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[xrnzaaas]

Nice to see top 4 so close but Alonso definitely stole the show in qualifying. Awesome result, now only if the race tomorrow was shortened to 3 laps like it usually is in video games.

 

[brotkasten]

Fucking hell brotkasten. 0,051.

Luckyyy~

But there's still the race tomorrow, so who knows. Perhaps I'll have to add another 2 weeks after all.

 

[Fox Mulder]

I was focusing on the top guys and missed Alonso landing P7...impressive. It's such a waste to have him on this car.

Just dump Honda already and bolt in a merc pu. They should at least be mixing it up with Force India, Williams, and biting at Redbulll's heels if they were a merc customer team.

 

[f0rk]

Have Sky mentioned Alonso since Q3 ended

 

[Ty4on]

The problem now is that Honda will think that the engine is fixed and no development or updates are required.

Waiting for WaX commentaries.

They will save money and put one of their lawnmower engines in it. Improved reliability and Alonso is still within 107%.

 

[ramparter]

I fully expect Alonso to finish on P5 tomorrow*

* Barring any kind of race terminating issues

Yes his race will finish on lap 5 while being 5th.

 

[Lach]

Since way do they have quali interviews?

 

[Zaru]

To anyone wondering, there's a new thing in F1 now where the top drivers get interviewed on track right after the Quali. It's a gimmick for the fans on track.

 

[64bitbros]

Top 5 pretty close together. Will be fun tomorrow. Not sure whats up with Ric though. Upgrade working for Ver but not for him.

 

[Zeknurn]

All that time Ferrari spent on practicing starts during their filming day is going to come in handy tomorrow.


And It's amazing how we went from weekend ruined to race is on within a single lap at the start of Q1.

 

[Danielsan]

Seriously, that P7 from Alonso is just incredible.

 

[dakun]

Interesting with the interviews there. I like it. Just don't let Eddie Jordan or Kai Ebel do them

 

[Blastoise]

Liberty Media going hard for the fan interaction.

 

[Xando]

Since way do they have quali interviews?

Test run today

Interesting with the interviews there. I like it. Just don't let Eddie Jordan or Kai Ebel do them

They need to hire someone permanent like Webber for these interviews

 

[Aiii]

Top 5 pretty close together. Will be fun tomorrow. Not sure whats up with Ric though. Upgrade working for Ver but not for him.

He has been outpaced by Verstappen all season so far, to be fair. Russian qualifying being an exception, he has been behind him for most other sessions. Not sure it is the upgrade.

 

[dakun]

Lol is that photographer trying to get upskirt shots???

 

[Lach]

I like Valteri's blue cap. Might need to get one

 

[Mastah]

Alonso talking to his Spanish fans in English. What an interaction with crowd!

 

[Qronicle]

Good ol' Belgian television talking trough the interviews and stopping the broadcast too early. God I miss the BBC days...

 

[Lima]

Lmao that shade from Hamilton. Yeah I like these interviews man.

 

[brotkasten]

All that time Ferrari spent on practicing starts during their filming day is going to come in handy tomorrow.


And It's amazing how we went from weekend ruined to race is on within a single lap at the start of Q1.

I'm still mad about Ferrari throwing away the gifted 1-2 win at Sochi.

Liberty Media going hard for the fan interaction.

The tickets are expensive, so I'm sure fans are happy to get to see more of the drivers.

 

[Zaru]

Seriously, that P7 from Alonso is just incredible.

It's a sad irony that Alonso is spending his career performance peak in those McHondas.

Also lmao at the t-shirt cannon.

 

[Lach]

Lmao that shade from Hamilton. Yeah I like these interviews man.

Even though it sounds forced at times, I love the bantering between Lewis and Seb.

 

[Ark]

Vettel and Hamilton are just the best.

I love it.

 

[Zeknurn]

Yeah, on track interviews is so much better than the incredibly dull interviews in that room with the overdone sound proofing.

All three drivers were much more relaxed and not in pr mode.

I like Valteri's blue cap. Might need to get one

I have to say that I agree. The blue is striking.

