[Other Sport] F1 2022

[Bold Seagull]

Not that I've seen. They're just slow.

Maybe their mechanics have shorter arms than other teams.

Does seem like the bigger wheels and design is causing a few teams problems.

 

[Audax]

Maybe their mechanics have shorter arms than other teams.

Does seem like the bigger wheels and design is causing a few teams problems.

It is an area they've been behind Red Bull in for a few seasons now - suspect it's a product of them being far enough ahead on car performance for so long that they've not seen the need to maximise pit stop performance. But this season it's even worse.

Red Bull, on the other hand, having been behind on car performance maximised their performance in other areas so they could increase their chances of stealing some points here and there. That's carried over. Ferrari and McLaren as well - suspect those two being good this season is a product of their tight fight for 3rd last season (McLaren having been poor on pit stops previously) and seeing the benefit of consistently good stops.

 

[Bozza]

Las Vegas Grand Prix announced for 2023 onwards - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/60932994

A street race on *Saturday* night including a portion of the strip. It'll be a spectacle if nothing else!

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Not sure how I feel about it. It'll probably look amazing but the track looks pretty dull and street races aren't generally the most exciting. Thenagain I have a friend who lives in vegas so...

 

[GREASED WEASEL]

Las Vegas Grand Prix announced for 2023 onwards - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/60932994

A street race on *Saturday* night including a portion of the strip. It'll be a spectacle if nothing else!

the last grand prix in Las Vegas was won by the late great Michele Alboreto,driving a Tyrrell in 1982

 

[pasty]

Max whined about everything again. The white line, the lights on the back of the Ferrari, the "closeness" and so on,

He's the footballer in the other team when you're playing or watching that spends the whole game waving an imaginary yellow card at the ref or banging the turf in mock injury and then gets in a rabbit punch when the ref's back is turned.

Whilst Horner is F1’s Eddie Howe, the insufferable whiner, seeing cheating/bias where none exists, at school the unpopular school snitch.

The pair of them are starting to put me off watching.

#RedBullGivesYouWhinge

 

[Weststander]

The pair of them are starting to put me off watching.

#RedBullGivesYouWhinge

Cutting back on outgoings and saving nearly a grand a year, I recently cancelled Sky Sports etc. Once my F1 access ends, I'm wondering if my timing's been rather fortuitous.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Las Vegas F1 will be sexy.

Rooms at the Cosmo to watch it will be unreal.

 

[zefarelly]

A few laps of Hollingbury Asda would be more exciting, about as classy too.

 

[maltaseagull]

Las Vegas Grand Prix announced for 2023 onwards - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/60932994

A street race on *Saturday* night including a portion of the strip. It'll be a spectacle if nothing else!

Would be interesting if the drivers have to get out the car and play a fruit machine and win something before continuing

 

[zefarelly]

Would be interesting if the drivers have to get out the car and play a fruit machine and win something before continuing

A bit like the skiing shooting cross country thing ? yeah, that would be good . . . self tyre changes too, and hooters girls doing their visors while they scrabble round for a few dollars in the footwell

 

[Deleted member 2719]

the last grand prix in Las Vegas was won by the late great Michele Alboreto,driving a Tyrrell in 1982

Ken Tyrrell was a proper gent and lovely guy.

 

[GREASED WEASEL]

Ken Tyrrell was a proper gent and lovely guy.

remember the six wheeler

didn't it win the Swedish GP
or maybe I'm getting it mixed up with Niki Lauda's fan car?

 

[Deleted member 2719]

remember the six wheeler

didn't it win the Swedish GP
or maybe I'm getting it mixed up with Niki Lauda's fan car?

Yes it did.

The P34 is my favourite F1 car of all time.

Derek Gardner designed the car but Ken dared to reshape F1 by using it.

 

[zefarelly]

My best mate had a 6 wheeler scalextric

looked good, but wasn't as quick as my Martini Brabham.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

My best mate had a 6 wheeler scalextric

looked good, but wasn't as quick as my Martini Brabham.

Bet you tweaked that brabham up a bit.

 

[maltaseagull]

A bit like the skiing shooting cross country thing ? yeah, that would be good . . . self tyre changes too, and hooters girls doing their visors while they scrabble round for a few dollars in the footwell

Bring it on.

 

[zefarelly]

Bet you tweaked that brabham up a bit.

It was bog standard officer

I did tweak the Datsun 240Z and escort RS though.

carved the rear arches and fitted big tyres

 

[Marty___Mcfly]

Great to see the crowds back at Melbourne.

Good stat from Kravitz that this will be the first daytime GP since November 2021

 

[JackB247]

Mercedes looking off the pace again - this could be a long season!