Formula One 2021 - DRAMA - #Michael Messy

[Meers]

 

Here we go! 

 

Still should've been held at Assen though...

[LowCostMonkey]

Albon's missus has started following Williams on Instagram! Half-Life 3 confirmed!!!!111

 

 

[mexos]

3 hours ago, LowCostMonkey said:

Albon's missus has started following Williams on Instagram! Half-Life 3 confirmed!!!!111

 

 

 

Its MEGATON!111

 

 

🤔

[SeanR]

I need to check something:

 

the last Dutch Grand Prix was 1986, won by Nikki, in his last race, yeah?

[kiroquai]

One year earlier  - 1985. Wasn’t Niki’s last race (quite, that came in Australia a few races later) but it was his last win.

[GwiDan]

It’s been super obvious what’s going to happen since at least last week when Williams team principal Jost Capito said to Channel 4 that he absolutely didn’t want to see George staying at the team next year as he deserved a car that could win the world championship. 

[Blue]

Sky F1 are talking about Russell to Merc, Bottas to Alpha Rom', Albon to Williams as fact now.

[JohnC]

On-board view of a lap, with the safety car. Which they won't let be embedded so you have to travel to Youtube.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KmFRx4r_-M

 

[ryodi]

It looks like Monaco without the scenery. It’s narrow, twisty and the main straight isn’t long enough for DRS to be effective. Whoever is on pole will win comfortably.

[layten]

9 minutes ago, ryodi said:

It looks like Monaco without the scenery. It’s narrow, twisty and the main straight isn’t long enough for DRS to be effective. Whoever is on pole will win comfortably.

It's going to be duller than Spa 2021.

[ryodi]

Someone might bury themselves in the wall on the outside of the last left hand corner before the pit straight. Max clips it in his demo of the lap

 

 

[Blue]

Looks like it's going to be all about the qualifying. Looking forward to that.

[SeanR]

3 hours ago, kiroquai said:

One year earlier  - 1985. Wasn’t Niki’s last race (quite, that came in Australia a few races later) but it was his last win.

that’s probably what he meant, tbf 

 

he gets very, uh, excited…

[Dudley]

3 hours ago, Blue said:

Sky F1 are talking about Russell to Merc, Bottas to Alpha Rom', Albon to Williams as fact now.

 

Would be the best solution for everyone really.

[jonathanhoey]

On 01/09/2021 at 21:12, marsh said:

But deep down, the inner gt sport pineapple mnrc was like.....'I can go quicker'

 

 

On 01/09/2021 at 21:23, mexos said:

Hook it up remote to a set of pedals and a T300 and I’ll have a go!

 

You jest but something not a million miles away is already happening: 

 

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/06/03/steer-by-wire-at-the-n24-the-first-24-hour-race-in-a-gt3-with-no-steering-column-beckons.html

 

(It's not remote though, the driver sits onboard not offboard). 

[kiroquai]

I’m quite excited to see what the cars look like around Zandvoort. Some of those corners are really bloody quick.

[wev]

1 minute ago, kiroquai said:

I’m quite excited to see what the cars look like around Zandvoort. Some of those corners are really bloody quick.

And the banking is steep enough to roll a Stroopwafel down too.

 

 

 

 

 

[jonathanhoey]

15 hours ago, Blue said:

Sky F1 are talking about Russell to Merc, Bottas to Alpha Rom', Albon to Williams as fact now.

Jenson just now : “If Mercedes hadn’t signed George he’d have gone somewhere else. They had to sign him… er… they HAVE to sign him”. 😆

[layten]

Had Mazepin Tsunoda spun yet?

[Meers]

10 hours ago, wev said:

And the banking is steep enough to roll a Stroopwafel down too.

 

 

I love how you can prove anything with stroopwafel science!

[Blue]

Looks like quite a tricky little track. Potential for incidents.

[layten]

Tesco Value marshals here.

[GwiDan]

Vettel getting the Hamilton special in preparation for the race from the Dutch marshals. 

[ryodi]

27 minutes ago, layten said:

Had Mazepin Tsunoda spun yet?

 

 

[layten]

Jesus they still haven't moved the Aston.

 

edit: ah.. the electrics are still live.

[GwiDan]

This is ridiculous. 

[GwiDan]

Do the stewards get to call force majeure and stop the clock here too?

[GwiDan]

I for one like this new 2 lap F1 format. 

[mexos]

Zero covid, zero F1 approach.

[layten]

6 minutes.

 

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