Formula 1 | 2022 Season

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After the farce of last season I don't have much enthusiasm, but it all starts again this weekend in Bahrain.

Vettel has covid so Hulkenberg steps in.

Mazepin is out at Haas, replaced by K. Magnussen.
Russell to Mercedes
Bottas to Alfa Romeo
Albon to Williams

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The Ferrari's look good.

Not so great for Ricciardo.

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Leclerc on pole! Verstappen second, Sainz third. Perez, Hamilton, Bottas, Magnussen, Alonso, Russel and Gasly follow.

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Bottas out qualified Russell!

:haha:

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GP starts very soon.

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Verstappen did take the lead but Leclerc takes it back!

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And the same thing happened again!

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Gasly's Alpha Tauri on fire!

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Sainz makes it a Ferrari 1-2 as it stands!

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Verstappen has to retire the car!

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Perez has spun out now!

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Leclerc wins! Sainz second. Hamilton third. Russell, Magnussen, Bottas, Ocon, Tsunoda, Alonso and Zhou follow. Zhou on his debut race getting a point!

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Perez is on pole for the Saudi Arabian GP. Well done to him.

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Race is on now.

Verstappen up to third, ahead of Sainz.

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Perez was so unlucky earlier.

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Verstappen now gets it right against Leclerc and makes it stick this time!

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Verstappen wins! Well done to him. Leclerc second, Sainz third. Perez fourth and was desperately unlucky in this race. Russell, Ocon, Norris, Gasly, Magnussen and Hamilton follow.

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GP from Imola is about to start.

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Sainz is out!

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Leclerc is in fourth.

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Out comes the Safety Car.

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Leclerc spins!

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Verstappen wins, Perez second, Norris third! Russell, Bottas, Leclerc, Tsunoda, Vettel and Magnussen follow.

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Miami GP is on currently.

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Norris is out!

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Q3 at Monaco is about to end.

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Leclerc on pole, Sainz, Perez, Verstappen, Norris, Russell, Alonso, Hamilton, Vettel and Ocon.

However Perez hit the wall, Sainz didn't see it until alte so hit him.

One of the Alpine in to the walls too.

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Formation lap starts in five minutes or so.

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Or not, put back on to 16 past the hour due to the rain.

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And red flagged.

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Still hasn't started. :lol:

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Although supposedly it will start in a couple of minutes.

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Latifi crashes under the safety car. :rose:

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Ferrari have ballsed it up again.

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Schumacher crashes!

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Car completely detached.

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Perez wins, well done to him! Sainz second, Verstappen third. Leclerc, Russell, Norris, Alonso, Hamilton, Bottas and Vettel follow. Ocon was ahead of those last two but has the time penalty.

[Globalgunner]

Gap between Norris and Alonso was as much time as it would take you and I to do the dishes under madams strict supervision. Almost a full minute!. Wily old fox does not even cover it. At Monaco you can keep an F1 car behind you by smart driving in a Smart car.

[Niall_Quinn]

Gap between Norris and Alonso was as much time as it would take you and I to do the dishes under madams strict supervision. Almost a full minute!. Wily old fox does not even cover it. At Monaco you can keep an F1 car behind you by smart driving in a Smart car.

It takes 2 hours and 15 minutes to do the dishes. If madam won't do her job then I get another machine to do it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Azerbiajan GP.

Leclerc ballsed it up at the start.

Sainz is out now.

Leclerc pits under the VSC and they fuck the pit stop up.

Ferrari. :bow:

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Vettel locks up!

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Verstappen passes Perez!

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Leclerc's engine has blown now!

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Magnussen is out.

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Ferrari doing Ferrari things

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Verstappen wins, Perez second, Russell third! Hamilton, Gasly, Vettel, Alonso, Ricciardo, Norris and Ocon follow.

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Canadian GP is on at 19:00 BST

Alonso starting in 2nd. :blink:

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Perez's engine has gone!

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Tsunoda is out, Schumacher earlier is out.

Worked out quite well for Sainz this Safety Car.

