2022 Formula 1 Thread

[VHRpurr]

Lets talk Miami GP real quick....... think anything will come of the noise issues the neighbors are already complaining about, or you think F1 doesn't care since they already have big money invested in the venue?

[ZCanadian]

Originally Posted by VHRpurr

Lets talk Miami GP real quick....... think anything will come of the noise issues the neighbors are already complaining about, or you think F1 doesn't care since they already have big money invested in the venue?

Gawd, I hope so... BRING BACK THE V-12s!!!!


Yeah, money trumps a bunch of old curmudgeons who won't even notice if they take their hearing aids out!

Traffic will be the bigger issue anyway.

[DLSTR]

F1 championship leader Leclerc robbed of $320,000 watch
Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc has escaped unharmed after being robbed of a $320,000 Richard Mille watch in Italy on Monday night.

[Hotrodz]

Originally Posted by DLSTR

F1 championship leader Leclerc robbed of $320,000 watch
Ferrari Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc has escaped unharmed after being robbed of a $320,000 Richard Mille watch in Italy on Monday night.

Pickpockets and thieves in cities like Rome are part of the culture. I got pickpocketed in Rome and the cops were like stupid American. My brother spotted 12 year old kid was eyeing watch and following him. He had larger of beer in his hand and he stopped and stared down the kid after crossing a street. The kid got the message!

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[DLSTR]

Originally Posted by Hotrodz

Pickpockets and thieves in cities like Rome are part of the culture. I got pickpocketed in Rome and the cops were like stupid American. My brother spotted 12 year old kid was eyeing watch and following him. He had larger of beer in his hand and he stopped and stared down the kid after crossing a street. The kid got the message!

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I never have issues in Italy. I simply dont take anything like a notable watch etc. Zero issues and plan ahead on places to go etc. No worse than most countries overall. If you have flash items you might not be happy later. Not worth the risk.

Barcelona is quite aggravating as well.

[Hotrodz]

Originally Posted by DLSTR

I never have issues in Italy. I simply dont take anything like a notable watch etc. Zero issues and plan ahead on places to go etc. No worse than most countries overall. If you have flash items you might not be happy later. Not worth the risk.



Barcelona is quite aggravating as well.

They didn't get much from me! Maybe 50 euros. It was mostly the aggravation of canceling credit cards and such. I am one and done with Rome. It was fun from a history and dinning experience. There were enough people there who were rude enough to spoil the experience. I do want to experience other places in Italy.

I also heard that Barcelona was a lot worse. It still is on my bucket list. Many old cultures have a bit of survival of the fittest mentality. If you get taken or swindled, it is on you for not being smart enough to deal with or avoid the situation.

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[DLSTR]

Originally Posted by Hotrodz

They didn't get much from me! Maybe 50 euros. It was mostly the aggravation of canceling credit cards and such. I am one and done with Rome. It was fun from a history and dinning experience. There were enough people there who were rude enough to spoil the experience. I do want to experience other places in Italy.

I also heard that Barcelona was a lot worse. It still is on my bucket list. Many old cultures have a bit of survival of the fittest mentality. If you get taken or swindled, it is on you for not being smart enough to deal with or avoid the situation.

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Both cities are grand and beautiful. A touch of planning and awareness is needed unless you are in Singapore or others as nice/clean/safe lol.

Both have lots of tourists Rome and Barca. Orlando Florida suffers the same. Tourists are targets.

[DLSTR]

USA TV schedule - SPRINT Qualy this weekend!

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Practice 1 - Friday, April 22 - 7.25AM - ESPN2
Qualifying - Friday, April 22 - 10.55AM - ESPN2

Practice 2 - Saturday, April 23 - 6.25AM - ESPN2
Sprint Qualifying - Satruday, April 23 - 12.25PM - ESPN

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Sunday, April 24 - 8.55AM - ESPN

Post-race show - Sunday, April 24 - 11AM - ESPN3

Race (re-air) - Sunday, April 24 - 2PM - ESPNEWS
Race (re-air) - Sunday, April 24 - 10PM - ESPNEWS

[DLSTR]

Full Race weekend schedule times are London zone. Much to see and it can be watched on Cricfree and other streaming services. Lots to see in an F1 weekend actually - not just the F1 specific events!

