There on the wrong tire, 20 years ago they race in this and have a brilliant race at that.
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Red Flags needs feck off, they took the gamble with the intermediates, pay the price.
So stupid. This is becoming a nanny sport.
They should just make them pit for wets if they don't want to spin off.
Bonkers the advertising hoarding ended on Gasly's car though.
Bonkers the advertising hoarding ended on Gasly's car though.
I think the red flag maybe right, visibility was zero.
Usually I’m all for letting them go for it but the visibility there was just non existent. And that’s not really a wets vs inters thing
No restart time.
Was going to stay up, only just finished work but think I will sack it and go to bed.
Was going to stay up, only just finished work but think I will sack it and go to bed.
I thought the same, all for letting them race but if you can see anything it becomes dangerous.
Why do they have this race during typhoon season?
As mentioned on the BBC the other day, it would be so much nicer in the spring. The cherry blossoms blooming, snow on the mountain tops and you could do a China - Japan double header.
As mentioned on the BBC the other day, it would be so much nicer in the spring. The cherry blossoms blooming, snow on the mountain tops and you could do a China - Japan double header.
F1 is too dangerous, should be canceled all together.
Restart suspended.
A drop of rain fell on the straight and it was felt a driver might course correct and break a nail.
This isn’t starting again, is it?
A drop of rain fell on the straight and it was felt a driver might course correct and break a nail.
This isn’t starting again, is it?
Looks like F1, the FIA, and Suzuka has not learnt anything since Bianchi’s death. Unbelievable.
After what happened to Juels Bianchi at this very track, this is ridiculous.
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Yeah fecking hell, they really need to do something about these situations. I love wet races but these days they're instantly red flagged. Develop better wet tyres or something, anything
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This is ridiculous, it could of killed gasly, I’m just going to say it Masi’s replacements have been an absolute shit show in terms of driver safety
Yeah agreed though it is hilarious seeing people calling for Masi's return
F1 has become a technical exercise rather than a sport now. Been watching since 1999, it’s hard to remain a fan.
I understand driver safety, It is important. But as a viewing experience, this is quite crap.
I understand driver safety, It is important. But as a viewing experience, this is quite crap.
Unless they find something to control the spray, and improve visibility then it’ll always be the same scenario. Further extreme wet tyres will still generate, and perhaps increase, spray.
Go watch sim races instead. No weather to disrupt anything.
“A drop of rain fell on the straight”
People have no nuance in this thread sometimes.
People have no nuance in this thread sometimes.
Can't use wet tires in the wet because it's dangerous, then send a truck onto the track while cars are still on it.
Like your weird aunt who leaves the plastic wrap around the remote control to avoid germs, then shoots crack.
Like your weird aunt who leaves the plastic wrap around the remote control to avoid germs, then shoots crack.
It’s not really got anything to do with the tyres, you mean spray - but yes
Worst thing about the tractor is there is no blinking lights on that’s fecking basics
People are acting like recovery vehicles are never on track with F1 cars, when of course they always are during safety cars.
And if you can’t recover crashed cars with other vehicles when it’s raining, then you can never have wet races ever again. Obviously we’re at that point already for other reasons.
Problem is for these conditions they need way more lighting.
And if you can’t recover crashed cars with other vehicles when it’s raining, then you can never have wet races ever again. Obviously we’re at that point already for other reasons.
Problem is for these conditions they need way more lighting.
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I miss the old F1 from the 90s.
I’m not asking for the race to happen when drivers can’t see anything, all I’m saying is a solution needs to be formulated. This has happened too often now in the last 2-3 seasons.
I just feel the sport was so much more enjoyable in the early 2000s.
Maybe I’ll go watch motorbike racing.
i kinda agree with karun. Both should be blamed.
The irony of making comment criticising a lack of nuance whilst completely missing the intended sarcasm.“A drop of rain fell on the straight”
People have no nuance in this thread sometimes.
I agree with Otmar they really should send the cars out on the wets behind the safety car to see if it’s raceable and to clear some of the water.
Starting it an hour early might have been good, yes people would have missed it and been annoyed - but that would be preferrable over no race at all.
But more than anything why do we come to Suzuka during freaking typhoon season?!
Starting it an hour early might have been good, yes people would have missed it and been annoyed - but that would be preferrable over no race at all.
But more than anything why do we come to Suzuka during freaking typhoon season?!
Why race here in the rainy season?
Why start so late so there is no light?
Why not go out on full wets to try to clear some of the rain and see what happens?
Why start so late so there is no light?
Why not go out on full wets to try to clear some of the rain and see what happens?
I just woke up. Is this race happening or is it just cancelled or what's up?
Rain stopping in about 1 hour or less. Let's see what F1 decides.
Were they informed it was on the track?
Were they in the safety car train at this point?
The problem with the Bianchi crash was that they weren’t actually under safety car conditions, just double yellows.
I’m not sure what happened today as I didn’t wake up to watch it but Gasly seemed to be going pretty quick when I’m assuming he shouldn’t have been? Either way, the drivers should be told it was there and maybe the truck could have a flashy light on it
This is what happens when you hand all the spring race days to lifeless Middle East tracks and put the historic 200k spectator tracks like Spa and Suzuka in October.
Not gonna rain in Qatar or Bahrain in October
Not gonna rain in Qatar or Bahrain in October
Ok, according to google, sunset in Japan is 80 minutes away.
I don't think they'll be racing today.
I'm pretty sure I used to get up at 3am back in the day for Suzuka.
Another delayed/cancelled race, F1 is broken
I read the reason they don’t move this race is because the organisers don’t want to change it. They should tell them that if they don’t change it then they will lose the race.
The fans don't deserve this.
A few more canceled races and they may change their minds.