Andicis Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 I hope we get a big tropical rainfall during this race to shuffle the pack up a bit. You can't really look past the red bulls again this weekend, I'd love it if Checo can turn the heat up on Verstappen. Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted May 6, 2023 Author Share Posted May 6, 2023 Charles Leclerc you donut/beauty! Interesting grid, although i do fear a drs inevitability that the mix up will only remain mixed up for a few laps. However, if I were a betting man, I'd be willing to put someone else's house on Fernando grabbing the lead on lap 1. Yes, the red bull will drs right back by, but your classic Alonso moment is almost a certainty. Although, he could do the viewing public a favor and tell Esteban to "defend like a lion" as well. Qualifying report: https://www.planetf1.com/news/qualifying-report-2023-miami-grand-prix/ 1 Sergio PEREZ Red Bull 1:26.841 2 Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin +0.361 3 Carlos SAINZ Ferrari +0.508 4 Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas +0.926 5 Pierre GASLY Alpine +0.945 6 George RUSSELL Mercedes +0.963 7 Charles LECLERC Ferrari +1.020 8 Esteban OCON Alpine +1.094 9 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull NO TIME SET 10 Valtteri BOTTAS Alfa Romeo NO TIME SET 11 Alexander ALBON Williams 1:27.795 12 Nico HULKENBERG Haas +0.108 13 Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes +0.180 14 ZHOU Guanyu Alfa Romeo +0.296 15 Nyck DE VRIES AlphaTauri +0.600 16 Lando NORRIS McLaren 1:28.394 17 Yuki TSUNODA AlphaTauri +0.035 18 Lance STROLL Aston Martin +0.082 19 Oscar PIASTRI McLaren +0.090 20 Logan SARGEANT Williams +0.183 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Yet another weekend of ‘upgrades’ from Mercedes that actually seem to make them less competitive… I saw a comment from Lewis who suggested the underlying issue (other than a lack of straight line speed) is the overall design of the car which means the driver is sitting further forward than in any of their competitors, making it harder to balance the car through the corners - think he’ll be gone at the end of the season if they can’t provide a competitive car…. RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am Ram Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 I hope Checo wins, it's quite funny listening to Horner pretend to be happy. RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 (edited) Before the F1 this evening, there is British Tourning cars from the hugely fun Brands hatch indi circuit. Live on ITV4 all afternoon. as well as the BTCC races there's usually a bunch of support races that tent to be fun, short and a bit "i always used to try that move in gran turismo" There's also British GT from silverstone on the GT World youtube channel, although unless you're really into endurance/sports car racing, i'd recommend sticking with BTCC for fun and action. Back to F1, yes, Mercedes are not happy campers. Apparently toto calling the car a nasty piece of work was toned down from what he wanted to say...Also wondering how Oscar "loyalty" Piastri is feeling now Alpine have finally fixed their car (it's my own fault for keeping putting Ocon in my fantasy team). And of course, K-Mag had a nice qquali even if i expect him to go backwards all race. Edited May 7, 2023 by RadioactiveWaste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggyram59 Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Lewis you have been a fantastic 7 times champion, but do yourself a favour just retire from F1 at the end of the season you have nothing else to prove and to drive round to end up between 5th to 8th in a Mercedes car which is awful. Go off to America and get involved in music/film projects. Just my opinion I'm sure many will disagree. RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Zzz ziggyram59, Andicis and RadioactiveWaste 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, Alpha said: Zzz Yup. pretty much. Andicis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andicis Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 15 hours ago, Gaspode said: Yet another weekend of ‘upgrades’ from Mercedes that actually seem to make them less competitive… I saw a comment from Lewis who suggested the underlying issue (other than a lack of straight line speed) is the overall design of the car which means the driver is sitting further forward than in any of their competitors, making it harder to balance the car through the corners - think he’ll be gone at the end of the season if they can’t provide a competitive car…. Mercedes haven't had any upgrades in Miami? Their upgrades are coming in Imola, that's the big package. They brought absolutely nada to Miami. RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andicis Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 12 minutes ago, Alpha said: Zzz