Interesting qualifying session - but these grass fires are now just very embarrassing!
Formula 1 2025
- Thread starter GeeJayW
- Start date
Yes, titanium skid sparks seem to be lighting up more than the intended tv screens and have a whole new life starting grass fires all around the circuits.
Back in the 70’s and 80’s the normal skid material was brass and gave a whole new meaning to ‘brass rubbings’… but never set anything on fire!
However, that would be far too old school for current F1, cheap, easily machinable and available. No, that would never do!
Presumably F1 will researching sparking, but ignition free unobtainium…
Crofty was unbearable at the end of qually 3. 
Liam Lawson out qualifies Yuki with Mad Max in P1 
OP
OP
And not for the first time…Crofty was unbearable at the end of qually 3.
Agreed. Bring back James Allan.
fabes
MB Enthusiast
Yes, I'll bet Lawson is happy with that (and Horner isn't)Liam Lawson out qualifies Yuki with Mad Max in P1
Ha!
Though Max is on P1.
How many laps before the McLaren's pass him as that was just due to a single miraculous lap??
I am not a Max fan - so hopefully by the first corner!Yes, I'll bet Lawson is happy with that (and Horner isn't)
Ha!
Though Max is on P1.
How many laps before the McLaren's pass him as that was just due to a single miraculous lap??
McLaren has the cars
McLaren has the drivers
Their strategy sucks!!
McLaren has the drivers
Their strategy sucks!!
The overcut maybe wasn’t an option. Cars that had pitted for hards had improved lap times instantly so Leaving Lando out when max pitted wasn’t going to help.
fabes
MB Enthusiast
Did Piastri have the pace....?
Not the most entertaining of processions.....
Not the most entertaining of processions.....
- Joined
- May 14, 2011
- Messages
- 2,687
- Location
- New Forest
- Car
- ClK 209,190E 201,SLK 170(gone) audi tt vr6 3.2
A frustrating race to watch Mclaren should of had a 1 2 ...shame MV is such a darn good driver
OP
OP
Pastry needs to wind his neck in. Lando out-qualified him and then while he's trying to manage his pace to have advantage over Verstappen in the final laps, he's having to defend against Pastry who didn't have the pace to catch and pass Vercrashem anyway. Great drive by Max building on a truly outstanding lap in qualifying. Dull race though.
OP
OP
Max won the race in qualifying.
- Joined
- May 14, 2011
- Messages
- 2,687
- Location
- New Forest
- Car
- ClK 209,190E 201,SLK 170(gone) audi tt vr6 3.2
Yep the race was won yesterday for sure
Yep, only Lewis managed an overtake in the top ten, but probably because he was out of position from qualifying.
- Joined
- Nov 1, 2008
- Messages
- 20,023
- Location
- Bournemouth/Poole Dorset
- Car
- W210 E280 x2, w211 E55, W212 E63 biturbo, S204 C180K
That really was mind blowingly dull. Shame as Suzuka is a great circuit.
Got to give credit to MV for that qualifying lap in an inferior car to the McLarens.
Got to give credit to MV for that qualifying lap in an inferior car to the McLarens.
OP
OP
Red Bull (relying on Max to pull it out) sacrificed some grip in the corners for speed on the straights. The McLaren was the quicker car overall, but Max could hold them up in the corners and had the straight line speed to keep ahead down the straights. Had Norris got ahead at the start or following the pit stop*, the race result would have been different.
*driving in lawnmower mode is rarely effective.
- Joined
- Jan 21, 2005
- Messages
- 30,592
- Location
- Mittel England
- Car
- Smart ForFour AMG Black Series Night Edition Premium Plus 125 Powered by Brabus
I watched the Channel 4 highlights yesterday evening but fell asleep a few laps in at around 20:00 ish. Sounds like the rest of the race was much the same as the few laps I watched, so I’ll not bother with trying to watch it again.
