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by TheGiantHogweed
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:31 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: PF1 Forum teammate wars vote: Australia 2024
Replies: 18
Views: 497

Re: PF1 Forum teammate wars vote: Australia 2024

So, Magnussen beats Hülkenberg in qualifying but falls behind him in the race because Hülkenberg pitted under VSC. Magnussen goes on to finish one place behind him. But Hülkenberg easily wins the TMW - okay ... ? I think that's probably a case of people not knowing that happened. :thumbup: ... and ...
by TheGiantHogweed
Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: PF1 Forum teammate wars vote: Australia 2024
Replies: 18
Views: 497

Re: PF1 Forum teammate wars vote: Australia 2024

Everyone can have their opinions, but there are a number of drivers, that to me have way too many votes - or somehow even more than their teammates when it just doens't seem realistic. Alonso: Other than a very small pace advantage, what exactly has he done to get 10 votes vs 18 to Stroll. Stroll ma...
by TheGiantHogweed
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:26 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: PF1 Forum teammate wars vote: Australia 2024
Replies: 18
Views: 497

Re: PF1 Forum teammate wars vote: Australia 2024

Some easy ones, some not so easy ones. First, the easy: Verstappen over Perez -- Obviously. Sainz over Leclerc -- Also obviously. Norris over Piastri -- Not particularly close. Russell over Hamilton -- Lewis retired pretty early on, but I didn't see anything to suggest he was going to be quicker th...
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:50 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the day - 2024 Australian Grand Prix
Replies: 19
Views: 526

Re: Driver(s) of the day - 2024 Australian Grand Prix

But unles RB improve significently, it is more or less guarenteed that they will be beaten every time to victory. Red Bull on the other hand, that may be a struggle ;) :?: RB are what the team formerly known as Alpha Tauri are now called. Making the abbreviation of Red Bull to RB confusing. But I d...
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:33 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

The team mate wars this year have had at least two teams each race that have been pretty trick to decide on, and I think it is going to be two or more again this time. If Hulkenberg actually benefitted from a VSC pit stop, got outqualified my magnussen, and magnussen had to let him through, followed...
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:51 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the day - 2024 Australian Grand Prix
Replies: 19
Views: 526

Re: Driver(s) of the day - 2024 Australian Grand Prix

The RB beater! Not hard to beat an RB with a ferrari at all ;) most drivers beat at least one of them. Maybe harder beating a red bull, but not so much when it isn’t verstappen driving it and when the ferrari is arguably as good too. Well, there is only one driver who has beaten RB to a GP victory ...
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:44 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

lucifers wrote:
Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:38 pm
Williams didn't score any points today, wonder how sargeant and alex must feel
And that is even when Sauber had a dreadful day and there were 3 DNFs all of which were ahead of Albon.
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:11 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

Sainz for victory! 8) ... and he did it! RB should hire him if they want the clean sweep. Perez, on the other hand, ... RBs one weakness seems to be in dirty air. Aside from the obvious that must be why Max is so cutthroat on getting pole and building a 1st lap cushion every race. This is going to ...
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 6:06 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

Sainz proving he needs to be in a top car, Red Bull or Mercedes, he didn't deserve to lose his Ferrari seat, apparently Perez's floor was damaged which explains his poor performance so that doesn't exactly make things straight forward for saying Perez out. He doesn't do this well often enough to pr...
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:54 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

Sainz proving he needs to be in a top car, Red Bull or Mercedes, he didn't deserve to lose his Ferrari seat, apparently Perez's floor was damaged which explains his poor performance so that doesn't exactly make things straight forward for saying Perez out. He doesn't do this well often enough to pr...
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:37 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

Panic in Russell's voice & expectedly where he was stuck hanging.... 1771777604476936389 I hear urgency in his voice, not panic. I would even say, anything but panic. I think that when stroll had a puncture related crash in Baku one year on the fastest straight of the year, he sounded a fair bit mo...
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 2:29 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the day - 2024 Australian Grand Prix
Replies: 19
Views: 526

Re: Driver(s) of the day - 2024 Australian Grand Prix

Paolo_Lasardi wrote:
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:02 pm
The RB beater!
Not hard to beat an RB with a ferrari at all ;) most drivers beat at least one of them.

Maybe harder beating a red bull, but not so much when it isn’t verstappen driving it and when the ferrari is arguably as good too.
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

I just think they are inconsistent with what they give out. I think he should get a time penalty, but not 20 seconds. 20 second penalty for Alonso. Drops to P8. Wow, that's a far more major penalty than has been handed out recently. The stewards said: 'This season, the FIA Formula 1 penalty guideli...
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:33 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

https://www.racefans.net/2024/03/24/alonso-hit-with-20-second-penalty-for-potentially-dangerous-driving/ A good description of the reasoning for the penalty here and it does make me understand the 20 second penalty a bit better. Telemetry shows that Alonso lifted slightly more than 100m earlier than...
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:24 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

20 second penalty for Alonso. Drops to P8. Wow, that's a far more major penalty than has been handed out recently. Yeah it's another occasion of the older generation of driver is disproportionately punished whilst the newer generations get away with the smallest of penalties for doing whatever they...
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:18 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

