2025 Masters Discussion
Anyone else watching the final day?
Anyone else watching the final day?
As requested last week, I'm doing something different for this race. This will be a discussion post for both Qualification and the Grand Prix itself. Or anything else concerning this weekend: Free Practices, Formula 2, Formula 3, whatever. There's also a Formula E in Miami race this weekend and an INDYCAR race in Long Beach on Sunday. Plus MotoGP in Qatar and IMSA also in Long Beach.
I'll post Quali results here. Plus, as usual, the race results. Maybe one of our cool, seemingly never sleeping, Tildes mods can rename the post after everything is finished!
Qualification Session:
Saturday, April 12, 2025 - 16:00 UTC / 12:00p US EDT
Bahrain Grand Prix:
Sunday, April 13, 2025 - 15:00 UTC / 11:00a US EDT
Next race:
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Jeddah Corniche Circuit
Sunday, April 20, 2025
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 57 | 1:35:39.435 | 25 |
| 2 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 57 | +15.499s | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 57 | +16.273s | 15 |
| 4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 57 | +19.679s | 12 |
| 5 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 57 | +27.993s | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 57 | +34.395s | 8 |
| 7 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 57 | +36.002s | 6 |
| 8 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas Ferrari | 57 | +44.244s | 4 |
| 9 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 57 | +45.061s | 2 |
| 10 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 57 | +47.594s | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 57 | +48.016s | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 57 | +48.839s | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 57 | +53.472s | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 57 | +56.314s | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | Jack Doohan | Alpine Renault | 57 | +57.806s | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 57 | +60.340s | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 57 | +64.435s | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 57 | +65.489s | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 57 | +66.872s | 0 |
| NC | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams Mercedes | 45 | DNF | 0 |
*Provisional results. Note - Lawson received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision and a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision. Doohan received a five-second time penalty for track limit infringements.
DOTD: Lewis Hamilton
Source: F1.com
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:29.841 |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.175 |
| 3 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:30.009 |
| 4 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:30.216 |
| 5 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:30.213 |
| 6 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:30.267 |
| 7 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:30.423 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams Mercedes | 1:30.680 |
| 9 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:30.772 |
| 10 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:31.303 |
| 11 | 7 | Jack Doohan | Alpine Renault | 1:31.245 |
| 12 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:31.271 |
| 13 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:31.886 |
| 14 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas Ferrari | |
| 15 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | |
| 16 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:32.067 |
| 17 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:32.165 |
| 18 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:32.186 |
| 19 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:32.283 |
| 20 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 1:32.373 |
Overheard in the Cooldown Room:
Piastri: "That's all the highlights? That's all that happened in that race?
Norris: "Nothing happened. I didn't think there was one overtake [laughs]."
Piastri: "For a race that felt like it was pretty flat out, nothing...nothing happened."
Haha, never change, Oscar. Never change.
I'm going to bed.
Next race:
Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain International Circuit
Sunday, April 13, 2025
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 53 | 1:22:06.983 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 53 | +1.423s | 18 |
| 3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 53 | +2.129s | 15 |
| 4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 53 | +16.097s | 12 |
| 5 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 53 | +17.362s | 10 |
| 6 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 53 | +18.671s | 8 |
| 7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 53 | +29.182s | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 53 | +37.134s | 4 |
| 9 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 53 | +40.367s | 2 |
| 10 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 53 | +54.529s | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 53 | +57.333s | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 53 | +58.401s | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 53 | +62.122s | 0 |
| 14 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams Mercedes | 53 | +74.129s | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | Jack Doohan | Alpine Renault | 53 | +81.314s | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 53 | +81.957s | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 53 | +82.734s | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas Ferrari | 53 | +83.438s | 0 |
| 19 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 53 | +83.897s | 0 |
| 20 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
DOTD: Yuki Tsunoda
Additional info from Multiviewer.
Source: F1.com
2 Grand Prix races finished already. I'd forgotten what Shanghai International Circuit looked like; cool track.
Not as exciting as Melbourne, but that's probably because the rain really spiced up AusGP at the end. Some thoughts as I watched:
Congrats to Piastri on his 3rd F1 win! I get the feeling we're going to be seeing this McLaren 1-2 frequently. Who's in which position, we'll see. Though with the Ferraris, Russell, and Max also mixing it up up top, this should be a good season.
Next race:
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit
Sunday, April 6, 2025
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 56 | 1:30:55.026 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 56 | +9.748s | 18 |
| 3 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 56 | +11.097s | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 56 | +16.656s | 12 |
| 5 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas Ferrari | 56 | +49.969s | 10 |
| 6 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 56 | +53.748s | 8 |
| 7 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 56 | +56.321s | 6 |
| 8 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 56 | +61.303s | 4 |
| 9 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 56 | +70.204s | 2 |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams Mercedes | 56 | +76.387s | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 56 | +78.875s | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 56 | +81.147s | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | Jack Doohan | Alpine Renault | 56 | +88.401s | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| NC | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 4 | DNF | 0 |
| DQ | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | DSQ | 0 | |
| DQ | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | DSQ | 0 | |
| DQ | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | DSQ | 0 |
Source: F1.com
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 19 | 30:39.965 | 8 |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 19 | +6.889s | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 19 | +9.804s | 6 |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 19 | +11.592s | 5 |
| 5 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 19 | +12.190s | 4 |
| 6 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 19 | +22.288s | 3 |
| 7 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 19 | +23.038s | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 19 | +23.471s | 1 |
| 9 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 19 | +24.916s | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 19 | +38.218s | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 19 | +39.292s | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 19 | +39.649s | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 19 | +42.400s | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 19 | +44.904s | 0 |
| 15 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 19 | +45.649s | 0 |
| 16 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas Ferrari | 19 | +46.182s | 0 |
| 17 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams Mercedes | 19 | +51.376s | 0 |
| 18 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 19 | +53.940s | 0 |
| 19 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 19 | +56.682s | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | Jack Doohan | Alpine Renault | 19 | +70.212s | 0 |
Source: F1.com
Welcome back to Formula 1! And what a start to the 2025 season with a wet track and even heavy rain in Melbourne!
First things first: Poor rookies. Hadjar was into the barriers during the formation lap. Then Doohan was out after the restart. Or was that the actual start since Hadjar triggered an aborted start? Which not a rookie, that triggered Sainz into the barriers during the safety car. Lawson then had his chance to hit the barriers during Lap 47, with Bortoletto into the walls somewhere there abouts. Though for those last two, that was during the heavy rain. Alonso, the eternal rookie, rounded out the group of wallflowers.
The only rookie to survive? Antonelli. And he ended P5! He would've ended P4, but he got a 5sec penalty for an unsafe release earlier. Regardless, impressive.
EDIT: After a successful appeal, Antonelli's 5sec penalty is removed! He regains his on-track P4, with Albon back to P5. Results updated below.
When the rain hit, it was pure chaos. All the tire strategies went out the window. Some went straight to inters, while some stayed on slicks. Max was P1. Then Hamilton was P1. But then they and everyone else went to inters. Norris ended up back in P1 and ended the race there.
Lastly, Piastri's recovery drive was something to watch. Sometime around Lap 45, he ended up beached in the grass. But he was like "Hell no," and willed that car back onto track. He dropped from P2 down to the back of the field since it took him so long to get out. But he still ended up in the points at P9. Felt like he was driving on pure frustration and anger...and it worked!
Onward to Shanghai next weekend!
