2018 F1 Thread

[Flashback]

Vettel in front and safety car deployed, car went up and over. Oops.

 

[moa999]

Wow Alonso, thanks to Hul. Ric dropped to 12. Ver up to 5.

Part of Alo car may have hit Rics

 

[Flashback]

RIC is out, no rear wing. Will they try fix it?

 

[moa999]

RICs rear wing killed

 

[JessicaTam]

Sad to see RIC retire.

 

[Flashback]

Relatively boring race after the initial excitement, I even dozed off for a bit and it's still early afternoon here

 

[eastwest101]

Extremely boring precession after lap 10 or so, no real wheel to wheel racing because of the massive advantage that DRS seems to give for this race.

 

[docjames]

Traditional Spa first corner mega-crash and Vettel got the move done on Ham on the first lap this year (unlike last year).

After that, pretty tame race.

Ham had a sook at the end, the Ferrari is clearly better and he isn't happy, trying to imply they are "cheating" without actually having the guts to say it. Didn't see him too worried the last three years when the MB was miles ahead of everyone else.

 

[JessicaTam]

I went to bed after RIC retired. Bring on Monza!

 

[moa999]

LeClerc onboard
Formula 1 on Twitter

But an even better view from Hartley onboard

Right at the end of the clip HAR was also lucky not to get hit by a flying piece of RICs wing

 

[DT95WA]

So who's going to do what in Monza?

My thoughts: Qualifying - Vet, Rai, Ham, Bot, Ric. Unless someone crashes into any of them I reckon that's how they will finish also.

 

[kelvedon]

So who's going to do what in Monza?

My thoughts: Qualifying - Vet, Rai, Ham, Bot, Ric. Unless someone crashes into any of them I reckon that's how they will finish also.

Yep I’d agree with the first four but it’s a fast circuit and the power of the merc engined force India ( or Stroll and Son as one quip has named then) might be quicker than RB

 

[docjames]

Expect Oco and Per to be in 5-6 not RBR

 

[moa999]

And RIC reportedly will be taking a new engine so starting back, and on a quick power circuit they will struggle to move forward

 

[JessicaTam]

And RIC reportedly will be taking a new engine so starting back, and on a quick power circuit they will struggle to move forward

Is there a penalty for taking an engine after a DNF?

 

[Flashback]

Is there a penalty for taking an engine after a DNF?

Interesting they're changing it, the whole reason for ending on lap 30 was to save the engine.

 

[Meggsy]

Is there a penalty for taking an engine after a DNF?

RIC can take a gear box without penalty due to the DNF but not an engine. Made sense to retire him following the lap 1 whack in the rear end just in case there was any damage to the gearbox

 

[serfty]

Maybe there was some damage to the motor in the bingle.

 

[DT95WA]

Expect Oco and Per to be in 5-6 not RBR

Redbull will run the skinny rear wing which will give them a bit extra. Can see Ocon getting in there for the fight, Perez not so much.

 

[DT95WA]

My heart sunk a little until i read it properly.... Nicely played!