#race reporting

[verstappentime]

obsessed with checo saying "p2 was possible" and max saying "i couldn't have beaten charles leclerc but i could have been in p2" and oscar in p2 saying "i think that was the fastest lap of my life" and STILL being over .3 off charles. no one had a single delusion that they'd ever be able to beat him in baku

[thesherrinfordfacility]

yeah no this is actually my favourite response so far

[slutforpringles]

one hint for you Thomas: 💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰

[sainzstorms]

australia just confirmed that anything indeed can happen. i thought lewis moved to ferrari was the maximum of it but apparently not.

today we started with 19 cars (bc williams withdrew logan's to give his car to alex) and finished with 16 cars across the line. ferrari finished 1-2, max dnf, mclaren in top 5, checo only finished p5, britcedes dnf, haas double points, and yuki & lance got points. ferrari have a better car than last year, you can clearly see it from carlos' & charles' smiles, they seem confident that they can close the gap with rbr and it's showing this early in the season (hopefully they can only get closer). same thing with mclaren, they definitely have a much better car than last year, lando and oscar deserve that.

but rest assured that silly season will only get sillier!!! 21 more races plus 6 sprint races (which im not so excited about), 13 unclaimed seats, moving rumors left & right (be it drivers or staff), and other drama. drivers market is going to be chaotic interesting. this is f1 ig.

[f0point5]

Lando, how badly do you think he wants to be friends with you?

Bad enough to kowtow to you after you throw that gauntlet down? I will bet no

[il-predestinato]

Yeah, nothing to see here. Just our Bahrain race victor Max Verstappen spreading his pro-Charles Leclerc propaganda to every media outlet that's willing to listen to him.

[imdrivingsolo]

the qatar report

i am so so proud of max! he is making history and we are viewing it, congrats!!

and bby oscar! his first win!! i’m so happy!

[fcb-mv33]

“That left her exposed on social media”

Sorry Natalie but your organization never once post Zandvoort 2022 came out to defend Hannah if anything your two colleagues David Croft and Ted tried to add more abuse talking about how it was a set up by Red Bull on strategy so don’t try and make it seem like Max flipping off on the radio was something that added to any social abuse.

[sainzofthetimes16]

formula one. the billionare boys club.

[notyouraryang0dd3ss]

Not defendingts putting you on a "Taylor antis blocklist" for *checks notes* falesley equivocating anti zionism with antisemitism. Not only is that a dangerous rhetoric to spread and perpetrate, it's exactly the kind of lack of nuance I'd expect from someone like that. I hope your inbox doesn't get turned into a minefield from her doing that

i did what now?!? 😭 gonna close my ask box for a couple days then…i really need to catch up on answering asks

edit: i saw the follow up ask that someone sent about me - thank you to that desi anon for defending my name and honor, i love u. HOWEVER, I MUST CLARIFY: I AM BLACK. I AM NOT DESI. I AM BLACK.

[no27-autonation-honda]

congratulations to Mme. Pascale Leclerc, who has surely just experienced both the funniest and most unhinged weekend a mother could ever have. Dear fucking christ, I hope your middlest son brought you a bottle of champagne for yourself, ma'am.

[verstappentime]

p.s. this is no shade but mclaren didn't do the one stop because they COULDN'T, not because they weren't smart enough strategically to think of it. both drivers ate their front left tire and could not keep going. they tried to ask oscar to do a one stop and he said no. the reason charles won is because he is talented, and because his team had faith he could keep the car on track with 38-lap-old tires because he has been so incredible managing his tires this year. he won because he didn't incur that degradation, because he chose very specific methodical paths to balance the car equally on both front wheels and to get the rear straight in the turns, bc bryan was brilliant and coached him through all of it. mclaren did not "hand him" the win with a mistake. he won because he is an incredible driver. i think we forget because mclaren has the best car that charles has always been far and above the pack in terms of talent, barring a couple drivers. he's not just some guy in an inferior car. he's il predestinato and he earned it

[two-tyred-problems]

It’s now known what the problem of Logan Sargents car was:

The steering wheel changed the Brake balance setting by itself. Instead of just with 60%, he slowed down for the curve with a balance of well over 80% at the front.

According to Logan that problem also occurred during qualifying.

[paleolithique]

someone on Reddit was commenting about Biden, questioning why it took so long for him to drop out of the race, and why he even ran for a second term to begin with.

and, it's like, sometimes it's hard convincing Grandpa to put away the Car Keys. sometimes Grandpa has his license taken away by The State after having put foot down on the accelerator rather than the brake, launching the Camry through the storefront window of his Local T-Mobile.

[isawthesainz]

Race Recap 10: Spain

Sunday 23rd June 2024

Build-Up:

On 10th June, Sergio Perez receives a 3-place grid penalty for Barcelona and Red Bull are fined €25,000 for continuing the race in Canada with a damaged rear wing to avoid bringing out the Safety Car

Also on 10th June, Visa CashApp RB are fined €10,000 due to Yuki Tsunoda’s late arrival at the National Anthem ceremony at the Canadian Grand Prix

On 13th June, AMuS reports that Carlos Sainz has been offered a 4 year contract at Williams with an exit clause at the end of 2026 in case Williams fails to achieve the targets set by James Vowles

On 20th June, Carlos Sainz says that he has not yet made a decision regarding who he will be racing for next year, but is planning to make a decision soon

On 22nd June, Logan Sargeant is given a 3 place grid penalty for impeding Lance Stroll during Qualifying, dropping him from P20 to P20

Race Highlights:

Lando Norris starts on pole for only the second time in his career, but suffers a slow start and is overtaken by Max Verstappen. Verstappen reports that Norris pushed him off the track, but race control decides no further investigation is required

George Russell makes a great start and manages to overtake his teammate Lewis Hamilton before going round the outside of both Verstappen and Norris into the first corner and takes the lead

Verstappen overtakes Russell on Lap 3

Magnussen receives a 5-second penalty for a false start

Russell and Verstappen pit, leaving Norris in P1. Verstappen rejoins the race in P4, but quickly moves up to P3

Norris pits late on Lap 23, rejoining in P6

After the second round of pit stops, Verstappen leads the race by 7 seconds with Norris chasing him down in P2 with 18 laps to go

Norris manages to close the gap to Verstappen to just 2.5 seconds, but ultimately could not catch him

Hamilton finishes in P3 for a record-breaking 198th podium

Race Results:

1st Place: Max Verstappen

2nd Place: Lando Norris

3rd Place: Lewis Hamilton

[lissafaye]

Jeez, these commentators. His TP has said he’s not being replaced this season. Can we stop saying this was probably his last lap and last race. Good grief people. I’m so very done with this narrative this weekend.