Formula 1 Discussion - And favourite driver?

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I'm feeling really excited for the rest of the season. Red Bull and Ferrari are about to get a performance nerf with the flexi floor technical directive ban. Also, who knows how the porpoising technical directive will affect the different teams. Also, a little early to tell but mercedes seems to be doing better on the smooth permanent race-tracks. The races could get very exciting, although it will be hard to catch up to max.
 
It was a great race, I was very happy Carlos won and Checo got 2nd place. Very entertaining race all around, as long as you ignored the Hambone dicksucking. English F1 fans really are fucking insufferable. And I'm hoping Ferrari win the championship specifically because of how incompetent they are regarding strategy. I love to see team mates fight it out as much as opponents.

There was a time long ago when team orders and number one drivers were frowned upon, and considered unsportsmanlike. Some teams would do it, try to be as discreet as possible about it, but we still knew and mocked/shamed them for it. One of the reasons I really dislike the Merc/RB years is the fact they've normalized team orders and number one drivers. Now everyone thinks it's normal and the way it should be. I hate that.

Max's troubles were very telling, just some floor damage made his car undriveable. No wonder every team is so reluctant to raise drive height, any variation in design and height must have some major consequences in performance and stearing.

And once again, hats off to Alonso. I continue to be amazed by his performance at his age. If the rumors are true and he has no place next year, if I was McLaren I'd take him on for at least one year. I'm sure he'd be great at helping with car development.
 
Quiritium said:
There was a time long ago when team orders and number one drivers were frowned upon, and considered unsportsmanlike. Some teams would do it, try to be as discreet as possible about it, but we still knew and mocked/shamed them for it. One of the reasons I really dislike the Merc/RB years is the fact they've normalized team orders and number one drivers. Now everyone thinks it's normal and the way it should be. I hate that.
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I'm impressed with Sainz in particular for this reason; ignoring the idiotic order to drop back to try to fend off Ham earnt him his first win and all the more respect to him for it.

I enjoy Sainz & Leclerc calling out shit strategy. It reminds me of a less frustrated (for now) Vettel.
 
Wax Baron said:
I enjoy Sainz & Leclerc calling out shit strategy. It reminds me of a less frustrated (for now) Vettel.
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Leclerc needs to do it more if he wants a championship. They cucked him in Monaco and Silverstone while Sainz called his own strategy and came out ahead.
 
Coccxys said:
And here come the "Hamilton was robbed" stories.

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Even with Ferrari strategy retardism he was not winning. If Ferrari had a competent strategy department then it wouldn't have even been close.

Also Hambone went full retard in favour of the "protestors" with Merc having to quickly cover for him.

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It would have been pretty marginal between Lewis and the Ferraris if there were no safety car.
 
Couldn't watch the race, which is quite a shame, since it seems to have been a really great one. Seb got a few points, Mick got his first points and a lot of good racing.

But I gotta say, Zhou's accident happened really early after the start, to think that in that short amount of time, his car got enough energy to slide down the rest of the straight, down the run-off-area and then still had enough energy to flip over the fence... just goes to show how much power there is in those cars. Glad he's okay. Even though the roll-hoops protect the driver when the car flips upside down just fine without the halo, the halo certainly helps to put that tiny bit of extra space in between driver and tarmac, just for comfort.

The halo wasn't really involved in protecting Zhou during his upside-down trip or when he crashed into the fence (thought it would have been potentially really helpful if the car had hit differently), but I think where it did help was when the car fell down between barrier and fence.

Weeb Slinger said:
I have been watching Formula One since the late 1980s and I can't recall a more self defeating and retarded strategy than the one that Egon Spengler's idiot brother, Mattia Binotto, inflicted upon his drivers today
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It was the worst strategy call since... well... Monaco this year, really. Ferrari fucking sucks at strategy and this has a profound effect on the driver, who will not have the necessary trust in his team when this shit keeps on piling up.
 
RomanesEuntDomus said:
But I gotta say, Zhou's accident happened really early after the start, to think that in that short amount of time, his car got enough energy to slide down the rest of the straight, down the run-off-area and then still had enough energy to flip over the fence... just goes to show how much power there is in those cars. Glad he's okay. Even though the roll-hoops protect the driver when the car flips upside down just fine without the halo, the halo certainly helps to put that tiny bit of extra space in between driver and tarmac, just for comfort.

The halo wasn't really involved in protecting Zhou during his upside-down trip or when he crashed into the fence (thought it would have been potentially really helpful if the car had hit differently), but I think where it did help was when the car fell down between barrier and fence.
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Supposedly the roll hoop came off and looking at pictures of the wreck I agree.

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Finally got to watch the race, due to work. Couple of thoughts.

Zhou has impressed the hell out of me this year and I am just glad he is okay. Checking out some of the replays from the stands, it's terrifying when the car hits the fence. I cannot imagine what it was like for people watching the car flip up at them.

So happy for Schumacher and the Haas team. Their improvement over last year has been pretty freaking amazing and I really hope that Schumacher can build on this. Like the monkey is off his back.

In regards to Lewis, does he understand that his car runs on petro products? Does he think the private jets he flies in are battery powered? He is a millionaire who is literally paid by oil companies to consume more resources than a third world city.

It is amazing how tone deaf and isolated from reality one can get when for twenty years straight, every single person they knows sucks you off constantly.
 
JustStopDude said:
Finally got to watch the race, due to work. Couple of thoughts.

Zhou has impressed the hell out of me this year and I am just glad he is okay. Checking out some of the replays from the stands, it's terrifying when the car hits the fence. I cannot imagine what it was like for people watching the car flip up at them.

So happy for Schumacher and the Haas team. Their improvement over last year has been pretty freaking amazing and I really hope that Schumacher can build on this. Like the monkey is off his back.

In regards to Lewis, does he understand that his car runs on petro products? Does he think the private jets he flies in are battery powered? He is a millionaire who is literally paid by oil companies to consume more resources than a third world city.

It is amazing how tone deaf and isolated from reality one can get when for twenty years straight, every single person they knows sucks you off constantly.
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It's the Yes-men Syndrome, if everyone around you just agreed with whatever you say, sooner or later you're going to believe your own lies
 
RomanesEuntDomus said:
It was the worst strategy call since... well... Monaco this year, really. Ferrari fucking sucks at strategy and this has a profound effect on the driver, who will not have the necessary trust in his team when this shit keeps on piling up.
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I am convinced that F1 manager 2022 is nothing more than a hiring scheme for Ferrari strategists like its The Last Starfighter.
 
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