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Post by XRF HammerPH on Mar 16, 2019 4:56:20 GMT
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Mar 16, 2019 5:10:05 GMT
Looking forward to this qualifying session this morning. Interesting to see how the land lies between Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull after the unknowns of Free Practice.
Love the look of the Haas, best car on the grid for me. Most others are not particularly inspiring looking much like they did last season. Ferrari's matt livery, what do we think?
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Mar 16, 2019 5:55:04 GMT
I know he's not completely gone but I have to say that I miss Ted Kravitz being part of the F1 race weekend Really used to enjoy his pit lane segments and his Ted's Notebook shows were a highlight for me. Nobody else has his quirky, enthusiastic character which for me is sorely missed.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Mar 16, 2019 6:32:36 GMT
Gasly and Saintz out in Q1 Thats a surprise. Bet our old buddy Rob would be making some excuse for Saints by now 😉 not sure he's actually the driver he thought he was tbh and being easily out qualified by his rookie team mate will hurt even with being hampered by the Williams. Gasly looks well off the pace in con Paris in to Verstappen and after his expensive errors in testing needs a strong race tomorrow to build his confidence up.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Mar 16, 2019 7:11:28 GMT
Wow!!! That was impressive from Mercedes. The car may look stiff and twitchy but man is it damn quick 😮. All that Ferrari testing speed blown out of the window. Lewis is just on another level 👑
Driver of the qualifying though.. Lando Norris, what a great performance. And he used Codemasters F1 2018 at home to learn the track 👍. Wonder if he fancies joining us this season 😀
That midfield is going to be a fantastic race this season.
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Mar 16, 2019 7:51:07 GMT
Wow!!! That was impressive from Mercedes. The car may look stiff and twitchy but man is it damn quick 😮. All that Ferrari testing speed blown out of the window. Lewis is just on another level 👑 Driver of the qualifying though.. Lando Norris, what a great performance. And he used Codemasters F1 2018 at home to learn the track 👍. Wonder if he fancies joining us this season 😀 That midfield is going to be a fantastic race this season. We had no idea we were that much faster than those Red Jokers, there’s been some quite pessimistic predictions at work since testing but today we’ve shown again what our team is capable of, never thought we’d get a front row lock out and a great chance in the race tomorrow.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Mar 16, 2019 9:56:29 GMT
Wow!!! That was impressive from Mercedes. The car may look stiff and twitchy but man is it damn quick 😮. All that Ferrari testing speed blown out of the window. Lewis is just on another level 👑 Driver of the qualifying though.. Lando Norris, what a great performance. And he used Codemasters F1 2018 at home to learn the track 👍. Wonder if he fancies joining us this season 😀 That midfield is going to be a fantastic race this season. We had no idea we were that much faster than those Red Jokers, there’s been some quite pessimistic predictions at work since testing but today we’ve shown again what our team is capable of, never thought we’d get a front row lock out and a great chance in the race tomorrow. Yeah it was a great team performance. I expect the reds to be closer on race pace tomorrow but that's a hell of a start for you guys and must leave the others scratching their heads in wonder. Lewis is just incredible though and I really don't think it is appreciated as much as it should be because of the dominance of the car for so long. But he pulls incredible laps out that just when they are needed and that no one else is capable of.
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Mar 16, 2019 10:15:22 GMT
We had no idea we were that much faster than those Red Jokers, there’s been some quite pessimistic predictions at work since testing but today we’ve shown again what our team is capable of, never thought we’d get a front row lock out and a great chance in the race tomorrow. Yeah it was a great team performance. I expect the reds to be closer on race pace tomorrow but that's a hell of a start for you guys and must leave the others scratching their heads in wonder. Lewis is just incredible though and I really don't think it is appreciated as much as it should be because of the dominance of the car for so long. But he pulls incredible laps out that just when they are needed and that no one else is capable of. Fair one, if we can get the 1-2 that'll leave the rest of the teams winded after expecting us to be under pressure. With regards to Lewis, he is the ultimate Grand Prix driver and like you've said Pete he doesn't get the appreciation that he clearly deserves. At this point he is the benchmark and anyone who beats him will win the race.
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Post by Uncle De4dly (Ian) on Mar 16, 2019 16:15:45 GMT
Looks like we might have some coverage on this side of the pond - www.tsn.ca/2016-formula-one-racing-on-tsn-1.431562Started watching the F1 series on Netflix - wow. I had no idea the size and commitment of the teams. This is big business! Knowing very little about this I’m pretty excited to start following it. What team are you part of Lemarrr?
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Mar 16, 2019 16:57:02 GMT
Looks like we might have some coverage on this side of the pond - www.tsn.ca/2016-formula-one-racing-on-tsn-1.431562Started watching the F1 series on Netflix - wow. I had no idea the size and commitment of the teams. This is big business! Knowing very little about this I’m pretty excited to start following it. What team are you part of Lemarrr? It's HUGE Ian.. in sporting terms there's really not much to touch it in its size and finances. Dave is part of Mercedes.
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Post by Mitch on Mar 16, 2019 17:39:48 GMT
It's interesting how similar the opening was to last year, similar gap to the Mercs and Ferraris, and a McLaren not doing too bad 🤔
Hopefully the race is closer and the mid field stays as close as it was, we should be in for a good season.
