Formula 1

Westheim · 03-05-2023, 10:41 AM

Bahrain GP is still in progress, but I have a hot take: Lando's 5-year deal with McLaren (or, as I like to call them, Mc*****) was a spectacular career-ending move. Like signing a contract with the Marlins.

Car was **** in testing, car was **** in practice, he only made it out of Q1 by setting an equal time to Logan Sargeant first. 20 Laps into the race: crap pit stop for Lando, gearbox failure for Piastri, another shaky pit stop, and I think the brakes are still not working, he missed turn 1 more than once, and right now is 19th of ... well, with Piastri out, 19.

Poor Lando.

Why am I always rooting for the punching bags?

Westheim · 03-19-2023, 12:36 PM

2020: Last Lap Lando!!

2023: Last Place Lando.

(is a sad raccoon)

Yarideki · 03-20-2023, 08:36 PM

I didn't expect McLaren to be the backmarkers this year, but here we are. I feel bad for Lando getting stuck there this year because I don't really think the upgrades they are touting are going to help, unfortunately. I would love to be wrong for his sake, but I do also want to see someone take that spotlight that isn't Williams for a change.

Jason Moyer · 03-24-2023, 12:50 AM

McLaren are a hot mess.

Westheim · 03-24-2023, 01:29 AM

(sad raccoon noises)

Help is on the way though!

Olympic gold medalist in Diving, Tom Daley, is teaching Lando how to knit now.

With any luck, Lando can knit a woollen cover for his orange tea pot by Australia, which will be just as aerodynamically deficient and slow as lard as what they have now, but will at least hide their shame a bit better.

Westheim · 04-02-2023, 02:43 AM

That red flag with 3 to go is a total joke. Why? Why?

Just why?

Yes, I am in mortal fear for Lando's four points.

Westheim · 04-02-2023, 03:03 AM

Standing restart with 2 to go - six cars wrecked in three corners.

Good job.

(slow clap)

*****.

Westheim · 04-02-2023, 03:08 AM

Quote:

"Stupid rule!!"

- Fernando Alonso

Yes. **** that rule.

Jordan · 04-03-2023, 02:03 AM

Yes, looking forward to discussing F1 on this thread. Got into it from playing Motorsport Manager on Steam (bit older but great game, check it out sometime), and of course the Netflix doc.

Interesting that Danny Ric is going to come out of this smelling like roses by not racing this season unless McLaren get their act together

Westheim · 04-05-2023, 07:07 AM

Fun Fact: Ferrari have taken 26 points from the first three races - the fewest they have collected from the first three races of any season since we went to the current points system in 2010.

Even in their last real annus horibilis in 2020, they scored 27 thanks to Leclerc lucking into a second place at the opener in Austria, largely due to carnage (f.e. neither Red Bull finished) and partially due to the 5-second penalty that dropped Hamilton out of second place and gave Last Lap Lando his first podium.

Before that, Ferrari scored zilch in the first three races of the 2009 season.

snarls200 · 04-05-2023, 02:00 PM

Now we have to wait until dnd of the month for the next race.

Westheim · 04-05-2023, 02:37 PM

...courtesy of the Chinese GP, scheduled for squat in the middle there, being cancelled for the fourth straight year.

Stop scheduling it, goddamnit!

rudel.dietrich · 04-05-2023, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Westheim

...courtesy of the Chinese GP, scheduled for squat in the middle there, being cancelled for the fourth straight year.

Stop scheduling it, goddamnit!

They knew this back in early December. Why did they not replace it with another race?

snarls200 · 04-05-2023, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rudel.dietrich

They knew this back in early December. Why did they not replace it with another race?

They tried but for whatever reason no deal could be reached.

Jordan · 04-10-2023, 09:18 PM

I just want to know what it would take, now 3 years on, to be 4, what it would take for China to be sure about its race date on the calendar. I mean, we've gone to a few places twice a year recently, and some tracks have lost their spot on the calendar. Feels like a waste

Westheim · 04-11-2023, 06:22 AM

Well, for a start, whatever Chinese authority is the official host there, has a valid contract with F1 to hold a GP there. That's why it's always back on the calendar, and always gets scratched.

Now, don't quote me on that, but I think I saw that the last Chinese GP under that contract would be held in 2024. Could always be extended of course.

snarls200 · 04-11-2023, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Westheim

Well, for a start, whatever Chinese authority is the official host there, has a valid contract with F1 to hold a GP there. That's why it's always back on the calendar, and always gets scratched.

Now, don't quote me on that, but I think I saw that the last Chinese GP under that contract would be held in 2024. Could always be extended of course.

IIRC the Canadian race got an extension after its cancelation in 20 and 21

Westheim · 04-29-2023, 04:33 AM

Formula 1: We'll have net zero emissions by 2030!

Also Formula 1: You must only use new red tires for ****** Q3. You must not use any tires, especially used red tires. If you qualify for ****** Q3, and have no new red tires available, you are not allowed to participate.

Westheim · 04-30-2023, 01:35 PM

Please remove if deemed inappropriate;

Today's main-race show was such a drag, it was probably blacked out in 21 southern and midwestern states.

