Formula One 2018 - General Thread

[st13phil]

I see the new proposals still give Ferrari a hunderd million dollars just for being Ferrari...

So you want a horses head on the pillow next to you?

 

[whitenemesis]

So you want a horses head on the pillow next to you?

Some say I already have ... but after 37yrs I've sort of got used to her being there!

 

[Headhurts]

Some say I already have ... but after 37yrs I've sort of got used to her being there!

Wow!
You must have taken the brave pills or safe in the knowledge your loved one does not read the forum.

If there are no more whitenemesis posts we will know why.

 

[Deleted member 113659]

Wow!
You must have taken the brave pills or safe in the knowledge your loved one does not read the forum.

If there are no more whitenemesis posts we will know why.

Neigh,,,,,it’s just affectionate banter.

 

[Deleted member 113659]

Come on Kimi. Let’s see you win this one.

 

[LTD]

This is turning into a decent race for once.

 

[renault12ts]

That's a broken leg!!

Kimi not at fault, he got a green light.

 

[Deleted member 113659]

This is turning into a decent race for once.

Holy cow. Both McLarens in the points.

 

[Deleted member 113659]

Totally enjoyed that race. Hopefully it’ll be a great, close battle throughout the season.

I’m a McLaren man through and through but I’m very happy for Gasly in P4.

Shame for the RB Guys.

 

[Headhurts]

Much better race and Vettel did really well on his spent tyres.

Let’s hope next weeks race is a good one.

I miss the pit lane girls though seems quite dull, is that wrong of me?

Robin

 

[bob6600]

Great race! Mercedes' radio caused them problems...a poxy radio!

I didn't see Bottas overtaking Vettel as Seb is a better driver.

Hamilton did a fantastic triple overtake early on but just didn't have the pace

 

[Stratman]

I think that race has decided Bottas's future won't be at Mercedes. He didn't put Vettel under anything like enough pressure, he should have forced him to shred his tyres with at least ten laps to go. It was clear MB's plan A was to force the Ferraris into another pit stop, but Vettel was allowed to conserve his tyres pretty much as he pleased due to lack of pressure.

 

[bob6600]

^^^Agreed
Oh and speedy recovery to the Ferrari mechanic who broke his leg

Just seen Toto's interview, he was pleased with a 2-3 finish seeing as the car wasn't the quickest. However, I could sense he wasn't pleased that Bottas didn't get the job done

 

[mikestrivens]

Yes it was a good race with plenty of overtaking. It is shame that most of the circuits don’t allow it to happen.

 

[Deleted member 113659]

Can I just say,,,,, McLaren,,,,,3rd????

(Ok, ignore the fact that RB had a Double DNF)

Yeah baby!!!!

 

[artyman]

The green light system in the pits stops doesn't seem to work as well as the old lollipop system, lollipop man looks to see all four guns in the air before releasing

 

[190]

Other than the obvious concern for the mechanic, I was puzzled why they retired Kimi so readily as he could have come back in again for another go at the left rear. The reason is the car has to have the same compound on all 4 wheels or it's forbidden to re-join the track.

 

[mikestrivens]

The medics would have been in the process of stabilising the injured mechanic and would have been in the way.

 

[GeeJayW]

Other than the obvious concern for the mechanic, I was puzzled why they retired Kimi so readily as he could have come back in again for another go at the left rear. The reason is the car has to have the same compound on all 4 wheels or it's forbidden to re-join the track.

Yep, pretty sure that the car has to have the same compound on all four corners.

Proper Keystone Cops moment from Ferrari and with 20 (ish) people servicing the cars during a pit stop, its surprising there aren't more incidents like this. Very dangerous system if it can fail like this, could easily have been a fatality. The fine of 50k EUR doesn't send a strong enough message to Ferrari or the other teams.

I hope the mechanic recovers well.

 

[Deleted member 113659]

Yeah. It happened on The williams’s of Bottas (or Massa) a few seasons ago. No pit stop incident but someone pulled out wrong wheel from the rack and they sent the car out with a mixture of tyre compounds on.

They got a penalty too.