Live Emilia Romagna GP schedule on Sky Sports F1

Friday, April 22
9am: F3 Practice*
10.05am: F2 Practice*
11am: Drivers' Press Conference*
12pm: Emilia Romagna GP Practice One (session starts 12.30pm)*
1.50pm: F3 Qualifying*
2.45pm: F2 Qualifying*
3.25pm: Emilia Romagna GP Qualifying Build-up*
4pm: Emilia Romagna GP Qualifying*
5:45pm: Ted's Qualifying Notebook*

Saturday, April 23
9.30am: F3 Sprint Race
11am: Emilia Romagna GP Practice Two (session starts 11.30am)
2.30pm: Emilia Romagna GP Sprint Build-up*
3.30pm: EMILIA Sunday, April 24ROMAGNA GP: THE SPRINT*
4.50pm: F2 Sprint Race
5.45pm: Ted's Sprint Notebook

Sunday April 24 RACE DAY
7.45am: F3 Feature Race
9.15am: F2 Feature Race*
12.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Emilia Romagna
2pm: THE EMILIA ROMAGNA GRAND PRIX
4pm: Chequered Flag: Emilia Romagna
5pm: Ted's Notebook
6pm: Emilia Romagna GP Highlights

[DLSTR]

Sprint rules data for this year--

[DLSTR]

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/im...cars/10085429/

Imola kerbs could pose headache for F1 2022 cars
Formula 1 teams and drivers could face a headache with the kerbs at this weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix thanks to the characteristics of the 2022 cars.

By: Jonathan Noble
Apr 21, 2022, 5:12 AM

The start of the European season takes place at the old-school Imola circuit, which features much more aggressive kerbs than have been present at the modern venues that have hosted races so far this season.

In the past, drivers have found that they have needed to ride the Imola kerbs a lot to deliver the fastest possible laptime, with the chicanes in particular offering good gains if they are straight-lined.

But a new more cautious approach may be needed from this weekend because of the arrival of ground effect cars.

With so much of the car performance coming from the airflow under the car, teams are having to run their machines much closer to the ground than they have in the past.

And that reduction in ground clearance opens the risk for drivers to damage their floors if they run across the kerbs as aggressively as they have in the past.

One senior engineer told Autosport: "If you look at the start of last year's race, when Lewis Hamilton had to run across the kerbs at Turn 1 to avoid colliding with Max Verstappen, that would have badly crunched his floor if it happened with a 2022 car."

[ZCanadian]

Originally Posted by DLSTR

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/im...cars/10085429/

Imola kerbs could pose headache for F1 2022 cars
Formula 1 teams and drivers could face a headache with the kerbs at this weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix thanks to the characteristics of the 2022 cars.

By: Jonathan Noble
Apr 21, 2022, 5:12 AM

The start of the European season takes place at the old-school Imola circuit, which features much more aggressive kerbs than have been present at the modern venues that have hosted races so far this season.

In the past, drivers have found that they have needed to ride the Imola kerbs a lot to deliver the fastest possible laptime, with the chicanes in particular offering good gains if they are straight-lined.

But a new more cautious approach may be needed from this weekend because of the arrival of ground effect cars.

With so much of the car performance coming from the airflow under the car, teams are having to run their machines much closer to the ground than they have in the past.

And that reduction in ground clearance opens the risk for drivers to damage their floors if they run across the kerbs as aggressively as they have in the past.

One senior engineer told Autosport: "If you look at the start of last year's race, when Lewis Hamilton had to run across the kerbs at Turn 1 to avoid colliding with Max Verstappen, that would have badly crunched his floor if it happened with a 2022 car."

Max: "memo to self - make opposing car run wide here...." LOL

[danegrey]

if you get a chance watch qualifying, was interesting and long, lots of red flags, rain dry, rain....

Only hint at what happen KevinM is 4th....

[danegrey]

Well if it wasn't for DRS, don't think there would have been any passing, kind a suck in watching the sprint race.... And the DRS made it so easy...

[Ventruck]

I like how it seemingly came down to strategy, with Max being able to save his tires a bit more than LeClerc. Both of them knew better than to actually risk a DNF today.

Sainz and Perez did work.

HAAS cars in the top 10 on Mediums!