Anyone Else Follow Formula 1 Racing?

[danasgoodstuff]

If we're doing Le Mans and other long-distance closed wheel sports cars now, this is what a proper race car looks like:

 

For some reason I associate this car, a Ferrari P3/4 with the Miles Davis 2nd quintet which was its contemporary.

Edited July 19, 2022 by danasgoodstuff

[HutchFan]

16 minutes ago, danasgoodstuff said:

If we're doing Le Mans and other long-distance closed wheel sports cars now, this is what a proper race car looks like:

 

You'll get no argument from me on that.

That Ferrari is gorgeous.  All those curves.  Yowza.

 

[danasgoodstuff]

37 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

You'll get no argument from me on that.

That Ferrari is gorgeous.  All those curves.  Yowza.

 

It helps that it's shot at exactly the right angle.

Not just pretty, 1-2-3 at Daytona in '67 after the Fords broke.  Many drivers did both this series and F1 back then, I think that's less common now.

[JSngry]

Did 23's AC break down?

[danasgoodstuff]

50 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Did 23's AC break down?

Some were built open, some closed.  There are some racers who have run at Bonneville at 200+ mph with the AC on, P3s & P4s didn't have any and reputedly don't make good street cars, although some have tried to use them that way.

[HutchFan]

1 hour ago, danasgoodstuff said:

It helps that it's shot at exactly the right angle.

Not just pretty, 1-2-3 at Daytona in '67 after the Fords broke.  Many drivers did both this series and F1 back then, I think that's less common now.

Yeah, I think the only driver who's currently driving for an F1 team who has also done these sorts of endurance races is Fernando Alonso.  He's won the F1 championship twice, and I know that he's also won the 24-Hours of Le Mans twice (2018 & 2019). 

 

[BillF]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/11/bernie-ecclestone-charged-hmrc-cps

[HutchFan]

12 hours ago, BillF said:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/11/bernie-ecclestone-charged-hmrc-cps

Yeesh.  He's filthy rich -- but he'd rather break the law than pay his taxes. 

And for what?  Is there even any practical difference in how you live when you're at the very tippy-top of the wealth pyramid? 

He's made billions.  Literally!  How much is enough?!?!

 

[T.D.]

13 hours ago, BillF said:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/11/bernie-ecclestone-charged-hmrc-cps

Richly deserved IMO. And a lot of it's dirty kleptocrat money he acquired by making F1 one of the world headquarters of sportswashing (granted the IOC, FIFA, etc. are right up there).

[JSngry]

That's how a Jeffrey Epstein type story gains traction and then goes off into the goofyshpere of Q-Anon, just like that.

These are not good people. But they are given power and privilige anyway, because let's face it, it's the choice that too many people would make for themselves if given the opportunity, so they allow it in hopes that it will rub off/filter down on/to them.

Fucking pigs.

[BillF]

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jul/24/tamara-ecclestone-offers-6m-reward-for-recovery-of-stolen-jewels

[HutchFan]

McLaren has terminated Daniel Ricciardo's contract.  He'll be gone at the end this season: 
https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/ricciardo-mclaren-part-ways-2023/10357166/

It'll be interesting to see where Ricciardo lands next year.  Presumably, he'll be back at Alpine/Renault -- assuming Oscar Piastri is able to move on.

Another thought: If Piastri is unable to disentangle himself from Alpine, who will McLaren go after to fill Ricciardo's seat?

 

Edited August 24, 2022 by HutchFan

[soulpope]

I wonder when energy crisis will become a topic also here ....

[Teasing the Korean]

Anyone know how or where to watch this afternoon's race?  We have ESPN on the Hulu app, but we are not seeing it. 

[JSngry]

Have you tried The Ocho?

[HutchFan]

5 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said:

Anyone know how or where to watch this afternoon's race?  We have ESPN on the Hulu app, but we are not seeing it. 

Just now seeing this, TTK.

It was on ABC.

 

 

[Dave Garrett]

Yep, ABC. The F1 races held in the US are typically aired on one of the major networks instead of ESPN. 

TTK, if you do bittorrent, there's almost always a torrent of the UK Sky broadcast available for any given F1 race. Send me a PM if you'd like a pointer in the right direction.

[Teasing the Korean]

19 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Just now seeing this, TTK.

It was on ABC.

 

19 hours ago, Dave Garrett said:

Yep, ABC. The F1 races held in the US are typically aired on one of the major networks instead of ESPN. 

TTK, if you do bittorrent, there's almost always a torrent of the UK Sky broadcast available for any given F1 race. Send me a PM if you'd like a pointer in the right direction.

Thank you both!

[Teasing the Korean]

Bump.

Is Formula 1 still on ABC?

[Teasing the Korean]

Watching now on ESPN 2.  The race is delayed because of rain.  The wet roads remind me of the artwork on my Aurora Model Motoring set I got for Christmas in 1969!

[HutchFan]

Max Verstappen won again today, taking first place in the Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps. 

That makes 8 GP wins in a row -- and 10 wins out of 12 races for the season.  If Verstappen wins one more, he will tie Sebastian Vettel for the most consecutive wins in F1 history.

At this point, he seems unbeatable. 

Edited July 31, 2023 by HutchFan

[HutchFan]

Verstappen won the Dutch GP today. He's now tied Vettel's record for nine consecutive F1 wins. 

I'd be shocked if Verstappen doesn't break the record at Monza next week.

I'm not even particularly a fan of Verstappen -- but he's so dominant right now that the storyline for every race is about who's going to finish second. 

[Teasing the Korean]

33 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Verstappen won the Dutch GP today. He's now tied Vettel's record for nine consecutive F1 wins. 

I'd be shocked if Verstappen doesn't break the record at Monza next week.

I'm not even particularly a fan of Verstappen -- but he's so dominant right now that the storyline for every race is about who's going to finish second. 

Is that the race that was on at 8am EST today?  I thought there was another race following, but I couldn't find it on ESPN.

[HutchFan]

11 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said:

Is that the race that was on at 8am EST today?  I thought there was another race following, but I couldn't find it on ESPN.

Yes. The F1 race was this morning (on US east coast). 

No other F1 races today.

[Teasing the Korean]

12 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Yes. The F1 race was this morning (on US east coast). 

No other F1 races today.

Thanks.  The Forumula 1 site indicated two races today, one for late morning.  Are races scheduled and then cancelled for some reason?