Next race:
Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit
Sunday, March 23, 2025
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 57 | 1:42:06.304 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 57 | +0.895s | 18 |
| 3 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 57 | +8.481s | 15 |
| 4 | 12 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 57 | +10.135s | 12 |
| 5 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 57 | +12.773s | 10 |
| 6 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 57 | +17.413s | 8 |
| 7 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 57 | +18.423s | 6 |
| 8 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 57 | +19.826s | 4 |
| 9 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 57 | +20.448s | 2 |
| 10 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 57 | +22.473s | 1 |
| 11 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 57 | +26.502s | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 57 | +29.884s | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas Ferrari | 57 | +33.161s | 0 |
| 14 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 57 | +40.351s | 0 |
| NC | 30 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 46 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 45 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 32 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams Mercedes | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 7 | Jack Doohan | Alpine Renault | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 0 | DNS | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Lando Norris...But no more fastest lap point!
Source: F1.com
The 2028 Summer Olympics are slated to be in LA. I'm curious if we will come full circle and this will be the second time in history we do not have the Olympics.
That being said, the IOC has never really been non-corrupt so I don't exactly expect change. We saw that there was very little disruption when the Olympics were held in Sochi, for example. I'm curious what others think.
PS. Wasn't sure whether to post this in society or sports, please move if appropriate, and thank you to our kind facilitators.
Going to try something a little different, guess we'll see how it goes. Main thinking is just getting baseball discussion going. So, meaning not just talking about spring training and not even just about MLB - any baseball discussion what so ever.
Don't know baseball? Good place to ask :)
I figure a kind of more casual thread to get to know other fans here would be a good thing to have before the season starts - and people can just set it a single thread to ignore if they have no interest.
I'll leave some top level comments as starting points
Anyone watching? That interception by Philly was great!
Did you watch the royal rumble? How did you like it? I thought the winner was quite unexpected, especially winning directly against John Cena. Overall the performance of both the men's and women's rumble was really good.
Hi everyone!
With my favorite F1 commentator joining the indycar crew and MBS acting crazy in F1, I want to dive into indycar a little bit this season.
I’m located in Belgium, when I checked the indycar live website it seemed like I won’t be able to stream indy500 here? (I don’t even know what indy500 is as opposed to the other Indy series? Which series should I follow? Who is awesome? Who is the stroll of indycar?)
I think it’s clear I’m a total noob here looking for some guidance. Any help is welcome, thank you!
I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts who watched through the basho.
I don't have all my thoughts together yet but wanted to post this after watching the last day of the basho to get the ball rolling on any discussion.
Congratulations to McLaren! First Constructors' Championship win since 1998!
Great drives by Sainz and especially Leclerc. Starting from P19 and ending P3 is beyond impressive.
Hamilton came alive this race, ending P4. End of an era. I'm sure he'd've liked a podium to end his time with Mercedes, but still a hell of a drive, moving up 12 places from the start.
Felt bad for some of the guys who were or may have been in their last race: Bottas, Lawson, Colapinto, and Perez all DNF'd unceremoniously.
With that, the season is officialy over. I, for one, am glad. It's been a long season. For US folks, enjoy sleeping in on the weekends again for a few months. Looking ahead, 2025 pre-season testing is in Bahrain, Feb. 26-28, with the first race of the season in Melbourne a couple weeks later. See you all next year!
Next race:
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Melbourne)
Sunday, March 16, 2025
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 58 | 1:26:33.291 | 25 |
| 2 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 58 | +5.832s | 18 |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 58 | +31.928s | 15 |
| 4 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 58 | +36.483s | 12 |
| 5 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 58 | +37.538s | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 58 | +49.847s | 8 |
| 7 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 58 | +72.560s | 6 |
| 8 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 58 | +75.554s | 4 |
| 9 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 58 | +82.373s | 2 |
| 10 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 58 | +83.821s | 1 |
| 11 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 57 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 57 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 57 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 57 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 61 | Jack Doohan | Alpine Renault | 57 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 57 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | Liam Lawson | RB Honda RBPT | 55 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 30 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 26 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 0 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Kevin Magnussen (no extra point awarded)
Source: F1.com
| Pos | Driver | Nationality | Car | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | NED | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 437 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren Mercedes | 374 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Ferrari | 356 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren Mercedes | 292 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Ferrari | 290 |
| 6 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes | 245 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes | 223 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 152 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 70 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | Alpine Renault | 42 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Haas Ferrari | 41 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | RB Honda RBPT | 30 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 24 |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | Alpine Renault | 23 |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | Haas Ferrari | 16 |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | THA | Williams Mercedes | 12 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | RB Honda RBPT | 12 |
| 18 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | Haas Ferrari | 7 |
| 19 | Franco Colapinto | ARG | Williams Mercedes | 5 |
| 20 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 4 |
| 21 | Liam Lawson | NZL | RB Honda RBPT | 4 |
| 22 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 0 |
| 23 | Logan Sargeant | USA | Williams Mercedes | 0 |
| 24 | Jack Doohan | AUS | Alpine Renault | 0 |
Source: F1.com
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren Mercedes | 666 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 652 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 589 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 468 |
| 5 | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 94 |
| 6 | Alpine Renault | 65 |
| 7 | Haas Ferrari | 58 |
| 8 | RB Honda RBPT | 46 |
| 9 | Williams Mercedes | 17 |
| 10 | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 4 |
Source: F1.com
Good race, fun race, but overshadowed by the baffling stewarding decisions and race direction.
What appeared to be a mirror that broke off a car is in the middle of the track, and no VSC or something to grab it? Then two cars get punctures, possibly from driving over that debris, one right after another in basically same place, but no safety car or anything called until a few laps later?
Then add on the harsh penalties. Plus Max's weird penalty for impeding-but-not-really from yesterday where he lost P1 after quali. As it's said, nothing as consistent as the inconsistent stewarding.
On a positive note, glad to see Zhou finally in the points! On his penultimate drive, no less. Only Sargeant and Bottas remain without points this year. Maybe Bottas will get some in his final race.
At least we'll get a down-to-the-wire championship showdown in Abu Dhabi. Ferrari vs McLaren for P1 in the WCC. Who are you all rooting for?
UPDATE: That was likely Ocon's last race with Alpine. Rumor, which Sky Sports appears to be confirming, is that he'll be out in Abu Dhabi, with Alpine reserve driver, Jack Doohan in for the last race. This is so Ocon can do post-season testing with Haas.
Next race:
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina Circuit
Sunday, December 8
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 57 | 1:31:05.323 | 25 |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 57 | +6.031s | 18 |
| 3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 57 | +6.819s | 15 |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 57 | +14.104s | 12 |
| 5 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 57 | +16.782s | 10 |
| 6 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 57 | +17.476s | 8 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 57 | +19.867s | 6 |
| 8 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 57 | +25.360s | 4 |
| 9 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 57 | +32.177s | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 57 | +35.762s | 2 |
| 11 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 57 | +50.243s | 0 |
| 12 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 57 | +56.122s | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 57 | +61.100s | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | Liam Lawson | RB Honda RBPT | 57 | +62.656s | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 56 | +1 lap | 0 |
| NC | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 39 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 38 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 8 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 0 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Lando Norris
Source: F1.com
For the first time in a long while I was able to follow along with a basho while it happened and only finish it a day late.
What was everyone's thoughts for this basho?
Favorite storyline?
Did anyone do poorly that you thought would do well and vice versa?
And that's a wrap on the WDC! Congrats to Max on his 4th Drivers Championship in a row!
So I need to rewatch the race. The race was at 1am my time, which isn't super late for me...but I fell asleep between laps 16-45. Oops.
Anyway, we are back in another triple-header -- anyone else think the schedule sucks this year? Only two more races left. Next weekend in Qatar, and then the season finale the following weekend in Abu Dhabi. The WCC is still in play, so hopefully we'll get an exciting end of the season.
