LNERandBR Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Plenty of overtaking but it was only when others found the wall or made a mistake. Not a good day to be a F1 world champion. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 I'm seeing Yellow. Loads and loads of friggin YELLOW, Flags, VSC's SC's What a totally useless Micky Mouse Circuit, where I cant tell one corner from another. It needs to be dropped IMHO. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black and decker boy Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Fascinating race, full of drama. a real test of skill in those conditions, especially on the wrong tyres 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium SR71 Posted October 2, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 2, 2022 What's the point of having wets if you are going to wait until inters will do the job before you start? 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 What’s the point in having penalties if they’re not applied consistently and appropriately? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete the Elaner Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 What's the point of holding the podium awards straight away if the stewards are not going to bother making their decision about the leader's possible penalty until afterwards? I don't have a problem with their decision but leaving it for later is absolutely disgraceful. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted October 3, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2022 9 minutes ago, Pete the Elaner said: What's the point of holding the podium awards straight away if the stewards are not going to bother making their decision about the leader's possible penalty until afterwards? I don't have a problem with their decision but leaving it for later is absolutely disgraceful. Its because that the positions and points will stand so that MV and/or RB can keep the points. Cynical, moi? 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Just WHY???? I suppose they have to consider the betting culture of the region and the possibility of large men with attitudes and big hammers (at least) may get come visiting because the bookmakers are out of pocket... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 I thought it was an absorbing qualifying, but a dull race - thanks to all the “impermanent way slacks”. I’m becoming rather jaded by the off-track rumours and politics, that basically comes down to which teams are the best cheats and most able to get away with it. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted October 3, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2022 C4 coverage was frustrating. Max: “I’ve flat spotted my tyres, need to pit” C4: cool, we’ll go to an advert break Return to program to find Max has pitted and dropped right down, plus various other shuffling completely unseen. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete the Elaner Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 9 hours ago, EddieB said: I’m becoming rather jaded by the off-track rumours and politics, that basically comes down to which teams are the best cheats and most able to get away with it. We have 2 sets of people to blame for that: The media for stirring things as much as possible. Many interviews seem to be targeting a quote to generate something the interviewee does not really want to say. The FIA for weak rules: we had a load of fuss over jewellery. Either the rule needed updating years ago or it needs to be applied. Both RB & Merc exposed loopholes with engine penalties last year. I accept that as a problem when it happens for the first time, but nothing was changed to fix this during the winter. Safety car procedures have been rubbish for years. These were exposed last year in Abu Dhabi & again in Monza. They should have a minimal impact on races but instead of trying to achieve this, they pander to those who like to see them mess with races as much a possible. We have already seen 1 known case of a deliberate incident created to bring out a safety car (Piquet, Singapore 08). Others have drawn suspicion. Have others been created deliberately? Everything possible must be done to make such an incident worthless. Qualy seems to be affected more regularly by yellow/red flags. We have seen these caused deliberately before (Schumacher at Rascasse - he was penalised, which many think was fair, but there was no clear rule to apply). Rosberg did it more subtly & got away with it. Leclerc crashed out in Monaco last year & stopped others from beating his pole but he kept pole as a result. Intentional or not (I don't think it was), he screwed up & deserved to get a penalty for it. Just how much are drivers allowed to push each other around on the track before it becomes wrong? We saw a lot of shoving last season but when the outside driver yields to avoid a collision, he loses out. This is wrong. All the rules need looking at every year to see what improvements can be made, then the rules can be applied as written. They don't appear to bother though. 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted October 4, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 4, 2022 14 hours ago, njee20 said: C4 coverage was frustrating. Max: “I’ve flat spotted my tyres, need to pit” C4: cool, we’ll go to an advert break Return to program to find Max has pitted and dropped right down, plus various other shuffling completely unseen. Yup - C4 highlights this year have been dire, not highlights at all, but just the action cut to ribbons without any thought to capturing points of interest. Presumably not edited by a person with an interest or understanding in the actual race? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 34 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said: Yup - C4 highlights this year have been dire, not highlights at all, but just the action cut to ribbons without any thought to capturing points of interest. Presumably not edited by a person with an interest or understanding in the actual race? Or editing the highlights is in the hands of a Sky editor, who's remit is to encourage uptake of a Sky subscription? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted October 4, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 4, 2022 I generally don’t think they do a bad job, I guess the longer the race gets the harder it is to offer continuity given the defined duration of the highlights. This just felt particularly poor. we missed Ricciardo’s ascent through the field with an offset pit strategy too. I find it takes a minute or so after the adverts to work out what the hell has happened! It’s frustrating because I prefer the C4 team. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted October 4, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 4, 2022 Just now, njee20 said: It’s frustrating because I prefer the C4 team. Lee McKenzie or Natalie Pinkham - tough choice. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didcot Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 30 minutes ago, newbryford said: Lee McKenzie or Natalie Pinkham - tough choice. Well that has my imagination running wild! I think Rachel Brooks is a better reporter than Pinkie! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 1 hour ago, newbryford said: Lee McKenzie or Natalie Pinkham - tough choice. LM for me mate. 😍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Wet Wet Wet again? https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/92977/f1-japanese-grand-prix-weather-forecast/?fbclid=IwAR1oEM_vHfI5vzBzAGE4OVV7DscaxOybACmqUvu0QhwDT8b0COAxAhxjLtA 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 This smells just a little suspicious to me. https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/93059/f1-cost-cap-delay/?fbclid=IwAR1-FkGCX7Tt1OPq1_ne1iXM2QkIWdLTwxgjgmyXZKyI4ebzY20YHziRddE 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Max Verstappen to Be Forced to Surrender Title to Lewis Hamilton After F1 Director’s Comments Are Exposed From 2019: “If You Fraudulently Breach the Financial Regulations, You Will Be Losing Your Championship” https://www.essentiallysports.com/f1-news-max-verstappen-to-be-forced-to-surrender-title-to-lewis-hamilton-after-f1-directors-comments-are-exposed-from-2019-if-you-fraudulently-breach-the-financial-regulations-you-will-be/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=fan_page&utm_campaign=f1_news&fbclid=IwAR3tn-f2KPurMqLTXpzQxbDJOiGDn8p3l9zDuslWe3G5SAcrW0XgL8np1uI 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 13 minutes ago, Andrew P said: Max Verstappen to Be Forced to Surrender Title to Lewis Hamilton After F1 Director’s Comments Are Exposed From 2019: “If You Fraudulently Breach the Financial Regulations, You Will Be Losing Your Championship” https://www.essentiallysports.com/f1-news-max-verstappen-to-be-forced-to-surrender-title-to-lewis-hamilton-after-f1-directors-comments-are-exposed-from-2019-if-you-fraudulently-breach-the-financial-regulations-you-will-be/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=fan_page&utm_campaign=f1_news&fbclid=IwAR3tn-f2KPurMqLTXpzQxbDJOiGDn8p3l9zDuslWe3G5SAcrW0XgL8np1uI Ooh, the lawyers will be looking at supercar brochures then... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 On 04/10/2022 at 15:26, newbryford said: Lee McKenzie or Natalie Pinkham - tough choice. No contest for me - it’s lovely Lee all the way. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold unravelled Posted October 5, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 5, 2022 Does the budget cap extend to financial consultants and legal fees? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted October 5, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2022 2 hours ago, MarkC said: Ooh, the lawyers will be looking at supercar brochures then... Mercedes happy to help . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, Sidecar Racer said: Mercedes happy to help . Nah - they'll want something that works... 🤣 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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