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[hamchan]

Danny Ric 2nd place in qualifying with a Red Bull?!

What a driver, goddamn.

 

[Zeknurn]

@adamcooperF1: '@LewisHamilton will have a new power unit for the race but he's decided to start from the grid not pitlane, so no set-up changes, etc
HAM said if you start from the pitlane you lose 8 seconds to the last car in the pack, and he doesn't want to do that

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[brotkasten]

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Yeah, he's going to be on the podium, no matter what.

 

[Zaru]

I love how Lolberg fakes his despair for #blessed saying how gutted he is that he is at the back of the grid.

Yeah. Mortally wounded.

"The other car"

 

[DrM]

Ferrari drivers lost more than half a a second in S3 in their final lap

I don't think it is. Ferrari were very good on the long runs in P2. Also you'd expect the SS tyres to give an advantage off the start too. Wouldn't be surprised to see Ricciardo in front at turn one.

It will be almost 10 degrees cooler tomorrow and Ferrari is having quite some issues with keeping the heat in their tyres, when temps drops

 

[DBT85]

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Weird.

If he managed a good start from last he might end up a good 5 or 6 spaces up the grid, so right in the splash zone for turn 1. At least starting from the pit you can miss that out and just start picking people off after.

 

[itsgreen]

BTW. Wonderboy 3 tenths slower than Sainz.

Verstappen 2 - 1 Sainz
Verstappen 9 points - 2 points Sainz

Also pretty passive aggressive, and sad, you feel the need to call him Wonderboy...

 

[Goldrusher]

German F4 season starts in about an hour.

https://www.reddit.com/r/F1FeederSe...dac_formula_4_oschersleben_race_1_discussion/

 

[KillerMan91]

Damn. Without that mistake Kimi would have been close to the pole. It has been forever since his last pole.

 

[ElTorro]

I love how Lolberg fakes his despair for #blessed saying how gutted he is that he is at the back of the grid.

Yeah. Mortally wounded.

Almost as honest as Mercedes' concern for and admiration of Ferrari's "real" pace.

 

[brotkasten]

Almost as honest as Mercedes' concern for and admiration of Ferrari's "real" pace.

But no, man, it's totally serious. Ferrari will reveal their true pace tomorrow, like no other team and they could stomp both Mercedes into the ground. And it's going to be a miracle, if both Mercedes finish the race.

 

[Psychotext]

Yep. and Yep

Ta. I think I had the first one before, but it freaked out on me.

And it's going to be a miracle, if both Mercedes finish the race.

Hamilton's drinks bottle got dangerously warm in the race. We very nearly pulled the car.

 

[JadedWriter]

#blessed is pretty much just #fucked this season.

 

[tomtom94]

Hamilton's car will start working as soon as Rosberg signs a new deal.

 

[JadedWriter]

Hamilton's car will start working as soon as Rosberg signs a new deal.

I actually wouldn't doubt the plausibility of this statement.

 

[nature boy]

Britney on a roll.

Verstappen 2 - 1 Sainz
Verstappen 9 points - 2 points Sainz

Also pretty passive aggressive, and sad, you feel the need to call him Wonderboy...

Don't take it so seriously.
While he has talent he and his dad have a certain sense of arrogance and entitlement.

 

[tomtom94]

Ugh, I'd definitely get up to watch this if I didn't really badly need the lie-in.

What time are the highlights on?

 

[ramparter]

Verstappen 2 - 1 Sainz
Verstappen 9 points - 2 points Sainz

Also pretty passive aggressive, and sad, you feel the need to call him Wonderboy...

Yeah, even I don't like him but you know someone is really good when people wait for his one bad day to make fun of him.

 

[kharma45]

Ugh, I'd definitely get up to watch this if I didn't really badly need the lie-in.

What time are the highlights on?

C4 has them at 1.30pm

 

[kmag]

Does Hamilton's 5 spot grid penalty roll over to the next race?

 

[Psychotext]

Does Hamilton's 5 spot grid penalty roll over to the next race?

No, they stopped doing that.

 

[Megasoum]

Well it's one way for Hamilton to cancel out his penalty lol

 

[Mastah]

Verstappen 2 - 1 Sainz
Verstappen 9 points - 2 points Sainz

Also pretty passive aggressive, and sad, you feel the need to call him Wonderboy..

