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Bye bye Sepang

 

 

Saw a headline on Jalopnik about "unexpected result in F1" or something and instantly closed the browser/avoided social media until I could watch qualifying. Then got a top 4 that was identical to Australia. :

IMSA @ Long Beach was a clusterfuck though. Worst track on the calendar for them without a doubt.

 

I was at turn 1 so I missed the crash. And all the IMSA cars gurgle too much with the engine sounds.

 

Well the finishing order was different from AUS

The SC really screwed up the strategy. I still think Merc is fastest but it appears Ferrari is much closer.

 

pretty even yeah, strategy was the difference.

bodes well for the season

 

I like Max but his crying about GRO was ridiculous. You are coming up to lap a car that is still trying to get into the points (GRO was P11) and you can't even get into DRS range. If you can't get to within 1 sec of a lapped car, shut up.

 

LOL those pants!

 

Bottas passing Alonso was harder to watch then Alonso dropping out. The Honda engine upgrades better come asap

 

No engine improvement date set says Honda > F1 News > Grandprix.com

 

I'm guessing mapping/software related improvements before each race? I know the token system is gone but the engine limit is even worse

 

Seent at Long Beach yesterday.

 

Yeah but at this point the PU limit is the least of their worries. The Honda PU is far enough down on power that if they get a solution that is a decent step they'll eat the grid penalty to be moar competitive farther down the road. At least if I was running the show that's how I would do it. I'd guess the PU they are running now will last until Spain, at least. They might even try to push it to Monaco. Almost no running prior to the race in P1 and P2 for China and both STO and ALO retired, STO only a handful of laps in, just like in AUS.

 

RIC left VET too much room before they touched.

 

In the Nobody Cares Dept 1997 World Champion and balding F1 pundit/washout Jack Vilneff is 46 today.

 

Wunder if he sang happy birthday to himself.

 

sometimes when they touch, the honesty's too much, and I have to close my eyes and hide

 

in his private paradise

 

 

Sainz start:
https://streamable.com/vswlf

 

Versenna's start was about as good as his wine-ing at the end of the race was bad

 

The hell was that about?

 

slicks vs inters

 

Yeah Sainz spun under the SC but when all the other teams pitted to switch off inters he made up all the places and more. He said the team thought he was nuts for wanting to start on slicks lol.

 

he's lucky he survived clanging it off the barriers after the loop de loop