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How in the name of all that's holy does the 312 tail shot work? I can see the shadow of the mount, but not the mount itself - looks awesome, can't wait to hear on full loud! 🙂
Digitally removed? The mount is in a fixed position in the shot whereas the shadow moves around.
Canada Goose off the menu, Turkey off the menu. If this was Christmas dinner I’d choose British Beef.
I don't suppose there is any other UK circuit that could step up as a replacement, supposing that infection rates here remain low?
How in the name of all that’s holy does the 312 tail shot work? I can see the shadow of the mount, but not the mount itself – looks awesome, can’t wait to hear on full loud!
Click the link below the video - all explained there! 🙂
Great, thanks! 🙂
I don’t suppose there is any other UK circuit that could step up as a replacement, supposing that infection rates here remain low?
I dont think so. It was discussed last year and Donningyon isnt up to standard, and if that isnt then I cant see Brands or Rockingham or wherever being either.
Maybe two at Silverstone again, different layouts possibly
Ricciardo's suggesting having a double round in Australia to end the season.
https://www.racefans.net/2021/04/26/racefans-round-up-26-04-4/
I don't know if that's a serious suggestion or not. I don't know if they would be able to host two races in Melbourne because it's a one-off street circuit, not a permanent venue. No idea if they have any other circuits up to F1 grade. I remember seeing something last year about a new circuit (maybe down near Adelaide) that was proposed as a potential replacement for Melbourne. Being the end of the season and summer down there, that would give them the option of hosting multiple races to fill in for any other cancellations.
I'd be tempted to say just leave the race out then.
If it had been Austria next round they could have ran a double header there.
Buts its France and I can't see anyone wanting to run to races at Paul Ricard
They could go back to Mugello.
Isn't Roclingham a housing estate now? Could be interesting I suppose!
Every now and again I entertain daft notions like “I could drive an F1 car, no worries” and then I watch videos like that one up there and I realise “no, no I couldn’t”
Is it as big as the Caesar’s Palace car park, though? 😉
Back to the old routine im Portugal then?
Normal service resumes.
2.1s slower than MSC - guys totally out of his depth.
His dad will need to buy F1 for him to win the championship. Great move to hire Vettel to make Stroll look good
Oh dear, Ricciardo out in Q1, a second behind Norris.
blimey Lewis!....
oh dear, Alonso battered by Ocon. Mr Saturday so so close
2.1s slower than MSC – guys totally out of his depth.
I wonder GPDA might even suggest he leaves. Been a lloonnggg time since any driver/team has been pulled up on safety grounds for being too shit/slow
I wonder GPDA might even suggest he leaves.
His dad's pumping millions into the sport. As long as he's just providing comedy relief and not running drivers off the track, they're probably happy to have him there.
look a bit tricky out there today....
His dad’s pumping millions into the sport. As long as he’s just providing comedy relief and not running drivers off the track, they’re probably happy to have him there.
He’s already pissed off half the field with qualifying antics, I wonder if he has many allies. Are those millions helping anyone other than Haas?
Are those millions helping anyone other than Haas?
Having 10 teams is better for the sport than having 9. Having more money in circulation is better than less. Having a comedy relief driver makes for good tv during dull points in the commentary.
He was only half a second slower than MSC in the end. You could argue Latifi is the laughing stock - in his 2nd year with Williams and can't get close to Russell. And he's been in and around F1 a good few years now.
And Mazespin is positively grade A material compared to some of the jokers who tried to qualify F1 cars in the 90s! 🙂
And where does Ricciardo go if Lando keeps showing him up every weekend!!? Could be a career defining season.
Ricciardo to Williams Hass or Ferrari B team. He will come good as its early days. Give the honey badger a break cos he dont give a s**t
He was only half a second slower than MSC in the end
...and well inside the 107% rule.
lewis amd his tyres are warming to this
**** me! what a pass
Hamilton proving again why he’s above the rest. Vettel meanwhile, damaged goods?
should be interesting to see Bottas vs Max
Mazepin is an absolute liability
Well that was dull!
Well that was dull!
Agreed!
Amacing circuit which makes the cars look fast, multiple lead changes. Winner in third at one point. Last minute gasps at fastest lap, alpine scoring decent points, alonso overtaking lots, Lando proving he is real talent. But yet i agree, somehow dull!
Hamilton operates at a higher level than everyone else. He really had the bit between his teeth today.
Norris as well showing after Hamilton he is the best British talent on the grid. Great drive by him, that second stint on the Medium tyres was fantastic.
Amacing circuit which makes the cars look fast, multiple lead changes. Winner in third at one point. Last minute gasps at fastest lap, alpine scoring decent points, alonso overtaking lots, Lando proving he is real talent. But yet i agree, somehow dull!
Felt the same here. Watched the whole race and the good bits were good but at the end it felt like a waste of time. Really strange feeling for a life-long fan!
I'm worried I'll lose interest at some point through the season as 20+ races just feels like too many. Each race used to be an event but now there seems to be one every weekend it doesn't seem to matter if I miss one. Maybe I'll try the theory out for the next one, Barcelona is always a borefest anyway. It just feels like the sport has gone down the Quantity over Quality path too much now: DRS overtakes, tyre saving, fuel saving and too many races makes things seem formulaic and contrived somehow.
I'm going to have a shot at F1 punditry and pick winners and losers from each race.
Portugal
Winner: Lewis Hamilton (also Lando Norris)
Loser: Nikita Mazepin
Italy
Winner: Max Verstappen (also Lando Norris)
Loser: Nikita Mazepin
Bahrain
Winner: Lewis Hamilton (also Lando Norris)
Loser: Nikita Mazepin
I think the boredom today came from the realisation that the Red Bull challenge is effectively over for this season. Mercedes have rapidly got around the low rake handicap from the new regs and Red Bull have never out-developed them.
Lewis really is on another level though. You could tell when he was sat in third he was keeping his tyres in good shape for a later challenge - then bam, first Max, then Bottas, then the race was his to lose.
Mercedes have rapidly got around the low rake handicap from the new regs and Red Bull have never out-developed them.
You sure? RB tend to come on strong late in the season, usually when it's too late to catch up, might not be this time. Still think it will be Lewis, but closer than before.
The Perez/Bottas battle will decide the constructors.
I think the boredom today came from the realisation that the Red Bull challenge is effectively over for this season.
Too early to say that, it may be circuit specific. I think the Red Bull works better on circuits with a mix of low and high-speed corners and has a wider temperature operating window. I do think Merc will be relieved to be competitive, but a lot of it has come down to Hamilton driving superbly so it will only take one bad race to lose a big bunch of points. Plus reliability, of course. Honda pushed really hard on the performance front and seem to have a slight engine advantage. They may have reliability issues, but so may Merc if they are forced to run their engines harder to stay competitive. It would only take one blown engine to throw the championship wide open.
Merc really need to sort their pit stop times out
Iirc Bottas stop was 3.3 seconds, Max's was 1.9 seconds
When Bottas came out the pits and had his wobble Max took advantage and passed, if Bottas had a 1.9 second pit stop he would of had a bit of wiggle room to correct and defend from Max
Has Merc ever done a sub 2 second pit stop? in the past their dominance meant they didn't need to worry too much about doing the quickest pit stops but it seems to be much more important this year to get everything spot on given how close the cars are this year
Hamilton's was 2.35 I think, so not too far off, but it's true that Mercedes are consistently slower than RB. Over the last 6 seasons this really hasn't mattered...maybe now they'll look to change that.