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Mar 16, 2019 17:51:41 GMT
Looks like we might have some coverage on this side of the pond - www.tsn.ca/2016-formula-one-racing-on-tsn-1.431562Started watching the F1 series on Netflix - wow. I had no idea the size and commitment of the teams. This is big business! Knowing very little about this I’m pretty excited to start following it. What team are you part of Lemarrr? I’ve been at Mercedes for 6 years now Ian, before that I did 2 seasons at Red Bull, previous to that I’ve worked for various teams doing everything from GT racing to rallying.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Mar 16, 2019 20:30:23 GMT
It's so sad to see Williams struggling so badly again, looks like they are heading for their worse season ever, hard to be worse than last year but it's looking like this one will be a new low point in their illustrious history😢. Does anyone know what exactly happened to force Paddy Lowe out.. I know the car wasn't ready for the first test but any specifics? One bright spot was George Russell who I think has driven excellently throughout the sessions so far and handled himself admirably in the media. I'm worried about Kubica though and am wondering whether this is going to prove a step too far. He just hasn't looked comfortable, has been out performed by his rookie team mate in all but the first session and his mistakes in FP3 and Q1 showed that he's struggling. Hopefully he can get in a solid race tomorrow and we'll see him start to show some of the old Kubica despite the bad car.
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Post by Mitch on Mar 16, 2019 20:46:28 GMT
I think the rumour is that they done something similar to McLaren last season and the design route they went down in the wind tunnel isn't showing them the same results on the track. Kubica though made me laugh, he said the hit on the wall that gave him the puncture was because that was the first time the car worked all weekend and he took too much speed onto the wall 😂
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Mar 16, 2019 21:54:54 GMT
It's so sad to see Williams struggling so badly again, looks like they are heading for their worse season ever, hard to be worse than last year but it's looking like this one will be a new low point in their illustrious history😢. Does anyone know what exactly happened to force Paddy Lowe out.. I know the car wasn't ready for the first test but any specifics? One bright spot was George Russell who I think has driven excellently throughout the sessions so far and handled himself admirably in the media. I'm worried about Kubica though and am wondering whether this is going to prove a step too far. He just hasn't looked comfortable, has been out performed by his rookie team mate in all but the first session and his mistakes in FP3 and Q1 showed that he's struggling. Hopefully he can get in a solid race tomorrow and we'll see him start to show some of the old Kubica despite the bad car. Some of our friends at Willies have said that Paddy has tried to implement the quality procedures that he introduced at our team, unfortunately Willes are a team very much stuck in the past and their favourite saying is “we’ve always done it like this’. Paddy’s quality procedures are fine for a big team with unlimited resources but for a team like them without a big title sponsor and a low finishing position in last years championship they can’t pay to scrap off parts that aren’t up to drawing specifics. They were struggling to get the patterns and moulds they into their factory during car build and couldn’t make the bits quick enough. With regards to Kubica, there are 2 reasons why he’s peddling that car, 1 he’s got money and 2 he’s the only driver who had a Super Licence after Stroll left to go to Force India, so no romantic return just cash I’m afraid. George will kick his arse do hard he’ll quit before the end of the season.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Mar 17, 2019 6:33:42 GMT
A fairly typical Australian Grand Prix 😏. Really terrific job from Bottas though, excellent performance and with pace to spare as well and some fun in the midfield around the pit stops but this track just doesn't produce much in the way of excitement unfortunately.
Lewis had a bit of a struggle today and Ferrari lacking pace and using team orders already despite Vettell crawling around in the last part of the race, welcome to the team Charles 🙄.
Let's hope for something more exciting in Bahrain.
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Post by Mitch on Mar 17, 2019 6:44:06 GMT
😒 I stayed awake for that... Good for Bottas, but the pace for everyone else is a concern, and Williams is just a big old yikes.
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Mar 17, 2019 6:52:23 GMT
😒 I stayed awake for that... Good for Bottas, but the pace for everyone else is a concern, and Williams is just a big old yikes. Yeah they are all over the place and Kubica is struggling badly. Fantastic from Valteri, I have always really liked him but I definitely didn't really see that coming. Totally dominant performance. I think things may be closer at other circuits as Melbourne is a bit unique but the gap in pace is a concern if you want close racing.
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Mar 17, 2019 7:33:02 GMT
😒 I stayed awake for that... Good for Bottas, but the pace for everyone else is a concern, and Williams is just a big old yikes. Yeah they are all over the place and Kubica is struggling badly. Fantastic from Valteri, I have always really liked him but I definitely didn't really see that coming. Totally dominant performance. I think things may be closer at other circuits as Melbourne is a bit unique but the gap in pace is a concern if you want close racing. I’m far from concerned 😂😂😂😂
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Post by XRF Lemarrrr on Mar 17, 2019 7:36:36 GMT
A fairly typical Australian Grand Prix 😏. Really terrific job from Bottas though, excellent performance and with pace to spare as well and some fun in the midfield around the pit stops but this track just doesn't produce much in the way of excitement unfortunately. Lewis had a bit of a struggle today and Ferrari lacking pace and using team orders already despite Vettell crawling around in the last part of the race, welcome to the team Charles 🙄. Let's hope for something more exciting in Bahrain. Most people see the laptime in testing and make bold predictions based on information that isn’t representative, we’ve worked very hard to build a car that is quick on the majority of circuits and we’ll be continued Bahtand China. I’m hoping that we’ve got the bonus by Shutdown so I can book a nice holiday 🤣🤣🤣
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