monaco-gp

[remote knoll]

he wouldve crashed

Both would have pretty bad damage

Well Leclerc would

[sudden star]

ig ur right

[remote knoll]

I mean dont take my word for it, just look at the footage

[still forge]

Plus, it was the better option to play it safe, P2 in the constructors was a really close game

[remote knoll]

that too

[sudden star]

We were so close to getting 2nd in constructors rip

[vestal lintel]

Like 1.1s away

[remote knoll]

sainz 💀

[still forge]

I get it's for the prestige and stuff but

Ain't Ferrari the team that makes the most money in the end of the season eitherways due to their historic bonus?

[remote knoll]

idk

i didnt know there was a historic bonus

[sudden star]

I mean yea but getting washed where your own theme park is is kinda embarrassing

[slim chasm]

not if they're 3rd

the WCC winner and historic bonus can only carry you so much lol

[still forge]

Like, these are real facts

Ferrari made more money in the end of the 2020 due to that bonus

They were 6th

[sudden star]

https://tenor.com/view/money-crying-woody-harrelson-wiping-tears-with-money-gif-6945518

[slim chasm]

they cut those down

the other teams don't like Ferrari taking their money that much lol

[still forge]

Fair, this is fucking bullshit lmao

Imagine fucking up your year so hard that last time you fucked up this much was 40 years ago

And you still get the better slice of the prize money

[slim chasm]

yeah F1 was once sued to the EU for that by a few teams

not that it did anything lol

[still forge]

Wait, how you can sue F1 to the EU? F1 is British based, so shouldn't be out of EU guidelines?

[slim chasm]

this was before brexit

[still forge]

Ah

When did that happen anyways, forgot that

[slim chasm]

2014-ish. Sauber and Force India iirc

then Liberty came in and agreed that it's also a BS

[slim chasm]

oh and do you know RB got 30-mil ish at those time cause they back F1 first at the concorde. There's a lot of clauses like that

[toxic siren]

F1 is also not British-based.

FIA is French, Formula 1 is an international racing series, and the license holders for media and shit are American.

I guess the Formula 1 Group is British, but they are a subsidiary of Liberty Media which is American.

[sterile herald]

https://tenor.com/view/trollszn123-ronaldo-gif-18268194

[snow swan]

https://tenor.com/view/america-truck-patriot-murica-gif-26712418

[toxic siren]

That's gonna fall over and I'm gonna laugh my ass of because it probably already happened.

[snow swan]

Its being held up by the pure spirit of America, terra. Smh

[toxic siren]

Yeah, well lots of age of sail ships were held up by the spirt of their countries

[snow swan]

I dont even think its real but well…

[toxic siren]

then they fell when water got into their gun holes

[snow swan]

Are you saying that is a submarine

[coarse obsidian]

NASCAR neighborhood

[remote knoll]

bruh

[snow swan]

https://tenor.com/view/rip-torn-down-periscope-tattoo-gif-14529561

[remote knoll]

stay out of my Indycar Neighborhood

[snow swan]

@toxic siren we need to have a down periscope watch party 🫡

[remote knoll]

ngl that sounds like an interesting experience

[snow swan]

[remote knoll]

the tattoo artist holding ur dick

yk what

nvm

im not gonna go there

[snow swan]

😂

[toxic siren]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(ship)

[snow swan]

[toxic siren]

It sank because the wind pushed it over a bit too much, flooding the gunports.

[snow swan]

So you could say

It was a bit like

Dammit i want to make this joke

But its only going to make sense if you just let it be

It was a bit like

Swiss cheese

https://tenor.com/view/teletubbies-dipsy-running-away-scared-run-away-gif-25928776

[sudden star]

Im still relatively new to f1, why is alfa romeo opting out next season

[jade mural]

Congrats @sudden star, you're now on lap 5

[sudden star]

pog

[snow swan]

Money

[sudden star]

Simple answer i like it

[slim chasm]

Audi is buying the team

[remote knoll]

they are giving up on this shit

[dusty jacinth]

Their liviries were so beautiful tho

🤬

[remote knoll]

true

[midnight heron]

Who is ghost pinging

Alright then

[pine turret]

wtf happened with sainz

what was ferrari doing

[remote knoll]

you are what happened

[snow swan]

i was so addicted to this show

as a kid

[sudden niche]

Someone released Sainz's radio logs

I used to think that Sainz was just shit in the race

I now think that uh

yeah no Vegas just fucked his car

In its entirety

[potent hound]

when will we change channel name?

[sudden niche]

Next gp ig?

Or maybe if they air pre season testing'

[slow wagon]

Didn’t they fully change out his chassis though

Id think whatd be the kicker would’ve been his crash in FP2

[sudden niche]

Probably to older parts

[sudden niche]

This too probs

He got extremely unlucky past two races

[slow wagon]

Eh, Im inclined to think the FP2 crash was less luck and more on him

[sudden niche]

I still believe he has some fault in it, but I doubt his fault would have existed without the preceding issues

[slow wagon]

Yes bump but I think it was Piastri who said that the bump is there for everyone

[sudden niche]

Oh no for sure, there's probably more fault on Carlos

But still, the same bump could've fucked anyone over

And it just so happen that Sainz was the most susceptible between a low riding Ferrari and his probably bad positioning on track

[slow wagon]

I do think his pace during that first stint was shockingly poor

But those things happen, Leclerc had that odd Spain weekend where they swapped out everything on his car after as well

[sudden niche]

https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/1857wwp/sainz_abu_dhabi_radio_transcript_tyre_strategy/

he was going on and on about low grip on tyres

Which I find odd considering the fact that Sainz is usually at least ok with tyre management

[slow wagon]

Possibly an issue? Do think his shit luck is about the same as anyone’s had this season, just quite compiled into one-two weekends

Suspect that the damage would’ve been from FP2 though and less so Vegas because he was quite fine in Vegas besides the penalty

And that spin he had on the opening lap

I do think the Lift and Coast is making mountains out of molehills, in general those calls happen a lot

[sudden niche]

I mean

He was a full second off Charles

In the race

A full damn second

When he's usually within 2-3 tenths

[slow wagon]

In Abu Dhabi?

