Formula 1 Discussion - Page 110

On May 30 2022 01:09 Excludos wrote:
Leclerc behaving like a proper adult in the post-race interview. I'd be whining so much more

On May 30 2022 02:42 Ben... wrote:
I'm rather skeptical Ferrari will win either championships this year after this. They have a fast car but it seems like it's going to turn into another 2018 for them where they have the fastest car at times but fall apart operationally as the pressure mounts. Charles is operating how Seb did in 2017 and early 2018 where he isn't really putting a foot wrong but the team is completely failing him at important points during the season. They can't keep screwing up strategy and giving away points to Red Bull and still expect to win the championship. With Mercedes potentially in the mix soon, it's doubly important that these strategic mistakes stop if Ferrari want to have a chance.

I'll be honest, I had recorded the race so I skipped through the second half. Once everyone was on dry tires it was obvious nothing was going to happen unless someone crashed or it rained again. If Ricciardo couldn't be passed in 2018 while down over 150HP then Perez being on slightly more worn tires in an even bigger and bulkier car was never going to allow Sainz to pass him, no matter how much Sky tried making that sound possible. The only impact the new cars have had on Monaco is that they now follow each other slightly closer than before. This track just doesn't work with modern F1 cars. F1's lucky it rained because otherwise it likely would have been a pure procession with no passing.

On June 12 2022 04:56 Ben... wrote:
Kinda interesting qualifying today. We saw again Perez beat Verstappen, and this time his lap was compromised by car issues that messed up his final run, which makes this result even more impressive. Leclerc is still keeping his streak of incredible qualifying. Sainz is still disappointing (I think he was a half second off today). Vettel way outperformed that Aston's capabilities while Stroll underperformed them (to put it nicely). Ricciardo seems much closer to Norris this weekend and overall seems happier in the car. Outside of P1, he's been within a few tenths off Norris in every session. Russell still seems to have the upper hand at Mercedes though it seems their car is struggling badly at this circuit and the bouncing has returned with a vengeance.

The bit at the end of Q1 where Albon accused Alonso of deliberately slowing to mess up all of the people trying to get out of the bottom 5 was interesting. Normally I'd roll my eyes at a claim like that but given all the bizarre stuff Alonso's been doing the last two years, I wouldn't put it past him.

On June 12 2022 04:56 Ben... wrote:
Sainz is still disappointing (I think he was a half second off today)

On June 12 2022 05:40 Penev wrote:

Apparently Alonso had problems with his rear brakes. Meanwhile Hamilton was driving too slowly as well and was actually under investigation for doing so. Wasn't severe enough for a penalty though.

On June 12 2022 07:15 Excludos wrote:


Worthless investigation tbh. He was within the Delta the entire time, and even drove off line in case anyone wanted to pass him (Which they didn't, because everyone wanted the tow). There was nothing to investigate, but glad they came to the only reasonable conclusion at least

On June 12 2022 20:43 LennX wrote:
FERRARI LOL

2 DNFs

On June 12 2022 20:44 Penev wrote:

Completely kills the race though, not good for the championship either..

On June 12 2022 20:47 LennX wrote:


And its a new PU for Baku iirc. As long as Ferrari manages to fix their issues, I believe there is still hope.

I still cant believe Honda is making a better engine than the rest of the field.

On June 12 2022 20:45 Vinekh wrote:
Honestly, Leclerc should get the hell out of Ferrari. Terrible team that is wasting his time.

On June 12 2022 20:53 Penev wrote:

I think they changed the engine in Monaco but yeah they just blew up their 2nd one after just a 3rd of the season.. Hopefully they recover for the championships sake. Honda indeed eventually made a great engine and than immediately pulled out of the sport lol

Edit: Changed PU to engine, PUs consist of several parts ofc

On June 12 2022 21:05 Penev wrote:
I would be very nervous if I had a Ferrari engine right now (and still going)