F1 2023 Season

YzWayne said:
You must be fun at parties. Especially those hosted by Redbull’s.
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I had no idea qualifying was on a Friday. Can't watch it when I'm at work. What an awful idea - impressive by Ferrari although Merc appear to have dropped even further back from the highlights I have just watched
 
Well that was a interesting qually. The Race explained what happened, as i expected the RBs to 1-2 for qually easily.

"..We have explained here before how the Red Bull’s extremely stable aerodynamic platform is made possible by the extreme degree of anti-dive front and anti-squat rear suspension it runs. That in turn is a big part of an extremely efficient underbody, as it can be run lower than other cars, which have to accommodate more dive and pitch. That’s also part of its big DRS boost.

But that super-level platform also brings potential difficulties with front brakes which are easier to lock and front tyres which take longer to reach optimum temperature. Baku, with its long tyre-cooling straights and tight corners requiring lots of steering lock, always heavily punishes a car with a front tyre warming issue and Verstappen and his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase were trying to find ways around that, even into Q3...."

Also if anyone is interested

Adrian Newey designed Anti Dive front suspension and anti lift rear suspension explained.

https://the-race.com/formula-1/gary-anderson-the-potency-of-red-bulls-newey-led-inversion/
 
First Sprint Shootout ever, I think it’s needless but here goes.
How will the Sprint Shootout work?
The Sprint Shootout will follow the same three-session knockout format as usual qualifying, but each Q1, Q2 and Q3 segment has been shortened to address engine and tyre concerns the teams had.

SQ1 has been shortened from 18 minutes to 12 minutes.

SQ2 has been shortened from 15 minutes to 10 minutes.

SQ3 has been shortened from 12 minutes to eight minutes.

The aim is that each car would only have one flying lap in each session, although two runs could be done in SQ1 while SQ2 and SQ3 would allow time for two timed laps without a pitstop in between attempts.

The other significant difference between the Sprint Shootout and regular qualifying will be restrictions on tyre usage.

While teams are free to use any of their available tyres in regular qualifying, in the Sprint Shootout new sets of tyres will be mandatory in each of the three parts, with medium compounds in SQ1 and SQ2 followed by a switch to softs in SQ3.
 
I totally missed any of this shenanigans, rewatched yesterday's qualifiers this morning, and expected sprint race, but again we have qualifiers?

Why did they do qualifiers yesterday?
 
Drivers out in SQ1
The red flag was thrown with 25 seconds remaining in SQ1 so drivers in the drop zone were unable to improve.
These are the five drivers we've lost:
16. Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo
17. Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo
18. Yuki Tsunoda, Alpha Tauri
19. Pierre Gasly, Alpine
20. Nyck de Vries, AlphaTauri
 
Drivers out in SQ2
Chequered flag out for SQ2, these are the five drivers out...
11. Oscar Piastri, McLaren
12. Nico Hulkenberg, Haas
13. Esteban Ocon, Alpine
14. Kevin Magnussen, Haas
15. Logan Sargeant, Williams
 
pauldyson1uk said:
Better off asking the FIA , more excitement for fans and TV yeah I can understand that, but I think this is just daft.
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Its so stupid. We all know that theres no need for sprint qualifiying. They should just reverse the grid via championship standings for the sprint race and award points for top ten finishes, 10p for 1st, 6p for 6th etc.

Makes sprints so much more interesting to watch. Could a Haas hold onto the lead? Would max risk trying to get through the field for points or play it safe for sunday? It makes everything much more interesting. But top teams wont cooperate with the idea.
 
pauldyson1uk said:
Where have Ferrari got their speed from , mega upgrades? Engine tweaks?
Whatever they have done it works
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Other than a rear wing change, its alledgly the same car as melbourne. Seems to be a combination of things; leclerc is mega around here, redbull are struggling to get the fronts upto temp for the qually runs.

I expect both redbulls to breeze past leclerc in sprint after a few laps when their front tyre are up to temp and their drs advantage kicks in.
 
Yeah, Red Bulls will easily overtake Leclerc in the race, no way Ferrari can keep up with race tempo and tyre menagement. It's just his genius qualifying pace that gained him poles, Sainz wasn't even close.
 
17Larsson said:
Why would anyone bother starting a sprint race from the pit lane? What's the point?
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What would be hilarious is if there is a giant shunt in the sprint that takes out half the grid. The tomorrow there isnt enough time to get the cars repaired and back on the track so we have a GP with half the grid missing.

Fecking stupid sprints.
 
Heres and idea of sprint qually, one shot one lap run. One driver on the track, single warm up lap then the qually run of a single lap only. Screw it up, i.e. crash and you go to the back of the grid.

Randomise the order of who goes out when as well.
 
Some other good ideas would be;
  • Leave all race weekends as normal qualifying and race
  • Get rid of DRS
  • Tell Croft to stop talking like everything is a joke and that we are children
  • Get rid of Croft
  • Have a TV director that understands the sport
  • STOP with all the replays (or at least put them in a corner of the screen)
  • Stop using the safety car as a means of shaking up the race
 
I got a small bet at Leclerc winning today at 5.25-1, I fully expect Red Bull to take this, but if Charles wants to win something it’s today, come on lad.
 
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