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gayf1hoe · 3 months ago

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Risking It All

Scenario - Logan joins a brand new team to Formula 1 and is finally able to showcase his true talent however his new team principal catches his eye in more ways than one. But is his team principal willing to risk it all for his new driver.

“Y/N we have been going over this you need to choose the driver line up”

“God if I had known it would be this stressful I would never have agreed to invest in this team”

As Haas is leaving after this season in F1, me and my best friend, which is a term I use quite loosely, decided it would be a good idea to invest in an F1 team. We have always been passionate about F1 and it wasn't until we heard about Gene Haas pulling the Haas F1 Team out of the sport we decided to shoot our shot with the FIA and for some reason they agreed.

As I have the biggest stake in the team I'm practically in charge of everything and I have been appointed team principal because our budget doesn't extend to the stage where we can employ thousands of staff. I have also been tasked with finding our driver line up and it's harder than it sounds because every driver wants a certain amount of money we don't have or wants to know what car we will have when it hasn't even been finished yet. I currently have a wall full of drivers' faces in my office with loads of red crosses on their faces. It basically looks like a hit list at this point.

We have one driver confirmed and that's Pietro Fittipladi who was a reserve for Haas and we have decided to give him a chance in a full F1 seat. If he's shit then it doesn't matter because it's our first season so we can all blame the car.

I'm down to my last 2 options and they are Kevin Magnussen and Logan Sargeant. I can't decide which one I want but they are our only options as they are the only 2 people not trying to bankrupt us with their salary requests. Kevin is a good driver however his fines and penalties he likes to get from the FIA could be a problem but Logan is also a good driver but I fear what he may do to the car.

“We need a decision,” my friend presses on.

“Listen Jarno I will give you an answer soon don't worry, but the more you press on the more it pisses me off”

“Oh and by the way the new race engineer contracts are on your desk”

That's another thing that has been a pain some of these Engineers have been asking for more than the drivers themselves but we eventually managed to get Pierre Hamelin who is Danny Rics engineer at VCARB and Steven Petrik who is Valtteri Bottas' engineer at Sauber.

I stare Intensely at the photos on my wall of Logan and Kevin and make a decision like the responsible team principal I am going to be, I will make my decision by inputting their names into a random generator and choosing whoever it lands on and when people ask me how I made my decision I will provide them with some professional bullshit lie.

I press generate and look away from the screen and when I spin my chair around I see Logan written in capital letter on my screen so I pick up the phone and dial.

“Is that Logan's manager”

“It's Y/N L/N team principal of Apex Racing I was just calling to confirm logan as part of our driver line up for next year”

We spent about an hour on the phone and when I left the factory it was pouring down with rain.

Everyone else left to leave me to do the breaking stuff which is no surprise. I feel like it was a bad idea to create an F1 team with an Esports driver. Me and Jarno have been friends for ages but I was always into what I call “proper” racing not racing on the computer but the past year we have grown closer I mean we have had no choice we have been up until 2 am trying to find sponsors because there is no way either of us has the kind of money to spontaneously invest in and start an F1 team unlike some people cough cough Lawrence stroll.

I go home and collapse on my bed ahead of tomorrow when we announce our driver line up.

“Y/N maybe you should stand in the centre”

“Maybe you should hurry up and take the photo”

Who knew the media could take so long like it's just taking a photo? Why do I have to act like a model and do all these weird stances and things with my face which apparently is called smiling? I haven't done that since I set out to make this team. I mean there's not been a lot to smile about late night meetings, early morning meetings, travelling, emailing. I think I've forgotten how to sit down without doing some form of work.

Logan and Pietro are coming by to the factory later to finish signing their contracts, the current F1 season isn't finished yet and technically a team wouldn't be allowed to start manufacturing their car now but the FIA gave us permission as we have had to make major changes to the factory. We brought it from Red Bull it's one of their old factories and I guess they felt bad for the new guys so gave us a good price, well a good price for an F1 factory I guess, because I have never seen that amount of zeros on a price tag and been told “that's actually reasonable”.

The first thing I notice about Logan is his smile and calm demeanour. He's had a tough time of late so it surprises me because I have had a tough time and I am probably the last person anyone wants to piss off. As I'm also team principal I will be seeing a lot of the guys at the track so it's imperative we get along, but the two drivers seem to get along. But it's how they get along on track I'm more focused on.