If Sainz hadn't missed a race he'd very likely be leading the WDC right now. Ferrari kicking out their best driver for a while could be the main talking point this year :] Lol well this one way to get carried away, he beats Leclerc clean for once and suddenly Sainz is better than him, Vettel & Raik...
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:13 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

20 second penalty for Alonso. Drops to P8. Wow, that's a far more major penalty than has been handed out recently. I think they must be basing that on the outcome, but I think Russell was at least somewhat to blame for his mistake. I think it should have been 10 seconds if I'm honest. It was just a...
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:07 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

Seeing the replays, it does look and sound like alonso lifted more than once and clearly was slower than normal. I do think he should get a penalty for what he did, but I do think Russell's crash wasn't just alonso's fault.
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 5:50 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

I'm glad magnussen gets a point as he certainly wasn't much slower than Hulkenberg and yet got given team orders. I actually don't think Hulkenberg will have been able to pass with the very small pace advantage he had.
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 5:46 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

Well, their certainly was next to no difference between alonso and Stroll today. Alonso gained 10 seconds as well as track position during his free stop, otherwise he will have had to pass others as well as Stroll to beat him, which I'm actually unconvinced he could have today. For once, I think I c...
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 5:37 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

Sainz seems to struggle to understand Guenther's Italian accent ;)
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 5:30 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

This will have been a solid amount of points for Bottas if not for the teams awful performance in the pits. He looked set to finish ahead of the Haas and passed Albon early on as well. Sainz was amazing given his condition. I do however find the drivers pre recorded race win celebration a bit cringe...
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 5:24 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

That is the same place where maldonado binned it after fighting for the same position in 2012 was it not?
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:57 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

While not quite on the level of haas when Grosjean and magnussen didn't have their wheels attatched, but the pit crew, or some design issue with the wheel nuts at Sauber seriously needs looking at. Is that the 4th or 5th time they have messed up?
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:51 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

Sainz is doing incredibly well. However, I do think part of the reason why Sainz has looked better or close to Leclerc quite a bit over the past seasons is because Leclerc just isn't as good as people think he is. I don't think he's at the level of a top driver.
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:32 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

I just don't understand why they don't keep hold of tear offs - or at least the sport finding a simple way to do so.
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:29 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

Lucky for alonso there when for once, stroll had been doing the better job so far this weekend. Got him ahead of stroll.
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:25 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

since last season, Bottas hardly seems to be able to go 2 or 3 races since last season started without bad luck. This year, he's already had bad luck every race.
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:17 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

just hopeless from Sauber. Bottas made a solid start gaining places and has now lost it all. At least he has free air. These slow stops are happening every race with this team.
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:16 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

How unusual is this sort of issue? I can't remember the last time i saw a retirement with melted break disks due to a fire.

I think Verstappen's complaints and mistake were all related to this.
by TheGiantHogweed
Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:06 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 217
Views: 4133

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

only just started watching. what happened with zhou? did he have to start from the pits?
by TheGiantHogweed
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:02 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 244
Views: 4434

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

sainz really impressive today. Alonso half a second off stroll certainly not a common sight! both slower than their Q2 times, so I don't think they were trying that hard. Danny Ric really is done. His deleted lap was still slower than Yuki's. why would you not try that hard in Q3? Alonso made a mis...
by TheGiantHogweed
Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:05 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 244
Views: 4434

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

sainz really impressive today.

Alonso half a second off stroll certainly not a common sight!
by TheGiantHogweed
Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:48 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 244
Views: 4434

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

this new sky studio looks nice, but it is pretty stupid when you have a driver replay with the skypa controls on the left filling the screen with Chandhok's head, shoulders and hands waving about in and out of the screen. Surely this can't be the way they will keep doing things? It just doesn't look...
by TheGiantHogweed
Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:40 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 244
Views: 4434

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

I think that is pretty smart by albon and williams. P11 is a reasonable place to start from and he can be put on a bold strategy tomorrow with fresh tyres.
by TheGiantHogweed
Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:21 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 244
Views: 4434

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

has zhou also had a time deleted? he was 18th and now he's 19th even after ricciardo got knocked down to 18th.
by TheGiantHogweed
Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:20 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 244
Views: 4434

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

great recovery from ocon there. Impressive that he got through
by TheGiantHogweed
Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:09 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 244
Views: 4434

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

I think the problem for Sargeant is that he looks little improved from last year with rumour of Vowles being interested in him being replaced by Antonelli. This is why I find it unfair. He has looked better. Even after his technical issue in bahrain last race, he was just as quick as albon after he...
by TheGiantHogweed
Sat Mar 23, 2024 5:06 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 244
Views: 4434

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

albon practising his track limits for the weekend....
by TheGiantHogweed
Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:39 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Official Valtteri Bottas Thread
Replies: 615
Views: 158320

Re: Official Valtteri Bottas Thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k2yxG7VxFM Bottas really does seem to have changed a lot personality wise since he's been at alfa romeo. With his strange nude calendar as well as his new looks too! Not sure how keen I am on any of it though. His driving is I would say about the same as it was befor...