F1 2017

[Life's Good]

Classic!

Yep. Nothing like a bit of carnage to spice things up. Looking back on the race there were at least 6 others in with a chance but Ricciardo kept his head(as he usually does). Very happy for him.

 

[madunit]

has there ever been a crazier race?

That was just insane.

 

[Munted]

has there ever been a crazier race?

That was just insane.

It delivered, although i couldn't keep the eyes open and hit the hay with about 15 laps to go.
In saying that, without the carnage this track does not deliver.
Boring as bat shit last year, and despite the carnage mixing the field up the safety cars and red flag dragged this thing on.

Happy for Ricciardo, bit of a Steven Bradbury moment.

 

[T-Boon]

Happy for Ricciardo, bit of a Steven Bradbury moment.

Riccardo had things go his way in front of him but he also drove superbly. Clean and aggressive at the right time. The over take to get to 3rd was very nice.

 

[Life's Good]

has there ever been a crazier race?

That was just insane.

Yes.
Monaco 1982. The race no one wanted to win.
France 1999. A wet/dry thriller.
Nurburgring 1999. A wet/dry thriller
Brazil 2003. A race where the result was reversed AFTER the event.

I can think of more.

 

[DiegoNT]

I don't get the 'it was a bradbury moment'. Both he and Bottas has problems as well. He had to pit early to to clear his brakes of debris, putting him on softs and back in the pack while everyone else was on the supersofts. When the first safety car came out he took the gamble of pitting with everyone else, going to super-softs while they went to softs. If he didn't pit he would have been near the lead on the same tires as everyone else. He took the huge gamble of going to supersofts. But he only got a handful of laps of green running on them before the red flag come out and everyone was allowed to change to supersofts while parked meaning he made a 2nd pit stop for nothing. So he suffered 2 setbacks himself and was able to recover from them, made the most of his few laps as the sole supersoft runner by making up a ton of spots including a double overtake and then he made another double overtake to set up his win.
He worked for it. It wasn't gifted to him

 

[Munted]

Riccardo had things go his way in front of him but he also drove superbly. Clean and aggressive at the right time. The over take to get to 3rd was very nice.

No doubts.
Need to be at the pointy end to swoop on the luck and Dan has shown this on multiple occasions
when Merc tripped over each other in 2014.
And to be fair, luck was on alot of peoples side.
Bottas, geez the safety cars helped him get unlapped and bunched up again.
Kimi...out of the race...new floor and back in the race...out of the race.
Force India falling over each other...both back in the race.
Stroll...didnt crash and got a podium.

So many wtf moments.

 

[T-Boon]

Bottas, geez the safety cars helped him get unlapped and bunched up again.

Bottas got lucky on the podium as well, only got out of a shoey because there was an 18 year old giddy with excitement there to take the fall.

 

[Storm13]

Crazy crazy race. Pissed off with the red flag delaying my sleep but that move by Ricciardo after the restart was spectacular. Stroll could've secured first if Ricciardo backed out of the overtake.

How some drivers still kept going for the overtake in the second corner was hilarious.

 

[Munted]

I don't get the 'it was a bradbury moment'. Both he and Bottas has problems as well. He had to pit early to to clear his brakes of debris, putting him on softs and back in the pack while everyone else was on the supersofts. When the first safety car came out he took the gamble of pitting with everyone else, going to super-softs while they went to softs. If he didn't pit he would have been near the lead on the same tires as everyone else. He took the huge gamble of going to supersofts. But he only got a handful of laps of green running on them before the red flag come out and everyone was allowed to change to supersofts while parked meaning he made a 2nd pit stop for nothing. So he suffered 2 setbacks himself and was able to recover from them, made the most of his few laps as the sole supersoft runner by making up a ton of spots including a double overtake and then he made another double overtake to set up his win.
He worked for it. It wasn't gifted to him

I'm not taking anything away from Dan, quite fond of the bloke and his talent and as you pointed out he had issues with break ducts and the early pit put him right back.
Was more of a lol, considering the circumstances around Lewis having to pit for his seat, and Seb having road rage and copping his penalty. Not the reasons i anticipated either of them would not be on the podium.

Dans overtake on the straight on 2/3 cars at once was phenomenal, committed and did it cleanly.

Good banter. Nice change from ref talk.

 

[Parra]

Loved it. Including the drama with Vettel / Hamilton. A bit of tension in the title race is always good.

Now if they could only do the Force India debriefs on live tv.....

 

[madunit]

Yes.
Monaco 1982. The race no one wanted to win.
France 1999. A wet/dry thriller.
Nurburgring 1999. A wet/dry thriller
Brazil 2003. A race where the result was reversed AFTER the event.

I can think of more.

True. But the incidents in this race were just loopy.

Hamilton's head rest.
Vettel's road rage behind the safety car.
A lapped car finishing second.
18 year old on the podium.

It was more the nature of the incidents that dictated how the race unfolded more than driving ability it would seem.

 

[T-Boon]

True. But the incidents in this race were just loopy.

Hamilton's head rest.
Vettel's road rage behind the safety car.
A lapped car finishing second.
18 year old on the podium.

It was more the nature of the incidents that dictated how the race unfolded more than driving ability it would seem.

Haha. Add in all the debris that seem to keep coming from no where.

 

[Parra]

True. But the incidents in this race were just loopy.

Hamilton's head rest.
Vettel's road rage behind the safety car.
A lapped car finishing second.
18 year old on the podium.

It was more the nature of the incidents that dictated how the race unfolded more than driving ability it would seem.

Great drives by all three who made the podium. Bottas & Ricciardo had to come back through traffic on a debris-laden street circuit that most stumbled on.

Bottas got away with hitting Kimi, Ricciardo & Stroll managed to avoid hitting anything. Great drives.

 

[Life's Good]

True. But the incidents in this race were just loopy.

Hamilton's head rest.
Vettel's road rage behind the safety car.
A lapped car finishing second.
18 year old on the podium.

It was more the nature of the incidents that dictated how the race unfolded more than driving ability it would seem.

Agreed. I was just showing off a little bit!! I love my F1 and the history that goes with it.

Did I ever tell you about Nelson Piquet vomiting into his helmet yet still kept going to finish fifth & win the drivers championship in 1981.

 

[Munted]

Agreed. I was just showing off a little bit!! I love my F1 and the history that goes with it.

Did I ever tell you about Nelson Piquet vomiting into his helmet yet still kept going to finish fifth & win the drivers championship in 1981.

This before I was born!
My only vomit fact is Webber a few years back, I think he had food poisoning at the time.
Poor bastard.
Imagine the cleanup job.

 

[Munted]

Haha. Add in all the debris that seem to keep coming from no where.

And the dust down the pit lane.
f**king shit flying everywhere.

 

[Life's Good]

This before I was born!
My only vomit fact is Webber a few years back, I think he had food poisoning at the time.
Poor bastard.
Imagine the cleanup job.

Not such a glamorous sport after all!

 

[madunit]

Great drives by all three who made the podium. Bottas & Ricciardo had to come back through traffic on a debris-laden street circuit that most stumbled on.

Bottas got away with hitting Kimi, Ricciardo & Stroll managed to avoid hitting anything. Great drives.

no doubt they drove well, but you can't ignore the weird incidents that helped their cause along the way.

 

[Storm13]

Should piss off the ultra soft compound from now on and race on these harder tyres. Up the tyre pressure also and see them slide a little more.