Just because they are besties off track it doesn't mean they will be like that on track and I don't want any Hamilton Rosberg or Verstappen and Ricciardo situations because it will kill me and my bank account.

We give the drivers a tour of the garage and I get talking with Logan as up until this point everything has been done through his manager.

“So are you looking forward to joining the team?” I ask.

“I am but I must ask how did an Esports champion and a former racing driver start an F1 team so quickly as well”

“It's a long answer and quite painful”

After a tour of the factory we get to singing contracts and doing the media posts and stuff. No one is surprised that Logan is leaving William's given they literally announced Carlos Sainz a week ago but I'm sure everyone thought he was done with F1 given his 2 year stint at williams has been far from extraordinary.

Pietro I guess is a bit of a shock as well as he's been on the sidelines for a while he only really made an appearance after Romain crashed in Bahrain a few years ago but he's been pretty active in indycar and not been doing too bad.

“I will see you in Melbourne next year” I say closing waving logan off.

I'm going on a long break and any issues Jarno or someone else can deal with.

Pre Season testing was nothing to write home about, we had a few minor issues but I would be more concerned if everything was working fine because then we would have done everything right and not even teams like Ferrari can do that.

Now FP1 is in session I'm looking to see what the two guys can do against the clock.

We have a pretty decent car and by that I mean we are ahead of Sauber, Alpine, VCARB, William's we are sort of fighting between the Astons and Mercedes cars.

“Let's do a simulated quali run on logan” I suggest turning to the race performance engineer.

Logan comes in and puts on a fresh set of tyres and heads back out. I wish I could say I'm not sitting here thinking “please don't crash the car’ but I am. I mean Logan hasn't given me a reason not to think that my opinion of him is based on what he was like at Williams. But I'm not letting him know that as that would ruin his confidence. We have given him our full support and let him know of that. He has been told he will receive upgrades as soon as they are made he will never be sacrificed for his teammates mistakes and its seemed to improve his morale.

Logan crosses the line and goes up to P4. It's not P1 but I will take it nonetheless and Logan's elation over the radio tells me we are in for a fun year.

I'm on the pit wall with Sky Sports so after Logan's run I get the joy of talking to Karun Chandhok in the commentary box.

Karun: Y/N first weekend as a team principal and a team owner of a new team and you have a driver in P4 and P6. It must feel pretty good right?

Y/N: Of course we have worked hard to put ourselves in a strong position and we want to give our drivers a car that can showcase their abilities.

Karun: Well a question everyone is asking is why logan? His career at Williams surely couldn't have been the reason to choose him.

Y/N: Well what I told Logan was forget William's ever happened or existed whatever happened or was said at Williams is the past. We have faith in him and we know what he can do with a good car and he showcased that to us on his simulated qualifying run.

Karun: Lastly Y/N what is the goal for Apex Racing both this weekend and for the end of the year where do you want to be?

Y/N: Ideally and realistically with the car we have we would like to finish P5 in the constructors with our main rivals being Aston Martin however with Mercedes taking on a rookie driver maybe we could capitalise on the lack of experience at the team as we have two experienced drivers. We haven't told the drivers where we would like them to finish in the standings, it's just go out race and have fun.

At the chequered flag of FP1 I head up to the engineering office in preparation for the debrief, that's when I hear someone calling my name. I turn around to see Logan doing a light jog over to me.

“Is everything OK?” I ask.

“Yes i just wanted to say thank you for giving me such a good car and having faith in me I guess it was really nice to go out and show my full potential to everyone”

“You're more than welcome Logan”

He embraces me in a hug and as an automatic response I hug back not contemplating the implications of a team principal being this affectionate with their driver. But surely this won't come too much. Engineering meetings to someone who doesn't understand half of what they are talking about are quite boring. I mean I haven't got the first clue about the brake shape setting into turn 1 but I just nod as if I do.

Throughout the whole meeting every time I look up I make eye contact with Logan. It's kind of like when you're in school and look at your crush and they are looking right back at you, not that I have a crush on Logan.

