Poll: Official 2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix Thread - Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo - Round 21

[Flibster]

Technical issue or has the singer forgotten the words to the anthem?

 

[Jimbeam3678]

MGK - What a tool

Who is he? A rapper or something? Seemed like he wanted some attention.

 

[Flibster]

21°C Air temperature
49°C Track temperature
Risk of rain for the F1 race is 0%

So it's significantly cooler than the sprint race yesterday

 

[hudson86]

Don't know the Brazilian anthem but I'd imagine this is like God Save The King with a triangle.

 

[jaybee]

I love how Brundle makes celebs look like the absolute tools they are. What a rude, obnoxious, moron that rapper was.

 

[bayo000]

That’s all well and good but we’re talking about the sprint where there is little strategy, and nobody “out of position”. It’s also not as if they were racing for 25 points. I’d say it’s the perfect opportunity for Lando to go wheel to wheel with Max, in fact the whole idea of sprints were to take out the strategy, tyre management etc. of the full race and force drivers to actually go wheel to wheel.

Did you think the same in 21 when no one fought Lewis coming through? There was nothing for them to gain fighting the Merc, especially with brand new engine and Lewis driving it, being the fastest car on the grid.

Anyway race start soon

 

[ci_newman]

I do wonder if it would be better to have reserve/test drivers do the sprint.

You could even have it contribute to wcc for the teams. That way it would've spoil Sunday. I prefer sprint to practice

Then we'd be back to the era of 3rd cars though.

Could you imagine how annoyed a driver would be if a reserve / test driver smashed their car up before a main race, especially if that then meant engine penalties etc.

Driving a car in free practise is much less riskier than an actual shootout / sprint race.

 

[Flibster]

Sainz pit radio - Track temp four seven. Four seven. It's meant to drop through the race 4 degrees.

 

[andy_mk3]

Sargeant the only one on mediums.

 

[Flibster]

Perez pit radio - 71 laps today. Got a faster car that those in front. Going to be an old school race. Under control.

 

[el_dazza]

Sargeant the only one on mediums.

He might as well fit a set of bricks. He'd be quicker.

 

[Flibster]

Softs for everyone except Sargeant on mediums.

Leclerc, Stroll, Hulkenberg, Magnussen, Ricciardo, Bottas and Zhou on new tyres

 

[el_dazza]

CHARLES?!?!

 

[Flibster]

Leclerc bins it on the parade lap!? Really....

 

[andy_mk3]

Lerlerc out on the formation lap!

 

[Mr_Orange]

Wow leclerc in the wall!

 

[muon]

Leclerc have a driving licence?

edit: okay, no steering, makes more sense

 

[bayo000]

Wth happened there

 

[Tigget]

Hahaha Ferrari, the gift that never stops giving.

 

[andy_mk3]

Loss of hydraulics