Pretty sure I would've done the exact same thing.
Pretty sure I would've done the exact same thing.
We're having too many unsafe releases by Ferrari/Ferrari subsidiaries, the FIA obviously need to step in.
FIA race director Charlie Whiting has said that the governing body will be investigating why there has been a rise in unsafe releases from pit stops.
Ferrari's second unsafe release involving Kimi Raikkonen in Bahrain, which broke the leg of one of the Scuderia's mechanics, has proven to be the tipping point. Ferrari's unsafe releases came after Haas botched pit stops in Australia, while McLaren also had an incident with Fernando Alonso during winter testing.
"It's looking less and less like a coincidence" Whiting told the Formula 1 website, "[with the incident in Bahrain], the guy hadn't even taken the wheel off, which is slightly perplexing."
1. Ban any automatic release / light systems.
2. Reduce pit crew to one set (wheel off / gun man / wheel on), per side of car, rather than per corner.
With a higher speed limit there would've been a fatality in the last race.
With a higher speed limit there would've been a fatality in the last race.
I reckon he's referring to the Ferrari mechanic that barely got out of the FI's way in the chaos afterwards.
Remove the pit wall and let drivers enter and leave the pit lane whenever they like.
Why can't they close the pit lane when something like this happens?
Another 4th place is probably out of the question. But maybe all the PlayStation simulator work will pay off.Pierre Gasly said:I have only been to the Shanghai International Circuit in my role as reserve driver with Red Bull Racing, so this week will be the first time I actually get to drive on the track. It's always exciting to discover a new place and a new circuit and this one looks like being a pretty cool one. Like most drivers I use the Playstation and I love driving this circuit on it, so I can't wait to do it for real.
Ant Davidson talking a lot of sense during FP1 (although would be considered an unpopular opinion) on the Max v Lewis in Bahrain. Basically nobody yielded and contact was made, Lewis pulled the same shit to Nico several times when they were racing each other but Nico yielded so there wasn't contact (which is part reason why Nico was fed up and Spa happened). Interestingly Ant also said if roles were reversed Max still would have been blamed for it, very interesting he said that and we will never know obviously however I agree.
Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner has confirmed there was no car or engine issue when Max Verstappen crashed out in the first segment of qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Instead, Horner said the accident was a result of the Dutchman's foot jumping on the throttle pedal as he ran over the kerbs.
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Fellow Renault power unit user Nico Hulkenberg said: "I would like to know where the 150 horsepowers are coming from. Does he have a party mode as well?
"I haven't experienced that. It doesn't change from one lap to another. Let me put it like this – that's Greek to me."
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Renault Sport boss Cyril Abiteboul confirmed that the French manufacturer had found nothing wrong in its investigations.
"The engine has done exactly what the throttle was asking, it was very clear," he told Motorsport.com.
"It's a determinist thing, cause and consequence, when you press on the throttle, something is happening to the engine. The engine has reacted in exactly the same way that it was supposed to react."
I'm glad we're not overreacting to one post qualifying interview where a guy had a spin, had a look at a data sheet before having to go to the press pen, saw a 150bhp spike and thought maybe that was the reason he lost the car (which, it was, research just happened to show the spike was normal).
Any chance to shit on the guys we don't like I suppose.
Possible loose tyre on Vandoorne's McLaren.
*Vettel only did three laps so these numbers are pointless.
But at least you have proven what a shithead Max is, phew.Why is it overreacting? He's made a mistake. A lot of defenders immediately jumped on the fact that it was the car's fault. It wasn't. That's two weekends out of two this season he botched a potentially great result with erratic driving that was 100% his own doing. It's not like posts above claimed he's an idiot or can't drive.
But at least you have proven what a shithead Max is, phew.
This thread would be so much better if we wrote stop jumping down drivers throats every time someone we don't like does our says something to prove us right.
Maybe someone what's to take a shot at Lewis' clothes or hashtags?
Yeah, that's cool and all.But at least you have proven what a shithead Max is, phew.
This thread would be so much better if we just stopped jumping down drivers throats every time someone we don't like does or says something to prove us right.
Maybe someone wants to take a shot at Lewis' clothes or hashtags? Anyone?
That's later than expected. What a shame.F1 TV to launch at the Spanish GP.
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/...aunch-f1-tv-at-spanish-grand-prix-in-may.html
When I saw that I loled because I do that shit all the time in F1 2017.Today in people burning Verstappen.
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/verstappen-bahrain-qualifying-crash-no-mechanical-issue-1025552/
Everyone will be on the softs for q2. Who wants to risk having to pit 5 laps into the race?
It's been similar for every race so far. Only the Red Bulls managed to be on that sheet, near the bottom at that, in Bahrain.Interesting to see no Renault powered cars in this top ten. Perhaps they've tuned it down for this one?
I actually really like this decision of skipping a tyre compound because now more teams might contemplate the importance of Q2 performance.Everyone will be on the softs for q2. Who wants to risk having to pit 5 laps into the race?