[sudden niche]

I think so

[slow wagon]

Yeah I’d think so if they had agreed before the race to hope for a safety car

It’s quite possible they underfueled in the hopes it’d come, they said they agreed upon that strat before the race started

It was a gamble but given where he was that weekend it’s about the only thing they could’ve done

Underfueling is probably why they didn’t let Leclerc do burnouts either

[sudden niche]

Mhm

Such a tragic story for Ferrari

but well

I doubt they're strapped for cash anyways

[slow wagon]

Nope

They’re fine

[sudden niche]

If they have the money for a triple WEC hypercar program, they'll have no trouble hitting cost cap

[slow wagon]

Besides these past two weekends and Qatar Sainz had a fairly fortunate season anyway

[remote knoll]

really sad we only got one burnout

but Max did it well

[sudden niche]

What happened in Qa-

Riiiiight

Complete fucking DNS

[remote knoll]

wait

oh yeahhhh

[sudden niche]

OH MY GOD THAT 100% LOST FERRARI P2 IN CONSTRUCTORS

[slow wagon]

Like Leclerc in Brazil. But he was starting out of the points anyway

[remote knoll]

wow ferrari had two DNS'?

[slow wagon]

They were bleeding points in other regards and that was a start from P12

Leclerc’s was from P2 lmao

[sudden niche]

How did Charles not make it out of Q2

[slow wagon]

The DSQ in Austin

And the engine failure for Leclerc in Bahrain

The rest of the DNFs I think we’re prolly on the drivers

[sudden niche]

Wait was Sainz starting P12

[remote knoll]

i dont remember the other dnfs

[sudden niche]

In Qatar

[slow wagon]

Yes

[sudden niche]

How tf

[frozen violet]

Charles Leclerc: DNF, DNS, DSQ in one season

[slow wagon]

Honestly don’t remember but he fell off after Singapore

I kinda get peaking and struggling to get back to that

But oh well

[sudden niche]

I mean, Sainz usually makes back places very well

And P12 start isn't very difficult for Sainz to get into strong points positions

[slow wagon]

Eh

[remote knoll]

almost makes me feel bad for him

[slow wagon]

Either way it was much less great a loss than Leclerc in Brazil

[sudden niche]

Yeah true

[slow wagon]

Not to mention the quali penalty in Monaco for Leclerc lmao

[sudden niche]

Sainz made P5 in that race as well

Yeah ferrari's had a...they've had a rough one eh

For a top team that is

[slow wagon]

And the DNF from engine from that podium position to start the season off

Which

Incredible loss there

Right from the get go

[sudden niche]

Oh yeah there was also that time where Sainz was pitted in P3 to cover Hamilton

I forgot which race that was

Baku?

Massive losses there too

[slow wagon]

Baku he was massively off the pace I think

Yeah Sainz finished father behind Leclerc than Leclerc did Max in Baku

Good lord that was shocking

[sudden niche]

I mean, regardless why was forced to give up track position

[slow wagon]

I mean if they were worried about finishing behind Hamilton they stayed ahead of him

Like genuinely sometimes giving up track position works (see Silverstone 2022 Leclerc for an example of holding track position at all costs failing miserably)

[remote knoll]

damn you remember that far back?

[slow wagon]

Early 23 ain’t that far back 😭

[remote knoll]

that's hella far wym

[slow wagon]

Nah

[remote knoll]

baku 23 felt like a year ago

[frozen violet]

f1 legend gp

[slow wagon]

Baku 23 felt like it lasted a year

[remote knoll]

that too

[frozen violet]

*ivory tower starts playin

[sudden niche]

Oh no

[remote knoll]

juan pablo montoya

[sudden niche]

I meant MOnaco

[slow wagon]

False and incorrect Keke and Jody tied for the win

[sudden niche]

Yeah at MOnaco he was pitted out of P4

To cover Hamilton

[slow wagon]

Oh lmaoooo yeah Monaco was a flop by Ferrari on several counts

Sainz also had that hilarious move on Ocon

[sudden niche]

When he thinks he could've jumped Esteban

[sudden niche]

What happened

[remote knoll]

my memory is just ass then

i blame my mom

[slow wagon]

Absolutely did not work after he had a very convinced radio he was going to pass

[frozen violet]

*Top placed briton is Jim Clark, fifth. Stewart sixth, hamilton eighth, Damon hill 12th, Moss 19th, and Graham hill 22nd. Nigel Mansell, who qualified 10th, crashed this morning and will not take part in the grand prix.

[sudden niche]

LOL

Hey he probably would'ven gotten the move done eventually

[slow wagon]

Fucked his wing a bit too iirc in the process

It’s Monaco so eventually means yes 3 laps after the race is done with

Nothing funnier than the stewards dunking on Xavi in Monaco tho

That was beautiful

[remote knoll]

what happened with Xavi

[slow wagon]

Didn’t warn Leclerc when he was in a blind spot that someone was on a fast lap

It netted Leclerc a 3 place grid drop from P3 (aka podium in Monaco bc Monaco is… Monaco)

And the steward’s doc was like “Leclerc really would’ve had time and space to move if his engineer had been useful” lmfao

[sudden niche]

PFFF

[remote knoll]

damnnn

they didnt have to do my boy like that

[sudden niche]

Yeah I think both Ferrari engineers have bad issues with communicating

[slow wagon]

Genuinely was such a laugh

Bring back Jock Clear

What’s he up to

[sudden niche]

Riccardo Adami has been a coinflip

I still remember Vettel's outburst at him

That shit was comedy and tragedy in one

[slow wagon]

Ricci is generally less uh….. scared sounding than Xavi but yeah he’s about as inconsistent

Poor Seb

[sudden niche]

Xavi is uh

[slow wagon]

Xavi sounds like you have a gun to his head and is reading off of a magic 8 ball

Bless

[sudden niche]

"XAVI YOU HAVE TO TELL ME THESE THINGS BEFORE"

[slow wagon]

I LOVE that Mattia tried to fire him and Leclerc said no to that one

[sudden niche]

or do you prefer

[slow wagon]

“We are checking”

[sudden niche]

There's also

[remote knoll]

"Understood."

[sudden niche]

"Copy we will get back to you"
never gets back

"What position are we looking at this pace"

"If we keep Bottas behind, P1"

Charles: Just gives position to Bottas out of pure shock

Yeah Xavi needs work

[remote knoll]

he needs a larger vocabulary

give this man a few books

[sudden niche]

Honestly

Just speak all in italian

Both drivers speak Italian fluently

[slow wagon]

Think they’re required to radio and shit in english

[remote knoll]

but then I will have to learn Italian to understand the radios 😔

[slow wagon]

But I might be wrong

[sudden niche]

are they??

