Yeah, what's up with that? 2PM Local would be 7AM UK which is a pretty standard race time isn't it?
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As I understand it that was the previous lap to his pole lap
Correct.
Unless the Race Director's Pre Event notes state that both laps get deleted, this is perfectly fine.
The RD will only do that at tracks like Austria where it's an advantage to go wide.
I freely admit it's not necessarily directly transferable, but in some racing games it invalidates the next lap if you run off the track in the sector prior to starting your flying lap because you can gain a massive advantage on the start straight. He definitely didn't do this on purpose and he didn't gain by hitting the gravel, but it feels like that should be a black and white rule that you've got to keep it in the lines for the last sector/microsector/corner before a flying lap. Surprised it wasn't.
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Do I smell the Ricciardonnaissance in the air? Mark my words, from now on he'll be 2.5s clear of Tsunoda in every session.
Well, you know that after the Ricciardonnaissance comes the Age of Tsulightenment.
And what a great quali, pure madness in Q3. I loved seeing Hamilton the rain master back, even if it didn't quite end with a pole.
Yay, Norris on pole 😎 I've no doubt Max was pushing that bit harder, but he was really struggling. What is the forecast ahead, any more rain on the cards?
The grass fire was weird, have they painted it green, with highly flammable paint? 😄 Never seen lush looking grass catch fire like that.
The grass fire was weird, have they painted it green, with highly flammable paint? 😄 Never seen lush looking grass catch fire like that.
Tomorrow is 4am sprint race and 7am qually
Sunday 8am race
So yeah only annoying one is the sprint but I have it on record anyway.
I'd rather have a slight delay to the final results than laps being deleted and reinstated. Drivers could end up lifting off believing they're safe, especially in treacherous conditions such as today, only to learn they should have continued pushing shortly after.
Having a lap deleted only affects the driver at fault, so if they find out late they're not in the position they believed they were, they only have themselves to blame. Hopefully now we've had it happen for a position people actually pay attention to the process will be cleaned up in the future.
Having a lap deleted only affects the driver at fault, so if they find out late they're not in the position they believed they were, they only have themselves to blame. Hopefully now we've had it happen for a position people actually pay attention to the process will be cleaned up in the future.
Feels like a procedural error led to them deleting the following lap, as mentioned above the following lap is only deleted at specific tracks, this one not included so it should never happen here full stop, automatically or otherwise. Ideally they should resolve this for tomorrow's qualifying.
I forgot this session was on, glad I tuned in just before SQ3 as it was a pretty mental session.
I forgot this session was on, glad I tuned in just before SQ3 as it was a pretty mental session.
But I thought Hamilton was supposed to be washed??
That was a fun sprint qualifying, hopefully there's more rain tomorrow!
That was a fun sprint qualifying, hopefully there's more rain tomorrow!
Doubt it. Think it's meant to be dry tomorrow so I wouldn't be surprised to see Verstappen in 2nd or 3rd place by the first corner and then in the lead by the end of lap 2 or 3, depending on where he is at the end of the first lap given that DRS is active from that point.
I think most drivers know that their championship is not with Red Bull or Verstappen so don't want to hold themselves up fighting the inevitable against him when there are more important fights to be had.
Well, I'm going for a tentative yes. Maybe wishful thinking.
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No. Either competition or his own brain fades will prevent it.
That's why he did so well in the wet. CSIyeah.jif
You forget just how popular Lewis is until a decision goes against him on track. Kinda crazy going the FIA conspiracy nuts come out in force again.
The FIA website says there's an 80% of a wet track for the Sprint tomorrow so it could be absolute carnage, Williams need to get the bubblewrap out. I feel like a pile-up into Turn 1 is almost inevitable if it's anything like SQ3.
The FIA website says there's an 80% of a wet track for the Sprint tomorrow so it could be absolute carnage, Williams need to get the bubblewrap out. I feel like a pile-up into Turn 1 is almost inevitable if it's anything like SQ3.
Lots of heavy rain expected overnight too. Hopefully challenging conditions even if its dry.
Lewis in the wet is a GOAT which tracks because of how attractive he is....*ahem*...but anyway, P2 in the Sprint. I kept a cup of hopium in the fridge just in case. Don't ruin this for me.
Obviously the stewards couldn't take Sir Lewis getting a pole position so someone quickly edited the race director notes to allow Lando to CHEAT his way to the top
Drop Norris down to Piastri level and IMHO this is a pretty good ranking of current drivers:-
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 1:36.384 | 1:36.047 | 1:57.940 | 13 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 1:37.181 | 1:36.287 | 1:59.201 | 15 |
| 3 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 1:36.883 | 1:36.119 | 1:59.915 | 14 |
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 1:36.456 | 1:35.606 | 2:00.028 | 12 |
| 5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 1:36.719 | 1:36.052 | 2:00.214 | 15 |
| 6 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 1:36.110 | 1:35.781 | 2:00.375 | 12 |
| 7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 1:36.537 | 1:35.711 | 2:00.566 | 15 |
| 8 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 1:36.542 | 1:35.853 | 2:00.990 | 15 |
| 9 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 1:37.112 | 1:36.056 | 2:01.044 | 16 |
| 10 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 1:37.544 | 1:36.307 | 2:03.537 | 16 |
| 11 | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 1:37.310 | 1:36.345 | 10 |
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If I'd checked it were a sprint I would have avoided the result. Anyway, thought Mercedes were back but it looks like it rained.
Oh they're back alright! Back to being the 4th quickest team on the grid tomorrow if it doesn't rain.
Didn't mean for my post to seem like a sly dig. I saw the result much earlier in the day, so no need to spoiler it for me 😄
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Ah no worries at all, tbh I hadn't thought about spoilers at all so it was a useful reminder!👍 (I can't remember what the rules on spoilers is in the thread 😀🫣)
Figured I might as well just spoiler it 👍
Red Bull is at Washington DC. DC will be racing down Pennsylvania Avenue tomorrow.
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Lobbying fans, not the government lol
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oh please Lando was trying to go faster around the outside than he had any business going considering the green track and cold tires. He slid out of the track all by himself.
Lando is making a habit of bottling good oppertunites
