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Formula 1 2017 Season |OT| Japanese Horror Story - Sundays on Sky
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l2ounD
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Would love to see him get pole again
xrnzaaas
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp5luMfQyOY
The look that Hulk gave Jenson after he said that was incredible.
(fast forward to 0:35)It still hurts to think about that. I doubt he will ever get over it, especially if he never wins a Monaco GP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp5luMfQyOY
The look that Hulk gave Jenson after he said that was incredible.
lol
someone should screencap it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp5luMfQyOY
The look that Hulk gave Jenson after he said that was incredible.
lol
someone should screencap it
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brotkasten
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Well done.
aspiegamer
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FREAKING THURSDAY SESSIONS. Screw you, lazy rich people.
By the laws of Monaco, Ricciardo will win this year after his pit crew screwed him, just as Hamilton did in 2015-16. Ferrari has done a great job screwing Vettel already this year, so let's see if they can manage to ruin his race this weekend. Naturally that hands the 2018 win to him. There are going to be so many safety cars they'll have ample opportunity! Anticipating half the field will bin their cars with how fast they are this year.
aspiegamer
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Bottas is casually rolling around on SSofts and is already good enough for what would have been P8 on last year's grid. Track looks absolutely fantastic.
Is that the same corner where Verstappen binned the RB last year?
PdotMichael
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Is okay that are the ultra softs, it doesn't hurt.
aspiegamer
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Hamilton just went 2 tenths faster than last year's pole. In FP1.
Unknown. The official PR reason was extremely vague. It's for the rest of the season, too. I don't dislike it (and it still looks unique among the grid) but I did like the old scheme.
aspiegamer
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The way the tyre allocations for race weekends work, their hands are sorta tied on how much they can run in FP1. They could do more but it would eat into how much they could go out in future sessions. They actually changed the rules several years ago to require 1 set be turned in after FP1 to encourage cars to run. For that reason, it's rare for anyone to use more than that 1 set .
And yes, it's also entirely possible they're not remotely content with their setups. This is a lot of running for a FP1 from everyone, actually.
Edit: There's also the matter of trying to save wear on engine components, but Monaco is a low demand track so that shouldn't come up here much.
Ah, right. I did not know that. I'm curious to see if Liberty Media will change the way practices are done. In a way you would imagine that stretching the practice time even further would allow for more on-screen exposure for drivers or brands. It's now condensed in two 90-minute windows with not much to do in between.
aspiegamer
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Liberty has no control over stuff like tyres, transmissions and engine allocations; That's all via the FIA. That's not to say they couldn't pressure the teams into pressuring the FIA. Practice is a gigantic cost-benefit analysis. Teams want to use the cars as little as possible while still gathering as much data as possible. You could give them unlimited tyres with massively long sessions and that wouldn't mean they'd run more. Also, at European race weekends, there's an absolutely massive number of support races that take up almost 100% of the time between (and before... and after) the F1 sessions. There have been a few suggestions the past few years to turn the Thursdays into open practice for reserve/test drivers but nothing's come of it. Oh, right, and lowering the number of practice is a cost-saving measure.
TLDR; This stuff is ridiculously complicated. F1's rules and regulations are a bureaucracy with no other sporting equal.
With what they do have control of, Liberty has done a fantastic job so far this year.
Trolls really shouldn't be given a microphone
Yup. The brotkasten kerb is already looking for its first victum.
Dutch Gronk
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Top 3 made up of 3 different teams is pretty sweet, albeit it's only FP1.
Kimi once again can't keep up.
Kimi once again can't keep up.
Crofty is such a cunt - cannot stand him. Main reason I watch C4's coverage wherever possible. Although this weekend I am visiting a friend who has Sky 4K, so am looking forward to checking out how good Monaco can look.
I seriously doubt Raikkonen will win a race this season. He can beat Vettel and Hamilton when they have a total shit weekend but when will they both have that? Then he also has to overcome Bottas, and soon enough the Bulls will be a threat as well.
I think Ferrari should seriously consider a Perez, Grosjean or Hulkenberg for next season. They could loose the constructors this year just from Raikkonen being the worst of the front runners most of the time.
We all love Raikkonen but his performance has unfortunately taken a dive at this late stage of his career.
Kvyat pole confirmed.
Mastah
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The early part of the book describing how Mark got into F1 is the highlight. The Red Bull area stuff has some interesting insights into the personalities of Horner and Vettel. Ultimately it felt to me like it was too busy with pointing fingers.
Not the most technical or exciting writing, but a decent read if you cared about Webber.
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