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[Risgroo]

Incredible lap.

 

[kharma45]

Oh, okay.

Because for a second I thought that a winning team was spending hundred of millions to develop two cars and dominate the sport, only to risk secured wins, points, the constructor's championship and piss off their sponsors, because they suddenly don't like their current championship winner anymore (because he's not German or something).

Because that would be utterly ridiculous, wouldn't it?

Anyone who thinks Merc are sabotaging Hamilton needs to pull their head out of his ass and remove their tin foil hat. Don't be such a fucking moron is all you needed to say Brot, because anyone who thinks that Hamilton's bad luck is anything but bad luck is one.

 

[nekkid]

Rosberg had the same problem. Again. Apparently.

 

[GrizzleBoy]

Just like how Mark Webbers KERS breaking every single race was just bad luck.

 

[nekkid]

Just like how Mark Webbers KERS breaking every single race was just bad luck.

To be fair, Vettel had his own share of failures on that shitty Renault PU.

 

[spuckthew]

Ric's pole is more impressive when it's actually the second quickest pole ever, a mere tenth behind Vettel's 2011 showing, and we know how good that car was.

 

[hamchan]

Well Hamilton sounds defeated already.

 

[nekkid]

Well Hamilton sounds defeated already.

Realistic, more like it. It's such a shit race - the exciting bit is done. No overtakes.

 

[MrKaepora]

Need that onboard lap from Ricciardo so I can examine his skill and then feel bad I will never be as good as him even in any video game.

http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/video/2016/5/Onboard_pole_position_lap_-_Monaco_2016.html

 

[Hasney]

Realistic, more like it. It's such a shit race - the exciting bit is done. No overtakes.

There's still safety cars to come usually. there's always a chance for the top 5 to get a win even if they can't cause it.

 

[Pterion]

We need RAIN! Who's with me?

 

[nekkid]

There's still safety cars to come usually. there's always a chance for the top 5 to get a win even if they can't cause it.

Nah. Monaco is plain shit as a race.

 

[kharma45]

Realistic, more like it. It's such a shit race - the exciting bit is done. No overtakes.

We'll see. Tomorrow is like this until 4pm

 

[Kahoona]

Ric's pole is more impressive when it's actually the second quickest pole ever, a mere tenth behind Vettel's 2011 showing, and we know how good that car was.

To be fair, Ric's lap is on a grippier tire.

 

[nekkid]

We'll see. Tomorrow is like this until 4pm

When guaranteed rain is required to make a race interesting, it's not a good track.

 

[Norwegian Rudo]

To be fair, Ric's lap is on a grippier tire.

But the cars are far heavier.

 

[chadskin]

Raining now at the 24 hour race, that's going to be madness.

e: Welp.

 

[TCRS]

Raining now at the 24 hour race, that's going to be madness.

e: Welp.

it has begun lmao

 

[DieH@rd]

IT HAS BEGUN, madness on the sudden rain

 

[DieH@rd]

loooooooool what a madness

 

[TCRS]

this is more rally on water lol

 

[chadskin]

Race aborted nooooo

 

[DieH@rd]

RED FLAG, ICE IS FALLING

Now every racing sim has been made obsolete, they need to implement ice fall.

 

[Mastah]

LOL, I remember when someone mentioned Maldonado after Wonderboy's win and here we are

 

[RankoSD]

Wow, that hail going down...

 

[DieH@rd]

Apocalyptic shots right now on the stream

 

[chadskin]

Hopefully they don't get snowed in

 

[aspiegamer]

Hahaha, my god the rain. This is the sort of race that really needs the e-marshal big blinking LED boards. Could also use an F1-style local radar that everyone has access to.

Holy shit, that's hail accumulated on the track. Yeah they need an official weather official in the future. Radar can pick up hail and can predict extremely heavy downpours well in advance of when it'd hit the track.

European hail is weird. It's just... ice coughing out of the clouds. That sort of accumulated hail is what you'd see in the US midwest. Impressive.

 

[Juicy Bob]

This Nurburgring race is 1,000,000/10

 

[DieH@rd]

and on the rest of the track...

 

[Fox Mulder]

There's still safety cars to come usually. there's always a chance for the top 5 to get a win even if they can't cause it.

Maybe another team makes a dipshit pitting decision to lose the race like Merc did last year with Hamilton.

 

[chadskin]

Restart at 6pm local time at the earliest, bit over an hour from now.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Apocalyptic shots right now on the stream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_PaD3kVPoU

 

[Mobius 1]

More of the same weather hitting the 'Ring, this isn't getting restarted on time, or anytime soon. Seems like everybody retreated to tents to eat wursts and be merry.

 

[DrM]

Unimogs sweeping the circut

 

[chadskin]

Recovery truck stuck in off-track traffic jam lol

Restart is scheduled for 7.20pm now.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Great lap by Daniel. The head on camera of cars coming through the swimming pool section is one of my favorite views in motorsport.

Also, did anyone see the Ferrari quiz on Sky during the pre-qualifying? It was pretty funny.

 

[stryke]

I hope Ric doesn't get screwed over with strategy again.

 

[Mastah]

Wonderboy has damaged chassis in his quali crash. Will start from pitlane.

 

[DieH@rd]

Wonderboy has damaged chassis in his quali crash. Will start from pitlane.

Max Laststarter

.

 

[chadskin]

British F3

Driver is OK, if you were wondering, he's been released from the medical center. No reported injuries. Not sure what happened there exactly, as I can't seem to find any video of it.

 

[Mastah]

It was such a stupid mistake. It looks like he believed his talent can overcome absolutely everything, so he can push almost to the limit straight away. Well, that's not how Monaco works and I think it's good he was proven wrong. Talent isn't everything.

 

[DrM]

Haha, Nurburgring 24 hours restarting

there we have Viper, followed by Mini Cooper and Prius in group 3

 

[moojito]

What's the incident in America they're referring to, anyone know?

 

[Mastah]

http://sportscar365.com/gt/world-ch...transported-to-hospital-after-major-accident/

 

[xrnzaaas]

Is that Nurburgring 24h some amateur event so that cars of all variety can participate?

 

[DieH@rd]

Is that Nurburgring 24h some amateur event so that cars of all variety can participate?

There are 157 cars on track this year, all separated in 3 starting groups that compete in their individual rankings [but they quickly meld into one another, with faster cars speeding by the slower cars all the time]. Last group has slowest cars, there you can find anything.

 

[Mobius 1]

Is that Nurburgring 24h some amateur event so that cars of all variety can participate?

Ha no.

In endurance races you have different categories running at the same time, from production cars with barely a few stickers on them, to purpose-built racing machines. They're competing to win their classes, but also to finish well overall.

Once the race gets going, all the overtaking, lapping, pit stops, accidents, stoppages, safety cars and everything else ends up mixing up the field. So you can end up with a Prius in front of a Viper.

 

[Pryce]

Vettel's career is going to die at Ferrari.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Ha no.

In endurance races you have different categories running at the same time, from production cars with barely a few stickers on them, to purpose-built racing machines. They're competing to win their classes, but also to finish well overall.

Once the race gets going, all the overtaking, lapping, pit stops, accidents, stoppages, safety cars and everything else ends up mixing up the field. So you can end up with a Prius in front of a Viper.

I know about the different classes in endurance events, it's just I've never seen 20+ year old stock cars (like an old BMW 5 series) taking part in the same race as brand new GT3 cars. I guess I have to start watching more endurances races.