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j man

The US has some excellent race tracks, but how many are suitable for the current generation of over-sized F1 cars? I can't help but feel that an F1 race run on most of these venues would resemble the rather processional Zandvoort race last year, where it was clear that the cars had outgrown the circ...

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Population USA: 329.5 million (3 races) Population UK + France + Italy** + Spain + Hungary + Belgium + Netherlands + Monaco: 281.4 million (9 races) The US Grand Prix is one of the best attended - F1 may have a lower saturation compared to Europe, but it is a much bigger market, and it is growing. ...

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I'd throw in the new guidelines as well, as for the OP I guess we all know the nature of the dig. :) I agree, and that's actually where I thought the thread was heading just from the title. I think the new guidelines have proven to be effective, and have had an immediate positive effect on the raci...

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Perhaps this? https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/2018_french_grand_prix_-_offence_-_car_35_driving_unnessarily_slowly45.pdf Edit to add: I also think there was a race when Bottas (running 2nd) was holding up everyone else behind him to give Hamilton (running 1st) some time to get his pit stop ...

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I think it's been a massive success in the first two races. I was cautious about drawing conclusions from Bahrain as it doesn't have too many fast corners, but watching the cars following through sector 1 in Jeddah showed a major improvement from last year. Albert Park will be the real test though, ...

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I think a lot of it is down to the cars. The fact that you can now follow much closer and therefore chances to pass appear to be more often, not just once a race because of a mistake by someone, the drivers don't have to take quite so many risks or lunge from so far behind. I think the passing atte...

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Brilliant racing between the top two. Max gets my vote for winning out in the end.

j man

That was really enjoyable, the new regs are working superbly well. If the first two races are anything to go by, we're in for one hell of a season.

j man

Banana Man wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 26, 2022 6:10 pm
I said it last year, I said it this afternoon when F2 was 6 racing laps out of 20 and I’ll say it again. This circuit is ludicrous.

All things considered, it has to be the single worst venue F1 has ever been to.

j man

What an odd report "or exec summary" (is that actually the full report?) So they say a human error was made when Masi allowed only the cars between the front 2 to unlap, but then also insinuate that error was made because RC (Masi) miscounted. ... Can anyone clarify what the normal message was that...

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Pourchaire crosses the line 1st after colliding with Doohan following their pit stops which resulted in Doohan needing a new front wing. Lawson was second from Vips. Something happened to Iwasa during the SC restart as he went from a fighting 7th to last I saw someone spinning in the background, in...

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Have the AWS graphics gone? I hope so! Or at least that they've had a re-think about what sort of information the viewer might want to see. The corner analysis was still there, actually one of the few bits of AWS analysis that is useful and interesting. I don't recall seeing the qualifying pace pre...

j man

The F1 season gets underway again today and for the first time in nearly 40 years I don't feel excited. I'll be honest, I thought after the debacle that was the end of last season, I'd start to get the buzz back when the cars were about to hit the track for Practice 1 of the first race. It's not th...

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but what i don't understand is, how come the RD knew what any/all meant previously in the races but on the last race of 2021 he forgot. how do you misinterpret something that you have previously interpreted it correctly. what am i missing here cause it doesn't make sense. Masi mentioned that all te...

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A positive step, at least there's some consistency now.

But what if they're pushed off the track by another driver?

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I know beauty is a personal thing, but I think the regulations are finally giving us cars that at least look like the pinicle of motorsport. These new cars are really highlighting how chunky F1 cars have been for some years now. I am loving the new Ferrari. Simply stunning. :thumbup: I am pleasantl...

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The only sensible decision, it was clear even before the Abu Dhabi mess that he was not up to the job. Releasing a lapped car from behind the Safety Car when there were still marshals on the track, starting a qualifying session with a recovery vehicle on the circuit, allowing drivers to drive withou...

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According to Storey some engineers are sure Masi made a mistake and should be sacked. 1492627800980955138 https://twitter.com/richenergyceo/status/1492627800980955138?s=20&t=if4fnKUO02gG01W6BAhfJw Side note. How are Rich energy not banned from the sport. Aren't they the people that didn't pay Haas ...

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The two drivers playing back out or we crash? I assume that's a joke? There was one driver playing that whilst the other often backed out to avoid the collision. Pushing the other driver off on the outside of corners has long been a common Hamilton tactic as well, and I really dislike the practice....

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If they had some guts (which I think they haven't, except for covering the money racket), FIA should claim the 2021 WDC void. No winner, that's all. Neither one nor the other. To be honest I would support this outcome. Not just for the Abu Dhabi farce, but because the whole championship battle was ...

