Formula One 2023: McLaren fans are dark energy

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Cimber: Feb 3, 2014

Zedd posted:

If you like ~ Passione ~: Ferrari
If you are oddly nostalgic for Germany to take over again: Alfa Romeo
If you can relate to being a disappointment even when people didn't expect much: ~~Renault~~ Alpine

If you want to be a fanboi : Red Bull
If you want to be with the has-beens: Mercedes
If you want to be with the next up and coming thing that will dominate for the next 20 years: MacLaren.

# ? Nov 20, 2023 16:31

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# ? May 30, 2024 19:58

ilmucche: Mar 16, 2016; What did you say the strategy was?

Theophany posted:

Have you heard of the very cool and good lads and lasses of the formidable Scuderia Ferrari, OP? They are the best and I want to kiss Charles Leclerc on the mouth.

Although, track day bro! I think maybe you should close this thread and not watch formula1. or write the OP of the offseason thread based on your experiences

# ? Nov 20, 2023 16:35

Bip Roberts: Mar 29, 2005

track day bro! posted:

just watched drive to survive on netfilx can siombody recccomend me a squad to cheer for thanks

Cheer for alpine because they're good enough that getting any points at all isn't good enough to celebrate like the real bad teams but they're also actively getting worse and hate each other. Basically slow Ferrari with bad vibes.

# ? Nov 20, 2023 16:44

FAUXTON: Jun 2, 2005; spero che tu stia bene

Cimber posted:

If you want to be a fanboi : Haas
If you want to be with the has-beens: Haas
If you want to be with the next up and coming thing that will dominate for the next 20 years: Haas.

# ? Nov 20, 2023 16:49

Zedd: Jul 6, 2009; I mean, who would have noticed another madman around here?

Cimber posted:

If you want to be with the next up and coming thing that will dominate for the next 20 years: MacLaren.

I didn't know the stroller company got into F1, sick.

# ? Nov 20, 2023 16:55

track day bro!: Feb 17, 2005; #essereFerrari; Grimey Drawer

hmmm this formula 1 'sport' sounds insanely aids and fail

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# ? Nov 20, 2023 16:58

Bip Roberts: Mar 29, 2005

track day bro! posted:

hmmm this formula 1 'sport' sounds insanely aids and fail

Yes, we say a pit stop was real "gay butt aids" if it takes more than 4.0 seconds

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# ? Nov 20, 2023 17:11

slave to my cravings: Mar 1, 2007; Got my mind on doritos and doritos on my mind.

track day bro! posted:

hmmm this formula 1 'sport' sounds insanely aids and fail

Correct.

# ? Nov 20, 2023 17:25

the milk machine: Jul 23, 2002; lick my keys

that's whty it's good

# ? Nov 20, 2023 17:30

best bale: Jul 4, 2007; Lipstick Apathy

track day bro! posted:

hmmm this formula 1 'sport' sounds insanely aids and fail

Bip Roberts posted:

Yes, we say a pit stop was real "gay butt aids" if it takes more than 4.0 seconds

# ? Nov 20, 2023 18:33

smackfu: Jun 7, 2004

Toe Rag posted:

Miami is an actual city with a culture and cool architecture and good food while Vegas is just a manufactured destination for rubes from fly over country to go �woohoo.�

Miami GP is in a suburb stadium car park though.

# ? Nov 20, 2023 19:09

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

I didn't watch but I heard the Caesar's Palace Grand Prix was a good race, which is the greatest crime that the race organizers could have committed. Even I -- the ardentest of haters of rear end Vegas and Count Van Stapping -- could not have imagined such a devious and deceptive crime committed as this.

# ? Nov 20, 2023 19:14

serious gaylord: Sep 16, 2007; what.

Miami GP is just Valencia with a coat of paint.

# ? Nov 20, 2023 19:20

Rebus: Jan 18, 2006; Meanwhile, somewhere in Grove, work begins on next season's Williams F1 car...

nerox posted:

Awesome, I hope its a F1 branded cast iron pan.

