June 21, 20214 yr Yeah, once they didn’t pit first for the second stop, they were forced to go long on the one stop. Kind of ironically, the vibration issues Bottas had from locking up caused him to pit first on the first stop, causing Max to cover him off and then subsequently undercut Lewis. At the same time, Perez being able to be right there is going to throw a lot of wrenches in the spokes for Mercedes.
June 21, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Chewbacca said: That's certainly possible as well, but good luck with that. Max was the fastest car all weekend and he was on fresher tires. Nobody was going to slow him down. He went straight around Lewis as well. Great Video of Max/Hamilton qualifying side by side. The merc was right there in the first segment but is dusted when things straighten out. Wish they did more of these each week with more drivers.
June 21, 20214 yr Awesome video, would love to see more of those too. Gotta give Honda tons of credit for the motor this year. Too bad they saw fit to pull out right when they might have a championship winning package.
June 21, 20214 yr 37 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said: Great Video of Max/Hamilton qualifying side by side. The merc was right there in the first segment but is dusted when things straighten out. Wish they did more of these each week with more drivers. That's really cool. They've got Max's setup on point. Just unreal how much better he is than everyone else right now.
June 21, 20214 yr Also, WTF is happening to Ferrari right now? They looked like dogshit yesterday. I've read that their cars are really hard on tires? Is that it, or is there more to it? Feels like there has to be more. Love seeing Danny and Lando do well yesterday. Hope Danny has figured out that car finally.
June 22, 20214 yr Author There wasn't much Bottas could do to slow down Max, but using him to potentially delay Max was their only chance. 7 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said: Yeah, once they didn’t pit first for the second stop, they were forced to go long on the one stop. Kind of ironically, the vibration issues Bottas had from locking up caused him to pit first on the first stop, causing Max to cover him off and then subsequently undercut Lewis. At the same time, Perez being able to be right there is going to throw a lot of wrenches in the spokes for Mercedes. Yeah a very good #2 like Checo has been what RBR has needed since RIC left. Their stubborn insistence on pulling drivers only from their YDP was stupid.
June 22, 20214 yr Author 4 hours ago, faps said: Awesome video, would love to see more of those too. Gotta give Honda tons of credit for the motor this year. Too bad they saw fit to pull out right when they might have a championship winning package. Again. And too bad they waited so long to let the adult Honda engineers get serious about developing a proper PU.
June 22, 20214 yr What was up with LeClerc fading away in the race? Also, Giovinazzi is starting to match or outperform Raikkonen?
June 22, 20214 yr 17 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said: Yeah, once they didn’t pit first for the second stop, they were forced to go long on the one stop. Kind of ironically, the vibration issues Bottas had from locking up caused him to pit first on the first stop, causing Max to cover him off and then subsequently undercut Lewis.At the same time, Perez being able to be right there is going to throw a lot of wrenches in the spokes for Mercedes. That's a huge point in all of this. During this whole run Mercedes hasn't had to deal with two cars coming at them. I wonder if there has been much of a change in the way they are going about the second car, especially now that we see Gasly running very well.
June 22, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, 52-80 said: What was up with LeClerc fading away in the race? Also, Giovinazzi is starting to match or outperform Raikkonen? I think it is well past time he steps aside.
June 22, 20214 yr 9 hours ago, wood said: Again. And too bad they waited so long to let the adult Honda engineers get serious about developing a proper PU. It'd be cool if they changed their mind on the decision to leave.
June 22, 20214 yr That's a huge point in all of this. During this whole run Mercedes hasn't had to deal with two cars coming at them. I wonder if there has been much of a change in the way they are going about the second car, especially now that we see Gasly running very well.I think that they should put their eggs in the Lewis basket here pretty soon. The WCC is starting to become out of reach, but they have a shot at the WDC if they go all-in on Lewis, I think. However, this is really all dependent on if they bring any damn upgrades. They have only brought a few very small things, with the last being in Imola. There are rumors they may have some stuff in Austria, but if not, hell, I don’t know how they expected to win this year.
June 22, 20214 yr 42 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said: I think that they should put their eggs in the Lewis basket here pretty soon. The WCC is starting to become out of reach, but they have a shot at the WDC if they go all-in on Lewis, I think. However, this is really all dependent on if they bring any damn upgrades. They have only brought a few very small things, with the last being in Imola. There are rumors they may have some stuff in Austria, but if not, hell, I don’t know how they expected to win this year. All it takes is one bad race by Red Bull and Mercedes is back in it. This shit is gonna go down to the wire.
June 22, 20214 yr Pardon My Take podcast had a couple of fun interviews with Horner (about a month ago) and Ricciardo (last week) for anyone who is interested. The hosts fully admit that they know nothing about the sport, so the interviews are short on detailed analysis, but are fun insights into both guys.
June 22, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Anton Chigurh said: Also, this is a cool comparison video. Like a ghost in racing games. That's really cool. It clearly illustrates exactly what Max was talking about before the race, regarding their choices vs. Mercedes' decisions on the downforce for the race. Max admitted they were going to sacrifice the turn entries to Merc, and focus on the turn exits. And you see it obviously play out in the video. So cool!
