F1 Official Thread - Grand Prix of Britain

[Kinfolk]

That’s on the short list of best sounds along with:

- The PS2 startup sound
- A basketball hitting nothing but net
- cheeks clapping

 

[dragicon]

I know it’s dubbed, and it still makes me sad they don’t sound like this anymore.

 

[rwfanatic]

I like it.

 

[Kinfolk]

I get the impression that the majority of us in here are American so my question to you guys is-

How much does it matter to you to have American drivers on the grid?

Sargeant is an outright embarrassment and does nothing to advance the argument that Americans can succeed in F1. He’s even sunken to the point of making weak excuses for his performance lately, pointing to his lack of prior testing in an F1 car as the reason that he can’t produce as a rookie (ignoring the success of Piastri and Lawson in light of the same lack of testing and rookie status). Clearly the irony of having completed 17 Grands Prix and showing zero improvement is completely lost on Sargeant.

Personally I don’t care if there aren’t American drivers on the grid. I also don’t care about having American teams on the grid. Neither move me at all and the patriotism from other countries in the sport can actually be a bit nauseating at times.

I understand that a French team like Alpine likes having French drivers to market to French people, but if there are better non-French drivers available, why voluntarily move so far away from the main objective of scoring as many points as possible?

I just want to see the best drivers and the best teams and I don’t care where they came from.

How do y’all feel about it?

 

[amitt5504]

Having an American driver isn’t a necessity by any means. Logan (while underwhelming) is extremely likable as a person

Danny Ric is basically American so we eating regardless lol

 

[sneeker]

I get the impression that the majority of us in here are American so my question to you guys is-

How much does it matter to you to have American drivers on the grid?

Sargeant is an outright embarrassment and does nothing to advance the argument that Americans can succeed in F1. He’s even sunken to the point of making weak excuses for his performance lately, pointing to his lack of prior testing in an F1 car as the reason that he can’t produce as a rookie (ignoring the success of Piastri and Lawson in light of the same lack of testing and rookie status). Clearly the irony of having completed 17 Grands Prix and showing zero improvement is completely lost on Sargeant.

Personally I don’t care if there aren’t American drivers on the grid. I also don’t care about having American teams on the grid. Neither move me at all and the patriotism from other countries in the sport can actually be a bit nauseating at times.

I understand that a French team like Alpine likes having French drivers to market to French people, but if there are better non-French drivers available, why voluntarily move so far away from the main objective of scoring as many points as possible?

I just want to see the best drivers and the best teams and I don’t care where they came from.

How do y’all feel about it?

pretty much the same. while it is nice to see someone represents the country at F1, I believe it is asinine if they can't produce the goods. also, the fact that F1 competes with out motor racing in the U.S. as far as viewership and sponsorship goes, didn't help the F1 market. not saying there won't be a good american driver but developing them and the F1 sport as a commodity is tricky now especially someone like Ford doesn't seem to exist anymore.

 

[Kinfolk]

Having an American driver isn’t a necessity by any means. Logan (while underwhelming) is extremely likable as a person

Danny Ric is basically American so we eating regardless lol

To me his only redeeming quality is the fact that he and his family are full blown Tr*mp supporters and he hasn’t even made a veiled reference to Tr*mp during his time on the grid as far as I know.

Respect to him for keeping that nonsense separate.

 

[rolaholic]

 

[Sinner]

As a McLaren fan, I'm naturally all booooo-hissssssss Ferrari... but this looks pretty good!

 

[Sinner]

 

[Sinner]

 

[dragicon]

Zhou’s helmet is awesome but what the hell kind of pants is he wearing?

 

[DeadsetAce]

damn thought louis would be able to get on the front row

charles was flying

 

[Sinner]

Great lap by Lando! Most unexpected, but I'll take that!
Not sure what happened to Oscar in P10 tho...

 

[Kinfolk]

Would be lovely to see Max struggle a bit in the race.

Lewis win in the cards but he needs a few surrounding factors to work in his favor.

Hulkenberg track limits was a heartbreaker

 

[Sinner]

Umph... so close there. Thought Lando would have been able to hang onto a top-3 start.
P4 & 5 still fantastic, all things considered.

 

[Kinfolk]

I hope the folks back in Brixworth take that +9.465 to heart.

Max panicking while Lewis was in his DRS was the highlight of a boring sprint.

And what was Piastri doing cooking his tires like that so early on?

 

[Sinner]

Lando looked quick after getting past Carlos... almost had Charles, too. Needed 1 more lap!
What a mare for Oscar.

 

[the natural mystic]

8 seconds in 19 laps another Max win from a Charles pole again tomorrow.

Lewis that Merc is on it this weekend. Hopefully a good sign for next year.

 

[Kinfolk]

The “Great White Hope” goes off in SQ2 and isn’t penalized.

He repeatedly goes off in the Sprint and again- nothing.

Derrick Warwick (the genius who brought that nickname to modern F1) is a steward this weekend.

Coincidence?

 

[chippedtoothsmile]

They should disable parc ferme during sprint weekends because it kills the suspense of who’s going to be fast on race day.

 

[zeroregret]

Man Lewis had a chance to win that

 

[Sinner]

Ay yaya... would have loved P2, but P3 is still a fantastic result and another podium!
Lando just didn't have another set of Mediums!

 

[Sinner]

And don't let the close finish mislead us all... Max started in P6!

 

[the natural mystic]

Damn 2-3 more laps and Lewis would have got him. Great weekend by Lewis and Merc.