Posted on 04/03/2025 5:25:18 PM PDT by Chode
Suzuka Circuit
First Grand Prix
Track
Problem with this year's Japanese Grand Prix with red flags due to grass fires.
F1 should have fun with this and introduce each red flag with clips from the original Godzilla movie.
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LOL... let it burn, not going anywhere...
04 - 06 Apr 2025
Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:27.943 | 1:27.502 | 1:26.983 | 17 |
2 | 4 | Lando NorrisNOR | McLaren Mercedes | 1:27.845 | 1:27.146 | 1:26.995 | 15 |
3 | 81 | Oscar PiastriPIA | McLaren Mercedes | 1:27.687 | 1:27.507 | 1:27.027 | 18 |
4 | 16 | Charles LeclercLEC | Ferrari | 1:27.920 | 1:27.555 | 1:27.299 | 21 |
5 | 63 | George RussellRUS | Mercedes | 1:27.843 | 1:27.400 | 1:27.318 | 17 |
6 | 12 | Kimi AntonelliANT | Mercedes | 1:27.968 | 1:27.639 | 1:27.555 | 18 |
7 | 6 | Isack HadjarHAD | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:28.278 | 1:27.775 | 1:27.569 | 18 |
8 | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Ferrari | 1:27.942 | 1:27.610 | 1:27.610 | 23 |
9 | 23 | Alexander AlbonALB | Williams Mercedes | 1:28.218 | 1:27.783 | 1:27.615 | 20 |
10 | 87 | Oliver BearmanBEA | Haas Ferrari | 1:28.228 | 1:27.711 | 1:27.867 | 21 |
11 | 10 | Pierre GaslyGAS | Alpine Renault | 1:28.186 | 1:27.822 | 12 | |
12 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Williams Mercedes | 1:28.209 | 1:27.836 | 15 | |
13 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:28.337 | 1:27.897 | 12 | |
14 | 30 | Liam LawsonLAW | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:28.554 | 1:27.906 | 12 | |
15 | 22 | Yuki TsunodaTSU | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:27.967 | 1:28.000 | 12 | |
16 | 27 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:28.570 | 9 | ||
17 | 5 | Gabriel BortoletoBOR | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:28.622 | 9 | ||
18 | 31 | Esteban OconOCO | Haas Ferrari | 1:28.696 | 9 | ||
19 | 7 | Jack DoohanDOO | Alpine Renault | 1:28.877 | 9 | ||
20 | 18 | Lance StrollSTR | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:29.271 | 5 | ||
Note - Sainz penalised three grid places for impeding. |
They took to heart the QC teachings of W. Edwards Deming.
Deming went to Japan after the war to help conduct a census. While there he also taught them a trick or two about quality control.
Pity the Americans didn't listen to him as ernestly as the Japanese did.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming
Those two Americans were Douglas MacArthur and Edwards Deming.
” They took to heart the QC teachings of W. Edwards Deming. “
Amen! and thus began the downfall of US mfg-ing...
anybody still alive out there???
Sorry Boss, had an Alarm set but had Muted the volume on the phone. Good thing the Dogpack wanted to go outside. But I’m here now.
And the Blood of Too Many before they got there.
Thank Y’All of The Greatest Generation. 🇺🇸🙏
< whisper>again< /whisper >
Hand Salute, TWO!
04 - 06 Apr 2025
Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka
Race
Race Result
Fastest Laps
Pit Stop Summary
Starting Grid
Qualifying
Practice 3
Practice 2
Practice 1
Pos
No
Driver
Car
Laps
Time/retired
Pts
1
1
Verstappen
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT
53
1:22:06.983
25
2
4
Norris
McLaren Mercedes
53
+1.423s
18
3
81
Piastri
McLaren Mercedes
53
+2.129s
15
4
16
Leclerc
Ferrari
53
+16.097s
12
5
63
Russell
Mercedes
53
+17.362s
10
6
12
Antonelli
Mercedes
53
+18.671s
8
7
44
Hamilton
Ferrari
53
+29.182s
6
8
6
Hadjar
Racing Bulls Honda RBPT
53
+37.134s
4
9
23
Albon
Williams Mercedes
53
+40.367s
2
10
87
Bearman
Haas Ferrari
53
+54.529s
1
11
14
Alonso
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes
53
+57.333s
0
12
22
Tsunoda
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT
53
+58.401s
0
13
10
Gasly
Alpine Renault
53
+62.122s
0
14
55
Sainz
Williams Mercedes
53
+74.129s
0
15
7
Doohan
Alpine Renault
53
+81.314s
0
16
27
Hulkenberg
Kick Sauber Ferrari
53
+81.957s
0
17
30
Lawson
Racing Bulls Honda RBPT
53
+82.734s
0
18
31
Ocon
Haas Ferrari
53
+83.438s
0
19
5
Bortoleto
Kick Sauber Ferrari
53
+83.897s
0
20
18
Stroll
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes
52
+1 lap
0
* Provisional results.
Until The Stewards sniff all over and around the "Arrest me red" hammiebuttboi mobile to make sure that they don't have too few🥢 Chopsticks 🥢under the car.
? Has anyone ever tried to eat 🐌Escargot🐌with 🥢Chopsticks 🥢?
Everyone I know that have tried says that they slime away too fast 🐌
i can’t imagine trying to eat 🐌Escargot🐌
Mad Max to Lando Norris:
“I’m very happy with what I’m doing right now, but I could think what would happen if I would be in that other car.
“You wouldn’t see me anymore.”
That’s just ... brutal.
This shows once again how these cars SUCK in turbulent air. Commentators on Sky were constantly remarking how the McLarens BOTH were faster than Max’s Red Bull, but Max continually denied them access to clean air.
None of which would have been possible without NotVerstoppenfornothing driving a qualifying lap for the ages.
Many's the time I've wondered who was the first lunatic to look at a Maine lobster and think, "Yum, doesn't that look tasty?!?"
Actually, I've not eaten escargot since the last time I was in Paris. I can take 'em or leave 'em but lobster I would kill for. Or the equally unappetizing-looking Dungeness crab.
Paris through the centuries has been through so many sieges, famines and plagues that somewhere along the way, the Parisians, notorious 'foodies' that they are, developed a taste for ... horse.
No, I'm not kidding. It's still common in butcher's shops but only the odd brasserie serves it now. But if you eat a gyros from a street vendor in Paris today (or elsewhere in France for that matter), it probably will be made from horse meat.
Yes, I've eaten gyros in Paris.
It was delicious.
But I didn't know it was horse when I ate it.
But I'll make a point of having another ... if I ever go back.
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