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The Formula One Thread

Discussion in 'General' started by HPPT, Jan 16, 2014.

  1. CRA_Fizzer

    CRA_Fizzer Honking at putter!

    Williams pulls a major boner in Q3. How the hell do you miss a huge yellow air intake blower?
     
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  2. HPPT

    HPPT !!!

    It's like a club racer sneaks into F1 every other weekend. Usually, they sit at a computer a shout out a strategy. Sometimes, they dress up as a mechanic.
     
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  3. HPPT

    HPPT !!!

    So, you're Nico Hulkenberg...
     
  4. Pittenger5

    Pittenger5 Well-Known Member

    Not used to having 2 cars in Q3, I'm sure some mechanics were out of place.
     
  5. CRA_Fizzer

    CRA_Fizzer Honking at putter!

    Still no excuse at this level.
     
  6. Razr

    Razr Well-Known Member

    Pato Oward will drive a McLaren in P1 next year at the Mexican GP.
    I wonder what Palou thinks of that?
     
  7. tiggen

    tiggen Things are lookin' up.

    No le gustará
     
  8. Razr

    Razr Well-Known Member

    Even Palou admits he's probably too old to give F1 a try.
     
  9. chobes

    chobes Well-Known Member

  10. thrak410

    thrak410 My member is well known

    Man what a race ... and that ending?! Even after watching it over and over I'm like Sainz. What happened?? lol
     
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  11. CRA_Fizzer

    CRA_Fizzer Honking at putter!

    McLaren leads the constructors championship now.
     
  12. Hoffman900

    Hoffman900 Well-Known Member

    That was the most “it takes two to tango” crash I’ve seen in a while.

    RedBull is going to have to start furloughing employees to even finish the year and come under the cap with Checo’s damage bill.
     
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  13. Razr

    Razr Well-Known Member

    Piastri is on a roll. George is quietly doing his job. And awesome for Williams.
     
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  14. tiggen

    tiggen Things are lookin' up.

    Awesome for Piastri, Colapinto, and Bearman!
     
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  15. dobr24

    dobr24 Well-Known Member

    The person responsible for removing it was trying to when they signaled for the car to leave the garage. Just poor communication.
     
  16. Mike Fennell

    Mike Fennell Never Was

    My friend pointed out that Sainz really should have followed LeClerc into that corner. He slowed them both down which gave Perez the drive that got him alongside Sainz for the festivities.
     
  17. Hoffman900

    Hoffman900 Well-Known Member

    You can’t follow like that with cars that reliant on downforce. That’s why they all take weird lines where it looks like they miss apexes or cross behind a car, etc.

    Even something like a Formula Atlantic. Drivers I‘ve talked to about it who came from Formula Ford, said the first time they tried that in an Atlantic, they understeered right off the track. A F1 car would be much worst.
     
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  18. DrA5

    DrA5 The OTHER Great Dane

    The front jack man should have never lowered the car with that still on. Or the guy standing at the front of the garage. That is a neon color for a reason.
     
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  19. Mike Fennell

    Mike Fennell Never Was

    Ironically, my friend raced Formula Atlantic with his son.

    I watched this link a few times:

    The commentator says the wide line had no grip and that was what slowed Sainz down. I still think he had a bit of red mist and was looking for a position. If he had covered inside, Perez would have been blocked and unable to pass. Not sure what would have happened on the following straight tho.

    My daughter was particularly animated by qualifying on Saturday. LOL.
     
  20. DrA5

    DrA5 The OTHER Great Dane

    Sainz could have taken a more late apex and covered the inside better and had a better run. Instead, he rim shot the outside of that turn and killed his exit speed. You know the old over and under switch when someone dive bombs you. Why he decided to move left when Perez was overlapping wheels is beyond me. Defending at that point is long gone.

    As much as I took Perez to task the last few years, he deserved that one. He out qualified Max, out raced Max and deserved to get a podium.

    Red Bull is a sinking ship, as much as it hurts to say that. I don't know if it was Jos being the first domino that caused us to get here, or Newey wanting to leave. But they are circling the drain and may end up being an Alpine, Aston or Williams second tier level team soon.
     

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