Most of the day is spent doing admin stuff, things are still all over the place and we are just seeing how we function as a team. Most of our team is from Haas and we have taken on a lot of staff from F2 as it seemed the most economical way, as people with less experience don't cost as much.

Qualifying.

“OK before we go out I want to just say that this is our first weekend and anything above P20 I will be grateful for but we know what the car and both drivers are capable of so let's work hard and show to everyone we are not a joke”

Both drivers hop in the cars and we time it so that on both drivers flying laps they get a tow which will gain us a few vital tenths. Logan's first lap puts him in P8 and Pietro’s P6 so they will definitely have to go out again.

We send both out at the same time and by now I have no nails, my eyes are just fixated on the live feed and sector times and as they cross the line Logan shoots up to P4 and Pietro P5.

I can hear the team cheering behind me as the chequered flag waves on Q1. Q2 was just as successful with both drivers making it to Q3 knocking out the likes of Stroll, Piastri and Antonelli.

Now the pressures on I can see the live telemetry showing how much Logan is pushing his car and I quite literally can't watch. And I don't look up until I hear the ecstatic cheer from being.

Pietro P8 and Logan P4. Not bad for a new team I guess and a driver people had written off ages ago.

We may be the only team happy with not being on pole but this is a great start in comparison to other teams when they first joined.

In the team meeting later that day I don't have much to say other than “That was fucking exceptional”. I have never seen Logan smile so much.

We are using Honda engines which are known for being quite powerful and the drivers are constantly praising the amount of power they have. It was a great day and I can't really fathom how any of this is real.

As I'm sitting in my office writing a press statement about our first day there is a knock on my door. I get up and open the door revealing Logan standing there. I motion for him to come in and he takes a seat at the table so I pull out a chair and sit next to him.

“What can I do for you?” I ask.

“I was wondering if it would be possible to go out for dinner one night this week”

“Sure I think that would be a great idea, allow everyone to get to know each other it will be good”

“I sort of meant it as just me and you”

I don't really know what to say. I don't want to ask if it's a date because that makes it weird but then if I don't ask I will be left with this looming question of what does it mean.

“Why do you look so confused?” Logan asks.

“I'm just wondering why a driver would want to go out for dinner with their team principal”

“Well because I would like it to be a date” he declares whilst rubbing his hands together.

I stutter for a moment and Logan's face flushes with a pale red colour of embarrassment.

“Sure I would love to go on a date with you”

I haven't even been a team principal for one race weekend and I'm going on a date with one of my drivers that surely goes against every professional standard ever. I know that if I end dating Logan I will never hear the end of the fact that I am ‘biassed’.

I spend ages looking through my limited outfit choices, I mean 85% of my clothes are work clothes and the rest are beach clothes. I eventually settle on a pair of light blue shorts and a white shirt that doesn't look too formal but also looks like I made an effort.

Apprehensive, I open my hotel room door and make my way down to the car where Logan said he would meet me. It's kind of awkward as I'm just stood by his car whilst everyone looks at me weird or that's what I think they are doing I could just be very paranoid. When he finally turns up he already has an excuse ready.

“Sorry I got held up by Alex who wanted to show me photos of his new cat”

Dinner goes well, I mean we don't get spotted and the food is nice, the waiter did refer to Logan as my boyfriend although we booked a table for two at a romantic restaurant it's understable as to why he would make the assumption about us.

Being on the pit wall before the race is a strange alien feeling. I mean sure I've been sat here for testing, free practice and qualifying but there's a completely different atmosphere today. Both me and Jarno are intently staring at the screens and both drivers know it so the pressure is on.

Before the start of the race I make sure to give the drivers a few last words of encouragement over the radio and then I sit back and close my eyes for the next 2 hours.

It's a fairly good start if you minus Lando’s jump start and Ocon nearly taking out Gasly. Logan gently introduces his tyres which will give him the edge on other drivers later. Today I'm not worried about gaining places or getting a podium. I would be happy with P9 and P10.

There is a brief problem with Logan's car but the engineers give him some sort of code that fixes the issues, how that works I do not know but if I could fix my car with a few numbers I would have saved a lot of money.

