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  1. DGS

    DGS Seven Time F1 World Champ
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    According to Sky, they removed the "metal bits" and filled the holes with asphalt.

    So "no metal bits flying".
    But anyone want to set odds on those uncured asphalt plugs popping out?
     
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  2. TheMayor

    TheMayor Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    So what is weird is when they spent weeks repaving the Strip, I saw inspectors on it taking measurements and coordinates and whatever. Then they made all kinds of markings on the street with spray paint.

    One intersection was torn up a second time just to get it flatter.

    So how did they miss anything so obvious? I don't understand.
     
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  3. DGS

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    And now they've delayed the start of FP2 to 2:30 am local. :rolleyes:

    The perpetual holding pattern.

    But, hey, it's about the "show", not the racing. :rolleyes: :mad:
     
  4. Ferrari 308 GTB

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    And stewards penalising Ferrari .....wtaf
     
  5. TheMayor

    TheMayor Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    This is what I saw. They were grinding this down flat. It looks like epoxy filler to me. Image Unavailable, Please Login
     
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  6. Nembo1777

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    It appears (?) no one told the road building engineers about the downforce and vacuum the cars generate. Typical Liberty.

    Decades ago, in the 80's I think, during a sports car world championship race at Montreal (IIRC) a Porsche 956 or other sports prototype owned by Franz Konrad lifted an unfastened manhole cover at top speed...alas what made it dramatically worse was that it was the back end of it that lifted, the front end remained in position so it wedged itself lifting the car in a violent dramatic accident. Thankfully the driver was OK but the car was utterly destroyed. Konrad gave me a ride from Milwaukee airport to Elkhart Lake in 2002 and he confirmed the story, I think he got compensated which is only right.
     
  7. dinges

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    From what I hear the rules don't allow anything else, the said they would have given them a pass if the rules allowed them to.
    Still unbelievable though, imo they should be reimbursted for this.
     
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  8. Ferrari 308 GTB

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    Fred looks like a bulldog chewing a wasp:eek:
     
  9. Nospinzone

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    Plus another 1 million to fix the sticky buttons. :D
     
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  10. DF1

    DF1 Three Time F1 World Champ

    Summary - Autosport Live
    • F1's return to Las Vegas for first time in over 40 years blighted by problems with water valve cover on Thursday evening
    • FP1 red-flagged after less than 10 minutes and not resumed after water valve cover came loose and damaged Sainz's Ferrari. He will serve a penalty for using a new engine outside his allocation
    • FP2 is delayed by almost three hours and will start at 10:30am GMT with fans forced to leave grandstands
     
  11. Bas

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  12. Bas

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    I would withdraw both cars. Seriously. **** them.
     
  13. Nembo1777

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    +1000, at the very least get a written agreement to repay damages signed before the race.
     
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  14. SPEEDCORE

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  15. Nospinzone

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    Actually, the grid penalty is good. That way all the other drivers can damage their cars by pulling up metal drain covers before Carlos gets to them. ;)
     
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  16. Bas

    Bas Four Time F1 World Champ

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    What I don't get is...why didn't F1 go to that MASSIVE ****ING DESERT right outside Vegas, buy a plot of land for a dollar (instead of 240 million), build an amazing racing facility that can be used the other 360 days a year as well for a whole myriad of sports such as motoGP, Indycar, IMSA, NASCAR...and aside from that, the rest of the time it can be used to entertain tourists running cars on track!
    All that, without annoying locals and actually have a permanent track in their roster.
    Liberty spend 280 million just to get the land for the pitbuilding FFS. whole show cost around 500 million.
     
  17. DF1

    DF1 Three Time F1 World Champ

    Pulled from BBC F1:

    --Las Fiascas indeed, grid penalty applied for track originated damage . . .--
     
  18. 11506apollo

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    Better than withdrawing both cars, is to run a few laps and then parking both cars due to technical issues. That would avoid FIA's lawyers arguments of SF cannot be compensated $$ because they (SF) decided not to compete.
     
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  19. DF1

    DF1 Three Time F1 World Champ

    Should be the cover shot on every F1 website and sport page. Words do not come close to describing that absurdity lol
     
  20. DF1

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    Was thinking same. A much better long term vision for Liberty. Wait..............LONG TERM. 2 words they have zero clue about LOL
     
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  21. 11506apollo

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    This is the perfect picture of what Liberty Media has done to F1...hope they go bankcrupt.
     
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  22. Bas

    Bas Four Time F1 World Champ

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    Not sure how true it is but teams petitioned for Sainz to start this race without penalty from the track breaking his car.

    1 team was against.

    I'll let you all have a deep thought which team might have been against it.
     
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  23. DF1

    DF1 Three Time F1 World Champ

    Andretti???? :D:D
     
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  24. Bas

    Bas Four Time F1 World Champ

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    Yup. I genuinely despise them and what they've done with the sport.
     
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  25. Bas

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    :p:p:p
     
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