N730 Posted September 26, 2019 Posted September 26, 2019 On 9/10/2019 at 11:21 PM, brickhistory said: So after watching the F1 raceWoah! Another F1 fan??? I guess I'm not alone!Sent from my SM-N975U using Baseops Network mobile app 2
brickhistory Posted September 26, 2019 Posted September 26, 2019 On 9/26/2019 at 6:14 PM, N730 said: Woah! Another F1 fan??? I guess I'm not alone! Sent from my SM-N975U using Baseops Network mobile app Expand F1 aka The Mercedes/Ferrari demo series... But the cars and technologies are very cool. Would like to see more even competition and/or actual racing rather than the "get a good start" if you've got the pole and drive for two hours to the checkered flag that it is now. New F1 ownership is trying; we'll see if it actually happens.
N730 Posted September 26, 2019 Author Posted September 26, 2019 On 9/26/2019 at 8:53 PM, brickhistory said: F1 aka The Mercedes/Ferrari demo series... But the cars and technologies are very cool. Would like to see more even competition and/or actual racing rather than the "get a good start" if you've got the pole and drive for two hours to the checkered flag that it is now. New F1 ownership is trying; we'll see if it actually happens. Expand It's never been a pass happy series, but the recent Merc domination is unreal. I quickly learned to enjoy the midfield battles. It's just exciting to see Ferrari and Red Bull steal a couple. Some of these newer tracks are garbage and turn the race into a parade...Russia is included on that list for sure. Not sure if you saw the German GP this year or not, but it was exciting, especially if you want a lot of passing.
brickhistory Posted September 26, 2019 Posted September 26, 2019 On 9/26/2019 at 9:04 PM, N730 said: It's never been a pass happy series, but the recent Merc domination is unreal. I quickly learned to enjoy the midfield battles. It's just exciting to see Ferrari and Red Bull steal a couple. Some of these newer tracks are garbage and turn the race into a parade...Russia is included on that list for sure. Not sure if you saw the German GP this year or not, but it was exciting, especially if you want a lot of passing. Expand Yep. Watch/tape 'em all to view as able. Only usually catch final qualifying as the usual suspects are nearly never in the final 10. And for the unaware of the sport, it usually has the hottest chick fans. Big dollars so beauty seems to flock to it. Funny how that is...
GrndPndr Posted September 27, 2019 Posted September 27, 2019 On 9/26/2019 at 9:38 PM, brickhistory said: Yep. Watch/tape 'em all to view as able. Only usually catch final qualifying as the usual suspects are nearly never in the final 10. And for the unaware of the sport, it usually has the hottest chick fans. Big dollars so beauty seems to flock to it. Funny how that is... Expand Yep, works for me. Well, Ferrari is finally winning a bit, but Merc seems like they will walk away with it. ESPN2, or if you can do BitTorrent (or are in the UK and subscribe), Sky Sports is a good bet, with all former drivers commentating. Crazy six-hour coverage.
N730 Posted September 27, 2019 Author Posted September 27, 2019 On 9/27/2019 at 12:16 AM, GrndPndr said: Yep, works for me. Well, Ferrari is finally winning a bit, but Merc seems like they will walk away with it. ESPN2, or if you can do BitTorrent (or are in the UK and subscribe), Sky Sports is a good bet, with all former drivers commentating. Crazy six-hour coverage.Yeah, I think it's too little too late. I think Merc still has it in the bag, but hopefully between Ferrari's new upgrade and Red Bull doing their thing, we can have a good rest of the season.Watching it on ESPN is awesome. After embarrassingly bad coverage for the first race they aired, they started airing Sky's coverage of it, uninterrupted, thanks to a sponsorship from Mother's Polish and Wax.Sent from my SM-N975U using Baseops Network mobile app
17D_guy Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 I've been getting into F1 after that great series on Netflix. The youtube channel has great highlights. FYI - If you do want to torrent the files, use a VPN.
Majestik Møøse Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 On 9/26/2019 at 6:14 PM, N730 said: Woah! Another F1 fan??? I guess I'm not alone! Expand There are dozens of us! But if you’re looking for a sport with no political sellouts, F1 ain’t it. The NBA is getting a lot of shit these days for defending the Chinese government over the HK protestors, while F1 has been making deals with sketchy governments for 50 years. Apartheid South Africa, Communist Hungary, China, Russia, Bahrain, etc.
M2 Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 On 9/26/2019 at 9:38 PM, brickhistory said: Yep. Watch/tape 'em all to view as able. Only usually catch final qualifying as the usual suspects are nearly never in the final 10. And for the unaware of the sport, it usually has the hottest chick fans. Big dollars so beauty seems to flock to it. Funny how that is... Expand Nope, that distinction would go to MotoGP umbrella girls (or brollies, as the Brits call them)! Plus, F1 has banned them from the grid... Quote Sean Bratches, managing director of commercial operations for F1, explains that the aim is to"be more in tune with our vision for this great sport. Over the last year we have looked at a number of areas which we felt needed updating. While the practice of employing grid girls has been a staple of Formula 1 Grands Prix for decades, we feel this custom does not resonate with our brand values and clearly is at odds with modern day societal norms. We don’t believe the practice is appropriate or relevant to Formula 1 and its fans, old and new, across the world.” Expand 1
SurelySerious Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 On 10/15/2019 at 5:20 PM, Majestik Møøse said: There are dozens of us! But if you’re looking for a sport with no political sellouts, F1 ain’t it. The NBA is getting a lot of shit these days for defending the Chinese government over the HK protestors, while F1 has been making deals with sketchy governments for 50 years. Apartheid South Africa, Communist Hungary, China, Russia, Bahrain, etc. Expand Combine the questionable governments with boring Tilke tracks (Sochi and China some of the worst offenders...in both categories). 2 1
mightymighty Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 @SurelySerious they need to bring back tracks like Imola, Zandvoort, and Adelaide. I agree the Tilke tracks are just outrageously boring.
