2018 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix

[phreezee]

Lots to look forward to for the weekend. Eager to see how the upgrades perform!

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Will tune into the FPs to see Kubica.

Oh and F1 posted this the other day, lest we forget:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec_8fpFC7Ao

[rage2]

McLaren looks epic. Let's see if it's epic success or epic failure. I have no confidence in my team so I'm guessing the latter. :rofl:

[tonytiger55]

Looking forward to this.. though I cut off my TV today..no more cable.. :eek:

[chongkee_]

Quite a bit of updates to the McLaren and Ferrari. Haven't seen much from Red Bull or Mercedes.

[killramos]

Can’t mess with perfection :rofl:

[klumsy_tumbler]

Perfect timing... I just got access to F1 TV :clap::clap::clap:

[tonytiger55]

Perfect timing... I just got access to F1 TV :clap::clap::clap:

Dumb question, does it allow you to watch the race? Im just registering to see the price and it does not say anything about the live race itself.. :dunno:

Full replays and highlights from every F1 session*
Watch races from F1's historic archive*
Watch documentaries from F1's archive
Access to exclusive live timing data†
Access to selected team radio†
Tyre usage history†
Driver tracker map†

On another note, what the hell is happening with Williams..?

[rage2]

There’s 2 different subscriptions. F1 TV Access is live timing plus historic races and race replays after the race. That’s available on iOS android and PC. F1 TV Pro is the live one with multiple angles and lots of data. That’s PC only and unavailable in Canada.

[phreezee]

If Max can somehow stay in front of Seb, it will be huge for the WDC. Potentially very costly mistake at the restart. Hopefully Bottas keeps ahead.

[rage2]

Stupid Ferrari strategy. They’re taking risks for the sake of taking risks this year. Almost feels like they’ve lost more than gained with their gamble.

Meh race. Nothing compared to the opening races this year.

[speedog]

Well there was that first lap action that really shouldn't have happened.

[rage2]

Well there was that first lap action that really shouldn't have happened.
Welcome back Grosjean haha. I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t get penalized for that stunt.

[tonytiger55]

I overslept... :(

[npham]

Stupid Ferrari strategy. They’re taking risks for the sake of taking risks this year. Almost feels like they’ve lost more than gained with their gamble.

They got rewarded early in Melbourne by taking that pit spot under the SC, so they are just rolling the dice with every VSC/SC now.

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Well there was that first lap action that really shouldn't have happened.

Grosjean's teammate moved which caused him to react and hit some dirty air and spin. Completely his fault but he was reacting to Magnussen twitch.

[rage2]

Grosjean's teammate moved which caused him to react and hit some dirty air and spin. Completely his fault but he was reacting to Magnussen twitch.
Pretty sure that’s not what we’re talking about when saying it shouldn’t have happened. When you spin off there, especially lap 1, you hit the brakes and GTFO of the way. You don’t plant your throttle trying to point in the right direction towards the track with a ton of cars behind you. Pretty much days of thunder smokescreen stopped in the middle of the track. Completely unnecessary.

[npham]

Pretty sure that’s not what we’re talking about when saying it shouldn’t have happened. When you spin off there, especially lap 1, you hit the brakes and GTFO of the way. You don’t plant your throttle trying to point in the right direction towards the track with a ton of cars behind you. Pretty much days of thunder smokescreen stopped in the middle of the track. Completely unnecessary.

Ah I see what you guys are saying. There was definitely room to the left for him to go off as well instead of staying on the gas and going across the track. Stewards only gave him 3 spots and 3 points on his license for this too.

[tonytiger55]

Pretty sure that’s not what we’re talking about when saying it shouldn’t have happened. When you spin off there, especially lap 1, you hit the brakes and GTFO of the way. You don’t plant your throttle trying to point in the right direction towards the track with a ton of cars behind you. Pretty much days of thunder smokescreen stopped in the middle of the track. Completely unnecessary.

Just watched a mini highlight on youtube.
Lap 1.. wtf.. he should have gone off.. That could have been a lot worse.

[speedog]

It really is quite amazing that only three cars were taken out.