 

[Peter Ian Staker]

Wait, Ferrari was the one sandbagging?

Is this the real life?

 

[Theorry]

Would be more amazing if Lewis brought his dogs to the grid haha,

 

[StopMakingSense]

"Maybe on the oval I learned how to go quick on the straights as well."

lol

 

[Zaru]

Would be more amazing if Lewis brought his dogs to the grid haha,

Roscoe was in his car and at the press conference. It's only a matter of time.

 

[Lach]

Wait, Ferrari was the one sandbagging?

Is this the real life?

Wurz suggested they were doing different Practice Programs that resulted in the huge gap on friday

 

[magimix]

I'm still mad about Ferrari throwing away the gifted 1-2 win at Sochi.


The tickets are expensive, so I'm sure fans are happy to get to see more of the drivers.

Yeah, I hope it pans out. I'm not that interested in 'Post-X' interviews myself, but stuff like this that seeks to improve the experience for fans who are there? - more power to it.

Monster drive from Alonso; once again, that dude wrings the car for absolutely everything it has.

 

[PdotMichael]

But I guess Monaco is a Mercedes track.

 

[Xando]

Lap times

 

[brotkasten]

But I guess Monaco is a Mercedes track.

Of course it is. No overtaking opportunities also means that it's an easy win for them.

Spoiler

I'm only half-joking

 

[Blastoise]

Max destroying Ric.

 

[Zaru]

What was the fastest lap on Softs during winter testing? I can only find the ones on faster tyres

 

[Razgreez]

Hamilton actually had quite a poor lap all things considered

 

[NHale]

"This is also a team achievement. They work so hard. Changed so many power units since the start of the season."

/dead

 

[Jibbed]

Both Ferraris were ahead of Lewis right up until the last 3 corners.

You can see Seb and Kimi going in way quicker, running a touch wider and compromising their entry/exit through the last chicane.

Lewis and Valterri were much more conservative in their approach and it only really paid off on the last corner.

 

[dakun]

"This is also a team achievement. They work so hard. Changed so many power units since the start of the season."

/dead

to be fair he's probably talking about his mechanics who suffer just as much as Alonso with the unreliability and are not responsible for it.

 

[magimix]

to be fair he's probably talking about his mechanics who suffer just as much as Alonso with the unreliability and are not responsible for it.

That is how I took that also. It is easy to sympathise with Alonso - a driver of his calibre hauling a real pile of a car around. But I imagine it sucks hard for the mechanics too. It isn't like the issues the car is having are due to them doing a poor job (I assume, to be sure; I'd expect something like that to have gotten out by now if it were the case).

 

[Aiii]

Canamasas just parks his dead car in the middle of the track, dumb fuck.

 

[Elvin Atombender]

Great place to stop the car there by Canamasas.

 

[Zeknurn]

The Monaco ePrix is about to start.

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[DrM]

The Monaco ePrix is about to start.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohTF0fWPzZQ

This will be a carnage probably

 

[magimix]

Man, it is just an abundance of racing this weekend. F1, its feeder series, Formula e, some Blancpain stuff happening, also Indiycar stuff. I need more screens!

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

The problem now is that Honda will think that the engine is fixed and no development or updates are required.

Waiting for WaX commentaries.

These are the 2nd day Bahrain test engines, the engine of Alonso that pissed itself yesterday was the Australian one that had done three GP weekends, so it's clear Honda are on the up with performance, but the real fun won't start until the new combustion process gets The Beast roaring.


Without a doubt the McHonda Peter P rocketship is winning races this season.

Senstational lap from Alonso👌 The Stoff is beginning to look like a right mug, the car isn't dogshit, and I don't care if his teammate is Alonso, the gap is way too big.

 

[Zeknurn]

Rosenqvist needs to get past.

 

[Fox Mulder]

Without a doubt the McHonda Peter P rocketship is winning races this season.

Maybe those rogue gusts of wind will crash the top 6 out on lap one and Alonso can win.

 

[magimix]

Jeepers... For a while there it looked like Buemi was just taking a Sunday drive around the track by himself!
Edit: Thinking back to Mexico - we clearly need a more dusty track.