Formula One

[mg4lotus]

All the focus is on back injury but the violent shaking they are receiving will surely be having a detrimental outcome on their brains.

[Chillidoggy]

It’s already affected Hamilton’s dress sense.

[Bibs]

[exeterjeep]

New fashion range for next year after he retires this year?.

[Bibs]

I think I speak for the planet when I say that I hope not!!

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

2 hours ago, Bibs said:

The Stevenage Sniper off to the Ukraine?

[exeterjeep]

21 hours ago, pete said:

Ferrari have now said they have found an old working turbo and may not take a penalty

Start at back of the grid, be a difficult race for the red cars.  Walk in the park for RB in qual?

[TdM]

I can see him rocking up to the front lines in a big 4x4 with spinners 

[Rambo]

16 hours ago, Bibs said:

Is there a to$$er emoji Bibs? If not, please can you add one? Thanks

[exeterjeep]

How about Alonso taking off Max at turn 1. The rain made qualy a bit more interesting. Was GR  courageous or foolhardy.

[Chillidoggy]

The wet quali achieved nothing, but it did serve to mix up the grid. Predicted to be a dry race, so it will be interesting to see those who should have been further up the grid trying to make their way through.

[C8RKH]

1 hour ago, exeterjeep said:

Was GR  courageous or foolhardy

Foolhardy in my humble opinion. Smacked a bit of desperation and I don't think he needed to take that risk, he could have gone off and totalled his car for instance.

Alonso will not challenge Verstappen hard for the first corner, he'll be too busy looking into his mirrors to see how much he can totally screw Hamilton up.  Alonso has been a bit of a tw@t this year in that respect. 

I think Verstappen will drive away at the start, the fun will be everywhere else. Everyone will say how masterful Verstappen is, how wonderful he is, and in a league of his own running away with it - whereas the same people used to say of Hamilton how boring it was, and it was because he had the best car etc.

I think this has the potential to be a great race for 2nd to 18th and hope we see some great overtakes on this circuit.

Personally, in this race I am rooting for Ricciardo to find his mojo again and would like to see Leclerc battle up to top 5.

Actually looking forward to this one.

[pete]

Interesting how the people making excuses for Hamilton this year never made the same excuses for bottas when he had he had all the bad luck

[C8RKH]

Not here, don't think I've made any excuses for Lewis and certainly never bashed Bottas much as thought he was the perfect #2 driver who could be relied upon to keep Hamilton honest and when Hamilton f@@ked up or had a mechanical Bottas was always a good shout for the win. He also was a great qualifier.

All I am pointing out is how with Hamilton it was all "boring", a "procession" and because of the car. Whilst Verstappen it is all about how great he is.

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

1 hour ago, pete said:

Interesting how the people making excuses for Hamilton this year never made the same excuses for bottas when he had he had all the bad luck

One big difference though. Bottas was in the best car for years, which Hamilton used to great effect, unlike Bottas. This season’s Mercedes clearly isn’t the best car.

[exeterjeep]

Can anyone arrange for the race start to be delayed until after the TG Emira piece.

[pete]

4 hours ago, LotusLeftLotusRight said:

One big difference though. Bottas was in the best car for years, which Hamilton used to great effect, unlike Bottas. This season’s Mercedes clearly isn’t the best car.

Wasn't talking about performance,  Hammilton had 7 years of mostly good luck while bottas seemed to get all the bad luck, this season Hamilton is getting his share of bad luck and it gets mentioned whereas bottas's was rarely mentioned.

[pete]

Great race. Good to see all the teams involved

[exeterjeep]

Better than expected for the Mercs, was hoping the Ferrari would get past Max

[Dave Eds]

On 18/06/2022 at 16:26, LotusLeftLotusRight said:

The Stevenage Sniper off to the Ukraine?

From St Evernarge on a night out in 'atfield.....

 

[Chillidoggy]

Another stunning drive by Max, those last few laps were nail-biting. I thought Sainz was sure to pass him, but he stood firm.

I see Alonso has got a penalty for weaving, so he’s back down to 9th. 

With Hamster bagging 3rd, Merc must have solved their porpoising problem so Hamster didn’t have to give us another Oscar-worthy performance exiting his car.

[exeterjeep]

Looks as if they have not solved things - 2 weeks to the British  GP..

Mercedes feel they have dispensed with the aerodynamic porpoising problem that afflicted them in the early race of the season, but are still suffering with another key issue - bouncing caused by a very stiff suspension set-up.

They made progress in Canada by raising the car and running the suspension softer, but what succeeded in improving the car's ride did not improve its performance.

This is a vicious circle that Mercedes do not yet know how to find a way out of. They expect to be more competitive at the next race, the British Grand Prix, because the long, fast corners and smooth track surface will suit their car.

[C8RKH]

What is Jackie Stewarts problem with Hamilton? (Now saying his career is over and he needs to "resign" from F1). Is he just pissed off that Lewis has won more? Is it race related ( i.e. the fact he is english)? He seems determined to talk Hamilton down and ensure he does not surpass Schumacher's number of WDCs?

Any respect I had for Stewart has long since gone due to his obvious, well in my very humble opinion, discrimination against Hamilton.

 

[Mark Blanchard]

I think it's race related.  Steward it an old dinosaur, with views and prejudices that live in the past.

He gave Willy T. Ribbs, another black F1 driver, similar treatment.

Stewart should shut his gob, sit in a comfy chair and let nurse give him another cup of tea.

[C8RKH]

Lol. Luv it Mark!