2023 Qatar Grand Prix - [SPRINT] discussion thread
ROUND 18: 🇶🇦 FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS QATAR GRAND PRIX 2023
| Circuit stats | |
|---|---|
| First Grand Prix | 2021 |
| Number of laps | 57 |
| Circuit Length | 5.419 km |
| Race Distance | 308.826 km |
| Lap record | N/A |
| 2022 winner | N/A |
Just Ocon things
Its been a tough few years as a McLaren fan but finally back at the top. So glad to have Piastri on board. Really hope Lando stays with the team.
Piastri getting his first win before Lando, even being a sprint is a little rough.
Lando win tomorrow?
Lando win tomorrow?
Unlikely from P10 but there's genuine pace in the car from both drivers. It will be exciting depending on what happens with tires.
Thanks for always having these posts up on time @wes@lemmy.world <3
No problem :)
Alpine missing a tyre, but RB is missing a huge chunk of its sidepod.
Looks like Ocon just ran across Hulk and took out an innocent Perez
That was a satisfying sprint, with all the position changes right up to the last lap.
I somehow really feel for Lando. So consistent and loyal to the team. Number 1 driver at McLaren for a long time. And both of the last wins aren't his. A great future for Oscar though.
What a shitshow. Can't wait to see what the ratio of safety car laps to racing laps ends up being.
Verstappen is real life Ricky Bobby. Has the WDC sealed up but wants to win a fucking sprint race just to win.
Who did it? Checo or Esteban?
Edit: well, at least it wasn’t Checo for a change.
Def looks more like Ocon to blame to me. Checo kinda happened to be collateral damage. Damn.
Just fire Perez. This is beyond embarrassing
Edit: nevermind not his fault, but still. he should have been much higher
Russell just sent it holy moly
Well, that was a fun start.
Wow those soft tyres just came apart immediately.
YOU ARE KIDDING ME PEREZ. They gotta red flag this, otherwise its safety car till the end
EDIT: nevermind, I think it's mostly ocons or hulks fault
Ocon I'd argue, he cut across Hulkenberg, hit Hulk's front left and got launched into Perez.
Nah, that would allow easy tire changes, by far the most ridiculous part of red flags.
Max seems to be having a lovely sprint so far.
On a side note, direction seems to be pretty erratic, almost missing all the important stuff at the front.
Edit: come on Sergio, what the hell are you doing?
For once he had absolutely no fault.
He definitely wasn't at fault, but in my uneducated opinion he should have avoided being at such a position. If the championship was closer I would agree with the move. But he should just try to play it safe and consolidate his second position in the wdc. Incidents like this cost money in repairs, decrease his standing with the team and gave free points to his biggest rival.
Direction is awful. We’re seeing so many replays and nothing of the actual racing
Let's hope Oscar can get a sprint win, would be pretty nice.
Just from body language alone I hate the guy grabbing Oscar by the neck. Is that Domenicali? Regardless of who he ys, he seems like a sleazeball.
GG congrats Max. Beast of a season, and there's still one race and 5 weekends to go.
For once, Perez not responsible for the crash.
excited to see if we get a maiden "win" for either of the McLarens
Medium strategy showing its strength all of a sudden.
Here goes Seargant again
Interesting how Hulkenburg barely made it out of the clinch and was the only one able to drive further.
Well, apparently to the pits.
Oof shoddy start for Lando. Russell got a terrific jump.
Sucks for Lawson.
How slow are these recovery crews?
Oof man, can't remember the last time Sargeant had a clean race.
So with 6 GPs to go (including tomorrow), is the earliest someone has won a WDC?
I guess it's hard to compare to past seasons since there are more races and sprint races that give more points now. Still though; Impressive.
Winning the championship is a bigger achievement than winning a sprint race.
That kid is gonna be world champion. I’m absolutely enamored with the fact that Oscar won his first race on the day the Max got his 3rd title. That’s a hell of a gauntlet.
Piastri is incredibly good. I was skeptical of him coming in, and I was entirely wrong. Kid has proven himself to be able to run up against the best and hold his own. Absolutely amazing talent that very much deserves his seat. Mclaren made some big brain moves to “steal” him from alpine, where tbh his talent would have probably been wasted