Author Topic: Let's Talk F1 (Read 963389 times)

Critterman · « **Reply #3375 on:** March 28, 2021, 01:11:05 PM »

Well if we can get another 22 races like this one, it will be one hell of a season!

elff · « **Reply #3376 on:** March 28, 2021, 03:34:22 PM »

Perez showed Red Bull they made the right decision. Dead car, to starting in pit lane to 5th place. He completely deserved driver of the day. The top 10 places are all really close. I hope the season keeps up like his although I would have preferred 1 and 2 to have been flipped.

And we have our first nickname for this season
MazaSPIN.

I won't talk more until others have watched.

LatinVenom · « **Reply #3377 on:** March 28, 2021, 04:21:52 PM »

Yes, it was a very good race. In my case I wish the principal at Aston Martin would have been a bit more forth coming on his comments, about the updated rules favoring the larger teams and not the smaller ones.
Let's see if Carlos made a mistake by going to Ferrari, because McLaren sure looks good. Haas season is going to be much like Williams in the past, hoping the rookies get better over time.
Alonso look good, I think next time maybe a bit different for him.

Critterman · « **Reply #3378 on:** March 28, 2021, 06:34:11 PM »

I think that was Mazaspin's 5th this weekend, with 3 of them in the barrier.

The changes made affected low rake cars more than high rake cars. There was a chart of instagram. I will see if I can find it.

elff · « **Reply #3379 on:** March 28, 2021, 10:07:39 PM »

Yea it has something to do with the floorboards. This was posted on a different forum

The altered floors that reduce downforce affected the teams running the low-rake chassis concept the most (Merc and Aston), and Mercedes being Mercedes, as the original low-rake chassis boss, has such tremendous resources that they substantially overcame the set up and ride height issues.

Aston Martin, on limited resources, can't adopt their car as fast because it was built on someone else's philosophy, and they succeeded in the one year when copying it was a more stable decision (last year) with almost no regulation changes.

So it may take them a little more time to get it dialed in

Sol Asylum · « **Reply #3380 on:** March 29, 2021, 01:29:43 AM »

At least Bottas got fastest lap, why do his pit stops always seem to hose his chances?

McLaren looks like they are going to be contenders this year.

Vettel ain't great.

Critterman · « **Reply #3381 on:** March 29, 2021, 12:39:54 PM »

Any bets on whether Mazaspin will finish a race this year?

Sol Asylum · « **Reply #3382 on:** March 29, 2021, 01:09:36 PM »

Given he's driving a Haas I wonder if that's an even money bet.

LatinVenom · « **Reply #3383 on:** March 29, 2021, 05:37:43 PM »

By the way one of the drivers to watch is the new Japanese on AlphaTuri.

Critterman · « **Reply #3384 on:** March 29, 2021, 05:48:08 PM »

Yes he is LV, points in his first race. Alpha Turi is a team to watch this year.

SA - it is a good thing daddy has a lot of money, those cars are expensive. Especially when you are fixing 2-3 a week

Sol Asylum · « **Reply #3385 on:** March 29, 2021, 07:46:49 PM »

Is that how Megaspin got the ride to begin with?

Tsunoda was a pleasant surprise to see. Schumacher didn't do so well.

elff · « **Reply #3386 on:** March 30, 2021, 09:04:38 AM »

Both new HAAS drivers were given rides based on sponsorship requirements.
The german sponsor wanted a German driver, and the fact that HAAS snagged Mick Schumacher to satisfy that request was a win win.
Mazaspin is a situation similar to Lance Stroll, he comes with the money. I don't mind Lance. He is a hard worker, is humble and had a pretty good season with some unfortunate hardware failures last year. Mazaspin, I have no idea about.

Sadly, Gasly's race got away from him after a fantastic qualifying. He was on the back foot after losing his front wing. Alpha Tauri is a team to watch this year. The car is quick and both drivers are fast. Tsunoda looked great in his first F1 race.

Definitely some things to keep this season exciting.

Sol Asylum · « **Reply #3387 on:** April 13, 2021, 10:04:24 PM »

Italy this weekend, get the beta max ready Critter.

