The F1 thread

RandallFlagg

skullfunkerry said:

Lap 52... not exactly been a thriller, has it?

Boring as shit, we've a'll drifted away from telly and sitting outside in the sunshine in Norfolk wishing it's wasn't raining in Manchester so England could keep The Ashes alive...Verstappen 20+ seconds lead, yawn...

stickyfiddle

I was just thinking it wasn’t too bad for Hungary, though admittedly that’s mostly because Russell and Perez were out of position. I hope Norris holds on for 2nd

stickyfiddle

And great to see DR a chunk ahead of Tsunoda even after being at the back after lap one. 

fretmeister

So dull I swapped the bed linen and did the washing up in the middle.

stickyfiddle

I should probably add I have been playing Zelda in parallel since lap 6

thumpingrug

I had a snooze for 30 minutes - not a lot appeared to have happened.

sweepy

Hungary, like Monaco needs to be dropped, total snooze fest 

Deadman

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boogieman

Boring race once Max hit the front, which didn’t exactly take long, sigh. Well done Lando though. 

sinbaadi

Might be interesting to see if Aston Martin still are able to provide Alonso with a podium capable car.  Feels a little like they've stood still whilst others around have pressed on, RBR included.  

Cols

stickyfiddle said:

And great to see DR a chunk ahead of Tsunoda even after being at the back after lap one. 

I did feel DR was very unfortunate to be a victim of Zhou’s bad start and subsequent impromptu game of dodgems which dropped him to the back.  

But there he worryingly stayed for a long time until the pit stop strategies shook out and it transpired that he was babying his tyres to pop him up to 13th.  Good for him to outqualify Tsunoda and finish ahead of him, but it was steady rather than swashbuckling.

RandallFlagg said:

Boring as shit, we've a'll drifted away from telly and sitting outside in the sunshine in Norfolk wishing it's wasn't raining in Manchester so England could keep The Ashes alive...Verstappen 20+ seconds lead, yawn...

It’s a bit of a damning indictment on this season that the mood is “I wish the cricket was on, it would be more exciting than this”.  But yes, the race was done before the first corner after which Max romped off into the distance.

stickyfiddle

I don’t think that AT car is capable of delivering swashbuckling…! 

fretmeister

Cols said:

stickyfiddle said:

And great to see DR a chunk ahead of Tsunoda even after being at the back after lap one. 

I did feel DR was very unfortunate to be a victim of Zhou’s bad start and subsequent impromptu game of dodgems which dropped him to the back.  

But there he worryingly stayed for a long time until the pit stop strategies shook out and it transpired that he was babying his tyres to pop him up to 13th.  Good for him to outqualify Tsunoda and finish ahead of him, but it was steady rather than swashbuckling.

That car just isn't capable of overtaking anything on even terms. It would even struggle on fresh softs when the car being attacked was on old hards.

DR just has to keep beating Yuki by as much as possible.

chillidoggy

Dear Mr. F1,

Please drop this annual Hungarian bore-fest WEF now. 

Sincerely,

Chilli.

boogieman

chillidoggy said:

Dear Mr. F1,

Please drop this annual Hungarian bore-fest WEF now. 

Sincerely,

Chilli.

Nope, it needs to stay. It’s the only chance Lewis gets to be near the front, or even on pole. 

stickyfiddle

It's pissing down in Belgium, as usual. So noone is pushing in FP1. But it's a sprint so that means Quali this afternoon/evening so god knows what will happen. 

Will they get any times on the board? Will they cancel it entirely? Will the race even happen? Will someone die?! These are the questions we apparently still have to worry about at Spa in the 21st century... 

stickyfiddle

In other news, Otmar & Alan Permane are both leaving Alpine on Monday. What's the betting Renault HQ sells the team (again) in the near future?

And Pat Fry is Williams' new CTO, which could be great for both parties. 

Cols

stickyfiddle said:

It's pissing down in Belgium, as usual. So noone is pushing in FP1. But it's a sprint so that means Quali this afternoon/evening so god knows what will happen. 

FIA has confirmed that if it’s too wet for qualifying then the grid will be set in championship order.  

Which is great news for Perez, as he won’t have the mental stress of qualifying and, even better, Max is getting a 5 place grid drop.  Pole for Sergio if it continues to lash down.

Dontgiveupyourdayjob

Seems ok at the minute for the F2 qualy. It's at that tantalising "who's got the balls to try it on slicks?" drying track stage.

Cols

stickyfiddle said:

In other news, Otmar & Alan Permane are both leaving Alpine on Monday. What's the betting Renault HQ sells the team (again) in the near future?

And Pat Fry is Williams' new CTO, which could be great for both parties. 

I’m wondering if losing Pat Fry to Williams was the last straw for Otmar’s career, or if it’s rats/sinking ship.