The F1 thread

stickyfiddle

Cracking F2 feature race this afternoon. I hope the F1 lives up to it. 

What are the odds of Ham Ver Bot (even if maybe 4-5-6...)? 

Boromedic

I'm hoping Max tries one of his Banzai moves straightaway at the first race and then gets penalised to set the tone for the rest of the season from the off. Rather than pussyfooting around again for most of the races.

stickyfiddle

Boromedic said:

I'm hoping Max tries one of his Banzai moves straightaway at the first race and then gets penalised to set the tone for the rest of the season from the off. Rather than pussyfooting around again for most of the races.

Yeah. I don't want it in the first race, but if it happens I hope there's a healthy smackdown from the new ref. With Sainz and Leclerc both around him I'll be surprised if he's not under pressure from someone in the opening laps, so it's quite possible.

RiftAmps

I'm going:

Max

Charles

Perez

But more importantly, Latifi to be last of the runners

stickyfiddle

I'm hoping for Sainz, Charles, Max. In reality I think I agree with you because Ferrari will fuck the strategy.

ZenOvertone

I'm rooting for Haas now, Gunther's moment has come!  Hoping KM finishes in the points

sweepy

Charles, Lewis, Perez

DesVegas

Carlos, bottas , gasly

TimmyO

Hamilton will split the Ferraris (is my random prediction) 

Also McLaren will disappoint me (ok, already there on that one) 

stickyfiddle

TimmyO said:

Hamilton will split the Ferraris (is my random prediction) 

Also McLaren will disappoint me (ok, already there on that one) 

You can’t be disappointed if you have low expectations (sob!)

Dontgiveupyourdayjob

I see Bottas is keeping true to form. As a qualifying specialist, he's as good as they come. As an actual racing driver? Bang average.

TimmyO

Norris pulling into clear air on the straight - that car isn’t happy 

stickyfiddle

Leclerc and Max demonstrating very nicely that the new cars are a MASSIVE improvement. Thank fuck for that

TimmyO

Be interesting to hear McLaren’s explanation of this tyre “strategy”  

M-H
M-S 
? 

Garold86

Those hard tyres look absolutely shocking. I don't think anyone expected them to be so bad.

TimmyO

TimmyO said:

Be interesting to hear McLaren’s explanation of this tyre “strategy”  

M-H
M-S 
? 

Ah ok 
MHS
MSH

Maybe it’s he Google effect for McLaren? “Car will go fast after ads…” 

stickyfiddle

I don't believe in karma but... 

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

markr76

I’ll take that considering we are looking slow at the minute . That Ferrari looks mega!

TimmyO

Oh dear how sad never mind :-) 

TimmyO

Commentators all race: “blah blah Red Bull Powertrains blah blah blah”

Red Bull Powertrains:
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