*****OFFICIAL FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX THREAD***** (2 Viewers)

[TennesseeJed]

Kind of bummed I got up to watch FP2 now with two red flags…

 

[Eephus]

wow, he went into turn 1 with DRS open. massive hit

I’ll be surprised if he is fit to drive tomorrow

seemed like he walked away ok, but you might be right. that was hard.


who's their reserve?

Alpine has a bunch of reserves: Colapinto, Hirakawa, Paul Aron and Kush Maini.

Hirakawa is in country because he ran FP1 in Doohan's car.

 

[Eephus]

Pretty useless FP2 session

 

[The Gator]

My Hadjar You Doin'? team looking good

 

[The Gator]

George being a ****

 

[Payne]

I assume they are making an arbitrary decision on what to do with Yuki and Liam:

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"Action required
Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson have changed race teams. If you currently have either driver in your team you will need to use your transfer allowance to avoid "inactive driver" penalties."

This sucks. Let me game the system!

So I had Yuki in my lineup with a value of $8.4m. I don't get to keep him for that value now? He now has a value of $16.8 and I need to change my lineup??
That seems like crap.

 

[Eephus]

Qually roll call

O/U 1.5 grass fires

 

[Eephus]

I like Jacques Villeneuve on commentary. He has interesting insights and can be amusingly snarky about them, kind of like Nico Rosberg when he's in the booth.

Brundle is a legend but he's predictable, partly because I've listened to him so much but also because he plays it safe. Chandok and Ant Davidson are good but they don't have the driving resumes of the others.

Who's doing the F1TV call?

 

[The Gator]

I'm traveling again and stuck with ESPN, unfortunately

 

[The Gator]

My Hadjar You Doin'? team looking good

Or not!

 

[The Gator]

Piastri second best driver in the grid?


I vote yes

eta, second behind Charles

 

[Eephus]

It feels strange to be rooting for a Red Bull

 

[The Gator]

I didn't dislike George until this season

Hope Kimi ruins him

 

[The Gator]

O/U 1.5 grass fires

Nice jinx

 

[The Gator]

Japan is an island right? Make use of that water, please.

 

[TennesseeJed]

Who's doing the F1TV call?

Alex Jaques and Jolyon Palmer - with James Hinchcliff trackside

I don’t know if Alex Brundle is there this week. Laura Winter does most of the pre and post race stuff, but she was in the pit lane for FP1 this week.

 

[TennesseeJed]

Great lap for Verstappen, but I suspect he will be fighting for a podium spot behind the two McLarens tomorrow. I don’t think he will have the race pace to stay out front.

 

[TennesseeJed]

I missed this from FP1 - but Sainz still adjusting to life at Williams:

https://x.com/F1/status/1908017182870745250

 

[The Gator]

Great lap for Verstappen, but I suspect he will be fighting for a podium spot behind the two McLarens tomorrow. I don’t think he will have the race pace to stay out front.

But, rain!

 

[TennesseeJed]

Great lap for Verstappen, but I suspect he will be fighting for a podium spot behind the two McLarens tomorrow. I don’t think he will have the race pace to stay out front.

But, rain!

I thought the latest was rain overnight, but dry for the race? But I have not looked closely.

 

[The Gator]

Great lap for Verstappen, but I suspect he will be fighting for a podium spot behind the two McLarens tomorrow. I don’t think he will have the race pace to stay out front.

But, rain!

I thought the latest was rain overnight, but dry for the race? But I have not looked closely.

Haven't checked this moring other than the F1 app headline.

If it's dry, McLaren only have one set of new mediums. That could make tire stagey really important.

 

[The Gator]

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who can point me to the track? I'm stuck in meetings trying not to die from boredom

 

[Eephus]

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who can point me to the track? I'm stuck in meetings trying not to die from boredom

34.8447° N, 136.5379° E

 

[The Gator]

Ventusky - Weather Forecast Maps

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who can point me to the track? I'm stuck in meetings trying not to die from boredom

34.8447° N, 136.5379° E

Right in the path, but reddit says it should be done raining by lights out.

 

[Eephus]

Ventusky - Weather Forecast Maps

Live wind, rain, radar or temperature maps, more than 50 weather layers, detailed forecast for your place, data from the best weather forecast models with high resolution

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who can point me to the track? I'm stuck in meetings trying not to die from boredom

34.8447° N, 136.5379° E

Right in the path, but reddit says it should be done raining by lights out.