Next race:
Qatar Grand Prix
Lusail International Circuit
Sunday, December 1
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 50 | 1:22:05.969 | 25 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 50 | +7.313s | 18 |
| 3 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 50 | +11.906s | 15 |
| 4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 50 | +14.283s | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 50 | +16.582s | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 50 | +43.385s | 9 |
| 7 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 50 | +51.365s | 6 |
| 8 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 50 | +59.808s | 4 |
| 9 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 50 | +62.808s | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 50 | +63.114s | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 50 | +69.195s | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 50 | +69.803s | 0 |
| 13 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 50 | +74.085s | 0 |
| 14 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 50 | +75.172s | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 50 | +84.102s | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | Liam Lawson | RB Honda RBPT | 50 | +91.005s | 0 |
| 17 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 49 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 49 | +1 lap | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 25 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 15 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Lando Norris
Source: F1.com
And Sao Paulo completes the triple-header!
What a weekend. What a day. What a race! Rain, amiright? Gotta be the most expensive weekend all year, in terms of destruction.
Congrats to Ocon, Gasly, and all of Alpine! P2 & P3, respectively. No one would've predicted that.
As an RB fan, it's great to see Max back at P1 and extending his championship lead over Norris! The gap has increased to 62pts. Amazing drive, starting at P17 and finishing P1. Plus he kept banging out fastest lap after fastest lap at the front, even with the rain and wet track. Yeah he got lucky with the safety car and red flag, but even before that, he was on form.
On the other side of the garage...Checo, WTH. Can't even pass your junior team's rookie driver? And then letting Hamilton through, as well? I'll just leave it at that.
Props to all the mechanics and engineers for having to fix and rebuild all those cars that got destroyed in Qualifying this morning. Especially Williams. I think Albon's crash was the most disappointing for me. He was provisionally P2 with 3min left of Q3, and I was stoked that he might actually keep it. But then he spun out into the wall. I actually yelled out "NOOOOOOO!" when I saw it happen 😭
Lastly, remember that there are potential penalties for Norris and a few others on the aborted start weirdness at the beginning.
3 weeks until the next race; enjoy the break. REMEMBER: Vegas is a SATURDAY NIGHT race in the US. Adjust accordingly to your local time.
Next race:
Las Vegas Grand Prix
Las Vegas Strip Circuit
Saturday, November 24
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 69 | 2:06:54.430 | 26 |
| 2 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 69 | +19.477s | 18 |
| 3 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 69 | +22.532s | 15 |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 69 | +23.265s | 12 |
| 5 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 69 | +30.177s | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 69 | +31.372s | 8 |
| 7 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 69 | +42.056s | 6 |
| 8 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 69 | +44.943s | 4 |
| 9 | 30 | Liam Lawson | RB Honda RBPT | 69 | +50.452s | 2 |
| 10 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 69 | +50.753s | 1 |
| 11 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 69 | +51.531s | 0 |
| 12 | 50 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 69 | +57.085s | 0 |
| 13 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 69 | +63.588s | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 69 | +78.049s | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 69 | +79.649s | 0 |
| NC | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 38 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 30 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 30 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 0 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen, Lap 67
Source: F1.com
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 24 | 29:46.045 | 8 |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 24 | +0.593s | 7 |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 24 | +5.656s | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 24 | +6.497s | 5 |
| 5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 24 | +7.224s | 4 |
| 6 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 24 | +12.475s | 3 |
| 7 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 24 | +18.161s | 2 |
| 8 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 24 | +18.717s | 1 |
| 9 | 30 | Liam Lawson | RB Honda RBPT | 24 | +20.773s | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 24 | +24.606s | 0 |
| 11 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 24 | +29.764s | 0 |
| 12 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 24 | +33.233s | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 24 | +34.128s | 0 |
| 14 | 50 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 24 | +35.507s | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 24 | +41.374s | 0 |
| 16 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 24 | +43.231s | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 24 | +54.139s | 0 |
| 18 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 24 | +56.537s | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 24 | +57.983s | 0 |
| NC | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 19 | DNF | 0 |
Source: F1.com
Hey, folks! I've been playing fantasy NFL for about four years now. At first, I expected to hate it. Just, ya know, always a pop culture contrarian. It turned out after a year or two, I really enjoy it!
I've been watching hockey on and off since probably 2007. Would love to see if NHL Fantasy can drive my NHL enjoyment similarly to football.
Not all of our little NFL group wants to try hockey. If you'd like to give it a whirl, I'd be happy to share the link to join! I need a few folks.
Race 2 of the triple-header complete! At the highest altitude of all the races: Mexico City.
Lots of crashes into the barriers this weekend. Such as for Yuki. I think Yuki was pulling off a great move on the outside of Albon, but Albon was being squeezed by Gasly, which made him squeeze Yuki. Either way, both were out of the running before Turn 1.
Max had a great start on Sainz to get P1, but then Sainz had a great run on Max after the restart! Sainz's move surprised me actually. But then Max's moves on Norris, as the latter attempted to pass the former, were ugly, to say the least. Both 10-sec penalties on Max deserved, IMO.
Perez had a great start at his home race, 'cept for the false start (looks like he was too far ahead of the marks). That earned him a 5-sec. But seems like the scrap and touch with Lawson just left him adrift at the back. At one point, Zhou was on hards 20 laps older than Perez' mediums, but Perez couldn't get anywhere close to DRS range of Zhou.
Mercedes were entertaining today, with Lewis trying to get around George lap after lap, for 10 laps.
I was hoping that Leclerc would keep P2, ahead of Norris, as a form of damage control in Red Bull's direction. But Norris came out ahead, after Leclerc almost went into the walls. Which was a good recovery by Leclerc to NOT hit the wall! At least Leclerc also took the fastest lap on the last lap. Another great P1 victory for Sainz. Provided this continues, what a way to finish out his time with Ferrari!
After the race, Colapinto recived a 10-sec penalty due to a collision between him and Lawson on the penutlimate lap.
Onward to Brazil!
Next race:
Sao Paulo Grand Prix
Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace
Sunday, November 3
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 71 | 1:40:55.800 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 71 | +4.705s | 18 |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 71 | +34.387s | 16 |
| 4 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 71 | +44.780s | 12 |
| 5 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 71 | +48.536s | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 71 | +59.558s | 8 |
| 7 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 71 | +63.642s | 6 |
| 8 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 71 | +64.928s | 4 |
| 9 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 70 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 70 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | Liam Lawson | RB Honda RBPT | 70 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 70 | +1 lap | 0 |
| NC | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 15 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 0 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Charles Leclerc, Lap 71
Source: F1.com
Welcome back from the second summer (fall?) break! And a sprint weekend at COTA in Austin, Texas, at that. And the start of a triple-header!
About to go to bed, so only posting the results for both the sprint race and the grand prix.
Except...Poor Hamilton. What a weekend to forget.
Next race:
Mexico City Grand Prix
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez -- Mexico City, Mexico
Sunday, October 27
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 56 | 1:35:09.639 | 25 |
| 2 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 56 | +8.562s | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 56 | +19.412s | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 56 | +20.354s | 12 |
| 5 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 56 | +21.921s | 10 |
| 6 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 56 | +56.295s | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 56 | +59.072s | 6 |
| 8 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 56 | +62.957s | 4 |
| 9 | 30 | Liam Lawson | RB Honda RBPT | 56 | +70.563s | 2 |
| 10 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 56 | +71.979s | 1 |
| 11 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 56 | +79.782s | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 56 | +90.558s | 0 |
| 13 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 55 | +1 lap | 0 |
| NC | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Estaban Ocon, Lap 53. No exta point awarded; outside of top 10.
