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SteveH
07-01-22, 11:31 AM
https://i.redd.it/ub738np0dz891.jpg

SteveH
07-01-22, 11:32 AM
https://twitter.com/PHortonF1/status/1542821348715728899?s=20&t=l6VEIGiXRcldZL80qL3IAA

SteveH
07-01-22, 11:33 AM
Upgrades
https://twitter.com/ErikvHaren/status/1542815399598751745?s=20&t=fUoqjTemRhlgbTMHHUZhiA

SteveH
07-01-22, 11:34 AM
https://i.imgur.com/a8KyZP0.jpg

SteveH
07-01-22, 11:35 AM
corner name cheat sheet
https://i.redd.it/ka0u3inyyw891.png

SteveH
07-01-22, 11:37 AM
British Grand Prix: Police uncover 'credible' evidence protesters plan to invade Silverstone track (https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2022-07-01/police-uncover-protesters-plans-to-invade-track-during-british-grand-prix)

this immediately came to mind...
dpesYL9iNRs

SteveH
07-01-22, 11:38 AM
Alfa Romeo Silverstone poster

https://i.imgur.com/qoEFRHC.jpg

indyfan31
07-01-22, 06:55 PM
https://i.redd.it/ub738np0dz891.jpg

What am I missing here?

opinionated ow
07-01-22, 09:35 PM
What am I missing here?

There's a curfew. I think you can break it 8 times in a season before penalties are applied. This is just formal notice of the penalty.

On a different note, "the loop" is the worst corner name at Silverstone. It doesn't fit in with the vibe of the rest.

SteveH
07-01-22, 10:20 PM
https://i.redd.it/18g0x8oso0991.png

WickerBill
07-02-22, 08:06 AM
On a different note, "the loop" is the worst corner name at Silverstone. It doesn't fit in with the vibe of the rest.

Glad it's not named Piquet!

WickerBill
07-02-22, 08:07 AM
https://i.redd.it/18g0x8oso0991.png


That's really funny. I hope the Miami GP organizers realize how dumb that looked.

SteveH
07-02-22, 10:48 AM
Hmw6e6F8EWU

SteveH
07-02-22, 10:51 AM
Unveiling of the Sir Stirling Moss statue on Friday at Silverstone :thumbup:

https://i.redd.it/do8hgw1pm5991.jpg

The Ichabod Crane looking dude is the Duke of Kent. You know the rest.

SteveH
07-02-22, 03:26 PM
Max is either insanely good or insanely lucky
https://twitter.com/JoePompliano/status/1543247977569026049?s=20&t=mammSGksSkDhURSqiMzBJw

pfc_m_drake
07-02-22, 08:54 PM
Max is either insanely good or insanely lucky
https://twitter.com/JoePompliano/status/1543247977569026049?s=20&t=mammSGksSkDhURSqiMzBJw

Sometimes it works out for you...sometimes it doesn't.
I should check the forecast for tomorrow. Hopefully it'll be a fun race!

pfc_m_drake
07-03-22, 10:09 AM
Wicked accident at the start.
They still have yet to report on Zhou Guanyu, nor show any footage from his crash scene.
The extraction team is onsite. Keep good thoughts.

pfc_m_drake
07-03-22, 10:11 AM
This is not good. They're not showing replays either...

pfc_m_drake
07-03-22, 10:17 AM
Zhou Guanyu is out of the car and moving. News from Alfa Romeo Sauber team is that he is ok. Placed in the ambulance and sent for further evaluation. Thank the Maker. :thumbup:

pfc_m_drake
07-03-22, 10:36 AM
Red flag ongoing.
Sky just showed the replays - they confirmed that they held them until they knew Zhou was ok.

I'll post a replay as soon as some good ones appear online, but basically Zhou ended upside down after contact with Russell after they both made poor starts. Zhou slid on the halo through the ravel trap, cartwheeled over the tire wall and ended up in the catch fence.

Super scary. Glad he's ok.

edit: Not sure ow long it will be up, but for now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnbXRe1rtFM

pfc_m_drake
07-03-22, 10:56 AM
Those who thought that the interesting decisions from The Stewards were over..think again.

