RadioactiveWaste Posted June 1 Author Share Posted June 1 Another weekend working is interfering with my sat on my arse watching people drive round in circles, however, we do have starting today, race week at the Isle of Man. Hopefully the sun shines and there's no bad accidents. Supersport race 1 and super twins race 1 today. First superbike race is tomorrow. Highlights on itv every night. Live, there's radio as mentioned above and live timing available. You can get a live TV pass from the website if you want it. In other racing I think there's imsa from Detroit this weekend, but don't quote me on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 Max's wingman... *cough https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/cv22n5ypp5ro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 3 minutes ago, Comrade 86 said: Max's wingman... *cough https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/cv22n5ypp5ro Wtf? They may actually struggle in the constructors if Max is anything less than perfect and there's consistency from McLaren or Ferrari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 25 minutes ago, Alph said: Wtf? They may actually struggle in the constructors if Max is anything less than perfect and there's consistency from McLaren or Ferrari Me neither Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 4 Author Share Posted June 4 I can only assume that the Max/Jos/Helmet camp has a toy throwing incident about Carlos Sainz who they blatantly should've signed up. Sainz who whilst not in the absolute top top of the field has done far more to keep Leckerc honest than Checo has with max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelBlimp Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 On 04/06/2024 at 19:52, RadioactiveWaste said: I can only assume that the Max/Jos/Helmet camp has a toy throwing incident about Carlos Sainz who they blatantly should've signed up. Sainz who whilst not in the absolute top top of the field has done far more to keep Leckerc honest than Checo has with max. Going to RB wouldn't look good for Carlos I don't think. Being No1 at somewhere like Audi would be, if they can be competitive, midfield at least. At least Perez is under no illusions, accept he is No.2 and pick up the odd race win along the way. Mexico's most decorated F1 driver when he retires and a legend in his country. Massively looking forward to this weekend, hoping for a close Q and R given the field is closing up. RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 6 Author Share Posted June 6 41 minutes ago, ColonelBlimp said: Going to RB wouldn't look good for Carlos I don't think. Being No1 at somewhere like Audi would be, if they can be competitive, midfield at least. At least Perez is under no illusions, accept he is No.2 and pick up the odd race win along the way. Mexico's most decorated F1 driver when he retires and a legend in his country. Massively looking forward to this weekend, hoping for a close Q and R given the field is closing up. The Audi question is a big one, if Audi was gonna be the Aston Martin's current level or better, then yeah, but who knows how long that's going to take. He'd only have to be a bit better than Checo to not look bad at red bull,but I think Carlos is still holding out for the Merc drive. Comrade 86 and ColonelBlimp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 As we look to the Canadian grand prix this weekend, it seems rain may affect things. Hard to get much of a read from the practice sessions. Hopefully another strong weekend for ferrari and mclaren, hopefully another weekend of max tantrums, and of course, hopefully some racing at the actual front. in other motorsports, i think the senior TT is today, BTCC from Thruxton, there'll be IMSA from mid-ohio (well, it's free on their youtube and the GTP class are equivilent to WEC prototypes), i'm sure there's others I've missed, but plenty of driving round in circles for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 Nice to Yuki celbrate his new contract with a good lap. Hilarious to see Perez celebrate his new contract by going out in Q1 again. Alph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 both Ferraris out in Q2. Albon gets into Q3. Mercs 1 and 2 in that session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 8 Author Share Posted June 8 Georgey boy pole! Max P2 and Lando P3 then Piastri, Danny Ric (good job), Alonso, Lewis, Yuki, Baby Stroll, Albon (good job). Verstappen and Russell set identical times, but because Russell set the time first he keeps the pole. As far as I'm aware groundhog murderer Latifi isn't racing anything this time, much to the rejoycing of the local wildlife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 Well, this year threatened to be more boring than last year. It's actually coming to life! Too obvious, Checo. The fans appreciate the effort and the constructors championship is set up nicely. But you're risking being caught out. At least offload one bag of ballast. RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 9 Author Share Posted June 9 2 hours ago, Alph said: Well, this year threatened to be more boring than last year. It's actually coming to life! Too obvious, Checo. The fans appreciate the