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2018 Rolex Australian Grand PrixFormula 1
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https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-m...ualifying-despite-replica-barbs-idUKKBN1H00JF
"Grosjean, who has long aspired to be a Ferrari driver, said disparaging comments about the Ferrari ties were unfair even if Haas used the same engine, gearbox and suspension as the Italians."
I've nothing against Haas but considering where their technology comes from their grid position shouldn't be any lower, at least in early races.
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Jules Bianchi incident was a big fault by the fia, and all the workers around thats crash site.. it must been red flag and not a green flag atleast for that sector, with a bulldozer on track. If that was not the case he would have survived.OK, I've had enough of this stupid Halo hate.
You want to know why I am happy to see the Halo on cars? In my time marshalling, I have been unfortunate enough to attend a fatal accident. It was a crash in a single seater where a driver was killed because his head was exposed. It was really not nice to be around and is not something I hope to see again. Why do I not dislike the halo? I know how horrible it is to go to a car and see terrible injuries. I wouldn't want to wish that experience on any other marshals. It really ruins your day/week/month to see somebody killed doing something they and you love. Do we really want another Justin Wilson type accident broadcast across the world and playing out in front of a packed grandstand filled with children? No. Do we want to open up GTPlanet and see a "RIP F1 driver" thread? No. The whole Jules Bianchi incident was a horrible moment for the sport.
The drivers asked for head protection, and the halo is the only viable solution at the moment. It will be improved to not only look better, but function even better than it does at the moment. How much do you really want to see one of the drivers killed? If the answer is anything other than "I don't", you really need to sort out your priorities and look at WHY the halo has been introduced, not just look at it and go...
iT loOkS DiSGusTIng, tAkE it AWay
I don't like the way it looks. I can see many issues with it, but BECAUSE I understand the reasons it's there, there is NO ARGUMENT AGAINST IT. Aesthetics the only argument against it, which is a pathetic argument. In modern F1, a driver is more at risk from being hit in the head by flying debris or other cars than they are to be trapped in a burning car. F1 takes place on a circuit with marshals everywhere. If a car is on fire, someone will at least attempt to stop the fire in enough time that a driver won't be trapped for any time longer than necessary.
The Indycar shield is not a solution yet. There are too many issues with its strength in car-to-environment crashes for it to appear on cars yet. But it will probably replace the halo in a few years.
Safety is not a joke. In some places it can be taken too far, but here, it is not being taken too far.
Now, let's ignore the halo for a while, because it has zero affect on anything meaningful, and focus on the racing. That's what we're all here to watch, and what we want to see. This season should be much closer than last season, and the racing should be awesome. So lets focus on what matters, and not something that has been fully researched, and is being introduced with full confidence. Any issues it may cause have been thought of, researched and explained.
tl;dr: Get over it.
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Goodness me, what a tachè
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ESPN viewers, what the 🤬 is this?
This is appalling...
This is appalling...
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Yeah ESPN is straight trash.
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We don't know and they won't tell us...
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Here we go! Enjoy the F1 season hopefully with a lot of good and fair battles on the track.
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Was that Benjamin Clementine with the piano song for the four championships thing?
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I was trying to work out who it was as well, definitely sounded like his voice.
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Congratulations Lewis Hamilton on winning the 2018 Rolex Australian Grand Prix.
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DesertPenguin
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Sirotkin spun somewhere or is in a brake zone, maybe yellow or just can't get the car started again
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was thinking more of that Track stats rather than font.
The one with that black F1 car with stats like track downforce, Tire agression, ect.
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Aaaand I already hate the ESPN coverage. How long until F1s streaming service starts?
Edit: And what's going on with Bottas? He's still way down in 14th.
Edit: And what's going on with Bottas? He's still way down in 14th.
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Never because of Geo-Licensing.
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nice car control