[schocker]

Ferrari and those strategies. boy oh boy :rofl: Engine issues from ferrari and the merc engine though (FI). From the performance of some drivers, looks like there will be some new faces next season.

[phreezee]

Grosjean got a 3 place grid penalty which will really hurt for Monaco.

So Ferrari mirrors are banned for next race and McLaren upgrades seemingly had no affect.

Whatever Mercedes and Red Bull did seemed to have worked.

[rage2]

Grosjean got a 3 place grid penalty which will really hurt for Monaco.

So Ferrari mirrors are banned for next race and McLaren upgrades seemingly had no affect.

Whatever Mercedes and Red Bull did seemed to have worked.
I wouldn't say no change, McLaren race pace seems to have dropped off with their latest upgrade as well. Qualifying pace realistically had no change, Alonso made it to Q3 only because he ran Q2 with the softer tires which really fucked up his race as well. Ugh.

Mercedes was "helped" by Pirelli apparently. They brought modified tires based on Mercedes complaining about blistering in pre-season testing at Barcelona, and the new specification of tire will be used for a couple other races where Pirelli believes blistering will be a problem.

Grosjean penalty seems weak based on what he did.

[phreezee]

He also got 2 penalty points I later read. Total of 5, on the way to 7 for a race ban.

[schocker]

The grosjean incident was like a mustang leaving cars and coffee :rofl:
They did never televise riccardo spinning. I was wondering why he had dropped so far back from max.
Also, why is TSN trying to find ways to be more shit. Post race was only on TSN GO as they definitely needed to show sportscenter. . I pay for the channels so I can watch it on TV.

[rage2]

Also, why is TSN trying to find ways to be more shit. Post race was only on TSN GO as they definitely needed to show sportscenter. . I pay for the channels so I can watch it on TV.
I heard TSN is shit for commercials during the race too. Lucky I have ESPN, full coverage of the race, without interruptions, thanks to Mother's sponsoring this year. Such a huge improvement in coverage.

This was also the first race where TSN didn't show the post race show. I get it, there's other stuff that needs to be shown, but they have 5 TSN channels to choose from, and instead, cut off the post race show to show Sportscenter that's repeated on 4 other channels. :rofl:

Can't wait till F1 TV is available in Canada in 2020. 1.5 more years!

[adidas]

TSN's broadcast is getting absolutely ridiculous. In yesterday's race, they had two commercials within a span of 8 laps, iirc. Each commercial interruptions takes two laps and it ALWAYS seems to pop up during critical/interesting times in the race.

[phreezee]

OT:F2 --- halo is here to stay I guess:

https://twitter.com/SkySportsF1/status/995629297183404032

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[schocker]

I heard TSN is shit for commercials during the race too. Lucky I have ESPN, full coverage of the race, without interruptions, thanks to Mother's sponsoring this year. Such a huge improvement in coverage.

This was also the first race where TSN didn't show the post race show. I get it, there's other stuff that needs to be shown, but they have 5 TSN channels to choose from, and instead, cut off the post race show to show Sportscenter that's repeated on 4 other channels. :rofl:

Can't wait till F1 TV is available in Canada in 2020. 1.5 more years!
I checked the schedule and there were 3 premier league games, 1 IIHF game and sport center. I hope they paid a lot for the rights as they are idiots. Like yea, tell me more about the RLX. I guess the NSX and RLX are similar because they both move no units a month :rofl:

[Inzane]

The grosjean incident was like a mustang leaving cars and coffee :rofl:


Best comment!!

[chongkee_]

Looks like Pirelli actually ended up helping Ferrari with the tire switch.
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/896086/1/vettel-ferrari-would-have-been-worse-spain-normal-tyres

[phreezee]

Yup, pictures tell the story:

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[schocker]

That is a ton of damage, but aren't those the hypersofts?

[phreezee]

If I read correctly , same tires, just more tread depth that retains heat and overcooks them.

[schocker]

If I read correctly , same tires, just more tread depth that retains heat and overcooks them.
I was just wondering if it was them comparing such a soft compound to the mediums and softs is why these got chewed up so bad. Thought it might be the weather but looks like it was like 20 C there which isn't much warmer than the race was.