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[nekkid]

Waking up 9AM on a sunday to watch a boring race after sleeping only 6 hours, that's a recipe for sleeping. At least for me.

Wow.

 

[McNum]

I hear this an awful lot, and I'm never sure whether it's literal or not. Because if not then GAF's population is either a lot older than I presumed or there's some questionable health issues at play.

That wonderful white noise drone of the engines is a fantastic sleep aid if you're already tired or exhausted, too. I've only fallen asleep to one race this year, though, and I was hospitalized at the time, so that doesn't count.

 

[nekkid]

That wonderful white noise drone of the engines is a fantastic sleep aid if you're already tired or exhausted, too. I've only fallen asleep to one race this year, though, and I was hospitalized at the time, so that doesn't count.

I'll give you that one.

I still reserve a sensible chuckle for the excuse "only got 6 hours sleep", though.

 

[scorcher59]

The cars just go by at a constant pace, very little action, not doing much else, the drowse comes on easy son!

 

[Shaneus]

Woke up this morning to find an alert from the F1 app notifier: "VES 'took one for the team'".

What in the actual fuck?!?

Didn't you mean Channel 4, he isn't on Sky.

Oh. Whatever the stream is I'm getting. Thought it was sky.

 

[chuckddd]

What third world country is this from? Where's the catch fence?

Come on! Brexit hasn't even gone into effect, yet.

 

[NewDust]

Woke up this morning to find an alert from the F1 app notifier: "VES 'took one for the team'".

What in the actual fuck?!?

Oh. Whatever the stream is I'm getting. Thought it was sky.

From VES's point of view I can see it... Lost time due to the Rosberg Maneuver and therefor probably had to let RIC past earlier than he liked (was the 5s penalty already given at that point?). Would RIC have finished further ahead and ROS closer than the swap would have been more justifiable (in VES's head, they were on different strategies)

 

[tomtom94]

It's funny that I said Sirotkin had been poor this season and he's now joint-top of the standings with Gasly.

 

[Clegg]

Haven't watxhed F1 in months but turned in today. Imagine my surprise when I see a not shit McLaren on the track.

 

[Fox Mulder]

I hear this an awful lot, and I'm never sure whether it's literal or not. Because if not then GAF's population is either a lot older than I presumed or there's some questionable health issues at play.

I live in the US and watch f1 races when I get off work as they're already going when I get up. A shit race puts me right out.

 

[scorcher59]

It's funny that I said Sirotkin had been poor this season and he's now joint-top of the standings with Gasly.

At start of the season he was poor in actual race development, DNFs due to driver error (Spain and Monaco), but he seems more at ease right now, the guy has speed, just needs to develop his racecraft and keep his cool while chasing.

 

[GrizzleBoy]

Just incase anyone thought the stewards were twiddling their thumbs after giving ros the 5s penalty, they've also given him 2 points on his licence for the move.

I wonder if he'll do the same move again and be "surprised" when he's punished for a third time?

I can see ROS losing an increasing amount of respect in the paddock. Even if he won a WDC at merc I'm sure he'd get no recognition, especially if it came down to reliability on the other car.

 

[Fuser]

The engine noise definitely makes me tired, I'm regularly falling asleep during races. When I went to Silverstone once I almost fell asleep during the race
(It was a particularly dull race!)

 

[JadedWriter]

Just incase anyone thought the stewards were twiddling their thumbs after giving ros the 5s penalty, they've also given him 2 points on his licence for the move.

I wonder if he'll do the same move again and be "surprised" when he's punished for a third time?

I can see ROS losing an increasing amount of respect in the paddock. Even if he won a WDC at merc I'm sure he'd get no recognition, especially if it came down to reliability on the other car.

