F1 Race

[golfbluecustard]

Anyone watching today's F1 ?

Yellow Flags / Safety Car and now Red Flag not to mention time penalties

This has all the drama that we love about sport !

GBC

 

[ger147]

Great race, and nice to see David beating Goliath for once. Brilliant drive from Gasly, taking advantage of other's mistakes to score his first ever win. Also nice to see McLaren and Racing Point on the podium.

 

[golfbluecustard]

Great race, and nice to see David beating Goliath for once. Brilliant drive from Gasly, taking advantage of other's mistakes to score his first ever win. Also nice to see McLaren and Racing Point on the podium.

Just wish there was this much excitement from F1 every time !!!

GBC

 

[NearHull]

Great race. Bottas didn’t seem to get as much out of his Mercedes as did Hamilton. Well done Gasly.

 

[SaintHacker]

Great race, but what a ridiculous rule being allowed to change tyres while under the red flag, means some cars basically gained 25 seconds for free!

 

[golfbluecustard]

Great race, but what a ridiculous rule being allowed to change tyres while under the red flag, means some cars basically gained 25 seconds for free!

understand that you need rules but the ones in F1 sometimes really don't make sense, with as you say tyre changes under a red flag being one of them !!!

GBC

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Best race for ages. I imagine Hamilton and the team bosses will be having a few words about the decision to pit. Surely the onus is on the driver to be aware of the signs/flags and react accordingly

 

[Smiffy]

Best race for ages. I imagine Hamilton and the team bosses will be having a few words about the decision to pit. Surely the onus is on the driver to be aware of the signs/flags and react accordingly

He was told to pit by the team. Try working that one out whilst your doing 150mph......

 

[HomerJSimpson]

He was told to pit by the team. Try working that one out whilst your doing 150mph......

I agree Smiffy. Clearly a bad call by the team but even at 150mph would he not have been able to see the two set of lights saying the pit lane was closed and overridden the decision. Could the team also not know the pit lane was closed and told him to stay out.

 

[MegaSteve]

Never mind Mercedes 'normal' efficiency going to pot... I am just pleased the Tifosi were not in the house witnessing, first hand, the absolute debacle Ferrari have morphed into...

 

[bobmac]

There was no reason to close the pit lane, big error by the FIA

 

[robinthehood]

There was no reason to close the pit lane, big error by the FIA

They were wheeling a broken down car back along it, you cant have pit stops happening while thats going on.

 

[bobmac]

They were wheeling a broken down car back along it, you cant have pit stops happening while thats going on.

Not while Hamilton went past



Magnusson parked his car right in front of an exit in the barrier, why did they not just push it back or why didn't Mugnusson carry on into the pits

 

[Slime]

Anyone watching today's F1 ?

Yellow Flags / Safety Car and now Red Flag not to mention time penalties

This has all the drama that we love about sport !

GBC

Yeah, shame it's the best way to make a motor race exciting.

 

[robinthehood]

Not while Hamilton went past

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Magnusson parked his car right in front of an exit in the barrier, why did they not just push it back or why didn't Mugnusson carry on into the pits

The pit lane was closed when Lewis went past, in readiness to bring the stricken car in.

It was To wide to fit through the barrier gap.
Its a multi million pound machine and additional running can cause extensive damage running in to hundreds of thousands.....

 

[Robster59]

Anyone watching today's F1 ?

Yellow Flags / Safety Car and now Red Flag not to mention time penalties

This has all the drama that we love about sport !

GBC

If you want drama, and excellent racing, look at all the MotoGP races that have taken place since they re-started. Knocks F1 into a cocked hat!

 

[robinthehood]

If you want drama, and excellent racing, look at all the MotoGP races that have taken place since they re-started. Knocks F1 into a cocked hat!

They seem to crash a lot... bit on the slow side too

 

[Deleted member 18588]

They seem to crash a lot... bit on the slow side too

And they don't pop into KwikFit after a few laps.

 

[bobmac]

The pit lane was closed when Lewis went past, in readiness to bring the stricken car in.

It was To wide to fit through the barrier gap.
Its a multi million pound machine and additional running can cause extensive damage running in to hundreds of thousands.....

An escape route too narrow to get a car through?

 

[Robster59]

They seem to crash a lot... bit on the slow side too

Well, if you consider speeds of 200mph on two wheels slow...... And speed isn't everything. Try watching a Moto 3 race sometime. 250cc and brilliant racing.
True, they do crash but there are crashes in most form of motor sport. It happens when people drive/ride on the edge. However, they also RACE against each other with lots more overtaking, close action and not reliant on pit-stops or red flags and safety cars to overtake.