FIA Formula One 2018 |OT| Halo: Racing Evolved

I loooooooooove the aggressive kerbs here that render stewards intervention on track limits effectively moot. India, however much I hated that venue, had the best though. Those kerbs were so high that Massa broke his car twice on the same weekend running over them. He blamed the track and not, you know, himself, for exceeding limits.

FairyEmpire said:

Yikes, Vettel risking a penalty again given how FIA "loves" him.

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For what?

FairyEmpire said:

Yikes, Vettel risking a penalty again given how FIA "loves" him.

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I don't know, when HAM impeded earlier this year he didn't get anything, i don't see why Seb would get anything here, if they are consistent.
Yeah, big IF, but still.

aspiegamer said:

I loooooooooove the aggressive kerbs here that render stewards intervention on track limits effectively moot. India, however much I hated that venue, had the best though. Those kerbs were so high that Massa broke his car twice on the same weekend running over them. He blamed the track and not, you know, himself, for exceeding limits.

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To an extent I agree: punish drivers for mistakes. However, high kerbs are always dangerous when you hit them high speed, and you don't always do it because you suck or something. Remember this in Spa a couple years ago?

Lol, even with that MASSIVE fuckup Lewis is still faster than everyone but the other Merc.

Wrap this one up.

Jesus, Grosjean!

GRO is killing it today.

wtf Grosjean.

FairyEmpire said:

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To be fair, the kerbs aren't designed to be run over from the opposite side. Yikes.

Yeah... even Verstapen is behind Romain... pride's calling i guess :)

2015 qualifying emotions here, fuck me.

Great job by both mercedes drivers.

Wow, Verstappen really needed to push it there. Those sparks were flying in the last corner.

Gutted for Grosjean, but still, 6th is awesome.

ATTABOY Bottas !!!! Well done !

OMG Grosjean, nice quali, Haas beasting in Austria :D

How will Romain throw it away tomorrow?

RIP Ferrari

HAM ROS VET memories

fuck yes BOT

chuckddd said:

How will Romain throw it away tomorrow?

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He will be pushed in the wall by Ericsson, of course.

That gap to the Ferraris for the Mercs - on this short lap - is not a good indicator for an entertaining race tomorrow :/

Grosjean and Verstappen side by side into the first corner might get exciting.

Let's see if Vettel gets a penalty or not for blocking Sainz in Q2.

I get the feeling that Dan might be leaving...

Great showing from BOT, GRO and LEC.

Hoping for a clean start from everyone, last race was a farce.

Ricciardo does not sound happy.

Surprised I have to praise Grosjean today, but he deserves it.

Easy Rider said:

Let's see if Vettel gets a penalty or not for blocking Sainz in Q2.

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I don't think he will cause Sainz made it to Q3 anyway.

Chuck said:

I get the feeling that Dan might be leaving...

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Where would he go? Really.

RIC complaining about not getting a tow in all 3 Q3 runs. VER saying this was the plan all along, also mentioned he was the lead car (giving RIC a tow) last week at Paul Ricard.

A lot of fuss about nothing...

0.019 seconds between pole and second. Wow.

Moss said:

RIC complaining about not getting a tow in all 3 Q3 runs. VER saying this was the plan all along, also mentioned he was the lead car (giving RIC a tow) last week at Paul Ricard.

A lot of fuss about nothing...

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So what's Ric's problem? Apparently, they've been doing this for the last 7 years.

Lampa said:

So what's Ric's problem? Apparently, they've been doing this for the last 7 years.

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Pissed off with his car setup (he is running more downforce than Max), Pissed off he doesn't have a championship winning car under him, pissed off he has no options for 2019.

This is embarrasing for F2.

Boo, it was a single file rolling start. That's not a real rolling start at all.

Moss said:

Pissed off with his car setup (he is running more downforce than Max), Pissed off he doesn't have a championship winning car under him, pissed off he has no options for 2019.

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I mean what was his problem with the towing thing, but I gotcha. Seems like he just didn't want to.

Single file rolling start is a joke.

Chuck said:

I get the feeling that Dan might be leaving...

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With all the news of Leclerc getting a bump he doesn't really have anywhere to go unless Hamilton pulls a Rosberg at the end of the season. ;)

Chuck said:

I get the feeling that Dan might be leaving...

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The only thing he's leaving is a lot of time between him and max in qualifying.

Formula 1 wishes it had overtakes like the one Markelov just did in F2.

That last lap by Markelov!

Renault considering Alonso for next year? But who will he replace? Hulk? Or sombody want Sainz back?

Source: https://thesportsrush.com/alonso-to-stay-in-f1-for-another-year-confirms-marca/

Spectacular last lap by Markelov! Such a shame he had such bad luck this season as well as qualifying poorly.

Three place grid drop penalty for Vettel

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Oh shit, I didn't expect that... :O

Tempy said:

Spectacular last lap by Markelov! Such a shame he had such bad luck this season as well as qualifying poorly.

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Would love to see him up to his crazy ways in Formula One, even if he probably isn't quite up to snuff.

SweetVermouth said:

Oh shit, I didn't expect that... :O

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To me it was as clear as a block as you can get. If this doesn't get a penalty and it sets precedent, basically no block can be punished anymore.

Oh well. Assen MotoGP tomorrow. At least you'll see some good racing.

Thanks FIA, now we will watch an incredibly exciting Mercedes 1-2. Ridiculous how we have drivers wrecking every weekend and others impeding constantly both in quali and race and not a single penalty is ever given, but some others really are punished for the smallest issues. In a vacuum, this penalty is fair. However, this isn't in line with FIA's rulings as of lately.

Sure, Vettel drove like a dick, but it didn't affect Sainz's qualifying.

Easy Rider said:

To me it was as clear as a block as you can get. If this doesn't get a penalty and it sets precedent, basically no block can be punished anymore.

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well tbh I didn't watch the replay when I made my post. I just thought it'd be stupid to punish Vettel for that because even though Sainz' lap was destroyed, he made it to Q3 anyway so Vettel didn't really change anything. After watching the replay tho I'm a bit more split on that... It's only 3 places though.

Considering his driving standards of late, it's probably a good thing he is starting further back. Wouldn't want him interfering with the championship battle out front.

Moss said:

Considering his driving standards of late, it's probably a good thing he is starting further back. Wouldn't want him interfering with the championship battle out front.

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I know your looking for a bite but he's second in the championship. Try and be a bit more subtle next time.