Formula One thread

[VBCheeseGrater]

MotoGP is cool, races have been like that for a while now, but we all know Marquez will probably win again.

Yeah i believe you are right on Marquez, unless Dovi can steal a few more wins this year. I root for Rossi (among others) but looking like more of the same for Yamaha this year. That Japanese rider that won in Moto3 has my attention, i could root for him

 

[StevenC]

Wow, Charlie Whiting died. RIP.

 

[TheTrooper]

Wow, Charlie Whiting died. RIP.

That sucks big time, can't believe it

 

[r33per]

Wow, Charlie Whiting died. RIP.

Yep, shocker.

Vettel looked visibly upset at the press conference this morning. Not surprised.

 

[VBCheeseGrater]

RIP Charlie Whiting. Looking forward to practice tonight for sure.

Anyone else in the US plan to stay up til 3am saturday night?

 

[StevenC]

Wow! Some good laps from Mercedes!

This all looks very interesting.

 

[Dayviewer]

Yea good ol' Mercedes putting in the laps again
I do hope Ferrari and RB are a little closer to them in race pace though, we'll see tomorrow.
And if not, it looks like there's a LOT of fun to be had in the midfield, very close pack this year, love it!

 

[TheTrooper]

You've got to be here and see every comment of my italian compatriots : "And We'll win the WC next year, again" "Vettel can't drive" "You replaced the wrong driver, Ferrari" "Leclerc can't drive" "Mercedes is using tyres specifically made for them" "Verstappen will crash into the Ferraris tomorrow"

That's what I really really missed about F1: italians complaining

 

[Dayviewer]

Hahaha, well the Dutch are something to behold here as well, my gawd
'The gap to Merc is a 10th bigger compared to last year, Honda sucks', 'They had to replace the chassis from Max before FP3, absolute shite planning, RB is failing once again' 'Gasly will be replaced by the summer break'

 

[Dayviewer]

Well, if there is one Merc being dominant I’m completely fine with this at the moment, holy shit well done to Valtteri!
Happy for Max/Honda, sad for Dani and Grossjean, slightly dissapointed with Gasly.
On to the next

 

[Dayviewer]

Oh, and I completely forgot about Williams, I mean eh, who?
PLEASE get it together Claire.
I guess Stroll is extra happy to have left them as well, scoring points and outperforming Perez, good job there too.

 

[TheTrooper]

My Sky decoder is broken (Yea, there is no god, I know) and couldn't watch the race live, but will in a couple of hours.
Saw the highlights and yeah, VB pretty impressive, Verstappen did a very good job, but Ferrari......the shit hit the fan I'm afraid (in this race at least)

 

[StevenC]

Woke up early and enjoyed the race this morning. Great job from Bottas and Mercedes, really curious what happened to Ferrari. I'm sure Lewis will win Melbourne sometime...

Never trust testing.

 

[Dayviewer]

Yes Leclerc, yes
Good job to Mclaren too.
Looking forward to tomorrow, Ferrari can be interesting in the first corner

 

[StevenC]

I'm not going to root for Ferrari but I will cheer for my man Chuck!

 

[TheTrooper]

This race was really really good, it had EVERYTHING.
Sorry for Ferrari but we all know: "To finish first, You first have to finish"

 

[StevenC]

What did I just watch twice back to back?!

Really strange race today from Ferrari. On one hand you had Charles with all the pace in the world, but the car fails him in the end. On the other you have Seb who couldn't even keep up with Lewis in the slower car.

Really feel sorry for for Charles, but you can see his maturity in the way he took it. Surely everyone has to be a fan? Also, Lewis showing a lot of humility after the win and his conversations with Charles. I hope we're in for a good season between the two!

And of course...

 

[VBCheeseGrater]

Great race today. Major action especially first half. Sucked seeing Grosjean get nailed on first lap as i do root for him. Cool seeing McLaren and Norris looking competitive.

Glad to see Lewis get his first win as well, but damn shame about LeClerc...he did deserve to win. I think we are going to have another top rate 1-2 team battle, but possibly all 4 drivers involved in the drivers championship this time.

MotoGP was pretty good today as well...great battle from 2nd to 6th or so, and a podium from a rider ive been missing up there (no spoilers)

 

[StevenC]

Just saw the onboard from Leclerc with the team orders. "Stay there for 2 laps" and then he just breezes past Seb on the straight. He clearly wasn't going to take that two weeks in a row.

 

[bulb]

Man that race was awesome. Good to see that some of the changes for 2019 are less knee jerk reactions and actually seem to be making a difference. So many battles, and a really damn tight midfield.

Poor Harry Potter...