Formula 1
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A Las Vegas street race was an awful idea, the city blocks are massive and laid out in a grid. Honestly sometimes I feel like the management are no incompetent the sport deserves to die.
For the fans, I'd argue it's the best run sport in the world, by a country mile. Coverage, pundits, comms, all the other media around it is brilliantly entertaining.
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A Las Vegas street race was an awful idea, the city blocks are massive and laid out in a grid. Honestly sometimes I feel like the management are no incompetent the sport deserves to die.
For the fans, I'd argue it's the best run sport in the world, by a country mile. Coverage, pundits, comms, all the other media around it is brilliantly entertaining.
Agree on all fronts on this - it really is superbly well done & when you attend a race, it's the same.
However, I have little time for the US GP races. You just get the feeling that the actual race is secondary to the event.
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@MajorRage said in Formula 1:
A Las Vegas street race was an awful idea, the city blocks are massive and laid out in a grid. Honestly sometimes I feel like the management are no incompetent the sport deserves to die.
For the fans, I'd argue it's the best run sport in the world, by a country mile. Coverage, pundits, comms, all the other media around it is brilliantly entertaining.
Agree on all fronts on this - it really is superbly well done & when you attend a race, it's the same.
However, I have little time for
theUSGP racessport. You just get the feeling that the actualracesport is secondary to the event.There you go, I’ve encapsulated most US sport for you.
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Well this was as bad as you'd expect.
Max wasn't impressed
Verstappen unimpressed by Las Vegas
As outspoken as ever, Max Verstappen slams Las Vegas event as "99 percent show and one percent sporting event".
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@antipodean max has always hated the bullshit so he’s not the best judge …
But I agree with him so far!
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Then there's the concerns the tyres won't be able to get enough temperature into them given the forecast is about 10°
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So five minutes into free practise one, the session is cancelled because a manhole cover came loose and ruined Sainz's Ferrari.
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Also Ocon's. So that's two chassis ruined.
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USA USA USA
Las Vegas GP practice descends into farce after drain covers damage cars
Ferrari were furious at the damage suffered by Carlos Sainz’s car with lengthy delays before second practice began due to circuit safety checks
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@antipodean said in Formula 1:
I don't really see how they're going to ensure safety now, there must be hundreds of those fucken things.
I'm guessing they'll go underground into the pipes and weld them all from below.
Well they've got 80 minutes to do that!
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@antipodean said in Formula 1:
I don't really see how they're going to ensure safety now, there must be hundreds of those fucken things.
I'm guessing they'll go underground into the pipes and weld them all from below.
Well they've got 80 minutes to do that!
If there's a place where money can make things happen, I'd wager it's there!
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@antipodean crikey when were you last in the states!
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Police moving spectators out of the stands. FP2 moved back another half an hour. This is more and more looking like a sham of an event. FIA are going to to have some uncomfortable questions to answer.
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@MajorRage said in Formula 1:
Joke.
10-place grid penalty for Sainz
Carlos Sainz will take a drop of 10 places for the Las Vegas Grand Prix for exceeding power unit components after hitting the manhole cover on first practice.Oof.
Nothing in the rules allows them to waive the penalty. Apparently they were looking for a clause that would allow them to
According to the commentary all teams were approached about waiving the penalty and one team, Mercedes, said no.
Shitty from Mercedes if that is true. However 2nd place vs 3rd in the constructors is worth a few million. So I guess some criticism for a weekend is worth that
They need to change the rules for next year
