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  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,072
    Damn Hamilton seems way off this year 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,325
    edited March 2024
    What an absolute mess of an F2 Sprint race!!

    Its crazy how once again the driving in F3 looks so much superior than the F2 boys

    Great recovery drive from Martins and Bearman to finally get points - Disappointed for Antonelli, who briefly looked to make an amazing overtake, only to crash out

    Edit: Scratch those points for Bearman, given the penalty he received
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,938
    Damn Hamilton seems way off this year 
    Dare I say has age started to catch up to him? And with the Ferrari move on the horizon perhaps taking his and the teams attention from one another - it’s a really odd start to the season.
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    Damn Hamilton seems way off this year 
    Dare I say has age started to catch up to him? And with the Ferrari move on the horizon perhaps taking his and the teams attention from one another - it’s a really odd start to the season.
    I think that it's more a case of being fed up with Mercedes being unable, once again, to provide him with a car to challenge Verstappen.
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    What an absolute mess of an F2 Sprint race!!

    Its crazy how once again the driving in F3 looks so much superior than the F2 boys

    Great recovery drive from Martins and Bearman to finally get points - Disappointed for Antonelli, who briefly looked to make an amazing overtake, only to crash out

    Edit: Scratch those points for Bearman, given the penalty he received
    10 second penalty also handed to Hadjar for the 1st lap crash, dropping him down to 6th and handing the win to Stanek.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,042
    What an absolute mess of an F2 Sprint race!!

    Its crazy how once again the driving in F3 looks so much superior than the F2 boys

    Great recovery drive from Martins and Bearman to finally get points - Disappointed for Antonelli, who briefly looked to make an amazing overtake, only to crash out

    Edit: Scratch those points for Bearman, given the penalty he received

    I was properly impressed by Stenshornes drive in F3. Looks a real talent. 

    Good to see Miyata off the mark in F2 too. 
  • On a separate note, I loved the radio between Colapinto and his Engineer

    "I'm faster than my team mate..." - "Overtake him then"

    The former really thought that he was already in Formula One
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    Anyone bothering to get up for the 04:00 race start?
    I always used to but my enthusiasm has waned in the last couple of years.
    I'll stay up for the F2 feature race though.
  • Anyone bothering to get up for the 04:00 race start?
    I always used to but my enthusiasm has waned in the last couple of years.
    I'll stay up for the F2 feature race though.
    I'll stay up for it, as its always been tradition - To be fair I wouldnt bother though if there wasn't F3 or F2 on this same weekend.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,829
    Anyone bothering to get up for the 04:00 race start?
    I always used to but my enthusiasm has waned in the last couple of years.
    I'll stay up for the F2 feature race though.
    Son is getting up at 4, I’m on an all dayer tomorrow so will get up at 6 and watch an hour or so. 
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  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,766
    Anyone bothering to get up for the 04:00 race start?
    I always used to but my enthusiasm has waned in the last couple of years.
    I'll stay up for the F2 feature race though.
    Son is getting up at 4, I’m on an all dayer tomorrow so will get up at 6 and watch an hour or so. 
    If you get up at 6 the race should be over. Sky have got a full re-run at 09:25.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,829
    Anyone bothering to get up for the 04:00 race start?
    I always used to but my enthusiasm has waned in the last couple of years.
    I'll stay up for the F2 feature race though.
    Son is getting up at 4, I’m on an all dayer tomorrow so will get up at 6 and watch an hour or so. 
    If you get up at 6 the race should be over. Sky have got a full re-run at 09:25.
    I’m out at 7.30. I meant I’ll record it and start at 6
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,325
    edited March 2024
    Bearman is having torrid luck this season

    Congrats Hadjar, showing his F3 form this season
  • Well it suddenly became very worth staying up
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,042
    Wow we've got a race on our hands now!! This was worth getting up for 
  • Kin hell... What a crash for Russell
  • MarcusH26 said:
    Wow we've got a race on our hands now!! This was worth getting up for 
    We didn't really though. Sainz just cruised it instead of Verstappen.
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    Perez really cant cut the mustard anymore, looks like there could be quite a few driver changes next year.
  • Hal1x said:
    Perez really cant cut the mustard anymore, looks like there could be quite a few driver changes next year.
    If i was Red Bull i'd be giving his seat to Sainz.
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,072
    Russell binning it was weird, don't think you can blame Alonso for that 
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  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,042
    MarcusH26 said:
    Wow we've got a race on our hands now!! This was worth getting up for 
    We didn't really though. Sainz just cruised it instead of Verstappen.

    I was hoping McLaren were going to get more aggressive on strategy and try and reel in Leclerc but it never went in that direction. Type of race that probably needed a late SC given the way the hards fell away. 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,042
    Alonso +20 for driving dangerously. 


  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,072
    Maybe it was Alonso fault after all. Can't see Merc wanting him next season 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,042
    Maybe it was Alonso fault after all. Can't see Merc wanting him next season 

     Can't see Toto wanting Alonso. Sainz could be a sneaky outsider but I think he's ultimately tempted to Audi and a reunion with Andreas Seidl. 


  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,275
    MarcusH26 said:
    Maybe it was Alonso fault after all. Can't see Merc wanting him next season 

     Can't see Toto wanting Alonso. Sainz could be a sneaky outsider but I think he's ultimately tempted to Audi and a reunion with Andreas Seidl. 


    See I'm not so sure about that, because there's not a lot of upper tier talent available for 2025 the way things are going, so Red Bull may end up wanting him and I can't see him passing up a car that will be at the front.

    2025 in a Sauber before it becoming Audi won't appeal to many, then they need to get the infrastructure in, that won't be an immediate thing either, and I think he'll want to stay at the front of the grid as long as possible before taking on a "project"
  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,171
    I'm sure Alonso (as good as he is) has previous for brake testing opponents and they may have taken that into consideration. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/68649182
  • Stuart_the_Red
    Stuart_the_Red Posts: 1,853
    edited March 2024
    The way Ferrari have been improving over the last two years (and Mercedes going backwards!) I’m beginning to wonder if Lewis’s decision to move to Ferrari next season is as inspired as his move from McLaren to Mercedes?

    8 times WDC with three different manufacturers should put the arguments about the GOAT to bed once and for all.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,829
    edited March 2024
    Still think it’s a very poor (and no doubt expensive) strategy move from Ferrari (no change there). Is Hamilton still a top 4/5 driver? I’d question whether he is now let alone in another 12-18 months? There are lots of improving young drivers emerging and settling on the scene who are hungry for success. Not sure Hamilton in his 40s with so much success behind will have both the sharpness and desire. 
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,072
    Still think it’s a very poor (and no doubt expensive) strategy move from Ferrari (no change there). Is Hamilton still a top 4/5 driver? I’d question whether he is now let alone in another 12-18 months? There are lots of improving young drivers emerging and settling on the scene who are hungry for success. Not sure Hamilton in his 40s with so much success behind will have both the sharpness and desire. 
    He did finish 3rd in the championship last year and very nearly second. I wouldn't write him off after 3 races, the car is only the 4th/5th quickest on the grid 

    Would like to see Sainz go up vs Max, would be close certainly alot closer than Perez
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,275
    I think the Ferrari thing for Hamilton is a last hurrah, he'll be there for 2, 3 seasons maximum and then retire. Will give Ferrari ample time to blood either Bearman in the midfield or try to sign someone more long term