As nature boy said, lighten up a little. Wonderboy, #blessed, Lolberg/Secondberg, it's just fun.

 

[ElTorro]

Only German Jesus is dead serious.

 

[DrM]

Lewis decided to start from the back of the grid, because starting from the pitlane adds around 8 second deficit to the last car on the grid

 

[Psychotext]

Only German Jesus is dead serious.

He drives for our sins.

 

[Theorry]

Yeah, that wouldn't happen in previous shitty format. Good to see real quali back.

BTW. Wonderboy 3 tenths slower than Sainz.

Facepalm.

 

[Massa]

So, how far will Lewis get on the first lap? I'm betting P15.

 

[DrM]

So, how far will Lewis get on the first lap? I'm betting P15.

It depends how he will cope with traffic in S2, if he survives first corner carnage. It is not a long run into turn one...

Almost all drivers expect a lot of overtaking and teams are quite loud about tyre pressures - only Mercedes is quiet about this....

Track will be quite green tomorrow and I expect that drivers starting on SS will need to pit in lap 4-7, because SS are getting wrecked at heavier fuel loads

 

[Theorry]

He had the option also to start from the pitlane. Be he didnt do it because he said he would lose arround 8 seconds right away to the car before him, Seems to be abit much right? T1 and T2 is such a traffic jam so you close fast on that and you stay away from trouble.

 

[Chris R]

Hope Lewis doesn't get collected in any T1 silly business. Him coming up through the pack should prove interesting if Nico doesn't have any issues out front.

 

[nature boy]

7 a.m. start? Fuck that, got WEC for my motorsport fix.

Gonna dvr it and if it's a good race I'll speed through it.

 

[scorcher59]

If things go smoothly Rosberg's got this, if things go smoothly for Hamilton, he can get second

 

[Draconian]

Well, at least Lewis won't have been passed by 5 cars by the time he gets to turn 2 this time.

 

[RayStorm]

As nature boy said, lighten up a little. Wonderboy, #blessed, Lolberg/Secondberg, it's just fun.

It may be fun for those partaking, but for those observing/looking for a bit of informed discussion it can be quite annoying and a reason to stop participating. Especially if used with regularity.

 

[Tubie]

I want Ferrari and Vettel to win, but all I've seen from them this season is the usual Ferrari cycle of the past 6 years. Promising start of the season, then start to fall behind after China with a lot of technical issues and bad team decisions sprinkled all over.

I hope I'm wrong and they come out ahead of Merc and Red Bull tonight.

 

[brotkasten]

I don't think I can listen to anything Kimi says anymore. It's always the same dumb emotionless stuff.

Boah, yeah, I don't know, it was difficult, we do our own thing, we'll see how it goes, etc

I just can't stand it anymore.

E: Man, Sergio Marchionne putting the pressure on Ferrari. And Arrivabene was standing right next to him.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Johnny Herbert annoys me.

 

[GrizzleBoy]

Johnny Herbert annoys me.

That's because you're a terrible person.

Not his fault!

 

[brotkasten]

That's because you're a terrible person.

Not his fault!

Or maybe it's because he's a bumbling hack who only says nonsense. There's a reason why it felt so good when Alonso stuck his words up his ass.

 

[Aiii]

Fuck Herbert, Sky would do well to get rid of him.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Or maybe it's because he's a bumbling hack who only says nonsense. There's a reason why it felt so good when Alonso stuck his words up his ass.

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Edit: Thankfully Sky has Brundle

 

[DrM]

Fuck Herbert, Sky would do well to get rid of him.

I found all Sky guys very annoying. The best is Di Resta with analysis and his 'I see dead people' stare

 

[RoKKeR]

I love seeing Hamilton in the back. Going to be an interesting one.

 

[Line_HTX]

Looks like I made it on time.

Let's go, Team Haas!!

 

[Line_HTX]

EWWW, fuck Nico's maximum points.

Supersoft start strategy for most drivers.

 

[Camp1nCarl]

I don't think I've seen an app/livestream worst then NBC Live Extra. Doesn't load half the time, incredibly slow and buffers like crazy even on fast connections. Currently it won't even load the video, only the audio. COME ON, this is an official app that you need a provider for!

 

[Chris R]

Hoping for a good race.

 

[nny]

Looking forward to the first laps..do not disappoint me!

*yawn*

 

[Draconian]

I think Ferrari could do really well, but I'm keeping my expectations as low as possible.