Three week F1 vacation | FerrariChat

Three week F1 vacation

Discussion in 'F1' started by jjmalez, Jul 16, 2022.

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

  1. jjmalez

    jjmalez F1 Veteran Silver Subscribed

    Joined:
    Apr 8, 2005
    Messages:
    6,701
    Location:
    Northern Illinois
    Full Name:
    Joseph
    Hello

    I will have to pass on next weekends Lenovo Grand Prix De France.

    This circuit is visually disturbing. I'm not kidding, It's hard to watch.

    The track has all the ambiance of a bus station and visually looks like a Bank of America advertisement.

    Sad. :(

    Image Unavailable, Please Login
     
    jjmalez, Jul 16, 2022
    #1
    gh0st0, 20000rpm, Finlander and 10 others like this.
  2. Mitch Alsup

    Mitch Alsup F1 Veteran

    Joined:
    Nov 4, 2003
    Messages:
    9,722
    Sounds like you are giving bus stations a bad name........
     
    Mitch Alsup, Jul 16, 2022
    #2
    kylec, william, Jeronimo GTO and 3 others like this.
  3. steved033

    steved033 F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

    Joined:
    Apr 12, 2017
    Messages:
    10,051
    Location:
    Atlanta, GA
    Full Name:
    Steve D.
    steved033, Jul 16, 2022
    #3
    tifosi12, trumpet77 and Jeronimo GTO like this.
  4. 375+

    375+ F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

    Joined:
    Dec 28, 2005
    Messages:
    13,648
     
    375+, Jul 16, 2022
    #4
  5. 375+

    375+ F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

    Joined:
    Dec 28, 2005
    Messages:
    13,648
    Vertigo GP
     
    375+, Jul 16, 2022
    #5
    20000rpm, stavura, kylec and 7 others like this.
  6. Giallo 550

    Giallo 550 Formula 3

    Joined:
    May 25, 2019
    Messages:
    2,278
    Location:
    NY
    Full Name:
    Jim
    Agreed. It's just awful.
     
    Giallo 550, Jul 16, 2022
    #6
    fil, Bas and Jeronimo GTO like this.
  7. william

    william Two Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

    Joined:
    Jun 3, 2006
    Messages:
    27,641

    That awful place goes well with the ridiculous trophy they give to the GP winner: a plastic gorilla !!!
     
    william, Jul 17, 2022
    #7
    jgonzalesm6 and Jeronimo GTO like this.
  8. Bas

    Bas Four Time F1 World Champ

    Joined:
    Mar 24, 2008
    Messages:
    42,714
    Location:
    ESP
    Full Name:
    Bas
    How they dare consider keeping this on but dump Spa is criminal.
     
    Bas, Jul 17, 2022
    #8
    20000rpm, stavura, fil and 8 others like this.
  9. william

    william Two Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

    Joined:
    Jun 3, 2006
    Messages:
    27,641
    For Spa, it's down to the promoter probably, but then Le Castellet is also on thin ice on that subject, and may not survive for long.
     
    william, Jul 17, 2022
    #9
  10. Jack-the-lad

    Jack-the-lad Seven Time F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

    Joined:
    Jun 22, 2004
    Messages:
    78,074
    Location:
    Danger Close at Moot Pointe, Gulf of America
    I agree 100% and have felt this way since the first time I saw it. I’ll watch the race but it won’t be enjoyable simply because the track “decorations” offend the eye.
     
    Jack-the-lad, Jul 17, 2022
    #10
    375+, Giallo 550 and william like this.
  11. jpalmito

    jpalmito F1 Veteran

    Joined:
    Jun 5, 2009
    Messages:
    8,273
    Location:
    Le caylar (France)
    Full Name:
    mathieu Jeantet
    I will be on the GP live next week-end.
    Hope this circuit is less visually disturbing when you are near the track ..
     
    jpalmito, Jul 18, 2022
    #11
    of2worlds and DF1 like this.
  12. DF1

    DF1 Three Time F1 World Champ

    Joined:
    Apr 10, 2007
    Messages:
    30,112
    Location:
    FRA - nice city with a really big airport :)
    Have fun at the race!!
     
    DF1, Jul 18, 2022
    #12
    375+ and jpalmito like this.
  13. jpalmito

    jpalmito F1 Veteran

    Joined:
    Jun 5, 2009
    Messages:
    8,273
    Location:
    Le caylar (France)
    Full Name:
    mathieu Jeantet
    Thanks!
    To be honest i'm just hoping Charles will not explode his engine right in front of me..:mad:
     
    jpalmito, Jul 18, 2022
    #13
    20000rpm, stavura, kylec and 5 others like this.
  14. william

    william Two Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

    Joined:
    Jun 3, 2006
    Messages:
    27,641

    LOL
     
    william, Jul 18, 2022
    #14
    jpalmito likes this.
  15. trumpet77

    trumpet77 Formula 3

    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2011
    Messages:
    2,181
    Location:
    Great Neck, NY
    Full Name:
    Robert Nixon
    Used to live in Columbia SC and never went to the bus station, will have to check it out!
     
    trumpet77, Jul 18, 2022
    #15
    steved033 likes this.
  16. tifosi12

    tifosi12 Four Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Joined:
    Oct 3, 2002
    Messages:
    49,609
    Location:
    @ the wheel
    Full Name:
    Andreas
    Well at least the trophies are beautiful at this track... :cool:
     
    tifosi12, Jul 18, 2022
    #16
    20000rpm, Giallo 550 and 375+ like this.
  17. 375+

    375+ F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

    Joined:
    Dec 28, 2005
    Messages:
    13,648
    :eek::D
     
    375+, Jul 18, 2022
    #17
    Giallo 550 likes this.
  18. Gatorrari

    Gatorrari F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

    Joined:
    Feb 27, 2004
    Messages:
    16,460
    Location:
    Georgia
    Full Name:
    Jim Pernikoff
    Why do I have the gut feeling that after the three week break, Mercedes will have solved all their issues and be back to their old, dominating self?
     
    Gatorrari, Jul 18, 2022
    #18
  19. Mitch Alsup

    Mitch Alsup F1 Veteran

    Joined:
    Nov 4, 2003
    Messages:
    9,722
    So, you are saying that there is hope ?!?
     
    Mitch Alsup, Jul 18, 2022
    #19
  20. jcurry

    jcurry Two Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

    Joined:
    Jan 16, 2012
    Messages:
    24,071
    Location:
    In the past
    Full Name:
    Jim
    Is Merc skipping France?
     
    jcurry, Jul 19, 2022
    #20
  21. spirot

    spirot F1 World Champ

    Joined:
    Dec 12, 2005
    Messages:
    15,112
    Location:
    Atlanta
    Full Name:
    Tom Spiro
    I agree with you on the track. its really hard to watch. I raced at Paul Ricard 3 times and also did the Elf Winfield school there in 1990... its changed so much you cant recognize it. Not to mention the heat - even in September, it was hot there.. I cant imagine how it will be this weekend.
     
    spirot, Jul 19, 2022
    #21
    william likes this.
  22. william

    william Two Time F1 World Champ Silver Subscribed

    Joined:
    Jun 3, 2006
    Messages:
    27,641

    I am not sure if teams are allowed to work during the summer break, which was introduced to give their staff a rest.
     
    william, Jul 19, 2022
    #22
  23. DF1

    DF1 Three Time F1 World Champ

    Joined:
    Apr 10, 2007
    Messages:
    30,112
    Location:
    FRA - nice city with a really big airport :)
    Correct. The factories will be very quiet - normally. With the budget limit now more so possibly.
     
    DF1, Jul 19, 2022
    #23

Share This Page