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··Ash @ ΩFWatching qualifying now, much better performance by Danny Ric, I’m actually wondering if the McLarens can challenge the Mercedes here too, at the least I think Norris has pace on Bottas again
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·Don't forget this qualifying is for the Sprint race. The results of that race set the grid and count for pole position award.
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··Spam RiskDon't forget this qualifying is for the Sprint race. The results of that race set the grid and count for pole position award.
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·Russell! 👍 👍 👍
How long until we can call him Mr Sunday?
How long until we can call him Mr Sunday?
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·Watching on Channel
I've positively identified that gantry behind Bottas as the one carrying the start lights. So he is facing roughly west from the pits -- towards the sunset!
I must say the coverage on TV is lot better than the last times I followed F1 that way, But I think I'll do what seems to be a common practice of pictures on TV and commentary by BBC-R5/F1.com app. For Brits, rescan your DAB radio tomorrow afternoon and you should find BBC F1 between BBC 5L and BBC 5LSX. Continuous commentary -- no ad breaks 😗
I must say the coverage on TV is lot better than the last times I followed F1 that way, But I think I'll do what seems to be a common practice of pictures on TV and commentary by BBC-R5/F1.com app. For Brits, rescan your DAB radio tomorrow afternoon and you should find BBC F1 between BBC 5L and BBC 5LSX. Continuous commentary -- no ad breaks 😗
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rob#1
·All change! It’ll be interesting to see if the sprint race concept works. I see that Hamilton’s ‘pole’ from qualifying won’t actually count as an official pole position, as the grid is decided by the sprint race. Does that mean if you win the sprint race that counts as a pole position? Seems a bit odd, but if it shakes things up and brings better racing then I guess it’s all good.
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Scarecrow Boat
·Does that mean if you win the sprint race that counts as a pole position?
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·Looks like the Mercs found a little more speed.
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··Spam Risk8:23 Pacific for the start? Are we waiting for the Queens tea service to end?
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·Actually, it is served at 5PM and the race will start at 4:30 local time.
The Queen will get her tea after the race ends ^^
The Queen will get her tea after the race ends ^^
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··Ash @ ΩFFormation lap now, I really don’t mind this, hopefully there will be some real fireworks
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·Perez really messed up. Mazespin never disappoints.
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·Perez really messed up. Mazespin never disappoints.
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·It was definitely exciting in the first couple laps and proved to be quite unforgiving. I can say I was sitting on the edge of my seat in the beginning. Then, it plateaued and became a preview of tomorrow’s race. 17 laps felt too long as it allowed for large gaps to form and remain. I can understand how anything less than that wouldn’t be worth hosting, but something around 10 laps seems like it would hold the excitement. Long enough for something to form and short enough to prevent large gaps from forming and to be unforgiving enough to shake up the field. It was fun to watch though.
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·It was definitely exciting in the first couple laps and proved to be quite unforgiving. I can say I was sitting on the edge of my seat in the beginning. Then, it plateaued and became a preview of tomorrow’s race. 17 laps felt too long as it allowed for large gaps to form and remain. I can understand how anything less than that wouldn’t be worth hosting, but something around 10 laps seems like it would hold the excitement. Long enough for something to form and short enough to prevent large gaps from forming and to be unforgiving enough to shake up the field. It was fun to watch though.
I like the idea, a short sprint race to sort out the grid for the main race but in reality it didn’t work. If Alonso with his knackered and worn out tyres can hold off faster cars on better tyres then there is something wrong.
With the soft tyres on his car Alonso should of, and did get going very quickly but as his tyres faded he should have been re-passed but such are the aerodynamics that it is virtually impossible for cars to race close to each other.
If F1 really wants to change then reverse grids must happen.
Good idea F1 but more work needed to make this ‘sprint’ work, but seeing more of the cars on the track and more action was very welcome.
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·I like the idea, a short sprint race to sort out the grid for the main race but in reality it didn’t work. If Alonso with his knackered and worn out tyres can hold off faster cars on better tyres then there is something wrong.
With the soft tyres on his car Alonso should of, and did get going very quickly but as his tyres faded he should have been re-passed but such are the aerodynamics that it is virtually impossible for cars to race close to each other.
If F1 really wants to change then reverse grids must happen.
Good idea F1 but more work needed to make this ‘sprint’ work, but seeing more of the cars on the track and more action was very welcome.
Yes, reverse grids would certainly make it more interesting. Mazepin on ‘pole’ trying to fend off overtaking moves whilst simultaneously trying to avoid spinning off 😀. It would certainly be more interesting than Saturday’s generally mundane sprint race.
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··Ash @ ΩFI like the idea, a short sprint race to sort out the grid for the main race but in reality it didn’t work. If Alonso with his knackered and worn out tyres can hold off faster cars on better tyres then there is something wrong.
With the soft tyres on his car Alonso should of, and did get going very quickly but as his tyres faded he should have been re-passed but such are the aerodynamics that it is virtually impossible for cars to race close to each other.
If F1 really wants to change then reverse grids must happen.
Good idea F1 but more work needed to make this ‘sprint’ work, but seeing more of the cars on the track and more action was very welcome.
