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That was exciting!

George got the loudest cheers of all the drivers, he’s got a lot of fans

That must have been a hell of a lap from Lewis combined with a very well timed tow. The rules are a bit weird, there's a practice session tomorrow but the cars are in park ferme so teams can't experiment with any new set ups so what's the point?

Mito Man wrote: Fri Jul 16, 2021 10:45 pm That must have been a hell of a lap from Lewis combined with a very well timed tow. The rules are a bit weird, there's a practice session tomorrow but the cars are in park ferme so teams can't experiment with any new set ups so what's the point?

Suspension and brakes are exempt and can be adjusted

Mito Man wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 6:37 pm F1 made a full size mock up of next years ground effect concept car. Oddly late considering most teams are well into their design for next years cars already.

5% heavier but way stronger in crash tests.

It just looks like a Champ/Indie car to my eyes

DaveE wrote: Fri Jul 16, 2021 11:50 pm

Mito Man wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 6:37 pm F1 made a full size mock up of next years ground effect concept car. Oddly late considering most teams are well into their design for next years cars already.

5% heavier but way stronger in crash tests.

It just looks like a Champ/Indie car to my eyes

This is just f1’s own interpretation of the rules. I’m holding out judgement until I see what the teams come up with

Whens the sprint race today - sounds very excting.

I'm not sure what they're expecting with a short race, no no one will have any method to go any faster/do any more overtakes than they normally would - everyone will be on softs with just enough fuel to finish - in fact, without pit strategy, surely it has more chance of being a procession?

Rich B wrote: Sat Jul 17, 2021 7:33 am I'm not sure what they're expecting with a short race, no no one will have any method to go any faster/do any more overtakes than they normally would - everyone will be on softs with just enough fuel to finish - in fact, without pit strategy, surely it has more chance of being a procession?

Silverstone does have some decent overtaking places- drs helps down hanger straight into Stowe, if you can get a better drive through and out of copse there’s a risky overtake before maggots/beckets that can either force someone to give up and back off or come together.

You’ve got the likes of stroll/tsunoda/gasley all lower than they would have wanted, who are likely to give it everything. The front might be a bit “2nd will do” but if max doesn’t get a great start I can’t see him settling.

As you say there’s no pit strategy so there’s no saving tyres waiting for an under/overcut

Hopefully it’ll turn out great but I won’t be surprised to see a train develop

I think they should have awarded more points for it, maybe 8 for first going down a point at a time until P8.
Bit odd having a sprint race which is 1/3 the distance of a real race but with 1/8 of the points. Usually the midfield is where most the action happens so at least give them a chance something.

Broccers wrote: Sat Jul 17, 2021 7:24 am Whens the sprint race today - sounds very excting.

4.30

If it doesn't mix it up (other than accidents) then is it worth it? It didn't really mix the field up too much.

I am all for some change tbf, the races are often a train of cars, other than the odd spinner coming back through or grid penalty make up but the regs changes for next year should hopefully sort the disparity front to back and allow for closer racing with several teams fighting for wins.

Glad I’m not there with this heat this weekend!

I'm kind of looking forward to it, the best racing is usually in the first lap or two, so to have two sets of that has to be a good thing. It will be a big advantage for the great starters like Alonso and Kimi.

Mito Man wrote: Sat Jul 17, 2021 1:28 pm Glad I’m not there with this heat this weekend!

It’s a tad warm!

duncs500 wrote: Sat Jul 17, 2021 1:39 pm I'm kind of looking forward to it, the best racing is usually in the first lap or two, so to have two sets of that has to be a good thing. It will be a big advantage for the great starters like Alonso and Kimi.

I’m in agreement with this and now think sprint quali should be a 5 lap sprint an hour before the race. Because it’s just a procession after that.

The cynic in me says that Liberty Media needed to fill that red hole in their bank balance and sold out some Sprint races to Crypto.com now

They need to introduce some kind of special sprint race tyre if they intend on doing this more- all the grip of the softest compound but can actually last a handful of laps, not even the medium could hack it, and it’s the second hardest compound that Pirelli currently supply

That didn't really work did it...