Pietro is first to pit and all attention is on the pit crew for their first Grand Prix pit stop and it goes fairly well being a 2.6 second stop. It's not as good as Red Bull and McLaren but we have to start somewhere. Logan's next and as he's coming down the pit lane William's release Albon way too close to Logan and he enters the box, it's almost as if they are jealous of the unlocked potential Logan has.

5 Laps to go. I begin to see everyone's faces become more focused in the crucial last laps. Logan is in P6 Pietro P9 if they could just hold on to this I can cancel my meditation class.

2 Laps to go. Yuki has been lapping on average a 10th faster than Logan each lap and is within attacking distance.

“Tsunoda 0.8 with DRS” I hear the engineer say and this is when I spin my chair to look in the pit lane.

Last Lap. Logan manages to fend off Yuki each time and they are approaching the finish line. All the team members are stood up out of their seats and are cheering.

Anyone who said Logan was talentless must be regretting their words now.

There's a firm knock on my door.

“hey” I say looking up to meet a smiling face.

“hey, I just wanted to say thank you for allowing me to prove everyone wrong I never thought I would get P6”

“You are welcome logan”

“How about I show you how grateful I am”

“How will you do that?”

He pushes me against the fibreglass wall and pulls our faces together. I can still see the shimmering layer of post race sweat on the bridge of his nose. He inches closer making a firm connecting between our lips. Edging his tongue out of his mouth to connect with mine. Then the moment of pure euphoria is disowned by the sound of the team obnoxiously singing in the hallway.

“I guess we will have to continue this later” I say with a suggestive smile whilst opening the foot to be greeted by the entire team in a small corridor.

#male reader #f1 #f1 x male reader #logan sargeant x male reader #logan sargeant

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lestappenforever · 7 months ago

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Now since I’m tearing up for Charles. And this race was considerably boring. Here’s my quick analysis because there wasn’t much to analyse to be honest.

Kevin Magnussen is on THIN ICE. He’s being a track terrorist, that anyone near him is genuinely doesn’t feel safe. And Nico was doing good considering that penalty, slowly building his way into the race. So was Checo, but Kevin just had to go and ruin it for all 3, as well as any type of potential for a strategy race today.

Alpine was good, despite Esteban’s crash, but they are building. What genuinely concerns me however, is the fact that THIS was the racing incident not the other one. And Alpine should see that, especially since Esteban was the one who’s been taking the car places since the start and outperforming Pierre.

Aston were meh, not good, not bad, just okay, and I can assure you, VCARB are coming for them slowly but surely.

VCARB making slow but sure steps that are making the difference. Yuki being so good with strategically keeping Alex behind him. Daniel overtakes. The’re getting there and could be at this rate, competing for p5 in constructors.

Mercedes did well (unfortunately) with George specifically, maintaining those tyres, keeping Max behind him, Lewis also getting more confident in that car. A slow and steady rise.

Williams did well considering the circumstances. Alex points, that’s a huge leap, but also, Logan did really good in the race, with his overtakes and all in a non-upgraded overweight Williams. Getting better and not the bottom markers is surely good.

McLaren played the mind games really well today. With the way he fixed Oscar’s car in the Red Flag, to keeping Lando on Carlos’ ankle almost the whole race, yeah, they really are becoming a threat in the constructors.

Red Bull, my team. You know that feeling when you’re mad at someone but you love them and can’t stay mad or accept any backlash unless it was with the intent of love. That’s me with Red Bull right now. Like yes, the car was stiff and needs work, especially with Ferrari and McLaren being so close on their tails. But this weekend was one where all external factors worked against Red Bull, with Max hitting the wall at the worst ever time in Q3, Checo being 0.5 seconds away from Q2. The crash, that I am grateful and thankful that Checo was able to get up on both feet by himself after it became of how horrendous it was. And therefore fucking a strategy race. It was written in the stars for The Prince of Monaco that all of this happens to the team at the same time. But also, credit where credit is due, the pitting call from Hannah was chef’s kiss, because it made Max more confident and he didn’t loose places. On the topic if Max however. I can’t stand his ass (jk I love him but I’m mad) simply because he could have overtaken George, but I guess he wasn’t 100% with the car that he won’t end up in the wall. But what I’m sure if is that he’s mad with today, from his side, from his childhood rival’s side, I can bet my money that he’s proud of him. But now Red Bull will need to work so hard in those 2 weeks to Canada, to improve the car. And Checo will need to do better these upcoming races because another fuck up could be his seat. And the fight for this seat is fierce.