[slow wagon]

There seems to be some sort of request around it, otherwise I can’t imagine why Ferrari would bother with English with Leclerc especially

Unless they have staff that are necessary that don’t speak Italian

[sudden niche]

yeah no there's no mandate

I think they just do it because FiA is broadcasted to english audience

[slow wagon]

Ugh

Nuisance

Also I’d imagine FOM being English and Liberty being Anglophone as well incentivizes playing ball

[raven wagon]

I remember back at Hungary 2014 Alonso and his engineer were speaking in Italian

[slow wagon]

Shame tho, Italian is much more comprehensible to me spoken and muffled than English

[sudden niche]

I can't imagine it personally

Cause I only speak my native languange and english

But yeah

They should speak a language they're more fluent in

Like, both Sainz and Leclerc speak italian on the main Ferrari channel

[hazy hazel]

Bro max is always winning

[oblique adder]

yeah

dunno who's gonna stop him tho

[kindred cedar]

leclerc with ferraris amazing engine which they will showcase next year

they took notes from red bull

and their engineers

they now can duplicate and enhance the cars

[potent hound]

I think Carlos and Charles don't need to speak Italian

they just need to hire better race engineers

good at english and especially strategy lol

[pallid goblet]

https://tenor.com/view/roblox-gif-25986978

[spring mural]

So theres a test happening with cars and all?

[soft mason]

Probably, but I doubt it’s being broadcast unfortunately

[spring mural]

Im seeing it on my twitter feed

Saying theres been a few red flags

[fathom elk]

is there?

[raven wagon]

Its a post season test

[spring mural]

Yeah

https://fxtwitter.com/chrismedlandf1/status/1729379435554500759?s=46&t=WXmLg7cg6El8PcdPZJhxbg

https://fxtwitter.com/chrismedlandf1/status/1729379438423425489?s=46&t=WXmLg7cg6El8PcdPZJhxbg

Only real red flag in this session besides a water main break was russell stopping

[potent hound]

why do they need a post-season test?

[spring mural]

Now that i don’t know. But hey the more content the better

[potent hound]

lol

[toxic atlas]

tyres

[spring mural]

Its also ruperts last day testing in ferrari before he goes to red bull

After working with sainz

[slim chasm]

to test the parts for next season?

and give time for young/new drivers

[spring mural]

Yep i saw theos driving today

And same with pato

[maiden meteor]

They can't bring new parts to the test. They have to keep the same configuration as the Abu Dhabi GP

[slim chasm]

not car parts

tyres and whatever else F1 wants to

[maiden meteor]

Alright, but your 1st message wasn't clear

Also I don't get why they'd need to test tyres because they said they would keep the current tyres

Except the C0 no one used

[slim chasm]

cause the downforce level is evolving

Pirelli needs new data to adjust the spec, tyre pressure mandate, what tyres to bring, etc

[maiden meteor]

Fair

Didn't think about that

[stiff bough]

Just the entire pitwall seems to be inconsistent as far as communication goes

[thin berry]

COLIN 💀

[slow wagon]

I ask the honorable member for Leclercistan, did I utter a mistruth?

[thin berry]

Member? I am the chancellor

Also, sadly no, you didn’t.

[oblique adder]

only time will tell

[snow swan]

real af bro

[snow swan]

Well, that's all folks. That race went exactly as expected.

[gritty glen]

max wins as always

[dusty jacinth]

hola

[timber folio]

https://tenor.com/view/inside-out-joy-hi-hello-hola-gif-10070893

[drifting geyser]

Bro is the senate

[thin berry]

[tacit tree]

One message removed from a suspended account.

[west basin]

how long is this chat channel going to stay ?

[stone shore]

whenever the drivers update

ig

[thin berry]

https://tenor.com/view/samandmattie-rockongowild-springbreak-springbreakzombiemassacre-forever-gif-20755382

[wet sequoia]

For the whole year to remember such a “wonderful” race

[icy pollen]

lmao

guess who has a poll ban :)

[dawn thistle]

How do you even get banned from polls

[junior mango]

By spamming shit I think

[wet sequoia]

Probably spamming them as well with votes if it allows multiple m

Only ones I kinda multi vote for is the rate the gp ones if I think a race is a 3.5 or 2.5

[harsh ocean]

i miss her so much

[soft mason]

https://youtu.be/dn7TdvWwy4w?si=kYUP6OZIaFTmXYQ-

[tame plover]

Is there a new team coming now that alpha romeo is gone for next season

[ebon dew]

https://tenor.com/view/asmr-darling-taylor-darling-2020-sleepy-sweet-dreams-gif-16119992

[slim chasm]

yes

kinda

Audi will take over Sauber but their name won't be there

[ebon dew]

no they wont

sauber will be sauber

Audi is just in prep now

[ebon dew]

• for alphatauri not a new team, its just new name and main sponsor for whoever has the biggest check but the team stays the same

[tame plover]

Ohh gotcha

[native sentinel]

Wasn't it something like 'Racing Bulls'?

[ebon dew]

yep i just saw

but its not "fully" comfirmed yet although its what's most probable

[slim chasm]

nah, Audi is buying their shares

should be in control by the start of next year

[ebon dew]

Oh ok

[slow wagon]

Just in case

[ebon dew]

I thought they wouldnt have a majority of shares till the end of 2025

[slim chasm]

Yes, but they'll get the operation control of sorts once they got to 50% share

[slim chasm]

Well, as much as I want a Audi-Ferrari team

lol

[ebon dew]

Thats majority hhh

[slow wagon]

I want Porsche Ferrari personally can you imagine the ego involved

[slim chasm]

I will be there

[slow wagon]

It would be so beautifully dysfunctional

[south heron]

oh god that would be mental to see

how about Ferrari-BMW?

[opal scarab]

💀

[honest solstice]

Ferrari and bmw

Couldnt ask for more reliability problems

[severe edge]

the clash of personalities would be insane

[weak mountain]

Mein gott what insanity is being said here

[slow wagon]

The level of pretentious dick measuring would be incredible

[thorny ibex]

Imagine Ferrari Lamborghini

[dire tulip]

I went there

Missed half the race because I lost the gate

[spice ferry]

Now I'm waiting for F1 Funniest moments

Daniel must be featured there, or it won't be funny for 2023 season

[lucid sable]

its beyond cringe

god bless toro rosso

[junior mango]

That name is so much better fr

[junior mango]

He will be there dw

[slow wagon]

What was the ghost ping for 💀

[junior mango]

Dw about that 😎

[slow wagon]

[ionic frost]

See this is what happens during winter break, we go mental

[south heron]

Why didn't Mercedes, Ferrari and Aston just run their cars without wings to beat RB this year? Are they stupid?

