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Post by René on Nov 9, 2022 17:29:30 GMT
 Two more races to go before we can draw a line under this very long season. A season that started so promising but eventually became rather boring with the Verstappen/Red Bull dominance. But the Brazilian Grand Prix is still a classic on the F1 calendar and seldom a boring race.  It’s the old school track layout combined with ever changing weather conditions that usually make for a spectacular race. Also for this weekend there is rain expected on all 3 days. And with the sprint race on Saturday this could be a bit of a lottery.
Of course Max, for whom this is almost a third home race given the Piquet connections, is the favorite but hopefully some unexpected events prevent another walk-away victory for my countryman. One more win for Charles this year please.   |
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Post by Carl on Nov 9, 2022 18:36:26 GMT
One of the best circuits, with a great variety of corners! Just the name itself, Interlagos, causes a Pavlovian response among real enthusiasts.
I have no idea who will win! My favorites are Charles and Carlos in a dominant 1-2 and a sentimental choice would be Daniel Ricciardo. |
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Post by René on Nov 9, 2022 19:15:01 GMT
I agree Carl, a Ferrari 1-2 and Daniel or Seb on the podium. That would be something!  |
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Post by mikael on Nov 10, 2022 6:31:05 GMT
I will (also) hope for a win for Hamilton, finally. He has never had a season without at least one win - only two shots left, now, in continuing that "winning streak".
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Post by René on Nov 10, 2022 9:42:12 GMT
I will (also) hope for a win for Hamilton, finally. He has never had a season without at least one win - only two shots left, now, in continuing that "winning streak". I can go with that... sort of.
Schumacher had a similar record until he came back with Mercedes.
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Post by René on Nov 10, 2022 17:05:38 GMT
To get in the mood.  |
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Post by chrisb on Nov 11, 2022 20:20:14 GMT
Well that is one for the books
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Post by René on Nov 11, 2022 20:33:35 GMT
Absolutely one for the books! Big congrats to Kevin Magnussen and team Haas! And congratulations to Mikael as this must be the first Danish pole position in Formula 1 history.   |
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Post by mikael on Nov 12, 2022 12:58:14 GMT
A wonderful outcome for Kevin Magnussen and the Haas team. A good deal of luck was involved; but that's how it is; and a pole position is a pole position! Keeping my fingers crossed that it may materialize into a good result in the sprint race.
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Post by René on Nov 12, 2022 18:50:50 GMT
A wonderful outcome for Kevin Magnussen and the Haas team. A good deal of luck was involved; but that's how it is; and a pole position is a pole position! Keeping my fingers crossed that it may materialize into a good result in the sprint race. Yes, fingers crossed for sure. It’s fair to say a win is very unlikely given the fact almost all the cars behind him are faster. But let’s hope for a good result for Kevin. That would really be nice. Kevin and his dad Jan |
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Post by René on Nov 12, 2022 21:37:40 GMT
Wow, that was a spectacular sprint race! I’m not a particular fan of the format but this one was good. Great racing throughout the field and in the end a deserved win for George Russell. Max was on the wrong tyre but that was a blessing for the race. Also a good race from Carlos but a shame he has a grid penalty for tomorrow. Kevin finished 8th which is a very decent result. He made a perfect start and led the race. No one can take that away from him. |
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Post by mikael on Nov 13, 2022 10:01:04 GMT
A Formula One race in 24 laps - slightly longer than a MotoGP, which would comprise approximately 20 laps ...
Could a Grand Prix in a format of, say, 2X24 laps (two heats, or two sprint races) be "the future of Formula One"?
It would, by-and-large, eliminate planned pit stops. It would also eliminate the over-the-top "mission control centres", because there would be no need for strategy beyond what the drivers would be able to think out for themselves; it would mainly be flat-out, from start to finish. Hence, such a format would decrease the costs significantly.
As I have mentioned in at least one earlier post, my late father always advocated such a format; and at the time I did not agree, thinking that the endurance part also was an inherent part of what we understand by a Grand Prix.
But in the light of how Grand Prix racing has developed, I think now that he probably was right, and that a two-heats format might be more exciting. Some may like the fact that the mechanics (wheel-changers) need to be athletes no less than the drivers do, and that the pit stops have become a competition in its own right. But to me, I must admit, it has no appeal whatsoever. To me, Formula One is about the driving only, and about what the drivers are capable of doing.
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Post by René on Nov 13, 2022 11:56:59 GMT
It's an interesting thought Mikael and maybe your dad was onto something.
I also agree on the 3 sec. pit stops which really don't bring anything to the racing and are just a gimmick in a way. But personally I would not replace the Grand Prix by two short heats. Maybe I'm too 'old school' for this but I do think a Grand Prix should be the 300km race. Getting rid of the obligatory tyre change and scaling down the mission control units would be a good thing though.
More responsibilty and control back to the driver and also the possibilty to start a race on a tyre that can last the distance. A driver like Prost won many races by taking it 'easy' in the first part of the race and attacking at the end. That's not really possible anymore.
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Post by Carl on Nov 13, 2022 18:40:05 GMT
Mikael,
I agree with you and your father that a two heat format would improve the current stop and go idiocy and provide refreshed competition and excitement. I agree with René that the ideal goal should be to race the distance on one set of tyres, however doing so may now be a lost art.
In years past, when no-one pitted unless they had a problem, drivers had more control because tyre maintenance was also part of driving (approximately) 200 miles as fast as possible, but too much control has been seized by engineers at banks of computers. Conservation of tyres is part of driving, plain and simple, and pitstops are a rude interuption. Computer analysis of race strategy is as detrimental and artificial as the harm done to passing by idiot/savant genius Adrian Newey.
-Carl
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Post by Carl on Nov 13, 2022 23:58:53 GMT
The Interlagos circuit deserves better than the current Formula One. Yesterday's outstanding battle between Russell and Verstappen established a high bar and suggests, as Mikael pointed out, that shorter sprint races, by eliminating the obsession with pit stops and tyre compounds, are innately more exciting.
George Russell drove flawlessly on both days and will gain more confidence from the weekend.
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