So much for the grass fires

 

[The Gator]

Ventusky - Weather Forecast Maps

Live wind, rain, radar or temperature maps, more than 50 weather layers, detailed forecast for your place, data from the best weather forecast models with high resolution

www.ventusky.com

who can point me to the track? I'm stuck in meetings trying not to die from boredom

34.8447° N, 136.5379° E

Right in the path, but reddit says it should be done raining by lights out.

So much for the grass fires

At least two red flags avoided now

 

[The Gator]

Double espresso incoming


Need to balance oot this booze

 

[The Gator]

Oscar
Lando
Max
Charles

Two yellow flags, zero fires, Lawson beats Yuki

 

[The Gator]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHqrvorpzlB/?igsh=Mzc3ZTVlOWMwZA==

 

[The Gator]

Looking like no rain right now, most of the rest of the rain should miss the track

 

[Eephus]

Looking like no rain right now, most of the rest of the rain should miss the track

Should be a one stopper then because the hards have looked like a good race tire.

 

[The Gator]

man that onboard with kimi was slick. kid has it

 

[Eephus]

Suzuka is always cool to watch but that was not a classic

 

[TennesseeJed]

 

[QuizGuy66]

So I had Yuki in my lineup with a value of $8.4m. I don't get to keep him for that value now? He now has a value of $16.8 and I need to change my lineup??
That seems like crap.

10 points FIFA corruption tax to add realism.
-QG

 

[QuizGuy66]

Crofty and Villeneuve have about the worst chemistry of a racing broadcast pair in quite some time and that is in a universe where Danica has been in the booth with people.

-QG

 

[TennesseeJed]

Crofty and Villeneuve have about the worst chemistry of a racing broadcast pair in quite some time and that is in a universe where Danica has been in the booth with people.

-QG

F1TV for the win...

 

[Skipdog77]

I'm going to start a petition to ban drivers in interviews and teams on the radio from using the word "mega" to describe drives, races, etc. It was probably cute the first time but is now entering "dumpster fire" territory.

#lawnoffmyget

 

[TennesseeJed]

I'm going to start a petition to ban drivers in interviews and teams on the radio from using the word "mega" to describe drives, races, etc. It was probably cute the first time but is now entering "dumpster fire" territory.

#lawnoffmyget

Mega post, mate.

 

[Eephus]

Bahrain race weekend starts early tomorrow with lots of rookies taking their turn in FP1. Pirelli is bringing their hardest combo but it's an old and abrasive surface so there's some hope of a two stopper. It's my favorite track of the four Middle Eastern one although there's not much atmosphere. I wish they'd take another shot at the shortened layout they ran in the pandemic year.

Race time is pretty convenient for the entire continental USA.

 

[Eephus]

Meanwhile on the fantasy front, Stroll costs $2.9M more than Alonso.

 

[Eephus]

Things are looking very papaya

 

[TennesseeJed]

Things are looking very papaya

F1 simulations give Papaya a huge 0.4 second advantage over Max in qualifying, a little closer in race pace, but I think it will take a McLaren mistake for this not to be a 1-2

https://x.com/RBR_Daily/status/1910818197130846719

Side note - I guess there is still a lot of grumbling about McLaren's mini-DRS, but I am not sure FIA can do much more until the regs change in Spain.

 

[The Gator]

Things are looking very papaya

I love Max's quote from last week.

"if i was in that car, you wouldn't see mw "





that car is dialed in

 

[QuizGuy66]

Alpine > Norris




-QG

 

[The Gator]

Charles starting P2 now

 

[TennesseeJed]

Charles starting P2 now

Gives him a fighting chance for a top-5 finish now...


I predict that Hamilton will make at least one radio request to swap positions today - even though he'll be a few cars behind Leclerc on the track...

 

[TennesseeJed]

Early days, but Antonelli looking like an upgrade on Hamilton...

 

[TennesseeJed]

Early days, but Antonelli looking like an upgrade on Hamilton...

Great pass on Verstappen - who is struggling for grip, but too many drivers give Max too much deference. Rookie does not know better.

 

[TennesseeJed]

Great pass from Lando on Leclerc