2017 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX: RACE *** SPOILERS ***

Almost, he needs to tweet his teammates telemetry when he does not get the front wing he wants, then he is ready for hammertime!

 

Very good suggestion, but the teams will cry that it will break the cars, and not worry that the answer is for the drivers to respect the track limits and their cars would be fine

 

Okay, I can buy that.
Pity when the "pinnacle of motorsports" becomes and economy race, but c'est la garish.

 

Brundle reviews the race - http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/24096/11094902/martin-brundle-formula-1-must-define-its-own-limits-before-it-goes-off-track

 

It's pretty obvious that was a sh*t move, the real issue is that 1) the inconsistency of applying rules is beyond ridiculous and 2) the fact that Max can't raise his hand and be more of a sportsman. Maybe that'll come with time... maybe not. His involvement in questionable moves, bumps, and outright crashing seem to be disproportionate. I think in some ways we all like seeing that brash driving, but really... it's not necessarily a good thing for F1 in the bigger picture.

 

"Is there a sports person in the world right now who is more serenely at the top of their game in every respect than Lewis Hamilton? I doubt it. He looks utterly and seamlessly comfortable in and out of the car.

He has practice, qualifying and close-combat racing down to a fine art. He motivates and rewards his team. He delivers every day."

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Long as the car keeps winning, and bottas keeps choking, he'll be happy. One bad race and watch that demeanour darken

 

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Mixed reaction to Indy 500-style F1 spectacle


The Indy 500-style spectacle before last weekend's US grand prix drew a mixed reaction from F1's insiders.

Gerhard Berger, a fun-loving former F1 driver and team-owner, said watching Michael Buffer's 'Let's get ready to rumble!'-style driver introductions was "not for me".

And Fernando Alonso, who raced in the actual Indy 500 earlier this year, said Sunday in Austin was a mere "imitation" of the real thing.

But self-professed extrovert and triple world champion Lewis Hamilton said: "It was unbelievable.

"For ten years it was boring but this was more like the Super Bowl," he is quoted by Auto Motor und Sport.

To accommodate the spectacle, the pitlane was opened earlier than usual and drivers were waiting in an artificially smoke-filled tunnel rather than on the grid before the race.

F1 purist Sebastian Vettel said: "For those who like that sort of thing it was nice. For me, I don't need it. I'm not a showman.

"I like to get in the car and drive."

Kimi Raikkonen agreed: "Everyone knows what I would prefer. But it doesn't bother me as long as it's done in the right place at the right time."

Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko thinks it was a "great show".

"Clearly this was for the American taste, but our (race promotion) people in Spielberg will definitely look for some ideas for the race in Austria," he said.

Christian Horner added: "We don't need that kind of show each time, but where it makes sense, I don't mind.

"It wouldn't work at Silverstone," the Red Bull boss added, "but it would be wrong to say we should leave everything alone. If we want to inspire new fans, we have to think of new ways."

Finally, F1 sporting boss Ross Brawn commented: "I'm proud of how the weekend in Austin went.

"We are doing small things to improve the show and what we did on Sunday worked well even though you wouldn't do that everywhere.

"But what is particularly pleasing is that the teams are now seeing what direction we're moving in with formula one," he said.

 

Would this be a fair assessement???

2017 Ferrari Powered car (Haas) can't overtake a 2016 Ferrari Powered car (Sauber) @ COTA 2017 down the long straight.

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Going the way of WWE wrestling?

 

True. And similar levels of true sport as well... F1 needs to ditch the focus on populist showmanship, and sort out the tech formula to bring back real racing and multiple competitive teams. Having one team dominate a single season, let alone 4 seasons in a row, is a real turn off for the general public

 

It turns out the giant eagle was fake! As you'd hope, given the size of that shadow! I noticed it on the broadcast, a giant bird shadow gliding across Turn 1 at one point later in the race - Liberty has now admitted that it was added via CGI: https://www.motorsportweek.com/news/id/16198

 

Fake CGI eagle shadows... yes Fonzie. we've officially jumped the shark.

 

On another note. Did anyone catch Elton Ham-Dashians comment slip up where he said Mercedes was surprised about how much faster they've been than Ferrari 'this season' then corrected himself to say 'this track' or 'this race'. I thought this was telling. Clearly they aren't running at 100% this whole season.

 

When I saw it I was like, MAN THAT TURKEY VULTURE IS HUUUUUUGE!!!! They get big but not THAT HUGE. Good to know it was just CGI.

 

+1

They only had their issues on street tracks, as Merc historically has done last few seasons. The rest they've been supreme. Anyone saying Ferrari had the fastest car this season can hear from the horse himself...Elton

 

Not an eagle at all, or even one of our native hawk.....it's a buzzard!!

 

I have actually HAD that happen, with a hawk, circling high enough over my porch to block the sun in a 'blinking' manner....

 

I don't necessarily mind a CGI eagle shadow. My question is why did they make one single unbelievable shadow that looks like a single 18 foot wingspan eagle. Why not do a few more subtly at a normal scale. It is just silly.

 

It was circling the bones of Lance Stroll's career.

 

Vultures circling Kvyat, surely

 

I start to miss Bernie

 

The gif sums up my reaction when I see the laughably biased and unquestionably terrible British F1 media talk about Lewis Hamilton.

 

Bernie never needed such artificial drivel.

Remember a few years ago Abu Dhabi? Twilight and solar eclipse...during the race! Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

2 guys tried to take the front wing of Mercedes during the podium ceremonies but the RedBull mechanics stopped them....Idiots.

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