Qualifying today, if you want you extra point in the Fantasy League, get your drivers picked before it starts.
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Max says or should that be what Max read from the bit of paper Horner has passed to him.Seems like all is good for RB, Horner said their floor is legal and Max now says this. No need to worry, bring on the TD
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I see it has FIA closing up loopholes and if it does not affect RD or Ferrari, fine then let them get on with it.
Should they leave the meddling with rules and regs until next season, yeah maybe, but its FIA they dont do normal.
Falling for the Red Bull spin, it’s got nothing to do with the outside edge of the floor flexing which is what Mercedes have.
I'm not falling for anything, I just forgot this thread is a no-sarcasm zone
I find it amusing how Red Bull says they are not worried about anything, yet Mercedes lives in their heads rent free. Mercs must be on the right path considering how the shit-stirring between them and RB is intensifying.Red Bull Ring , Red Bull home race, will there be anything other than a Red Bull win.
Max is maybe the fastest on the grid this season, he is the best driver so far this season, I am not a fan but I cant take anything away from him, I have been impressed.
Max is maybe the fastest on the grid this season, he is the best driver so far this season, I am not a fan but I cant take anything away from him, I have been impressed.
The TR will still affect Mercedes more than anyone else because it's going to limit the vertical oscillations that are allowed.
That means what Mercedes did in Baku won't be allowed. So on the bumpy tracks after France they're going to be running like a McLaren.
That means what Mercedes did in Baku won't be allowed. So on the bumpy tracks after France they're going to be running like a McLaren.
Lando says his car is smoking, maybe on fire.
straight in to qualifying after just one FP session and there is a Red Flag, not good for any team.
Bottas will be starting from the back of the grid for the race on Sunday, because of a whole load of new parts.
I dont know why everyone hates on the Sprint Races. We get competetive racing from a Friday and FP1 is intense
OK you do have a point, but I just think its unnecessary, eats into the budgets.
Personally only been brought in for the DTS fans, would not shock me if Netflx put the thought in FIA head, qualifying at 4pm (UK time) is just mental.
Looks like a 3.1% budget increases have been agreed.
Cost caps up 3% because of inflation.
FIA have said that the new TD about flexing floor wont come in till Belgium not France.
TD from Belgium onwards?
Sky saying it worth about £4m
The new technical regs wont come in until after the summer break now.
bit of meat to the bones.
Breaking: Cost cap to rise by 3% due to inflation
Following a vote at an F1 Commission meeting in Austria, it has been agreed that the cost cap will rise in 2022.
Many teams - namely Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes - had been calling for an increase on the spending limit due to rising global inflation.
A limited increase of 3.1% on the $140m cost cap has been agreed. The FIA say this will "preserve the long-term integrity of the Financial Regulations".
Breaking: Cost cap to rise by 3% due to inflation
Following a vote at an F1 Commission meeting in Austria, it has been agreed that the cost cap will rise in 2022.
Many teams - namely Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes - had been calling for an increase on the spending limit due to rising global inflation.
A limited increase of 3.1% on the $140m cost cap has been agreed. The FIA say this will "preserve the long-term integrity of the Financial Regulations".
Red Flag for a bit of debris on the exit of turn 1 I think.
Looks like some rubber from the track.
FP1 2 red flags, not helping the teams.
Looks like some rubber from the track.
FP1 2 red flags, not helping the teams.
Red flag for a strip of rubber. Jesus christ.
Safety first and all that, but FFS , no need for a red flag .
RedBull well quicker in the first 2 sectors, Leclerc seems to pull some gap back in the faster final sector
Red Bull used to smash this track when they had a downforce car, they will obliterate it now with this slippery straight line machine.
are they still being allowed to cheat this week with the flexing floor as well?... should be rapid if they are
With the qualifying for the sprint race this afternoon there's no need to get rubber caught up in sidepods or body work giving teams unnecessary repair work. Plus it was also on the racing line.
I mean inflation has been around 10% where I'm at but at least 3% is something
The Haas' Grand Prix weekend boom-bust cycle has now started - K-Mag and Mick are 6th and 9th in FP1! It will end in disappointment, but they always get your hopes up.
Ferrari and RB complaining they need more time to be compliant. Which sugggests this TD could cause issues for both teams.
How many races away is Belgium?
I think it'll be postponed till 2023. Brundle doesn't think the changes are that significant anyway to push them through urgently
3 races. Last one before summer break
I have not heard that, can only find this.
The new FIA rules to address Formula 1 cars bouncing have been delayed until the Belgian Grand Prix following an F1 Commission meeting on Friday.
The technical directive, aimed at cutting out the bouncing over fears for driver safety, had been set to be introduced at the French Grand Prix in two weekends’ time.
But that has been put back until after the summer break at Spa at the end of August.
Its the first one after the summer break 28th Aug.
Stupid time for qualifying. Still irritates me, these stupid sprint races and the further knock on effects of them.
More likely Merc complaining they need more time to develop away from a wildly vibrating shitbox.
Found this that says it could be delayed.
Formula 1 could delay new tech rules until 2023 (motorsport.com)
That's nothing to do with the current technical directive, look at the date.
Qualifying on a Sprint weekend: A reminder...
While this session has been moved from Saturday to Friday, it's not too different at all to the usual qualifying.
The shootout will be an hour long with three segments - Q1, Q2 and Q3. The five slowest drivers will be eliminated at the end of Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 face off in Q3.
The big change comes in the fact that the finishing order does not set the grid for Sunday's race, but for Saturday's Sprint.
That shorter race, of course, then dictates the starting order for the Austrian Grand Prix.
Just a reminder of what's going on, 4pm on a Friday UK time is a fecking stupid time to have it.
While this session has been moved from Saturday to Friday, it's not too different at all to the usual qualifying.
The shootout will be an hour long with three segments - Q1, Q2 and Q3. The five slowest drivers will be eliminated at the end of Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 face off in Q3.
The big change comes in the fact that the finishing order does not set the grid for Sunday's race, but for Saturday's Sprint.
That shorter race, of course, then dictates the starting order for the Austrian Grand Prix.
Just a reminder of what's going on, 4pm on a Friday UK time is a fecking stupid time to have it.
Sorry, yeah should have read the date, all I saw was 2023.