[mossy axle]

Formula e soon no worries

[slim chasm]

https://tenor.com/view/goodnight-sleep-goodnight-meme-goodnight-bro-minecraft-gif-21455562

[thin berry]

Meh. Not a fan, sadly

[mossy axle]

https://tenor.com/view/oh-no-oops-mitch-mitch-evans-hands-on-hips-gif-20192565

[midnight mesa]

91 jours damn

[knotty jolt]

Ferrari had enough straightline speed to par with and at times even bear RB so eh

[south heron]

it was a joke not a serious question lmao

[surreal meteor]

ask Peugeot

[velvet crater]

https://tenor.com/view/richard-hammond-grand-tour-nissan-juke-hate-hate-you-gif-26609265

Well, downforce is a key element of F1

Without a front wing, you will crash into the wall

Just like me and the Rimac-

[south heron]

😔

you guys just don't get it

[velvet crater]

Ferrari does

Watch them run no wing next year 🧌

[knotty jolt]

3 teams that prob have to run no wing are amr merc and mcl

💯

[spring heron]

Leclerc will be new champion of 2024 f1 season

[slow wagon]

Someone pin this for when that poor lad inevitably gets Ferrarid

[dawn rose]

Because they can’t build good engines

[still forge]

I predict hopes will vanish on race 1

[shy pewter]

https://tenor.com/view/lolol-gif-19769086

[nocturne delta]

sup

[nocturne delta]

why so pessimistic

[vague bramble]

they’re a ferrari fan

[mossy axle]

off season hypesquad time

[severe edge]

https://tenor.com/view/f1-intro-george-russell-george-russell-tpose-gif-11974953692443681865

[still forge]

You'll understand when Bahrain comes up

[tawny mason]

Our SF24 will be as bad as the SF1000! Forza Ferrari 🔥🔥🔥

[still forge]

A car of unprecedented speed 🏎️🏎️

[gusty nexus]

bored already

[soft mason]

Ask somebody smart for a list of motorsports events!

[stiff bough]

get a hobby

[gusty nexus]

Eh, I'm going to Brussels Auto Show (not the same, I know) end of january, they will have a Pagani Huayra BC and an Aston Martin Valkyrie, those 2 are my favourites that I'm looking forward to seeing.

[gusty nexus]

I have one, just the remainder of my time is nog boring.

[surreal meteor]

is there owt on in december

snowball derby?

i know a fair few things on come Jan

but Dec is a little dead for motorsports

[soft mason]

Isn’ there like a gulf race and dakar in December?

[surreal meteor]

idk what gulf race means

Dakar is Jan

[midnight heron]

Gulf 12 Hours

[surreal meteor]

along with the Chilli Bowl Nationals, two rounds of Formula E, the Daytona 24, and Ralley Monte-Carlo

[surreal meteor]

yeah apparently

[languid storm]

W

[dense hornet]

P6 wcc incoming

[pallid goblet]

kanye west on top

[languid storm]

Q3 Appearances since 2022:

🇳🇱 Verstappen - 42
🇲🇨 Leclerc - 41
🇪🇸 Sainz - 41
🇪🇸 Alonso - 38
🇬🇧 Hamilton - 38
🇬🇧 Russell - 37
🇲🇽 Perez - 33
🇬🇧 Norris - 32

[junior mango]

Perez only being 7th in that list despite the car he has is embarrassing

And Alonso being joint 4th in that list despite the cars he had is seriously amazing

Goat things

https://tenor.com/view/alonso-fernando-alonso-formula1-f1-aston-martin-gif-27599415

[native violet]

goat alonso

rizzlonso

[past wren]

goddamit the reactions

[hollow vigil]

https://tenor.com/view/elnano-fernandoalonso-elplan-sigma-chad-gif-6549128414517062207

[knotty jolt]

the valk isn't as long as I imagined

[loud bay]

Leleg

[snow swan]

E E E its in the E.

Whoops forgot to hit reply.

[snow swan]

Me trying to play any EA game in all honesty.

https://tenor.com/view/alonso-fernando-alonso-formula1-f1-aston-martin-gif-27599415

already miss f1

[haughty mason]

Fr

[gilded sentinel]

hi

[snow swan]

How many more days?

80+ 😭

[thin berry]

90

[placid mantle]

But no dutch national anthem for 90 days

[calm widget]

Chadlonso

Literally himothy

[calm widget]

Dw i gotchu

[real tundra]

https://tenor.com/view/wtf-toto-wolf-formula1-angry-gif-14707199

[real tundra]

That new?

[ancient scaffold]

LOGAN 2024 RAAAAAH

YES

[real tundra]

Noceee

https://tenor.com/view/oops-my-bad-f1-gif-5127776

[honest solstice]

Omg we seeing legoat again next year

[still forge]

LOGAN RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[hushed bison]

We have freedom for 2024

Raaaaaaah

[hushed wadi]

0 driver changes lfg lmaoo

[onyx musk]

LOGAN FOR 2024 RAHHHH

2024 WDC SARGEANT

[compact pewter]

I guess this is the one and only off-season to have 0 Driver transfers

[sturdy umbra]

[fervent gull]

Puzaz

[knotty jolt]

🫡

[slow wagon]

Girlie had a whole season lmfao what even

I woulda gone on vacation after Bahrain

[timber folio]

@charred sierra please

[charred sierra]

sorry

[timber folio]

No big deal dw, but I think that you’re new and didn’t check #rules, maybe you should, it takes 2min, no more, I promise and it will avoid you to@be muted for rules you didn’t know

[stone shore]

lowk the most boring silly season ever

only otmar retired right?