Source: F1.com
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 19 | 31:06.146 | 8 |
| 2 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 19 | +3.882s | 7 |
| 3 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 19 | +6.240s | 6 |
| 4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 19 | +6.956s | 5 |
| 5 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 19 | +15.766s | 4 |
| 6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 19 | +18.724s | 3 |
| 7 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 19 | +25.161s | 2 |
| 8 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 19 | +26.588s | 1 |
| 9 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 19 | +29.950s | 0 |
| 10 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 19 | +37.059s | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 19 | +38.363s | 0 |
| 12 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 19 | +39.460s | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 19 | +41.236s | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 19 | +41.995s | 0 |
| 15 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 19 | +42.804s | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | Liam Lawson | RB Honda RBPT | 19 | +44.008s | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 19 | +44.564s | 0 |
| 18 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 19 | +46.807s | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 19 | +52.842s | 0 |
| 20 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 19 | +54.476s | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen, Lap 19. No extra point awarded in a sprint race.
Source: F1.com
Thought that was a rather boring race. First half or so was just tire management. The added DRS zone didn't really spice anything up, as so many of the gaps were greater than 1 second. Even in the late race when the gaps tightened up, didn't seem like passing was possible. Perez couldn't get around Hulk. Leclerc couldn't get around Russell.
On a more positive note, Colapinto continues to kill it. Albon had to retire due to a PU cooling issue, but even before that, Colapinto passed his teammate on a great move at the start. One that Albon was not particularly happy about! Unfortuantely, Perez just nudged Colapinto out of the points.
McLaren continues to extend their recently-attained lead in the Constructor Championship. McLaren is ahead of Red Bull by 41 points. Though with 6 races left, that's not quite a guarantee just yet.
Anyway, we begin the unofficial autumn break. 4 weeks until COTA. A whole month. Sigh. Since we're entering another break, I'll also post the current Constructor and Driver Championships standings below.
Next race:
United States Grand Prix
Circuit of the Americas -- Austin, Texas
Sunday, October 20
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 62 | 1:40:52.571 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 62 | +20.945s | 18 |
| 3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 62 | +41.823s | 15 |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 62 | +61.040s | 12 |
| 5 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 62 | +62.430s | 10 |
| 6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 62 | +85.248s | 8 |
| 7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 62 | +96.039s | 6 |
| 8 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 61 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 9 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 61 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 61 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB Honda RBPT | 61 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 57 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 15 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Daniel Ricciardo
Source: F1.com
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren Mercedes | 516 |
| 2 | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 475 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 441 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 329 |
| 5 | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 86 |
| 6 | RB Honda RBPT | 34 |
| 7 | Haas Ferrari | 31 |
| 8 | Williams Mercedes | 16 |
| 9 | Alpine Renault | 13 |
| 10 | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 0 |
Source: F1.com
| Pos | Driver | Nationality | Car | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | NED | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 331 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren Mercedes | 279 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Ferrari | 245 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren Mercedes | 237 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Ferrari | 190 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes | 174 |
| 7 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes | 155 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 144 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 62 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Haas Ferrari | 24 |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 24 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | RB Honda RBPT | 22 |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | THA | Williams Mercedes | 12 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | RB Honda RBPT | 12 |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | Alpine Renault | 8 |
| 16 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | Haas Ferrari | 7 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | Haas Ferrari | 6 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | Alpine Renault | 5 |
| 19 | Franco Colapinto | ARG | Williams Mercedes | 4 |
| 20 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 0 |
| 21 | Logan Sargeant | USA | Williams Mercedes | 0 |
| 22 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 0 |
Source: F1.com
Oscar Piastri is a beast. But so is Leclerc. I really thought Leclerc was going to get the place back a couple times, but Piastri kept closing that door on him. Absolutely great race for the both of them.
The crash between Perez and Sainz was unfortunate. Perez, especially, was driving a great race. He was ahead of Max! The whole time or pretty close to it, I think. P3/P4 for both would've been a great position for each. But DNFs for both instead.
I don't think it was 100% either driver's fault, as it sounds like both were trying to get into Leclerc's slipstream and drifted into each other, but I would probably assign more to Perez, just because he could see from behind and could've moved over. But I think it's really just a racing incident. They were racing hard; shit happens.
Great haul for Williams with 10pts! Even had Sainz and Checo not crashed out, they still would've scored points.
Anyway, onward to another street circuit: Singapore!
Next race:
Singapore Grand Prix
Marina Bay Street Circuit
Sunday, September 22
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 51 | 1:32:58.007 | 25 |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 51 | +10.910s | 18 |
| 3 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 51 | +31.328s | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 51 | +36.143s | 13 |
| 5 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 51 | +77.098s | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 51 | +85.468s | 8 |
| 7 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 51 | +87.396s | 6 |
| 8 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 51 | +89.541s | 4 |
| 9 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 51 | +92.401s | 2 |
| 10 | 50 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 51 | +93.127s | 1 |
| 11 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 51 | +93.465s | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 51 | +117.189s | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB Honda RBPT | 51 | +146.907s | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 51 | +148.841s | 0 |
| 15 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 50 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 50 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 49 | DNF | 0 |
| 18 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 49 | DNF | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 45 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 14 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Lando Norris
Source: F1.com
OT/Related: IndyCar's last race of the season is today. Big Machine Music City Grand Prix at the Nashville Superspeedway. 3:00p EDT.
It seems like Reddit and Twitter are the best for this but they've both gone down hill. Does anyone have a good RSS feed?
Im currently using
https://www.thescore.com/author/justin-boone
https://www.borischen.co/p/ppr-running-back-tier-rankings.html
I wouldn't mind more tier like lists, but I want to get more breaking news stuff.
I'm back! I missed Zanvdoort since I was moving cross-country.
Anyway, this turned out to be a fun race! I wasn't sure how it was going to end up but the tire strategies kept it interesting. Not sure if the Ferraris, particularly Leclerc, made a big gamble, or that the McLarens snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. Probably a little column A, little column B. Either way, I did not expect a Leclerc victory; they probably didn't either. The Tifosi will be partying hard tonight!
Red Bull continues to, unfortunately for me, shit the bed. During the first half of the race, Perez could barely overtake Russell, even though Russell had a damaged front wing. Later in the race, when Max switched to new mediums, with Hamilton ahead on slightly used hards, Max still couldn't close the gap. The gap even opened up! At least both RBRs finished in the Top 10 (more impressive for Perez, less so for Max).
I didn't see what happened to Yuki that caused him to retire; need to find that out.
Lastly, congrats to Colapinto finishing P12! Excellent for an F1 debut.
Onward to Baku.
Next race:
Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku City Circuit
Sunday, September 15
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Leclerc | Ferrari | 53 | 1:14:40.727 | 25 |
| 2 | 81 | Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 53 | +2.664s | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 53 | +6.153s | 16 |
| 4 | 55 | Sainz | Ferrari | 53 | +15.621s | 12 |
| 5 | 44 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 53 | +22.820s | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 53 | +37.932s | 8 |
| 7 | 63 | Russell | Mercedes | 53 | +39.715s | 6 |
| 8 | 11 | Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 53 | +54.148s | 4 |
| 9 | 23 | Albon | Williams Mercedes | 53 | +67.456s | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 53 | +68.302s | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 53 | +68.495s | 0 |
| 12 | 43 | Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 53 | +81.308s | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | Ricciardo | RB Honda RBPT | 53 | +93.452s | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | Ocon | Alpine Renault | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 10 | Gasly | Alpine Renault | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 77 | Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | Zhou | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 7 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Lando Norris
Source: F1.com
Not the most exciting race, but Mercedes made it exciting towards the end. I was really rooting for Lewis to overtake Russell , but Russell kept his P1. Ballsy strategy with a one-stopper, but in the end, turned out to be a great call.
UPDATE: Russell was DSQ'd post-race due to his car being underweight. FIA decision document [PDF]. Everyone moves up. Tough break, but the rules are the rules.
Max was able to claw his way through the field, ending P5 P4. Checo did better this weekend, but finishing P8 P7 (and also getting fastest lap), probably still not great for his future. If he survives to drive another day, it's just barely.
