FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 2022....PRACTICE 1-2-3 ▄▀▄▀▄▀ SPOILERS ▄▀▄▀▄▀

Here we go boys, last FP1 of the season.

 

Probs with the Macca already. Aston out with the testing rig.

 

Mec looking very strong.

 

long run pace for Ferrari looking god awful again

 

Easy lonely win for Mr Team Owner Max!


Russell: Red Bull "had the legs" on Mercedes in Abu Dhabi F1 practice
George Russell believes Red Bull “had the legs” on Mercedes through Friday’s Formula 1 practice running in Abu Dhabi, saying the track suits the RB18 car “down to a tee.”

 

How to go backwards with development this team is not going to win anything in the near future

 

the side effect of not cheating on your spending?

 

"Yeah . . . We're the only team who didn't cheat".

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Not giving Binotto any excuses - there are plenty of unforced errors every single week - but I just cannot believe Mercedes has developed its car all the way from below mediocre to the very front of the line without some VERY serious budget violations.

I need to learn more about how FIA monitors budgets (and why the heck does it take an entire year before they find violations).

 

Practice looked good, how Perez is going to beat Charles is another story

 

Max is going to help.

 

Ah ferrari. There is never anything wrong with the car. Its always the drivers fault. Trying too hard to carry the car home and overdriving.Demoralizing the driver. Unless an actual good car is produced at which time strategy etc is screwed up and again the driver is demoralized. Kind of the three stooges of F1.

 

I can't believe this is the same car that Ferrari started the season with. And looking at the points difference between Sainz and Perez...from the very beginning of the season...I don't think Sainz is deserving of his seat at Ferrari. Leclerc is turning into overripe fruit. If he doesn't win the WDC in 2023, his time will have come and then passed. And if Ferrari doesn't win one of the championships in 2023, they will be well on their way to joining Williams at the back of the grid...part of "has been racing legends." Porsche can easily fill Ferrari's shoes as the F1 team with great racing heritage. I hope that Aston Martin can give Alonzo a good car next year. And I'd love it if Alonzo could pull out a podium this weekend. Watching Ferrari trundle around the track, with Binotto the Boob sitting on the wall, is sad and boring.

 

Yep upgrades virtually every race, 2 specs of car for testing, however they did have international rescue (FIA) to step in on the grounds of 'safety' to assist with making sure everyone got dragged towards Mercedes performance levels.

 

The buck stops with Binotto, and its clear he is not capable in this role.

 

+1 I'd really like someone to do a side by side RB 2021 upgrades vs 2022 Merc upgrades schematic. Google is beyond useless as their algorhytm has shifted so badly it's nigh on impossible to find without spending ages to go through every little document on the FIA website.

Merc this year has brough 4 major upgrades (or is it 5 with Austin?), and LOADS of small upgrades. Red Bull last year had 1 major upgrade and plenty of small ones.

Someone make it make sense.

 

Very impressive laps from both Alpines on MEdiums

 

Very strange failure from Gasly there

 

This International Rescue??

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nah. thunderbirds was actually cool!

 

Hamilton facing stewards’ investigation over FP3 red flag rules breach
Lewis Hamilton will be investigated by the Formula 1 race stewards after overtaking two cars under a red flag during final practice in Abu Dhabi.

 

Thunderbirds is on Prime Video. Love that show.

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I used to watch it all the time when I was little. Had the thunderbirds island as well, just forgot about the aircraft and used the garage for my cars to put in when playing with my cars