George Russell will not be allowed to restart the race since his car was brought back to pit lane, as per the rulebook.
(Russell claimed he left the car to check on Zhou)

For the restart, the starting positions will be original grid order rather than as they ran after completion of lap 1. This decision is based on an unknown rulebook.

Lap 1 and the 2nd formation will still count against total race distance. It is also presumed that if you restart on a different tire compound than the original start, you are good to those regulations as well.

Despite grid order for the restart.

:saywhat:

SteveH
07-03-22, 11:59 AM
F1 does drama better than any other racing series.

pfc_m_drake
07-03-22, 12:00 PM
Safety Car for Ocon.
Worked out for Hamilton, Sainz, and Perez. Not so much for Leclerc.

SteveH
07-03-22, 12:01 PM
Red flag may have been a blessing :shakehead:

https://twitter.com/thef1journal_/status/1543605149293223941?s=20&t=qp2o3tpvCDX-_cbWFv5Z4A

pfc_m_drake
07-03-22, 12:02 PM
F1 does drama better than any other racing series.
Turns out that you DID have to use 2-compounds during the race.
As it happened, the late SC period negated any issue with that, as most pitted anyway.

But as you say, leave it to F1 and their hodgepodge set of rules to create drama shere there should be none.

pfc_m_drake
07-03-22, 12:03 PM
Red flag may have been a blessing :shakehead:

https://twitter.com/thef1journal_/status/1543605149293223941?s=20&t=qp2o3tpvCDX-_cbWFv5Z4A
The sad thing is that these are NOT Americans. Surely they realize the insanity of running onto a live racetrack in 'protest'. Surely.

SteveH
07-03-22, 12:26 PM
What a race. Probably the best racing I’ve seen in F1 in the final laps. Masterful on all parts.

SteveH
07-03-22, 12:29 PM
https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/290723011_7606278206080245_2418527243044013614_n.j pg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=k-hQcX4tdK0AX9eMJbF&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-2.xx&oh=00_AT_h7B3aBTBrRwkS4lDm4W8RUWBYqqhGm0fCNN-QFGJ6Dw&oe=62C70B33

pfc_m_drake
07-03-22, 12:36 PM
What a race. Probably the best racing I’ve seen in F1 in the final laps. Masterful on all parts.

Agreed. And yikes on the picture you posted above :eek:

RTKar
07-03-22, 01:29 PM
Great race, one of the best I've watched. Thank goodness for the Halo, to walk away from that wreck is incredible. The picture makes it even more amazing.

SteveH
07-03-22, 05:55 PM
Look closely at the picture. This is before he was extricated!

Peak F1, the racing was 10/10 thanks in part to this year’s formula and everyone walked away unharmed, again thanks to F1’s regs. Not always a fan of F1’s tendency to over regulate. But not today. Well done at all levels.

SteveH
07-03-22, 06:41 PM
https://www.instagram.com/p/CfjygbCs09u/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D

SteveH
07-03-22, 09:36 PM
Halo worked

https://i.redd.it/6wazpqjx6d991.jpg

SteveH
07-03-22, 09:39 PM
https://twitter.com/callum_ilott/status/1543677451062190085?s=20&t=RKYgowRd--k_SnKbQ3x1fw

SteveH
07-03-22, 09:41 PM
https://i.redd.it/2uxa3bvfse991.jpg

SteveH
07-03-22, 09:47 PM
Mick’s sister Gina
https://streamable.com/53weo9

SteveH
07-03-22, 09:49 PM
If shirts could swear, these probably would
https://i.imgur.com/iHK7C9J.jpg

SteveH
07-03-22, 09:52 PM
https://twitter.com/adamcooperF1/status/1543664051582017537?s=20&t=9y103fV_vmlpwhfdCtRROg

Kiwifan
07-04-22, 02:24 AM
That was a hell of a race. Sadly I had to leave the house for a meeting with just 5 laps to go so I dodged the news all day. :)

SteveH
07-04-22, 03:19 PM
https://i.imgur.com/tq1fVtB.jpg

SteveH
07-04-22, 03:23 PM
Leclerc wants “full view” of Ferrari’s Silverstone F1 strategy calls
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/leclerc-wants-full-view-of-ferraris-silverstone-f1-strategy-calls/10332916/

SteveH
07-04-22, 03:31 PM
Very interesting analysis of the Zhou’s crash
https://youtu.be/tVXCwuvQz1U

Kiwifan
07-04-22, 05:30 PM
Very interesting analysis of the Zhou’s crash
https://youtu.be/tVXCwuvQz1U

WOW! I bet the FIA will be looking at the pole design now.

