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2022 Formula 1 Season thread
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Hmm it'll be an all nighter, commentators said they literally have a new monocoque in a box they'll use. Not sure what bits they can save off the crashed car though as the gearbox and back end fell off it when they craned it up! Mechanics will have to earn their money tonight though for HAAS.
I would never NEVER have thought the season would start with Ferrari and Red Bull battling it out, with a mid field less then a second behind! And Mercedes no where near the front. Super super happy to see Perez on Poll, he's a lot more cheerful then Max lol.
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Yes I'm not 100% with the new regs. I guess they can rebuild it but have to start from the pit lane. Don't know if the price cap affects it though?
The teams are allowed to have the parts on hand to build-up a complete third car, which is why if the crash happens on Friday or Saturday they can generally have the new car ready for the race on Sunday.
Back in the day yes. They always had a spare car in the Senna years for example.
Yes the teams were allowed to have as many cars as they wanted at a Grand Prix. These "T cars" would be scrutineered for use and if there was a major accident in the first handful of laps that caused a Red Flag and re-start, the teams could roll out the T car as a replacement.
This was banned with the 2003 season and the T car, while still allowed to be brought to the event, was not scrutineered. If the primary car of a driver was damaged beyond repair between practice and qualifying, the team could submit the T car for scrutineering and use it in place of the primary.
Under the current rules, the teams are allowed to have sufficient spare parts on hand (including the survival cell / monocoque) to effectively build a replacement car. This new car then is scrutineered and becomes the new primary for the driver.
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Obviously George seems to have a better handle on the W13 than Lewis at this point, however, there has been allot of rumors that the new AMG unit doesn’t like the new fuel. Anyone read anything on this?
Could be Lewis is having issues with throttle modulation and his driving style compared to George?
Obviously the W13 can’t be a total redo with Georges’s driving.
Glad Mick is ok. Congratulations to Sergio and the RB18 ( cough, cough, Honda)
on Pole. ? Still think Ferrari is the package to be though.
Every F1 fan should write to F1 and the FIA regarding the safety issues at Jeddah both for drivers and teams. It’s a dangerous track in a dangerous Kingdom.
Could be Lewis is having issues with throttle modulation and his driving style compared to George?
Obviously the W13 can’t be a total redo with Georges’s driving.
Glad Mick is ok. Congratulations to Sergio and the RB18 ( cough, cough, Honda)
on Pole. ? Still think Ferrari is the package to be though.
Every F1 fan should write to F1 and the FIA regarding the safety issues at Jeddah both for drivers and teams. It’s a dangerous track in a dangerous Kingdom.
Mick Schumacher is out for tomorrow's race. Not sure if it is because they can't get a car ready in time, or because they don't want him to race so soon after such a hard crash. Or maybe both.
The Mercedes PU does seem to be down on power compared to the Red Bull/Honda and Ferrari units. The slowest cars in the speed trap at Bahrain had Mercedes PUs and during practice yesterday they swapped Lewis' rear wing for one with less downforce to try and raise the top speed.
Well that didn’t work out did it?
I’d like to see Perez finish in front of Max, but can’t see RB letting that happen.
Well that depends doesn’t it, if Perez is out in front they won’t do anything to disrupt it and risk losing the constructors points.
Don't think this is true. At all practice session this season, at qualifying and the race in Bahrain, Lewis was ahead of George.
He said that he changed something to the car's set up before that qualifying session, and apparently that did not work at all...
There are rumors he will start from the pit lane to be able to change the set-up. Would expect him to match George's performance then in the race, and he should be able to make it well into the points.
| Row 1 | 1. Sergio Perez 1’28.200 Red Bull | |
| 2. Charles Leclerc 1’28.225 Ferrari | ||
| Row 2 | 3. Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’28.402 Ferrari | |
| 4. Max Verstappen 1’28.461 Red Bull | ||
| Row 3 | 5. Esteban Ocon 1’29.068 Alpine | |
| 6. George Russell 1’29.104 Mercedes | ||
| Row 4 | 7. Fernando Alonso 1’29.147 Alpine | |
| 8. Valtteri Bottas 1’29.183 Alfa Romeo | ||
| Row 5 | 9. Pierre Gasly 1’29.254 AlphaTauri | |
| 10. Kevin Magnussen 1’29.588 Haas | ||
| Row 6 | 11. Lando Norris 1’29.651 McLaren | |
| 12. Zhou Guanyu 1’29.819 Alfa Romeo | ||
| Row 7 | 13. Lance Stroll 1’31.009 Aston Martin | |
| 14. Daniel Ricciardo 1’29.773 McLaren | ||
| Row 8 | 15. Lewis Hamilton 1’30.343 Mercedes | |
| 16. Alexander Albon 1’30.492 Williams | ||
| Row 9 | 17. Nico Hulkenberg 1’30.543 Aston Martin | |
| 18. Nicholas Latifi 1’31.817 Williams | ||
| Row 10 | 19. Yuki Tsunoda No time AlphaTauri |
3 spot grid penalty for Danny Ric...
