ethanol posted:

top 10 personality traits for f1 driver: dads an oil baron, dads a banker, dad was a f1 driver, dads a billionaire, dad is Michael, dad owns the team, dad defrauded the investors and the government, dad is a monaco landlord, dad is descendent of Louis IV, dad is a Russian oligarch

the milk machine posted:

somebody mentioned it so i'm watching the 2008 brazilian grand prix. it's good, tyvm to whoever mentioned it

tony quidtana posted:

I think you need a certain level of sociopathy to be successful in racing, its not a team sport in any capacity other than name, the more resources you can grab for yourself is always going to benefit you as a racer. Pulling off questionable moves without contrition regardless of the outcome is always going to tilt the hand towards you since everyone else drive more conservatively around you as a result.

In terms of them driving around in high speed "coffins" I think that's pretty laughable and you are by a wide margin safer crashing in an F1 car than you are in the average road car, people seem to get pissy when I bring that up though because it shatters the illusion of "they're gladiators". I think its very questionable how well these drivers would actually do if they genuinely had their life in their hands instead of it being some very stupid fake marketing talking point, but there's no way that's ever going to happen.

acidx posted:

dad is a 14 time middle east rally champion

acidx posted:

dad is a 14 time middle east rally champion

Zeta Acosta posted:

cancel every season from now until 2026

the paradigm shift posted:

can you mail me your cocktail of drugs that wipes 2021

Frond posted:

The last time most race cars were actual “coffins” was the 1980s - and the spate of horrific accidents during that decade across all disciplines made the rulemakers really ramp up safety. Especially in F1.

Elendil004 posted:

Why do the teams do their briefing/team-meetings wearing their headsets and mics and stuff?

Just-In-Timeberlake posted:

I said it last year and I still stand by it, racing in karts at Monaco

Frond posted:

Watch the 1986 Spanish GP.

Sunk Dunk posted:

if f1 continues this trajectory into america, we will soon have an nba/nfl/nascar style all star race where we do karts

Nick Soapdish posted:

You say that as if it is a bad thing. Can't wait for one of them (Max) to crash the kart and then beat up his competitor with his helmet like that one dude did a few years ago

Anime Store Adventure posted:

Karts but it’s Mario kart doubledash style where one driver sits backwards and throws poo poo at other teams.

Arc Hammer posted:

Ferrari gets a penalty for automating the process and just having the car throw poo poo on its own.

Sunk Dunk posted:

if f1 continues this trajectory into america, we will soon have an nba/nfl/nascar style all star race where we do karts

Frond posted:

Watch the 1986 Spanish GP.

Just-In-Timeberlake posted:

I said it last year and I still stand by it, racing in karts at Monaco

Mao Zedong Thot posted:

because f1 is a blessed multicultural global sport they're all listening to translators just like the united nations

Astoundingly Ugly Baby posted:

God willing,

ArmZ posted:

ROC already exists!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1A3zavl-2w

Astoundingly Ugly Baby posted:

God willing,

Khablam posted:

Max was level on points going into the final race despite
- being punted out of one race by lewis
- getting half his car torn off in the next race by bottas
- pirelli QC costing him a win at Baku

Mind you it was more about Max driving a faultless season whilst Lewis spun himself off several times, than it was about RBR vs Merc.

Rhopunzel posted:

has he won 14 middle eastern rally championships

Aphex- posted:

Astoundingly Ugly Baby posted:

God willing,

ssb posted:

Is there a good documentary on youtube/netflix/F1TV/whatever about the 2016 battle with Lewis and Nico that anyone would recommend? My wife has gotten interested in F1 recently and I think she'd like to watch something about that based on other things she's enjoyed a lot.