F1 2023 season

[blueinsa]

Go to bed with Alonso on a 10 second penalty and wake to news he is back 3rd.

The sport is becoming a joke. The Jack was on the fucking car, they broke the rules. I love Alonso but it seems the rules are now literally so wishy washy and vague they can punish or let off whoever they want.

 

[Metal Biker]

Go to bed with Alonso on a 10 second penalty and wake to news he is back 3rd.

The sport is becoming a joke. The Jack was on the fucking car, they broke the rules. I love Alonso but it seems the rules are now literally so wishy washy and vague they can punish or let off whoever they want.

It's a dumb rule. Alonso shouldn't have been punished, neither should Ocon.

Special mention for the black/white flag for Hamilton for 'weaving'. It's like red cards for aggressive walking. These sort of dumb penalisations are killing the sport.

 

[leighton]

F1 was good a few years ago we now have the Red Bull dominance I would love to see how they will go if they let the 2 drivers race each other they will side with Max but if Perez wins another 3 to 5 races then will they let them race?

Also good to see Aston up so high so far I hope it aint a flash in the pan we need to see Red Bull being pressured by someone. IF we can get Aston and Merc and Ferrari going and pushing them thne it might be good.

 

[TonyM]

They should do something to jazz it up. Like those wheels with the daggers sticking out, oil deployment, machine guns or a decent death ray.

Also having only one person per car is boring. There should be a gunner at the very least if not a bomber/navigator.

Also the pit crew don't look half as threatening as they could do. I'd recommend flick knives and chains.

And I haven't even got to topless, bottomless, etc etc

Let's make this F1 season the very best BOOM!!!

 

[Manchester33]

I don't know how any of you can take F1 seriously after 2021 fiasco. I've barely watched it since.

 

[blueinsa]

F2 is a far better spectacle right now.

 

[TinFoilHat]

I don't know how any of you can take F1 seriously after 2021 fiasco. I've barely watched it since.

Part of me was hoping for redemption from that. Sadly it isn't.

Liberty media seem to want to take bigger chunks of TV revenue from the US. More races there to chase their goal. Will Vegas work? Maybe to their domestic audience. The rest of us I'm not sure. People went apeshit over Sochi getting a GP claiming political interference and promotion of Russia. Which is what Vegas be doing for the USA.

Max has a clean shaven, win at all costs attitude they like and they are happy to facilitate his temper tantrums as it keeps the brand happy. Even Perez little dig at Alonso after the race was for the Tele more than the actual racing.

Drive to survive has also warped people's (including mine) view of the sport.

 

[blueinsa]

It's a dumb rule. Alonso shouldn't have been punished, neither should Ocon.

Special mention for the black/white flag for Hamilton for 'weaving'. It's like red cards for aggressive walking. These sort of dumb penalisations are killing the sport.

Don’t think it’s a silly rule at all as it is a penalty.

You can’t work on or touch the car for 5 seconds it’s that simple.

Having the jack up against the car breaks that rule imo.

 

[domalino]

It's a dumb rule. Alonso shouldn't have been punished, neither should Ocon.

Special mention for the black/white flag for Hamilton for 'weaving'. It's like red cards for aggressive walking. These sort of dumb penalisations are killing the sport.

It's embarassing that iwthin about an hour AM managed to find 7 recent examples of the rear jack touching a car under drive through penalty and it not being penalised.

But this bit -

"The alleged representation of an agreement between the FIA and the teams that touching the car in any way, including with a jack would constitutre working on the car [...] was incorrect and therefore the basis of the Steward's decision was wrong."

- is 10x worse, the FIA making fools out of themselves and the sport.

 

[crooky]

F1 was good a few years ago we now have the Red Bull dominance I would love to see how they will go if they let the 2 drivers race each other they will side with Max but if Perez wins another 3 to 5 races then will they let them race?

Also good to see Aston up so high so far I hope it aint a flash in the pan we need to see Red Bull being pressured by someone. IF we can get Aston and Merc and Ferrari going and pushing them thne it might be good.

How was F1 good a few years ago?

Mercedes went through *the* most dominant period in F1 history. Seven straight drivers and constructors championships.

Apart from a few half seasons when Ferrari got their act together it was largely a procession for the Silver Arrows.

Agreed that we desperately need closer competition at the front.