# Formula 1 2023 thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** racing-auto-boat\ **Created:** [March 4, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718 "2023-03-04T15:36:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [April 16, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/41 "2023-04-16T19:19:14Z")
I guess I’m slumming it today by watching Indycar in Long Beach. It hasn’t even started yet and I’m already annoyed by the number of commercials during the pre-yap. ---
**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:** [April 17, 2023, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/42 "2023-04-17T05:37:00Z")
What are those cars made of? Bounce off walls, nose into a massive tire barrier… get pulled out and finish the race? I don’t know who this Pato guy is, but he drives like an Ass. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/43 "2023-04-19T21:51:29Z")
The Indycar is a tough beast. I think it was a couple of year ago in Nashville where Marcus Ericsson launched his car in the air when he hit the back of another car. He went on to win. The landing would probably have broken the front suspension of an F1 car, I think. Starts at about the 25 second mark: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QFnwQJugn0E/maxresdefault.jpg "Marcus Ericsson soars over Sebastien Bourdais during Music City Grand Prix | Motorsports on NBC") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFnwQJugn0E) ---
**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:** [April 27, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/44 "2023-04-27T17:00:34Z")
This three-week layoff has been rough. Almost feels like the off-season! Looking forward to some action this weekend. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/45 "2023-04-28T22:38:45Z")
DVR failed to get Friday Qualy. Or maybe it wasn’t broadcast on Dish. Cut dramatically from practice to Ball sports. We may never know… ---
**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:** [April 28, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/46 "2023-04-28T22:58:26Z")
Results below. Leclerc on pole ---
**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:** [April 28, 2023, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/47 "2023-04-28T23:01:12Z")
Yay! Thanks! ---
**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:** [April 29, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/48 "2023-04-29T03:42:52Z")
DirecTV also failed to air qualification, despite me paying those fucking bastards $200 per month. And of course, the ESPN app on Roku always makes me log in not one but twice. You might think that a race owned by a fucking media company would sort out their shit. But no chance of that. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2023, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/49 "2023-04-29T09:35:01Z")
Results on the so called “sprint shootout” Leclerc again! Even though he binned it his final lap! ---
**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:** [April 29, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/50 "2023-04-29T15:04:37Z")
F1 TV has been pretty much flawless for me except for a few streaming problems a few seasons ago. I think I pay $10/ month. Well worth it. ---
**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:** [April 29, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/51 "2023-04-29T19:08:08Z")
For some reason, my DVR thinks I want to watch the stoopid warm-up show live, then wait hours or days to watch the actual race. I have to go in and un-skip the race manually. Pain in the ass! ---
**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:** [May 6, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/52 "2023-05-06T21:18:20Z")
That was an interesting quali. It’s stoking my desire for Perez to take the championship from Max. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/53 "2023-05-07T14:49:59Z")
As much as I want to hate the Miami track, it did provide an interesting qualification. And as much as I bitched about Danica Patrick last year, she did do a decent job with post qualification questions. Bad luck for Max. If he can make it out of lap 1 unscathed, I predict P3 is the best he can do unless he gets some luck with yellow flags. I also predict the yellow will be provided by Alpha Tauri. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/54 "2023-05-07T15:13:26Z")
And a heads up for US fans. The race is on ABC rather than ESPN in an attempt to thwart your DVR plans. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/55 "2023-05-07T18:21:47Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > And as much as I bitched about Danica Patrick last year, she did do a decent job with post qualification questions. She did better, yes. But I still can’t stand her. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2023, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/56 "2023-05-07T21:28:45Z")
I didn’t not see that race coming off without at least a yellow flag. ---
**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:** [May 7, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/57 "2023-05-07T21:49:12Z")
What a boring race. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/58 "2023-05-17T21:02:04Z")
Emilia-Romagna cancelled due to the flooding in the area. Obviously the right call, but why couldn’t this have happened at Miami instead? ---
**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:** [May 18, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/59 "2023-05-18T01:22:55Z")
Or at Paul Ricard? ---
**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:** [May 18, 2023, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718/60 "2023-05-18T19:00:10Z")
Yeah. I gotta dust off the Black-and-White TV for that race. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2023-thread/980718.md?page=4)