Pandering. Bernie always does it (Russia comes to mind recently).
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New Alt+F1 podcast, live from E3 this time!
brotkasten
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I don't really mind their lack of knowledge regarding the history of the sport. But knowing the basic rules and remembering the tire names, colors and what the icons on TV stand for isn't too much to ask for, I think. Especially after a couple of years of doing the podcast. I still like the podcast and find it quite entertaining (the shitty Ricciardo impressions won't ever leave my head again), but not knowing some basic stuff does get on my nerves.
They also stopped doing the "track walks" in the pre-race episodes and put them behind the pay wall? At least that's how I understood it in the last episode.
They're doing their best! They get it wrong sometimes but they're really good about correcting.
And the podcast used to be behind a pay-wall, as did all the stuff associated with it like the videos. Just this year they removed the pay-wall for the cast and decided that they didn't need to run down the detail for every turn like they used to, so they opted for the highlights of the tracks instead. If you'd rather more detail you should let 'em know on Twitter or something. They're always listening to feedback.
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Icefire1424
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I would've gone with "the incoherent ramblings of an old man likely suffering the effects of a degenerative brain disorder". But pandering works too.
It's not that though, he knows exactly what he is saying. He is in the entertainment business and in entertainment there is no such thing as bad publicity. He knows it will create clickbait articles to get people talking about F1 (and it has already)
Plus, let's keep in mind he is getting paid by someone/some entity in Baku to go there. The greedy troll is not going to do anything to jeopardize money he is due. Heck, maybe there are bonuses tied to talking shit about other places in compared to Baku.
Oh my...
you can't barely fit one car in there, wow.
That Gran Turismo tyre squeal!
What GP2 tells me is that the castle section looks even tighter than I thought and it's only going to get worse with next year's wider cars
The thing is, you can't really blame any driver for touching any side of the wall on that part. There is so little room and the tires have so little traction if their either too cold or more than a couple of laps old that it's nigh impossible to be 100% perfect throughout that part of the track. It seems more up to luck than driver skill, even the absolutely tiniest of mistakes will just completely fuck up your suspension at the very least.
Either way, Bernd is going to have on hell of a Sunday.
Either way, Bernd is going to have on hell of a Sunday.
I don't think that's possible, especially since the section goes uphill and their speed is relatively low.
With how high some feeder series cars have been flying lately, a car might just end up on top of the tower.
Though I'd be more afraid of the long straights, if someone botches an overtake and ends in a similar situation to Alonso in Australia....
That would be a fortunate outcome in case someone crashes there.
Edit: i dont expect drivers to try any move on that part of track...
Mohonky
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I don't understand this Baku track. Formula 1 has outgrown street circuits. Back before the days of aero grip and all you had was mechanical, sure, but with the cars being so dependent on clean air in front of them to generate grip, tracks like this are just redundant. Formula E suffers in a big way for this as overtaking is just too difficult, in a Formula 1 car it's nearly impossible, especially when the track is basically all square corners.
What were they thinking?
What were they thinking?
The whole track looks like it's been lifted straight from a Gran Turismo game. This is going to be really interesting,
Edit: it's giving me serious flashbacks to one particular GT track... a Spanish city IIRC, Madrid?
£££ $$$
I think the track looks like a ton of fun, and there's plenty of overtaking opportunities since half of it just looks and feels like any regular old track. The only problem I have is that the long straight really favours Mercedes, so I guess we're in luck that Renault and Ferrari got their engine upgrades done so the difference isn't as big as last year. Poor Toro Rosso though.
Mastah
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Low grip conditions, Mclarens are quite fast when it's like that. Or set-up being closer to ideal than other teams.
Elvin Atombender
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It will be total chaos if this track gets wet!
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