Finally the team of the hour, who did everything right this weekend, gave the boys a car they can trust, and gave their golden boy his dream win. Seriously we can’t say anything about Ferrari with the way they handled the weekend, and hats off to them. And of course our Predestinato, who made us all cry with his win, which was extremely emotional and no one could have been upset with it, he drive his heart out today, and luck was on his side to make it. So yeah, Charles was beyond amazing today, and so was Carlos who put pressure on Oscar to pay that Singapore debt that Charles did for him.

But yeah, the race again wasn’t an entertaining one, racing and strategy wise, but again another emotional one (that needed Max honestly on that Podium ESPECIALLY with Charles) but he did it, he broke the curse and made us cry. Now time to chill, regroup and onto Canada

Just going to leave this here in all its glory because it needs no additions.

#Monaco GP 2024 #agentofchaos001 ❤️

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f1 · 2 years ago

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Max Verstappen insists he 'didn't understand' the decision to call a second red flag

Max Verstappen insists he 'didn't understand' the decision to call a second red flag during the Australian Grand Prix... as the Red Bull star claims Lewis Hamilton BROKE the rules by 'pushing him wide' when overtaking him on the first lap By Will Pickworth For Mailonline Published: 05:10 EDT, 2 April 2023 | Updated: 05:10 EDT, 2 April 2023 Max Verstappen hit out at the decision to issue a second red flag after Kevin Magnussen crashed during the Australian Grand Prix. Verstappen won a chaotic and at some times farcical race that saw eight cars withdrawn and three red flags. After Alex Albon had crashed on the ninth lap, there was an initial red flag, before another was called with just three laps to go when Haas' Magnussen collided with a wall and lost his right rear tyre. However, this led to effectively a two-lap sprint race which caused even more drama as Fernando Alonso collided with Carlos Sainz - an incident that saw Sainz receive a five-second penalty and drop from fourth to 12th - while Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon, Logan Sargeant and Nyck de Vries all crashed out before drivers had completed the first sector of the track. And Verstappen was heavily critical of the decision to call a red flag before the chaos, but insisted he was just relieved to have picked up another win. Max Verstappen insisted he didn't understand the second red flag at the Australian Grand Prix After two red flags when Albon and Magnussen crashed out, the third restart saw saw Gasly, Ocon, Sargeant and De Vries also crash out, while Alonso was hit by Sainz in a collision 'The first red flag you can do it, but the second one I did not understand,' he said post-race. 'It was a bit of a mess at the end, but we survived and we won and that was the most important thing.' Despite his dominance over recent years, that was Verstappen's first win in Australia and Red Bull's first victory at the circuit since 2011 with Sebastian Vettel. Verstappen began the race poorly as he was overtaken by George Russell and Lewis Hamilton on the first lap, before he bounced back and cruised into a mighty lead. He was not happy with Hamilton overtaking him at the time, as Verstappen claimed on his team radio the Brit had 'pushed him wide' - something which is against the rules. Following the race, he refused to let the incident go and took a dig at the FIA and Hamilton as he said: 'From my side I just trued to avoid contact. 'It's quite clear what you are allowed to do in the rules but it was clearly not followed.' After he regained the lead soon after, despite a slight incident when his car locked-up and he went on to the grass, he still remained more than seven seconds ahead of Hamilton for most of the race and the Dutchman reflected on his triumph. He said: 'We had a very poor start and I was careful - I had a lot to lose and they had a lot to win. 'I think the pace of the car was quick. We were always there waiting for the DRS to open up. 'We had really good pace on the air today and we won, which of course is the most important. 'I did the city a favour and cut the grass a little more for them. I had a lock-up there but it's ok - we had a good margin. 'It's great to win here, my first win here as well but I am very happy.' The result saw Verstappen open up a 15-point lead over Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in the Drivers' standings, while he is 24 clear of Aston Martin's Alonso who is in third. Verstappen revealed his delight at winning his first ever Australian Grand Prix on Sunday He fought back after a poor start that saw him overtaken by Russell and Hamilton early on Share or comment on this article: Max Verstappen insists he 'didn't understand' the decision to call a second red flag via Formula One | Mail Online https://www.dailymail.co.uk?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

#F1 #Max Verstappen insists he 'didn't understand' the decision to call a second red flag #Formula 1

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ricciardhoes · 2 years ago

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kevin magnussen i am in your walls

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bwoahtastic · 4 years ago

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Okay but, I know this doesn't quite fit with the idea you had but if the drivers were superheroes what power would they have?