If Nico won this year's championship it would probably be the most tainted within the last 20 years. At least with Button's 09 championship the bloke has put in respectable drives against world class teammates since. This one would literally just be "my car didn't break as much as yours." I haven't watched any of the more recent races cause I have no cable but it seems like Nico's championship campaign is turning into a right clusterfuck. At least when Alonso lost in 2012 the dude didn't have the best car that season and got no luck on two crucial tracks. Nico has the best car and just can't seem to keep his shit together at this point. This just reminds me of 2014 again where I'd wake up expecting Nico to bring the heat and win on merit only to read forum posts of a shambolic race. And he's got 2 more seasons in that car. Hope the guy likes getting Barrichelloed and reduced to crying on the fucking podium.

 

[Peter Ian Staker]

All on-board cameras should be like nico's. It look sooo much better.

They should put the old school over the shoulder cam on all cars and remove the ugly camera pods they have above the airbox. Gives you a much better idea of what the driver actually sees.

 

[Psychotext]

What a garbage race. Fuck this sport.

 

[DD]

Edit: I'm an idiot.

EDIT 2: Bernie's mother in law was rescued and two kidnapers were captured by the police. The idiots used her credit card. Rookie mistake, heh...

 

[stryke]

Edit: I'm an idiot.

EDIT 2: Bernie's mother in law was rescued and two kidnapers were captured by the police. The idiots used her credit card. Rookie mistake, heh...

Calling them rookies is being generous.

 

[Fox Mulder]

Edit: I'm an idiot.

EDIT 2: Bernie's mother in law was rescued and two kidnapers were captured by the police. The idiots used her credit card. Rookie mistake, heh...

Theyre just stupid pieces of shit.

 

[DD]

Calling them rookies is being generous.

Calling them what I think about this kind of people would get me banned.

Theyre just stupid pieces of shit.

This works too.

 

[Chuck]

They should put the old school over the shoulder cam on all cars and remove the ugly camera pods they have above the airbox. Gives you a much better idea of what the driver actually sees.

The speed and quick decision making really come through better. Here's probably my favorite one. Graham Hill in Monaco in 1970.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdTw6BhFxYE

 

[marvelharvey]

What a garbage race. Fuck this sport.

The best way to experience F1 is in the background while doing something else. I had a great 3 hour EDF session during yesterday's Sky broadcast!

 

[bobnowhere]

The best way to experience F1 is in the background while doing something else. I had a great 3 hour EDF session during yesterday's Sky broadcast!

I was playing Witcher 3!

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

I hear this an awful lot, and I'm never sure whether it's literal or not. Because if not then GAF's population is either a lot older than I presumed or there's some questionable health issues at play.

I'm 34, I exercise and I'm fit. I blame F1.. for everything wrong in my life

I actually almost got fired because I had to skip work (in the middle east) to watch races 10 years or so ago

 

[Shaneus]

I was playing Witcher 3!

I was in bed, watching it on my iPad while my fiancee slept :/

 

[frontieruk]

I hear this an awful lot, and I'm never sure whether it's literal or not. Because if not then GAF's population is either a lot older than I presumed or there's some questionable health issues at play.

Also lunch time... Big meal cos you're comfort eating about how bad f1 has got. And bam

 

[Myoclonic Jerk]

Also lunch time... Big meal cos you're comfort eating about how bad f1 has got. And bam

lol. that's exactly what happened to me

 

[RaySpencer]

I hear this an awful lot, and I'm never sure whether it's literal or not. Because if not then GAF's population is either a lot older than I presumed or there's some questionable health issues at play.

I dont think Ive fallen asleep during a race, but I have had friends who have nodded off during them. Its usually a combination of us doing something the night before until midnight (meaning they dont get to sleep till sometime after that, and then meeting up at another persons house at 6am the next morning, means they had to be up at 5 to be able to get up and grab some McDs or Tims breakfast on the way.

- ~5 hours sleep
- Quiet TV to not wake up other people in the house
- Lack of interesting things happening during the race

I can understand how it happens.

