Re: The F1 Thread
Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2019 9:28 pm
Yeah, still good to see proper racing and different strategies. I bet Hamilton enjoyed having to fight for the win rather than a bore fest running off into the distance from lap one.
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I think Red Bull were damned if they stopped and damned if they didn’t tbh.overseasTOON wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2019 1:27 pmGreat call from the strategists to second stop Hamilton. For a few laps it looked like they'd made an error!
Formula EoverseasTOON wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 1:47 pmOcon to join Renault next season and Hulkenberg is out and rumoured to be replacing Grosjean at Haas.
I cant see any team giving Grosjean a drive next season.
Yeah. Seems like his best option.PTAO? wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2019 2:32 amFormula EoverseasTOON wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 1:47 pmOcon to join Renault next season and Hulkenberg is out and rumoured to be replacing Grosjean at Haas.
I cant see any team giving Grosjean a drive next season.
I read that his car collided with another after coming back onto the track after hitting the barriers at the top of Eau Rouge which means they'd have been flat out at that section.Bodacious Benny wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2019 5:55 pmGP2 driver killed at Spa, apparently a horrible crash. I haven’t seen it and don’t intend to be one of those morbid people who starts looking for videos.
Yeah it was horrible. T-boned at 170mph. The other bloke’s nose was smashed so hard by it he ended up with his feet hanging out where his nose should be, apparently has 2 leg fractures and spinal injuries. I don’t think I’ve seen a worse crash. Truly horrendous.overseasTOON wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2019 6:48 pmI read that his car collided with another after coming back onto the track after hitting the barriers at the top of Eau Rouge which means they'd have been flat out at that section.Bodacious Benny wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2019 5:55 pmGP2 driver killed at Spa, apparently a horrible crash. I haven’t seen it and don’t intend to be one of those morbid people who starts looking for videos.
The more I've heard about the crash the worse it sounds as his car was cut in half with the second impact.Speedo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:01 pmYeah it was horrible. T-boned at 170mph. The other bloke’s nose was smashed so hard by it he ended up with his feet hanging out where his nose should be, apparently has 2 leg fractures and spinal injuries. I don’t think I’ve seen a worse crash. Truly horrendous.overseasTOON wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2019 6:48 pm
I read that his car collided with another after coming back onto the track after hitting the barriers at the top of Eau Rouge which means they'd have been flat out at that section.
Very true - but part of the reason this accident happened was because after Hubert’s initial accident, his bounced off the barriers and back out - rather than being absorbed by them - which meant that the second accident could happen. Real issue there. With a deeper tyre wall or similar the second accident would not have happened.overseasTOON wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:14 pmThe more I've heard about the crash the worse it sounds as his car was cut in half with the second impact.Speedo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:01 pm
Yeah it was horrible. T-boned at 170mph. The other bloke’s nose was smashed so hard by it he ended up with his feet hanging out where his nose should be, apparently has 2 leg fractures and spinal injuries. I don’t think I’ve seen a worse crash. Truly horrendous.
You can build a car to withstand an impact but you cant build a car to withstand two high impacts.
Always had a great respect for what these guys do and the risks they take.
Not sure on that section of track if you could have stopped that at all to be fair. If you back off before the crest; fine as it's a run off area. Slide out on the crest; it's a run off area.Speedo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:58 pmVery true - but part of the reason this accident happened was because after Hubert’s initial accident, his bounced off the barriers and back out - rather than being absorbed by them - which meant that the second accident could happen. Real issue there. With a deeper tyre wall or similar the second accident would not have happened.overseasTOON wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:14 pm
The more I've heard about the crash the worse it sounds as his car was cut in half with the second impact.
You can build a car to withstand an impact but you cant build a car to withstand two high impacts.
Always had a great respect for what these guys do and the risks they take.
You kinda have to, the past few years.Bodacious Benny wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 5:57 amHaven’t seen the crash so can’t comment.
As for the race, another decent one I thought. Good for Le Clerc to get his first win albeit under difficult circumstances, he’s had some bad luck this season so deserved that. Another lap and Hamilton probably would have got him. Lots of action down the field too, gutting for Norris.
Obviously Hamilton is going to win the title but the last 5 races or so have been decent. I used to support drivers/teams but in the last few years I’ve come to not care at all who wins as long as it’s a good race.