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Great68 · 05-30-2022, 08:58 AM

How many actual on-track passes happened yesterday? I don't even remember seeing one on screen.

Apart from the wet start causing the pit strategy calls, this was a pretty horrible race.

nabs · 05-30-2022, 08:59 AM

Stroll and Latifi are fucking embarrassments. I get second hand embarrassment from their shitty driving and attitudes as a Canadian.

His dad also paid to have Lance Stroll Corner at the Montreal GP. Utter bullshit. They need to voluntarily resign and let some new drivers have a go, especially Stroll, his test period has been passed.

nabs · 05-30-2022, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Great68

How many actual on-track passes happened yesterday? I don't even remember seeing one on screen.

Apart from the wet start causing the pit strategy calls, this was a pretty horrible race.

Gasly had 2 pretty nice ones.

Also, the TV production was horrendous all weekend. Kept cutting away from the good shit. And the chirons, timers, leaderboard, wtf... there was no sense, rhyme or reason to them appearing on the screen. Fastest lap didn't get updated for like 5 minutes later.

Monaco is also never a very entertaining race at all, im surprised we even saw any overtaking at all, its normally just strategy for pit, then you sit and wait til the end. This was actually one of the more entertaining Monaco races in a while, a shake up of the qualifying positions, multiple pit stops, heavy rain, I don't think it could have gotten any better than that. The Alonso train had me rolling.

Eff-1 · 05-30-2022, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp

Who does the commentary for F1TV? Can't imagine watching without Ted Kravitz screaming reports from the pit lane and Martin Brundle dryly calling out bad decisions by drivers (and of course his pit walks before races are hilarious)

Ben Edwards and Jolyon Palmer. You probably will recognize Ben Edwards as the other guy who did the play by play during Drive to Survive.

Great68 · 05-30-2022, 12:52 PM

I actually liked the Edwards/Coulthard commentary from back in the day when TSN used the BBC feed more than Crofty/Bundle we get from the Sky feed now.

Great68 · 05-30-2022, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by nabs

Monaco is also never a very entertaining race at all, im surprised we even saw any overtaking at all, its normally just strategy for pit, then you sit and wait til the end.

Yeah, I know this I'm not an F1 newb. I just wish they tried to do something with the Monaco GP to make it better.

Here are some wacky ideas, and some could actually be interesting:

Eff-1 · 05-30-2022, 02:05 PM

TypeRNammer · 05-30-2022, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nabs

Gasly had 2 pretty nice ones.

Also, the TV production was horrendous all weekend. Kept cutting away from the good shit. And the chirons, timers, leaderboard, wtf... there was no sense, rhyme or reason to them appearing on the screen. Fastest lap didn't get updated for like 5 minutes later.

Monaco is also never a very entertaining race at all, im surprised we even saw any overtaking at all, its normally just strategy for pit, then you sit and wait til the end. This was actually one of the more entertaining Monaco races in a while, a shake up of the qualifying positions, multiple pit stops, heavy rain, I don't think it could have gotten any better than that. The Alonso train had me rolling.

I believe the coverage was absolute shit cause it's controlled by Automobile Club de Monaco, hence Liberty Media has no control over it.

I mean we can all refer to last year's horrendous coverage when everyone got Lance Strolled

Hondaracer · 05-30-2022, 07:54 PM

Also, no mention of Mick cutting another car in half? Lol

Like Haas can afford that fuck

Great68 · 05-30-2022, 08:56 PM

I don't see Mick making it to Ferrari with the way he's driving to be honest.

TypeRNammer · 05-31-2022, 08:19 AM

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/p...ract/10314403/

Checo signs two year contract

nabs · 05-31-2022, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by TypeRNammer

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/p...ract/10314403/

Checo signs two year contract

Actually in contention for WDC! This is wild!

nabs · 05-31-2022, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Great68

Yeah, I know this I'm not an F1 newb. I just wish they tried to do something with the Monaco GP to make it better.

Here are some wacky ideas, and some could actually be interesting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mI_5d12n7s

I didn't mean any assumptions, or offense.

To be honest, I feel like the track has outlived its use in F1 and should and will be remembered as one of the great tracks, but does not need to be in a modern schedule.

The technology has far outgrown the limits of the track, its merely an exhibition at this point. Which is fine if that's how they want to keep it, but its just odd that we are trying to improve a track that is very much bound by the city its built in. (Even if they keep it, then at least they can correct the production issues and make it a great production)

EvoFire · 05-31-2022, 12:52 PM

I think a big problem lies within the car regulations, the current F1 cars are just simply too big.

Great68 · 06-01-2022, 02:41 PM

About as wide and longer than some full size trucks.
Imagine racing F150's around Monaco.

Hondaracer · 06-01-2022, 02:42 PM

We’ll do these size constraints come into play anywhere but Monaco?

Great68 · 06-01-2022, 02:44 PM

Any of the boxed in street circuits to some extent, Miami, Baku

blkgsr · 06-01-2022, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by nabs

Stroll and Latifi are fucking embarrassments. I get second hand embarrassment from their shitty driving and attitudes as a Canadian.

His dad also paid to have Lance Stroll Corner at the Montreal GP. Utter bullshit. They need to voluntarily resign and let some new drivers have a go, especially Stroll, his test period has been passed.

Latifi is WAY worse than Stroll. Last in the pack every time.

Guy crashes almost every race.

Not a fan of baby Stroll either and definitely sucks that they're both Canadian.

Mick isn't going anywhere, just can't live up to Michael's pedigree. Crashes and can't keep up with Magnussen.

Monaco should be done. boring race. Only Gasly made some decent passes.

Eff-1 · 06-02-2022, 03:35 PM

https://www.gpcanada.ca/en/tickets-2022-1621/

All sold out except the one grandstand on the back straight!

TypeRNammer · 06-02-2022, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Eff-1

https://www.gpcanada.ca/en/tickets-2022-1621/

All sold out except the one grandstand on the back straight!

Referring to grandstand 47?

68style · 06-02-2022, 04:16 PM

That one is even sold out if you actually click on it

TypeRNammer · 06-02-2022, 04:20 PM

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That one is even sold out if you actually click on it

I clicked on it, selected single day tickets for the entire weekend and came to a check out screen.

EDIT: you're correct, it's sold out

EDIT2: It's only Friday that's available

68style · 06-02-2022, 04:26 PM

Told me nothing available... haha... people must be holding tickets in their cart and not checking out etc

TypeRNammer · 06-07-2022, 01:44 AM

https://formula1news.co.uk/mclaren-u...e-woeful-form/

This popped up on my Google news.

Looks like there's a clause in Daniel's contract where McLaren cannot terminate him.

sonick · 06-11-2022, 02:39 PM

Wow surprise ending for Red Bull with Checo out qualifying Verstappen.

Vettel in Q3 nice to see, Stroll useless again.