Miami Grand Prix
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Here for your convenience is a list of the highlights so far. You know, in case you're stuck in traffic (haha, get it? Traffic?) and can't watch it your own damn self:
4:31 p.m.: 19 laps remain, and Verstappen put the hammer down on a 1:32 lap. Leclecr nearly eight seconds behind the leader in second.
4:28 p.m.: Rain in the forecast, but it might not make a difference with the track temperature.
4:25 p.m.: Fastest lap is currently held by Charles Leclerc. George Russell is up into fifth place now. Quite the drive from him.
4:16 p.m.: Carlos Sainz with a slow, slow stop, and Sergio Perez enters the pits right behind him. The gap closes a bit.
4:14 p.m.: Verstappen enters and exits the pits with a clean stop, and now on the hard tires.
4:11 p.m.: Charles Leclerc heads into the pits for a fresh set of hard tires after a radio message criticizing the car. Leclerc exits the pits in fourth.
4:08 p.m.: Hamilton comes in for a clean pit-stop. He exits the pit for a fresh set of hards.
4:07 p.m.: The top five entering Lap 23: Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Sergio Perez, Valtteri Bottas. Hamilton and Russell follow in sixth and seventh.
4:04 p.m.: Sergio Perez is adamant he's losing power on team radio, but his race engineer assures him there's no issue. Perez says he's losing power on the straights, and he's currently sitting in fourth.
4:02 p.m.: A slower pit stop for Lando Norris, who currently sits in 15th place. Teammate Daniel Ricciardo.
4:01 p.m.: George Russell up into the points now with the hard tire settling in on this track.
4:00 p.m.: Fernando Alonso gets stuck in the pit, with issues with his right rear tire.
3:58 p.m.: A lot more overtaking than some may have expected entering this race, with the back half of the grid fighting for position.
3:54 p.m.: George Russell inching closer to the points, now sitting in 11th place after starting 12th. He dropped three spots early in the race.
3:52 p.m.: The first pit stop of the day, with Yuki Tsunoda pitting for hards on Lap 12.
3:48 p.m.: Even with DRS and the advantage of a slipstream, the Ferrari doesn't have the pure straight-line speed that Red Bull has. Still a 3-to-4 mph advantage for the Red Bull on the straights.
3:46 p.m.: With Leclerc having some tire damage, Verstappen takes the lead in Lap 9. Straight-line speed from Red Bull makes the difference.
3:44 p.m.: We have our first retirement of the day, with Zhou Guanyu heading into the garage for an unknown issue. Rough for the Alfa Romeo driver.
3:42 p.m.: Leclerc still in first, with Verstappen hot on his tail. Gap at 1.1 seconds in Lap 7.
3:40 p.m.: First-lap replay shows Alonso and Hamilton coming together for some light touching.
3:35 p.m.: Alonso off to a great start, picking up four spaces. Meanwhile, due to a pre-race fuel issue, Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel fall to the back of the grid.
3:33 p.m.: It's lights out and away we go. Leclerc and Sainz get off to a good start, but Verstappen takes second after the first turn. Great start for the Red Bull driver.
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@Aqua-Letifer Me, too. It's hard to imagine a subject I know less about than race driving. I just posted it for those who have an interest.
I mean, isn't the Grand Prix in Miami a big deal?
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@mark said in Miami Grand Prix:
It was a good race.
Yeah, it was definitely one of the better ones. It's a bit of a funny circuit, but there was a decent amount of action and overtaking
I was only joking
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@Doctor-Phibes I downloaded the track for the Assetto Corsa sim about a week ago, and have been getting to know the track from inside the cockpit of an F1 car. It really let me enjoy this race more than any previous race. I will be doing this prior to each race this season.
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I dont know much about the FI racing, but I admire the technology. HOwever, it seems to me that money has a much more impact on the finish order than in other types of racing.
For example, if you took the results (first to last) and switched the drivers (first place driver moves to the last place car, last place driver moves to 1st place car, 2nd place driver moves to second to last car, etc.), I am not sure the results would be that much difference.
Not saying that there is anything wrong with that, I do realize that the drivers are incredibly talented, but it seems for of an uneven field than other sports
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@taiwan_girl said in Miami Grand Prix:
I dont know much about the FI racing, but I admire the technology. HOwever, it seems to me that money has a much more impact on the finish order than in other types of racing.
For example, if you took the results (first to last) and switched the drivers (first place driver moves to the last place car, last place driver moves to 1st place car, 2nd place driver moves to second to last car, etc.), I am not sure the results would be that much difference.
Not saying that there is anything wrong with that, I do realize that the drivers are incredibly talented, but it seems for of an uneven field than other sports
It's not just about the drivers, it's about developing the cars - it's a team sport with hundreds of people in a team, with the driver as one of the key members of the team. Typically, the best drivers get to drive the best cars, so I don't think it's true that swapping them around wouldn't make any difference.
If you take the top two drivers of the last few years, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen - they have both completely dominated their team mates, who get to drive in the identical car. Now, the car might be designed more around their top driver, so it's not necessarily a straight competition, but it's clear if you look at the results that it's not just the car. In yesterday's race, the lead Red Bull and Ferrari were significantly quicker than both of their team mates, and that's been the case throughout the season.
