Mick, thankfully, is okay. Out of hospital and back in his hotel. Would be surprised if he isnât at the circuit today supporting the team.
100% agree with all of this. Jeddah is an utter shit show again. And thatâs without even considering the attack on the fuel storage depot.
Itâs a âcircuitâ waiting to do serious damage to a driver. Schumacherâs accident is the current focus because it was so violent, but it wasnât the only accident this weekend. There were also a number in the F2 qualifying and sprint race.
And I expect a bunch more double yellows and red flags today in both F1 and F2. Add in the fiasco that was last years event and it should be hugely apparent that these cars are not suited for the âfastest street circuit everâ. I donât think they realise just how damaging that marketing blurb could be.
I donât think weâve heard the last about this either. Verstappen suggested that once the race was done and the drivers were all safely out of there, more would be said.
In fact, Verstappen was already questioning Jeddah before Qualifying last year already.
And I wasnât joking about Seb getting involved in these discussions. He has become a clear and strong conscience for the drivers. It wouldnât surprise me if he has something to say about it too.
Sainz - What Max said.
Leclerc - Ditto.
Fortunately no further incidents in Jeddah. The race itself was really good, once again some epic battling between Verstappen and Leclerc. I foresee many more close fights in the races ahead.
Yeah I missed a lot of the middle parts, but that last 10 laps were pretty epic. Not the result I would have wanted but was a great watch. Man, just having Ferrari in the fight again is good enough for me even.
To much focus on replays, when there was so much action on track dammit
Otherwise brilliant racing, hat off to Max and Charles for those overtakes without touching, same goes to the Alpines. And most of the other drivers. Not sure how Latifi crashed, that was just a weird under/oversteer issue. And I still havenât heard what happened to Alonso and Dani Ricâs cars.
At least they have some time now to sort out stuff before Aus
One of the commentators even said, we need to move away from this replay because the move(Max on Charles) is probably happening now.
I came here to say this. thank you. We really started getting pissed off with the replays. Like câmon, we wanna see if heâs staying/pulling ahead in the cornery/windy bits, we dont wanna see a fucking 30 second replay of him catching up on the straightâŚffs
As a ferrari fan i am SUPER excited for this year. to see the respect between the drivers was just awesome and hopefully a hint of what to come. Despite maxâs bitching on radio, they both thumbed up after the race and even man-hugged (1 arm around waist) and both of them genuinely seemed excited to be racing as hard for the finish line. What an awesome respectful but hard racing season this could be!
Iâm not even a Ferrari fan, never have been really, and I can agree with what people are saying though. It is fantastic to see them back on form again. Leclerc is quickly becoming someone I can get behind and support.
While F1 TV had a problem with constant replays, they also have a new thing where they would show two different cameras at the same time. It always ended up showing the current battle with a replay or somewhere else on the track at the same time, which was great.
Overall the race was great, but Iâm pretty sure my 5-month-old daughter cries less than Verstappen does on the radio. He sounds insufferable during a race. He needs to grow up and start acting like a world champion and not a petulant child.
Like you said in a post earlier, being defending champ means that all your radio messages get broadcast. Last year we heard a lot of Hamiltonâs moans, and in previous years too. So from one aspect the other guys seem to moan less, but thatâs merely because they donât broadcast it. I do agree though, he should stop moaning so much, if he doesnât moan in the first place then they canât broadcast all the moaning.
Echo the excellent racing sentiments - if the first two races are anything to go by, we are in for an excellent season.
Top marks to the Ferrariâs. As a long, long, long suffering fan, it warms my old, cold, cynicsâ heart so much to see the Scuderia on the podium again. And seemingly not by fluke - or needing to be #blessed - just consistent, solid, reliable performance. That they lead the Constructors by 40 points and are 1-2 on the Driversâ table too is not something I think even the most ardent Tifosi would have imagined being possible just a few months ago. Long may it last! (But maybe not 7 years long⌠thatâs just boring. Letâs toss a couple of P2 years in there. :D)
Props to Max - but yeah, the whinging was a little much. That said, the attention the leaders and the WDC get during broadcasts is something he should be aware of. Let him whine so that r/formuladank have enough material for the two weeks until the next race. Did feel a bit kak for Checo though - no luck for the Mexican there.
