New wing paint job
although I’m sure The Race will have an article on the proper changes when they appear
mashr
although I’m sure The Race will have an article on the proper changes when they appear
motorsport.it reckon its changed for lower drag and 3 kg weight reduction
https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-mercedes-ala-anteriore-scarica-e-3-kg-di-leggerezza/10287593/
That’s more like it, first article is basically selling an NFT of the rear wing
mashr
Full MemberThat’s more like it, first article is basically selling an NFT of the rear wing
Yeah and just to clarify my shoddy grammar, that's 3kg off across the whole car, not just the front wing.
In other news the map has now been published, and there are 3 drs zones.
Here's a hot lap from the video game, the turns in the middle of S2 (00:45 ish) looks pretty mad. Just hope the slow corners don't cause the cars to spread out
For those who watch on NowTV - Sports is currently £20/month for x3 months. 👍
Best thing about Miami so far is Lando’s awesome basketball helmet
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2022/05/05/norris-unveils-basketball-themed-helmet-for-miami-gp/
I have a bit more sympathy for Max after hearing this. I knew Jos was a bit of a nasty prick, but FFS.
https://twitter.com/ESPNF1/status/1522214537486774275
"I was like, 'You know what, because I'm so quick, I'm just going to pass him and drive off into the distance'," says Max now, aged 24. "But when I went for the move, it was a bit of optimistic and we touched, and I retired.
"But I think that was good for me. Because the year after I think I was a lot better at judging my overtakes and the way I was approaching a race knowing that it's not about this one lap, there are more laps to pass. If you're really quicker, you will get by."It was a hard lesson. But I think it was a good one at the end."
Show's he's learnt absolutely nothing since that day! Still F1's finest crash-bang-wallop overtaker.
And if his Dad is such a prize-cock, there's no reason for him to carry on the family tradition.
Max Verstappen recalls when his father Jos left him at a gas station after a karting mistake at 14 years old
I often wonder if Max is carrying around a lot more trauma than he lets on
And if his Dad is such a prize-cock,
I don't think there's "if" in that debate. a quick google of Jos (and his father) will reveal what a nice guy he is
Oof, carlos cracked his head on the fence quite badly
https://twitter.com/Dagues_/status/1522376669746585601
https://twitter.com/Dagues_/status/1522375788846526464
Ouch!
That's the sort of stupid crap that I do..... I thought these guys would have more spatial awareness than me!
Sum's up Sainz season so far! 😬😬
Sum’s up Sainz season so far!
Harsh but fair.
Have we done Seb appearing on Question Time next week?
Vettel on QT
Hmmm - F1 buying real-estate now. The start of them trying to control the whole show?...
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-pays-240m-to-acquire-city-site-for-las-vegas-paddock/10297435/
I wonder if Zak Brown will be rocking this look!? 🤔
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FP1 in 5mins - Latifi in the wall in 20mins!? 🤔🤔
Merc looking a lot better today, great job from albon but it's making me think RB and Ferrari are holding back a lot until quali
Seems to be almost zero 🐬
Has he got a 10 minute delay in starting then?
EDIT - this was about Latiffi
Who’s watching qually then?
I’m proper to excited to see how it pans out. Merc seem to have made some good improvements but P3 wasn’t a great session for them.. but who knows what fuel loads were.
Plus the circuit is pretty unforgiving. That concrete wall that Ocon and Sainz had a chat with is interesting. Martin Brundle was saying he thinks it needs something in front of it.
I reckon there could be a red 🚩 or three..
Very unlucky for Russell there
Aye, disappointing for Russell. Car looked a reet handful mind. Cracking lap by Norris in Q2.
disappointing for Russell.
Bottas must be having a wee chuckle to himself
Bottas must be having a wee chuckle to himself
Bottas is driving like an absolute banshee right now
Love seeing Bottas ahead of the Mercedes in quali. I wonder if they swapped Hamilton and Russells cars around and if Toto apologises for the unacceptable car they've given him
Good luck Leclerc!
God this Brundell grid walk thing is spine-bendingly horrid
It's looking good for Max
It's gonna take a big lump of luck for Leclerc to win this
This is monumentally dull.
It’s not great is it?! Ferrari have got no answer for RB and Verstappen. Once he was past that was it. Shocking pit stop for Carlos just there.. FFS
This is crap tbh
They had the opportunity to design a really good track and instead they designed this load of crap.
Effectively a street circuit though, they're alway far worse. I think Miami is trying to go for Monaco's crown of being the most prestigious race in the calendar while also being the most boring.
F1 is fast disappearing up it's own commercial backside!
I don't usually watch the WTF1 internet reaction videos - but I'm thinking this one might be quite funny
Definitely a case of money before racing. Perhaps there is a competition to see who can get away with making the most boring race. They are after Monaco’s crown, it will definitely cost more to beat Monaco as the commute for many in F1 is very short in the principality.
More seriously if the whole point is to build a bigger following in the USA for commercial reasons then you would have thought they would want a track that produced a decent race with lots of the right sort of action. Not just see who can hit the wall the hardest
I think the track can produce a decent race. The main problem seemed to be the nature of the track surface and the amount of small stones coming out of it.
I didn't even mind the twisty bit under the under-pass as it allowed cars to run close before the straight.
6/10 for me. Not a bad start, but needs tweaking.
And this picture of Max will exist forever!... 🤣🤣
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More seriously if the whole point is to build a bigger following in the USA for commercial reasons then you would have thought they would want a track that produced a decent race with lots of the right sort of action.
There was an interesting thread on Twitter about the revival of F1 by Liberty Media - unlike Bernie Eccleston, they knew the importance of getting a young audience involved, social media and the market to play into which was absolutely the USA, it's the most lucrative sports market in the world.
The 2021 Austin GP had 400,000 paying attendees, up 50% on 2018. Miami was packed out for the whole weekend. I'm not sure they're concerned with boring races at the moment so long as they get some content for the Netflix Drive to Survive show which is a huge hit in the States. Even that doesn't rely on exciting racing, it's a manufactured cliche of sporting dramas.
@crazy-legs. Thats probably very true but equally sad when the actual point of the sport no longer matters
Watched the 7minutes highlights on YouTube- and that was boring, can’t imagine watching the whole race 🤷♂️