F1 2023 season

[blueinsa]

Do we have a race weekend these days where the so called rule book doesn’t fucking dictate a result or cause complete mayhem as the majority don’t have a fucking clue as to how it will be applied?

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Well done Max

 

[lee_wsm]

Well that got very messy

 

[Keeper!]

Absolute farce,only Americans owners could bugger up F1 like this
at least Bernie Ecclestone understood what racing ment even though he was allegedly a little bent at least we had racing

All about the show with Americans, they destroy every sport they touch.

 

[Metal Biker]

Avoided all sports news, avoided any footage, waited until 9:30 to watch the race replay...


...and because of the race overrunning, the first thing Sky Sports F1 shows at 9:30 is the entire result recap of the race! No warning that the current programme is overrun. They're fucking incompetant.

 

[TinFoilHat]

I thought race management had improved since Abu Dhabi?

A farce of a ending, but great TV for liberty media. Which seems to be their priority.

Max walking to the title.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

It’s becoming a bit shit with the focus being on the entertainment rather than the sport. That ending was just farcical on so many counts.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Avoided all sports news, avoided any footage, waited until 9:30 to watch the race replay...


...and because of the race overrunning, the first thing Sky Sports F1 shows at 9:30 is the entire result recap of the race! No warning that the current programme is overrun. They're fucking incompetant.

Same thing here mate - I avoided the result, tuned in at 11.45 which is when Sky F1 advertised the full replay was on including the warmup chat etc.

Just in time to catch Versappen on the podium from the previous replay…

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

That finish was a farce. So harsh on Sainz.

 

[Slipper One]

I thought race management had improved since Abu Dhabi?

A farce of a ending, but great TV for liberty media. Which seems to be their priority.

Max walking to the title.

How would you have ended the race, while staying within the rules?

Just wondering what your thoughts were.

 

[blueinsa]

How would you have ended the race, while staying within the rules?

Just wondering what your thoughts were.

For a start I wouldn’t count formation laps as laps.

They don’t count it before the official start.

 

[domalino]

For a start I wouldn’t count formation laps as laps.

They don’t count it before the official start.

They should make them carry an extra 10 laps worth of fuel and just not count laps under safety cars. If a crash cleanup is going to take more than a few laps, bring them in and do a full restart - which are much more entertaining than rolling restarts.

Or, considering they're almost always underfueled- just make them carry the full 110kg.

A 58 lap race should have 58 laps of competitive racing.

 

[svennis pennis]

That finish was a farce. So harsh on Sainz.

Not for me, he was never making that corner in a million years and used Alonso as a bumper.

 

[NZBlue]

How would you have ended the race, while staying within the rules?

Just wondering what your thoughts were.

Don't bring them into the pits for red flags, just line up in running order on the starting grid (unless the incident is there of course). That way they can do a restart without a formation lap and have the "joy" of stone cold tyres to add to the spectacle. Make them work for their money!

 

[Bluemoon dan]

For those who remember him at the City training camp....

 

[TinFoilHat]

A strange place to start a sprint race. It'll be either cataclysmic or dull.

As an aside I wonder if F1 are grooming Bernie Collins to take over from Ted or Brundle?

 

[TinFoilHat]

Fuck off Max.

"It's not fair!"

 

[TinFoilHat]

Means fuck all now as Tsunoda had a comedy lost tyre moment.

 

[lonestay]

What's the point of a 17 lap sprint race? It's stupid .

 

[dave_blue12]

Fuck off Max.

"It's not fair!"

Russell clips Verstappen on the exit of turn 2 and by dint of said collision is able to get his nose in front.

I think anyone would be a bit pissed at that.