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*****OFFICIAL FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX THREAD***** (3 Viewers)
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The Gator
Footballguy
Think they get that fixed in 3hrs?
Eephus
Footballguy
Don't think it'll matter because the track repairs and re-inspection will take longer than that.
BobbyLayne
Footballguy
Can we get a tl;dr recap for a casual like me?
jb1020
Footballguy
I hope they can pull this off, but its looking pretty floppish.
My favorite part of F1 is the drivers. I probably wouldn't be a fan without Netflix, but it makes it more interesting. I just love how these guys will just say what they're thinking and there no boiler plate speak to the media like in other sports. Max saying he felt like a clown at the opening ceremony was great.
My favorite part of F1 is the drivers. I probably wouldn't be a fan without Netflix, but it makes it more interesting. I just love how these guys will just say what they're thinking and there no boiler plate speak to the media like in other sports. Max saying he felt like a clown at the opening ceremony was great.
The Gator
Footballguy
‘Loose drain cover’ cancels first-ever F1 practice on Las Vegas Strip, officials say
The first free practice of the Las Vegas Grand Prix comes to a screeching halt on the Strip Thursday night, according to Formula 1 and FIA officials.
www.fox5vegas.com
This happened 20minutes into the first practice.
The Gator
Footballguy
Eephus
Footballguy
I finished watching FP2 and in spite of all the chaos and bad juju I'm still optimistic about the race.
The track looks racier than I expected with a couple of potential overtaking zones--the left/right chicane at the end of the Strip should be entertaining and the high speed section that follows looks sensational. It was colder this morning than it's expected to be during the race and the tire warming fears didn't materialize. It's likely to be a soft tire race which will mean a two-stopper which is always better than tire management races where everyone is trying to stretch their stints.
It sucks for the fans who sat there for six hours only to be booted before FP2 but at least they could walk to Ellis Island for a $9.99 steak and eggs breakfast afterwards.
The track looks racier than I expected with a couple of potential overtaking zones--the left/right chicane at the end of the Strip should be entertaining and the high speed section that follows looks sensational. It was colder this morning than it's expected to be during the race and the tire warming fears didn't materialize. It's likely to be a soft tire race which will mean a two-stopper which is always better than tire management races where everyone is trying to stretch their stints.
It sucks for the fans who sat there for six hours only to be booted before FP2 but at least they could walk to Ellis Island for a $9.99 steak and eggs breakfast afterwards.
Eephus
Footballguy
You can also watch the action via the Nevada Dept. of Transportation traffic cameras. The nightly conversion from public roads to race track is pretty interesting.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Was just looking up race time…. am I reading right that really going to be 1am ET?
Eephus
Footballguy
The $200 voucher is honestly more than I expected from the race organizers. The vast majority of attendees have multi-day ticket packages and it was only FP1 and FP2. I doubt many people were outraged enough to dump their tickets and leave town early.
The long-term success of the event will depend a lot more on what happens in year 2 and 3 than on what happened on day 1.
QuizGuy66
Footballguy
Eephus
Footballguy
True but we're nowhere near 2005 USGP level of fiasco yet.
Eephus
Footballguy
I'm sorry sir, you can't use your voucher for this
The Noid
Avoid me!
Only if you had Thursday single day ticket. My 4-day ticket price now only gets me 2 days of racing instead of 3.
But how many people really just bought a Thursday ticket for FP1/2? Most had multi day tickets or would have been targeting Friday (Qualifying) and Saturday (Race) for single day tickets.
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culdeus
Footballguy
Races are usually timed for eu audiences
PIK95
Footballguy
I read that in Jean Girards voice.
QuizGuy66
Footballguy
PIK95
Footballguy
So why is tonight two hours earlier?
simsarge
Footballguy
Which cameras have the race?You can also watch the action via the Nevada Dept. of Transportation traffic cameras. The nightly conversion from public roads to race track is pretty interesting.
simsarge
Footballguy
Never mind. I'm not up on my Vegas streets, but found Las Vegas Bld at Harrahs and it worked.Which cameras have the race?You can also watch the action via the Nevada Dept. of Transportation traffic cameras. The nightly conversion from public roads to race track is pretty interesting.
Thanks for the tip.
jb1020
Footballguy
I thought it was a pretty great race. I hated Lando didn't qualify well then had to retire. I would have liked to see how much he could have clawed back.
Charles feels like such an underdog in all of this. That pass at the very end was completely unexpected. The announcers kept acting like Checo was just on cruise control, and honestly it seemed like it.
Despite the bumpy start to the weekend I thought the actual race was great. There have been some stinkers the last year or two and this was not one of them. I'd love to attend.
Eephus
Footballguy
The four-part Brawn documentary on Hulu is very good. Keanu Reeves gives off heavy podcast bro vibes as the host but without his involvement, the project probably would never gotten off the ground. The filmmakers were able to line up an impressive list of interview subjects from Brawn, Button and Barrichello down to the team's fueler. Bernie Ecclestone's segments are a hoot as always.
2009 was the first year of new technical regs so there was bound to be some reshuffling of the order but something like the rise of Brawn GP will likely never be seen again.
2009 was the first year of new technical regs so there was bound to be some reshuffling of the order but something like the rise of Brawn GP will likely never be seen again.
Eephus
Footballguy
Max would still be four tenths faster.
Eephus
Footballguy
I understand why they're locked into the weekend before Thanksgiving but it would be nice if track temps weren't such a big issue. They'd be able to get a few degrees back If they moved the sessions up by a few hours but I don't know if that would be worth the bother.
The FIA has been talking about phasing out tire warmers but I don't believe they were able to get support from enough teams to go forward. F1 cars leaving the pits on 60F rubber would be like baby giraffes taking their first steps.
The FIA has been talking about phasing out tire warmers but I don't believe they were able to get support from enough teams to go forward. F1 cars leaving the pits on 60F rubber would be like baby giraffes taking their first steps.
Skipdog77
Footballguy
I've heard nothing but good things about this documentary. Really looking forward to watching it. Just an unbelievable story.
Skipdog77
Footballguy
I think I read somewhere that the Vegas GP had the 2nd most overtakes on the season so far. Definitely a fun race to watch once the tyres and track warmed up a bit. Watching them on cold tyres felt like we were just waiting on a disaster to take out half the field.
PIK95
Footballguy
Probably, but I would still like to see it. That first race (or two?) of the year Checo was SO FAST. Then Red Bull messed with him and his car imo, he hasn't been right since.
Eephus
Footballguy
PIK95
Footballguy
That was awkward
Eephus
Footballguy
It was part of the 99% show
The Gator
Footballguy
The Buffer shtick is so old I wish it died with the WWF. Getting paid to yell people’s names
Eephus
Footballguy
Unless there's a unusually big points swing, Theo Porchaire should clinch the Formula 2 title in Abu Dhabi. It's been a ridiculous 2 1/2 months since F2 last raced at Monza so I'd forgotten how big his gap was.
It hardly matters because Porchaire is a Sauber academy driver and there's no room at the top for him. He'll likely end up as the fourth out of the last five F2 champs to not go to F1 (although de Vries and Piastri found their way there eventually).
It hardly matters because Porchaire is a Sauber academy driver and there's no room at the top for him. He'll likely end up as the fourth out of the last five F2 champs to not go to F1 (although de Vries and Piastri found their way there eventually).
The Gator
Footballguy
That was real??? I scrolled past it on my reddit feed thinking it was a joke.
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