The F1 thread

TimmyO

Brio said:

It's the black line you need to worry about. 

Black Lines Matter 

TimmyO

Did anyone watch FP2? Did Norris outperform the car or is it 7th-worthy? 

sinbaadi

The show must go on!  Rocket attacks nearby aren't enough to stop the grand Prix going ahead, apparently.

TimmyO

Reports are that at a meeting yesterday it was briefed to teams that if the race does not go ahead then it is expected that teams and personnel would be prevented from leaving the country.

Couple this with the whole “dismembering of awkward journalists” thing and it’s almost like this isn’t a sensible place to do business with. 

stickyfiddle

To be fair (if that's the right word) the Houthis have been lobbing rockets at KSA for years, and we have 3 or 4 hit Abu Dhabi in the last 3 months as well. 

Not that I'm going to make a claim that they should be racing in Jeddah. But it's not actually a new thing.

danishbacon

TimmyO said:

Reports are that at a meeting yesterday it was briefed to teams that if the race does not go ahead then it is expected that teams and personnel would be prevented from leaving the country.

Couple this with the whole “dismembering of awkward journalists” thing and it’s almost like this isn’t a sensible place to do business with. 

Source @TimmyO ?

TimmyO

stickyfiddle said:

To be fair (if that's the right word) the Houthis have been lobbing rockets at KSA for years, and we have 3 or 4 hit Abu Dhabi in the last 3 months as well. 

Not that I'm going to make a claim that they should be racing in Jeddah. But it's not actually a new thing.

Preventing teams from leaving and forcing them to race would be new. I believe the term is “indentured servitude” (or slavery) 

stickyfiddle

TimmyO said:

stickyfiddle said:

To be fair (if that's the right word) the Houthis have been lobbing rockets at KSA for years, and we have 3 or 4 hit Abu Dhabi in the last 3 months as well. 

Not that I'm going to make a claim that they should be racing in Jeddah. But it's not actually a new thing.

Preventing teams from leaving and forcing them to race would be new. I believe the term is “indentured servitude” (or slavery) 

Yeah, I don't believe that would actually happen, though I can understand why some might be suggesting it's a possibility. Much more likely you'd be allowed to leave but would be put on a visa blacklist and never allowed back. 

But of course F1 has the big Aramco deal in place, so it's clear where their priorities lie  

chillidoggy

This missile…..

Was it sporting a Russian flag, with “Up Yours, Steiner”, written on it?

TimmyO

stickyfiddle said:

TimmyO said:

stickyfiddle said:

To be fair (if that's the right word) the Houthis have been lobbing rockets at KSA for years, and we have 3 or 4 hit Abu Dhabi in the last 3 months as well. 

Not that I'm going to make a claim that they should be racing in Jeddah. But it's not actually a new thing.

Preventing teams from leaving and forcing them to race would be new. I believe the term is “indentured servitude” (or slavery) 

Yeah, I don't believe that would actually happen, though I can understand why some might be suggesting it's a possibility. Much more likely you'd be allowed to leave but would be put on a visa blacklist and never allowed back. 

But of course F1 has the big Aramco deal in place, so it's clear where their priorities lie  

2019 - WWE crew and participants were prevented from leaving while commercial disagreements were resolved. 

TimmyO

danishbacon said:

TimmyO said:

Reports are that at a meeting yesterday it was briefed to teams that if the race does not go ahead then it is expected that teams and personnel would be prevented from leaving the country.

Couple this with the whole “dismembering of awkward journalists” thing and it’s almost like this isn’t a sensible place to do business with. 

Source @TimmyO ?

https://www.planetf1.com/news/drivers-consequences-of-not-racing-saudi-arabia/

“ BBC Sport reports that eventually the drivers were ‘convinced to go ahead and race after being given further information by bosses.

‘Part of this information involved the possible consequences of not racing, such as how easily teams and drivers would be able to leave the country if the race did not happen.’ “

stickyfiddle

TimmyO said:

2019 - WWE crew and participants were prevented from leaving while commercial disagreements were resolved. 

Ah, I didn't know that. So basically the drivers are playing nice so they can go home and then you've gotta wonder if they'll collective agree not to go back

danishbacon

TimmyO said:

danishbacon said:

TimmyO said:

Reports are that at a meeting yesterday it was briefed to teams that if the race does not go ahead then it is expected that teams and personnel would be prevented from leaving the country.

Couple this with the whole “dismembering of awkward journalists” thing and it’s almost like this isn’t a sensible place to do business with. 

Source @TimmyO ?

https://www.planetf1.com/news/drivers-consequences-of-not-racing-saudi-arabia/

“ BBC Sport reports that eventually the drivers were ‘convinced to go ahead and race after being given further information by bosses.

‘Part of this information involved the possible consequences of not racing, such as how easily teams and drivers would be able to leave the country if the race did not happen.’ “

Cheers @TimmyO , couldn’t find it. What a mess

TimmyO

What the fuuuuuuu 

Hamilton 

TimmyO

Oh fuck schu still in the car… 

stickyfiddle

He’s out now but no picture so far. I assume a leg injury as they said he had been on the radio. I really hope he’s ok

Heartfeltdawn

TimmyO said:

2019 - WWE crew and participants were prevented from leaving while commercial disagreements were resolved. 

Presumably the agreements were resolved controversially when someone picked up a metal chair located close by and took out the disputing party whilst the referee was distracted. 

skullfunkerry

Great to hear that Mick is okay. They mentioned that he's spoken to his mum; I can't stop thinking about how she must have been feeling

TimmyO

I may be being slow and all the cars do this but in case not: did you see the front wing shot of the Ferrari? The upper part is able to split and flex at speed then returns to neutral in the corners and slow straights - when neutral there’s an angled ‘stop’ that means depending on how the static flex test is designed might mean it acts as fixed when loaded in the other direction. 

Boromedic

Wow, that's a pretty poor performance from Lewis, fair play to George completely showed him up. Ocon looking good too.

Congrats to Sergio, that's a great performance to grab pole. Glad Mick is alreet.