[timber folio]

And Frank Tost or however it’s written

[still forge]

Fuck, Chuck did have a cursed as fuck season

Now, had my grandma wheels she'd be a scooter and stuff but

Fuck, he could fight for P3 even

[mossy axle]

French toast

[timber folio]

This isn’t even French

[stiff bough]

he didnt retire

he was let go

Probably because Rossi needed someone to scapegoat.

and then Rossi got the boot

[south heron]

yeah

[south heron]

he sure did

[stone shore]

Really?

dang

[lilac remnant]

whilst waiting for f1 here is the oldest message in this channel(dw i didnt ping)

[brisk rampart]

does russell have fans

serious question

[lilac remnant]

some yes

personally im not one

gonna get breakfast

[full gulch]

Who's a free agent

And might switch teams

[fair night]

No one

Its the first season that there has been no moves

[stiff bough]

most of the grids contracts however, expire at the end of next year

so look forward to that

[fair night]

2024 winter will be crazy

[quaint kite]

Who do we think is on the hot seat for next year, aside from the obvious, like Sargeant and Checo

[stiff bough]

Zhou and Magnussen

[quaint kite]

Honestly agree on both fronts. Zhou has Pourchaire looking over his shoulder

[dull trellis]

https://tenor.com/view/f1-lando-norris-hungary-max-verstappen-trophy-gif-12818545443753503229

[quaint kite]

Idk who Haas would bring in as a replacement for Kmag

[stiff bough]

Bearman of course.

They were pleased with how he did during his FP1's, and he's one of the upcoming juniors

[still forge]

Rookie with Haas

Please no

[shy pewter]

😂

[shy pewter]

brother???

[ancient scaffold]

bro ?

[pine turret]

The struggle is real

[pine turret]

Wasn’t officially confirmed yet

[red bolt]

It was

[snow swan]

now the with driver line up is the same
it's all down to the identity reveals of Sauber & Racing Bulls + the new liveries

[remote knoll]

bait

mute

[floral hound]

no shit

[narrow garnet]

inb4 they decide to go to yellow

[floral hound]

no they wont

its ferrari

its red

[remote knoll]

what about when they made their ferrari blue

[floral hound]

they made it blue?

[remote knoll]

yeah

like 60 years ago

[floral hound]

oh

not like anyone would see it in colour then

[remote knoll]

lmao

[floral hound]

its probably better for the Tifosi

[tacit tree]

One message removed from a suspended account.

[onyx cobalt]

what I wanted the car to be blue

[dawn rose]

Poopy brand and poopy color

[velvet crater]

WHAT, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GREEN

[distant iron]

Red bull is navy

Ferrari is red

Mercedes is black

Racing bulls is silver and blue

[wet sequoia]

Still can’t believe they chose Racing Bulls

There is enough bs about Yuki not “showing up” for the impeding from Max at Singapore

[slim chasm]

I mean AM also didn't show for Logan impeding

it's already said that it's cause of the new weird FIA summon system at that time

[wet sequoia]

AM doesn’t “own” Williams though

[slim chasm]

Well, yes.

Hence, it's already explained that it's due to the FIA summon system

nothing weird abt that

[wet sequoia]

Right right…

[plush maple]

who even says AM owns williams

like in literal or figurative sense

[lilac nova]

Williams kept Logan due to promo value only? I don’t get the deal.

[slim chasm]

there is no one better

[plush maple]

shame drugo's already on AM

[lilac nova]

[plush maple]

i'd put him in williams if not AM

i dont hate stroll but there's others

just sayin :D

[slim chasm]

pls, he tried and Williams didn't bite

[plush maple]

F

would be nice seeing a talented driver from brazil again

[slim chasm]

well, Felipe is not it

haha

[plush maple]

ah

i see

who's the big shot from F2 then nowadays

theo?

[slim chasm]

he wish

[plush maple]

:0

[harsh ocean]

i miss f1 man...

[plush maple]

i should call them

[dense hornet]

those squares makes it better

[calm bear]

💀

[solid heart]

smash

[harsh ocean]

SORRY hun 🤫🤫 the 🐈 only thing Sainz 🇪🇸 is smashing 💥🍑🍑 is 🤔 the 🔊⛓ SF 23 🏎🏎🏎🏎 into the 💦 wall 🧱🧱🧱⌨⌨ during qualifying 😬😬😬😬

[earnest canyon]

I should call him

[soft mason]

Never wanted to be an sf23 so bad

[placid mantle]

Me too..

[still forge]

If the Ferrari boys like smashing into walls, hell, i might be a wall

[narrow garnet]

ayoo?

[winged flax]

🦅 🇺🇸

[thorny ibex]

Yo wot?

[slow wagon]

What did I walk into

[thorny ibex]

How do you unread something

[tall tapir]

theres no other way, got to bleach those eyes 😔

[whole snow]

How do you feel about a night Monaco race?

[slim chasm]

how about no

[south heron]

^^

night races outside of Singapore and Bahrain would just be for novelty's sake

[hushed wadi]

ok fuck it

daytime singapore

[slow wagon]

Wouldn't be as good

Also those poor drivers would become rotisserie chickens in they cars

[hushed wadi]

bahrain 2005 reference

april 3rd 2005 heat death of formula one

[south heron]

and now Qatar 2023

[surreal meteor]

how to make everyone in singapore happier:

[fresh summit]

albon pookie bear

[fervent epoch]

an actually good copypasta?

i never thought i'd see the day

[karmic token]

not a single seat will change from end of 2023 to start of 2024? that feels unpossible.

[slow wagon]

Unless Red Bull decides musical chairs are in order, certainly looks like it

[compact pewter]

One and only season to happen like this in F1

[timber folio]

1st time in F1 history

[restive void]

Gonna be very hot💀

[harsh ocean]

at the same time though, theres only 5 drivers confirmed to have a contract for 2025

2023 silly season said double it and pass it on

[harsh ocean]

RUMOR: Checo has lost his 2024 seat. Photos have leaked from a credible source of his replacement in their first photoshoot for the team

[narrow garnet]

Seems like we're going into a cycle of alternating years being silly and the other year being boring af

Evens being silly, odds being 😴

Tho 25 should be quite silly too, reg changes and all

[winged flax]

shi were fucked

[slim chasm]

there is no reg change in 25

[narrow garnet]

I mean during 25, in preperation for 26

[dense ermine]

its been like a week since abu dhabi and im already missing f1 😭

[snow swan]

I was missing it before the break

[distant iron]

I think 2025 will be the beginning of the next generation of f1

[raven wagon]

Dont worry you have F1 Esports

[blissful lotus]

Two overstakes by Verstappen in one corner!! I think one of them is Daniel

[midnight heron]

Honda Racing Thanks Day

[dull seal]

how many races will max win this upcoming season?

predictions

[slim chasm]

24

[slow wagon]

Yes.