I think you're going to be underwhelmed

# ? Nov 20, 2023 20:23

Cimber: Feb 3, 2014

Rebus posted:

I think you're going to be underwhelmed

What if it was an F1 branded air fryer?

# ? Nov 20, 2023 20:25

the milk machine: Jul 23, 2002; lick my keys

i enjoyed the l*s v*gas race but im just hosed up like that

# ? Nov 20, 2023 20:46

FAUXTON: Jun 2, 2005; spero che tu stia bene

the milk machine posted:

i enjoyed the l*s v*gas race but im just hosed up like that

it was a better race than expected and there's nothing hosed up about being pleased with that imo

# ? Nov 20, 2023 20:50

Rebus: Jan 18, 2006; Meanwhile, somewhere in Grove, work begins on next season's Williams F1 car...

Cimber posted:

What if it was an F1 branded air fryer?

After postage that would probably have been a cheaper option

# ? Nov 20, 2023 21:06

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

The Romain Grosjean signature grill

# ? Nov 20, 2023 21:13

Phone: Jul 30, 2005; 親子丼をほしい。

opposable thumbs.db posted:

bump

Khablam posted:

Congratulations to Phone for calling this one

thank you

i was reading the trip report on ars and i had only seen the 7 minute race recap, i laughed when i read

quote:

The delay was necessary, however. Just eight minutes into the first practice session, disaster struck. An F1 car generates massive amounts of downforce (or negative lift) at speed, as the air is channeled over its wings and through the sculpted underfloor. The race car experiences this as a force pushing it down onto the ground�which gives it grip�but the road surface experiences that as suction.

And it was too much suction for an 8-inch water valve cover as Carlos Sainz's Ferrari drove over it. The cover's cement collar holding it into the roadway failed, and the mass of cast iron and cement ripped free and then destroyed the floor of the Ferrari as well as its very expensive hybrid powertrain. (Adding insult to injury, the race stewards were forced to issue Sainz a penalty for having to use a new hybrid battery in his replacement car.)

Phone fucked around with this message at 21:16 on Nov 20, 2023

# ? Nov 20, 2023 21:14

Sunk Dunk: Apr 14, 2021

i had two friends over who don't really watch F1 and they both thought the vegas race was entertaining. i enjoyed it (except williams sucking)

# ? Nov 20, 2023 21:21

Tenkaris: Feb 10, 2006; I would really prefer if you would be quiet.

For some reason my brain this week has been coming up with funny teammate pairings and my favorite so far is "Nando and Lando" but I bet this thread could do so much better

# ? Nov 20, 2023 21:41

Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester: Oct 3, 2000

I'm still upset that Team Dan (RIC KVY) was shut down

# ? Nov 20, 2023 22:22

Zedd: Jul 6, 2009; I mean, who would have noticed another madman around here?

Tenkaris posted:

For some reason my brain this week has been coming up with funny teammate pairings and my favorite so far is "Nando and Lando" but I bet this thread could do so much better

Russel and Ocon, assuming they keep up their trend of racing their teammates unnecessarily hard.

# ? Nov 20, 2023 22:42

smackfu: Jun 7, 2004

Bip Roberts posted:

Cheer for alpine because they're good enough that getting any points at all isn't good enough to celebrate like the real bad teams but they're also actively getting worse and hate each other. Basically slow Ferrari with bad vibes.

Alpine is such a midfield team. If they had scored twice as many points� they would still be in 6th. If they had scored a quarter of their current points� they would still be in 6th.

# ? Nov 20, 2023 23:01

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# ? Nov 20, 2023 23:01

Cimber: Feb 3, 2014

Thanks Ants posted:

The Romain Grosjean signature grill

Buuuuuuurn!

# ? Nov 20, 2023 23:13

Mokotow: Apr 16, 2012

Cimber posted:

If you want to be a fanboi : Red Bull
If you want to be with the has-beens: Mercedes
If you want to be with the next up and coming thing that will dominate for the next 20 years: MacLaren.

McLaren are like the ultimate has-beens.

Edit: Haas-beens

# ? Nov 20, 2023 23:41