Not a fan of the sprints personally, I like that there's more F1 to watch but I just don't think it works. Imagine Utd are playing City on Sunday but the day before they play a 30 minute game with the winner getting a point, it's just a bit pointless and devalues the main event. It needs to be its own entirely separate event but the only way I can really think of making it different enough is to do reverse grid.
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I kind of look forward to it these days. No excitement of a nearing match day, cancel of plans to watch United, excitement as the team presses and passes in the first 15 minutes, then misses two goals, concedes one and continues in an inexplicably terrible way for the remaining 70 minutes. Then you spend the whole rest of the day or two depressed and irritated. And repeat.
It couldn’t work for a plethora of reasons, but we all want to see a sprint race with the drivers who are at the top of the championship in the car of the worst constructor and vice versa.
I’d love to see Max in an AT fighting Hamilton in a Haas and Leclerc in a Williams.
And RB terrified that Sergeant will write off their car at every corner.
You know it's all about money if he s still in that seat next year. Surely he s worse than Mick Schumacher and Mazepin. Hell he makes Goatifi look like a hero.
You know it's all about money if he s still in that seat next year. Surely he s worse than Mick Schumacher and Mazepin. Hell he makes Goatifi look like a hero.
Nobody is worse than Marzipan. His shiteness as a racing driver was only matched by his seeming cuntiness as a human being.
mmmm I wonder what the new floor will bring to the party for Mercedes ?
They want that second place in the constructers, 28 points in front of Ferrari.
‘Significant’ Mercedes update to provide vital W15 clue at US Grand Prix (msn.com)
They want that second place in the constructers, 28 points in front of Ferrari.
‘Significant’ Mercedes update to provide vital W15 clue at US Grand Prix (msn.com)
Hopefully Lewis lets them get further than the first corner this time so they can find out.
| Friday, 20 October | First practice | 18:30-19:30 | ||
| Qualifying | 22:00-23:00 | |||
| Saturday, 21 October | Sprint shootout | 18:30-19:15 | ||
| Sprint | 23:00-00:00 | |||
| Sunday, 22 October | Race | 20:00 |
Id say its more important that they are on the right design and devlopment path for 2024, than getting 2nd in constructors, personally.
Yeah maybe right ,getting the floor right and working would be massive step in the right direction.
Don’t forget your fantasy league picks before qualifying tonight, if you want your early points.
So who is gonna be good here? McLaren presumably will be fast in sector 1, RB in sector 2, and a few slow corners in sector 3 so could be decent for Merc?
I wonder how Ferrari will be. Be interesting to see what we learn from FP1
Agree that it looks interesting.
Difficult to call on a sprint weekend. Ony one FP to dial the car in and thats you then in parc ferme once qually begins a few hours later.
You'd have to go with max and the two mclaren drivers, they have the cars for a track like this. Mercedes is a unknown with a new floor.
Merc floor seems to be working.
Bumpy track seems to be a problem for a few.
How it stands in Practice One at halfway...
1) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:37.394
2) Max Verstappen, Red Bull, +0.104
3) Lando Norris, McLaren, +0.211
4) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri, +0.606
5) Kevin Magnussen, Haas, +0.706
6) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, +0.830
7) Sergio Perez, Red Bull, +0.926
8) Daniel Ricciardo, AlphaTauri, +0.931
9) Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo, +0.974
10) Oscar Piastri, McLaren, +1.026
Bumpy track seems to be a problem for a few.
How it stands in Practice One at halfway...
1) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, 1:37.394
2) Max Verstappen, Red Bull, +0.104
3) Lando Norris, McLaren, +0.211
4) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri, +0.606
5) Kevin Magnussen, Haas, +0.706
6) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, +0.830
7) Sergio Perez, Red Bull, +0.926
8) Daniel Ricciardo, AlphaTauri, +0.931
9) Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo, +0.974
10) Oscar Piastri, McLaren, +1.026
Good for Button for calling out Strolls behaviour last weekend
Stroll really has no place in F1, better drivers have no seat.
Agree, if daddy didn't own the team he'd have been binned long ago
Soft tyre runs are changing things, Max now on top.
I’m none the wiser as to who is fast and who isn’t.
No idea who to pick for my fantasy.
Is anyone on grid penalties?
I know he's coming back from injury so maybe needs to be given a bit of slack but I don't get the hype Ricciardo still receives, I know he used to be strong but he's been poor for a while
Edit - just as he puts in a decent lap
Edit - just as he puts in a decent lap
Both Astons out in Q1 is a shock and came with lots of upgrades
yeah thats bad
Out in Q1!
16) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas
17) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
18) Alex Albon, Williams
19) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
20) Logan Sargeant, Williams
16) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas
17) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
18) Alex Albon, Williams
19) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
20) Logan Sargeant, Williams
What the hell has happened to Aston Martin? Strong for the first few races now fallen off a cliff? Almost the opposite of McLaren's season
Russell struggling but Lewis looks like he has nailed his setup.
F1 Superbru. Sigh. Thanks for nothing Alonso.
Have him in my top 10, I hope my faith in Lewis pays off I have given him a podium finish
I had Alonso 9th....
Max, Lando, Charles podium...
Max, Lando, Charles podium...
Leclerc looks to be bouncing around a lot
Max Lando Lewis for me. Not ideal, fingers crossed.
Russell just gets in Q3 and on new softs
they seem to be going down the wrong path for car development this season. Wonder if they have a correlation discrepancy between track and wind tunnel.
Out in Q2!
11) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri
12) Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo
13) Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo
14) Kevin Magnussen, Haas
15) Daniel Ricciardo, AlphaTauri
11) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri
12) Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo
13) Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo
14) Kevin Magnussen, Haas
15) Daniel Ricciardo, AlphaTauri
Perez very lucky there
We are level on points so it may come down to Lewis and Charles... Or probably Perez as he kept messing up my predictions when I used to put him on the podium, he's now been excluded from it
Yeah feck Perez