SteveH
07-04-22, 06:48 PM
WOW! I bet the FIA will be looking at the pole design now. :thumbup:

Alfa Romeo roll hoop likely focus of Zhou F1 crash investigation
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alfa-romeo-roll-hoop-likely-focus-of-zhou-f1-crash-investigation/10333009/

SteveH
07-04-22, 10:28 PM
Silverstone now needs repaved.

https://i.redd.it/r2lplczouj991.jpg

indyfan31
07-05-22, 01:39 AM
Halo worked

https://i.redd.it/6wazpqjx6d991.jpg

Yes it did. But did the pavement scrape the roll hoop down to the level of the halo? I was under the impression that the roll hoop was the primary device to preserve the driver's head in the event of a rollover.

Edit: Nevermind, apparently it snapped off.

SteveH
07-05-22, 09:37 AM
Ross Brawn on the ‘fabulous racing’ at Silverstone, his relief after Zhou’s crash & why we’re truly entering a new era of F1
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.ross-brawn-on-the-fabulous-racing-at-silverstone-his-relief-after-zhous.7oaSlpOJeHSrBF0c8NvuyF.html


This year’s race at Silverstone was a classic – and a perfect demonstration of what the sport was trying to achieve with these revolutionary new racing cars. It was a relief to see Zhou Guanyu and Alex Albon are okay after big impacts – and once again, a fine example of the progress Formula 1 and the FIA have made with safety.

TravelGal
07-05-22, 05:33 PM
I didn't get to see this race until Monday. When I came here to read the comments, I was so relieved to see that I wasn't the only one that thought it was good. In fact, aside from the horrific crash, it was probably the best F1 race I've ever seen. Bear in mind, I only started watching 3 years ago so I didn't see Senna or that pointy-chinned fellow. I knew it was a rarity when I heard Hamilton say the tires were still good. He NEVER says that. Then the announcers opined that they might in fact have some old fashioned racing. They NEVER complain but they allowed themselves that. I guess I'll have to catch up on my sleep at the next one because this one kept me wide awake the whole time.

Kiwifan
07-06-22, 01:27 AM
I didn't get to see this race until Monday.

All the restaurants in LA closed then? :rofl: :runs:

TravelGal
07-06-22, 12:11 PM
All the restaurants in LA closed then? :rofl: :runs:

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

pfc_m_drake
07-06-22, 07:43 PM
All the restaurants in LA closed then? :rofl: :runs:

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

pfc_m_drake
07-07-22, 07:29 PM
Now that we know the outcome, this is a much easier video to watch...but WOW :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqzXRbZi7E8

SteveH
07-07-22, 09:28 PM
Zhou: Alfa Romeo roll hoop impact exceeded FIA requirements
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/zhou-alfa-romeo-roll-hoop-impact-exceeded-fia-requirements/10334311/

Zhou recounts the crash.

Lux Interior
07-07-22, 10:44 PM
Best race in a long, long time.

SteveH
07-15-22, 08:38 PM
https://twitter.com/EngineMode11/status/1547980248309846021?s=20&t=ir-iT_jC092d40SMq89W6Q

TravelGal
07-16-22, 01:02 PM
https://twitter.com/EngineMode11/status/1547980248309846021?s=20&t=ir-iT_jC092d40SMq89W6Q

:eek: Wow, that was really something.

pfc_m_drake
07-17-22, 06:29 PM
https://twitter.com/EngineMode11/status/1547980248309846021?s=20&t=ir-iT_jC092d40SMq89W6Q


:eek: Wow, that was really something.

Agreed - that was amazing!