Formula 1 2018 - Round 1 – Australia

Mike Litoris

Hamilton pulling out of Vettels wake a fair bit there. Cooling issues maybe?

Ghost Train

Ghost Train wrote: »

In general I think the new graphics are pretty good though

Yes LASTNAME. :P

Mike Litoris

Please please please an Achilles heel for the Mercs?

Ghost Train

Another graphic glitch there... A bit like a video game...driver lastname

Sky are a ****in joke, still can't figure out how Vettel got into the lead. It's happened before when people benefit from a VSC.

Mike Litoris

Ferrari smoking....

Cool_CM

Smoking Ferraris still subliminally promoting Philip Morris products

Mike Litoris

Deleted User wrote: »

Sky are a ****in joke, still can't figure out how Vettel got into the lead. It's happened before when people benefit from a VSC.

Last year for Eirsport and C4 coverage. Don't know how I'm going to listen to those clowns.

skipper_G

Alonso in the Red Bull sandwich demonstrates one thing clearly, Mclaren DO NOT have the best chassis

Ghost Train

Podium for Ricciardo would be nice in Australia

skipper_G

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Sky are a ****in joke, still can't figure out how Vettel got into the lead. It's happened before when people benefit from a VSC.

Not to worry they sent Ted to find out how this travesty has happened

Mike Litoris

Hehehehe

Cool_CM

Listen to your engineers Lewis

recyclebin

If the Haas hadn't made of a balls of their pitstops this would have been a snoozefest. Still not a great race since then either. No one seems to be able to overtake.....Melborene

skipper_G

There's still a chance if Hamilton gets close enough to Vettel they could crash. Kimi wins with Danny Ric & Alonso on the podium

recyclebin

McLaren are one collison involving the front 4 away from a podium :eek

Rossi IRL

recyclebin wrote: »

No one seems to be able to overtake.....Melborene

Cars get within a second of each other and then they can't do anything.

Been like that for years, biggest problem when it comes to the racing.

Mike Litoris

Come on Alonso! When was the last time he was on the podium?

Cool_CM

recyclebin wrote: »

McLaren are one collison involving the front 4 away from a podium :eek

Genuinely great to see Alonso up in the top 5 at this stage of a race

Mike Litoris

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Come on Alonso! When was the last time he was on the podium?

Fcuk sake. I nodded off there and woke up seeing Alonso 3rd. WTF?

Ghost Train

Looks like Hamilton backed off a bit. Think that that might be it for the battle for first

Mike Litoris

Ghost Train wrote: »

Looks like Hamilton backed off a bit. Think that that might be it for the battle for first

Rears overheating! Good news that they still cant follow other cars without problems. Wont hurt them on every track though.

skipper_G

Rossi IRL wrote: »

Are we going to see more cars go through the pits under VSC on certain tracks. If you can go faster through the pits then why not.

Remember it's more effective here because the pit lane speed limit is lower than normal

recyclebin

Wonder what Vettel will say in the interview. Hamilton will be sick!

Just in case someone missed Crofty say it a billion times over the weekend; there's never been an Aussie classified in the top 3 at the Australian Grand Prix.

Cool_CM

Excellent stuff!

Not the best of races, but we'll take that!

Well Alonso called that he would finish better than 6th.....fair play

recyclebin

recyclebin wrote: »

If the Haas hadn't made of a balls of their pitstops this would have been a snoozefest. Still not a great race since then either. No one seems to be able to overtake.....Melborene

Haas have links to Ferrari...

Mike Litoris

Well well well! Good result for the championship. Crap race. Good to see Alonso back at the sharp end of the grid. Back to bed!

recyclebin

Toro Rosso Honda last. Mclaren Renault 5th. That puts that debate to bed.

Mike Litoris

recyclebin wrote: »

Toro Rosso Honda last. Mclaren Renault 5th. That puts that debate to bed.

Yeah, the hysteria around testing was quite funny!

skipper_G

Wasn't a classic but wasn't terrible either. If not for Haas with the screw up of the weekend Hamilton would likely have won.

Force India have a lot of work to do, miles off the pace. Pretty concerning how far they are behind Renault, Mclaren & Haas.

Mike Litoris

That music playing in the background is fcukin awful.

Mike Litoris

Trumpets are alright though!

Rossi IRL

Mike Litoris wrote: »

That music playing in the background is fcukin awful.

If listening to Crofty wasn't bad enough, now we get to listen to this crap.

recyclebin

Haas pace was really surprising. They look to be ahead of Mclaren and Renault.

Mike Litoris

Boos for Lewis again.

skipper_G

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Trumpets are alright though!

I thought you were talking about the trumpets. They were irritating

Cool_CM

Speaking of music, love this anthem combination!

Rossi IRL

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Boos for Lewis again.

There must be a boardsies there

Mike Litoris

Cool_CM wrote: »

Speaking of music, love this anthem combination!

I used to hate it.....long story. Don't mind so much now!

Mike Litoris

Lol at Kimi.

skipper_G

Okay now I really want the Sky lads to just shut the **** up about the goddamn virtual safety car. Next race there will be a feature about 'should the VSC be applied in pitlane or not'

Mike Litoris

Lots of love for Kimi.....and he still couldn't give a fcuk!

skipper_G

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Lots of love for Kimi.....and he still couldn't give a fcuk!

It was hilarious he barely even blinked while they were chanting his name

Cool_CM

skipper_G wrote: »

Okay now I really want the Sky lads to just shut the **** up about the goddamn virtual safety car. Next race there will be a feature about 'should the VSC be applied in pitlane or not'

It's not often that Johnny Herbert is the voice of reason.

Mike Litoris

skipper_G wrote: »

It was hilarious he barely even blinked while they were chanting his name

There was this from yesterday too.
https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/videos/1006425606181088/

H3llR4iser

Rossi IRL wrote: »

Cars get within a second of each other and then they can't do anything.

Been like that for years, biggest problem when it comes to the racing.

Not necessarily, it wasn't such a big issue with the more aero-restricted cars used until a couple of years ago.

But the "fans" wanted faster cars, even 'though anybody and their dog with a shade of technical understanding foretold the return of the "trains", DRS or not...

skipper_G wrote: »

Okay now I really want the Sky lads to just shut the **** up about the goddamn virtual safety car. Next race there will be a feature about 'should the VSC be applied in pitlane or not'

Fcuking ridiculous and pathetic indeed - had the swap being the other way around, they'd be hailing it as a great move. Also, there's no way anybody can "gain" in the pitlane under the VSC, there still is a speed limit in there - it's just that, obviously, a stop "costs" less as the others aren't going full blast. It's the same as pitting as soon as a physical SC is deployed.

flazio

Cars are still rubbish in slip streams. Doesn't bode well for edge of your seats overtaking.
There are still worrying signs for a Mercedes-Benz drive away, just look how Hamilton was able to get back into DRS after his little slip.
It's still early days but it is still Mercedes-Benz's to lose.

grbear

That was fairly awful. Nothing to indicate that the issues of the last few years have been sorted out so we are looking at another season of dull races.
Only real positive was seeing Alonso in a halfway decent car again.