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Depending on the outcome of this race, it may be the most important one, even more so than Abu Dhabi. I can't say that I'm not excited to watch it and really wish it was Sunday already.
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I was reading an article about a rumoured engine swap for Max. Helmut Marko denied they would swap engines this weekend, but suggested they might swap engines at Abu Dhabi which seems insane.
Is there any scenario where swapping next race would be better than this weekend?
Is there any scenario where swapping next race would be better than this weekend?
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That looks narrow all the way around. Did they know F1 was going to race there?
It's like a more narrow, anonymous version of Singapore. Should make for a proper procession.
It's like a more narrow, anonymous version of Singapore. Should make for a proper procession.
Vettel has been up to his usual tricks of being a thoroughly good dude.
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Everyone is talking about Hamilton and Verstappen ending this race on the same number of points, but there is an even better scenario that also means not staring at this godawful track any longer than we have to.
Early Red Flag without a race restart. Sainz 1st, Hamilton 3rd and Verstappen 10th.
That way we get VER leading HAM by 1 point going into Abu Dhabi and all three drivers on half points from the shortened Belgian "Grand Prix" also go back to full points in the final leaderboard.
Early Red Flag without a race restart. Sainz 1st, Hamilton 3rd and Verstappen 10th.
That way we get VER leading HAM by 1 point going into Abu Dhabi and all three drivers on half points from the shortened Belgian "Grand Prix" also go back to full points in the final leaderboard.
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So it's on? I'm in Australia and was supposed to be streaming through Kayo sports. According to countdownf1.com it whatever it's called FP1 was supposed to start at 10:30. But on Kayo it I'm not even getting the pre-show. What's happening?
Edit: 10:30pm eastern time Australia, so nearly 1:30hr ago.
Edit: 10:30pm eastern time Australia, so nearly 1:30hr ago.
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By what metric other than big dumptrucks full of money did the FIA approve this track? One can only hope that this deters the FIA and Formula One in the future from accepting incomplete tracks from these absolute nobodies with more money than sense who can't deliver on their promises. Somehow though...
In the past, tracks had to host a non-championship event a year prior to being accepted on the calendar; Interlagos, Jarama and Imola all did so. Imagine if Jeddah and these other absolute nobodies had to do the same. They wouldn't even bother building one if that's the case which, of course, is the problem.
In the past, tracks had to host a non-championship event a year prior to being accepted on the calendar; Interlagos, Jarama and Imola all did so. Imagine if Jeddah and these other absolute nobodies had to do the same. They wouldn't even bother building one if that's the case which, of course, is the problem.
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Valencia Street circuit was another that had to host a race well in front of a race happening there.
My only thought is that they'll blame COVID and say "we were fine going somewhere new in 2020".
Onboards for this circuit show just how terrible it's going to be for racing. There is one line everywhere and going offline to even try side-by-side is going to be so much slower. The exit of the final corner is too narrow so any passes into there are just going to end with Formula E style feeding-the-car-on-the-outside-into-the-wall crashes, and the start straight also isn't straight either. This track is a short straight followed by 27 fast and single-file corners. If we're stuck in Saudi while F1 recovers it's losses from the pandemic, then get the hell on with building Qiddiya. (Although the current plan for that also sounds terrible)
My only thought is that they'll blame COVID and say "we were fine going somewhere new in 2020".
Onboards for this circuit show just how terrible it's going to be for racing. There is one line everywhere and going offline to even try side-by-side is going to be so much slower. The exit of the final corner is too narrow so any passes into there are just going to end with Formula E style feeding-the-car-on-the-outside-into-the-wall crashes, and the start straight also isn't straight either. This track is a short straight followed by 27 fast and single-file corners. If we're stuck in Saudi while F1 recovers it's losses from the pandemic, then get the hell on with building Qiddiya. (Although the current plan for that also sounds terrible)
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Are these lap times representative at all and should Mercedes start getting worried? I don't usually follow the practice sessions so I'm not sure what to make of this. I was assuming with all the previous talk about Mercedes carrying momentum and how the track would suit their package best that they'd be on top. But, Max seems to be quite leading the laptimes by quite some margin.
Edit: Bottas fastest now, nevermind 😁
Edit: Bottas fastest now, nevermind 😁
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I just hope Alonso gets another great result, not necessarily a podium but I was so happy for him getting one in Qatar, otherwise the season has become too unpredictable. I dare not pick a fave for the title though if I had to then it would have to be Lewis just for the sake of beating Schumacher's record.
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Watching the cars going through during FP1, the track looks really fast and as I'd imagined, there's not a lot of room for error so if someone botch up, the walls will be ready to charge them a premium. With all those DRS zone, if you get caught in a DRS train there, you will really get stuck so qualifying well and getting a good start might play a major role here.
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