Robot malfunctions!!
F1 2024 Season
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feck sake that was a big smash
feck he’s done that thing
Toto should ditch George and get both Spaniards in
Carlos well done 2 weeks after surgery, cracking win.
What a dominant drive from Sainz
Double points for haas!!
Wolff needs to get on the phone and bring in Sainz.
Russell is a bottler, they need someone better to lead the team
Russell is a bottler, they need someone better to lead the team
FIA investigation for weight reduction helping him manage the tyres
Lucky that Russell did not have anyone directly behind him, could have been very nasty.
George is a really shit racer when it really matters
How many last lap crashes do you want
How many last lap crashes do you want
No tables are gonna be spared at Mercedes this afternoon....
Classy
Williams with no points !!
Sainz is too good for that dog end Mercedes to be fair
Russell did the same thing towards the end of Singapore whilst chasing, decent driver but under pressure he bottles it big time.
Crofty is so fecking stupid.
George woke me up when i was about to snooze and finally go off to bed. How rude.
Good! fecked up the morale for zero return.
4 points for Yuki
Agreed, Albon should’ve sat this race out IMHO
Alonso lifted to give dirty air and it worked.
Mercedes love a nice brake test whine don’t they
Hulk DotD for me.
Early into the season but Ricciardo looks done out there, needs to step aside to allow one of the youth drivers to get some experience.
How long ago was when we heard Italian Anthem?
Alonso being investigated for brake testing Russell.
Don't know if you can call it a break test but it did catch Russel out, was pretty clear to see from the onboard view.
well he is being investigated, so lets see what happens there !
10.5 Superbru points, better than I expected
Excerpt from Alonso’s radio during the battle.
Alonso: “Check the throttle”
Engineer comes back: “Yeah we see it”
Alonso: “Something’s stuck, I’m pushing with all my strength”
Engineer: “Copy yeah, we see it”
Double yellows come out
Engineer: “MFB blue”
Alonso; “I don’t know if I can get it back”
Throttle issues. The engineer confirmed it on the radio.
Alonso: “Check the throttle”
Engineer comes back: “Yeah we see it”
Alonso: “Something’s stuck, I’m pushing with all my strength”
Engineer: “Copy yeah, we see it”
Double yellows come out
Engineer: “MFB blue”
Alonso; “I don’t know if I can get it back”
Throttle issues. The engineer confirmed it on the radio.
Onboard Alonso does sound like an issue with the car.
Rachael Brooks baiting Russell. “TELL ME HE BRAKE TESTED YOU!!!”
Rachael Brooks baiting Russell. “TELL ME HE BRAKE TESTED YOU!!!”
max bottles winning all 24 races just 3 races into the season. and people want to convince me he’s the best ever?
Horner say Perez car got damaged while passing Alonso. That explains all.
Alonso: I had some issues in final laps in car
Fernando Alonso speaking to Sky Sports F1 on that under-investigation situation with George Russell, when the Mercedes ended up crashing out in chase of the Aston Martin:
Asked about reported suggestions from the Mercedes camp that he had brake tested Russell, Alonso replied: "Obviously I was focusing in front of me and not behind.
"I had some issues for the last 15 laps or something on the battery, on the deployment, so definitely I was struggling a little bit at the end of the race but I cannot focus on the car behind.
"But he's ok, apparently. I saw the car and I was very worried."
Russell: Alonso came towards me extremely quickly
George Russell speaking to Sky Sports F1 about his incident on the last lap with Fernando Alonso:
"My take is I've gone off and that's on me. I was half a second behind Fernando 100m before the corner then suddenly he came towards me extremely quick and I was right on his gearbox. I don't know if he had a problem or not.
"He's off to the stewards and that's a bit bizarre in a circumstance like this. I've got nothing more to say right now. I need to see everything, just disappointed to end the race like that.
"It's clear he braked 100m before the corner and was back on the throttle again and took the corner normally. We've already seen the data of that."
On whether Alonso brake tested him:
"I'm not going to accuse him of anything until we see further. I was right behind him for many, many laps. I was half a second behind him before the corner
"Then, suddenly he slowed up dramatically and got back on the power. I wasn't expecting it and he caught me by surprise. That part is on me. It's interesting he's been called by the stewards. I'm intrigued as to what they have to say."
Fernando Alonso speaking to Sky Sports F1 on that under-investigation situation with George Russell, when the Mercedes ended up crashing out in chase of the Aston Martin:
Asked about reported suggestions from the Mercedes camp that he had brake tested Russell, Alonso replied: "Obviously I was focusing in front of me and not behind.
"I had some issues for the last 15 laps or something on the battery, on the deployment, so definitely I was struggling a little bit at the end of the race but I cannot focus on the car behind.
"But he's ok, apparently. I saw the car and I was very worried."
Russell: Alonso came towards me extremely quickly
George Russell speaking to Sky Sports F1 about his incident on the last lap with Fernando Alonso:
"My take is I've gone off and that's on me. I was half a second behind Fernando 100m before the corner then suddenly he came towards me extremely quick and I was right on his gearbox. I don't know if he had a problem or not.
"He's off to the stewards and that's a bit bizarre in a circumstance like this. I've got nothing more to say right now. I need to see everything, just disappointed to end the race like that.
"It's clear he braked 100m before the corner and was back on the throttle again and took the corner normally. We've already seen the data of that."
On whether Alonso brake tested him:
"I'm not going to accuse him of anything until we see further. I was right behind him for many, many laps. I was half a second behind him before the corner
"Then, suddenly he slowed up dramatically and got back on the power. I wasn't expecting it and he caught me by surprise. That part is on me. It's interesting he's been called by the stewards. I'm intrigued as to what they have to say."
Karun raised a good point about Mercedes being in the know about Alonso car as they’re the engine suppliers, they will know if he was having throttle issues.
Australia GP Race Results
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Australian GP Race Result
| Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1) Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:20:26.843 |
| 2) Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +2.366 |
| 3) Lando Norris | McLaren | +5.904 |
| 4) Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +35.770 |
| 5) Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +56.309 |
| 6) Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +80.992 |
| 7) Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +93.222 |
| 8) Yuki Tsunoda | RB | +95.601 |
| 9) Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | +104.553 |
| 10) Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1 lap |
| 11) Alex Albon | Williams | +1 lap |
| 12) Daniel Ricciardo | RB | +1 lap |
| 13) Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +1 lap |
| 14) Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | +1 lap |
| 15) Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | +1 lap |
| 16) Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +1 lap |
| George Russell | Mercedes | Did Not Finish |
| Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Did Not Finish |
| Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Did Not Finish |