Formula 1 2023

[SmiffyBee]

SPOILER ALERT

Verstappen starts off strongly.

Red Bull 1-2

What a race for Alonso.

Beats Hamilton and Sainz

Great start for Aston Martin.

Ferrari engine issues.

SPOILER ALERT

 

[Les Beeavinu]

My son and daughter are really big F1 fans so I said I'd give it a go this year. Does 10 laps count as giving it a go? ?

 

[savvy 2210]

Alanso did well, qualified 5th finished 3rd, not unexpected with testing in mind. Gasly qualified 20th finished 9th, which to my mind is a better prefomance. Although the first race. McLaren stank the place out, time for Zac Brown to hit the road. Or Norris will be gone at the end of his contract.

 

[Banana]

My son and daughter are really big F1 fans so I said I'd give it a go this year. Does 10 laps count as giving it a go? ?

First few corners and you've seen 90% of the race.

 

[Untouchable]

First few corners and you've seen 90% of the race.

I said to Mrs Untouchable earlier that I suspect a good chunk of the TV audience switches off after the first lap.

 

[HaylingBee74]

it just looks like all black cars on the track, I hate this race

 

[GP200]

it just looks like all black cars on the track, I hate this race

..............any haka?????................

 

[Vid]

Has somebody driven over Crispy Horner yet ? I'd pay to watch that.

 

[Paul O'Brien]

My son and daughter are really big F1 fans so I said I'd give it a go this year. Does 10 laps count as giving it a go? ?

More than ample, I'd say.

 

[Hullbee]

Going to be a great ending now a two lap shoot off

 

[savvy 2210]

Going to be a great ending now a two lap shoot off

So you think this is good. To each his own I guess. The Liberty pantomime continues.
If you want to see how motor racing really is, next weekend WEC visit Portugal for the Portimao 6 hrs. You can watch it on youtube after the race. The Sebring 1000 miles is on there now.

 

[nocoat]

This American grand prix introduction is utterly bizarre !!

 

[Chomp]

This American grand prix introduction is utterly bizarre !!

Any boobies?

 

[nocoat]

Any boobies?

Some cheer leaders but no wardrobe malfunctions ?

 

[savvy 2210]

Not F1 but interesting. The FIA are allowing tire heating blankets for La Mans 24 hrs only in the WEC series, the other remaining 3 races at the moment are without blankets.This is the results from the incidences at 6hrs at Spa.

 

[Cham]

Race cancelled at Imola this weekend due to torrential rain.

 

[SmiffyBee]

Race cancelled at Imola this weekend due to torrential rain.

They could have switched to Bah Rain !

 

[GP200]

They could have switched to Bah Rain !

...........or Singapour...............

 

[Silly Chip]

Barcelona GP was as boring as hell! Russell gave a glimmer of excitement when he said it was raining at turn 6 (?)... turned out to be beads of sweat within his helmet ?

 

[Untouchable]

I can neither confirm nor deny.

 

[HaylingBee74]

Barcelona GP was as boring as hell! Russell gave a glimmer of excitement when he said it was raining at turn 6 (?)... turned out to be beads of sweat within his helmet ?

The circuit change removing the chicane did make it a much better circuit, it prevented slow corners before the home straight. So easier to be in the right position immediately beforehand

 

[Silly Chip]

The circuit change removing the chicane did make it a much better circuit, it prevented slow corners before the home straight. So easier to be in the right position immediately beforehand

Currently watching the Detroit Grand Prix; find Indycar much more enjoyable than F1.

 

[Banana]

Currently watching the Detroit Grand Prix; find Indycar much more enjoyable than F1.

OK, but this is the F1 thread.

 

[savvy 2210]

OK, but this is the F1 thread.

To bad. This weekend Le Mans 24hrs. A real race, not artificial racing. Best race of the year. Just behind it are the other 6 WEC races.

 

[HaylingBee74]

Montreal GP in some doubt due to the lack of air quality because of Canadian wildfires

BBC denying this…

Canadian Grand Prix: F1 says race 'not at risk' despite air-quality issues from wildfires

Next weekend's Canadian Grand Prix is "not at risk" despite wildfires causing air-quality issues across much of North America, Formula 1 says.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Banana]

To bad. This weekend Le Mans 24hrs. A real race, not artificial racing. Best race of the year. Just behind it are the other 6 WEC races.

Too bad, this is the F1 thread. Not the "Generic Motorsports" thread.

 

[Banana]

Montreal GP in some doubt due to the lack of air quality because of Canadian wildfires

Canadian Grand Prix: F1 says race 'not at risk' despite air-quality issues from wildfires

Next weekend's Canadian Grand Prix is "not at risk" despite wildfires causing air-quality issues across much of North America, Formula 1 says.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bizzy Bee]

F1 has now become a bore fest. So predictable. Indy car with wheel to wheel races (with no DRS to assist), no one team domination or a car winning by a country mile is 100% better.

 

[HaylingBee74]

F1 has now become a bore fest. So predictable. Indy car with wheel to wheel races (with no DRS to assist), no one team domination or a car winning by a country mile is 100% better.

Did you see the Austrian Sprint Race, that was anything but boring. Just need some weather to make it watchable.Definitely worth a watch for those that haven’t seen it

 

[Blackpool Bee]

As much as I dislike Red Bull, Horner and Verstappen, F1 has always been about the ability to design the best car and unfortunately, we are in another period where a team has understood the concept far better than any other team. We have been here before and it will end eventually. It's up to the other teams to catch up and challenge which is interesting in itself. I don't think the racing has been too bad this year.