Anyway, on to the summer break. See you all for Zandvoort!
Also, sorry for not posting an post-race discussion for Baku last weekend. I was out of town and almost immediately after the race had to leave for the airport.
Next race:
Dutch Grand Prix
Circuit Zandvoort
Sunday, August 25
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | +0.526s | 25 |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 44 | +1.173s | 18 |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 44 | +8.549s | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 44 | +9.226s | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 44 | +9.850s | 10 |
| 6 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 44 | +19.795s | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 44 | +43.195s | 7 |
| 8 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 44 | +49.963s | 4 |
| 9 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 44 | +52.552s | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB Honda RBPT | 44 | +54.926s | 1 |
| 11 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 44 | +63.011s | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 44 | +63.651s | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 44 | +64.365s | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 44 | +66.631s | 0 |
| 15 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 44 | +70.638s | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 44 | +76.737s | 0 |
| 17 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams Mercedes | 44 | +86.057s | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 44 | +88.833s | 0 |
| DQ | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 44 | 1:19:57.040 | 0 |
| NC | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 5 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Sergio Perez
Source: F1.com
What a race -- Silverstone delivers, again!
Due to the bouts of rain, it was definitely a race centered around tire and pit stategy. Friends and I were constantly analyzing the tires changes.
Congrats to Lewis Hamilton for P1! 9th victory at Silverstone, and first win in like 2.5yrs. He's not "my" driver, but it's hard to not be happy for him for him! I thought McLaren was going to get the 1-2, but McLaren strategy shit the bed, hard. Just goes to show that speed isn't always everything (unless the team is Mercedes pre-2021).
Checo did not get his amazing performance, which was expected starting from the pitlane, but I imagine he was still valuable by providing data to the team for Max. So that's something. Though I was a little perplexed with Ferrari and Leclerc. At one point Leclerc was right next to Sainz in the Top 10. Then Leclerc pitted too early and never recovered. Maybe just poor strategy. As usual.
Anyway, triple header is over -- Two weeks til Hungary.
Off-topic, but there's an IndyCar race today as well. First showing of their new hybrid engines.
Also, thank you to @EmperorPenguin for posting the Austrian post-race discussion last week.
Next race:
Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungaroring
Sunday, July 21
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 52 | 1:22:27.059 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 52 | +1.465s | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 52 | +7.547s | 15 |
| 4 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 52 | +12.429s | 12 |
| 5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 52 | +47.318s | 11 |
| 6 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | HAAS FERRARI | 52 | +55.722s | 8 |
| 7 | 18 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 52 | +56.569s | 6 |
| 8 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 52 | +63.577s | 4 |
| 9 | 23 | Alexander Albon | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 52 | +68.387s | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB HONDA RBPT | 52 | +79.303s | 1 |
| 11 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 52 | +88.960s | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 52 | +90.153s | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB HONDA RBPT | 51 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 51 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 51 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 50 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 50 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 50 | +2 laps | 0 |
| NC | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 33 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPINE RENAULT | 0 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Carlos Sainz
Source: F1.com
Since we're halfway through the season -- though still not at the summer break -- I'll post the WCC and WDC as well.
| POS | DRIVER | NATIONALITY | CAR | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | NED | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 255 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | GBR | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 171 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | MON | FERRARI | 150 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | FERRARI | 146 |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 124 |
| 6 | Sergio Perez | MEX | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 118 |
| 7 | George Russell | GBR | MERCEDES | 111 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | MERCEDES | 110 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 45 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | CAN | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 23 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | HAAS FERRARI | 22 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | RB HONDA RBPT | 20 |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | RB HONDA RBPT | 11 |
| 14 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | FERRARI | 6 |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | ALPINE RENAULT | 6 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | HAAS FERRARI | 5 |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | THA | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 4 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | ALPINE RENAULT | 3 |
| 19 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 0 |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant | USA | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 0 |
| 21 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 0 |
Source: F1.com
| POS | TEAM | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 373 |
| 2 | FERRARI | 302 |
| 3 | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 295 |
| 4 | MERCEDES | 221 |
| 5 | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 68 |
| 6 | RB HONDA RBPT | 31 |
| 7 | HAAS FERRARI | 27 |
| 8 | ALPINE RENAULT | 9 |
| 9 | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 4 |
| 10 | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 0 |
Source: F1.com
Carli Lloyd & Alexi Lalas react
I've can't with the USMNT anymore. I have been so invested with the team over the years but US Soccer has one consistent failure after another. Yesterday after the failed Copa America campaign to tune back into what others are saying and once again I hear the same thing: US Soccer isn't going to change and stay the course! So there you have it everyone! Wondering what folks outside the USA think about our situation, what do you recommend or change if you could?
JCPhoenix is out today, so I went ahead and filled in!
Bad day for Red Bull on their own track. Max messed up, and Checo is a bit of a Haas sandwich!
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 71 | 1:24:22.798 | 25 |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 71 | +1.906s | 18 |
| 3 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 71 | +4.533s | 15 |
| 4 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 71 | +23.142s | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 71 | +37.253s | 10 |
| 6 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 71 | +54.088s | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 71 | +54.672s | 6 |
| 8 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 71 | +60.355s | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB Honda RBPT | 71 | +61.169s | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 71 | +61.766s | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 71 | +67.056s | 0 |
| 12 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 71 | +68.325s | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 70 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams Mercedes | 69 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 20 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 64 | +7 laps | 0 |
Fastest lap: Fernando Alonso
Source: F1.com
Busy today so can't do a write-up -- Sorry!
Next race:
Austrian Grand Prix
Red Bull Ring
Sunday, June 30
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 66 | 1:28:20.227 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 66 | +2.219s | 19 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 66 | +17.790s | 15 |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 66 | +22.320s | 12 |
| 5 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 66 | +22.709s | 10 |
| 6 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 66 | +31.028s | 8 |
| 7 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 66 | +33.760s | 6 |
| 8 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 66 | +59.524s | 4 |
| 9 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPINE RENAULT | 66 | +62.025s | 2 |
| 10 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 66 | +71.889s | 1 |
| 11 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | HAAS FERRARI | 66 | +79.215s | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 65 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 65 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 65 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB HONDA RBPT | 65 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 65 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 65 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | Alexander Albon | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 65 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB HONDA RBPT | 65 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 64 | +2 laps | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Lando Norris
Source: F1.com
I watch it every year, though it's not ideal to follow from the Pacific time zone of the United States.
My daughter and I always get up super early on Sunday morning (6 AM) to watch the last hour of the race. My dad has started coming over to our house to watch the last hour with us, too.
Oh hey, I'm back! Sorry for not doing a post-race report for Monaco. I straight-up forgot about the report. Was hardly a race, anyway.
But Canada, Oh, Canada...Now that was a race! All weekend, the rain (and even hail) had been causing chaos, and the rain delivered even more on Sunday. Around Lap 32, I realized that we still we had half a race to go! At one point early in the race, KMag had cut his way through the field to P4/P5 on Wets while everyone else was on Inters, but as the track dried, he wasn't able to keep it. Still ended up P11, 7 places up from where he started.
Unfortunately, not a great weekend for Ferrari, both starting just outside of the top 10, and then both cars retiring during the race. And I don't quite understand what Leclerc and the strategists were doing switching to Hards right as the rain was coming back to the track.
But otherwise, a great weekend for Mercedes and McLaren, though they had to work for it. But in the end, we return back to the Dutch and Austrian national anthems.
