Hroth Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 TBH, I don't think I will be paying much attention to the fag end of this season. When does 2024 start? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 20, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, Hroth said: TBH, I don't think I will be paying much attention to the fag end of this season. When does 2024 start? 2.3.2024 in Bahrain. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium OnTheBranchline Posted October 21, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2023 Aston Martin's fall from grace is getting ugly with both cars out in Q1... 🤦♂️ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 7 hours ago, OnTheBranchline said: Aston Martin's fall from grace is getting ugly with both cars out in Q1... 🤦♂️ How long before Al Fonso walks? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium OnTheBranchline Posted October 21, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2023 That sprint could have been an e-mail. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Collier Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Well that sprint race really livened things up for the fans said no one. They really are a waste of time and Max being 9 seconds ahead in just 19 laps doesn't bode well for the GP although it may take him a couple of laps to get into the lead. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, Gareth Collier said: Well that sprint race really livened things up for the fans said no one. They really are a waste of time and Max being 9 seconds ahead in just 19 laps doesn't bode well for the GP although it may take him a couple of laps to get into the lead. Yes, but Lewis 8 seconds ahead of Leclerc isn't so familiar in recent races. 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Jiff Kenobi Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 (edited) When sprint races were first announced, I was against the idea. Nothing has happened yet to change my mind. Edited October 22, 2023 by Obi-Jiff Kenobi Missed some letters out - numpty! 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Was a fairly interesting race 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didcot Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 Verstappen getting booed to the chant of Checco, Checco! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didcot Posted October 22, 2023 Author Share Posted October 22, 2023 Good result for Hamilton. Another lap or earlier pit and I think the crowd would have been cheering more. So close for Lando too. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2023 So much for Lewis being past-it. If his pitstop had gone better this would have been even closer. Max has not been harried like that all season. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Collier Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 It's great to see the gap between Max and the rest closing but it's only because the rest are still bringing upgrades whilst RB can forget about this season and concentrate on next year's car so they'll kick off with a massive headstart in a car already the best. That said good to see Lewis back and Lando getting another podium. George really does seem to be tailing off as the season progresses. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman7 Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Definitely a more interesting race! Let's hope the narrowing of the gap continues 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Martino Posted October 23, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2023 Just reading the headlines (at midnight US Eastern time). Just lost for words. Were all cars checked? I’ll bet half the field, if not more, had worn planks due to the sprint race and the track, not just Ferrari and Mercedes. Were they all not scrutineered after the sprint and before the GP? They were in parc ferm´e. I’m seriously worried about the FIA and the stewards. 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium OnTheBranchline Posted October 23, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2023 Congrats Logan Sergeant on his first point in F1! And a Williams double points finish - one positive from the updated results. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2023 Plank-wear DQs used to be regular spoilers, but not for many seasons now. Yet again the stupid Sprint format, with parc fermé conditions imposed much earlier in the weekend, has unexpected disbenefits. Sergeant's point is the first by a US driver in 30 years! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Collier Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Let's add an additional 19 racing laps to the weekend then penalise you for your wooden plank being to worn which we won't let you check between races. Another win for FIA officialdom. 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2023 The Sprints are there solely to get more bums on seats on the Saturday, with a short race these half-interested folk will understand, so it's all about income for the circuit, so the Commercial Rights Holder can screw more out of them. 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didcot Posted October 23, 2023 Author Share Posted October 23, 2023 Unbelievable! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 So what’s the results now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didcot Posted October 23, 2023 Author Share Posted October 23, 2023 Crashtappen, Norris and Sainz I think. Rather conveniently Perez extends his lead over Hamilton. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete the Elaner Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Oldddudders said: The Sprints are there solely to get more bums on seats on the Saturday, with a short race these half-interested folk will understand, so it's all about income for the circuit, so the Commercial Rights Holder can screw more out of them. I often hear the "solution where no problem exists" argument banded about incorrectly but I believe this is really one of those situations. There have always been plenty of fans at circuits over the weekend. Many have 3 day passes & others have just gone to watch the practise & qualifying sessions anyway, especially with all practise session now being broadcast live on TV. Turning 1 of these into a race has attracted very few, if any, extra supporters. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Reorte Posted October 23, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2023 6 minutes ago, Pete the Elaner said: I often hear the "solution where no problem exists" argument banded about incorrectly but I believe this is really one of those situations. There have always been plenty of fans at circuits over the weekend. Many have 3 day passes & others have just gone to watch the practise & qualifying sessions anyway, especially with all practise session now being broadcast live on TV. Turning 1 of these into a race has attracted very few, if any, extra supporters. Only time I've ever seen an F1 car on the move in person was at a test session, the week before the Grand Prix. I was at Cranfield at the time, not a million miles from Silverstone, and someone heard that there were some free to go to practice sessions, so off a bunch of us went. Only found out as we were leaving that you could get free earplugs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 So two cars, from two different teams, were tampered with between the spraint race and the proper race such that their floors were rendered illegal? More like a bumpy track took its toll over race distance and the capricious stewards saw an opportunity to disregard the result on track. Favouritism? Sure. Max should have had 5 seconds for forcing Le Clerc off the track. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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