June 22, 20214 yr Also, this could be interesting. “I'm not going to claim it is intentional, but likely as of Thursday next week Mercedes is about to get 2.5% extra wind tunnel time and CFD allowance and Red Bull is going to lose the same amount.”[emoji3166]
June 22, 20214 yr Mind the horrible Nord VPN ad thing at the beginning (skip ahead to 1:24), but this is the best that I have ever seen the undercut/overcut visualized. Also explains what I was saying yesterday really well.
June 22, 20214 yr Author AD finally fixing their track. Likely a massive improvement. It's amazing to me that they didn't do the hairpin this way in the first place. That chicane there always killed overtaking at what should have been a great spot for it.
June 22, 20214 yr 53 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said: Mind the horrible Nord VPN ad thing at the beginning (skip ahead to 1:24), but this is the best that I have ever seen the undercut/overcut visualized. Also explains what I was saying yesterday really well. this is excellent, thank you!
June 23, 20214 yr Does anyone have any recommendations for F1 podcasts? I listened to the latest episode of F1 Nation and thought it was pretty good.
June 23, 20214 yr The Race does them. The F1 beyond the grid ones are very good too but they’re not about current events.
June 23, 20214 yr Author 1 minute ago, Anton Chigurh said: The Race does them. Just disregard anything Edd Straw says. Reading/listening to Edd Straw is worse than a waste of time. You'll actually come away less informed about F1 than you were going in. Dumber than a box of rocks.
June 23, 20214 yr 4 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said: Does anyone have any recommendations for F1 podcasts? I listened to the latest episode of F1 Nation and thought it was pretty good. I just got into F1 a little over a month ago so I can't really speak to their credibility but I have been listening to 3 Legs 4 Wheels and WTF1 and I've really been enjoying both of those.
June 24, 20214 yr 11 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said: Does anyone have any recommendations for F1 podcasts? I listened to the latest episode of F1 Nation and thought it was pretty good. I only listen to one, but Missed Apex is really good. They have tow mainstays and then have tow other rotating panel members. It’s a good mix of informative and funny and they have some good guests, like former Lotus team principal Matthew Carter.
June 24, 20214 yr 7 hours ago, wood said: OBTW ... Moto GP Japan moved to COTA. Yeah it's signed for the first weekend of October (which is also 1st ACL weekend). Rumors that MotoGP is also considering a second date at COTA, similar to what F1 is rumored to be looking at. I suspect that's why MotoGP went ahead and locked down at least one date right now-- weekends in October at COTA could get booked up.
June 24, 20214 yr 20 hours ago, Seasick Sailor said: Does anyone have any recommendations for F1 podcasts? I listened to the latest episode of F1 Nation and thought it was pretty good. I listen to the BBC Chequered Flag podcast and the Autosport F1 podcast.
June 24, 20214 yr This reeks of the old "FIA Ferrari International Assistance", except I assume it's Mercedes now. Lame.
June 25, 20214 yr That's probably a good thing... for my survival. If they had put the second race at COTA as well, I'm not sure how I'd survive two weekends in a row out there....
June 25, 20214 yr Bottas can't catch a break this season. https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/o7qqrz/3_grid_place_penalty_for_bottas_pit_lane_incident/
June 25, 20214 yr Another strong day for Ricciardo, starting to put some of these days together. Race could be incredible if the midfield stays this close.
June 26, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, Goofyboy said: Latifi flying in Q1 Didn’t think he’d get knocked out, nor Ocon
June 26, 20214 yr Max on pole, Hamilton 2 Norris 3, Perez 4 Bottas second-fastest in time but has the penalty and he moves back
June 26, 20214 yr Great day by Norris. His qualifying has been outstanding all year. it was nice to see the tire difference actually play out on a Saturday. Good mix of medium and softs in the top ten. George sitting pretty for points tomorrow. 11th and can start on new mediums with zero laps if he chooses to do so, or he will spin on the formation lap. Seems like no one lists the starting tires anywhere when looking up the starting grid online. Best I can tell it’s Max - M Perez - S Ham - M Bot - M Nor - S Gas - S Lec - S Yuk- S Alo- S Str- S 11-15 could go M/H as a counter strategy? Edited June 26, 20214 yr by ChickenSandwich
June 26, 20214 yr On 6/25/2021 at 1:06 PM, ChickenSandwich said: Another strong day for Ricciardo, starting to put some of these days together. Race could be incredible if the midfield stays this close. Danny Ricc from FP2 to Qualifying:
June 27, 20214 yr Danny Ricc from FP2 to Qualifying:Someone did his quali time was better than his FP2 time. Everyone else just went a whole lot faster.
June 27, 20214 yr Quali seems like the last thing mastered for the drivers switching teams. Perez is nails on race pace, but still fumbling during qualifying. Same for Ricc. I bet he has good race pace tomorrow.
June 27, 20214 yr 3 minutes ago, RPM said: Crazy start! That’s for sure. LeClerc is having a rough few weeks
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