Formula One

[PaulCP]

@C8RKHI must admit your views of Little Jack are more polite than mine!

[exeterjeep]

10 minutes ago, C8RKH said:

Max is only winning because he has the best car comments"

I would say that the way the RB is at the moment, Max could start from the pit lane and still win, at most circuits. Ferrari strategy was not as bad as previous races, there was virtually no way they would win unless the RB failed. Good first race for Nyck de Vries, a full time drive must be on the cards.

3 week gap till the next Max win.

[Techyd]

Haha - yes Odious is a great word, I think he’s a utter w@@k@@

Max is on form for sure, so credit to him for the race win, and I do the think the car is right at the top the pile this year; Perez did well we’ll from P15 to P6(?) but didn’t seem to get much credit for that.

I liked watching MCS this race though, I really thought he was gonna bin at one point but he pulled the overtake instead - great driving!

[C8RKH]

26 minutes ago, exeterjeep said:

Max could start from the pit lane and still win

I agree. Credit were it is due, he is driving with real control/measure/maturity.

[rudolphwolven]

*****

Well done Max............!!!

[Chillidoggy]

Like him or not, Horner is doing a great job of making the rest look like amateurs. I had Leclerc marked down as the race winner, which would have injected a bit of hope into the championship, but once again, RB and Max were flawless, and thus unbeatable. I’ve given up watching the race leader, it’s more interesting further down the field!

[Frickin_idiot]

It all goes in cycles, for the years of Hamilton / Mercedes’ domination Horner didn’t look too smart despite having one of the greatest designers of all time at his disposal.

 

Either way, I’m not that interested in the sport that much these days.

[PaulCP]

1 hour ago, Chillidoggy said:

. I’ve given up watching the race leader, it’s more interesting further down the field!

That’s been the case for the past 25 years, it’s the only place where the teams are more equal

[yeller77]

What, you mean you want to watch cars that actually "race?"  😜

[yeller77]

On 11/09/2022 at 11:56, C8RKH said:

I agree. Credit were it is due, he is driving with real control/measure/maturity.

Getting the WC behind him does seem to have had an effect. It also seems somewhat that Max's "25 year old young male switch" has already been flipped. You know, the one where young men go from being yobbo bags of pi$$ and vinegar to actually having drive, focus, and reason to their actions. 🤷‍♂️

[TBD]

On 11/09/2022 at 18:32, Techyd said:

Haha - yes Odious is a great word, I think he’s a utter w@@k@@

Max is on form for sure, so credit to him for the race win, and I do the think the car is right at the top the pile this year; Perez did well we’ll from P15 to P6(?) but didn’t seem to get much credit for that.

I liked watching MCS this race though, I really thought he was gonna bin at one point but he pulled the overtake instead - great driving!

Credit should really be given to Adrian Newey! It was clear from the beginning that this would be a year for aerodynamics. And Newey proved them right. The RB is so much more efficient than the rest that they can adapt to any situation as required.

Mercedes had the bbest engine over the last years, but noone to match Neweys talents. Just look at the ugly duckling they came up with. 

And Ferrari remains Ferrari.  

[pete]

https://the-race.com/formula-1/why-some-f1-drivers-thrive-in-cars-that-sink-their-team-mates/

[NedaSay]

Not a fan on the 2023 calendar that just came out...

24 races cause F1 is being nascarized, 2 Italian rounds because I guess Ferrari asked for it....  3 US rounds, one of which is Las Vegas which is a dismal track. 5 rounds in the middle east because petrodollars still talk a big game.  The last third of the season is going to be a logistical nightmare . No french GP, no German GP, at least Spa, Monaco and Suzuka made the list.

For some reasons Spain and Hungary still make the cut while their tracks do make for boring races at the best of times unless it rains...

[Rambo]

Las Vegas? FFS 😲

[exeterjeep]

Looks like a list forecasting of next years Max's victories.

[jep]

6 minutes ago, Rambo said:

Las Vegas? FFS 😲

You bet. 🙂

3 minutes ago, exeterjeep said:

Looks like a list forecasting of next years Max's victories.

He'd win 25 if Masi was still in charge 

[Rambo]

Masi is on free Red Bull for life. Whether he likes it or not 🤮

[tim_marra]

2024 it will be the F1 World Series. That's America for Ya!

[Chillidoggy]

Look on the bright side - Sochi is nowhere to be seen.

[exeterjeep]

RB cost cap....from FB  - Planet F1.

As rumours swirl that Red Bull have breached the cost cap, Christian Horner has told Sky F1 he is "not aware of major breaches" and is "very confident" in Red Bull's submission to the FIA, which was under the limit.

[exeterjeep]

Max missed a chance to get pole, short of fuel...... maybe the budget cap has started to bite.

Shame about the 2nd Merc not getting to Q3.

[jep]

If the FIA include the 'bonus' Red Bull paid to Masi in 2021, RB will definitely be over the budget cap.

Justin 

 

[mg4lotus]

Steady

[Rambo]

11 hours ago, jep said:

If the FIA include the 'bonus' Red Bull paid to Masi in 2021, RB will definitely be over the budget cap.

Justin 

 

Surely a few cases of that Red Bull shite don't put that much of a hole in your budget? 

[C8RKH]

On 21/09/2022 at 00:18, tim_marra said:

2024 it will be the F1 World Series. That's America for Ya!

Nah, there's more than 3 countries involved so would not count in 'murica as a "world series".