Motorsport Off Topic Thread

[imtoooldforthis]

Spa is one of the most consistently poor races of the season despite the track layout being seemingly perfect for f1 cars. It rarely delivers good entertainment and when it does it’s usually in a qualifying session and primarily because of rain.

Out of all the classic tracks silverstone is the only one that seems to deliver somewhat consistently (relative to others)

The newish street tracks they added get lots of grief but often provide better entetainment purely because walls = safety cars and F1 often needs safety cars to make a race somewhat interesting.

 

[MissChief]

Spa is one of the most consistently poor races of the season despite the track layout being seemingly perfect for f1 cars. It rarely delivers good entertainment and when it does it’s usually in a qualifying session and primarily because of rain.

Out of all the classic tracks silverstone is the only one that seems to deliver somewhat consistently (relative to others)

The newish street tracks they added get lots of grief but often provide better entetainment purely because walls = safety cars and F1 often needs safety cars to make a race somewhat interesting.

I'm unsure what it is but Azerbaijan always seems to have something although I do seem to remember the first race there was quite dull. I think the Baku layout promotes passing and good races despite it being a street track.

 

[Stu999]

I used to like the Malaysian GP at Sepang, shame that's not on the calendar anymore.

 

[Blackvault]

I used to like the Malaysian GP at Sepang, shame that's not on the calendar anymore.

Wasn't there a rumour that the Malaysians would bid to have it on the calendar again?

 

[MarcLister]

Zandvoort will be leaving the calendar after 2026, can't say I'm particularly sad about that. It's not been a great track.

Same. It was nice to have a classic historic track but to see what it's like but it isn't wide enough for current F1 cars. I'm surprised that with Max still in F1 the Dutch GP is going. Ah well, I'm sure F1 will find another crap circuit to take Zandvoort's place.

I don't mind it, so indifferent to it leaving.

Wish they'd drop Monaco and Qatar. Bring back Hockenheim.

Which version of Hockenheim? The current Tilkedrome abomination or the classic long straights version?

 

[MissChief]

Which version of Hockenheim? The current Tilkedrome abomination or the classic long straights version?

For some inexplicable reason they ripped up all the forest section, the track just isn’t there anymore.

 

[MarcLister]

For some inexplicable reason they ripped up all the forest section, the track just isn’t there anymore.

Yeah, it was sacrilege. I loved the previous Hockenheim. The current one is awful. Still, doesn't stop me from wanting the old one back; just because they've let the forest reclaim the old part of the track.

 

[AlphariusOmegan]

Following the cancellation of Round 6's Race 2 in Lusail on Sunday afternoon, F1 Academy have confirmed that a third race will be added to the schedule for the final round of the 2024 season in Yas Marina.

This now bizarrely means that having already been crowned champion Abbi Pulling can still be beaten to the title. 83 point lead. 84 points available in Abu Dhabi

 

[Blackvault]

Following the cancellation of Round 6's Race 2 in Lusail on Sunday afternoon, F1 Academy have confirmed that a third race will be added to the schedule for the final round of the 2024 season in Yas Marina.

This now bizarrely means that having already been crowned champion Abbi Pulling can still be beaten to the title. 83-point lead. 84 points available in Abu Dhabi

The way the FIA is being managed at the moment, I can believe that. I suppose until the prize-giving gala; nothing is official regarding the championships?