F1 - Australian Grand Prix (Spoilers)

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F1 - Australian Grand Prix (Spoilers)

Post by claretburns » Sun Apr 02, 2023 6:21 am

Up early this morning for the Australian Grand Prix, I know people will watch later rather than live so highlighted potential spoilers in this thread.

An entertaining start, I still think it is ridiculous that tyres can be changed under the red flag, great start from Russell but now he has been punished and will struggle for podium.

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Re: F1 - Australian Grand Prix (Spoilers)

Post by RVclaret » Sun Apr 02, 2023 6:22 am

Very harsh on Russell. Didn’t they know a red flag could be in its way?

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Re: F1 - Australian Grand Prix (Spoilers)

Post by Rick_Muller » Sun Apr 02, 2023 6:57 am

RVclaret wrote:
Sun Apr 02, 2023 6:22 am
Very harsh on Russell. Didn’t they know a red flag could be in its way?
Doesn’t matter now. And they’d have had as much insight into the red flag as they did into the engine fire - you can’t predict that.

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Post by claretburns » Sun Apr 02, 2023 7:43 am

A half boring race has just come alive, red flag, 3 laps to go, can imagine all cars changing to soft tyre.

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Re: F1 - Australian Grand Prix (Spoilers)

Post by Rick_Muller » Sun Apr 02, 2023 7:46 am

Ridiculous decision, should have just finished behind safety car if needed.I know that’s not exciting enough for some, but race was done

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Post by claretburns » Sun Apr 02, 2023 7:54 am

Rick_Muller wrote:
Sun Apr 02, 2023 7:46 am
Ridiculous decision, should have just finished behind safety car if needed.I know that’s not exciting enough for some, but race was done
Totally agree, but for excitement I am not complaining.
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Post by Rick_Muller » Sun Apr 02, 2023 7:56 am

I think Lewis will win this. Max will be moaning about this for weeks

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Post by Rick_Muller » Sun Apr 02, 2023 7:58 am

…that said, Alonso could win it if Max and Lewis drive into each other - wouldn’t put it past them!

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Post by Rick_Muller » Sun Apr 02, 2023 8:00 am

…and that’s why it was a ridiculous decision…! Another red flag. Totally predictable

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Post by RVclaret » Sun Apr 02, 2023 8:02 am

Mental

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Post by claretburns » Sun Apr 02, 2023 8:10 am

The Gasly/Ocon relationship didn't need that incident.

All we know for definite at the moment is Verstappen has finished P1 and Hamilton P2, how the rest of the classification looks is how FIA will decide.

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Re: F1 - Australian Grand Prix (Spoilers)

Post by SalisburyClaret » Sun Apr 02, 2023 10:12 am

This was total chaos. As the BBC commentator said - we don’t want a fair race, that would just mean the best driver won each time and there would be no entertainment value.

Once a sport now a farce

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Post by Steve1956 » Sun Apr 02, 2023 12:52 pm

F1 stumbles from one shambles to another..they make the rules up as they go along.

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Re: F1 - Australian Grand Prix (Spoilers)

Post by tiger76 » Sun Apr 02, 2023 1:02 pm

They might as well give Max the title now, years of Hamilton processions likely followed by years of Verstappen processions more than likely.

That chaos would have made Mr Bean proud though what a shambolic climax again.

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Re: F1 - Australian Grand Prix (Spoilers)

Post by Steve1956 » Sun Apr 02, 2023 1:08 pm

tiger76 wrote:
Sun Apr 02, 2023 1:02 pm
They might as well give Max the title now, years of Hamilton processions likely followed by years of Verstappen processions more than likely.

That chaos would have made Mr Bean proud though what a shambolic climax again.
Come on Tiger Hamilton's years where not a procession he had a teammate who was allowed to race him,give you Verstappen is a procession though the car his very dominant, I was really worried about Horner as he lovingly looked in to his love child's face as he stood on the podium though very unhealthy relationship that one.

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Re: F1 - Australian Grand Prix (Spoilers)

Post by Shaggy » Sun Apr 02, 2023 1:23 pm

Main thing is Hamilton never won…. Again

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Re: F1 - Australian Grand Prix (Spoilers)

Post by IanMcL » Sun Apr 02, 2023 2:12 pm

Shaggy wrote:
Sun Apr 02, 2023 1:23 pm
Main thing is Hamilton never won…. Again
Why would anyone wish for that?
Should be on the dumb thread!

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Post by Shaggy » Sun Apr 02, 2023 2:19 pm

IanMcL wrote:
Sun Apr 02, 2023 2:12 pm
Why would anyone wish for that?
Should be on the dumb thread!
The same way anyone wishes the horse fiddlers to loose.

Extremely unlikable.

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Re: F1 - Australian Grand Prix (Spoilers)

Post by claretburns » Sun Apr 02, 2023 2:21 pm

Steve1956 wrote:
Sun Apr 02, 2023 12:52 pm
F1 stumbles from one shambles to another..they make the rules up as they go along.
Curious, which rules today were "made up"?

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Post by IanMcL » Sun Apr 02, 2023 5:42 pm

Shaggy wrote:
Sun Apr 02, 2023 2:19 pm
The same way anyone wishes the horse fiddlers to loose.

Extremely unlikable.
Compared to Verstappen he is lovely!

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Re: F1 - Australian Grand Prix (Spoilers)

Post by Bosscat » Sun Apr 02, 2023 5:44 pm

Shaggy wrote:
Sun Apr 02, 2023 2:19 pm
The same way anyone wishes the horse fiddlers to loose.

Extremely unlikable.
A "Loose Horse Fiddler" isn't a good thing ......

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