Poll: Australian Grand Prix 2017, Melbourne - Race 1/20

[Mr Jack]

Hamilton looking a lot happier than I expected.

 

[Mujja]

Why the boos for Hamilton?

 

[Shadowness]

I'm not saying this to troll, as I was a massive F1 fan back in the day.....but....

From this first race, does it look like F1 is still the same? ie. boring procession of cars, dictated by the strongest, with any actual racing hampered by tyre strategies? Was there any actual racing? Not overtakes in the pits etc

 

[utajoker]

I'm not saying this to troll, as I was a massive F1 fan back in the day.....but....

From this first race, does it look like F1 is still the same? ie. boring procession of cars, dictated by the strongest, with any actual racing hampered by tyre strategies? Was there any actual racing? Not overtakes in the pits etc

When was this not part of f1?

 

[deuse]

Got it wrong

 

[Type_R]

Was worth getting up for just to see a team beat Mercedes on pace

Could Hammy have been any more stroppy? Seriously tyres not working and he is setting competitive times!

 

[Irish_Tom]

I doubt it. Whoever had race position would have kept it.

So it was simply a case of Merc getting the call wrong on the pitstop. They could have left Hamilton out for longer and brought him out of the pit stop into clean air.

 

[utajoker]

Could Hammy have been any more stroppy? Seriously tyres not working and he is setting competitive times!

No more than any other driver in the position he was in.

Seemed fine on the podium

 

[LEUVEN]

Also, anyone else really surprised by the fact that the cars can't really overtake in this spec? Increased wake and larger wings... can't follow closely, more lost downforce.

Makes you question the intelligence of those in charge of the rules when us at home can see that making the cars (that already rely too much on downforce which makes them harder to get close to the car infront and overtake) produce even more downforce and grip and expect the racing to be better.
This is my 21st year watching F1 and it's not often I spent most of the time browsing forums/researching door locks and playing candy crush (yeah that bad) during the race.

 

[MrKnifey]

Ouch alonso!

 

[Mr Jack]

So it was simply a case of Merc getting the call wrong on the pitstop. They could have left Hamilton out for longer and brought him out of the pit stop into clean air.

I think so. Although, to be fair, they clearly thought he could pass Verstappen with DRS. I guess teams will learn for next time that these cars just can't pass.

 

[Irish_Tom]

I think so. Although, to be fair, they clearly thought he could pass Verstappen with DRS. I guess teams will learn for next time that these cars just can't pass.

True. China will be a good test — what was it last season, 160-odd overtakes? Let's see what happens to that figure in two weeks time.

 

[Mr Jack]

Makes you question the intelligence of those in charge of the rules when us at home can see that making the cars (that already rely too much on downforce which makes them harder to get close to the car infront and overtake) produce even more downforce and grip and expect the racing to be better.

They wanted Formula 1 to have the fastest, most aggressive looking cars. Personally I think that's a stupid aim.

Make the cars shorter and narrower. Limit the aero. Open up the mechanical rules. Let them develop mid-season with testing.

 

[Shadowness]

So it's even worse this year then?!

They need to drastically reduce the downforce on these cars.

 

[Entai]

Make the cars shorter and narrower. Limit the aero. .

lets make them all drive Formula Fords then

 

[Mr Jack]

lets make them all drive Formula Fords then

Yeah, 'cos that's what I said

 

[DampCat]

Could Hammy have been any more stroppy? Seriously tyres not working and he is setting competitive times!

He's such a baby, always whining or complaining or blaming someone else, even when he's doing well. No doubts he's a great driver but seems like a tool.

 

[Irish_Tom]

He's such a baby, always whining or complaining or blaming someone else, even when he's doing well. No doubts he's a great driver but seems like a tool.

Did you see him on the podium or his post-race interview? No whining, no complaining and he said that it was his choice to pit when he did.

During the race he was simply saying that it felt like the tyres were gone and that he couldn't pass Ves.

There's no doubt that he has been a petulant child in the past, but I don't think you can make that accusation of him today.

 

[Mr Jack]

Did you see him on the podium or his post-race interview? No whining, no complaining and he said that it was his choice to pit when he did.

Yeah, I don't see where accusations of him sulking, whining, or complaining can come from .

 

[DampCat]

Then perhaps the past occasions taint my opinion but those are my feelings of him. I expected grumpiness post race that wasn't there but his radio complaints just sounded like same old Hamilton.