The F1 Thread

[Paddingtonwolf]

Red Bull agree with the FIA to remove a bit of kit that raises the floor height between practice, quali, and the race. Apparently, it is inaccessible during parc ferme conditions so they weren't breaking rules.

Yeah. Jimmy fucking Hill

 

[Kenny]

Red Bull agree with the FIA to remove a bit of kit that raises the floor height between practice, quali, and the race. Apparently, it is inaccessible during parc ferme conditions so they weren't breaking rules.

Yeah. Jimmy fucking Hill

All a bit dodgy.

McLaren properly digging into this and trying to find the evidence they used it.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

The McLaren point is interesting. Whinger Spice has said the device is inaccessible when the car is assembled. But cars are allowed to be disassembled under parc ferme as long as no modifications are made, so the device is definitely accessible during those conditions.

Very fishy.

 

[Carrotdude]

Reading about how it works I’d be surprised if they were actually changing it between quali and the race but I guess time will tell if they get a bit worse in either going forward. Obviously will be hard to tell with Perez as he can’t get much worse but Max has stuck it on pole for the sprint straight away.

 

[Kenny]

Red Bull looking like it might be back to normal...well Max is anyway. Perez on the slow drive to being replaced.

He would have taken pole if George hadn't totalled his car at the end of Q3. Lando pulled a great lap out in the first runs in Q3 though

Absolute mare of a day for Lewis. From the formation lap in the Sprint race he felt the car go and they couldn't sort it. 19th in quali but will start 18th as Lawson has about a 900 place penalty for building a new car.
Wouldn't be shocked if Merc did similar to his car and started Lewis from the pit lane

 

[Kenny]

Merc starting from the pit lane....but it's George.

 

[The Bear]

Merc starting from the pit lane....but it's George.

Lewis won't be happy. In his interview he said he hoped they'd be starting him from the pit lane because of the failure of his front suspension part. Unless they've been given permission to fix/change it under parc ferme.

 

[jlo]

Lewis won't be happy. In his interview he said he hoped they'd be starting him from the pit lane because of the failure of his front suspension part. Unless they've been given permission to fix/change it under parc ferme.

Why can't they both start from the pit lane?

 

[Kenny]

Merc don't think there is an issue with his car, so not doing anything (unless there is a late call).

Could be the upgrades causing him a problem as he was very kind to offer George his upgrade package when he learnt there are no spares and Mr R's repaired car will be the Singapore spec.

 

[The Bear]

Franco Colapinto completely blanking Martin Brundle just before the anthems was very funny.

Just looked straight past him and kept walking

 

[The Bear]

Lando with some Wolves like defending in the first corner.

 

[Kenny]

Lewis with an ace start.....before putting it in the gravel and race over

 

[Squeak]

Lando with some Wolves like defending in the first corner.

It was atrocious....

 

[The Bear]

Stewards all over the place. Russell gets a penalty for a much less worse version of what Veestappen did in turn one.

 

[Squeak]

How the fuck does Norris get a penalty for being pushed off the track and Verstappen gets nothing? This is fucking bullshit.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Fucking Max. Norris is permanently too soft. No way should he let him get back at him there but he did just force him off the track

 

[The Bear]

How the fuck does Norris get a penalty for being pushed off the track and Verstappen gets nothing? This is fucking bullshit.

They'll just say first corner battles are treated more leniently.

 

[Squeak]

They'll just say first corner battles are treated more leniently.

No idea how Warwick comes to this conclusion... wasn't it turn 12?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

first lap

 

[Squeak]

first lap

No, two different incidents. I was talking about when Lando had the lead, then messed it up allowing Verstappen the line into turn 12 and then Verstappen deliberately, in my view, going wide, off the track leaving Lando no other choice but to go wider. Lando then gets a 5 second penalty! The incident you are referring to, I think, is at the start of the race where Lando has a disastrous approach to the first corner.