F1 US GP - Las Vegas (Nov 19)

[Davil]

Originally Posted by M3WC

When did you start following F1?

Adelaide GP. Too long ago to remember. Fernando has matured. Max is yet to mature which was the main point.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

I'm not sure if you heard it ...

Wolff was the (only)! teamboss who voted (FOR)! Sainz 10P grid penalty.
Sainz is been screwed by Wolff !

Wolff is a true shame for motorsports !

SAI's bedroom with a dart board on the door and a pic of wolf man on it is some recompense heheh

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Not a taco fan a bit too spicy for me but give me a mild home made curry anytime

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

SAI's bedroom with a dart board on the door and a pic of wolf man on it is some recompense heheh

In case , you missed it !

LEW hits a bollard => https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tEk-x4XGbd0

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

In case , you missed it !

LEW hits a bollard => https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tEk-x4XGbd0

I did ! Flicking a bollard to stop his old teammate BOT getting away oooh the agony.

[Killed by Death]

[dfox]

^love that video... crazy to see how RB was actually towards the back of the pack, yet still dominant. Guess it all comes down to confidence in corners.

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

I could eat tacos all day, every day.

[Car-Addicted]

Oddly I'm in agreement with Fred Vasseur on this.
Ferrari to discuss compensation for Sainz damage
Ferrari will discuss potential compensation for the damage to Carlos Sainz’s car in FP1 at the Las Vegas Grand Prix,
“It’s not an easy one to give a set of tires or to give an engine because it’s a gain in performance. But battery, there is no performance in the battery. Considering that we missed FP1, we had a couple of million in damage, the mechanics worked like hell to come back, I think it was not too stupid to consider the case of force majeure.”
https://racer.com/2023/11/21/ferrari...-sainz-damage/

More background info
Why FIA couldn’t help Ferrari with force majeure penalty waiver in Vegas F1 race
The International Sporting Code and the F1 sporting regulations contain a total 11 references to force majeure, which is defined in the former as an “unpredictable, unpreventable and external event.”
AlphaTauri CEO Peter Bayer, who previously worked for the FIA and was involved in formulating rules, confirmed that the teams had blocked change on grid penalties.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/oth...ce/ar-AA1keYrS

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

Oddly I'm in agreement with Fred Vasseur on this.
Ferrari to discuss compensation for Sainz damage
Ferrari will discuss potential compensation for the damage to Carlos Sainz’s car in FP1 at the Las Vegas Grand Prix,
“It’s not an easy one to give a set of tires or to give an engine because it’s a gain in performance. But battery, there is no performance in the battery. Considering that we missed FP1, we had a couple of million in damage, the mechanics worked like hell to come back, I think it was not too stupid to consider the case of force majeure.”
https://racer.com/2023/11/21/ferrari...-sainz-damage/

More background info
Why FIA couldn’t help Ferrari with force majeure penalty waiver in Vegas F1 race
The International Sporting Code and the F1 sporting regulations contain a total 11 references to force majeure, which is defined in the former as an “unpredictable, unpreventable and external event.”
AlphaTauri CEO Peter Bayer, who previously worked for the FIA and was involved in formulating rules, confirmed that the teams had blocked change on grid penalties.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/oth...ce/ar-AA1keYrS

I hope Fred will come to some arrangement with the stick in the mud Fia if not about the battery itself. Fia cannot keep hiding behind lawyer written exclusions that leave teams out in the cold through no fault of their own.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

I did ! Flicking a bollard to stop his old teammate BOT getting away oooh the agony.

#UnLeashTheLion !

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

#UnLeashTheLion !

Whatever Chas did RB strat had it covered, Max's 5 second penalty was cancelled out by Chas's incidental 4.7 second pit hold up. The reds' failure to take advantage during the SC period making Max closer to Chas by the minute and of course the hard tyre advantage put another hole in Ferraris chances.

[Killed by Death]

Excellent

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/v...?minutetv=true