Next race:
Spanish Grand Prix
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Sunday, June 23
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 70 | 1:45:47.927 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 70 | +3.879s | 18 |
| 3 | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 70 | +4.317s | 15 |
| 4 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 70 | +4.915s | 13 |
| 5 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 70 | +10.199s | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 70 | +17.510s | 8 |
| 7 | 18 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 70 | +23.625s | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB HONDA RBPT | 70 | +28.672s | 4 |
| 9 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPINE RENAULT | 70 | +30.021s | 2 |
| 10 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 70 | +30.313s | 1 |
| 11 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | HAAS FERRARI | 70 | +30.824s | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 70 | +31.253s | 0 |
| 13 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 70 | +40.487s | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB HONDA RBPT | 70 | +52.694s | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 69 | +1 lap | 0 |
| NC | 55 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 52 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Alexander Albon | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 52 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 51 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 40 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 2 | Logan Sargeant | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 23 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton
Source: F1.com
Friday
Qualifying 3: 13:30 - 14:45 CEST
Top Qualifying: 17:30 - 19:15 CEST
Saturday:
Green Flag: 17:30 CEST, 11:30 EST, 15:30 GMT, 01:30 (Saturday) AEST
Track Information: 25.378 km (15.770 miles) located in Nürburg, Germany
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Streaming/TV/Radio
ADAC TotalEnergies 24hNürburgring (YT Channel) - Official race streams and many on-board streams available.
Radio LeMans Commentary (English)
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Live Timing
Official 24h Rennen Live Timing
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Social Media
Use the hashtags #24hNurburgring and #adacn242024 to get involved!
/r/WEC for official race discussion threads
Kind of a boring race, honestly. At least until the the last ~10 laps or so. Then Lando ate into that already small gap (for Max) of like 6-7sec and seriously challenged Max for P1! I think the gap the two was down to 0.7sec. I was wearing my RBR jacket; thought I might have to change into my McLaren jacket! One more lap and I think Lando would've had Max.
I definitely expect Lando at the top of the podium again at some point this season. And I'm looking forward to it.
Next race:
Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
Sunday, May 26
Lastly...LOTS of racing next weekend. Aside from Monaco, IndyCar's 108th running of the Indianpolis 500 is on Sunday, along with NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 only a couple hours later. There's also the Formula E Shanghai E-Prix and a MotoGP race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. I'm sure there're more, but these are some of the bigger races.
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 63 | 1:25:25.252 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 63 | +0.725s | 18 |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 63 | +7.916s | 15 |
| 4 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 63 | +14.132s | 12 |
| 5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 63 | +22.325s | 10 |
| 6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 63 | +35.104s | 8 |
| 7 | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 63 | +47.154s | 7 |
| 8 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 63 | +54.776s | 4 |
| 9 | 18 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 63 | +79.556s | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB HONDA RBPT | 62 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | HAAS FERRARI | 62 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 62 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB HONDA RBPT | 62 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 62 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 62 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPINE RENAULT | 62 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 62 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 62 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 62 | +1 lap | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Alexander Albon | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 51 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: George Russell
Source: F1.com, FIA.com Final Race Classification [PDF]
Congrats to Lando Norris for finally breaking his record of most podiums without a win...by winning! Much deserved.
And because the F1 racing gods giveth and taketh away, I saw an unfortunate racing record for Kevin Magnussen: Most penalty points in a single weekend, with 6 points. He now has 10 out of 12 points before a race ban. And the earliest any of these points expire? March 2025. Yikes.
Though we'll see if he actually gets more points and/or a race ban.
Next race:
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (Imola)
Sunday, May 19, 2024
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 57 | 1:30:49.876 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 57 | +7.612s | 18 |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 57 | +9.920s | 15 |
| 4 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 57 | +14.650s | 0 |
| 5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 57 | +16.407s | 0 |
| 6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 57 | +16.585s | 8 |
| 7 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB HONDA RBPT | 57 | +26.185s | 6 |
| 8 | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 57 | +34.789s | 4 |
| 9 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 57 | +37.107s | 2 |
| 10 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 57 | +39.746s | 1 |
| 11 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | HAAS FERRARI | 57 | +40.789s | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPINE RENAULT | 57 | +44.958s | 0 |
| 13 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 57 | +49.756s | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 57 | +49.979s | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB HONDA RBPT | 57 | +50.956s | 0 |
| 16 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 57 | +52.356s | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 57 | +55.173s | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | Alexander Albon | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 57 | +76.091s | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 57 | +84.683s | 0 |
| NC | 2 | Logan Sargeant | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 27 | DNF | 0 |
Magnussen received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision and a 20-second time penalty for entering the pits during a Safety Car period and not changing tyres. Stroll received a 10-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. Sainz received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision.
Source: F1.com
Safety cars made that more interesting than it might've been. I was hoping for some rain!
Feel bad for RB (VCARB). Yuki had a poor weekend of course, but Daniel was doing pretty good today, until Stroll rear-ended him before the restart of the first SC. Both DNF'd.
Sainz and Checo did alright, but I was expecting more from them both.
Norris did great (and was DOTD), but my personal DOTD was Alonso, especially after his crazy save.
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 56 | 1:40:52.554 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 56 | +13.773s | 18 |
| 3 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 56 | +19.160s | 15 |
| 4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 56 | +23.623s | 12 |
| 5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 56 | +33.983s | 10 |
| 6 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 56 | +38.724s | 8 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 56 | +43.414s | 7 |
| 8 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 56 | +56.198s | 4 |
| 9 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 56 | +57.986s | 2 |
| 10 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 56 | +60.476s | 1 |
| 11 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 56 | +62.812s | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 56 | +65.506s | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 56 | +69.223s | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 56 | +71.689s | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 56 | +82.786s | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 56 | +87.533s | 0 |
| 17 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams Mercedes | 56 | +95.110s | 0 |
| NC | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB Honda RBPT | 33 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 26 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 19 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso
Source: F1.com
Those last 10 laps or so were pretty spicy. Sure, Herta kinda ended that Dixon and Newgarden fight, but I'm not sure that Newgarden would've passed Dixon for P1 even if that hadn't happen. Dixon is a beast.
Theo Pourchaire, the reigning F2 Champion, had a great IndyCar debut, finishing P11 from P22! He apparently hadn't sat in an IndyCar until this weekend for practice and such.