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Verstappen does win but it was close! Poor Sainz, another second place. Hamilton third! Russell, Leclerc, Ocon, Alonso, Bottas, Zhou and Stroll follow.

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[Globalgunner]

F1 is a stupid sport. Risking its participants for the sake of tradition. Release the drivers at 3 second intervals, determine grid places by lots drawn before each game. Million dollar machines wiped out in 20 seconds at the start of each race putting peoples lives at risk

[Letters]

It’s barely a sport at all. I could never get the hang of it - it’s a weird mix of “who can make the best car” and “who is the best driver”. Pick a lane!
And after the finale of last season when they blatantly fixed the championship I won’t bother with it again.

[GP]

Seb Vettel will retire at the end of the season.

[Niall_Quinn]

F1 is a stupid sport. Risking its participants for the sake of tradition. Release the drivers at 3 second intervals, determine grid places by lots drawn before each game. Million dollar machines wiped out in 20 seconds at the start of each race putting peoples lives at risk

It's not a sport anymore. It probably never was. It used to be a rare glimpse into the danger and dagger thrusting competition that most people didn't have the balls to face themselves. An escape and a fantasy played out in real life. Now it's a mobile advertising extravaganza. The danger has been removed and therefore the purpose is gone.

Long live the TT. If the woke brigade and the marketing demons ever get their hands on that one then there's nothing left to measure the thin line between living and mere existence.

[Xhaka Can’t]

The marketing brigade will eat up and puke out anything of value. And they’ll be applauded while they do it.

[Letters]

It doesn’t have to be dangerous to have purpose or be a sport.
But sport should be person vs person, not machine vs machine.
F1 is a weird mix of both I’ve never been able to get the hang of.
And the result of last season’s championship was clearly manipulated.
As always I like to think because of incompetence rather than malice but it doesn’t really matter which. It can’t be taken seriously after that.

[Niall_Quinn]

It doesn’t have to be dangerous to have purpose or be a sport.
But sport should be person vs person, not machine vs machine.
F1 is a weird mix of both I’ve never been able to get the hang of.
And the result of last season’s championship was clearly manipulated.
As always I like to think because of incompetence rather than malice but it doesn’t really matter which. It can’t be taken seriously after that.

You know nothing of significance about F1 - yet you are certain about your conspiracy theory, in between calling others conspiracy theorists.

Btw, yes it does need to be dangerous. That's one of the pillars very much understood by petrol heads past (who witnessed the genuine article) and present (who sustain themselves on nostalgia while waiting for this parody of F1 to be fixed). The danger separates the men from people like you.

You should watch the TT and let me know how, exactly, you remove the danger yet still end up with the same result. F1 is no different, except when the day-tripping, prawn cocktail brigade get attracted for the purposes of marketing to their pliable minds.

[Niall_Quinn]

And, of course, football is the same. Though to a lesser degree. Watch out Johnny, don't head the ball. You might get brain damage.

As if the woke mob aren't already severely brain damaged.

[Niall_Quinn]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHEOGrkhDp0

[Letters]

You know nothing of significance about F1 - yet you are certain about your conspiracy theory
Comprehension isn't really your forte, is it sunshine? Let me try and help:


As always I like to think because of incompetence rather than malice

See? I said I wasn't sure if it was some deliberate thing or just idiocy, and I leaned towards the latter.
Fine, I said "manipulated", maybe that was the wrong word. But either way the result was changed by the actions of the race director.
It felt like Arsenal going 3-0 up, the ref sending off two of our players and shouting "next goal wins!"


You should watch the TT and let me know how, exactly, you remove the danger yet still end up with the same result.
My mum lives on the Isle of Man, I have seen the TT live :good:
I personally don't care if it's dangerous - but then I personally don't care about racing at all. And I'd suggest it still is dangerous, your grumble seems to be they've made crashes more survivable, which is a ridiculous thing to complain about.

My issue is that sport should be "may the best man win". If it's just about who has the fastest car then what's the point? I mean, it might be an interesting competition, but it's not sport. F1 isn't just about that of course, but it is a weird mix of the teams trying to make the fastest car, and the drivers trying to be the best driver. It's a sort of mix between a technical competition and a sport.

