Karan Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Moving the race to Monday was just a fantasy by some fans. Race Control had their hands full trying to get the race re-started, it was never going to be practical to reschedule people who run the circuit, manned ticket stalls, marshall corners, food stall operators, security guards, TV personnel, camera operators, producers, riggers, electricians, packers/movers etc. But where they dropped the ball was not moving the race to earlier on Sunday. Everyone and their dog knew that the weather on Sunday afternoon was going to be dodgy. They've preemptively moved qualifying to Sunday morning before when a storm was expected on Saturday. Why not do the same thing with the race? Poor planning in this case. And then doing the 2 laps behind the safety car to award points/trophies was a further farce. We can't control the weather once we're in it, but don't make a further mockery of the 'race' by handing out points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 Not to mention, they probably shouldn't have run Q3 since we saw what happened with Lando. Vettel was protesting the start of Q3 and had some choice words on his radio when Lando crashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Yeah that was strange they threw out a green light for Q3 even though the weather was worse than what they delayed Q1 for? Strange decision making this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4EverRangerFrank Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Great point Karan, race should have started earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4EverRangerFrank Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Glad for RUS and BOT finally free from MB madness. His run at the fastest lap point was a huge middle-finger towards Toto IMO. Toto being a bit of a problem for ALB now? So much drama in F1. Just race boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4EverRangerFrank Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 (edited) MotorSports article: RUS - BOT - ALB Edited September 8, 2021 by 4EverRangerFrank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 DANNY RIC! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4EverRangerFrank Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Morphinity said: DANNY RIC! Well deserved for a likable guy and Lando takes 2nd too - great day for McLaren. VER & HAM not going to go out for a beer together after this one. Edited September 12, 2021 by 4EverRangerFrank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 After years of processions, Monza throws up two absolutely surprising races in a row. Very unexpected result, but McLaren have been improving steadily and would've likely won this race even without the Verstappen/Hamilton incident, which just spiced things up even more. Well deserved 1-2 for the team after all the hard work and misery of the last 5-6 years. You just knew that was going to happen with Verstappen and Hamilton eh. Especially Hamilton getting squeezed on Lap 1. Not to mention all the past history of this season. Neither driver gives each other an inch and neither yield today. Ultimately, good for Verstappen as he extends his championship lead thanks to yesterday's sprint points. And this championship just gets even more tension as we go down the final stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 Halo saved Hamilton's life 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Yeah the replays showed that incident to be much sketchier than it looked at first. Could've been a very serious or maybe even fatal head injury for Hamilton so it was a close call for sure. The roll hoop also did it's job in holding up the chassis of the Red Bull. But just goes to show why they crash test these cars to such a high standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4EverRangerFrank Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) VER assessed a 3-place grid penalty next race for crash with HAM. I do not agree. If FIA wanted to take a ‘pass’ then call it a racing incident. Edited September 12, 2021 by 4EverRangerFrank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4EverRangerFrank Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Morphinity said: Halo saved Hamilton's life Paul DeResta talked about an incident he had with Senna where the wheel was near his shoulder and the tire was spinning. Said it was frightening. I bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 25 minutes ago, 4EverRangerFrank said: VER assessed a 3-place grid penalty next race for crash with HAM. I do not agree. If FIA wanted to take a ‘pass’ then call it a racing incident. Very surprised by this Sounds like Verstappen will take his PU penalty next race then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Inconsistent FIA stewarding at it's best. A penalty for that? For fuck's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 36 minutes ago, 4EverRangerFrank said: Paul DeResta talked about an incident he had with Senna where the wheel was near his shoulder and the tire was spinning. Said it was frightening. I bet. Sure could've used the Halo on this day, Liuzzi's car nearly decapitated poor Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Check this out on Netflix guys: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 Yep, it's on the list. Very excited to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4EverRangerFrank Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 On 9/16/2021 at 2:22 PM, Morphinity said: Yep, it's on the list. Very excited to watch. Me too. In between homes right now waiting for construction to be done in 7-10 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4EverRangerFrank Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Gonna miss the Sochi race too -- no DVR here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 Not gonna miss much. Gonna be a snoozer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted September 26, 2021 Author Share Posted September 26, 2021 On 9/24/2021 at 9:10 PM, Morphinity said: Not gonna miss much. Gonna be a snoozer. Nevermind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 (edited) Pretty gripping race even before the rain came...and that just turned out to be icing on the cake. It's too bad Hamilton won but he was sadly consistent all race, managed his tires well and benefitted from a good call by Mercedes to bring him in for inters just in the nick of time. Another lap and he too would've been going off-track like Norris and handing Verstappen a potential win. I don't understand why Norris kept ignoring the team though? At worst he would've been 2nd and would've been in a good position to make up the time lost and re-pass Hamilton on track, regardless of whether Hamilton pitted for inters or not. Young Norris is fast but still has some ways to go... Edited September 26, 2021 by Karan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted October 23, 2021 Author Share Posted October 23, 2021 The crowds at COTA are insane - would love to get out there someday. Good qualifying. Excited for the race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karan Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Yeah the turnout has been massive. Great to see the interest for F1 starting to rise in the US. Bodes well for Miami next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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