No Mick...
Can't wait for this race. Holding thumbs that Checo can stay in front. Outstanding qualifying from Ocon - would be cool if he can squeeze a podium.
Correct, and straight line speed was still fairly far off Ferrari and RBR. To me anyway that indicated a lack of power. Toto was quoted yesterday that they still have room to go in the new engine. I’d be curious what is holding it back.
The fuel rumors could be a ruse for the horrible “Aero Porpoising” they still have on the straights.
I‘d imaging turning up the power to increase straight line speed would be too hard on the chassis. Maybe they really do need a completely new Aero Package?
While I’ve always been transparent that F1 is about the cars and engineering to me, I must admit I do feel for Lewis giving it everything he has on those long straights being tossed up and down in that chassis like a Rag Doll. There is no way his spine doesn’t suffer from that.
Sainz' Ferrari was bouncing like a trampoline along the front straight, as well. I wonder if the Ferrari's dampeners just deal with it better so it does not upset the car as much and they can still run at full-song for maximum speed.
Well SA was more entertaining and exciting than Bahrain was.
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Whew! Great race. I was hoping that Leclerc would be able to overtake Max. Ferrari still strong, second and third. Great racing.
I'm not missing Mercedes or Hamilton at all.
I'm not missing Mercedes or Hamilton at all.
Wow, I am impressed. Racing was incredible. This season might be great after all. Didn’t sit the last 8 laps.
So glad there were no Red Flag incidents. ?
So glad there were no Red Flag incidents. ?
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That was a great and exciting race. It was nice to see so much sportsmanship and actual racing.
Funny when Lewis isn’t in the race there is no drama and just good camaraderie and racing. Long may it last, it will be a great and exciting seasons.
Funny when Lewis isn’t in the race there is no drama and just good camaraderie and racing. Long may it last, it will be a great and exciting seasons.
Yes - good camaraderie for sure. I noticed Max and Charles talking together after the race, so good to see that.
The strategy considerations were also fascinating, watching the final handful of laps and how both Max and Charles used the DRS at different points on the track. It seemed possible that Charles could have passed Max again if he had a couple more laps. I hope that other tracks will offer similar situations where the corners and DRS zones are placed such that the teams and drivers will need to be strategizing how they are used, as we saw here. Great stuff.
The strategy considerations were also fascinating, watching the final handful of laps and how both Max and Charles used the DRS at different points on the track. It seemed possible that Charles could have passed Max again if he had a couple more laps. I hope that other tracks will offer similar situations where the corners and DRS zones are placed such that the teams and drivers will need to be strategizing how they are used, as we saw here. Great stuff.
Wow! Phew! I need to catch my breath! What an epic race! Fantastic to see Max win but for me Charles was a bit better driver, but what a battle, and then that Ocon, Alonso, Bottas, Magnussen fight! I was glued to it! I was gutted for Alonso and how weird three cars failed on the same lap?
Charles and Max have raced each other all their lives, they’ve grown up together in the sport so as the commentators said they each know each other’s tricks.
For me driver of the day is Alonso.
Perez was a bit of an idiot to push Carlos off at that safety car and when he was behind at that safety car line.
And again Mercedes’ and especially Lewis seemed to end up in their positions due to pure luck. The mid field challenging and overtaking Lewis.
If the rest of the season is like this, it could be the best in history nearly! These new rules and cars are doing exactly what we all wanted! Actual racing and even the drivers are loving it.
Charles and Max have raced each other all their lives, they’ve grown up together in the sport so as the commentators said they each know each other’s tricks.
For me driver of the day is Alonso.
Perez was a bit of an idiot to push Carlos off at that safety car and when he was behind at that safety car line.
And again Mercedes’ and especially Lewis seemed to end up in their positions due to pure luck. The mid field challenging and overtaking Lewis.
If the rest of the season is like this, it could be the best in history nearly! These new rules and cars are doing exactly what we all wanted! Actual racing and even the drivers are loving it.