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VorpalAnvil- said:
Lots of Max ballwashing here, and while he did drive a hell of a race, its pretty clear RNG with the safety cars fell right into his hands. Everything had to go right for him to have a chance, and it did.
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I take it you didn't actually watch the race then?

Without the VSC Max was still coming out ahead of Piastri. 28 seconds to stop under racing condition and he was 32 ahead at that point. Anything gained here was entirely wiped out by the full SC, then even Norris on brand new tyres was going slower than Max after the restart.

The RNG helped but without it the outcome is unlikely to be any different.

That overtake into the first braking zone (technically 2nd corner) at the start was a master class after a worse start then after that Max was pulling away. Yes McLaren made a major cock up on Piastri's strategy but this is not an easy track to overtake on and Piastri wasn't exactly pressuring Max.
 
Coccxys said:
I take it you didn't actually watch the race then?

Without the VSC Max was still coming out ahead of Piastri. 28 seconds to stop under racing condition and he was 32 ahead at that point. Anything gained here was entirely wiped out by the full SC, then even Norris on brand new tyres was going slower than Max after the restart.

The RNG helped but without it the outcome is unlikely to be any different.

That overtake into the first braking zone (technically 2nd corner) at the start was a master class after a worse start then after that Max was pulling away. Yes McLaren made a major cock up on Piastri's strategy but this is not an easy track to overtake on and Piastri wasn't exactly pressuring Max.
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!00% agreed on that pass at the start, he caught pastry sleeping and took advantage.

Coccxys said:
I take it you didn't actually watch the race then?

Without the VSC Max was still coming out ahead of Piastri. 28 seconds to stop under racing condition and he was 32 ahead at that point. Anything gained here was entirely wiped out by the full SC, then even Norris on brand new tyres was going slower than Max after the restart.

The RNG helped but without it the outcome is unlikely to be any different.

That overtake into the first braking zone (technically 2nd corner) at the start was a master class after a worse start then after that Max was pulling away. Yes McLaren made a major cock up on Piastri's strategy but this is not an easy track to overtake on and Piastri wasn't exactly pressuring Max.
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NO stalker child. I did in fact watch a full replay of the race. Enjoy parc ferme.
 
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Indy certainly know how to throw a proper penalty for dodgy happenings.

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Loads of people going nuts in social media posting pictures of last years winning car and pointing out there being no holes in the attenuator there either and getting the pitchforks out. I don't even watch the sport and know this seasaon's attenuator is a complete redesign from last season, how are people so uninformed bout a sport they supposedly follow?
 
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People keep reeeeing about the 'conflict of interest' in Indycar but when they catch Penske doing something they get slapped hard.

Also the attenuator hasn't appreciably changed since 2023 what are you talking about? You might mean the hybrid but that didn't change the rear structure, it's (in a marvel of engineering and also somewhat notoriously) a pure drop in unit. And the concern isn't 'holes', it's that they used epoxy to smooth over the transition between the attenuator and where it attaches. Which you're allowed to do elsewhere on the car but since this is a safety part it's a huge no-no.
 
Mikoyan said:
Also the attenuator hasn't appreciably changed since 2023 what are you talking about?
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Fair enough, I saw an article that said it was a new design for this season.

In F1 2026 rumours/hints from teams:

It looks like the move from 50/50 to 65/35 ICE/EV is pretty much agreed with only merc pitching a fit about it.

It sounds line an electric "push to pass" will also be added to give more battery power when close enough to the car in front to replace DRS (so yey more replayes of one car just driving past another on a straight, such entertainment).

If they made defending possible again then they'd get the mix of strategies they want but with DRS/PtP and tyres that give up in a lap of hard driving it makes trying to do a suprise long final stint is impossible because you'll never keep them behind you.

The retarded z and x mode aero (yeah thats really what theyre calling the two modes) is staying as is. Movable aero was an exciting concept when first talked about and would add to strategy and driver ability elements but no they've just made it some dumb two mode with sections that dictate what mode they need to be in.
 
While lying in bed one night a few weeks ago, around time when the talk about forcing a 2nd pitstop at Monaco was being talked up, my mind started wandering on how they could so something to make that 2nd stop thing a given at all races.

So, what I came up with (without thinking about all the potential issues or possible problems that could occur) was make all 3 compounds mandatory in a race. In addition to that, if there is a red flag, either tyres cannot be changed, or you can change them but must still use the same compound that you had when red flag dropped. This would eliminate the free tire change to switch compounds to satisfy running 2 different compounds.

