F1 2022

[MrCurry]

We’ve just had lunch, it’s 16:45 here.

Crikey - how many breakfasts do you have? You’re often up earlier than me!

 

[1%er]

Danny Ric has a 3 place penalty and Lewis may start from the pitlane

 

[dessiato]

Crikey - how many breakfasts do you have? You’re often up earlier than me!

Two usually. One about 8 and another about 11:30 It’s not uncommon here in Iberia.

 

[cybershot]

Not looking good for Tsunoda there. Honda engine problems already!

 

[Limejuice]

Celeb alert.

Was that gentleman on the grid some pop crooner?

 

[Limejuice]

Anthem watch:

How does one represent musically a kingdom created by a couple of Edwardian public schoolboys in the Foreign Office using a map, a ruler and a pencil, after a particularly sumptuous lunch at the Oxford and Cambridge Club?

This could be an alternative theme tune for All Creatures Great and Small.

Not entirely suitable for a trackless wasteland of sand, sun, camels, executions and fanatical theocracy.

Brief. A bland little ditty. No cowbell. 4/10.

 

[1%er]

Celeb alert.

Was that gentleman on the grid some pop crooner?

With a doggy name if I recall

Looking forward to the start, I have a feeling that the Ferraris may well get away better than the Red Bulls. Ocon could also light things up

 

[MrCurry]

Mario Isola of Pirelli has been on Swedish TV saying he expects them to start on medium, go to hard tyre at first stop, then maybe back to medium, depending how it has performed for them. Soft not expected to be used.

 

[1%er]

Well done Rd Bull

 

[Limejuice]

Good boy, George!

 

[dessiato]

I thought the Alpine were going to take each other out for a while. Still might if they keep this up

 

[dessiato]

First safety car, might cost Max.

 

[Limejuice]

Safety car #1

 

[1%er]

Poor old Perez

 

[1%er]

Ferrari got really lucky there

 

[spitfire]

These are the best looking cars for years. I love the fat wheels and the rear wing especially.

 

[dessiato]

These are the best looking cars for years. I love the fat wheels and the rear wing especially.

Reliability looks a bit poor though.

 

[dessiato]

VSC #2

 

[cybershot]

They keep harping on about cars being able to fight back, but in both races there have been two DRS zones on top of each other! So I'm not convinced.

 

[spitfire]

Reliability looks a bit poor though.

That's pretty inevitable considering they're all new designs.

 

[dessiato]

Feel for Alonso, he was driving really well.

How did LeClerc catch, and get fastest laps while under yellow?

 

[spitfire]

Fair play Max, I just wish he'd stop whining.

 

[spitfire]

Good racing from both of them tho.

 

[dessiato]

Fair play Max, I just wish he'd stop whining.

As long as he wins

 

[Limejuice]

Fair play Max, I just wish he'd stop whining.

For all the boy's talent, he keeps whining to teacher about Leclerc's red lights (incorrectly, they were functioning), twice about crossing the pitlane entrance white line, and finally about how close Leclerc got under a yellow.

He comes over as a peevish, finger-pointing little snot.

 

[dessiato]

Good to see the sportsmanship at the end

 

[1%er]

First bill of the year for me, first of many I fear

 

[dessiato]

First bill of the year for me, first of many I fear

I don't see Hamilton winning for a few races yet. Which is nice.

 

[1%er]

I don't see Hamilton winning for a few races yet. Which is nice.

I was lucky to be able to mitigate my costs as the Real was 7.5 to the UK pound a few weeks ago and I transfered some money then as it was a great rate, its already gone down by about 12%, to 15% so the first few bills will be free in cash terms

 

[1%er]

I think Ferrari would be crazy if they don't extend Carlos Sainz's contract, personally I think they'll do it in the next few weeks. For sure Mick Schumacher isn't ready to move to them yet. I was reading during the week that Mick Schumacher was saying in the press that he is happy to talk to any team, which was him trying to put pressure on Ferrari I believe, but if that is what he is trying to do it will not work, Ferrari are much bigger than any driver.