The F1 thread

chillidoggy

So you're saying all these tests are worthless?

Boromedic

chillidoggy said:

So you're saying all these tests are worthless?

Which, the Kubica ones? No not at all, but that being said regardless of how it turns out for Kubica it's still a kick in the ass for Palmer and a great PR exercise all the same. 

chillidoggy

Boromedic said:

chillidoggy said:

So you're saying all these tests are worthless?

Which, the Kubica ones? No not at all, but that being said regardless of how it turns out for Kubica it's still a kick in the ass for Palmer and a great PR exercise all the same. 

Sorry, you got a post in before mine! No, I was asking Sweepy if he thought it was a waste of time.

Boromedic

Lol, no worries!

sweepy

It's good PR, and part of me wonders whether a progressive steering system might be feasible especially as a lot of road cars have electrically assisted steering now. The testing these days seems predominantly engine and aero, whereas in the old days, they'd spend ages just going through different brake ducts and more ancillary stuff

chillidoggy

Well, that was a turn up. Bottas ahead of Hamster, and it'll be interesting to see what happens off the line with Mad Max.

TimmyO

Yes, should make for an interesting opening!

I only caught the end of the qualifying show - is Brundle still off sick? 

sweepy

The F2 race was insane, some very real overtaking all through the field, let's see what the F1 boys get up to ?

Fretwired

chillidoggy said:

Well, that was a turn up. Bottas ahead of Hamster, and it'll be interesting to see what happens off the line with Mad Max.

Hamilton had problems with his car .. doesn't bode well for the race. Looks like a Vettel win ..

Boromedic

Andrew Benson on the Beeb was postulating the longer wheelbase on the Mercedes is the root cause of their issues. Maybe some truth in that based on their performances at Monaco etc. doesn't seem to effect Bottas as much. Lewis Q2 lap was awesome but their lap to lap balance seems to alter which threw him off in Q3 said he couldn't go for it as he only had the one lap after the error on his first. Sometimes when Lewis thinks he can feel a problem it affects him a bit too much.

Think the RB race pace will be good too so maybe even threatening for the win if they can undercut in the pits and if Ferraris tyre wear is higher again.

chillidoggy

Fretwired said:

chillidoggy said:

Well, that was a turn up. Bottas ahead of Hamster, and it'll be interesting to see what happens off the line with Mad Max.

Hamilton had problems with his car .. doesn't bode well for the race. Looks like a Vettel win ..

I'm going with

1. Vettel

2. Mad Max

3. Bottas

Fretwired

Unfortunately this could be a snoozefest - if the Ferrari's get away OK Kimi will probably act as a rear gunner for Seb and slow everyone behind him down while Seb scampers off into the distance. We have to hope that Hamilton or Vestappen get lightening fast starts to get behind Seb so we have a decent race.

Fretwired

chillidoggy said:

Fretwired said:

chillidoggy said:

Well, that was a turn up. Bottas ahead of Hamster, and it'll be interesting to see what happens off the line with Mad Max.

Hamilton had problems with his car .. doesn't bode well for the race. Looks like a Vettel win ..

I'm going with

1. Vettel

2. Mad Max

3. Bottas

I think the Mercs will be good in the race .. I'm not convinced with the wheelbase issue as the race pace is very good. The Mercs have had trouble with super soft tyres when the temperature is hot for years.

rolls1392

Don't  think I can stay awake for the whole race!

Boromedic

Yeah maybe Fret, I wasn't that convinced with the article either probably more the switching on of the Supers like you say, and the short lap not allowing them to use the power advantage so much. I think it'll be:

1: Dani Ric
2: Vettel
3: Hamilton

TimmyO

Random prediction (just for fun)  

Raikonnen gets a terrible start, Hamilton goes around him, 3 way pinch -> shenanigans

Most entertaining outcome will be Vettel not getting first, so we can get further insight into how deep his bag of excuses and moans goes.  

Fretwired

Like I said .. a snoozefest ....

TimmyO

I think you must have had the cricket on by mistake or something :-/ 

Fretwired

TimmyO said:

I think you must have had the cricket on by mistake or something :-/ 

Nope .. cars going round and round unable to overtake .... Seb won with a slow car that couldn't steer properly. Lewis was quicker at one point but couldn't pass Kimi due to the air turbulence and had to keep backing off as his car overheated .. Verstappen was very quick until he caught up with Bottas then he couldn't pass. Utter waste of a few hours. Bar some action at the start nothing. F1 will become irrelevant as more money pours into the electric series now Porsche and Mercedes have entered. We could be watching the slow death of F1 unless it becomes easier to overtake and drivers are able to push 100% throughout the race.

The first five cars finished in the order they started on the grid - snoozefest.

TimmyO

This makes me wonder what aspects of F1 you actually find interesting. 

Sounds like you'd prefer banger racing or Moto GP. You're like a broken record forever predicting the downfall of the sport due to boredom. 

As least others of us enjoy it - you're just some sort of masochist lol