Next race:
Alabama Grand Prix
Barber Motorsports Park
Sunday, April 28
| RANK | DRIVER | CAR NO. | STARTS | LAPS | TOTAL TIME | LAPS LED | STATUS | POINTS | AVG.SPEED | PIT STOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Dixon | 9 | 8 | 85 | 01:42:03.1416 | 42 | Running | 53 | 98.350 | 2 |
| 2 | Colton Herta | 26 | 4 | 85 | 01:42:04.1214 | 7 | Running | 41 | 98.334 | 2 |
| 3 | Alex Palou | 10 | 6 | 85 | 01:42:04.9080 | - | Running | 35 | 98.321 | 2 |
| 4 | Josef Newgarden | 2 | 3 | 85 | 01:42:07.1151 | 19 | Running | 33 | 98.286 | 2 |
| 5 | Marcus Ericsson | 28 | 5 | 85 | 01:42:07.5185 | - | Running | 30 | 98.279 | 2 |
| 6 | Will Power | 12 | 2 | 85 | 01:42:18.9055 | 15 | Running | 29 | 98.097 | 2 |
| 7 | Kyle Kirkwood | 27 | 10 | 85 | 01:42:19.3204 | 1 | Running | 27 | 98.090 | 2 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | 77 | 16 | 85 | 01:42:21.1849 | - | Running | 24 | 98.061 | 2 |
| 9 | Felix Rosenqvist | 60 | 1 | 85 | 01:42:21.9571 | 1 | Running | 24 | 98.048 | 2 |
| 10 | Alexander Rossi | 7 | 13 | 85 | 01:42:35.2331 | - | Running | 20 | 97.837 | 3 |
| 11 | Theo Pourchaire | 6 | 22 | 85 | 01:42:36.5825 | - | Running | 19 | 97.815 | 2 |
| 12 | Marcus Armstrong | 11 | 9 | 85 | 01:42:43.9623 | - | Running | 18 | 97.698 | 2 |
| 13 | Linus Lundqvist | 8 | 17 | 85 | 01:42:45.1419 | - | Running | 17 | 97.680 | 2 |
| 14 | Rinus VeeKay | 21 | 18 | 85 | 01:42:47.5741 | - | Running | 16 | 97.641 | 2 |
| 15 | Agustin Canapino | 78 | 20 | 85 | 01:42:54.4572 | - | Running | 15 | 97.532 | 3 |
| 16 | Pato O'Ward | 5 | 14 | 85 | 01:42:56.1377 | - | Running | 14 | 97.506 | 3 |
| 17 | Graham Rahal | 15 | 12 | 85 | 01:43:05.6606 | - | Running | 13 | 97.355 | 2 |
| 18 | Sting Ray Robb | 41 | 25 | 85 | 01:43:08.7314 | - | Running | 12 | 97.307 | 2 |
| 19 | Kyffin Simpson | 4 | 26 | 84 | 01:42:06.5316 | - | Running | 11 | 97.139 | 2 |
| 20 | Nolan Siegel | 51 | 27 | 84 | 01:42:09.8320 | - | Running | 10 | 97.086 | 2 |
| 21 | Santino Ferrucci | 14 | 24 | 84 | 01:42:12.4251 | - | Running | 9 | 97.045 | 3 |
| 22 | Tom Blomqvist | 66 | 15 | 84 | 01:42:28.7772 | - | Running | 8 | 96.787 | 3 |
| 23 | Christian Lundgaard | 45 | 7 | 84 | 01:42:34.2538 | - | Running | 7 | 96.701 | 3 |
| 24 | Pietro Fittipaldi | 30 | 19 | 84 | 01:42:52.7942 | - | Running | 6 | 96.411 | 3 |
| 25 | Jack Harvey | 18 | 23 | 83 | 01:42:31.6976 | - | Running | 5 | 95.590 | 4 |
| 26 | Scott McLaughlin | 3 | 11 | 71 | 01:26:53.2828 | - | Running | 5 | 96.488 | 2 |
| 27 | Christian Rasmussen | 20 | 21 | 14 | 00:17:23.1996 | - | Contact | 5 | 95.080 | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Marcus Ericson
Source: IndyCar.com [PDF]
It's 2:45a as I'm posting this. I'm too tired to comment on the race...
Next race is in Shanghai, China -- April 19-21, 2024. First time racing in Shanghai in 5yrs!
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 53 | 1:54:23.566 | 26 |
| 2 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 53 | +12.535s | 18 |
| 3 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 53 | +20.866s | 15 |
| 4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 53 | +26.522s | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 53 | +29.700s | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 53 | +44.272s | 8 |
| 7 | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 53 | +45.951s | 6 |
| 8 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 53 | +47.525s | 4 |
| 9 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 53 | +48.626s | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB HONDA RBPT | 52 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | HAAS FERRARI | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPINE RENAULT | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| NC | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 12 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB HONDA RBPT | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Alexander Albon | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 0 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen
Source: F1.com
Quite an exciting weekend. Drivers having problems keeping it on track during FPs, Albon's crash and Logan's sacrifice, a pretty good Quali, and then Max's shocking DNF in the early laps of the race.
But if I'm being honest, the rest of the race wasn't that exciting. What does that say about current state of F1?
Anyway, moral of the the weekend: get your appendix removed; you'll become a Smooth Operator.
| POS | NO | DRIVER | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | Sainz | 58 | 1:20:26.843 | 25 |
| 2 | 16 | Leclerc | 58 | +2.366s | 19 |
| 3 | 4 | Norris | 58 | +5.904s | 15 |
| 4 | 81 | Piastri | 58 | +35.770s | 12 |
| 5 | 11 | Perez | 58 | +56.309s | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | Alonso | 58 | +80.992s | 8 |
| 7 | 18 | Stroll | 58 | +93.222s | 6 |
| 8 | 22 | Tsunoda | 58 | +95.601s | 4 |
| 9 | 27 | Hulkenberg | 58 | +104.553s | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Magnussen | 57 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | 23 | Albon | 57 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | Ricciardo | 57 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | Gasly | 57 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 77 | Bottas | 57 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | Zhou | 57 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 31 | Ocon | 57 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 63 | Russell | 56 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 44 | Hamilton | 15 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 1 | Verstappen | 3 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Charles Leclerc
Source: F1.com
Roughly 18 games from the end of the NHL season, who makes it and where? https://www.espn.com/nhl/standings/_/view/wild-card
Lots of fights in the midfield and back this weekend. And that performance from Oliver Bearman! For me, it was more entertaining than the season opener.
We get a little bit of a break before we head to Melbourne in two weeks, March 21-23.
Not gonna lie, I'll be missing these Thursday-Saturday formats. Well, for us Americans, Australia is still Th-Sa because of timezones.
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 50 | 1:20:43.273 | 25 |
| 2 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 50 | +13.643s | 18 |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 50 | +18.639s | 16 |
| 4 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 50 | +32.007s | 12 |
| 5 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 50 | +35.759s | 10 |
| 6 | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 50 | +39.936s | 8 |
| 7 | 38 | Oliver Bearman | FERRARI | 50 | +42.679s | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 50 | +45.708s | 4 |
| 9 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 50 | +47.391s | 2 |
| 10 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | HAAS FERRARI | 50 | +76.996s | 1 |
| 11 | 23 | Alexander Albon | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 50 | +88.354s | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 50 | +105.737s | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 49 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB HONDA RBPT | 49 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 49 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB HONDA RBPT | 49 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 49 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 49 | +1 lap | 0 |
| NC | 18 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 5 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPINE RENAULT | 1 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Charles Leclerc
Source: F1.com
Welcome back to Formula 1, Tilderinos! After what seemed like a short break, our 2024 season opener in Bahrain is already over!
Next week is already Race #2 in Saudi Arabia at Jeddah. See you all next weekend!
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 57 | 1:31:44.742 | 26 |
| 2 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 57 | +22.457s | 18 |
| 3 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 57 | +25.110s | 15 |
| 4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 57 | +39.669s | 12 |
| 5 | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 57 | +46.788s | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 57 | +48.458s | 8 |
| 7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 57 | +50.324s | 6 |
| 8 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 57 | +56.082s | 4 |
| 9 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 57 | +74.887s | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 57 | +93.216s | 1 |
| 11 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 56 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 56 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB HONDA RBPT | 56 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB HONDA RBPT | 56 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | Alexander Albon | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 56 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | HAAS FERRARI | 56 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 56 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPINE RENAULT | 56 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | KICK SAUBER FERRARI | 56 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 55 | +2 laps | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen (Plus unofficial "Grand Slam" -- Pole Position, led every lap, fastest lap)
Source: F1.com
Hello, I'd love for the ~sports and specifically ~sports.football topics to be more common, so I figured I would post something that's been on my mind a lot lately: Do you care about other results being spoiled while watching football matches?
I don't have as much time as I used to to watch football all day, so I tend to watch games either on weekends if I can, or via recordings of matches. I'll usually put on a game each night, sometimes actively watching it and other times just as some background noise on my second monitor while I game or browse the web, but still pay attention to the goals and big moments in the game.
Recently the Champion's League Round of 16 started, so I've been watching those games in the evenings when I can. And what happens is that while I'm watching one game, the commentators/announcers will just randomly say "Oh btw, so-and-so just scored in the other game, making it 1-0". And it sucks because I was looking forward to watching that game next. But by watching one game I end up knowing the results for both games because the announcers update you all throughout the coverage of the game you're watching.