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I think as far as keeping this thread on track, a few people have, by any definition, exceeded track limits....... My original query has been pretty much answered though and thanks to those who responded. It happened, it was a bit of a mess, and Max, whilst he could be considered lucky, is the Cham...

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I keep wondering why they don't do away with the Spectacle Car entirely. Afraid too many casual fans would stop watching the sport? Out of interest, what would you propose as an alternative? Yellow flags only? In reality it's naive to expect the drivers to actually "slow down and be prepared to sto...

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This Safety Car proposal sounds hideous. I still cannot understand why finishing the race under the Safety Car is apparently such an abhorrent concept. The idea that wiping out everything that's happened in the preceding 95% of the race to set up a sprint finish is a better alternative is utterly ba...

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Seriously. Why are you all trying to find a solution to a problem that only exists because the race director went rogue and did not follow the rules that he is supposed to implement. There is no need to change the rules. Because I guarantee you. The only scenario they don't think of will be the sce...

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From my perspective it doesn't really matter any more if Masi is removed from his position or not. The FIA's response since the incident and the general direction of the sport over the past few years tell me that what happened in Abu Dhabi were not merely the actions of a rogue race director; it was...

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It's a rule I can understand but at the same time, not understand. Whichever car is in front at the apex has the right to own the corner. Ok, that makes sense assuming that the car is then able to make the corner. If the car is then unable to stay within the confines of the track, then to my mind, ...

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The question says which will I remember the longest, so that's obviously going to be Max and Lewis at Silverstone, as it was season defining. It is actually referring to their tussle from the sprint race where they didn't crash into each other. So not quite as season-defining, though Hamilton losin...

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A surprisingly good selection there, a reminder to me that in amongst all the distasteful shoving off track there was in fact some genuinely good racing last year.

Alonso vs Hamilton also gets my vote. A masterclass in defensive driving.

j man

Sadly this sort of thing doesn't even surprise me any more as it happens in many sports when someone makes a costly error. Social media does have many upsides and this ability to communicate with each other instantaneously from anywhere in the world is an absolute marvel of technology, but unfortuna...

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There are 3 drivers that are well outside of my positions (2 places or more) I have Alonso a lot higher. Russell a lot lower. Schumacher a lot lower but I said in my post I couldn't judge him because of the car so just put those two bottom two. I believe people are dramatically overrating Russel, p...

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Would like to see another stat... The number of times a driver passed another for position on a straight (versus a corner). Verstappen would rank at or near the bottom. An interesting idea, but what I think would be more revealing about this is the proportion of passes that are done down a straight...

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My favourite stat from this season is that the only team to score a 1-2 was McLaren. You'd have got some long odds on that prior to the season.

j man

I can't say I know anything about him but he couldn't have come in to the job at a worse time, he's inherited quite a mess. But his insistence that rules have to be followed sounds like a step forward at least.

j man

I think in all this mess & discussions centering on the FIA, RB & Merc, there's a major player, possibly THE major player, who it appears has seemingly escaped the maelstrom caused by Masis' stuff up, or at least managed to keep a reasonably low profile. I'm really struggling to believe this sh*t s...

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Verstappen Hamilton Norris Sainz Alonso The only real anomaly in my list is that I put Gasly down in 9th. He's done alright but I suspect the Alpha Tauri was a stronger car than its drivers made it look, and finishing 9th in the championship when you're consistently qualifying 5th or 6th has to be l...

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Copying what I put on the Mercedes protest thread, as it probably fits better here... Very disappointing that Mercedes have dropped the appeal. I feel it was the best chance we had to enact some real change that might prevent this sorry situation from happening again because, particularly after thei...

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Verstappen is obviously the driver of the season. Every magazine that does weekend by weekend ratings have him alone at the top, well clear of anyone else (AMUS, Autosport, TheRace, PlanetF1). Verstappen’s 2021 season is up there with the best ever seasons from any driver. I recommend that you all ...

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An interesting question, but what actually happened gets my vote. Everything else listed is either an unfortunate event that happens in motor racing sometimes or foul play by one of the drivers. For me, having the race result manipulated by the organisers by breaking their own protocols is on anothe...

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Very disappointing that Mercedes have dropped the appeal. I feel it was the best chance we had to enact some real change that might prevent this sorry situation from happening again because, particularly after their recent statement, I have zero trust that the FIA will do anything without being push...

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Of those I only watch F2 and F3, but they are much more competently officiated than F1. So I have voted for Bellot almost by default.

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