I think it's similar to some of my problem with modern football. Sure, money has always played a part but now it's such a big factor in where the trophies end up. Who cares which billionaire beats which billionaire? You all but know it's going to be one of them and the rest don't stand a chance, so what's the point?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Belgian GP is on in a few minutes. :bow:

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Mixed up grid due to PU penalties.

Expect a Red Bull 1-2

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Well there's one part to it.

Alonso's message to Hamilton. Bit spicy.

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Now it is a 1-2.

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This is really dull.

[Globalgunner]

The most intriguing part is how much faster Verstappen is compared to Perez. How is that possible

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Dutch GP, Mercedes 1-2 currently!

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Although not for long with pitting under Safety Car. :lol:

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Verstappen blasts past Hamilton really.

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Hamilton now fourth!

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Verstappen wins! Russell second, Leclerc third. Hamilton, Perez, Alonso, Norris, Sainz, Ocon and Stroll follow.

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The most intriguing part is how much faster Verstappen is compared to Perez. How is that possible

Perez is shit

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Formation lap underway for the Italian GP!

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Looking like another Verstappen win.

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Safety Car completely changes everything!

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Or not at all as it might finish under the Safety Car. :lol:

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And that is how it finishes.

Well that was bullshit. Should have red flagged it.

[Ollie the Optimist]

So red bull found to have breached the cost cap for last season. I dont think the actual figures have been released but its a minor breach which means anything under 7.5 million in overspend.

It’s just another question mark against vertstappen’s title last year. The safety car decision was wrong and now red bull found to have exceeded the cap.

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So red bull found to have breached the cost cap for last season. I dont think the actual figures have been released but its a minor breach which means anything under 7.5 million in overspend.

It’s just another question mark against vertstappen’s title last year. The safety car decision was wrong and now red bull found to have exceeded the cap.

Ross Brawn was unequivocal about the repercussions for this.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/breach-financial-rules-lose-your-championship/

Lets see if the FIA have the balls to do what's right. I won't be holding my breath.

[Globalgunner]

Ross Brawn was unequivocal about the repercussions for this.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/breach-financial-rules-lose-your-championship/

Lets see if the FIA have the balls to do what's right. I won't be holding my breath.

Dont kill yourself by self suffocation. Its a minor breach and the penalties are already listed. The FIA wont change the rules just to make you happy

[Ollie the Optimist]

So quite a large fine for red bull for cost cap breach and they’ve admitted to it finally.

Still just another nail in the coffin for the integrity of last season.

[GP]

Asterisk champions.

[Niall_Quinn]

Asterisk champions.

Waaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!

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Brazilian GP is on now. :bow:

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Safety Car out!

Magnussen span it out and whacked Ricciardo.

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Or was it the other way round?

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It was indeed all on Ricciardo.

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Contact between Hamilton and Verstappen.

Norris wipes Leclerc out!

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Leclerc still in somehow.

[Xhaka Can’t]

It is he

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Norris out!

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Russell wins! Well done to him! :bow: His first win!!

Hamilton second, Sainz third. Leclerc, Alonso, Verstappen, Perez, Ocon, Bottas and Stroll follow.

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Final GP of the season from Abu Dhabi in just about half an hour.

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Formation lap under way.

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Alonso has to retire the car!

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Verstappen won again.

[GP]

What a snooze this season was.

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It has very quickly settled in to a last season feel.

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Leclerc out!

It is last season.

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Verstappen wins! Perez second, Alonso third! Sainz, Hamilton, Stroll, Russell, Bottas, Galy and Albon follow.

[Globalgunner]

Well done Max, especially well done Fernando

Its as if last season never ended

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Verstappen out of qualifying for the Saudi Arabian GP, transmission failure!

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Alonso leads but was in an incorrect starting position!

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Stroll has to retire, Safety Car out!

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Couldn't have worked out better for Verstappen.

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Albon has to retire.