2016 Formula 1 Japanese Grand PrixFormula 1

[Grayfox]

The race director is still a tool. Cars racing on track, an overtake on the cards, no lets cut to a close up of a man pressing a button.

But it was a red button that was kinda big.

 

[nascarfan1400]

Kimi testing the "Structural intergrity of his underpants."

 

[Eva]

The biggest battles in F1 are rarely for 1st on track. Keeping track of Haas and Perez personally.

 

[Samus]

When did the Mercs actually directly race each other last? Was it Austria?

The biggest battles in F1 are rarely for 1st on track. Keeping track of Haas and Perez personally.

True but I'm not sure the last time we had a "championship battle" that was so rarely actually fought for directly on track. There is no excitement in it for me if it's not happening on track.

 

[nascarfan1400]

CMON HAAS!

 

[niky]

Awfully polite of Ericsson, letting Danny through.

 

[Grayfox]

Awfully polite of Ericsson, letting Danny through.

I bet it made danny smile.

 

[nascarfan1400]

ROS and VER may have a battle...

EDIT: Bloody mental move from Kimi!! I love it!

 

[ukfan758]

That could have been a 3 car pileup.

 

[sems4arsenal]

Some overtake by kimi

 

[niky]

Three wide behind Hamilton.

Not scary. Nope. Not scary at all.

Now Hammy cutting through the field on hard tires.

Might not win the race, but he's making it entertaining.

 

[Grayfox]

They really need to make it so you cant drive over the pit lane exit.
If ham was a little later on exit that could have been a nasty crash.

 

[nascarfan1400]

They really need to make it so you cant drive over the pit lane exit.
If ham was a little later on exit that could have been a nasty crash.

But it wasnt. These guys are world class drivers, after all.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Some great racing so far! 👍

 

[Grayfox]

But it wasnt. These guys are world class drivers, after all.

What happened last year at this track?
Someone died.
How many people died in other F1 races.

World class doesn't mean anything when you pull out right behind someone moving slower when you are doing 300km/h as these "world class drivers" are still human with human reflexes.

You cant exceed track limits, the pit lane exit should not be classed as apart of the track limits

 

[niky]

Loving all the overtakes from Lewis, Danny and Kimi.

Danny just owns Spoon today.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

And they say there aren't any overtaking spots at Suzuka

 

[Eva]

What happened last year at this track?
Someone died.
How many people died in other F1 races.

World class doesn't mean anything when you pull out right behind someone moving slower when you are doing 300km/h as these "world class drivers" are still human with human reflexes.

You cant exceed track limits the pit lane exit should not be classed as apart of the track limits

2014 was Bianchi's accident. Just saying and that had nothing to do with pit exit.

 

[Spirit]

These lunatics owe us a crash at some point if they keep racing like this.

 

[sems4arsenal]

God Suzuka is such a lovely track

 

[Samus]

Well there are certainly a lot of passes but most of them are appearing very easy.

 

[nascarfan1400]

What happened last year at this track?
Someone died.

You mean 2014?

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GUT had an awful pit stop <\3

 

[Grayfox]

2014 was Bianchi's accident. Just saying and that had nothing to do with pit exit.

It was in response to "World Class Drivers" nascar said.

You mean 2014?

yeah forgot when it happened.

 

[BrainsBush]

close(r) gaps in front then usual

 

[nascarfan1400]

It was in response to "World Class Drivers" nascar said.

Death happens regardless. World Class, no Class, absolute Class. Its kind of irrelevant.

 

[ukfan758]

You cant exceed track limits, the pit lane exit should not be classed as apart of the track limits

What about at the start of the race?

 

[nascarfan1400]

Well, it wasnt a pit stop -- It was ambition.

 

[Grayfox]

Death happens regardless. World Class, no Class, absolute Class. Its kind of irrelevant.

Yes Racing is dangerous
But having cars doing 300km/h down the straight and going into the pit exit lane and having a car that has just exit pit lane and is doing 150km/h or so is asking for trouble.

The only time I see a rule being put in place is after a crash, never before.

 

[niky]

Well there are certainly a lot of passes but most of them are appearing very easy.

Likely comes due to the compromises in pit strategy demanded by the hard tire.

Still, hush. Don't ruin our fantasy!

 

[Eva]

It was in response to "World Class Drivers" nascar said.

Still. Bianchi's crash had nothing to do with the issue of pit exit. And I don't see FIA or really anyone saying "you can't use that area right in front of a lane on the grid for anything but exiting the pits."