F1 2023

[Hamster]

This is better with only a 3h forecast

 

[quovadis]

And definitely NOT Techno.

DJ La Fuente - they love their electro/techno/dance

 

[UrBaN963]

Interesting that they chose to pit Max before Checo, typically you'd favour the leader, but then this is RB so I guess they want to help him get that record.

 

[Whright]

Rain and Merc really screwed George here. 3rd to 18th.

 

[creeper]

Logan is out.

 

[creeper]

And the rain is taking a few victims. Perez was lucky.

And now a reg flag.

 

[caroper]

Its a catch 22 - F1 is trying to prevent global warming but Global Warming is making the F1 races better

 

[RunningFromFat]

What’s the point of wet tyres if they stop when it rains?

 

[Hamster]

I dunno how they're do surprised and went with inters. The local dinky weather app shows heavy rain coming so surely their NASA level radars saw this too.

 

[Hamster]

70km North from the track the sun is out

It's gonna be a while although this for Zandvoort area as a whole and not the track. Little cells of rain scattered across the area:

 

[UrBaN963]

DotD has to be Albon. I'd entertain an argument for Alonso.

 

[quovadis]

Would’ve preferred full safety car than a red flag tbh. Miss the Bernie years.

 

[Maurice Kitching]

This is pathetic.

 

[Dave]

This is pathetic.

Snowflakes melt in the rain, don't you know?

 

[caroper]

Would’ve preferred full safety car than a red flag tbh. Miss the Bernie years.

I miss F1.
It was far better than this Media Driven American owned Reality TV show.
Once they have made it so safe that no risks are taken at all then they can Introduce Celebrity Cars to the Grid.

 

[Whright]

Interesting that they chose to pit Max before Checo, typically you'd favour the leader, but then this is RB so I guess they want to help him get that record.

Nah, if Max did not the get the undercut, it would have made no difference, he would have caught Perez and left him behind as usual.

 

[quovadis]

Nah, if Max did not the get the undercut, it would have made no difference, he would have caught Perez and left him behind as usual.

Then no difference. No need to defend - it’s the max show.

 

[Hamster]

My wife is quite right: "why bother?"

- wait for rain to stop
- then make inters mandatory
- and now a safety car for two laps

"The world's best drivers"™

 

[Whright]

Then no difference. No need to defend - it’s the max show.

Just like George could not defend today against Lewis?

 

[Maurice Kitching]

My wife is quite right: "why bother?"

- wait for rain to stop
- then make inters mandatory
- and now a safety car for two laps

"The world's best drivers"™

Exactly. It's a joke. Pull off, shake out the barrier. It's like fluffing a pillow, and get back out there. More rain the better. At least the teams that had made the correct tyre choice would have had some advantage.

Instead we're treated to a bunch of kaaskoppe behaving like kindergartners.