Also second, third, fourth the Too Many Replays!! thing. Unless they do the split screen thing that Hammer mentioned F1TV is doing, then just donât run the damn replay if thereâs live action on screen. Itâs a throwback to when there was so little overtaking that any on track overtake would be celebrated with repeated replays. Use them as filler for when thereâs no action rather than making us watch marshals sweeping the track or cars driving behind a Safety Car for 10 minutes.
As Darth says, thankfully nowhere near the carnage and chaos of last year. Still, I donât like Jeddah as a circuit and honestly donât think F1 should be racing there. (And thatâs purely from the racing and driver safety point of view. No politics or personal opinions on the Saudia regime.) Hopefully, the development of the dedicated Qiddiya Circuit gets pushed up a little and F1 can be out of Jeddah sooner rather than later. As it stands though, weâve still got Jedda for at least another two years. By which point, everyone will have perfected the new cars, speeds will be back to the Hybrid era peaks or even higher. And then chaos may reign in Jeddah again.
Located around an hour from Riyadh, Qiddiya is situated in a mountainous region, and thus lends itself to various activities. Working with Test and Training International, the motorsport consultancy headed by former F1 driver and Le Mans winner Alexander Wurz, the plan is to create a world-class circuit capable of hosting all FIA categories through to F1. However, Wurzâs involvement in this project is thought to extend well beyond purely circuit design.
According to sources, the circuit will be the longest and most spectacular such facility in the world. At its full extent, the circuitâs lap length will exceed Spa-Francorchampsâ 7.004 kilometres, currently the longest in F1. Several unique and radical features are planned, such as cars passing under an illuminated aquarium and a big dipper that mimics on-track action. There are also expected to be numerous elevation changes.
On the subject of new circuitsâŚ
Any thoughts on the proposed/tentative new Las Vegas Street Circuit? Do we really need a third US GP? (Or even a fourth with New York still being bandied about as a possible future race venue.)
https://frontofficesports.com/first-look-at-formula-1-course-planned-for-las-vegas
I mean, is crap, but itâs got to be better than the Ceasarâs Palace parking lot circuit:
Why not just load in Willow Springs. 
Itâs officially official. Vegas baby!! (I actually did just double check that itâs not 1 April yet, just in case.)
Waiting for that Kyalami announcementâŚ
Urgh, another ultra fast street circuit racing at night in a country with deplorable human rightsâŚ
Itâs RAWE CEEK in the land Down Under! And Seb is back 
Round 3: 
Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne
After a short break, F1 is back this weekend with the resumption of racing in Melbourne after a two-year break. #ThanksCovid. Many of us can remember that early morning mid-March in 2020 as we sat glued to our screens waiting, waiting, waiting for the news to be official - the 2020 Australian GP was the first of many that year to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There was no Aussie GP last year either, for the same reason.
But itâs back this year. And the industrious Australians havenât let the two-year gap go to waste. They spent the time putting the Albert Park Circuit through a lot of changes (see the video series they made back in January). New corners, widened sections, the back âstraightâ chicane has gone, pit lane is wider (and has a higher speed limit now), the entire circuit has been resurfaced (the first time since it was first used as an F1 venue). A lot of changes.
Also new this year, thanks to that chicane becoming a high-speed bend, are four (!) DRS zones with two detection points. With the closer racing, and all that smooth tarmac in four DRS zones, overtaking and re-overtaking, a la Verstappen and Leclerc, should be plentiful. And if Mercedes arrive with some of their alleged upgrades for one of their cars at least, there may well even be a Hamilton in that mix tooâŚ
Onboard Lap Of The New Albert Park: 2022 Australian Grand Prix
Itâs Australia time, so best you wind that alarm clock well!
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