2022 Formula 1 Season

[EldrickOnIce]

I don't recall when a driver/team has been more dominant than Max/RB. Strategy, equipment, talent. He may win out this year. Even race control helps when they must.

[dammage79]

Verstappens going to have the WDC wrapped up in Singapore isn't he? That RB with him in it is pretty much unstoppable.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

And Ferrari were said to be confident after FP and qualifying because their car had good pace. Lol.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Also, I love how salty Crofty was about Abu Dhabi last year. Dude it’s been like 10 months. Stop crying. Between that and the queen I’m surprised he was able to stay composed.

[dammage79]

Has Williams got their Latifi replacement yet? Because if I were Williams, I'd be looking hard at DeVries after today's results. Such a strong drive for a 1st drive.

With he and Albon driving their two cars they could actually make a marked improvement over the next couple years.

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Also, I love how salty Crofty was about Abu Dhabi last year. Dude it’s been like 10 months. Stop crying. Between that and the queen I’m surprised he was able to stay composed.

Yeah way past time to let that go.
Point remains that it would be great if race control did whatever it took to finish racing.
Yellow flag finishes should be eliminated, if at all possible.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Latifi is now 21st in the WDC.

[dammage79]

Ferrari need to focus shift and start fending off Mercedes. RB is out of reach.

[FurnaceFace]

Originally Posted by dammage79

Has Williams got their Latifi replacement yet?

Yep. He just finished 9th.

I think Devries was the plan for most of the season but today put a nice bow on it….unless Latifi’s dad tosses a bunch of money at Williams to buy the seat.

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Also, I love how salty Crofty was about Abu Dhabi last year. Dude it’s been like 10 months. Stop crying. Between that and the queen I’m surprised he was able to stay composed.

Hilarious mental gymanstics there...bitching about this race finishing under SC and also arguing that Abu Dhabi should have finished that way.


I'm a broken record, but it's abundantly obvious that the Safety Car is just the wrong tool for the job near the end of the race - presuming of course that the intent is to clear the track as safely as possible and maintain some degree of competitive integrity.

With that much field spread it takes ages to bunch up the field, so marshals are essentially just doing their work under VSC conditions anyways, and then we waste a few more laps undoing all the problems from the SC.

Just use a VSC with an especially slow delta time for the sector containing the incident. Or red flag it. Honestly I can't believe how badly Michael Masi screwed this one up again.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by FurnaceFace

Yep. He just finished 9th.

I think Devries was the plan for most of the season but today put a nice bow on it….unless Latifi’s dad tosses a bunch of money at Williams to buy the seat.

It was Piastris seat until he signed with McLaren.

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by powderjunkie

Hilarious mental gymanstics there...bitching about this race finishing under SC and also arguing that Abu Dhabi should have finished that way.


I'm a broken record, but it's abundantly obvious that the Safety Car is just the wrong tool for the job near the end of the race - presuming of course that the intent is to clear the track as safely as possible and maintain some degree of competitive integrity.

With that much field spread it takes ages to bunch up the field, so marshals are essentially just doing their work under VSC conditions anyways, and then we waste a few more laps undoing all the problems from the SC.

Just use a VSC with an especially slow delta time for the sector containing the incident. Or red flag it. Honestly I can't believe how badly Michael Masi screwed this one up again.

Simple solution is red flag with 3 laps to go in any similar situation.

[speede5]

It's too bad fuel regs won't allow for one attempt at a GWC finish regardless of going beyond the race distance.

[ben voyonsdonc]

What I still don’t understand is why Ferrari put mediums on Leclerc during the yellow with 40 laps left. They basically forced a two stop strategy on themselves without needing to do so. If they threw hards on, they could have comfortably finished the race on one stop.

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc

What I still don’t understand is why Ferrari put mediums on Leclerc during the yellow with 40 laps left. They basically forced a two stop strategy on themselves without needing to do so. If they threw hards on, they could have comfortably finished the race on one stop.

No one can understand Ferrari 'strategy'.

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by speede5

It's too bad fuel regs won't allow for one attempt at a GWC finish regardless of going beyond the race distance.

Whatever changes must be made need to be made so that every race ends fairly under racing conditions.
Red flag is the right answer, assuming today's race (and yes, Abu Dhabi last year too) imo. Why am I wrong? And yes, I'm nfl opening Sunday drunk, so there is every chance I am wrong.

[Raekwon]

Fun fact - Nicholas Latifi is now in 21st position out of 20 drivers after Nyck de Vries (Backup driver for Williams) scored points in his debut race yesterday.

[KelVarnsen]

Albon recovering from respiratory failure after appendicitis surgery

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/a...e-gp/10368452/

[woob]

Williams/Porsche would be a sweet union.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by woob

Williams/Porsche would be a sweet union.

Porsche would insist on the engine being behind the rear axle.