F1 2022

[Limejuice]

Whinger Spice - presently recumbent on his Victorian fainting couch, smelling salts in hand.

What a nob.

 

[1%er]

FP3​

Max Verstappen produced a stonking last lap of practice for the United States Grand Prix to storm ahead of Charles Leclerc, whose confirmed engine and grid penalty puts him on the back foot ahead of qualifying later tonight. After a dramatic start to Saturday with a heated press conference between Red Bull's Christian Horner and McLaren's Zak Brown over Formula 1's cost cap saga, the track action was intriguingly close - until Verstappen put distance between himself and his Ferrari and Mercedes rivals late on. Verstappen, the newly-crowned double world champion, posted a 1:35.825 with his final flying lap, three and four tenths ahead of Leclerc and Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz.

Sergio Perez was half a second off and fourth in the other Red Bull, just ahead of Lewis Hamilton - who earlier in the session looked to be right in the mix with Verstappen and Ferrari.

George Russell was only seventh, although Mercedes' weekend hopes are boosted by various grid penalties in Austin, Texas. Perez's five-place grid penalty for Sunday's race was confirmed on Friday - along with Alfa Romeo's Zhou Guanyu - while during Practice Three it was revealed that Leclerc and Fernando Alonso, who was sixth, have even bigger drops. Leclerc has a new Internal Combustion Engine and turbocharge, while Alonso just has a new ICE. Both will have to start Sunday's race at the back of the grid.

Results​

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Time	Gap	Laps
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Rbpt	1:35.825		21
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:36.145	+0.320s	17
3	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:36.271	+0.446s	24
4	11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing Rbpt	1:36.397	+0.572s	19
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:36.401	+0.576s	16
6	14	Fernando Alonso	Alpine Renault	1:36.928	+1.103s	13
7	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:37.064	+1.239s	20
8	5	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	1:37.151	+1.326s	18
9	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	1:37.215	+1.390s	19
10	10	Pierre Gasly	Alphatauri Rbpt	1:37.290	+1.465s	17
11	77	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	1:37.310	+1.485s	22
12	4	Lando Norris	Mclaren Mercedes	1:37.449	+1.624s	18
13	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine Renault	1:37.468	+1.643s	17
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	1:37.519	+1.694s	20
15	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Mclaren Mercedes	1:37.622	+1.797s	15
16	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Alphatauri Rbpt	1:37.888	+2.063s	18
17	23	Alexander Albon	Williams Mercedes	1:37.904	+2.079s	17
18	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams Mercedes	1:38.028	+2.203s	17
19	47	Mick Schumacher	Haas Ferrari	1:38.132	+2.307s	11
20	24	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	1:39.735	+3.910s	3

 

[Ax^]

hmm has the owner of red bull died

 

[Limejuice]

Ooh!

Drama at Red Bull.

Mass meeting of staff.

Brundle on Sky says he's been tipped off it's not to do with busting the budget cap, so he wondered if Matashitz has died?

 

[Ax^]

would cover up the cost overspend



filler atm on sky sports

 

[Limejuice]

I believe the politicians call it 'taking the trash out' when there's a suitable big distraction and you can bury bad news.

(In this case, they could bury the cost cap penalty story alongside Mateshitz... Too early?)

 

[Ax^]

Danica patrick talking about pushing the rules to the limit and not wanting to be punished


is she not a trump, Abbot supporter

 

[Ax^]

Matashitz has passed away

aside from personal opinion on racing teams


he is a lost to the field of motorsport

 

[Ax^]

and other sports funded by red bull

 

[Limejuice]

He bankrolled 20% of the F1 teams.

 

[Ax^]

he was a gobshite at times but he funded a lot of motor sports and plenty of xtreme sports ,

that is part of his legacy

cannie say i was always a fan but he had an effect

 

[Ax^]

hmm will qualiy be delayed

 

[Limejuice]

Hope not. I need my sleep.

 

[Ax^]

did the FIA cause the death of Matashitz by bring up the cost cap




Karen Horner will be along to explain shortly

 

[1%er]

hmm will qualiy be delayed

The show must go on

 

[Limejuice]

Karen Horner will be along to explain shortly

Whinger: ""How can anyone talk about penalties at a time like this. We're grief-stricken. Our mental state is fragile. Pass me the team smelling salts..."

 

[Limejuice]

The show must go on

Helmut Marko will be threatening to sue someone in no time at all.

 

[Ax^]

heres Karen

 

[Ax^]

ah i feel for redbull atm was not trying that much to be a dick


hate horner but he can have a moment in this


Matashitz was a great supporter of sports

 

[Ax^]

Great interview from the Force indy team principle

 

[Ax^]

shame it won't be a team anymore

 

[Limejuice]

heres Karen

Yeah, that was quite dignified from Horner.

 

[1%er]

Toto Wolff snaps back at Christian Horner with sarcastic response to 'kids being bullied'​

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has jokingly claimed that he 'almost had to squeeze out a tear' while listening to Christian Horner's bold claims in Saturday's press conference at the United States Grand Prix. Horner was grilled by journalists over the budget cap row that has engulfed Red Bull in recent weeks after the Austrian team were found to have been responsible for a minor breach of the 2021 limit by the FIA earlier this month. Horner staunchly defended Red Bull throughout the press conference and tore into McLaren CEO Zak Brown for writing a strongly-worded letter to the FIA in which he accused them of cheating. The Red Bull chief also claimed that 'kids are being bullied in playgrounds because they are employees’ children' as a result of the criticism aimed at the team by the other competitors on the grid.

Wolff was quizzed on Horner's comments by Sky Germany prior to qualifying on Saturday and took the opportunity to poke fun at his Red Bull rival before doubling down on his criticism of their financial breach. "I almost had to squeeze out a tear when I heard that," said Wolff. "The facts are nine out of 10 teams were under the cost cap. One team is now arguing that they slipped over it with supposed non-performance topics, but these apply to all of us. We also thought about how many sandwiches we give people & how we deal with various other cost pools. Whatever they're over, a million, two or five, I don't know, is a cash value advantage that you can put into development. It‘s a bit like reverse psychology, who is the victim. And I believe the victims are the [other] nine teams."

 

[Limejuice]

Wow. What happened to Ocon in Q1?

 

[Ax^]

lack of talent i believe


it a hard pill to process

 

[Ax^]

at least he is not danny ric

 

[1%er]

F1 2022 US GP Qualifying Results​

Position	Driver	Team	Q3 Time
1	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:34.
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.065
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.092
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	+0.289
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.591
6	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.632
7	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+1.242
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.334
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	+1.520
10	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	+1.963
11	Alex Albon	Williams	Eliminated in Q2
12	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	Eliminated in Q2
13	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	Eliminated in Q2
14	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	Eliminated in Q2
15	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Eliminated in Q2
16	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Eliminated in Q3
17	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	Eliminated in Q3
18	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Eliminated in Q3
19	Mick Schumacher	Haas	Eliminated in Q3
20	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	Eliminated in Q3

 

[MrCurry]

Once the engine penalties for LeClerc, Perez, Zhou and Alonso are taken into account, the grid looks like this

 

[1%er]

Austin Speed Trap​

​

 

[1%er]

F1 ‘planning to create’ women’s motorsport series​

Formula 1 is planning to create a women's motorsport series for younger drivers which would run alongside the financially beleaguered W Series, according to multiple reports.

It is hoped the championship, which is provisionally aimed at female drivers aged 16 to 22, will debut in 2023. Between 12 and 15 drivers are expected on the grid.