Ooohh you're in for a ride jsjs. I spend a good few hours on this and yeah am obsessed already

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Sebastian Vettel: he would have visions about the future. Not necessarily what will happen, but a possible future.

Charles Leclerc: according to @loving-ricciardo there is someone in the series Misfits whose superpower is making other people horny by touching them and yup that would be Charles.

Max Verstappen: he would be all about fire. Shooting fire from his hands, heating up hot chocolate for Lando, he can do it all.

Daniel Ricciardo: shape-shifting. Be it being another human to confuse you, or a badger to chew on shoes, or insects to scare you. Please don't expect him to shift into something serious though.

Antonio Giovinazzi: healing magic hair powers like Rapunzel, you heard it here first.

Kimi Räikkönen: some sort of ice power. But you all probably guessed that one

Valtteri Bottas: invisibility. Idk not to be rude but maybe he sometimes already has that power

Lewis Hamilton: he would be able to charm anyone and everything into doing what he wants. Like he will smile and you will forget you're fighting.

George Russell: heightened senses. Yes he will hear everyone's secret farts and spot differences to f1 cars from miles away

Nicholas Latifi: lowkey vibe with him having wings. That would be awesome

Alexander Albon: telekinesis. He doesn't use it a lot unless Lando wants to float around for a bit. Also useless to move your boss away from you

Esteban Ocon: regenerative abilities. Very useful, I think he's quite clumsy so very quick healing would be his saviour

Kevin Magnussen: Water bending. He my pretty little mermaid you can't convince me otherwise. Like annoy him and suddenly the water in your water bottle will attack you

Romain Grosjean: time manipulation/time freezing. He will mostly do it to keep people out of trouble though

Pierre Gasly: mind reading. And yes that leads to embarrassing situations.

Daniil Kvyat: superhuman strength, I think he would just yeet stuff away as if it weighs nothing all the time

Lando Norris: power absorption. He can literally take any power he wants. Mostly steals Dan's powers to change into the Aussie and annoy Max, but his pranks are not limited to that

Carlos Saint Jr: mind manipulation. You'd never be sure what you really think around him, not cos he uses the power a lot but because its like a Pavlov effect jsjs

Lance Stroll: talking to animals. It ain't much, but you can bet your ass cats always spill the tea.

Checo Perez: teleportation. I have the feeling he would be popping up everywhere just to scare everyone

BONUS

Nico Hülkenberg: look he will just hulksmash a bitch, it's simple

Jenson Button: phasing - which is just a fancy word for walking through walls. You won't even be safe in the bathroom

Yuki Tsunoda: I can see him just being an epic human fighter like Black Widow. Don't know if that's technically a superpower but I think you'd see it as such after he whoops your ass.

Fernando Alonso: his power is being a little bitch - jk he would have something cool like laser beams from his eyes - and that's all on him having a death stare hehe

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formuladone · 7 years ago

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Monaco Grand Prix 2018 - Qualifying Round-up

We start by talking about the end of FP3, which saw Max Verstappen hit the wall and launch his Red Bull into the barriers at the swimming pool section. it’s not what you want on a race weekend, but especially not at the end of FP3 only 2 hours before the start of qualifying. A round of applause for the Red Bull mechanics for working flat out to try and get Verstappen out on track.

It’s been a less than perfect weekend for Lance Stroll, who has had various issues in every single session this weekend. In FP1 he complained about his seat (I have no idea); in FP2 it was his knees (I still don’t know); FP3 and quali was all about the lack of grip, traction, and all that stuff. He was knocked out in Q1.

It had been a great weekend for Brendon Hartley, proving the car had pace, but he just couldn’t hook it up in qualifying and he too was knocked out. He will need to have a stellar race tomorrow, after becoming under pressure for his seat after a less than perfect set of results.