 

[A Real Mysteron]

It’s just watching a procession of expensive, fast moving bill boards, and the same bloke always wins.

 

[Alex]

F1 has now become a bore fest. So predictable. Indy car with wheel to wheel races (with no DRS to assist), no one team domination or a car winning by a country mile is 100% better.

I agree it is better racing but they have push to pass instead of drs so similar but they can use it anywhere on track and are limited by the amount they get for the race.

 

[savvy 2210]

F1 has now become a bore fest. So predictable. Indy car with wheel to wheel races (with no DRS to assist), no one team domination or a car winning by a country mile is 100% better.

It's the difference chalk and cheese. Indy uses kit cars made by Dallara and a choice of two engines. The cars are basically the same. F1, the team designs there own cars, there are four engine suppliers. Certain components can be shared by different teams.
F1 is a technical competition as well as a track race. Some get it correct from the start, others with continual updates during the year this includes Red Bull.
As this is a football site, apart from the top teams I presume you have no interest in the rest of the league. There are ten teams in F1, there are races all down the field of 20 cars. Don't just look at the front of the field.

 

[SmiffyBee]

British GP this weekend.
Hoping for some thunder tomorrow to disrupt the Verstappen procession.

Verstappen means "from the steps" in German

 

[GP200]

Verstappen means "from the steps" in German

...............yep............better best forgotten.............

 

[Untouchable]

 

[HaylingBee74]

Great new style qualifying where everyone starts Q1 on hard tyres
Those that make Q2 do it on medium tyres
Q3 is then on soft tyres

Much better and not just because of who finishes on pole

 

[savvy 2210]

Great new style qualifying where everyone starts Q1 on hard tyres
Those that make Q2 do it on medium tyres
Q3 is then on soft tyres

Much better and not just because of who finishes on pole

If it is so good why not force the teams to use all three types of dry tires in the race, with a maximum amount of laps on one type. Like they do in qualifying.
This is all to do with " the show " .

 

[Banana]

If it is so good why not force the teams to use all three types of dry tires in the race, with a maximum amount of laps on one type. Like they do in qualifying.
This is all to do with " the show " .

The sh*tshow today was to only use 11 sets of tyres per car rather than 13 in the name of "sustainability"

 

[savvy 2210]

Liberty the money grasping Yanks have struck again. Wanting the establishments that can view the track to money up the cash for viewing or they are going to put screens up for the Las Vegas race.
If they want street races, are they going to cover peoples windows in apartments ( Monaco, Baku ). At Monaco what happens with the boats, sink them ? Open seat NASCAR is getting more and more pathetic.

 

[TW3Bee]

This is going to be interesting.

 

[HaylingBee74]

This is going to be interesting.

Good call

 

[savvy 2210]

What a good race at Monza. Delighted for Ferrari. All spoilt by child news and petty Tory and Hamilton

 

[Hullbee]

What a good race at Monza. Delighted for Ferrari. All spoilt by child news and petty Tory and Hamilton

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[savvy 2210]

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Yeah well, that didn't come out to correct after editing and running out of time.
A good race for Ferrari. Verstappen getting 10 wins in a row. Spoilt by the petty comments of Wolf and Hamilton, two more years of this to go. Perez drove another good race. Good to see the Ferrari drivers racing one another. Liked the yellow on the cars to celebrate the 499P win at La Mans. Next outing for those cars, Fuji next weekend.

 

[savvy 2210]

Singapore. A superb win for Sainz and Ferrari. Red Bull didn't do to well. We'll have to see if the technical directive was part of the cause when they race at Suzuka this weekend.
Sainz slowing down so Norris could use his DRS to keep the Mercedes behind was brilliant. Well done Ferrari. Nice to see Russell bin it. With the four cars running together a slight mistake is all it takes.

 

[SmiffyBee]

Singapore. A superb win for Sainz and Ferrari. Red Bull didn't do to well. We'll have to see if the technical directive was part of the cause when they race at Suzuka this weekend.
Sainz slowing down so Norris could use his DRS to keep the Mercedes behind was brilliant. Well done Ferrari. Nice to see Russell bin it. With the four cars running together a slight mistake is all it takes.

Much better Grand Prix.

We need more races like this where the red bulls start from the back !

 

[Super_horns]

Much better Grand Prix.

We need more races like this where the red bulls start from the back !

Unfortunately looks like it’s back to normal this weekend .

 

[savvy 2210]

Although within the rules, the Perez fiasco of serving his penalty after retiring then retiring again is unbelievable.
If his car was repaired and he went out again then retired with nothing wrong with his car. The FIA should put it under the microscope and change the rules. This is not WEC. Surely this is against the sporting code. Although these actions were cleared before carrying it out.
I seem to recall a Red Bull driver in Singapore hit with three investigations. One of which was a slam dunk penalty, but nothing of consequence happened. The stewards admitting afterwards he should have been penalized. Go figure !

 

[savvy 2210]

So the F1 teams don't want Andretti, what a surprise. Even though the FIA have given them the OK. I'm sure court cases are on the horizan. 10 teams is enough for them. The cap is being raised by 20 million, so what are they doing with the rest of the money. Nothing like a closed shop in sport, the good old American way !
WEC Hypercar are adding Lamborghini, Alpine, BMW. Jota a British team are looking to add another car. Aston Martin are looking at entering in 2025. Real motor racing. Another golden age of endurance racing coming.