Formula 1 The F1 jibber jabber thread.

[caLLous]

I'm torn between the Renault and the Merc as the best lookers. Merc = elegant, Renault = fierce.

 

[DaGaffer]

More importantly, sound is back:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxCfyXAhiBo

 

[caLLous]

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[caLLous]

 

[Embattle]

They'll do better if they load it on the tow truck at the start of the race.

 

[Jupitus]

My god! I am amazed noone has yet commented here - absolutely epic qualifying today in Melbourne and the cars' speed through corners / turn-in is totally monster!

 

[caLLous]

My god! I am amazed noone has yet commented here - absolutely epic qualifying today in Melbourne and the cars' speed through corners / turn-in is totally monster!

It was! I was impressed with Bottas, I didn't think he'd be that close to Hamilton so early in his Merc career. Monster laps from Lewis of course and I actually didn't expect Vettel to get on the front row. Mercedes were clearly bossing it in FP1 and FP2 but Ferrari found that extra pace in FP3 and carried it into quali. These new cars seem to have a very specific sweet spot and either side of that they suddenly become much much slower.

I thought Palmer came across as a complete twat in his interview after failing to progress - it was him that smashed the car up in FP2 and then he was moaning about it the next day. I want to like him but he just doesn't seem to be very good in an F1 car.

 

[Embattle]

TBH so far I just don't rate Palmer and I suspect without some massive turn around he won't make it to next year in F1.

 

[Jupitus]

TBH so far I just don't rate Palmer and I suspect without some massive turn around he won't make it to next year in F1.

He has showed some promise last season, but overall I agree and his bitching today didn't do him any favours at all!

 

[CorNokZ]

How does Magnussen have a seat? The boy can't drive drive

 

[Embattle]

I think we can honestly say the McLaren is actually getting worse each year, probably each race as well.

 

[Jupitus]

I think we can honestly say the McLaren is actually getting worse each year, probably each race as well.

It looks that way, sadly. There are rumours out there that Mercedes might be given a remit to help Honda with engine tech to help them catch up, but Wolff said it's not the case ...

 

[caLLous]

It's getting a bit embarrassing now.

 

[Job]

Just reading the rules for F1.

Thats not a sport, its a set of rules spoilt by car racing.

History of Formula One regulations - Wikipedia

 

[ECA]

Pretty good race, mercedes strategy was on point.
Vettel should've pitted under VSC, it saved hamilton 5s at least and then bottas blocking vettel cost him another 5.
Raikkonen not being there to defend that strategy cost ferrari the win.

Ferrari looked like the stronger car this weekend.

 

[Embattle]

Boring.

 

[ECA]

It was monaco. idk what else you'd expect with no rain.

 

[caLLous]

Monaco with wider cars.

 

[Embattle]

Yeah it is always a spectacle, not a race and now even more so.

 

[Moriath]

Last fifteen laps were ok. Few taps and crashes. But monaco is always a procession.

 

[old.user4556]

Last fifteen laps were ok. Few taps and crashes. But monaco is always a procession.

Indeed, snoozefest until safety car.

 

[ECA]

Yeah it is always a spectacle, not a race and now even more so.

Also with more aero making the dirty air problem even worse.

Regs this season are pretty stupid honestly.

 

[ECA]

Alonso is doing quite well in the indy 500, trading the lead with his team mate for fuel saving, but it's a long long race and it's nowhere near enough to say much about it.

 

[caLLous]

Jaysus.

 

[DaGaffer]

Hate the look of Indycars, even uglier than F1

 

[caLLous]

Aww, Alonso. Another orange car failing him.

 

[ECA]

Another Honda engine lol.

 

[caLLous]

Fucking hell lol. Carnage.

 

[dysfunction]

Amazing you can have a crash like that with very little damage to to the driver.

 

[Shagrat]

those safety cage things the driver sit in are incredible