This season is completely over as a spectacle unless by some miracle the Mercs or Aston Martin can upgrade anywhere close to RB. Checo isn't good enough to consistently put Verstappen under pressure. Rubbish race! RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 47 minutes ago, Andicis said: This season is completely over as a spectacle unless by some miracle the Mercs or Aston Martin can upgrade anywhere close to RB. Checo isn't good enough to consistently put Verstappen under pressure. Rubbish race! That's what makes it extra boring. Not just the car dominance but Perez is no threat to Verstappen. It was so easy to call right from the first two races. The pundits and commentators are gonna struggle to hype this season up. It will be wrapped up soon! Andicis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andicis Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Just now, Alpha said: That's what makes it extra boring. Not just the car dominance but Perez is no threat to Verstappen. It was so easy to call right from the first two races. The pundits and commentators are gonna struggle to hype this season up. It will be wrapped up soon! At least that dominant Merc had Rosberg to challenge Hamilton. Absolutely nothing here, just a series of races that Max is going to be 30 seconds in the horizon with Checo a distant second, and with the cost cap it's incredibly difficult to close that gap with a car **that** dominant. Alph, RadioactiveWaste and ziggyram59 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Sadly there was an air of inevitability about this one. Checo wasn't quite on it the way he had been in Jeddah and Baku and Max definitely brought his a-game. The RB has over half a second a lap in race trim on pretty much the entire field so all we have is a plucky Mexican who is very much his team's #2. I honestly think we could see an RBR car win every race this season. Depressing AF. RadioactiveWaste and Andicis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaRam Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Well this seasons pretty rubbish tbh. But for the first time ever I’m taking my son to the British Grand Prix for his 16th birthday. Can’t wait Alph, Comrade 86, Andicis and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 23 minutes ago, EnigmaRam said: Well this seasons pretty rubbish tbh. But for the first time ever I’m taking my son to the British Grand Prix for his 16th birthday. Can’t wait Enjoy. It's still spectacular seeing that level of driving even if the raing isn't as close as it could be. EnigmaRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 10 hours ago, EnigmaRam said: Well this seasons pretty rubbish tbh. But for the first time ever I’m taking my son to the British Grand Prix for his 16th birthday. Can’t wait Well jel! Might be biased, but I do think Silverstone is a pretty awesome place to watch motor racing. Hope you and you lad have a fab time. Meanwhile, Imola looms. Anyone hearing anything interesting on these Merc upgrades? Merc have been quite discreet but Toto has implied that they are pretty substantial: "What we are doing is we're introducing a new bodywork and we're introducing a new floor and we're doing a new front suspension," he said. "That's a pretty large operation, a large surgery and so there is going to be a lot of learning." That's half a new car!!! Clutching at straws a bit, I guess, but really hoping that this makes them a deal quicker than of late, otherwise this season is done and dusted already. EnigmaRam and RadioactiveWaste 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Imola off..... F1 Announcement RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Gaspode said: Imola off..... F1 Announcement Booooooooo! Was actually looking forward to this one. After the street circuits which seldom seem to provide much actual racing, Imola is a proper F1 circuit. Such a shame, but obviously put firmly in perspective by the suffering brought about by the floods. As for the teams, Merc won't be happy despite having another to tweek the new gizmos. Monaco bound 🤐 RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted May 17, 2023 Author Share Posted May 17, 2023 I'm surprised they didn't make everyone do two laps just so didn't have to give refunds........... Seriously, inevitable given the conditions there. Monaco is a one off track so we'll have to wait and see on anyone's upgrades after that. It is a shame, I've liked imola since they bought it back. Comrade 86 and ziggyram59 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 27 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said: I'm surprised they didn't make everyone do two laps just so didn't have to give refunds........... and so they could award points to Max.... RadioactiveWaste and Comrade 86 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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