Wow that’s crazy. I think Indy was the first speed limit on out lane.
It may make the sprint more exciting, you don’t have to worry about screwing your race position by being too aggressive in the sprint race. Though it seems like the bottom half teams have no real incentive in the sprint race now.What are y'all thinking about the two different qualifying sessions for the sprint and GP this weekend?
Not sure I dig it or not yet. Really did enjoy last years sprint weekend format.
Race qualifying is before all the sprint stuff. So it's practice and race qualifying on Friday, sprint qualifying and sprint race on Saturday, race Sunday.So is it sprint qual, sprint, race qual, race? I'm for more racing, we'll see how it goes with slightly different stakes now.
Yeah, my wife and I were talking about this. They make such a big deal about the "Summer Break" but that is 3 weeks (I know officially there is supposed to be no work from teams at all). It's been a month since the last race. I really have no idea what goes on inside F1 teams and day to day operations, but from my poor perspective, instead of having a month off here, three weeks off there. I'd rather they get rid of the back to back weekends and just do a season of every other weekend. I guess I can see back to backs when you do the North American stretch, but it just seems so random.Finally back this week. Seems like forever since they last raced.
Yeah, my wife and I were talking about this. They make such a big deal about the "Summer Break" but that is 3 weeks (I know officially there is supposed to be no work from teams at all). It's been a month since the last race. I really have no idea what goes on inside F1 teams and day to day operations, but from my poor perspective, instead of having a month off here, three weeks off there. I'd rather they get rid of the back to back weekends and just do a season of every other weekend. I guess I can see back to backs when you do the North American stretch, but it just seems so random.
I'm not that into the inner workings to find out why they have the breaks that they do, just seems a little odd to me.
Thats correct, they were not supposed to be off for this long. China cancelled the GP, so they were left with a gap they couldn't fill in the calendar, and now they race like 5 of the next 6 weekends or something crazy like that. I am sure that will help teams stay under the cost cap.I believe the 3 weeks off recently was due to the Chinese GP being cancelled. Someone please correct me if im wrong.
Thats correct, they were not supposed to be off for this long. China cancelled the GP, so they were left with a gap they couldn't fill in the calendar, and now they race like 5 of the next 6 weekends or something crazy like that. I am sure that will help teams stay under the cost cap.
I do know, it's not even a next day thing. It's immediately after the race everything starts getting dismantled.I love a race every weekend but it has to be brutal on the teams. I assume most of them are tearing down the day after a race and have to be setting up at the next track by Wednesday?
I love a race every weekend but it has to be brutal on the teams. I assume most of them are tearing down the day after a race and have to be setting up at the next track by Wednesday?
I mean, this trek is Baku, Miami, Italy, Monaco, Spain and Canada by June . Only two week breaks are leading into Italy and going to Canada. Not sure why Miami and Canada aren’t closer together without anything in between.I love a race every weekend but it has to be brutal on the teams. I assume most of them are tearing down the day after a race and have to be setting up at the next track by Wednesday?
I'm going to assume that Saturday attendance on these races that are getting the sprints have not been what F1 was hoping for. I base it on what I heard, that the Sprint Race format this year has been set up to give the fans more excitement on Saturday. Basically, to make mid pack to low teams actually fight for positions and gain points, rather than just sit back and save the car. I don't see how this actually works, considering the race format is set.I officially do not like something that actually matters, like race qualifying, being on a Friday. Do the sprint race on Friday if anything.
I've been thinking about the new format a bit and I'm not entirely sure where I stand until I see it play out a couple times. Could swap the sprint and race qualis, I guess it comes down to would you rather have more data for the sprint quali or the race quali? I think they should do something completely crazy to make the stand-alone sprint race unique. Like P1 and P2 on friday, quali on saturday followed by sprint race set by reverse points standing order? Give racers at the bottom a better chance to earn points? IDK, most teams wouldn't like it, but it would be a unique one-off spectacle.I officially do not like something that actually matters, like race qualifying, being on a Friday. Do the sprint race on Friday if anything.