Jordan · 04-30-2023, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by westheim

please remove if deemed inappropriate;

today's main-race show was such a drag, it was probably blacked out in 21 southern and midwestern states.

:d

03-05-2023, 10:41 AM	#1
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,032	Formula 1 Bahrain GP is still in progress, but I have a hot take: Lando's 5-year deal with McLaren (or, as I like to call them, Mc***) was a spectacular career-ending move. Like signing a contract with the Marlins. Car was in testing, car was ** in practice, he only made it out of Q1 by setting an equal time to Logan Sargeant first. 20 Laps into the race: crap pit stop for Lando, gearbox failure for Piastri, another shaky pit stop, and I think the brakes are still not working, he missed turn 1 more than once, and right now is 19th of ... well, with Piastri out, 19. Poor Lando. Why am I always rooting for the punching bags? __________________ Portland Raccoons, 95 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

03-19-2023, 12:36 PM	#2
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,032	2020: Last Lap Lando!! 2023: Last Place Lando. (is a sad raccoon) Attached Images __________________ Portland Raccoons, 95 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

03-24-2023, 12:50 AM	#4
Jason Moyer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 5,106	McLaren are a hot mess. __________________ "I pretty much popped everything cold turkey. We were doing steroids they wouldn't give to horses." -- Tom House "I was very fortunate to have a pitching coach by the name of Tom House...Tom, I really miss those days that we spent in the weight room and out on the field working together." -- Nolan Ryan's HoF Induction Speech

03-24-2023, 01:29 AM	#5
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,032	(sad raccoon noises) Help is on the way though! Olympic gold medalist in Diving, Tom Daley, is teaching Lando how to knit now. With any luck, Lando can knit a woollen cover for his orange tea pot by Australia, which will be just as aerodynamically deficient and slow as lard as what they have now, but will at least hide their shame a bit better. Attached Images __________________ Portland Raccoons, 95 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

04-02-2023, 02:43 AM	#6
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,032	That red flag with 3 to go is a total joke. Why? Why? Just why? Yes, I am in mortal fear for Lando's four points. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 95 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

03-20-2023, 08:36 PM	#3
Yarideki Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 162	I didn't expect McLaren to be the backmarkers this year, but here we are. I feel bad for Lando getting stuck there this year because I don't really think the upgrades they are touting are going to help, unfortunately. I would love to be wrong for his sake, but I do also want to see someone take that spotlight that isn't Williams for a change.

04-02-2023, 03:03 AM	#7
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,032	Standing restart with 2 to go - six cars wrecked in three corners. Good job. (slow clap) ****. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 95 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

04-03-2023, 02:03 AM	#9
Jordan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Chi Suburbs now... Posts: 2,013	Yes, looking forward to discussing F1 on this thread. Got into it from playing Motorsport Manager on Steam (bit older but great game, check it out sometime), and of course the Netflix doc. Interesting that Danny Ric is going to come out of this smelling like roses by not racing this season unless McLaren get their act together

04-05-2023, 07:07 AM	#10
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,032	Fun Fact: Ferrari have taken 26 points from the first three races - the fewest they have collected from the first three races of any season since we went to the current points system in 2010. Even in their last real annus horibilis in 2020, they scored 27 thanks to Leclerc lucking into a second place at the opener in Austria, largely due to carnage (f.e. neither Red Bull finished) and partially due to the 5-second penalty that dropped Hamilton out of second place and gave Last Lap Lando his first podium. Before that, Ferrari scored zilch in the first three races of the 2009 season. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 95 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

04-05-2023, 02:00 PM	#11
snarls200 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2021 Posts: 520	Now we have to wait until dnd of the month for the next race.

04-05-2023, 02:37 PM	#12
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,032	...courtesy of the Chinese GP, scheduled for squat in the middle there, being cancelled for the fourth straight year. Stop scheduling it, goddamnit! __________________ Portland Raccoons, 95 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

04-10-2023, 09:18 PM	#15
Jordan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Chi Suburbs now... Posts: 2,013	I just want to know what it would take, now 3 years on, to be 4, what it would take for China to be sure about its race date on the calendar. I mean, we've gone to a few places twice a year recently, and some tracks have lost their spot on the calendar. Feels like a waste

04-11-2023, 06:22 AM	#16
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,032	Well, for a start, whatever Chinese authority is the official host there, has a valid contract with F1 to hold a GP there. That's why it's always back on the calendar, and always gets scratched. Now, don't quote me on that, but I think I saw that the last Chinese GP under that contract would be held in 2024. Could always be extended of course. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 95 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

04-29-2023, 04:33 AM	#18
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,032	Formula 1: We'll have net zero emissions by 2030! Also Formula 1: You must only use new red tires for **** Q3. You must not use any tires, especially used red tires. If you qualify for **** Q3, and have no new red tires available, you are not allowed to participate. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 95 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

04-30-2023, 01:35 PM	#19
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,032	Please remove if deemed inappropriate; Today's main-race show was such a drag, it was probably blacked out in 21 southern and midwestern states. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 95 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.