The F1 Thread

[PuntsWolf]

If there’s overtaking opportunities then it’s better than 80% of the tracks.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Good tracks are Silverstone, Spa and Monza. Suzuka should be but it’s a bit narrow. Brazil usually creates a good race.

No coincidence that these are the older tracks that have evolved over 70 years.

Monaco of course cannot evolve and is the worst of the lot.

I liked Sepang, and Turkey was a decent track. Austin should create decent racing, and so should Baku.

Jeddah is downright dangerous. Bahrain is okay. Yas Marina is dull. Never been a great lover of Hockenheim since they shortened it but I do understand the reasoning there. Austria is a dull circuit, although its position and the stands make it a good spectacle. Singapore is virtually impossible to overtake - a sweaty and humid Monaco.

Mexico has emasculated the best corner on the circuit for a fiddly bit for safety reasons. Barcelona gets credit for being better than Valencia was.

The post Senna changes to Tamburello have ruined the best bit of Imola but without redirecting a river it would be impossible to have a safe runoff in the old configuration.

France needs a decent circuit. Magny Cours was shite and Paul Rickard combines being shite with being eye bleeding to watch.

Zandvoort should have been magnificent but it is miles too narrow.

Hungaroring is an odd one. Usually a bore fest but then randomly chucks out a classic race every so often.

Canada is pretty decent and does have overtaking but is also often about brake and tyre management as it is 20 seconds full beams, screech to second gear, rinse, repeat.

Albert Park Melbourne is sort of okay but I struggle to remember a good race. If safety concerns could be addressed (utterly impossible sadly) I would love to see F1 at Mount Panorama!

Mugello was fantastic in 2020 and I would love to see F1 return there. Same with Portimao.

Shanghai is a decent circuit but it feels like aeons since we have seen it.

 

[BillyDee]

Oh dear...

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix: Practice sessions chaotic with track problems

The first day of the much-vaunted Las Vegas Grand Prix descends into chaos as practice was hit by problems with the new street track.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[pagey]

Oh dear...

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix: Practice sessions chaotic with track problems

The first day of the much-vaunted Las Vegas Grand Prix descends into chaos as practice was hit by problems with the new street track.

www.bbc.co.uk

Would be interesting to watch, if they took all the manhole covers off, would be like dodging the potholes around wolverhampton at 150mph.

 

[Carrotdude]

They’ve now identified the problem with multiple drains on the circuit. Maybe they should have, I don’t know, checked the track before sending cars out on it at 200mph

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

It’s not speed. It’s the suction generated by the way the cars create downforce. Manhole covers have been pulled up before at street circuits

 

[Kenny]

It’s not speed. It’s the suction generated by the way the cars create downforce. Manhole covers have been pulled up before at street circuits

Yep, it's not something they know until cars on the track.

Russell had his car wrecked by a manhole cover in Azerbaijan a few years ago

 

[Carrotdude]

I’m sorry but it’s happened before so you can’t say they had no idea it would happen. Maybe just use actual race tracks to race on?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I’m sorry but it’s happened before so you can’t say they had no idea it would happen. Maybe just use actual race tracks to race on?

Yay! We could bin Monaco then!

 

[Kenny]

Well that was actually a decent race.

 

[PuntsWolf]

So what we’re learning is it’s better when it’s either cold or wet. So why don’t we just make it a winter sport…

 

[Kenny]

So the 2nd Red Bull team new name seems to be doing the rounds

Racing Bulls

Shit name.

 

[Carrotdude]

Christ

They could conceivably be the four fastest cars next season as it’ll be a copy of the red bull.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Should be even more of a turn off then.

 

[Kenny]

Sauber team name back on the grid from next season. Alfa now longer involved so back to the original name until Audi take over in 2026

Alpha Tauri after spending months saying their name was changing are going to be called....Alpha Tauri next season

 

[Squeak]

Bit shocked to hear Guenther Steiner has gone from Haas.
I've just read his book and if it is reported he wanted more resources to compete and Gene Haas said "No", then I guess this was inevitable. Steiner has a great pedigree in motorsport and in helping set up Haas F1.
Maybe it's a prelude to Haas selling out to Andretti?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I think Guenther was seen as bigger than the team because of drive to survive. Shame as in his own words he is fucking great

 

[Squeak]

I think Guenther was seen as bigger than the team because of drive to survive. Shame as in his own words he is fucking great

foking....

 

[Kenny]

Spanish GP will be moving from Barcelona to Madrid in 2026

 

[Kenny]

Brilliant - another soulless street circuit. Just what the calendar is missing!

Oh no no no - It is being described as the perfect mix of street and track racing...