2 red flags and 5 virtual safery cars I think
and of course the having to give the place back but doing it "strategically"
it was a mess
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and of course the having to give the place back but doing it "strategically"
it was a mess
It'll be a mess this weekend as well. It's a pretty hard core track... All the barriers of Monaco etc but the average lap speed is higher. I know you have to have bravery to drive at F1 speeds anyway but it's one of those tracks where you can go off at nearly 200mph and you literally have nowhere to run off into.
Any decent F1 podcasts going?
especially with new cars some of which are not that consistent with downforce - tyres warmed up to less heat than before
I wonder if we might even see a lower running team deliberately underfuel on the basis that they expect to loose say 20 laps of full power racing?
could put somebody massivley up the field is they made a good call on that (though of course they could also run out of fuel close to the end as well)
Apparently Mercedes have trimmed their rear wing
"The Race" is one of the best imo
actually looks more at it, that has been trimmed by quite a bit.
Looks a bit crude.
Looks a bit crude.
You are correct, i didnt mean jeddah.
they did say they were going to take a chainsaw to it
https://www.planetf1.com/news/mercedes-chainsaw-w13-reduce-drag/
and it looks like they did.
AlphaTauri says Pierre Gasly's failure in last Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix was "instantaneous" and is suspected to have caused by a battery issue.
Gasly was running among the top-ten at Sakhir with 13 laps to go when his car suddenly shut down and a fire igniting at the back of the AT03 as it came to a halt at the side of the track, which triggered the race's late safety car period.
"I literally had zero warning, which is very strange," Gasly said, quoted by Motorsport.com.
AlphaTauri technical director Jody Egginton confirmed the sudden nature of the issue.
"It was an instantaneous failure, a total power loss electrically," said the British engineer. "At the moment it’s potentially related to the battery, we don't know exactly.
"So we're still investigating. We've got to find the fault first, but one scenario is that we have to change a power unit element.
"One minute the car was running, and then it was off, total failure. We lost power immediately, the car stopped and we had a fire.
"The source of the fire could be things that were very hot not being cooled properly. We've had a look at it, there's a lot of superficial damage."
https://f1i.com/news/435868-alphata...c47SRykSqR1W3IFA1cWz542_wneEBMBfiSlkSykGoq2WU
Gasly was running among the top-ten at Sakhir with 13 laps to go when his car suddenly shut down and a fire igniting at the back of the AT03 as it came to a halt at the side of the track, which triggered the race's late safety car period.
"I literally had zero warning, which is very strange," Gasly said, quoted by Motorsport.com.
AlphaTauri technical director Jody Egginton confirmed the sudden nature of the issue.
"It was an instantaneous failure, a total power loss electrically," said the British engineer. "At the moment it’s potentially related to the battery, we don't know exactly.
"So we're still investigating. We've got to find the fault first, but one scenario is that we have to change a power unit element.
"One minute the car was running, and then it was off, total failure. We lost power immediately, the car stopped and we had a fire.
"The source of the fire could be things that were very hot not being cooled properly. We've had a look at it, there's a lot of superficial damage."
https://f1i.com/news/435868-alphata...c47SRykSqR1W3IFA1cWz542_wneEBMBfiSlkSykGoq2WU
While they might sort it by Australia it's fairly certain it won't be any better this weekend.
I think by the time we get to Aus a few teams will be looking a bit sharper.
It's not looking good for him racing this weekend is it?
not by much.
Christ, they've just cut half of it off on the bottom.
Funny because it is consistently the worst race of the season.
People always complain about Monaco but honestly to me the worst track is probably Barcelona for me. Just a painful watch
feck. monaco is literally f1. get rid of that and you may as well just decide whom wins the championship on a whim at the end of the season. crazy talk.
I dont disagree with you
Sebastian Vettel will miss his second consecutive race of 2022, the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with the German still recovering from contracting Covid-19 ahead of the season-opening race in Bahrain.
The news means that, as in Bahrain, Nico Hulkenberg will be called up for Aston Martin, with the German having remained in the Middle East in case he was required to jump into the AMR22.
Hulkenberg will now get to experience the dramatic Jeddah Corniche Circuit for the very first time, following a difficult opening Grand Prix for Aston Martin in Sakhir, which saw neither Hulkenberg nor Lance Stroll score.
The news means that, as in Bahrain, Nico Hulkenberg will be called up for Aston Martin, with the German having remained in the Middle East in case he was required to jump into the AMR22.
Hulkenberg will now get to experience the dramatic Jeddah Corniche Circuit for the very first time, following a difficult opening Grand Prix for Aston Martin in Sakhir, which saw neither Hulkenberg nor Lance Stroll score.
With how the AM looked last week I don't blame Seb for trying to miss the race.
Red Bull has officially confirmed that a fuel system vacuum issue caused the late retirements in last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.
