not sure if this will imbed, but starting grid finally explained in a way that (kind of) makes sense

Thank you!

I was dead tired trying to watch the quali and figuring out where everyone slotted in

Wow sky and all these fans are such hypocrites, basically same circumstances as end of Abu Dhabi, but this time the race ends under the SC and now everyone is like "we should end on racing!" :lol

De Vries had a great showing!

Max can win the WDC in the next race at Singapore

Today's race kind of illustrates why I never understood and laughed at the "Ferrari has the fastest car" comments this season.

Ferrari had nothing on the Red Bull's pace today.

De Vries was amazing today!

lol @ Latifi

Ferrari is the fastest....at quali pace but not so much at a race pace :lawl:

So far this season we've seen the tracks with more straights the RB has the pace. With more turns, it leans slightly towards Ferrari

Also as a Sainz fan the last few races have been :okay:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiXe8...d=MDJmNzVkMjY=
Nice to see Kimi in the paddock

Historical average for converting pole to wins is around 40%. Leclerc is close at 37.5%, so it's definitely not the strategy team. :badpokerface:

fastest car is winning the races as expected

RB hasn't caught in bad luck in awhile. i mean a wheel gun could change things but it hasn't happened.

finishing under yellow sucks

EDIT: forgot about praising de vries. awesome debut.

i wish I could pull for a canadian driver - but they're both such clowns. latifi needs to step away.

They did not do Moto Racing this time around.

Of course the fans and drivers would all have wanted a red flag and restart... But since everything has to go RB's way, that was never going to happen Kappa

Wonder what it feels like to be 21st in a competition of 20...lol

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...AmL7r6dqg.html

2023 Race Calendar

24 races including Las Vegas

3 US races + Canada + Mexico. That's a lot of North America presence.

They're huge in the US especially with that big ESPN TV deal

They do big ratings, despite playing at weird times of day

Liberty has definitely accomplished their goal of increasing the popularity of F1 in the USA, and I think F1 is all the better for it.

24 races next year is awesome! I can't believe there are people out there saying that's too many races and 20 races should be max. How does someone call themselves a racing fan, yet want LESS RACING?

I preferred the sub 16 race seasons we had in the 90s/00s actually, but that's bcuz back then we had to get up at like 4am to watch a race :lol now with races set to a North American friendly hour of like 7am the races aren't so bad to catch

But I can understand ppl being exhausted with trying to keep up with all the races, not just the fans, but the actual crew/staff of the F1 community

I like a lot of races because you don't have to catch every one if the timing doesn't work out. For me I've skipped races that were spoiled for me. And let's face it, not all races are super exciting.

allow myself to quote...myself

latifi/GOATifi is officially out at Williams.

nothing in stone yet for replacement - waiting to hear where de vries lands next year

https://talksport.com/sport/motorspo...box=1663936554

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/59/49...293efd4a74.jpg

What a mess of a race!

Bought tickets for next year tho :lol

I didn't know about the concert headliners this time around, would've been cool, it was a 90s hit makers, TLC, Green Day, Black Eyed Peas, Westlife, etc, n a couple newer guys like Marshmello and Kid Laroi

What a coincidence this video about F1 events just came out!

https://www.facebook.com/wtf1officia...0418835049865/

I don't know if I can see myself making it to an F1 event anytime soon. I hate crowds and long lines relative to the high ticket prices.

Wow Monza looks like an absolute shit show.

I went to the Montreal GP in 2012 and that seemed well organized, had no real issues other than it did take some time to leave the venue after the race on Sunday.

I am sure the F1 crowd in 2012 is far different than the current one with the attention its gotten via Drive to Survive.