2017 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand PrixFormula 1

[Northstar]

Can someone explain to me wtf is this race?

Formula 1: Touring Car Edition

 

[PsuPepperoni]

what's in the water in Baku?

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Looks like Kimi might be back, mechanics were franticly...

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

HAM was definitely braking thru the apex of the turn based on the onboard telemetry.

What onboard telemetry?

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Safety car was coming in, Lewis was allowed to dictate the pace and allow the safety car to get away, he didn't slow, he didn't brake, he just didn't accelerate off the corner right away.

So why not brake before the corner? The team warned him that his first restart was marginal. It was in his interests to back off sooner.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

Great to see Raikkonen is coming back. I hope he's not too damaged

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Perez back too!!

 

[Robin]

how cool is that, it's like the 90's again!

 

[Rossell2]

what's in the water in Baku?

They've improved it since last year we can definitely say.

 

[Dennisch]

he didn't slow, he didn't brake

But he did. Look at the onboard footage. He brakes after the corner. But again, Vettel is dumb for tapping him.

 

[JayOTT]

Rise from your grave, fallen F1 cars...

 

[Peter.]

The rules clearly state you can't recklessly brake check under the safety car. Why are the Sky commentators pleading Lewis' innocence?

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Great to see Raikkonen is coming back. I hope he's not too damaged

Looks like they actually had a new floor, and worked hard to get it on in the time needed. So hopefully you're right and most of the damage is fixed.

 

[20832]

The rules clearly state you can't recklessly brake check under the safety car. Why are the Sky commentators pleading Lewis' innocence?

Because it's Sky.

 

[C-ZETA]

One wonders what Mariah Carey makes of all this.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Hamilton again asking for VSC which many of these should have been.

He only wants VSC because he's more vulnerable on the restart than at any other circuit.

Why are the Sky commentators pleading Lewis' innocence?

Because they're British. Detective Inspectors Hill and Herbert were just about ready to arrest Vettel.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

The rules clearly state you can't recklessly brake check under the safety car. Why are the Sky commentators pleading Lewis' innocence?

He didn't though, he never accelerated and slammed on the brakes. Look at the onboard from vettel, you'll see the SC and Lewis close to it, and then he coasted through letting the SC gain distance. He has already been told to watch his take offs after the SC because he nearly passed it on the last restart.

 

[NW48]

What? Not deliberately turning into someone isn't being "corporate". I'd call that "respect". The bare minimum of respect, even.

It's entirely possible to have passionate and exciting racing without behaving like a total arse.

Did I say anything about turning into someone being corporate? No I didn't so stop assuming something that I never said, nor implied.

Oh wow, he tapped someone at an incredibly low speed, what an arse. Seriously, he was wronged by Hamilton, so he showed some passion. Get over it. Everyone harks on about wanting the old days back, but then get their panties in a twist when someone taps another driver at a very slow pace. People punched each other in the face back in "the old days". If Vettel did that at a much higher speed, then it'd be a problem, but at that low speed, seriously, I don't see a problem, especially when no one sustained damage.

 

[Dennisch]

Massa thinks he has a problem.

 

[FoRiZon]

Guess Azerbaijan got some flak by FIA after this.

 

[MUSC4EVER]

Here we go!!

 

[IforceV8]

What onboard telemetry?

Circle graph showing brake,throttle,speed etc.

 

[GT6champNK_69]

So relieved to see Kevin Magnussen in seventh place. With Grosjean in tenth place, but what a great job by Magnussen, he has stayed out of all the chaotic. You don't do that when you are a four time champion, childish, and stupid. Totally fair I'd say how Vettel reacted.

 

[Robin]

One wonders what Mariah Carey makes of all this.

She certainly picked a good race to experience F1 for the first time.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Circle graph showing brake,throttle,speed etc.

Mine doesn't show any of that so...

 

[NW48]

Holy crap Ricciardo!

 

[Grayfox]

Dan into 3rd

 

[niky]

SHOEEEEEEY!

 

[DesertPenguin09]

Hahahaha there goes Williams by one Ricciardo

 

[mustafur]

Man thats a Honey Badger lol.