2022 Formula 1 Thread

[ZCanadian]

Originally Posted by DLSTR

LeClerc broken steering arm during practice!

That will happen when you rub the wall!

[VHRpurr]

Originally Posted by ZCanadian

That will happen when you rub the wall!

Little duct tape and chewing gum. Good as ever. Even McGyver would be proud lol

[ZontheRocks]

Interview with Otmar was very eye-opening, IMO. “Reasonable people make reasonable decisions when they all have the same information.” Quite the answer to Ehat made the drivers decide to stay and race?

He seemed much more uncomfortable when asked if the drivers/teams were told they wouldn’t be able to leave the country….

[DLSTR]

Originally Posted by ZontheRocks

Interview with Otmar was very eye-opening, IMO. “Reasonable people make reasonable decisions when they all have the same information.” Quite the answer to Ehat made the drivers decide to stay and race?

He seemed much more uncomfortable when asked if the drivers/teams were told they wouldn’t be able to leave the country….

Significant delay was what I heard. Not cannot leave. But painfully slow potentially lol.

[ZontheRocks]

Originally Posted by DLSTR

Significant delay was what I heard. Not cannot leave. But painfully slow potentially lol.

Hahaha. I guess that can be interpreted all kinds of ways without really being defined. Which I guess, may not be so funny…

P3 showed these guys moving quick hitting the 1.29s, so I’m excited to see what times qualifying brings. Bottas was surprisingly quick. We will see how tire management and strategy affect the actual race, but this may be another RB vs Ferrari battle. Sounds so new and refreshing

[Ventruck]

I love the helmet cam. All the glare and whatnot to make it a Michael Bay movie. Add that this circuit is so narrow, it's just so...fast.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdwKSs0tFIo

GJ Checo, but I'm still pulling for the Clercman

[VHRpurr]

Saudi race in 2023 needs to disappear. I'm all for challenging tracks, fast tracks, etc.... But, the layout of this track is too dangerous IMO, even with some of the barriers pushed back. Saudi Arabia also has basically zero human rights laws, and the attack that happened on the Aramco oil depot 7 miles away is asking for problems, regardless of who launched the attack... Just an unsafe place to be. Anyway.............. Hoping for a Checo win!

[DLSTR]

Originally Posted by VHRpurr

Saudi race in 2023 needs to disappear. I'm all for challenging tracks, fast tracks, etc.... But, the layout of this track is too dangerous IMO, even with some of the barriers pushed back. Saudi Arabia also has basically zero human rights laws, and the attack that happened on the Aramco oil depot 7 miles away is asking for problems, regardless of who launched the attack... Just an unsafe place to be. Anyway.............. Hoping for a Checo win!

I like the track. Same as Monaco. Hit the wall - well pay to play. The rest is Geo-political drama and F1 has a nice history of ignoring or working with gov's like that. Baku should be dropped, Bahrain - Hey even Singapore has some interesting draconian laws. Id go to all and have been to all including Saudi and Bahrain. Would go back knowing its a 'different' world.

Singapore is amazing. Go.

[DLSTR]

Steiner: Rush job to fix Schumacher’s F1 car risked Australia hopes

Haas boss Gunther Steiner says a rush job to fix Mick Schumacher’s car for Formula 1’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix risked derailing his team’s prospects for the next race.

[abm89]

The speeds reached at Monaco do not compare to the Jeddah circuit, and Singapore as adequate runoff. I said it last year, this track is sketch, they can bin this race.

[DLSTR]

Not a fan of simply running off and keep racing. You leave the circuit you should lose time and remember not to. I have zero issues with Jeddah. They just need to soften the walls.

The flow is amazing and we saw a nice race today. No one should be rewarded ever for leaving the circuit. Grass and kerbs should replace run off areas. There is wayyyyyyyyy too much.

[abm89]

Originally Posted by DLSTR

Not a fan of simply running off and keep racing. You leave the circuit you should lose time and remember not to. I have zero issues with Jeddah. They just need to soften the walls.

The flow is amazing and we saw a nice race today. No one should be rewarded ever for leaving the circuit. Grass and kerbs should replace run off areas. There is wayyyyyyyyy too much.

That's how penalties are supposed to work. But as the key word says, "supposed to" so who knows as the FIA sucks at enforcing rules. I find it odd video games do a better job of policing track limits than the FIA. A simple solution is to use sensors to detect when a car has all four wheels off track. Once that's done, they can flag the car and penalize them via a "penalty box" type system on the main straight where they have to pull offline and be forced to slow down via the standardized ECU or deny the driver access to ERS systems for a lap. The amount of time with reduced power can be a certain percentage of time spent off the track. Obviously the FIA can override this should someone get pushed off the track.

Again, a rough draft, but seriously why have they not bothered with this? Also, Jeddah is a purposely built track that finished in 2021. Why not use the energy absorbent barriers to start with? They knew exactly what they were doing creating a race that would cause red-flags. It's a trash circuit.

[ZCanadian]

Originally Posted by abm89

Again, a rough draft, but seriously why have they not bothered with this? Also, Jeddah is a purposely built track that finished in 2021. Why not use the energy absorbent barriers to start with? They knew exactly what they were doing creating a race that would cause red-flags. It's a trash circuit.

Jeddah Corniche is a temporary street circuit. This was, AFAIK, its last F1 race.

Assuming F1 returns to Saudi Arabia in 2023, it will be at a different (purpose built, road course) track that is still under construction in Qiddiya.

EDIT: I read one report that Jeddah Corniche may be extended for another year or three based on Qiddiya not being ready - don't know how much weight to put on that.
F1 has a 15 year deal with the Kingdom, so I think that all of the posturing of drivers, saying "maybe we shouldn't be racing here" was a bit naive. There are a lot of places that would qualify for that comment!

[ZontheRocks]

Damn. Charlie almost had it. Great finish.

[Ventruck]

Sucks how Checo's fortunes turned.

My homeboy LeClerc didn't quite net it. But so far a lot of racing to go. We'll see how long we get to have this close wheel-to-wheel at the front.