The F1 thread

stickyfiddle

Anyone else watching? 

Will it rain?

What new and innovative way will Ferrari find to fuck Charles over?

How many laps will Max have on Perez by the end? 

Does Norris stand any chance at all of actually finally getting that first win? 

Could Albon nick a podium given the lack of running and difficulty of overtaking?

stickyfiddle

Is there any music worse than Dutch EDM? 

What happens if the DJ has a heart attack before the formation lap? 

What is he actually doing other than waving his arms around? 

Is there anything *less rock & roll* than ageing-well-past-rockers doing adverts for HR software?

Dontgiveupyourdayjob

I'm watching, hope it rains! Anything to put a spanner in the works, as there'll probably be next to zero overtaking on this track in the dry.

stickyfiddle

stickyfiddle said:

Anyone else watching? 

Will it rain?

What new and innovative way will Ferrari find to fuck Charles over?

How many laps will Max have on Perez by the end? 

Does Norris stand any chance at all of actually finally getting that first win? 

Could Albon nick a podium given the lack of running and difficulty of overtaking?

So... yes (twice); tyres, as usual; who knows; no; no...

stickyfiddle

Doesn't matter what you throw at him, Max still gets out in front miles ahead of everyone else...

Will we get the last 9 laps? One of the radio messages suggested rain for 50 mins?

TimmyO

Just read sime live feed summaries - looks like I missed a fun one 

stickyfiddle

Yeah not bad though felt quite long even before the last minute shower and red flag. Behind Max it's actually a really good year...

Nitefly

I went to the pub with Our Maud.

Cols

Good race apart from the inevitable Verstappen win.  Red Bull lightly shafted Perez by fixing the pit stops to move Max past him, but realistically he was being caught at a frankly embarrassing rate; Verstappen would have caught and passed him in a few laps anyway.  Pit stop shenanigans avoided that embarrassment, and prevented any possibility of Perez deciding that he was in the mood for a bit of robust defending.

Stellar drive from Alonso, who doesn’t look anything like a driver close to the end of his career.  Unlike his hapless teammate.

skullfunkerry

It was one of the better races, definitely one of the best Dutch GPs; I seem to remember the others being very processional.

At the risk of flogging a dead horse, I was very surprised (but not surprised) to see Max escape punishment or even investigation for blatantly pushing Pierre Gasly off the track. Leave a car's width? Nah...

stickyfiddle

skullfunkerry said:

At the risk of flogging a dead horse, I was very surprised (but not surprised) to see Max escape punishment or even investigation for blatantly pushing Pierre Gasly off the track. Leave a car's width? Nah...

I mean be fair - the rules aren't for Max, they're for everyone else...

fretmeister

goldtop

If only!

goldtop

Hamilton and Russell extend contracts

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/66673285

Dontgiveupyourdayjob

goldtop said:

Hamilton and Russell extend contracts

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/66673285

Gotta be the best driver lineup of any team on the grid. Just hope Merc can put a proper championship challenging car under them in the next couple of years...

skullfunkerry

I guess it's a bit naive of me to expect it, but I really wish the drivers would just get on and drive without the constant whinging back to the pits. It reminds me of footballers taking a huge tumble if someone's shoelace touches them.

Case in point: Sergio Perez saying George Russell pushed him off the track when the replay showed that he was nowhere near him, and he'd just outbraked himself

fretmeister

They always did it. It’s just broadcast now.

dazzajl

Well, I’m not enjoying Max taking the 10 but credit due. Having the car is one thing, it’s no given thing to rack up the wins. 

stickyfiddle

Well that was a masterclass from Max, again, and a couple of fantastic drives from Sainz and Albon in particular. 

I genuinely hope Max wins every race to the end of the year so I can just screech "It's just the car" every time someone tells me he's the best ever.

boogieman

I was SO hoping the Ferraris could fend off Max and get the win but it’s just not going to happen this season is it? As ever the most entertaining bits were further down the order. Very impressed with Albon, he’s making that Williams really fly lately.