As well, a driver must use every compound for at least 3 (or 5 or whatever) full racing laps. So, if an early safety car happens on initial lap or two, stopping to to go on Hards and running the rest of the race won't be possible. Additionally when a safety car comes out mid race, and you haven't run the 3 (or the given #) laps on the compound, you can still pit, but need to use same compound. Only if more than 3 (or the given #) laps have been run on the compound can you change to a different compound.

Again, I didn't put a lot of extra thought into potential drawbacks if something like this was implemented, but mandating all 3 tyres would be a start, and with some extra stuff to deal with red flag or safety car to prevent that free compound switch BS could be worked in to the plan.
 
First time seeing this post so finally a thread to follow. Half assed opinions to follow.

Don't watch F1 religiously any longer after 2020 fiasco. FIA still sucks a bag of dicks. As they did with Mosely before and will forever do in the future. Long time fan of F1 though who knows that but Prost > Senna, Niki > Prost, Schumi was a jackass and Mika was his only competition worth a shit, Max is as supremely talented but straight running cock, Lewis was a phenom but past his prime, Blando Norris is as exciting as a wet blanket and Monaco needs to fuck off. Ferarri will always be spaghetti and meatballs.

Has anyone here watched the Ecclestone docu, Lucky? Completely worth it for the historic footage alone.
 
LiveFromNS said:
While lying in bed one night a few weeks ago, around time when the talk about forcing a 2nd pitstop at Monaco was being talked up, my mind started wandering on how they could so something to make that 2nd stop thing a given at all races.

So, what I came up with (without thinking about all the potential issues or possible problems that could occur) was make all 3 compounds mandatory in a race. In addition to that, if there is a red flag, either tyres cannot be changed, or you can change them but must still use the same compound that you had when red flag dropped. This would eliminate the free tire change to switch compounds to satisfy running 2 different compounds.

As well, a driver must use every compound for at least 3 (or 5 or whatever) full racing laps. So, if an early safety car happens on initial lap or two, stopping to to go on Hards and running the rest of the race won't be possible. Additionally when a safety car comes out mid race, and you haven't run the 3 (or the given #) laps on the compound, you can still pit, but need to use same compound. Only if more than 3 (or the given #) laps have been run on the compound can you change to a different compound.

Again, I didn't put a lot of extra thought into potential drawbacks if something like this was implemented, but mandating all 3 tyres would be a start, and with some extra stuff to deal with red flag or safety car to prevent that free compound switch BS could be worked in to the plan.
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I dislike the concept of artificially doing anything like a forced number of stops or deliberately shit tyres. They need to find a way such that both a 1 and a 2 stop (or maybe even rolling the dice on a 3) are all about the same viability.

The problem we have now is all the teams feed the information into a computer and all get the same answer so they mostly start on the same tyre, pit within 5 laps of eachother and change to the same tyre. There is an obvious choice for the tyres to run and what order.

I still think letting teams select any compounds out of the line up would be cool. Get teams that are lighter on tyres picking softer compounds and making them work. Or maybe a mid pack team takes a gamble and gets the weather they bet on, like taking harder compounds but it being far too hot for the one they mostly selected. I think ultimately though the teams would all come up with the same idea again and we'd have the same problem again. Plus you risk a Indianapolis 2005 if some teams pick very poorly.

Until defending, following, and actually overtaking into corners are possible rather than drs and new tyres being impossible to defend against it will always be this way.

I hate to always be banging on about refueling because I know it is never coming back but that allowed so much more strategy. A one stop would mean a really heavy car and a long stop for fuel while a 3 stop would be so much lighter with quicker stops with a 2 stop somewhere in between. That meant they could have a proper strategy battle.
 
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The Louis Vuitton banners infuriate me, the blur and the font make it look like a cheap straight to VHS 90s action movie.

Charles already exploring the outskirts of the track, good start lol
 
Eadred said:
Leclerc should've punted into Stroll one more time because Strolls move was idiotic.
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Much more on his engineer than the driver. No way stroll would have seen Leclerc in his mirror and you can't take that corner from the inside, not enough steering angle.

Also I fucking hate the sky commentators. Talking about the noise you made when you saw the breakfast buffet this morning is meaningless shit to everyone and you should kill yourself.
 
True, but in such a crucial breaking zone, knowing that you have to reposition the car on such short notice if you let someone pass there, I don't know, it just invites an accident.

And I really hope that Alonso gets his first points this weekend. It is sad seeing him down there in the standings.
Coccxys said:
Also I fucking hate the sky commentators. Talking about the noise you made when you saw the breakfast buffet this morning is meaningless shit to everyone and you should kill yourself.
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Now they are talking about chicken nuggets lol
 
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Leclerc complaining about the car not feeling right
Also Leclerc: fastest lap in FP1. Yes, only FP1 but Monaco might be a bit better for Ferrari then expected. Or the others have still aces up their sleaves
 
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