Formula One

[exeterjeep]

1 hour ago, pete said:

presenters on channel 4 awful.

Steve Jones in particuar!

[C8RKH]

Alonso. The older he gets, the better he drives and the more likeable he seems to be. Super drive for P3 today. Certainly my driver of the day.

[Techyd]

I thought his initial radio comms seemed a little flat - perhaps he was waiting for the position correction from the FIA before getting excited - it was so damn close!!!

[Rambo]

Now, if only F1 had race finishes like P3/P4 then we'd all be watching again. 

Super racing by Alonso and genuine exitement at coming 3rd. He is definitely one of the nicer people/characters on the F1 grid.

 

[Chillidoggy]

I like Interlagos, it's a great circuit, and finally I thought the race was entertaining. Agree about Alonso, what a trooper.

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

So they’re running the second Las Vegas Practice session right now. It’s 3am local time and still half an hour to go! The Sky commentary team honestly sound half asleep.

[exeterjeep]

How many men does it take to decided there is a problem with a 'person' hole.

 

[Techyd]

Silly question, but is it small enough to leave open??

[Chillidoggy]

14 blokes stood around looking at a pothole. Nothing new, eh?

[exeterjeep]

11 minutes ago, Chillidoggy said:

14 blokes stood around looking at a pothole. Nothing new, eh?

not even local council workers.

[Chillidoggy]

1 hour ago, exeterjeep said:

not even local council workers.

There's have been a lot less of them standing around. The rest would have been drinking tea in the van.

[pete]

Unbelievably sainz has a 10 place penalty for changing his batteries damaged by the manhole

[pete]

https://fb.watch/onsr2MgPGW/

[Chillidoggy]

I fail to understand how Sainz could be penalised for something which clearly had nothing to do with him.

In fact, the race organisers should be footing the Ferrari repair bill, and FIA reinstating him in his proper grid slot.

[LotusLeftLotusRight]

https://www.gov.uk/claim-for-damage-to-your-vehicle
 

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[C8RKH]

3 minutes ago, LotusLeftLotusRight said:

https://www.gov.uk/claim-for-damage-to-your-vehicle
 

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Seriously, if I was Ferrari I'd be submitting a claim and invoice to the FIA for negligence re the damage as I believe the FIA are, unusually, the circuit organiser.

If the FIA can levy fines, then teams should be able to levy claims.

Reciprocity?

[Chillidoggy]

And to top it all, it’s a boring circuit.

But money talks, eh?

[C8RKH]

Yup. Bloody yanks spoil everything, the Saudi's are copying them, and F1 has well and truly sold lol....

[exeterjeep]

4 hours ago, Chillidoggy said:

And to top it all, it’s a boring circuit.

even Max was not impressed.

Watched the quali, just a night type track with loads of fencing, may be better if it was done in daylight. (might have to get all the other traffic out of the way.)

[Chillidoggy]

Well, that was a bit better than I expected. Not much, but a bit. A lot of overtaking mainly due to the loooong straights. I felt sure Leclerc had it in the bag, especially after Max shoved him off the track and got a penalty. And how he escaped a penalty after the collision with Russell is beyond me. How did Checo lose it on the last lap? He didn't appear to me to defend, and Leclerc had an open door.

Aside from that, it could have been anywhere in the world at night. Even Abu Dhabi looks better, but I much prefer the traditional tracks.

[exeterjeep]

3 minutes ago, Chillidoggy said:

but I much prefer the traditional tracks.

agree, under the lights could have been driving round any lit flat car park.

[pete]

Not only didn't verstappen get a penalty for the incident but Russell was deemed to have caused the collision and he got the penalty. Stewards must have seen something we didn't. 

[PaulCP]

Don’t forget @pete that F1 is run by the FIA, that’s the Farcical Idiots in Autosport 

[C8RKH]

Why was that Russells fault and not Max?  Max did not have his front wheel in front or even alongside, so it was Russell's corner surely?

Remember Hamilton and Max at Silverstone - Max was adamant that his wheel was in front so it was his corner and Lewis needed to back out.

According to Max, and the FIA and Stewards, it is never his fault. I just don't get it. Honestly don't.

[Frickin_idiot]

1 hour ago, C8RKH said:

Why was that Russells fault and not Max?  Max did not have his front wheel in front or even alongside, so it was Russell's corner surely?

Remember Hamilton and Max at Silverstone - Max was adamant that his wheel was in front so it was his corner and Lewis needed to back out.

According to Max, and the FIA and Stewards, it is never his fault. I just don't get it. Honestly don't.

Max Verstappen - the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree it could be argued