood

[wood 11121]

LOL. That was predictable...

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

So much carnage. 

 

Also, I dig Natalie and Rachel too.

 

[wood 11121]

Alonso already on SV's gearbox after two punctures. Awesome job by him to get that car back to the box and aligned right on his marks. Unreal.

ETA: And before I could even finish typing that, he's past him. Gasly's next.

ETA2: And before I could even finish typing that, he's past Gasly and back to his starting position. MFer has the scent.

Edited April 29, 2018 by wood

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

Just realized Brundle isn’t on the broadcast. What’s up with him?

Edited April 29, 2018 by Anton Chigurh

[wood 11121]

Just now, Anton Chigurh said:

Just realized Brundle wasn’t on the broadcast. What’s up with him?

Daughter's bday.

[wood 11121]

Looks like ALO is set to go to the end. Could be a pretty good finish for him.

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

Over here waiting for Max and Dan to both get taken out of the race. 

[wood 11121]

Floor damage screwing Alo.

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

19 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

Over here waiting for Max and Dan to both get taken out of the race. 

And yep. 

Can Bottas take advantage of the SC here?

[wood 11121]

Damn, Max...

[wood 11121]

LOL fucking GRO. What a tool.

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

Thanks, Seb!!!

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

Holy hell. 

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

Well, I’ll take that one. Poor Valtteri though. 

WELL DONE BAKU. 

Edited April 29, 2018 by Anton Chigurh

[wood 11121]

What a race. Baku is so badass...

[wood 11121]

Yeah, gutted for Bottas. ALO all the way up to P7 after  running 18th iirc due to the double puncture & resulting floor damage. Such a beast. 

So now after race 4, McLaren and Alonso both have more points than in all of 2017, & Alonso also has 1 more point than McLaren had in 2015.

Edited April 29, 2018 by wood

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

Hah, they asked Bottas about how he feels after the race: “well, 10 pints of beer and we will be okay”. 

I know that feel, bro. 

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

I missed the gridwalk, didn’t realize Simon did it. Ouch. 

https://streamable.com/mnypo

[Prepuce of Doom 20982]

On 4/28/2018 at 9:18 AM, Goofyboy said:

Yes.  Decent sessions... and who punched Vettle in the lip or is he having a cold sore attack?

Just finished watching qualifying, and following his post-q interview with Vettel, Buxton said that "it was a blistering lap." 

[RamjetFDO 10554]

4 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:

Over here waiting for Max and Dan to both get taken out of the race. 

[Hawndoh 2379]

Fun race. Red Bull can't be a happy place to be this evening. GRO, wtf? Perhaps if GRO doesn't do that the safety car is in 5 laps earlier and Vettel would have been more patient to set up a move and not force something and screw himself.

[ConferenceRoom 6123]

7 hours ago, wood said:

So... the high winds that were incoming yesterday during Q are still in Baku for the race start today. Crosswind on the main straight. 50mph. They’re having to stand on the red carpet to hold it down. 10 degrees C colder than yesterday. Could be interesting.

Went to bed after 1am last night & wasn't planning on watching the race live this a.m., but I woke up with a migraine at 4am, so here I am. /csb First hour of the Sky pre-race show was pretty good. Damn, in the "Women I'm surprised I'm attracted to" category, Rachel Brooks and Natalie Pinkham just do it for me for some reason.

Looking fwd to a lot of people moving up and down the grid today. Y'all enjoy!

 

6 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:

So much carnage. 

 

Also, I dig Natalie and Rachel too.

 

 

[52-80 19076]

I get a hearty chuckle every time Max is involved in a wreck.

[UnivTex34 1763]

Holy shit, what a race

[Spartan52 151]

Fucking Max, just let Dan blow past you, you Flog!

[skipperj 377]

That was indeed a great race. So glad I went back to finish it this evening instead of just looking up the winner.

[Updawg 2261]

Fun race for sure. Been s good season so far. 

 

I've always thought gro sucks. This just reinforce s it

[utee94 15744]

12 hours ago, wood said:

LOL fucking GRO. What a tool.

JFC.  French drivers.  What are you gonna do?

[utee94 15744]

Alonso just continues to be unbelievable. I love that guy.

Feel horrible for Bottas, he played his role, raced amazingly well, and would have deserved the win.

Max and Daniel.  I felt that was inevitable from about lap 15?  I mean, you just KNEW it was coming.  I've seen Christian Horner willing to talk under some tough conditions, but he was having nothing to do with those questions on his way to the debrief.  I don't blame him.  That's going to be a rough garage for a while.

And Kimi also had a very good, patient race.  It's what he does.

And I'll certainly pay Lewis his proper respect, today's what I'd call a completely "professional" drive for him.  Just a world-class pro even after making a little mistake here or there.  He earned it.

[bigup2dahorns 3343]

Those dudes drinking too much Red Bull? That was wild. Crazy course. Also, how often is a guy crashing under yellow/safety car situation just trying to warm up his tires? Solid entertainment on this race.