 

[Solaire of Astora]

Yeah. I don't think the person that wrote that statement necessarily realized at the time that a lot of us live in different time zones either. The European races start at 9pm here in Japan, so it's pitch black outside. And after an extremely busy week and a fairly busy weekend, the general lack of action during the race almost had me nodding off to sleep. Of course, that probably has something to do with the humidity and the fact that my pregnant wife insists that she needs to keep her body temperature high, so no air con for me at the moment. Also, apartments are quite small here, so I try to keep the volume down at night.

I'm 29 and work out four-five times a week, so health isn't an issue either.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Ricciardo getting Scotland and Ireland mixed up in the post-race conference.

https://twitter.com/F1/status/759763052375879680

That's a strong champagne they got this race.

 

[Shaneus]

That's a strong champagne they got this race.

Champagne and booty sweat.

 

[Tempy]

"Two arrested as police rescue Ecclestone's mother-in-law – report"

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/t...scue-ecclestones-mother-in-law-report-804510/

EDIT: You guys should catch the GP2 and GP3 races as well. Much closer racing.

 

[Jezbollah]

The speed and quick decision making really come through better. Here's probably my favorite one. Graham Hill in Monaco in 1970.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdTw6BhFxYE

I think that they still do have these cameras. It's just that the driver sits much lower, and the amount of cockpit protection around the sides of the driver's head is extensive these days.

 

[Mastah]

And there it is:

With wider track and without that stupid high and narrow rear wing it will indeed look like a sexy beast.

 

[mclem]

I was playing Witcher 3!

I was constructing a Lego Wall-E!

 

[Aiii]

Looks okay, except for the shitty high rear wing, glad that's going away.

 

[Mastah]

It's actually modified, wider (but still stupidly high) version.

Mountings are n the same place, but plate is probably up to 2017 spec to simulate more downforce.

edit. Yep:

Tobi Grüner ‏@tgruener 1m1 minute ago

Ferrari SF15-T fitted with wider rearwing & skirts attached to the floor to simulate 2017 downforce levels. #AMuS

 

[Aiii]

I should read better.

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

The speed and quick decision making really come through better. Here's probably my favorite one. Graham Hill in Monaco in 1970.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdTw6BhFxYE

"A bit of a wiggle-woggle"
I love Graham Hill.

And to explain Danny Ric's shoe thing:

facebook link
https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/?fref=nf

Goddam, I love Danny Ric/

 

[DrM]

That's a strong champagne they got this race.

Just look his eyes, he is surely a bit intoxicated

 

[spuckthew]

Are the front wings changing much? I can imagine the cars looking a bit pre-2009 if the front wings get narrower.

Would be funny if we went full circle with the aero regs.

 

[Goldrusher]

Are the front wings changing much? I can imagine the cars looking a bit pre-2009 if the front wings get narrower.

Would be funny if we went full circle with the aero regs.

Pointy.

 

 

[spuckthew]

It literally will be a silver arrow.

 

[Jezbollah]

Are the front wings changing much? I can imagine the cars looking a bit pre-2009 if the front wings get narrower.

Would be funny if we went full circle with the aero regs.

Funnily enough I'm getting a lot of 1997 car shapes from the look of those 2017 mockups.

 

[marvelharvey]

Ew. Thank god I only listen to F1.

 

[JadedWriter]

Funnily enough I'm getting a lot of 1997 car shapes from the look of those 2017 mockups.

I guess Newey should be happy since he was the king of those regs.

 

[Kworn]

I'm 34, I exercise and I'm fit. I blame F1.. for everything wrong in my life

I actually almost got fired because I had to skip work (in the middle east) to watch races 10 years or so ago

Cool story bro

 

[tomtom94]

So now we're onto tyre testing anyone want to make early predictions on whether the tyres will be too hard or too crap next year?

 

[Fox Mulder]

I guess Newey should be happy since he was the king of those regs.

The redbull chassis is still great, the engine has only been their real issue with these regs.

 

[Zaru]

So now we're onto tyre testing anyone want to make early predictions on whether the tyres will be too hard or too crap next year?

It's Pirelli. They'll somehow be both at the same time.