Gentleman Jack · « **Reply #3388 on:** April 14, 2021, 12:26:08 AM »

Finally got a chance to watch. Solid race! Some great racing in the mid / back of the pack in the middle of the race and great racing at the end of the race by the front runners. Botas got hosed in the pits, but is still severely outclassed by the other two. Not sure anyone will regularly challenge them unless Perez's car gets sorted out. I can see HAM/VET going toe to toe for P1/P2 and Perez/Bot going toe to toe for P3/P4 with McLaren trying to break on to the podium once in a while.

no pink cars this year. I'm looking for a new team.... I'll go to the highest bidder.

Early on when I started watching F1 with you clowns (6 years ago or so?) I was not a big Hamilton fan. He seemed disrespectful at times, or arrogant? not sure. Just something. But - I have grown to really appreciate him, and he has grown himself I'm sure. What he does race after race it nothing short of extraordinary. He is also more aware of himself. I don't know if he drinks, but I'd love to have a beer with him and Ricardo. Ricardo may not win a lot of races, but he seems like he would be a crapload of fun.

Anyway - Italy next?

Sol Asylum · « **Reply #3389 on:** April 14, 2021, 11:03:11 AM »

I think you might have meant VER not VET? VET seems like a solid 15 or lower contender at this point.

LatinVenom · « **Reply #3390 on:** April 14, 2021, 04:41:54 PM »

Your Pink team is as you know is Aston Martin(Green Team), it may tal=ke a few more races but I think they will come through sometimes in the next few races.

elff · « **Reply #3391 on:** April 14, 2021, 06:00:43 PM »

It's gonna be hard for them. They have an Aero issue based on their floor design

Critterman · « **Reply #3392 on:** April 14, 2021, 08:21:48 PM »

Green is the new pink.

I think as the team find there feet it should be a very interesting year with a lot closer racing.

Beta thingy is set. Be aware the times have changed for practice and qualifying. Friday an hour earlier and Saturday 30 minutes later. All to do with Prince Phillip's death and funeral.

Gentleman Jack · « **Reply #3393 on:** April 17, 2021, 01:03:50 AM »

Quote from: Sol Asylum on April 14, 2021, 11:03:11 AM

I think you might have meant VER not VET? VET seems like a solid 15 or lower contender at this point.

Correct. Likely autocorrected to VET.

elff · « **Reply #3394 on:** April 17, 2021, 01:39:41 PM »

LV, get ready to screen capture and save my post.

Perez has made me a fan. His season last year and now the start of this one are really showing what this guy can do with a fast car and team. Man does he look great. I really hope him and Ver can box Hamilton out of the way into 3rd place on the first lap. His confidence is also got to be at an all time high.

Quote from: F1 interviewer

Checo, how's does P2 feel?

Quote from: Checo

Well to be honest, I should have been on Pole, I made a mistake on turn x. Tomorrow is what counts.

The top 10 looks real competitive again. I was shocked that Sainz only got 11th and he was obviously disappointed.
Since they were deleting qualifying laps for exceeding track limits today, I wonder how aggressive they are going to enforce that during the race?

LatinVenom · « **Reply #3395 on:** April 17, 2021, 05:30:24 PM »

elff, I will, but to be a bit honest in years past he was a bit to aggressive, which made it seem like he was not that good of a driver, even though he was.
I hope like you Ver and Perez(Checo) do box Hamilton in but at the same time try not to get each other in trouble, thus letting Hamilton get away with the front.
I am still sticking with Vettel for the duration of the this 2021 season(team Aston Martin), but also rooting for Red Bull and McLaren.

elff · « **Reply #3396 on:** April 17, 2021, 07:24:41 PM »

I am definitely looking forward to the race.

elff · « **Reply #3397 on:** April 18, 2021, 09:01:57 AM »

Wow, weather is not good for this race.
Get ready for an exciting one!!!

Critterman · « **Reply #3398 on:** April 18, 2021, 02:07:58 PM »

Well that was a very interesting race. A bit of luck and a hell of a comeback.

elff · « **Reply #3399 on:** April 18, 2021, 04:20:46 PM »

Gotta love a rain race.

Nice Drive by Verstappen. I think this has officially put MB on notice. It's a shame Perez could not capitalize on Bottas crashing out to recover from his penalty. It just was not his day. This was a difficult drive for a lot of the guys. Heck, Verstappen almost lost it on the rolling start.

Conspiracy Theory: Russel; did that on Purpose to allow Hamilton a chance to get back on the podium

McLaren and Ferrari both looked pretty good. Neither are on par with MB and RedBull yet, but there should continue to be some good battles down to 14th

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