Sports 🏎️ Official Formula 1 Thread

[SpeedSpeak2me]

So, while looking at the schedule for this weekend's racing I saw a feature to "Sync Calendar". Just for shits and giggles I gave it a try, using a junk email box. I am impressed! All the practices, qualifying, and races are now in my calendar app. For the event notes it does through in a bunch of F1 links that I could care less about. But now I don't have to think about when the next event is coming up. I just need to figure out how to set up alerts, like an hour or 30 minutes before they start. It's also automatically set to my local time.

Edit - got the alerts set up

There are icons for each entry to indicate practice (car), qualifying (stopwatch), and the race (checkered flag).

 

[IDAFC21]

well thats kinda neat

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

well thats kinda neat

 

[IDAFC21]

 

[guspech750]

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

I look forward to Alonso taking the checkered flag. 50 laps to find out if it happens.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Only took nine laps for Hamilton to complain about the tires.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Not a spoiler, but David Coulthard is on the F1 TV commentary feed. Quite entertaining. Coulthard and Button would make a good pairing.

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

Spoiler

pointless safety car. F1 is dumb

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Spoiler

pointless safety car. F1 is dumb

That's exactly what Coulthard was saying. VSC would have been fine.

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

Only took nine laps for Hamilton to complain about the tires.

Meanwhile Alonso and others are saying they love the hards, lol

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Meanwhile Alonso and others are saying they love the hards, lol

Hate to say it, but 40% of the race done, and it's kind of a parade. Most of the passing is under DRS, almost no effort required.

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

Spoiler

Peres is gaining time on MV like crazy

Boring ass race

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Yeah, I could have watched it later and not missed much. Good to see Alonso on the podium again.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

WHAT THE FUCK ?!?!?! Ten second penalty AFTER the podium ceremony?!?!?! They can go fuck themselves.

 

[Mr Baytchos]

 

[guspech750]

Well that was really entertaining. The app worked great, cool camera positions and it doesn’t take all day to watch. So much better than watching cars race for 500 miles or there abouts. I feel a bit bad for Fernando. Kind of a BS call I think. You’d think a FIA would have said something while the race was taking place. Not after the podium. That is fucking stupid.

Being the first time for me. I really like it. I’m a fan.

 

[IDAFC21]

And there they go, 2 by 2........

Tho I have to say I was cracking up every time Alonso would get on the radio and say how delightful his tires were. Meanwhile, on Lewis's radio......

But got thats a tough break for Alonso. Really sucks. That rear jack man better barricade his door tonight. So thats race 1 he almost gets taken out by his teammate, and race 2 gets screwed by one of his pit crew. The Alonso luck is real.

And Max asking about the fastest lap

"We're not concerned with that"

"Yeah but I am" Perez was not happy with that. But good for Perez, I got really worried once Max got up into 2nd. I think Red Bull just did NOT want to have to deal with Max catching Perez

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

And there they go, 2 by 2........

Tho I have to say I was cracking up every time Alonso would get on the radio and say how delightful his tires were. Meanwhile, on Lewis's radio......

But got thats a tough break for Alonso. Really sucks. That rear jack man better barricade his door tonight. So thats race 1 he almost gets taken out by his teammate, and race 2 gets screwed by one of his pit crew. The Alonso luck is real.

And Max asking about the fastest lap

"We're not concerned with that"

"Yeah but I am" Perez was not happy with that. But good for Perez, I got really worried once Max got up into 2nd. I think Red Bull just did NOT want to have to deal with Max catching Perez

Did they really tell Perez to slow down a little, or was that a misunderstanding between him and the engineer ?

 

[IDAFC21]

Spoiler

pointless safety car. F1 is dumb

That's exactly what Coulthard was saying. VSC would have been fine.

Don't know if they brought it up on your feed, but on the Sky feed they did say that the FIA CLAIMED they tossed the SC out because the track data showed that Stroll was stopped on track. I mean, its not like they can just look at the several hundred tv monitors they have in the control room to get a visual verification first or anything!

 

[IDAFC21]

Did they really tell Perez to slow down a little, or was that a misunderstanding between him and the engineer ?

I don't know, i wasn't paying attention much at that point but I love how he immediately asked about Max

 

[Stink Star]

So wait, Alonso just had his podium reinstated? Wtf is going on?

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Yup. FIA is a clown show.

Late FIA drama as Fernando Alonso regains 100th podium in Jeddah

Fernando Alonso has been reinstated to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix podium after the FIA overturned his post-race penalty in Jeddah.

www.planetf1.com

 

[IDAFC21]

Holy shit WTF

"In support of the Petition for Review, the Stewards were shown minutes of the latest SAC meeting and video evidence of 7 different instances where cars were touched by the jack while serving a similar penalty to the one imposed on Car 14 without being penalized.

BREAKING: Fernando Alonso's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix podium reinstated after review | Formula 1®

Fernando Alonso has regained his third-place finish in the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after Aston Martin requested a right to review on Sunday night…

www.formula1.com

Whoever pulled that out of their ass at Aston needs a raise. That's amaazing

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

F1 is an over regulated dumpster fire