F1 2025 🏎️
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Yeah, i'm so used qualifying on Saturday with the race on a Sunday, that it's easy to forget.
Looks like a decent ticket for Sunday is about $450.
Hmm. I know this is not really the situation. And I am the antithesis of a conspiracy theorist. But does this not appear to be a cutty-up? Hamilton the multi-champion veteran winning the pole and sprint in China. And now the next sprint in Miami with the rookie and youngest ever pole-winner Antonelli. Headline grabbing for the new shallow quasi-fans and fodder for next season’s Netflix series? Nevertheless, isn’t it wonderful? I enjoyed it. Imagine that. The useless waste of time sprint weekends, putting a smile on my face.
Yeah, i'm not a fan of the sprint races. Good to see Antonelli get his first pole.
No race this weekend, so I drove Suzaka. A member of our local British Car Club hosted a "British Pub Night" at his home (he has a replica of a British pub in his home). In his theater room, he was showing "Grand Prix" and has this F1 simulator. I drove maybe five laps, with the difficulty nearly turned off. I was exhausted. You had to really jump on the carbon-fiber brakes hard and fight the wheel. The haptic feedback wore me out (and that was with no real G's to contend with). I could have stayed there all night, but other members wanted a turn. His current setup had the 2025 Aston-Martin (he owns an AM). He had three other steering wheels and a six speed manual shift. I would have love to take a run with a clutch car. It has a surround sound and the engine noise was quite loud. I wouldn't have made it one lap in race mode with other cars on the track (and damage on). I can see how F1 rookies use these systems to their advantage.
Heads up for all the F1 gang on here that tomorrow is the Imola GP.
Qualifying starts at 3pm UK time.
Qualifying starts at 3pm UK time.
Quite a dull race.
Was hoping Piastre would win. But Verstappen deserved that one. What an overtake.
Was hoping Piastre would win. But Verstappen deserved that one. What an overtake.
I've found myself rooting for Williams this year
I cannot quite agree that it was a dull race. On the contrary. How McLaren were 6 and 12 seconds off the pace?! Max with an audacious pass on Lap 1. Ferrari finishing 4 and 6, after starting 11 and 12. Hamilton almost ebullient. Two Williams in the points. Tsunoda 10 after starting in the pit lane! Antonelli DNF. Hadjar in 9th. Russell tumbles from 3rd to 7th? I also found myself entertained for the opener to the European season. More like this one too please.
He was pissed that the team told him to give Russell the place back. I think a 10sec penalty was fair enough.
Storm in a teacup compared to Schumacher taking out Hill in '94 and trying to do the same to Villeneuve in '97 as they were both title deciders. Worked the first time didn't work the second.
I remember Seb did a similar sort of thing to Lewis a few years back. Can't remember what his punishment was.
It was pretty pointless because (unless RB find a big leap in performance) Max isn't fighting for the title this year.
Excerpt from UK newspaper The Guardian:
The Dutchman shares those ultra‑competitive traits with others, perhaps notably Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna, but there is also a fundamental difference. When Schumacher ruthlessly and deliberately clashed with Damon Hill at Adelaide in 1994 and then Jacques Villeneuve at Jerez in 1997, he had a specific purpose in mind – the moves were with the intent of winning the world championship. Similarly, Senna taking out Alain Prost at Suzuka in 1990. Cynical, ruthless, ugly and unsportsmanlike, without doubt, but notably with purpose.