Q2 and what a weekend it’s been for Sergey Sirotkin so far! He’s shown real pace all weekend, and has now out-qualified his teammate. I’ve been openly critical of his signing from the start, but more of this and I am firmly in his corner. Let’s hope he can keep this up for the Race tomorrow.

Heartbreak from Nico Hülkenberg who failed to make it into Q3, along with Stoffel Vandoorne who had looked set to out pace Fernando Alonso. Homeboy Charles Leclerc has had an amazing weekend, he’ll be starting P14 in the Sauber.

But this is a weekend dominated by Red Bull. Daniel Ricciardo has finished every session fastest this weekend, and his managed to convert that into Pole Position. It’s been track record after track record, to finally finish on a 1:10.8. At a circuit where grid position counts for everything, it is his race to control.

The mid-field is close, but on a track where overtaking is difficult (Cast your minds back to Monaco last year where Pascal Wehrlein ended up head against the barrier), it looks set to be an interesting race.

The results of quali are:

1. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:10.810 2. Sebastian Vettel - 1:11.039 3. Lewis Hamilton - 1:11.232 4. Kimi Räikkönen - 1:11.266 5. Valtteri Bottas - 1:11.441 6. Esteban Ocon - 1:12.061 7. Fernando Alonso - 1:12.110 8. Carlos Sainz - 1:12.130 9. Sergio Pérez - 1:12.154 10. Pierre Gasly - 1:12.221 11. Nico Hülkenberg - 1:12.411 12. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:12.440 13. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:12.521 14. Charles Leclerc - 1:12.714 15. Romain Grosjean - 1:12.728 (+3-place grid penalty - Starts P18) 16. Brendon Hartley - 1:13.179 17. Marcus Ericsson - 1:13.265 18. Lance Stroll - 1:13.323 19. Kevin Magnussen - 1:13.393 No time. Max Verstappen (will either start P20 or from the pitlane)

Grid position counts for everything in Monaco, with pit stops and strategy vital to retaining the lead. It is firmly Ricciardo’s race to lose.

#f1 #Formula 1 #Sergey Sirotkin #daniel ricciardo #brendon hartley #red bull racing #monaco gp 2018 #2018 season #quali #quali round up

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kimiraikkonenspace · 5 years ago

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Race Results

Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired PTS 1 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 61 1:58:33.667 25 2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 61 +2.641s 18 3 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda 61 +3.821s 15 4 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 61 +4.608s 12 5 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 61 +6.119s 10 6 23 Alexander Albon Red Bull Racing Honda 61 +11.663s 8 7 4 Lando Norris McLaren Renault 61 +14.769s 6 8 10 Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 61 +15.547s 4 9 27 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 61 +16.718s 2 10 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari 61 +27.855s 1 11 8 Romain Grosjean Haas Ferrari 61 +35.436s 0 12 55 Carlos Sainz McLaren Renault 61 +35.974s 0 13 18 Lance Stroll Racing Point BWT Mercedes 61 +36.419s 0 14 3 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 61 +37.660s 0 15 26 Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 61 +38.178s 0 16 88 Robert Kubica Williams Mercedes 61 +47.024s 0 17 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari 61 +86.522s 0 NC 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari 49 DNF 0 NC 11 Sergio Perez Racing Point BWT Mercedes 42 DNF 0 NC 63 George Russell Williams Mercedes 34 DNF 0

Note – Giovinazzi received a post-race, 10-second time penalty for failing to follow the Race Director’s instructions.

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Weather: overcast and humid, 30.2-29.5°C air, 37.2-34.2°C track

When Antonio Giovinazzi leapt into the lead of the Singapore Grand Prix, we knew it was not going to last until the end. Our man was yet to pit, unlike the earlier front-runners, and with the race extending deeper into the night, it was a given that he’d end up relinquishing his position at the front of the field. And yet, for a little while we dreamt about circumstances that would produce a different outcome – and so very nearly saw our wishes come true.

