wvumtnbkr Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 This is turning out to be an awesome season! What a fantastic few races! Lewis drive today was phenomenal! Brought down a 20 second lead and passed for the win with 3 laps to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbaker480 Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 The last 10 laps or so reminded me of the last 10 minutes of old style qualifying where it was just record lap after record lap being put down. My take away from the weekend though was not Max and Lewis... We all know they are quick, but what happened to Bottas? I get that he would have been 40 seconds off the back after a wing change but he seemed to just be losing time the entire race. I don't see how you qualify 2nd and don't have race pace to battle back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvumtnbkr Posted August 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 Agreed. Anybody watch the f2 races? Both of those races were good as well! Somebody won their first f2 race this weekend! It was cool to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginerd Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) I love that the single pit stop, conserve tires strategy, didn’t win it. Pirelli is getting better. The racing needs more tire degradation for strategy and passing. Edited August 8, 2019 by enginerd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mender Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 On 8/5/2019 at 5:55 AM, bbaker480 said: The last 10 laps or so reminded me of the last 10 minutes of old style qualifying where it was just record lap after record lap being put down. My take away from the weekend though was not Max and Lewis... We all know they are quick, but what happened to Bottas? I get that he would have been 40 seconds off the back after a wing change but he seemed to just be losing time the entire race. I don't see how you qualify 2nd and don't have race pace to battle back. The prediction from the team strategist after the pit stop was that he should be good for a 6th place by the end of the race; he ended up 8th. When you get stuck behind traffic that is close to your pace (Ricciardo), it's hard to find a way by because of the dirty air even though your pace can be a couple seconds quicker on a clean lap. Bottas' pace was initially as fast or slightly faster than Hammy's right after he got the new wing on. I was watching the gap hovering around the 49 second mark for a few laps, then he got into traffic and that started to accumulate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcewena Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 Dissenting opinion alert. I realised a couple of years ago I was watching F1 out of habit more than enjoyment. Whenever there was a pass I could never tell if it was strategy, tire degradation, DRS, engine token management or driver talent. I couldn't defend to my NASCAR friends (let alone non racers) why a world champion was starting with a 47 place grid penalty in an 18 car field or explain the difference between an MGU-K and MGU-H. Ignoring the sound issue, cars looked clunky and slow in the corners (just compare any video from the Stewart thru Shumaker eras at Monaco to any Azerbaijan lap). The cable package was costing me $10/mth for F1 & IRL and still not getting me IMSA or Lemans. So one fall I dropped it, now I sleep in on Sundays. IRL produces a 30 minute highlight reel on youtube 3-4 days after every event that gives you a real feel for the race and covers all the major turning points without all the commercials (including the nail biting last 5 laps at Mid-Ohio). F1 produces the same thing and it's usually under 7 minutes. In that time it generally shows the start 3 times and the commentators use the word "undercut" 6-7 times. IMSA has full races on youtube within a week (their Limerock race this year was epic). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvumtnbkr Posted August 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 ESPN now Carry's the f1 coverage in its entirety without commercials. If you can get the ESPN app, you can watch the race anytime you want and also watch any of the multitude of summary shows. This year has had great racing. It is the best I have seen in a very long time. Just watch the Hungary or silverstone race and I think you will agree. I have been using f1 as an excuse to take a nap on Sundays. Not this year! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcewena Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 2 hours ago, wvumtnbkr said: ESPN now Carry's the f1 coverage in its entirety without commercials. If you can get the ESPN app, you can watch the race anytime you want and also watch any of the multitude of summary shows. This year has had great racing. It is the best I have seen in a very long time. Just watch the Hungary or silverstone race and I think you will agree. I have been using f1 as an excuse to take a nap on Sundays. Not this year! No ESPN because Canada. I did see the 1st half of Germany and it didn't suck (mainly because of the rain) but 2-3 good races aren't enough to tempt me to spend $120/yr when there's lots of regularly good racing free on youtube. F1 has lost its way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvumtnbkr Posted August 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 13 minutes ago, mcewena said: No ESPN because Canada. I did see the 1st half of Germany and it didn't suck (mainly because of the rain) but 2-3 good races aren't enough to tempt me to spend $120/yr when there's lots of regularly good racing free on youtube. F1 has lost its way. Oh geez! If I had to pay for it, I might not think about it the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcewena Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, wvumtnbkr said: Oh geez! If I had to pay for it, I might not think about it the same way. So ESPN is part of over the air free TV??? I had the sports packages just for racing (no interest in stick/ball sports). Edited August 9, 2019 by mcewena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvumtnbkr Posted August 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 Just now, mcewena said: So ESPN is part of over the air free TV??? Welll.... Imma be over here watching my roku..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvumtnbkr Posted August 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 Albon to red bull for remainder of 2019. Let's see what he can do! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmabarone Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 Dang, I was wrong. I told my buddy that Gasly was done at RBR. If it was this year, Kvyat; if it was after this year, Albon. I guess they can always throw Kvyat back at RBR if Albon can't handle it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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