effort and the constructors championship is set up nicely. But you're risking being caught out. At least offload one bag of ballast. The more it happens, the more I'm convinced he has pictures of "little Horner" where it shouldn't be. Alph and Comrade 86 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 10 Author Share Posted June 10 Crazy rain affected race. Oh Lando.... could've should've would've again. Both Checo and Yuki celebrating their renewals by spinning off the track. I found that highly amusing. Lewis showed a bit more than he has been before deciding he couldn't be arsed after all, George making a couple of unforced errors meaning he didn't have the shot at the win he should've had. Ferrari terrible. Alpine a good result (by alpine standard). And a shout out to the honey badger for a pretty decent weekend, out qualified his contract happy team mate and brought home some points. Alph and Comrade 86 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Only just caught up. Bit frustrating seeing that Norris and Russell had the pace but couldn't capitalise. Verstappen seemed to enjoy that win more than any other in recent memory. One that wasn't nailed on! Perez wasn't exactly pushing up through the field before he binned it, was he? That contract is a gift. Magnussen making the most of wet tires. Haas were so impressed they stopped for pictures during his pit. Who needs points anyway. Good race though. Comrade 86 and RadioactiveWaste 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 I'm not sure a two year extension for Perez means much at this point. It's not like Red Bull won't simply fire him if his form continues to go off a cliff. I suspect they wanted next season sewn up because the driver market is very busy and they didn't see much value elsewhere. They seem intent on not taking Tsunoda seriously and Ricciardo hasn't done nearly enough to justify a promotion, so they would have to go fishing in a very active market which would probably have been very expensive. Comrade 86 and RadioactiveWaste 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 11 Author Share Posted June 11 1 hour ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said: I'm not sure a two year extension for Perez means much at this point. It's not like Red Bull won't simply fire him if his form continues to go off a cliff. I suspect they wanted next season sewn up because the driver market is very busy and they didn't see much value elsewhere. They seem intent on not taking Tsunoda seriously and Ricciardo hasn't done nearly enough to justify a promotion, so they would have to go fishing in a very active market which would probably have been very expensive. I guess the other part is any one coming in is a risk, they might look like an upside and end up with the Gasly then Albon disintegration situation all over again where past form suggests Perez gets it figured out in the end, even if it always seems too little too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 4 hours ago, JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta said: I'm not sure a two year extension for Perez means much at this point. It's not like Red Bull won't simply fire him if his form continues to go off a cliff. I suspect they wanted next season sewn up because the driver market is very busy and they didn't see much value elsewhere. They seem intent on not taking Tsunoda seriously and Ricciardo hasn't done nearly enough to justify a promotion, so they would have to go fishing in a very active market which would probably have been very expensive. Agree with all of this but winning the constructor's championship would in itself offset the uplift in wages from Checo to Sainz and that's before one takes into account the increased sponsorships and other revenue streams derived from another year at the top. For that reason alone, I don't see this as a purely commercial decision, but rather more one of expedience*. *Yes, that's a euphemism! RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Comrade 86 said: Agree with all of this but winning the constructor's championship would in itself offset the uplift in wages from Checo to Sainz and that's before one takes into account the increased sponsorships and other revenue streams derived from another year at the top. For that reason alone, I don't see this as a purely commercial decision, but rather more one of expedience*. *Yes, that's a euphemism! Fair point, I guess they think Max can scrape the constructors this season and next even if Perez is inconsistent. This season that's probably true but I think 2025 could be a real scrap for Red Bull if McLaren and Ferrari keep up their development pace. Mercedes might get close enough to snipe for podiums more regularly but they've seemingly got further to go than the other 'big' teams to do so. Edited June 11 by JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta RadioactiveWaste, Comrade 86 and Alph 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 Well, well, well... https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13150876/jamie-chadwick-getting-closer-to-f1-after-historic-us-win?dicbo=v2-wkW3BBW RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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