Both drivers were in contention for a spot on the podium in the closing stages of F1's opening round at Sakhir.
Verstappen was ready to mount a challenge on race leader Charles Leclerc on the race's restart after a safety car period, but the Dutchman, who was also battling a steering issue, was forced to retire his car with four laps to go as his engine was starved of fuel.
The same fate befell Perez on the final lap, although the Mexican's power unit shut down instantly as he entered Turn 1, spinning the Red Bull into its DNF.
https://f1i.com/news/436048-red-bul...dfkyOXOBOYgKc69caXqgzkVFgHCiZlgHwnowPQht_yqbc
Both drivers were in contention for a spot on the podium in the closing stages of F1's opening round at Sakhir.
Verstappen was ready to mount a challenge on race leader Charles Leclerc on the race's restart after a safety car period, but the Dutchman, who was also battling a steering issue, was forced to retire his car with four laps to go as his engine was starved of fuel.
The same fate befell Perez on the final lap, although the Mexican's power unit shut down instantly as he entered Turn 1, spinning the Red Bull into its DNF.
https://f1i.com/news/436048-red-bul...dfkyOXOBOYgKc69caXqgzkVFgHCiZlgHwnowPQht_yqbc
Mick Schumacher says he would be ready to substitute for either Charles Leclerc or Carlos Sainz should circumstances prevent either Ferrari driver from taking part in a race weekend.
Schumacher is one of the Scuderia's two reserve drivers, the young German splitting the role with former Alfa Romeo driver Antonio Giovinazzi.
The Haas charger was questioned about the eventuality of Ferrari drafting in its junior in light of the recent positive Covid-19 tests that hit McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo and Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel.
The recent relaxation of Covid restrictions in most countries, while fully justified, appears to have heightened the risk of contracting the virus for many individuals, and members of the F1 community remain vulnerable.
Schumacher says that he would be ready to swap teams if necessary and join the outfit with which his legendary father Michael Schumacher won five of his seven world titles.
"I'd be ready anytime," the Haas driver told the media. "I'm a racing driver, just like everybody else."
https://f1i.com/news/436032-schumac...vx-jtwqfsrEZbFa0eLHZA2qe5h2AGUVF2XOcLcA3LmLFs
Schumacher is one of the Scuderia's two reserve drivers, the young German splitting the role with former Alfa Romeo driver Antonio Giovinazzi.
The Haas charger was questioned about the eventuality of Ferrari drafting in its junior in light of the recent positive Covid-19 tests that hit McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo and Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel.
The recent relaxation of Covid restrictions in most countries, while fully justified, appears to have heightened the risk of contracting the virus for many individuals, and members of the F1 community remain vulnerable.
Schumacher says that he would be ready to swap teams if necessary and join the outfit with which his legendary father Michael Schumacher won five of his seven world titles.
"I'd be ready anytime," the Haas driver told the media. "I'm a racing driver, just like everybody else."
https://f1i.com/news/436032-schumac...vx-jtwqfsrEZbFa0eLHZA2qe5h2AGUVF2XOcLcA3LmLFs
My eyes...
the failed part was designed by RedBull themselves.Lewis Hamilton says all the right things, but of course he doesn’t do the right things. Hypocrite? To a certain degree, but we’ve seen it all before. Speaks about human rights and his responsibility, his ability to meet with officials if need be, like they would have any interest in meeting him anyway. Probably a bit more important stuff going on than meeting a noisy and self-obsessed race car-driver.
If you want to make a statement, stay at home and boycott the event entirely, don’t show up like you’re on the fecking catwalk and speak semi-ill of the regime once you’re safely in the paddock. Again, lots of words (from a guy driving a car) but absolutely no action. He thought more about that outfit than human rights before hopping on the jet to the Saudis that’s for sure.
If you want to make a statement, stay at home and boycott the event entirely, don’t show up like you’re on the fecking catwalk and speak semi-ill of the regime once you’re safely in the paddock. Again, lots of words (from a guy driving a car) but absolutely no action. He thought more about that outfit than human rights before hopping on the jet to the Saudis that’s for sure.
I take it you’re not watching this weekends race then?
He would them be breaking his contract.
So what if he dresses like a cnut, so what if he looks like a clown.
What about the other drivers ? None of those come out and say anything, none of those have in your words boycotted the race, what does that say about them ?
Easy to hate on Lewis, but what have the other driver come out and said or done ?
I have to be honest I dont really see the point of your post, just more Lewis bashing.
Please dont start with Lewis fanboy shit, show me what other drivers have done different , action I mean , not words and how they dress.
Anyone watching FP1? Does Merc look better?
Not really to be honest.
might only be FP1, Max is comfortably ahead 1.30.888 on hards
Leclerc in second on softs 0.304 behind
Leclerc in second on softs 0.304 behind