brickhistory Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 On 10/15/2019 at 5:33 PM, M2 said: Nope, that distinction would go to MotoGP umbrella girls (or brollies, as the Brits call them)! Plus, F1 has banned them from the grid... Expand
N730 Posted October 16, 2019 Author Posted October 16, 2019 On 10/15/2019 at 6:03 PM, mightymighty said: [mention=7998]SurelySerious[/mention] they need to bring back tracks like Imola, Zandvoort, and Adelaide. I agree the Tilke tracks are just outrageously boring. It's a shame Germany won't be on the calendar next year, but Sochi and other parade races are going strong.Sent from my SM-N975U using Baseops Network mobile app 2
GrndPndr Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) On 10/16/2019 at 3:39 AM, N730 said: It's a shame Germany won't be on the calendar next year, but Sochi and other parade races are going strong. Sent from my SM-N975U using Baseops Network mobile app Expand Too true, but there's always Hanoi in 2020 This news story just released, F1 now headed to Miami? "F1 2021 deal for Miami race at Hard Rock Stadium 'agreed in principle'" https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/11836785/f1-race-at-miami-dolphins-stadium-proposed Edited October 16, 2019 by GrndPndr Added link for just released news story
Majestik Møøse Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 On 10/15/2019 at 6:03 PM, mightymighty said: @SurelySerious they need to bring back tracks like Imola, Zandvoort, and Adelaide. I agree the Tilke tracks are just outrageously boring. Expand ...I’ll bet you $50 that Zandvoort is on the calendar within a year. On 10/16/2019 at 1:54 PM, GrndPndr said: This news story just released, F1 now headed to Miami? "F1 2021 deal for Miami race at Hard Rock Stadium 'agreed in principle'" Expand This is going to blow. A race in Florida suburbs next to a Walmart and CVS. South Beach or nothing! 2
M2 Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 On 10/16/2019 at 4:34 PM, HuggyU2 said: Why don't y'all start an F-1 thread? Expand ADMIN NOTE: Great idea! Welcome to the F1 thread! 1 1 1
N730 Posted October 16, 2019 Author Posted October 16, 2019 On 10/16/2019 at 4:06 PM, Majestik Møøse said: This is going to blow. A race in Florida suburbs next to a Walmart and CVS. South Beach or nothing!Hopefully it's not a reenactment of the Vegas parking lot race.I love street courses, but they generally lead to more boring races than purpose built tracks. The exception seems to be Baku, even though it has what feels like a 5978 mile straight haha.Sent from my SM-N975U using Baseops Network mobile app
mightymighty Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) On 10/16/2019 at 4:06 PM, Majestik Møøse said: ...I’ll bet you $50 that Zandvoort is on the calendar within a year. This is going to blow. A race in Florida suburbs next to a Walmart and CVS. South Beach or nothing! Expand I should have taken a closer look at the calendar - cant wait for that race! Edited October 16, 2019 by mightymighty
MilitaryToFinance Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 The best driver in Formula 1 turns 40 today. 1
brickhistory Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/17/2019 at 11:43 PM, joe1234 said: I got into F1 because Lewis Hamilton is the coolest mofo on the planet (back when he was racing for McLaren). Now he's a virtual lock for GOAT status and I hope I can catch one his races one day. Expand Meh. Very, very good, absolutely. "Coolest?" Not so sure about that: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7578761/F1-petrolhead-Lewis-Hamilton-tells-fans-vegan.html Luck and timing, as always. Imagine how some of the other drivers would do at Mercedes instead of the also-rans. Bottas is a great example of that. His fortunes (literally) greatly increased after going from nobody Williams (great pedigree but not competitive in a very long time) to current Mercedes drive. 1
MilitaryToFinance Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 On 10/18/2019 at 9:28 PM, brickhistory said: Luck and timing, as always. Imagine how some of the other drivers would do at Mercedes instead of the also-rans. Bottas is a great example of that. His fortunes (literally) greatly increased after going from nobody Williams (great pedigree but not competitive in a very long time) to current Mercedes drive. Expand Exhibit 2: Sebastian Vettel pre & post Red Bull. As much as I can't stand Hamilton he is a phenomenal driver. Even with the equipment advantage it's hard to argue with some of his come-from-behind results going from 15+ on the grid to winning. 1
N730 Posted October 22, 2019 Author Posted October 22, 2019 On 10/21/2019 at 7:59 PM, MilitaryToFinance said: Exhibit 2: Sebastian Vettel pre & post Red Bull. As much as I can't stand Hamilton he is a phenomenal driver. Even with the equipment advantage it's hard to argue with some of his come-from-behind results going from 15+ on the grid to winning.Vettel has been in a tough situation at Ferrari thanks to the internal company politics.He's had to basically run the team at points. He has to be constantly second guessing his strategy team, and at this point is having to make some of his own strategy calls to stop feom getting screwed by the worst strategy shop in F1.At Red Bull, he could just drive and help develop the car.I think we will look back and find it hard to believe we had a time with Hamilton, Vettel, and Alonso all on the same grid. Sent from my SM-N975U using Baseops Network mobile app
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