F1 2023: Azerbaijan GP - Baku (Apr 30)

[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

There will be payback sooner or later. Just ask Checo.

yeah probably

Although getting f#cked by a competitor is different from getting f#cked by your team mate.

[HeelToeShift]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Unfortunately for George, VER holds a grudge and doesn't forget. There will be payback sooner or later. Just ask Checo.

Max will likely not forget but may take some solace in knowing he passed Rus (almost as fast as he passed Ham last year on the SC restart at the Dutch GP) and proceeded to drop him by 4-5 seconds in only a few laps - plus knowing where they're both starting tomorrow.

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

yeah probably

Although getting f#cked by a competitor is different from getting f#cked by your team mate.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by HeelToeShift

Max will likely not forget but may take some solace in knowing he passed Rus (almost as fast as he passed Ham last year on the SC restart at the Dutch GP) and proceeded to drop him by 4-5 seconds in only a few laps - plus knowing where they're both starting tomorrow.

According to the Red Bull telemetry data , MAX was running 0.75 sec./lap slower with that hole in his sidepod .

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Unfortunately for George, VER holds a grudge and doesn't forget. There will be payback sooner or later. Just ask Checo.

Sure .Knowing MAX , you can bet on it !

So , sooner or later we'll see a Merc with a big hole in it ..

[G30M]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

So it's not that rules don't apply, but that stewards migth take a more pragmatic approach to their discretion.
Thats different than what you said before.

yes.

i can't find the picture book. it's been removed from the FIA website but the picture book and their explanation can be seen in this video.

you can argue who is in front and who is not in front at which turn.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Unfortunately for George, VER holds a grudge and doesn't forget. There will be payback sooner or later. Just ask Checo.

After watching it a few times Russel could have avoided it but it's Merc.
Revenge? Just beat them Max to show them their lame excuses are meaningless.
Russel truthful explanation ''I could have steered to avoid hitting Max but our car is not as quick so knew it would slow him down hitting him there'.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Sure .Knowing MAX , you can bet on it !

So , sooner or later we'll see a Merc with a big hole in it ..

Forlorn looking Hill is always ready to come on and give his snowflake opinion of any incident involving Max and turning men talk into a parody for his own journo angle.

[M5Rick]

Another opinion from Albon on why the sprint is just meaningless and ill conceived especially for the midfield and below saying it's always the top teams that will haul in the points and he's not wrong.
https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/20019...our-teams.html

[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Another opinion from Albon on why the sprint is just meaningless and ill conceived especially for the midfield and below saying it's always the top teams that will haul in the points and he's not wrong.
https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/20019...our-teams.html

I think he's right too. As the sprint now isn't part of qualifying anymore; the limited points make it useless to some extent.
It seems a lot of drivers are no fan of sprint races. Even Max doesn't like the system, and he's by far the most succesful sprint race driver.

I think the first system where it was mainly an alternate qualifying system with only limited points (max 3) was the best. With only limited points, racing will also be less on edge, and say a crash between Max and RUS might not have happened. I mean RUS also could've easily trashed his front suspension or wing in that maneuvre, leaving him out of qualifying. But now serious points were at stake, something valuable to him as he knows getting points in a longer race session might be more difficult at Baku (where the AMR's might get the edge on him).

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Another opinion from Albon on why the sprint is just meaningless and ill conceived especially for the midfield and below saying it's always the top teams that will haul in the points and he's not wrong.
https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/20019...our-teams.html

Horner today : No Red Bull team orders at Baku .
Or drivers are free to race each other ....

Nice !

Re-watched the conversation with text from MAX to the Russell boy..
The last word from MAX was : You're a dickhead !

[///M Power-Belgium]

Formation lap !

[///M Power-Belgium]

P1 Charlie
P2 MAX
P3 Checo
P4 Sainz
P5 LEW

[///M Power-Belgium]

MAX puts pressure on Charlie ! And ......

MAX is P1 in lap 4 !!!

[///M Power-Belgium]

Lap 6 = Checo is P2

[///M Power-Belgium]

C'mon ALO , let's put LEW under pressure !

[2008M36MT]

What a yawn fest. Just like when Ham was winning because he had a faster car, it’s pointless to watch a race where the outcome is determined by either a car failure, a crash or a slow pit stop. It’s RB then everyone else. Boring.

[2008M36MT]

Max is being a little bitch. Calling it like I see it Perez just driving better.

[2008M36MT]

Also so tired of people referencing “Croftie”. Fucking call him David, he’s not an infant.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Lap 10 = MAX in pit , got issues with his tyres and was sliding at the track...
And comes out in P3 with the SC at the track !
That's bad luck for MAX ...

[2008M36MT]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Lap 10 = MAX in box , got issues with his tyres and was sliding at the track...

Got issues with being a little bitch, you mean.

[Fliplegend]

HAM screwed by that SC