Poll: Official 2024 British Grand Prix Race Thread - Silverstone Circuit - Race 12/24

[cainer]

Broadcast starts at 12:30, race starts at 3pm, that's a lot of time to fill with cheesy guff that i'll be avoiding!

 

[el_dazza]

Very heavy rain just arrived at the circuit

Yup, it's absolutely drowned the track. Porsche race is starting under the SC.

Aaaand it's been red flagged.

 

[Mr Jack]

Shame Crawford incurred a 5 sec penalty. Very close whether he's going to keep 2nd or 3rd

I thought it was a pretty harsh penalty. Yeah, it was too close as he exited his pit box, but at the moment he's released the car behind isn't in the pit lane, it's only because it was the pit directly behind that there was a problem.

 

[MooMoo444]

Dang, let them race

 

[ci_newman]

Yup, it's absolutely drowned the track. Porsche race is starting under the SC.

Aaaand it's been red flagged.

Drowning my son too

 

[Psycho Ned]

Fairly safe it's going to be a wet/damp start to the GP I'd imagine looking at the conditions now.

 

[Feek]

Broadcast starts at 12:30, race starts at 3pm, that's a lot of time to fill with cheesy guff that i'll be avoiding!

Yeah, that’s wrong in the first post @chrismscotland. The show on Sky starts at 13:30, not 12:30.

 

[cuke2u]

According to radar once this thundery shower has passed over it could be clear from around 14:00 until 16:00. But you never know when another thundery shower can break out..

 

[Journey]

Going to be a bit pants if we don't even get a light shower during the race period, let's hope it at least starts damp or wet.

 

[Drukk]

Going to be a bit pants if we don't even get a light shower during the race period, let's hope it at least starts damp or wet.

Would rather it starts dry than starts wet under a safety car though

 

[Feek]

Checo’s taken a load of new parts and will start from the pit lane.

 

[Greboth]

Would rather it starts dry than starts wet under a safety car though

Agreed. They seem happier to run in wetter conditions than to start in. But I guess 20 cars throwing up spray on the same part of the track is harder to see in than 20 cars spread around the track.

 

[GravyMonster]

The weather forecast has improved massively over the weekend. It was predicted to be a completely wet weekend, then turned to sunny spells, then today it's changed to wet this morning and no more rain after 12pm. I was looking forward to a changeable conditions race

 

[el_dazza]

The weather forecast has improved massively over the weekend. It was predicted to be a completely wet weekend, then turned to sunny spells, then today it's changed to wet this morning and no more rain after 12pm. I was looking forward to a changeable conditions race

Looks like there's a possibility at around 4pm but it really has brightened up.

 

[Journey]

Would rather it starts dry than starts wet under a safety car though

I don't see the point of starting a race if it is under the safety car, just don't start it.

 

[iamtheoneneo]

I don't see the point of starting a race if it is under the safety car, just don't start it.

But the $$$$$

 

[Westie]

Did anyone's audio just change from DD + 5.1 to DD+ 2 channel on main event channel?

 

[Mr Jack]

I don't see the point of starting a race if it is under the safety car, just don't start it.

Having the cars running is effective at clearing water off the track - particularly on the racing line - and it's less dangerous to have a rolling start.

 

[Journey]

Having the cars running is effective at clearing water off the track - particularly on the racing line - and it's less dangerous to have a rolling start.

I wasn't asking for an explanation, I'd rather the laps not be wasted behind the safety car tbh. If I wanted to see a rolling start I'd watch NASCAR!!!!

 

[KiNgPiN83]

Broadcast starts at 12:30, race starts at 3pm, that's a lot of time to fill with cheesy guff that i'll be avoiding!

You mean you don’t want to watch a darts-F1 crossover?….