In the end, George Russell’s race-ending impact with the wall, which caused the first Safety Car period of the night, came a handful of laps too late to favour Antonio, who had by then already stopped and rejoined lower in the field. But that the balance of the race – for our perspective, at least – hung in so thin a balance shows how small details can still make a huge difference in Formula One. The same can be said for Kimi, who retired from the race after suffering damage in a clash with Daniil Kvyat – a wheel-banging affair that would have often resulted in little more than a scuffed wheelrim. Again, tiny details result in a hugely different outcome.

As the fireworks light up the Marina Bay sky, we leave the Singapore night with one more point to our tally – a reward for our big efforts which, however, feels a bit short of what we deserved. We leave the city-state, though, with the feeling we can still play a part in this end of season. We are told Antonio’s stint in the lead was the first time a non-top-three teams driver was in P1 since 2015. It may or may not be the case, but we embrace that feeling nonetheless. When small details matter so much, a small motivational boost can also make a big difference.

Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal Alfa Romeo Racing and CEO Sauber Motorsport AG: “Finishing with one point in such a rollercoaster of a race is positive, but there is a bit of regret for how the night unfolded. Antonio ran an excellent race, hardly doing anything wrong, and had the Safety Car come out just a few laps earlier, we could have been talking about an incredible result for him. Antonio still managed to rescue a point despite a damaged car, but the feeling of “what if” remains. Kimi had also ran a very solid race, making up places from his starting position and looking set for points. Unfortunately he was caught in an accident with Kvyat when battling against degrading tyres and his race was over. In the end, a point is a point but we will be aiming for more in Sochi next week.”

Kimi Räikkönen (car number 7): Alfa Romeo Racing C38 (Chassis 06/Ferrari) Result: DNF Fastest lap: 1:36.217.11 Tyres: New Medium (15 laps) – New Hards (34 laps)

“Not exactly the end of the race I was hoping for but it is what it is. My tyres were degrading and whilst I could manage to stay in position after the first restart, at the second the tyres were too cold and so I lost three positions and from then on I was struggling. The incident with Daniil Kvyat ended my race but I was going no where anyway. When I looked at the straight he was quite far behind, but when I was turning in I saw him in the corner of my eye but then it was too late to react.”

Antonio Giovinazzi (car number 99): Alfa Romeo Racing C38 (Chassis 04/Ferrari) Result: 10th Fastest lap: 1:58.51.522 Tyres: New Medium (33 laps) – New Hards (2 laps) – New Soft (26 laps)

“It’s was big battle of a race. I am happy with bringing home a point for me and the team, but I still have the feeling we could have finished higher up. We stretched our first stint on mediums longer than ideal, although it’s easy to look back at it with the benefit of hindsight. Had we stopped earlier, we could have perhaps been ahead of Norris in P7. I was struggling at the end of the tyres’ life and the clash with Daniel [Ricciardo] didn’t help either, as I was left with damage to my front suspension for the rest of the race. The steering wheel pulled to one side and it was a real struggle, but I really wanted that point and I fought until the end for this position. Leading the race and fighting at the top against the Ferraris and Mercedes was a great feeling, and I hope someone at home took a screenshot of the standings at the time!”

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Round 15 / #SingaporeGP Results, Quotes, Gallery #Kimi7 Race Results Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired PTS 1 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 61 1:58:33.667 25 2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 61 +2.641s 18 3 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda 61 +3.821s 15 4 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 61 +4.608s 12 5 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 61 +6.119s 10 6 23 Alexander Albon Red Bull Racing Honda 61 +11.663s 8 7 4 Lando Norris McLaren Renault 61 +14.769s 6 8 10 Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 61 +15.547s 4 9 27 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 61 +16.718s 2 10 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari 61 +27.855s 1 11 8 Romain Grosjean Haas Ferrari 61 +35.436s 0 12 55 Carlos Sainz McLaren Renault 61 +35.974s 0 13 18 Lance Stroll Racing Point BWT Mercedes 61 +36.419s 0 14 3 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 61 +37.660s 0 15 26 Daniil Kvyat Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda 61 +38.178s 0 16 88 Robert Kubica Williams Mercedes 61 +47.024s 0 17 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari 61 +86.522s 0 NC 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari 49 DNF 0 NC 11 Sergio Perez Racing Point BWT Mercedes 42 DNF 0 NC 63 George Russell Williams Mercedes 34 DNF 0 …

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