The 2024 Formula 1 Thread

[harrybarracuda]

Qualifying at 4am.
Race at 3am.

Ugh.

[harrybarracuda]

Mad Max gets worse every race.

What a fucking nutter.

[harrybarracuda]

Two ten second penalties for Mad Max for trying to fuck over Lando.

However, Ferrari are doing a good job of splitting the points between them and McLaren.

47 points between Mad Max and Lando.

Three races to go starting with Brazil next weekend, slightly more civilised time.

[bsnub]

Two ten second penalties for trying to fuck over Lando.

The thing is, he only wound up screwing himself. He should have just let Lando go and the points gap for the race would not have been ten points. He won the dunce cap trophy for sure.

[Shutree]

Three races to go starting with Brazil next weekend, slightly more civilised time.

The weather forecast predicts a rainy weekend in Sao Paulo.

[harrybarracuda]

KMag is sick so Ollie Bearmen will race in the Sprint.

Mad Max will take a five place grid penalty in the proper race for a PU change.

[harrybarracuda]

I know it's only quali but Lando is flying.

Pepe has been summoned to the stewards for using the word "fuck" in the press conference.

Sir Lewis and Perez out in Q2.

Bearman and Lawson both through.

McLaren 1-2 going into Q3.

[harrybarracuda]

Piastri pole by 0.03secs from Norris.
Pepe and Mad Max behind them.

[malmomike77]

crickey 3 posts

[harrybarracuda]

crickey 3 posts

And all of them sober, imagine that if you can, being a stupid drunk.

Sprint race at 9pm Thailand, Quali at 1am tomorrow, race at midnight tomorrow.

[harrybarracuda]

Norris won the sprint from Piastri but only because of team orders.

Quali ruled out from rain, so an unexpected bonus today if it holds up:

Quali is scheduled for 17:30 Thailand
Race is scheduled for 22:30 Thailand

[harrybarracuda]

It's raining again but not as heavily apparently, so we're still on target for 17:30 qualifying if it doesn't get worse.

[bsnub]

Fucking sloppy mess this is.

[harrybarracuda]

I see Sir Lewis has another blonde to console him. Just as well.

Sainz in the wall.

So the Williams and Ferrari mechanics are shitting themselves - four hours to fix the cars for race time.

And that's before anyone else does it.

[harrybarracuda]

Well that's fucking funny.

Both red bulls out in Q2 and the AM mechanics want to strangle Stroll.

[harrybarracuda]

Poor old Aston Martin mechanics.

I don't think that will buff out.

[harrybarracuda]

And Albon's Williams is definitely not going to buff out.

[Switch]

Exciting finish to qualifying. Lando on top. Russell 2nd Tsunoda 3rd. Total chaos with 5 red flags in qualifying.

[Switch]

James Vowles will be muttering to himself. No budget and two F1 cars to fix in under 4 hours.

Do F1 mechanics get double time on Sundays? �� �� ��

[harrybarracuda]

Did you see the Williams mechanics after the first one? God knows what state they were in after the second.

[harrybarracuda]

Mad Max starts in P17.
They couldn't fix Albon's car so he's not racing - his space will stay empty.

[harrybarracuda]

Good to see Mad Max and Sir Lewis do a little fist bump and have a cordial chat before the anthem.

[harrybarracuda]

Daddy's boy Stroll goes off on the formation lap, then beaches his car in the gravel trying to get back onto the track.

Honestly shouldn't even be in F1.

Aborted start.

[harrybarracuda]

Amazingly it's taken 28 laps to get a safety car and it's a virtual one - why?

And there's a load of undecided penalties.

What a fucking shit show.

[harrybarracuda]

Fuck me what a mess. They announced a virtual safety car. Russel and Lando pit from in front, and while they're pitting, it's lifted. Then a lap later there's a safety car.

WTF are race control doing? It's joke.