[ruby gale]

15

[ocean apex]

hope ferrari can win next season

[zealous summit]

and daniel had to crash and take max out

[tepid leaf]

As much as he can win.

[summer zephyr]

0 out of 24

[royal herald]

🙏🏼

can only hope

[summer zephyr]

next year is going to be our year

[floral charm]

literally prayed for that in church today

[floral charm]

honestly if they can manage to make a car on par w redbull we'll have a chance

[rough widget]

Fr tho do you guys think Red Bull /Max will dominate next season?

[still forge]

Yes, but not in the extent of 2023.

I'm thinking a 2019 Hamilton season

[surreal meteor]

god i hope not

[severe edge]

so ferrari are going to cheat again?

[slim chasm]

they will

[slow wagon]

Oui

Doubt that this season itself will be replicated, that sort of thing is insanely difficult to pull off, but with Ferrari and Merc both reportedly completely swapping concepts and McLaren still on the comeup to figuring out what they're doing, I would be extremely shocked if the Red Bull wasn't the dominant car next year

[still forge]

We will get back to you

[severe edge]

and thats without mentioning that rb have been improving and developing next year's car since earlier in the year than their closest competitors

and they were still beating them without developing the car much

[jovial halo]

who's going to a GP next year

[jovial halo]

I mean going to see a GP live

[floral hound]

i wish i was

[snow swan]

I want to go to melb but its a bit pricey

[jovial halo]

I'm going to Spa next year

really looking forward to it

[fair night]

im going to silverstone for the 3rd time next year

[floral hound]

lucky

[fair night]

i thought abt going to monaco but thats too much

[floral charm]

me too

i was able to go to abu dhabi this year which was super fun but like nwo that i've gone to one grand prix i want to go to them all yk?

[floral charm]

LUCKY

i really want to go but like the funds arent there for that rn

so i might apply to volunteer for it in 2025 or smth

[fair night]

I want to volunteer

Im not old enough tho

[floral charm]

me too

thats why im waiting for 2025 T-T

[fair night]

Yeah

[floral charm]

but honestly it is such a fun experience so it sucks sm that it is so expensive

like i understand why it is priced the way it is but like still T-T

[fair night]

Fr

[serene falcon]

Hi

[floral hound]

Hello

[strange sail]

Leclerc will be world champion next year

[floral hound]

No I’m afraid

[strange sail]

You should

[floral hound]

Very scary guy

[strange sail]

If you say so

[floral hound]

Nah he’s cool

[strange sail]

But still he will be work champ or at least on the podium

[summer zephyr]

yes he will

[floral hound]

Podium would be an achievement

[summer zephyr]

yeah but ferrari will be fast next year

[floral hound]

We’ll see

[strange sail]

Esattamente vai Leclerc e al prossimo anno

[floral hound]

Ah yes, Italian

[summer zephyr]

agreed mate

[floral hound]

I mean, a Leclerc championship would be deserved imo

[summer zephyr]

alot of drivers deserve one but never got it

[floral hound]

Yeah true

[summer zephyr]

i hope red bull isnt as dominant

[floral hound]

Same

Coming from a Max Verstappen fan

[summer zephyr]

jk respect it

[floral hound]

Nah but i wouldn’t mind another 2021 type title fight

[summer zephyr]

with the amount of good drivers on the grid now a 5 way fight isnt out of the window

[floral hound]

That’d be amazing

Like Max, Charles, Sainz, Russel, Hamilton

[summer zephyr]

max vs lando vs charles vs hamilton vs alonso maybe russell and sainz

lando

i think mclaren is back

[floral hound]

Yeah they probably have a good chance

[slow wagon]

Next year I think that sort of tightness is a lil unlikely

Maybe in 2025 or 26

[floral hound]

Would be fun tho

[summer zephyr]

thats what fans said in 2013

look at what happened in 2014

merc dominated

[slow wagon]

Alas

[summer zephyr]

i do know they changed car regulations but anything is possible

[jade mural]

Congrats @summer zephyr, you're now on lap 5

[slow wagon]

Next year will prolly be less horrifically dominant than this year

[summer zephyr]

yes

[slow wagon]

But I doubt it'll be a super close title fight

[summer zephyr]

i mean yeah

[slow wagon]

Unless Checo magically uncovers a world of heretofore undiscovered talent

[floral hound]

Would be nice not hearing my national anthem every week like I’m in some kind of dictatorship

(I’m Dutch btw if you didn’t notice)

[summer zephyr]

oh lol

another dutch friend said hes proud of the anthem being played so many times

[floral hound]

I sing along to it every time

Very patriotic

[summer zephyr]

how was singapore for u

[floral hound]

Amazing

I needed that change

[summer zephyr]

its my home race as well lol

[slow wagon]

Oh nice

[floral hound]

Even tho it ruined Max his win streak

[floral hound]

Nice

[summer zephyr]

i dont think he really cared bout that streak

[floral hound]

Ever been to the gp?

[summer zephyr]

no

[floral hound]

I think he did

[slow wagon]

Eh he didn't seem super bothered

[floral hound]

Ahh

[summer zephyr]

[floral hound]

But he always went for fastest lap as well

To get most points

[summer zephyr]

thats for self actualisation

motivation to keep pushing on by setting more goals

[floral hound]

And he did the celebrations

The 9 and 10 hands

[summer zephyr]

not sure uk what i mean but he dosent actually care about the stats

he wants to do as well as he can during each race

thats by getting max points

[floral hound]

Yeah ok you’re probably right

[summer zephyr]

ok thks

i think next year will be a close year

thats all i think

[floral hound]

I hope so

[summer zephyr]

i hope max dosent win the title at qatar

at least if he wins the title be it at brazil or vegas

[floral hound]

Yeah, a little bit of action would be nice

[summer zephyr]

yeah

just want the vettel hamilton type of rivalry where hamilton+merc was better but vettel can fight with him in the championship for quite long

[ripe wind]

it won’t be close

max will take it with like 4 races to go

[summer zephyr]

4 races to go is still alot less than this year,especially if u include china

[ripe wind]

yeah

still 100+ point gap though

[narrow garnet]

