Formula 1 The F1 jibber jabber thread.

[Jupitus]

This race could be carnage... terrifying closing speeds coming up in quali!!

 

[Deebs]

Fucking hell, what a race so far.

 

[Raven]

Verstappen really is a complete fucking bellend.

 

[Embattle]

Verstappen summoned to the stewards

Andrew Benson

BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer

Verstappen is summoned to the stewards for an alleged breach of Breach of Article 2 (d) Chapter IV Appendix L of the FIA International Sporting Code.

This says: "Causing a collision. Repetition of serious mistakes or the appearance of a lack of control over the car (such as leaving the track) will be reported to the Stewards and may entail the imposition of penalties up to and including the exclusion of any driver concerned."

 

[Embattle]

'Erratic' driving earns Max Verstappen an extra 10-second penalty in Saudi Arabia

Max Verstappen received an extra 10-second penalty from the stewards for "erratic" driving while trying to let Lewis Hamilton past in Jeddah.

www.planetf1.com

 

[Wij]

A punishment that has no net effect is not really a deterrent.

 

[Gwadien]

I think the FIA are to blame for that one.

It clearly shows there's a flaw in giving up places - there should be confirmation between both teams before places are given up.

 

[Raven]

By design there should be, the message goes out to both teams, who advise both drivers, drivers sort it out. In this case, they had literally just told merc when Verstappen rammed on the brakes in the middle of the track.

Verstappen did that on purpose (again) and avoided any meaningful punishment (again) he will kill someone, one day.

I would rather Hamilton won it on the track, and it should be an epic final race, but this shit needs to stop.

 

[Gwadien]

By design there should be, the message goes out to both teams, who advise both drivers, drivers sort it out. In this case, they had literally just told merc when Verstappen rammed on the brakes in the middle of the track.

Verstappen did that on purpose (again) and avoided any meaningful punishment (again) he will kill someone, one day.

I would rather Hamilton won it on the track, and it should be an epic final race, but this shit needs to stop.

The thing is that the hate for Hamilton is also pretty high so in the court of public opinion they're pretty level pegging.

That being said though it does appear that Mercedes are actively trying to become the 'bigger' ones of the two.

 

[DaGaffer]

The thing is that the hate for Hamilton is also pretty high so in the court of public opinion they're pretty level pegging.

That being said though it does appear that Mercedes are actively trying to become the 'bigger' ones of the two.

It's funny, I've been following F1 for a very long time (I went to my first race as a nipper in 1979) and I've very rarely taken a personal dislike to individual drivers or teams, with a couple of exceptions. I never really liked Michael Schumacher because of all the cheating, and for some reason I've never liked the Red Bull team. Something about them has rubbed me the wrong way since the get go. Then we get Max Verstappen. He drives for a horrible team, with a horrible Team Principle (five minutes of Drive To Survive shows what a cunt Horner is, and Helmut Marko is worse) with a horrible Dad (Jos Verstappen is a very nasty piece of work), and yet I still try to give Max the benefit of the doubt because he is a very talented driver. But fuck me he makes it difficult.

Meanwhile, Hamilton is certainly a pretentious twat, but over the last few races I've wanted him to win more than I think I have for any other driver in 40 years because the whole Red Bull team make my skin crawl.

 

[Wij]

It's funny, I've been following F1 for a very long time (I went to my first race as a nipper in 1979) and I've very rarely taken a personal dislike to individual drivers or teams, with a couple of exceptions. I never really liked Michael Schumacher because of all the cheating, and for some reason I've never liked the Red Bull team. Something about them has rubbed me the wrong way since the get go. Then we get Max Verstappen. He drives for a horrible team, with a horrible Team Principle (five minutes of Drive To Survive shows what a cunt Horner is, and Helmut Marko is worse) with a horrible Dad (Jos Verstappen is a very nasty piece of work), and yet I still try to give Max the benefit of the doubt because he is a very talented driver. But fuck me he makes it difficult.

Meanwhile, Hamilton is certainly a pretentious twat, but over the last few races I've wanted him to win more than I think I have for any other driver in 40 years because the whole Red Bull team make my skin crawl.

I only really remember Jos Verstappen for being on fire. What else has he done?

 

[DaGaffer]

I only really remember Jos Verstappen for being on fire. What else has he done?

Domestic violence (two different women), stalking, beating up his own father, etc.

 

[Wij]

Domestic violence (two different women), stalking, beating up his own father, etc.

oof - ok :/

 

[caLLous]

He was an absolute dickhead towards Max growing up as well. Some defend it as "tough love" but some of the accounts I remember reading resembled little more than child abuse.

 

[Gwadien]

It's funny, I've been following F1 for a very long time (I went to my first race as a nipper in 1979) and I've very rarely taken a personal dislike to individual drivers or teams, with a couple of exceptions. I never really liked Michael Schumacher because of all the cheating, and for some reason I've never liked the Red Bull team. Something about them has rubbed me the wrong way since the get go. Then we get Max Verstappen. He drives for a horrible team, with a horrible Team Principle (five minutes of Drive To Survive shows what a cunt Horner is, and Helmut Marko is worse) with a horrible Dad (Jos Verstappen is a very nasty piece of work), and yet I still try to give Max the benefit of the doubt because he is a very talented driver. But fuck me he makes it difficult.

Meanwhile, Hamilton is certainly a pretentious twat, but over the last few races I've wanted him to win more than I think I have for any other driver in 40 years because the whole Red Bull team make my skin crawl.

It's funny you say that, I was talking to the Fencing coach at school (don't get excited he comes in for free for 1 hour week) and he basically came to the conclusion that all the tip top racers are essentially cheats and/or risk other lives.

I think Hamilton/Mercedes are intentionally making a point if being the more grown up of the two in the last couple of races.

 

[Raven]

Hamilton races hard when he needs to, he doesn't deliberately try and crash.

 

[Embattle]

They all seem to whinge.

 

[Deebs]

So excited for this race and Brundle's grid walk is brilliant today.

 

[Deebs]

Drama on lap one. Wow.

 

[Embattle]

Stewards said Max forced the position, which I can see.

 

[Deebs]

What the fuck is Bottas doing?

 

[Embattle]

What the fuck is Bottas doing?

Showing why he isn't at Merc next year.

 

[Embattle]

Perez showing why a useful teammate matters.

 

[Wij]

Stewards said Max forced the position, which I can see.

Typical Wreckfest style overtake attempt.

 

[Embattle]

Feel Mercedes might have muffed this with not pitting.

 

[Embattle]

What a complete load of bollocks.

 

[caLLous]

That is fucking bullshit.

 

[DaGaffer]

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT???

 

[caLLous]

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT???

A gift to Redbull from an incompetent race director who must've been lambasted by them to change his mind on the lapped cars overtaking. Why else would he flipflop like that?

 

[DaGaffer]

This as as much real sport as WWE. "Let's just change the rules on the last lap".