2023 FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX - LIVE THREAD

4/27/2023 | chode

[Chode]

the girlfriend

[Chode]

welcome

[Chode]

Baku City Circuit, Baku

• Race
• Starting grid
• Sprint
• Sprint grid
• Sprint shootout
• Qualifying
• Practice 1

	Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	PTS
	1	11	Sergio Perez PER	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	17	33:17.667	8
	2	16	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	17	+4.463s	7
	3	1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	17	+5.065s	6
	4	63	George Russell RUS	Mercedes	17	+8.532s	5
	5	55	Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	17	+10.388s	4
	6	14	Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	17	+11.613s	3
	7	44	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	17	+16.503s	2
	8	18	Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	17	+18.417s	1
	9	23	Alexander Albon ALB	Williams Mercedes	17	+21.757s	0
	10	81	Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren Mercedes	17	+22.851s	0
	11	20	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas Ferrari	17	+27.990s	0
	12	24	Zhou Guanyu ZHO	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	17	+34.602s	0
	13	10	Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine Renault	17	+36.918s	0
	14	21	Nyck De Vries DEV	AlphaTauri Honda RBPT	17	+41.626s	0
	15	27	Nico Hulkenberg HUL	Haas Ferrari	17	+48.587s	0
	16	77	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	17	+49.917s	0
	17	4	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren Mercedes	17	+51.104s	0
	18	31	Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine Renault	17	+60.621s	0
	NC	22	Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri Honda RBPT	2	DNF	0

[mabarker1]

The Babyfaced Assassin ?

[mabarker1]

LOL !!!

[Chode]

OK, i’ll spot ya the penny...

[Paal Gulli]

The good news is, at least we’re free from the incredibly boring era of Mercedes’ “Formula Engine” dominance. Mercedes “bought the pot” by showing up for the 2014 season with an engine they’d spent a QUARTER OF A BILLION DOLLARS developing. Granted, that was perfectly within the rules, but it was the draconian “tokens” system of paying for car development that institutionalized their 2014 advantage for another six seasons in WDC and seven in WCC.

How pathetic.

But it’s still spec racing, and the competition still stinks, but at this point they’re obviously never going to fix the sport’s two overarching problems:

1. There’s no human drama because the cars are too composed and the driver is hidden from the nose down by the safety cell and the (absolutely moronic) halo. Formula 1 is now Formula Nerf.

2. Excessive dependence of wing-generated downforce, which is what makes the cars so composed, but also makes driving in trail of another car so treacherous.

What they need to do is put victory back in the hands of tire grip. Smaller single element wings with no compound curves (and made from non-frangible material, like aluminum, so they don’t scatter caltrops all over the track with the slightest collision), and big, wide sticky tires.

The sport was at its most exciting when the fastest way around a corner was sideways. That’s what they need to return to.

This crap’s about as exciting as full-scale slot car racing.

[Chode]

yeah, speed costs money, how fast you wanna go???

“and made from non-frangible material, like aluminum, so they don’t scatter caltrops all over the track with the slightest collision”

LOLOL!!! tooo funny...

[wita]

If you don’t mind a little rest of the story.

Was their an instructor along for the ride?

How did your times compare to the record in like machine?

Did your times improve each lap?

Top speed achieved?

Auto or manual transmission?

What color was the 996?

Thanks for sharing.

[wita]

i don’t like hazarding the car for sooo little reward...

Bingo!

[Chode]

they’re bound and determined to make the F1-circus, a REAL Circus...

[mabarker1]

Looks like those would probably be a decent fishhook.
Especially if it gets down in the throat.

[mabarker1]

Anyone else awake and semi-functional ?

[mabarker1]

Current Weather Radar looking good !

[MtnClimber]

I am in there for the race. Thunder storm here in FL. Hope the power doesn’t go out.

[mabarker1]

Hey !!! I just had a Brainfart, they could try having the Drivers hold the shade umbrellas in one hand or hooked to a loop on the center latch of the Drivers Harness and the last driver retaining possession of the umbrella is the first one allowed to Pit and the rest in reverse order with the first driver is the last to Pit. And they could all Pit on the same Lap.

That would put some entertainment back in this rodeo...

(Ya I’m sure that Y’All think that I have been drinking but not for several weeks, although that could be the problem.)

[mabarker1]

I saw that a few minutes ago !!! Are Y’All in the Tornado Warning/Watch Zone ???

[Carriage Hill]

I've been up since 6a, drinking Italian Dark Coffee with my Marlboros, and enduring a hellish t-storm. Watching Formation Lap, now...

[Carriage Hill]

Thanks for posting this thread, as usual.

[Carriage Hill]

Good little race, yesterday.