2024 Sao Paulo Grand Prix Heroes and Zeroes by rmassart
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November 03, 2024, 09:20:50 PM by Jericoke
Views: 69 | Comments: 4 A little preamble: I'm sure there's a good reason why its called the Sao Paulo Grand Prix and not the Brazilian Grand Prix. Still seems weird to me. Whatever BS reason they used to get the 'European', 'Pacific' or 'San Marino' Grand Prix run in the past must not exist any more? Heroes Anyone who finished the race. Sure, racing in the wet is a supreme test of a driver's skill, but sometimes you hit a puddle at the wrong time, and you're out through no fault of your own. Max. Rain is the great equalizer and boy did Max equalize the heck out of how much better he is at racing than the other drivers. Alpine/Econ/Gasly. Hard to say what happened here, but absolutely stunning races from Econ and Gasly. Is the car meant for the rain? Is the car really bad, and the rain equalization showed that Econ and Gasly are amongst the best of the best? I don't know, but I don't think ANYONE would have pegged Alpine for reaching 6th place in the WCC. Absolutely heroic day for the boys from Enstone. Russell. Mercedes looked like they were up a creek without a paddle, yet Russell seems to have found a paddle. Tsunoda. Again, with the idea that a wet race is the 'great equalizer', he looked good this weekend. Zeroes. It's a tough weekend when it's wet. Bad luck can make a driver look catastrophically bad, so it's not really fair to call someone out for a bad moment. However. Zhou. With wet racing equalizing things, he looked so much worse than everyone. Perez. As with the rest of 2024, no where to be found. Stroll. I find it hilarious that he was classified below Albon, a man who literally didn't have a race car. (Yes, I understand it has to do with starting positions and how neither started. Still the funniest thing I've seen in F1 in a long time) FIA. I feel like the Race Director (or someone) isn't keeping a tight control on how the races are being conducted. safety cars and red flags don't seem to be operating at maximum safety levels. Thankfully no one has been hurt, but these things need to be operated fairly in order to maintain both the safety and sporting integrity. Similarly, whatever it was that Norris et al did wrong on the aborted start, the FIA really needs to be able to communicate directly with the drivers. True, they probably broke the rules, and the drivers should know the rules, but on a chaotic day where things that 'never happen' are happening over and over, it felt like a guiding hand was missing. The FIA needs to provide that guiding hand, that's basically what they're there for. November 03, 2024, 01:54:21 AM by Dare
Views: 83 | Comments: 3 If you have Netflix their showing a 6 part series about Senna the end of November. Should be good https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a62792217/ayrton-senna-netflix-series-trailer/ November 03, 2024, 12:56:32 AM by cosworth151
Views: 73 | Comments: 1 I wonder if Hall & Oates could do a remake of one of their hits especially for Max: Stewads' eyes They're watching you They see your every movement Steward's eyes They're watching you watching you watching you October 29, 2024, 10:29:55 PM by lkjohnson1950
Views: 181 | Comments: 0 Everyone knows wind tunnels are complex and essential. But they are probably even more complex than you know. October 27, 2024, 11:37:15 PM by Jericoke
Views: 454 | Comments: 10 Heroes: Carlos Sainz. Put in a great weekend, and drove a great race. Had the machine to win, and the skill to put it there. Norris. Solid race to finish in second place. The gap between him and his teammate is always a good yardstick, and Piastri had a forgettable weekend compared with Norris. Lando hasn't really figured out how to race against Verstappen, but he came out on top in their fight. LeClerc. Second best Ferrari driver for the weekend. Once again has a moment that shows why such a talented racer isn't champion yet. Mercedes. Hamilton and Russell might not have had the best cars on the track, but top five in any F1 race is pretty good. Haas. Double points finish. I'm starting to think Steiner was the problem all along. Zeroes Verstappen. I think the FIA shares some blame here, there are mixed messages about what is and isn't acceptable in close fights. But if you're going off track while forcing your opponent off track, you're definitely in the wrong whatever the FIA previous rulings are. Perez. Honestly, just as bad as Verstappen, but further down the grid, and less opportunity to disrupt the race contenders. Tsunoda. Small zero. I feel he was responsible for the Albon crash, but with cars going three wide, and very little visibility, I don't know if he could reasonably anticipate the incident without driving totally without risk, which is boring. October 26, 2024, 05:14:28 PM by John S
Views: 231 | Comments: 0 Think enormous costs of regularly replaced discs, callipers & master cylinders is the biggest thing that struck me. October 24, 2024, 01:03:30 PM by John S
Views: 512 | Comments: 0 McLaren & others had horns pulled in from mini-DRS saga, now row about Red Bull bib adjuster; is there real substance or just t*t for tat wind-up? Keeps us all talking I guess, and these exploitations of grey areas in Regs is all part of the fun we all enjoy around the tech & competition - isn't it? October 20, 2024, 11:13:15 PM by Jericoke
Views: 840 | Comments: 9 Heroes: LeClerc. Anyone remember 'Mortal Kombat'? Sainz. He's a good racer, but when LeClerc is at his best, Sainz can't be better than runner up. Verstappen. Whatever turmoil is going on around him, he's a champion, defended against Norris like a champion. Hulkenberg. Points for Haas's home race. Lawson. Points in his return to F1. This is what Ricciardo was supposed to do, nice to see Lawson actually doing it. Colapinto. Continues to repay the faith that Williams put in him. He belongs in F1, and I hope he gets a chance at it going into the next few years. Russell. Pit lane to sixth place? It's been hard for him to make his mark on the sport as an 'elite racer', but this is another brick on that path. Zeroes Tsunoda. 'How did this happen?!' The fact that you don't know what's going on during the race, sad to say, shows you may not belong in F1 any more. Norris. He's a talented race car driver, but doesn't have that 'killer instinct' that champions need. He had a clearly superior race car to Verstappen after the pit stops, but drove as predictably as possible. We've all seen drivers like Hamilton, Alonso manufacture a pass by putting on pressure, fake moves, making the lead driver defend. Max did a great job defending, but there was no terror in his heart like when fighting Hamilton. No pressure to make a mistake. Also, I feel like McLaren just isn't giving him the support he needs. I'm not talking about past races with strategy with his teammate, but I don't feel like he was being coached on trying something different, places where Max might be vulnerable. Gravel traps. Lewis makes a mistake, and the entire field has to bunch up so safety equipment can be deployed? A single mistake, and a race that was on a knife's edge between one and two stops suddenly becomes a safe one stop call? Paved run off areas allow the cars to stop/rejoin safely, and retrieval of stopped cars is quicker and safer. What we saw today robbed us of a great race. (Although to be fair, I feel like it was a great race. Just could've been better.)
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