RB only benefits from a crowded top 3 or 4

we'll all be taking points from each other and that'll allow them to pull away

[snow swan]

Season finale on the streets of Vegas

[pine turret]

Would be cool

Abu Dhabi isn’t the best for the season end tbh

[wet sequoia]

Only if your a Hamilton fan

[queen mason]

brazil remains and will remain the best end of season race

[slim chasm]

no, Vegas would be better

[queen mason]

tbf ye vegas wasn't too bad of a race

timing was ass tho

6 am in the morning for me

saturday night for americans

[summer zephyr]

unpopular opinion but i think we were lucky vegas was good this year

alot of shit happened

[knotty jolt]

🅱️

[south heron]

agreed, it was so perfect in that slot

[mild mist]

tbh

Vegas was better than Brazil

what saved Brazil race really was Checo vs Alonso

[toxic atlas]

Vegas was good but I feel like it will be boring moving forward now that drivers have figured out the track

[mild mist]

also it was cool cus he had a kind of fight for the lead

and all sorts of actions in the midfield

idk if we’ll have that next season

[soft mason]

I feel like this won’t be an issue so long as they don’t resurface the track with a different material next year

But yeah we’ve only had one race there so far, best to stay skeptical

[karmic ice]

I think it will take at least another year before they fully work it out

[grizzled leaf]

next year is our year

[frozen lintel]

meh

[sullen burrow]

I agree

[green sail]

hope so

[snow swan]

Aerosmith Made an pretty good song Abt your situation

Dream on

[snow swan]

next year is your year of grief🤯

[velvet crater]

2009 24 is our YEAR

[regal oracle]

yuki tsunoda

https://tenor.com/view/yippee-happy-celebration-joy-confetti-gif-25557730

[novel summit]

guys i miss f1 racing 😦

[midnight heron]

I don’t

[novel summit]

understandable

[snow swan]

I really miss it

[noble shuttle]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1166443394789290104/1168992257798582343/tumblr_ead271945750604d80dbf472c5eb205f_84aad46b_400.gif?ex=6553c7e1&is=654152e1&hm=6b3ffd280090343387107b1d7fdc10fe823edc5895da07f9d66ce342290223a9&

[mint abyss]

i miss lando norris being a p2 merchant already

[median sentinel]

https://tenor.com/view/lando-norris-lando-gif-25152978

[narrow garnet]

Madrid GP might be a reality

https://racingnews365.com/f1-soon-to-announce-this-new-grand-prix

[clever wedge]

poland grand prix get real

[narrow garnet]

would NOT replace Catalunya, at least for 2026

so spain would have two grands prix that year

[surreal meteor]

or well, Spain and Catalonia would have one each, depending on your point of view on things and what happens in the next 18 months lol

[daring lynx]

From the map that's been floating around it looks like a fine track. I'll give it a shot like any other track

Only thing I'm not too pleased about is the herky jerk bit around the roundabout

[royal herald]

no please dont tell me Catalonia is going off the calendar 😭

[slim chasm]

it will

finally

the racing gods has listened to our prayers

[narrow garnet]

if this plan actually does happen, it will get at least a one year stay of execution

[toxic atlas]

It's slightly concerning that even European tracks are making way for street tracks.. But of all european tracks this was probably the worst one so in this case it's whatever

[royal herald]

nooo

why do we keep getting street circuits

[slim chasm]

better than Catalunya

miles better

[royal herald]

personally i love Catalunya but i havent seen the madrid track yet

[daring lynx]

It’s funny how the F1 Twitter hivemind pivoted so fucking hard on Catalunya once this got announced

This was the track map I saw on Twitter but I can’t confirm it 100%

[restive void]

Wat

[slim chasm]

Mfs really gonna forget years of their own complaining lol

for a terrible track for F1 with even worse infrastructure

[daring lynx]

It’s a good track for testing cars at but for racing it’s simply not good for F1 or any other series it’s a footnote for

[surreal meteor]

F1 fans have incredibly short memories lol

Can you imagine the backlash if they actually ever dropped Monaco like I see people begging for all the time?

It'd be cataclysmic

[daring lynx]

Domenicali would need a whole Secret Service’s worth of protection around him at all times

They’re already claiming he’s killing the sport every single time literally any change is made so god I can’t imagine what would happen if he had the balls to cut Monaco

[narrow garnet]

What a fucking brain-dead decision to choose fucking CHINA as a sprint

Ah yes, one practice session on a track where the new reg cars have never raced before

[wet sequoia]

It’s called money talks

[narrow garnet]

No one in that room was in possession of a working brain cell

[chilly gyro]

Same with the Stewards Room in Abu Dhabi , 2021

[narrow garnet]

Couldn't give two shits about AD21, that's in the past

This is now and will happen

[chilly gyro]

Just had to do it, you know

[storm verge]

i doubt that'll be an issue

considering there were sprint races in 2022

and they went fine

[slim chasm]

It's not like they suddenly forgot about China lol

they already got a ton of track data

[storm verge]

yea

they have simulators probably perfected for China

[warm zealot]

F1 has confirmed that the six sprint venues in 2024 will be China, Miami, Austria, Austin, Brazil and Qatar.

China

CHINA SPRINT

[south heron]

bruh they're gonna have a sprint in Brazil again 😭

it was nice having a normal weekend there this year

[slow wagon]

It had a sprint this year too?

[south heron]

no it didn't

[thin berry]

They’re having a sprint in Qatar 💀

[south heron]

nvm it did

[slow wagon]

That’s the sprint where Yuki got 6th

[south heron]

yep...

yeah I'm skipping the sprints next year as well lmao

that on top of 24 races is just too much

[thin berry]

So their answer to “this race nearly killed all the drivers” is “GREAT THEN LET’S DOUBLE IT”

[south heron]

yeah...

man I hate FOM so much

[slow wagon]

Next season is gonna feel fucking eternal

[south heron]

I hate that they only want more races, it's so exhausting for the drivers and teams and it just makes the season feel like such a burden

[slow wagon]

Through December 8th 🫠

[south heron]

this year was awful enough already in this regard

[slow wagon]

At least Qatar next year is in December but also goddamn why are they racing in December

[south heron]

^^

[slow wagon]

That’s enough we don’t need all that

[south heron]

it's not the pandemic anymore ffs

[warm zealot]

It's never enough

[south heron]

atp I think I'm gonna skip some races because I just can't

24 races is literally half a whole year

[warm zealot]

Technically not cause it's a leap year

[south heron]

a year has 52 weeks, so I count based on that

[warm zealot]

You're a weekend

[south heron]

multiply 24 by 2 and you're just 4 weeks shy of 52

[slow wagon]

Also why are they making Shanghai a sprint

What do they think is happening there

[south heron]

I'm guessing to add more hype around it since it hasn't been on the calendar for 4 years?

