# Formula 1 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** racing-auto-boat\ **Created:** [March 18, 2022, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292 "2022-03-18T12:18:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/161 "2022-07-31T14:47:45Z")
I cannot fathom what Ferrari were thinking. And now Mercedes are nipping at their heels. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/162 "2022-07-31T15:06:44Z")
Well, I was right about Ferrari screwing that up. And wrong about everything else, making me qualified to work at Ferrari as a strategist after I retire. At least I will get some travel in. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/163 "2022-07-31T22:54:12Z")
Ferrari were too busy trying to get in front of Russell to notice Verstappen coming from behind. I really don’t understand why they pitted Leclerc so early in the first stint when he had a tire advantage over Verstappen, though. Merc made a mistake not letting Hamilton through at the end. He was 1.5+ seconds per lap quicker than Verstappen at the end, and Verstappen was having clutch issues and had no tire life left. It probably wouldn’t have mattered because of the VSC, but Hamilton could have won that race (and they could have swapped back if Ham didn’t catch Verstappen). ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/164 "2022-08-07T21:22:03Z")
Not F1, but I’m not making a new thread for Indycar. Plus there ain’t no F1 for a few weeks, so… Let’s see if Nashville is as big of a shit show as it was last year. Grosean starts on the front row! I’d love to see him get his first win. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/165 "2022-08-07T21:52:03Z")
So far, yes. Yes it is a shit show. 3rd or 4th yellow already on lap 27/80. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/166 "2022-08-07T22:06:14Z")
And yet another yellow just after the restart on lap 34. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/167 "2022-08-09T06:04:50Z")
God damn, that was a shit show. And I’m just talking about the NBC coverage of the race. Commercial break at lap five? And cutting the race over to CNBC at lap thirty? Normally I am pissed when an event I am recording does this, but I didn’t really give a shit at that point, and figured that the next fifty laps somebody would eventually win, but probably during another commercial. Or maybe they are still racing under yellow. I don’t care, NBC makes it painful to watch Indycar. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/168 "2022-08-09T19:58:03Z")
Agreed, it’s painful to watch with all the damn commercials. But the reason they had to switch over channels is because the race start was delayed like an hour and a half because of thunderstorms, so their schedule was all gronked up. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/169 "2022-08-11T15:12:48Z")
Found out that our parent company partners the Red Bull team, our tech is all over their production and we have engineers embedded in their team. I feel kind of dirty. That’s our sticker next to Max… [![](https://www.grandprix247.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Verstappen-Saudi-Arabia-Friday-3-2022.jpg) ](https://www.grandprix247.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Verstappen-Saudi-Arabia-Friday-3-2022.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/170 "2022-08-13T20:07:47Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > …but I didn’t really give a shit at that point, and figured that the next fifty laps somebody would eventually win… This made me laugh out loud! 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/171 "2022-08-21T21:21:25Z")
Kimi is racing in NASCAR right now. Bored, and watching. NASCAR is NONSENSE. Had to Mute the sound. The announcers are even worse than the F1 idiots. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/172 "2022-08-21T21:37:46Z")
Watching as well; couldn’t pass up the chance to see what Kimi can do. I told my wife before the race started that my only prediction is that he makes up 5 places in the first 5 laps. If I recall it took him 3 laps to go from 27th to 20th. Her prediction is that he finishes top 15. During the rain delay, I imagined I could hear the NASCAR race officials saying “We have to delay this, we can’t let Kimi out to race in these conditions!” ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/173 "2022-08-21T21:40:44Z")
Did he just make up 9 places on the stage restart? I’m not super conversant in NASCAR. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/174 "2022-08-21T21:43:26Z")
“If you’re gonna pass Kimi, you’re gonna have to take it from him.” NASCAR, meet Kimi. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/175 "2022-08-21T21:50:00Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > I’m not super conversant in NASCAR. I don’t know shit about this. Stages? Playoffs? WTF? I guess its better than watching Law & Order episodes for the 14th time. I see that ‘Track Limits’ aren’t really a thing in NASCAR. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/176 "2022-08-21T21:51:26Z")
Haha yep that was one thing I noticed watching pre-race today. They use the entire track, off the track, and part of the parking lot. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/177 "2022-08-21T21:54:42Z")
Awful lot of commercials… ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/178 "2022-08-21T22:14:12Z")
Fun while it lasted… ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/179 "2022-08-21T22:14:35Z")
Just fuck. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292/180 "2022-08-23T05:42:05Z")
NASCAR - has cars that can race in the rain. Also NASCAR - won’t race in the rain. On the other hand, the drivers wouldn’t recognize team orders if it bit them on the ass, so they got that going for them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2022/961292.md?page=10)