the problem is and always will be these overly large and heavy cars to me. Monaco has been this way for decades, the track hasn't changed for decades apart from some minor adjustments.
Monaco was no more or less exciting when Senna was able to keep Mansell behind him with destroyed tires. If that happened today we'd have a bunch of people saying "omg Monaco so bad you can't even overtake a broken car" and yet it's remembered as one of the most exciting fights of that era.
The issue is that these cars being the way they are even driving close to each other they look like ships running through the Suez Canal
I'm saving my anger and frustrations about F1 on where the car regulations are heading instead of race tracks.
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max going to ask RB to install his sim to his steering wheel for Monaco next year
Because he's also managing the tires. Those mediums still have to last 55 laps.
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I was literally just thinking we'd cut to his in car and see him playing something.
This season.
More than 8 seconds slower per lap than in Q.
Smaller, lighter cars, refueling and tyres that don't need to be babysat for eternity would at least make people need to go a bit quicker. If they had to push there'd at least be a risk of making mistakes, but this way we won't have anything happen unless the mediums die completely for someone by the end.
Smaller, lighter cars, refueling and tyres that don't need to be babysat for eternity would at least make people need to go a bit quicker. If they had to push there'd at least be a risk of making mistakes, but this way we won't have anything happen unless the mediums die completely for someone by the end.
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I have 2 kids and a business to run, I almost never say "I'm watching this now, go away". Especially when it's been, relatively, dull for 2 years.
They really need to just mandate the tyres to all be used once.
They belong in the same boat.
Both can go if it meant we were back in Istanbul.
Maybe they should have cars that can be refuelled mid-race and only have refuelling in places like Monaco and possibly Hungary.
Yup. Looks about right.
With this race I can't really blame them.
The red flag in lap 1 robbed us of actual pit stops and now we have Russell and Tsunoda in full management mode. The slower the better. It is, in fact, poor form that Tsunoda is not 20 seconds behind Hamilton at this point.
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Sure I get that, but he's on the hards. How are they not cold at this speed.
I'm giving this until 50% distance and then switching off. This is just terrible, even for Monaco.
That... is a good point, lol.
Also, Tsunoda jumped from 18 seconds behind to 22 seconds behind. I spoke too soon. He's doing an incredible job.
Just about to say that. Don't trust Merc strategy team to do the right thing though
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I've been a 'fan' of this sport since I started watching around ~2000, back in the Schumacher/Hakkinen era. Perhaps this is just a rose-tinted glasses thing, but this feels like possibly the worst state the sport has been in for quite some time. It's nothing but sitting behind someone until a DRS pass takes place, or something weird happens on track with the weather or whatnot. The cars are just so mechanically and aerodynamically fragile, they just can't 'race' each other.
The cars are technically and mechanically amazing.... at running quali laps, not racing each other.
The cars are technically and mechanically amazing.... at running quali laps, not racing each other.
on f1 tv they're talking about how everyone is trying to go slower than each other right now... it's like an anti-race
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I doubt they pit unless he does, and a lap of fresh rubber could jump the pair of them.
Hamilton should tell the team he's coming in and leave the decision to have tyres ready to them.