Racing: 2021 Formula 1 Season

[Mount Suribachi]

The Vettel flex here is astonishing

Click and watch it, trust me

Watched it yesterday, soon as it started I thought "I bet Vettel wins it." As Danny Ric said, "he's a nerd"

I got as far as 1993 which is when the Senna/Prost years get all jumbled up in my head.

 

[MXD]

Watched it yesterday, soon as it started I thought "I bet Vettel wins it." As Danny Ric said, "he's a nerd"

I got as far as 1993 which is when the Senna/Prost years get all jumbled up in my head.

I tried myself. Screwed up at 1971 for whatever reason, which I definitely SHOULD have known due to the very obvious pattern in Stewart's wins. I would've missed 1966 for sure.

 

[Khelandros]

Vettel is a racing nerd. No ifs, ands, or buts.

Also, why does everyone love this Kimi guy!

 

[JoVel]

I tried myself. Screwed up at 1971 for whatever reason, which I definitely SHOULD have known due to the very obvious pattern in Stewart's wins. I would've missed 1966 for sure.

Got to Stewart's first title myself as well. My knowledge from 50s and 60s apart from I guess Fangio and Clark is very limited.

 

[MXD]

One very underrated moment : Verstappen nearly missing the 1987 title winner, then saying he had better not miss that one. Nelson Piquet being his father in law.

 

[Albatros]

Spa-Francorchamps circuit director found murdered two weeks before the race:

Spa-Francorchamps CEO Maillet killed in murder-suicide

 

[PanniniClaus]

Spa-Francorchamps circuit director found murdered two weeks before the race:

Spa-Francorchamps CEO Maillet killed in murder-suicide

Conflicting reports on this... The other woman was a friend, a lover , their lawyer... maybe all 3...

 

[Khelandros]

This may be loud, this is your warning.

Spoiler

 

[JoVel]

Reckon that'll be a must-watch.

 

[JoVel]

 

[Siamese Dream]

Big crash in the W Series qualifying, no replay yet on the Channel 4 youtube stream, could be a bad one

 

[Siamese Dream]

Session restarted, looks like 6 drivers were involved and 4 of them were seen back in the pit lane and seem fine. Not sure about the other 2, but must be okay if the session is back underway

It seemed like they all lost it going up the hill when it suddenly became wet

 

[JoVel]

Session restarted, looks like 6 drivers were involved and 4 of them were seen back in the pit lane and seem fine. Not sure about the other 2, but must be okay if the session is back underway

It seemed like they all lost it going up the hill when it suddenly became wet

I'd be very surprised if they don't consider making some chances to the runoff at Eau Rouge / Raidillon. With Hubert and Correa's crash, Aitken's crash at 24 hours of Spa earlier this year and now this one, you can't really look at cars hitting the barriers and bouncing back to (or close to) the racing line as freak accidents anymore.

 

[Siamese Dream]

I'd be very surprised if they don't consider making some chances to the runoff at Eau Rouge / Raidillon. With Hubert and Correa's crash, Aitken's crash at 24 hours of Spa earlier this year and now this one, you can't really look at cars hitting the barriers and bouncing back to (or close to) the racing line as freak accidents anymore.

From the video I probably shouldn't have watched online taken by a spectator, it wasn't like the Hubert crash where he came back onto the track. They all had identical offs because of the weather conditions and it all happened inside the run-off area, nobody came back onto the racing line.

It's more comparable to the Bianchi incident where he happened to go off at the same corner as Sutil and crash into the recovery vehicle, except they all happened in much quicker succession so there's not really a lot that can be done about it except maybe moving the barriers back a bit.

 

[JoVel]

From the video I probably shouldn't have watched online taken by a spectator, it wasn't like the Hubert crash where he came back onto the track. They all had identical offs because of the weather conditions and it all happened inside the run-off area, nobody came back onto the racing line.

It's more comparable to the Bianchi incident where he happened to go off at the same corner as Sutil and crash into the recovery vehicle, except they all happened in much quicker succession so there's not really a lot that can be done about it except maybe moving the barriers back a bit.

That is true. I was referring more to the first two incidents than this one, which had more to do with the conditions than the track itself.

The fact that you can crash and bounce back to a part of the track where cars are going over 300 km/h is an issue though. The corner itself shouldn't be changed.

With how safe the cars are in any FIA run event nowadays I don't think I'd be insane to argue that even a concrete wall would be safer overall than a tyre barrier.

 

[MXD]

Wonder if that pile-up wasn't due to a bump (along with the conditions).
It had the feel of Nurburgring 2007.
But at Eau Rouge/Raidillon and cars crashing into each other.

 

[Siamese Dream]

Russell qualifies P2, unbelievable

 

[LOFIN]

This helmet cam footage is effin epic

 

[Albatros]

"Russell is faster than you. Can you confirm you understood that message, Lewis?"

 

[JoVel]

Just announce that contract already.

 

[MXD]

Verstappen on pole. Boring.

 

[Ceremony]

Just watching the highlights now. f***ing why. Just do a lock up into the last corner and let George have pole

 

[Albatros]

First pole for Verstappen at a home GP nevertheless.

 

[Albatros]

Starting to look like no Belgian GP this year, bitter for Verstappen and Russell if so.

 

[JoVel]

Starting to look like no Belgian GP this year, bitter for Verstappen and Russell if so.

I'd rather have a cancelles race than a few laps behind SC to give out half points...

Yay, Russell got P2 because he managed not to crash out under Safety Car for two laps. Pretty stupid imo.