The Formula One Thread

I believe you are correct. But the procedure as it's always been applied was to let all the lapped cars go around and rejoin at the back. Not just the ones that were in Verstappen's way.

 

Is this guy fucking serious? Coming from the team that made it boring for damn near the last decade? Last year and this year have been the best in quite a while.

https://www.thedrive.com/accelerato...in-f1-because-mercedes-lags-rivals-says-wolff

 

Hes not wrong, just tone deaf.

 

I'll wager there will be less of a gap by seasons end than when Merc was dominant. Valtteri's points could have likely won the constructors championship some of those years.

 

Anyone else sick of these grid penalties!

 

Yes they're stupid. They should replace grid penalties with championship points deductions. Grid penalties do nothing but ruin the on track racing.

 

Up for auction next month in Monterey

 

constructors championship points deductions since the drivers have nothing to do with the infractions. They are 100% on the team so let them take the hit.

 

That turned out to be a much more interesting race than I expected... I don't like this track at all.

What was Checo thinking at that restart?! Russel praised the team for the restart so I wonder what they did to help w/ that.

I still find it incredibly frustrating listening to Ferrari strategy... he had at least 4th sewn up what were they thinking?!

 

Enjoyable afternoon watching the race in an Italian bar with my son and brother. Quite the groan when Leclerc retired.

 

Russell played Perez like a one-string fiddle on that restart.

 

George Russell

 

The FIA erronously displayed the "safety car in" message twice, apparently checo got on it, then had to brake which screwed the drive. Not sure why that affected him more than others though.

 

Why in the world did Ferrari call in Sainz for the last tire change? That has to go down as one of the dumbest calls of the season. What a monumental screw up. I know the tires could explode blah, blah. Haven't seen it happen all year. Seriously what a lame ass excuse. Fire the statisticians and get a racing mentality.

 

Ferrari strategy was garbage, but so is a 5 sec penalty for that release. That was about as bad as it gets (without contact). Should have been a drive through in my opinion - so he finished right about where he should have.

 

You do not think the 5 sec penalty was deserved or Ferarri should have had a seperate drive through? Albon had to literally lock up his brakes to stop himself from running into Sainz. That was probably the worst release I've seen all year.

 

Drive through penalty instead of 5 sec penalty. Needed to be much more harsh. Albon was fully locked and Sainz would have hit gear or crew in the McLaren pit if not for their awareness.

 

Ok, then we agree. Seems like once Leclerc is out Ferarri loses their focus.

 

I'm groaning because you're in Italy drinking German beer and what appears to be some American style sandwiches?

 

I don't like the layout of that track so i gave up after 10 laps, yuck.