[warm zealot]

I heard at one point in the past there was gonna be 26 which I was about to fucking DIE if that ended up being true

[south heron]

still it's fucking stupid, plus who tf is gonna watch it considering it's still early morning in Europe when it takes place

[slow wagon]

Idk maybe it suddenly becomes very good with these regs but I wouldn’t think it’s the type of track that’s conducive to a short race

Oh well

[south heron]

either way the only good way to go about sprints is to remove them entirely

[warm zealot]

No

[south heron]

I thought this in 2021 and I still believe that 100%

[warm zealot]

We need verstappen to score 700

[south heron]

why

[slow wagon]

Or have much much fewer races on the calendar and make them materially different from the main race

But that won’t happen so

[warm zealot]

Cause everybody else is mid

[south heron]

ok

[warm zealot]

If perez was a good backup redbull would've had over 1000 this year

[south heron]

idea: have much fewer races and no sprints

[slow wagon]

Like truly I don’t think the concept of a shorter format race is bad in and of itself

[south heron]

a 16-19 race calendar would be perfection

[warm zealot]

Idea limit it to 18 races

[slow wagon]

Unfortunately there’s no interest in making that format work so

[south heron]

idk I think it's stupid af, it just adds nothing besides a shorter race that just bloats the fuck out of the race weekend

[slow wagon]

Which is why if something interesting was done I would be much more interested

Mandate a tire choice or a pit stop, fuck with the grid, etc

[south heron]

idk, even those still wouldn't make me any more interested

[slow wagon]

Eh

[south heron]

it'd just be even more artificial for me

and don't even get me started on reverse grids

[slow wagon]

People are too attached to the weekend structure as it is I don’t think change is a bad thing

In and of itself

[south heron]

fair, but maybe it's because that weekend structure is perfect and needs no changing

[warm zealot]

We need a change of F1 directors

[south heron]

plus sprints were clearly introduced to make F1 more show-like and I don't care for that at all

[thin berry]

Look, honestly I love sprints. BUT NOT IN FUCKING QATAR

[slow wagon]

Eh

[warm zealot]

Did you forget China

[south heron]

I did give sprints a chance and watched the one in Brazil in 2021 and even then I hated it

[warm zealot]

Paul hates everything

[south heron]

no I don't

[warm zealot]

Paul wants less everything

[south heron]

I just don't like shit that doesn't make any sense

[south heron]

there's a difference between "more" and "way too much"

[thin berry]

I like the sprint but i agree the weekend arrangement doesn’t make any sense

They need to copy MotoGP maybe

[south heron]

is there any other way to arrange it though?

the 3-day weekends are ass

[warm zealot]

No

Think we're stuck with 3 days

[thin berry]

MotoGP does one quali session for both races iirc

[warm zealot]

See uh

Q 1-3 has been f1 forever

They're NOT changing that

[south heron]

plus there's the problem of sprints being spoilers for the actual race

[warm zealot]

Didn't verstappen win all but like 2

Redbull won 21 of 22

Verstappen won 19 of 21/22

[south heron]

yeah he won 19 out of 22 races

[slow wagon]

That format is quite recent lol

[south heron]

"quite recent" it's been the regular format for 17 years 😭

[warm zealot]

I say 21 cause redbull won 21/22

[south heron]

not calling you dumb obviously it's just that how long it's been the normal format

[warm zealot]

Ferrari said no

[slow wagon]

Yes? It's younger than me lmfao

[surreal meteor]

not really, like 2006?

[south heron]

17 years is still a long time

[warm zealot]

Well it's been forever for me

[south heron]

^^

[surreal meteor]

you might just be young then lol

[warm zealot]

I'm 21

[slow wagon]

Sure but it's not forever or even that much of a staple in F1

[thin berry]

Yeah that’s fine. Just make it determine the order for both sprint and race

[slow wagon]

Like Fernando Alonso predates the current quali system

[surreal meteor]

yeah not arguing with that, they also shouldn’t get rid of it

just “been a thing forever” isn’t accurate

[slow wagon]

Pretty much

[warm zealot]

100% AGREE

[surreal meteor]

sprint fucking sucks lol

[warm zealot]

The sprint format is dogshit

[slow wagon]

Also I don't think it's something that should stay forever, I'm sure it'll change eventually if people get sufficiently bitchy

[south heron]

the sprints are indeed awful

[surreal meteor]

yeah and tbf it has changed since 2006 as well

including that mess in 2016

[south heron]

oh god don't remind me

it was such a shitshow

[slow wagon]

Lmao

Even this year with the mandated tires

[surreal meteor]

yeah

[slow wagon]

There used to be Friday and Saturday quali as well, so it's not like qualis happening on Friday is unheard of

[vague bramble]

we had it this season

las vegas i believe

[slow wagon]

I mean yeah and for all the sprints

[vague bramble]

that as well

[slow wagon]

Used to be that quali sessions would happen friday and saturday and best time overall was pole,

Sucked when Saturday was worse conditions

[surreal meteor]

yeah that was stupid lol

it’s bad enough that NASCAR runs two groups and they’re back to back

different days is mental

[slow wagon]

Was there for 40 something years though

Lol

[zealous summit]

Was it best time overall or best times from both days averaged

Dont remember if it was F1 or another series that did the average

[slow wagon]

Best overall

[daring lynx]

Or worse the old FE format that had 4 groups back to back was also dumb

[surreal meteor]

that was fantastic idk what you mean

some of the best shit shows i’ve ever watched

[daring lynx]

Well I mean that encapsulates most of FE, a genuinely entertaining mess

Like every FE race has some utterly deranged pigshit happen. It's nowhere near the zenith of motorsports, but I personally think it's the most entertaining to watch just because of all the insane stuff

[river wave]

fr

and they can crash a wee bit and keep driving

[sturdy rapids]

this. FE is a shambles, but a hilarious and entertaining shambles. It's like F1 in the 70s mixed with demolition derby racing

also its game is confusing. f1 clash plus NFTs?