The 2025 Formula 1 Thread

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Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

As George says, 24 laps on a soft is a hell of a gamble. He's going to want to get past Piastri really quickly and try and get out of DRS range methinks.

Sir Lewis goes on Hard, he really likes that tyre!

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I wondered if Ferrari could have gone for the soft at the end, at least on one of their cars. Especially since at the previous change it seemed like they were saying they didn't like the hard. Or maybe I just misunderstood what they were doing.
Lando said it was a good tyre and George made it to the end. Lewis can manage his tyres, it would have been interesting. We'll never know.
Some good passes by the Bearman boy, a fine performance after qualifying last. That gives Bearman 6 points in the Drivers' Championship, ahead of Tsunoda and Sainz, amongst others.

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Originally Posted by Shutree

I wondered if Ferrari could have gone for the soft at the end, at least on one of their cars. Especially since at the previous change it seemed like they were saying they didn't like the hard. Or maybe I just misunderstood what they were doing.
Lando said it was a good tyre and George made it to the end. Lewis can manage his tyres, it would have been interesting. We'll never know.
Some good passes by the Bearman boy, a fine performance after qualifying last. That gives Bearman 6 points in the Drivers' Championship, ahead of Tsunoda and Sainz, amongst others.

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For me Ollie was driver of the day. From last to points is a great achievement given the ride.

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Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

For me Ollie was driver of the day. From last to points is a great achievement given the ride.

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Haas with two cars in the top ten.

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Originally Posted by bsnub

Haas with two cars in the top ten.

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Only about four years late then, and still miles off your witless prediction.

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Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

still miles off your witless prediction.

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We will be a bandwagon fan with Bearman on the team. You bandwagon jumping coont.

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Originally Posted by bsnub

We will be a bandwagon fan with Bearman on the team. You bandwagon jumping coont.

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WTF does that word salad mean?

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Wow they're coming thick and fast.

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Well we knew Toto has been courting Mad Max, but who knew George's Mercedes contract runs out at the end of the year?

Liam Lawson quietly pissing himself methinks. :D

Oh dear, Lando's put it in the wall in Q3.

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Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Oh dear, Lando's put it in the wall in Q3.

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More and more Piastri is looking like the number one driver at Mclaren. Mad Max was relentless on the final lap in snatching pole.

The track is insanely fast though, and almost as dull as Monaco.

This 5 second penalty for not giving the place back is garbage. It means Piastri has to drive 15-20 laps in Mad Max's dirty air.

It should be a drive through penalty at the next safe opportunity.

Well that's justice. If Mad Max had given the place back he could have won. Lost by 2.8 seconds.

Fucking muppets.

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Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

If Mad Max had given the place back he could have won.

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Yep, a real boneheaded move on his part. Piastri takes the points lead for the title.

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Originally Posted by bsnub

Yep, a real boneheaded move on his part. Piastri takes the points lead for the title.

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Max can give it out but he can't take it.
He still put in a fine performance, all things considered.

Hamilton should have retired while he was still ahead. Looking very average again this year.

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Originally Posted by Troy

Hamilton should have retired while he was still ahead. Looking very average again this year.

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Oh I daresay he's trousering an enormous amount of cash to puddle around in mid table all year.

I expect Ferrari have one of those "one season" options, so that might be it for him.

Very odd that we have this group of regional fixtures and then randomly hop to Miami the weekend after next.

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Kimi Antonelli takes the sprint pole! Eighteen years old and an F1 pole sitter.

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Originally Posted by bsnub

Kimi Antonelli takes the sprint pole! Eighteen years old and an F1 pole sitter.

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George will be somewhat pissed off with that I think.

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I bet you can't name whose record Kimi broke without Googling it snubby.



















I SAID WITHOUT GOOGLING IT!

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Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

I bet you can't name whose record Kimi broke without Googling it snubby.

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Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

I SAID WITHOUT GOOGLING IT!

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Ok, no googling, but it has got to be Lewis. Am I right?

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Originally Posted by bsnub

Ok, no googling, but it has got to be Lewis. Am I right?

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No, it was Seb. 21, so the record has been well and truly demolished.

An entertaining sprint race. Pepe lost it on the formation lap.
Antman panicked a bit but kept it on track, lost a few places and did well until Whinger Spice's team, clearly feeling the pressure, sent Mad Max into him in the pits.
Sainz... well.
And amusingly the FIA decided you should follow the rules and finish under the safety car because "motor racing" would have benefited the black guy.

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Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

No, it was Seb. 21, so the record has been well and truly demolished.

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Oh shit, I would not have thought that.