Some amazing teamwork there towards the end of the race.
That was sarcasm, by the way.
I see that everyone is still so enthralled by Sepang that no one has been able to post anything.
Great race, but what an odd start. I was wondering if half the field had bad gasoline on the formation lap. Maybe some leftover fuel from 2017? And then to find out it’s a software issue. But once the race was on, I loved it. Good win for Max.
I saw one of the memes after the race that imagined the 2027 calendar with every race list as “in Malaysia”. It’s an absurd but fun thought, though I wouldn’t mind seeing the Monaco Grand Prix in Malaysia becoming an actual thing. Or the Las Vegas Grand Prix in Malaysia. Both would be an improvement IMHO.
Finally, after seeing the weather, I am glad I didn’t go.
Nice clean race for max. Leclerc did great despite Ferrari stepping in their own dicks again for Hamilton.
“Lewis, we are on plan FU. Repeat, plan FU Lewis”
Strange radio from Lewis at the end of the race saying sorry for the bad strategy that he took the responsibility for. Haven’t heard anything like that that I recall.
Yeah, I guess I was wrong. It was Lewis who decided to stay out. Perhaps he’ll post about it in the ‘Moments of silver/senior mishaps’ thread.
I’m embarrassed to admit*, but I completely missed Bahrain in Malaysia. Had to go and watch it after Singapore. What a strange race.
*I keep track of events with Post-It Notes stuck to a Calander on the wall. I didn’t know they added this sometime after cancelling the original date. Yeah, I’m an Old Fart.
You should get that checked out, considering that you commented on my post about not going to Malaysia.
I still haven’t watched Baku. I hate missing races when I travel. I then have to do my best to avoid reading any race coverage to avoid spoilers. It usually doesn’t work.
This race is probably the dullest thing going on in Austin right now.
Dull for F1, yes. It almost got interesting at the end, but Cadillac ruined it. But id rather watch a dull F1 race than an exciting sportball match.
I was thinking more like a pick-up jam session at Antone’s.
Meh…do they do that in the middle of the afternoon? I haven’t spent too much recreational time in Austin during mid-afternoon. And certainly not in the last 15 or so years.
Ugh, Ted Cruz on the podium. Imma barf.
Edit: happy to hear he got boo’d
Sort of a snoozer at first, but got super interesting after bottas’s wreck! Congrats to Kimi. A well deserved championship!
I’m really pissed off at Leclerc for screwing Lewis and Ferrari for not setting out clearer team orders. Lewis was a class act in the post-race interview for congratulating Kimi and Mercedes first, and then not slamming Leclerc more directly. Vasseur: get your fricking act together!
And after all the post race penalties applied, Hirakawa is in the points with P10. Wasn’t on my bingo card.
And as much as Leclerc fucked up, I am impressed that he was able to hold off Norris with that compromised front left tire. Though at that point I was rooting for Lando.
Pretty awesome podium. Really could not have been a better mix up there for Kimi’s day.
Antonelli’s championship is objectively amazing but for some reason I can’t work up any significant emotion about it.
Same. The current regs just make every race feel so arbitrary.
That’s the weird thing - I don’t have a problem with the current rules. They’re not perfect, but tweaks are always needed at the start of a new rules era.
I think it’s because we’ve been conditioned for over a decade to have 1 dominant team and at most 2 dominant drivers. We now have 4 teams with viable cars and at least 7 potential champions. F1 is a new landscape, and it’s going to take some getting used to. I’m delighted with Kimi’s victory even though Mercedes has been the “bad guy” to me for many years. Significant emotion? Meh, I generally don’t get emotional about sports.