Author Topic: Let's Talk F1 (Read 963472 times)

Critterman · « **Reply #3300 on:** November 29, 2020, 11:50:38 AM »

Extend your DVR at least 2 hours maybe more

Sent from my LM-Q850 using Tapatalk

Critterman · « **Reply #3301 on:** November 29, 2020, 01:20:34 PM »

Race just finished, over 3 hours

Sent from my LM-Q850 using Tapatalk

elff · « **Reply #3302 on:** November 29, 2020, 02:34:06 PM »

That was insane, I am glad I watched it live because my recording ended prematurely.
If you have not watched it yet, I would suggest waiting for it to appear on ESPN's on Demand so you don't miss anything.

Critterman · « **Reply #3303 on:** November 29, 2020, 03:53:47 PM »

If you take a close look at it the hallo isn't even bent or dented, it did it's job. I have never seen someone get out of a car so fast. It was 18 seconds from collision to he was jumping over the guardrail.

LatinVenom · « **Reply #3304 on:** November 29, 2020, 05:58:18 PM »

Yes, that was something to see.

elff · « **Reply #3305 on:** November 29, 2020, 07:54:26 PM »

Without the Halo, or if he somehow got knocked unconscious, Grosjean would not have made it out alive.
I just can't believe the front half of the car split and went through the barrier. So far the only thing F1 has updated is burns on the backs of his hands. Seeing the instant fireball, I seriously thought he was dead.

Sol Asylum · « **Reply #3306 on:** November 30, 2020, 02:39:02 AM »

It took 3 attempts to see the whole race for me, live recording cut off the end of course. No problem I caught it before the rebroadcast so I set the DVR to record that one, F'n ESPN cut that off after lap 31! WTF? Fortunately there was another rebroadcast going on at that same time that I was watching the recording so I tuned in and was able to see it all.

Grosjean is so lucky to still on this side of the grass.

Stroll rolls it over.

Perez has a car-b-que.

That stupid marshal runs across the track.

The FIA needs to take a hard look at improving safety at this track. Between Grosjean and that marshal there could have been two fatalities if things were just a little different.

Critterman · « **Reply #3307 on:** November 30, 2020, 04:33:33 PM »

That was a once-in-a-lifetime event. The car did what it was supposed to do, protect the driver. Everything is designed to breakaway from the cockpit, just not all at once at 140 mph into a steel barricade. There was a close up of the hallo on Instagram. It had a nick in it, amazing. I personally believe that the barricade splitting like that saved his life. It absorbed enough of the shock of the collision so that the deacceleration g's weren't deadly. The fire is something else entirely, that will have to be looked at closely. Current belief is part of the shattered floorboard penetrated it.

How about the doctor and safety car driver? Open face helmets, no firesuit but they still went right into the fire to help him out. And that marshal was trying to get to the accident. Only one thing on his mind the driver needed help, no thoughts on his own personal safety.

LatinVenom · « **Reply #3308 on:** November 30, 2020, 05:22:42 PM »

:slap:I applaud everyone except the one guy with the fire sting wisher on the left hand side of the screen, that could had been a lot closer to spray, as oppose to doing it up in the air and having no effect at all.
You can see the difference from the guys on the other side, really doing what they need it to do to get the fire under control.
I hope they do some work to that area, as to have a more cushing affect as oppose to that all metal barrier.
All the stars were align for Grosjean that day, really glad everything turned out fine.

Critterman · « **Reply #3309 on:** December 01, 2020, 09:42:24 AM »

The tub and a closeup of the halo.

Sent from my LM-Q850 using Tapatalk

Sol Asylum · « **Reply #3310 on:** December 01, 2020, 12:01:42 PM »

You think that will buff out?

Critterman · « **Reply #3311 on:** December 01, 2020, 04:32:51 PM »

The tub sure, the halo may need a little bondo

Sol Asylum · « **Reply #3312 on:** December 01, 2020, 04:35:31 PM »

Surely F1 uses something a little more high end than Bondo, I mean they are not NASCAR.

Uranium-238 · « **Reply #3313 on:** December 02, 2020, 04:14:07 AM »

Quote from: Sol Asylum on December 01, 2020, 04:35:31 PM

Surely F1 uses something a little more high end than Bondo, I mean they are not NASCAR.

NASCAR has gone a step down from Bondo, nowadays they probably just put a sticker over it. (Haven't watched since 2005ish. F1 doesn't interest me, and while I followed the Australian Supercars series for a bit I haven't had time in a while. Grassroots drag racing is just easier.)

Critterman · « **Reply #3314 on:** December 02, 2020, 02:00:47 PM »

High speed tape, they all use it

Critterman · « **Reply #3315 on:** December 02, 2020, 11:14:29 PM »

George Russell will be driving the big black Merc formally known as #44

Shumaker will be driving for HAAS next year. They announce the other driver as well. They also anounced who will be driving Russell's Williams.

Sol Asylum · « **Reply #3316 on:** December 03, 2020, 12:07:54 PM »

Jack Aitken will drive the Williams car.

Any word on who is replacing Grosjean this weekend.

LatinVenom · « **Reply #3317 on:** December 03, 2020, 05:41:14 PM »

Filipaldi will be replacing Grosjean this weekend.

Sol Asylum · « **Reply #3318 on:** December 03, 2020, 08:52:28 PM »

I am looking forward to seeing Russell drive the Merc. But it got me wondering, doesn't Merc have a reserve driver? What's going on there?

Critterman · « **Reply #3319 on:** December 04, 2020, 01:52:50 PM »

Russell was the fastest car in FP1.

LatinVenom · « **Reply #3320 on:** December 04, 2020, 05:53:22 PM »

I have the same questions as Sol Asylum has. Why can George Russel step into a MB race car been a Williams driver?.
I know this is practice but it also shows any or almost any of these drivers when driving the best car can accomplish the top spot. Now lets see if he can do it in qualy.

Critterman · « **Reply #3321 on:** December 04, 2020, 07:44:06 PM »

had the fastest car in FP2 as well LV they cover that in the FP1 coverage. Williams is part of the Mercedes family. But they still had to write up a new contract for him to drive. They also mentioned that Toto had called their reserve driver on Monday and he caught the first plane out, by the time he landed George was in the seat. George had driven the big Merc's before during testing for the last 3 years.

Vottas is having a hard time with his Merc on this course. My personal opinion is he is trying to hard

LatinVenom · « **Reply #3322 on:** December 05, 2020, 05:12:15 PM »

Qualifying just finish, looking forward to the race tomorrow.
Critterman thanks for the info on George.

elff · « **Reply #3323 on:** December 05, 2020, 10:10:06 PM »

Good info Critterman.

Wow, Russel is the real deal. Tomorrow is going to be interesting. Granted, I don't think it can be anywhere near as exciting as the past 2 races, but I really look forward to Russel driving a car at the exact other end of the spectrum

Critterman · « **Reply #3324 on:** December 05, 2020, 11:21:47 PM »

My only concern is that he drives the tires off the car and has to make to many pit stops. I am rooting for him anyway.

News:

Author Topic: Let's Talk F1 (Read 963472 times)