I get that the games happened at the same time in real life, so the announcer was letting people know of the results live as they happened, but why? Does it bother anyone else or do most people just not care or don't watch games after the fact?
I remember watching games as a kid on Brazilian television, and they had a much better solution to spoilers: an animation would appear on the screen whenever a goal was scored in another match, then after a few seconds the information would pop up about who scored and what that game's current score is. It gave you the perfect opportunity to change the channel or just look away and cover your ears for a few seconds if you were planning on watching the other games later. It's not a perfect system, since when there's only two games happening at the same time (like in this CL round of 16), you know exactly when a goal was scored in the other match, just not which team scored it. But it's miles better than just straight up announcing 'oh look the other team has tied, the other game is now 1-1'.
I can understand how in certain circumstances, other results might be super important to someone watching a game, like the last day of a league when all the matches are played at once, or the final games of a group stage where your team depends on other results to advance. But those should be the exceptions, not the norm. Maybe update people during half time or something, which already happens anyways. But let me watch the games spoiler-free at my own pace please.
And the 2023 Formula 1 Season has ended!
This isn't a spolier this "late" in the game, so congratulations to Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT for winning the 2023 World Constructors' Championship, and their driver Max Verstappen for the winning the 2023 World Drivers' Championship. Plus all the other records Max has smashed this year—talk about domination!
The 2024 schedule is out and the first GP is February 29 - March 2 in Bahrain.
Pre-season testing will also be in Bahrain, Feb. 21-23 (the week prior). We usually get a little bit of sneakpeak, I think.
Anyway, enjoy the break, everyone. I know I'll enjoy not waking up at odd hours or not sleeping for F1 sessions for a few months! See you all -- according to David Coulthard -- in 97 days for testing!
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 58 | 1:27:02.624 | 26 |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 58 | +17.993s | 18 |
| 3 | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 58 | +20.328s | 15 |
| 4 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 58 | +21.453s | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 58 | +24.284s | 10 |
| 6 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 58 | +31.487s | 8 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 58 | +39.512s | 6 |
| 8 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT | 58 | +43.088s | 4 |
| 9 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 58 | +44.424s | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 58 | +55.632s | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT | 58 | +56.229s | 0 |
| 12 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 58 | +66.373s | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPINE RENAULT | 58 | +70.360s | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | Alexander Albon | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 58 | +73.184s | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | HAAS FERRARI | 58 | +83.696s | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 58 | +87.791s | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | ALFA ROMEO FERRARI | 58 | +89.422s | 0 |
| 18 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 57 | DNF | 0 |
| 19 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | ALFA ROMEO FERRARI | 57 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 57 | +1 lap | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen
Source: F1.com
| POS | DRIVER | NATIONALITY | CAR | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | NED | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 575 |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | MEX | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 285 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | MERCEDES | 234 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 206 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | MON | FERRARI | 206 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | GBR | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 205 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | FERRARI | 200 |
| 8 | George Russell | GBR | MERCEDES | 175 |
| 9 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 97 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | CAN | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 74 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | ALPINE RENAULT | 62 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | ALPINE RENAULT | 58 |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | THA | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 27 |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT | 17 |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | ALFA ROMEO FERRARI | 10 |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | HAAS FERRARI | 9 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT | 6 |
| 18 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN | ALFA ROMEO FERRARI | 6 |
| 19 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | HAAS FERRARI | 3 |
| 20 | Liam Lawson | NZL | ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT | 2 |
| 21 | Logan Sargeant | USA | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 1 |
| 22 | Nyck De Vries | NED | ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT | 0 |
Source: F1.com
| POS | TEAM | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 860 |
| 2 | MERCEDES | 409 |
| 3 | FERRARI | 406 |
| 4 | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 302 |
| 5 | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 280 |
| 6 | ALPINE RENAULT | 120 |
| 7 | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 28 |
| 8 | ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT | 25 |
| 9 | ALFA ROMEO FERRARI | 16 |
| 10 | HAAS FERRARI | 12 |
Source: F1.com
OK, I'll admit it. I didn't think Las Vegas was going to be that exciting. I was proven wrong. What a race!
But F1 still owes me money for the Thursday night FP1/FP2 debacle!!
Anyway, the final race of the season is at Abu Dhabi, Nov. 24-26. Which is already next weekend! Didn't even realize we had a double-header.
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 50 | 1:29:08.289 | 25 |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 50 | +2.070s | 18 |
| 3 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 50 | +2.241s | 15 |
| 4 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 50 | +18.665s | 12 |
| 5 | 18 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 50 | +20.067s | 10 |
| 6 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 50 | +20.834s | 8 |
| 7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 50 | +21.755s | 6 |
| 8 | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 50 | +23.091s | 4 |
| 9 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 50 | +25.964s | 2 |
| 10 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 50 | +29.496s | 2 |
| 11 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPINE RENAULT | 50 | +34.270s | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | Alexander Albon | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 50 | +43.398s | 0 |
| 13 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 50 | +44.825s | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT | 50 | +48.525s | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | ALFA ROMEO FERRARI | 50 | +50.162s | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 50 | +50.882s | 0 |
| 17 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | ALFA ROMEO FERRARI | 50 | +85.350s | 0 |
| 18 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT | 46 | DNF | 0 |
| 19 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | HAAS FERRARI | 45 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 2 | DNF | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Oscar Piastri
Source: F1.com
And most importantly: which is your favourite Hughes brother?
Every other year besides this one I have suffered from several injuries on all of my teams, but this year I seem to have zero injuries on my two teams. I guess this is great considering I kept Michael Thomas on my team a year or two ago when he was out for nearly the entire season, hoping he would come back and save my team (that didn't happen).
Anyways, just wanted to see if anyone else was doing as well as me, think I have a shot of winning this year which I've never done before.
Interlagos delivers again! Great weekend.
Two weeks until Las Vegas, Nov. 16-19. Which I'll be at -- Well, at least FP1!
Remember, this is an unusual one since it's a Saturday night race.
Results for both the GP and the Sprint Race from yesterday below.
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 71 | 1:56:48.894 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 71 | +8.277s | 19 |
| 3 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 71 | +34.155s | 15 |
| 4 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 71 | +34.208s | 12 |
| 5 | 18 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 71 | +40.845s | 10 |
| 6 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 71 | +50.188s | 8 |
| 7 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPINE RENAULT | 71 | +56.093s | 6 |
| 8 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 71 | +62.859s | 4 |
| 9 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT | 71 | +69.880s | 2 |
| 10 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 70 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 70 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | HAAS FERRARI | 70 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT | 70 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 69 | +2 laps | 0 |
| NC | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 57 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | ALFA ROMEO FERRARI | 39 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | ALFA ROMEO FERRARI | 22 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 23 | Alexander Albon | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 0 | DNS | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Lando Norris
Source: F1.com
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 24 | 30:07.209 | 8 |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 24 | +4.287s | 7 |
| 3 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 24 | +13.617s | 6 |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 24 | +25.879s | 5 |
| 5 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 24 | +28.560s | 4 |
| 6 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT | 24 | +29.210s | 3 |
| 7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 24 | +34.726s | 2 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 24 | +35.106s | 1 |
| 9 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT | 24 | +35.303s | 0 |
| 10 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 24 | +38.219s | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 24 | +39.061s | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 24 | +39.478s | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPINE RENAULT | 24 | +40.621s | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 24 | +42.848s | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | Alexander Albon | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 24 | +43.394s | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 24 | +56.507s | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | ALFA ROMEO FERRARI | 24 | +58.723s | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | HAAS FERRARI | 24 | +60.330s | 0 |
| 19 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | ALFA ROMEO FERRARI | 24 | +60.749s | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 24 | +60.945s | 0 |
Source: F1.com
Enjoy the break!