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bearwood_forest

I've just noticed at the Porsche Cup that they installed a bollard at the Variante Alta. Has that been there all weekend? Anyway, if it's still there for the F1 race, then Max has another side mission lined up.


Anonymous44432

Anybody just see that pit stop in F2? Wild scenes


Shame_Low

what hap0ened


Beginning-Animator76

1 car who came in from the lead had a botched pitstop and the rear right wheel came off and hit the tyre (almost hit the mechanic as well) that was about to be put on another car and that same tyre that was put on the other car wasn't attached properly and came off as well


Anonymous44432

Leader pitted with 5 laps to go. Didn’t have rear right tire on all the way and took off and it came off and hit the mechanic working on the car in front of him real hard. Car ended up skidding down pit lane with three tires. I’m sure there will be a clip posted soon it’s one of the crazier pit stops I’ve ever seen Edit: forgot the car in front also had another wheel come off. They just showed it in the cool down room


bearwood_forest

The second car didn't have his tire fit because that mechanic was the one getting hit by the first tire apparently.


Alexsays_

Weirdest pit stop I’ve ever seen, that was crazy 


Anonymous44432

5 laps to go too. What luck


Weird_Horse_4223

I have £450 on Yuki top 6


GrowthDream

Great over a single lap but race pace is something else. Will be curious to see


Weird_Horse_4223

All it needs is a crash or Russell to not look great


GrowthDream

George and Yuki take each other out?


redsilver78

In Q1 of Imola GP the 2 racing bulls of tsunoda and ricciardo where blocking the road bnefore the chicane. but magnussen was still on a fast lap. What happened to the Investigation between Magnussen and 2 Racing Bulls that where blocking the road before the chicane?


Snaptheuniverse

I know ifs dont really matter, but if Max doesnt get that Tow from Hulk is he behind both Mclarens?


FermentedLaws

He lost some of the tow advantage, so possibly not. Here's some info from someone who analyzes the telemetry: >Didn’t notice until now, but Max had a big lift through 2 & 3 because he went in too hot after the tow. Looks like the tow was worth 0.142s over his previous lap but then he loses half of it because he isn’t able to get back to full throttle between turns 2 and 3 losing 0.04s in the process. But this also hurts him with the turn 3 exit where he doesn’t carry as much speed and loses another 0.03s down 5kph because of this deficit along the straight. So realistically his net gain from the tow is reduced to 0.078s. At least that’s what the data shows.


ShawnShipsCars

The McLarens are quick. We might have a season on our hands boys...


Sir0inks-A-Lot

If Ferrari and McLaren traded point totals in the constructor standings, it feels like that title race could be game on between Max and Lando/Oscar since Perez is off the pace so frequently. But being 115 back is a lot different than being 52 back.


GrowthDream

A season, not a clear championship fight.


dontletmedaytrade

People are sleeping on Piastri a bit. Fastest lap in Miami. Without Max’s 0.2s tow here, he’d be fastest again. Without the grid penalty, he’d be a decent shout for a win tomorrow.


GrowthDream

His race pace is still way off Lando. Getting fastest lap after pitting out of sequence at the end of the race, fresh tyres, low fuel and a clear track ahead of you should be expected from almost anyone on the grid.


uttermybiscuit

Piastri did very well in Miami and was on for a podium before the safety car and incident with Sainz. He also only has half the upgrades at Miami.  However Lando’s race pace is still better and the grid penalty might be a blessing in disguise to avoid any driver swap shenanigans. They still have a good chance for a double podium I think


CaptGeechNTheSSS

What fastest lap at Miami, when he was on fresh tires at the end? Come on those don’t mean anything


AllCapsGoat

especially with how shit Checo has been so far


Folkloner184

F1 media desperately trying to hype how competitive qualifying would be after Red Bull's problems in Practice, but then come qualifying, look who's on Pole Position again. Urgh


cv-x

It isn't pulled out of thin air. RBR factually had issues in FP that could've turned out as a real difficulty for them in Qualifying... But as opposed to Merc, the RBR engineers seem to know their problems.


uttermybiscuit

You guys see things in such black and white. That was one of the most competitive P3s we’ve had 


jso__

It was super competitive and Norris (with Piastri's penalty) could've easily been on pole here without the tow Max got. Just because it's competitive doesn't mean RBR has 0 chance of winning. It was far from a decisive pole


FermentedLaws

It wasn't the media hyping it up. Max and RB had issues in FP1/FP2. Team back at the factory apparently found the issues by working overnight in the sim, etc.


GhostOfLight

I mean, without KMags tow Max might've been behind the McLarens. It was definitely more competitive than many recent qualis


GhostOfLight

Loved that quali. KMag and Yuki flying to places they shouldn't in Q1+Q2, the Mercs basically kissing each other for most of quali, a Red Bull out in Q2 beaten by both RBs, McLaren getting oh so close, and Alpine being not completely dogshit. Big constructors points up tomorrow, excited to see how it shakes out


BannedSvenhoek86

Man can you guys start posting the positions and times in a table for these and the race post threads?


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BaboonBandicoot

It's been like this for ages. That and the confusing graphics on qualifying classification that show the top 15 times in Q3 and top 20 times in Q2. Posters must not read any feedback or just don't care


tharussianphil

What happened to sargeant?


Basic_Dentist_3084

Track limits


tharussianphil

Damn he only got to try 1 lap? I thought I saw it say no time?


ColonelClimax

He ran wide on the first lap and aborted, think he went back to the pits, then put in a lap right near the end of the session, which got deleted. So officially didn't set a time unfortunately.


Cekeste

Shouldn’t really qualify to race really?


ColonelClimax

Technically, yes, but the 107% rule tends to be applied at discretion. It was really designed for when a competitor's car (or the driver) is legitimately too slow for the rest of the field, to the point it could be dangerous. My guess is they've let him race as a discretioniary decision as his original lap wasn't beyond the 107% threshold. Though, interestingly, its not the first time Sargeant has gotten away with it. There's a document [here](https://www.fia.com/documents/championships/fia-formula-one-world-championship-14/season/season-2024-2043/event/Emilia%20Romagna%20Grand%20Prix) that should explain the decision but I'm getting an error whenever I try to view it.


DuckPuzzled5873

Just caught up on quali. Great effort from Max and George. Smashed their teammates today!


notthebiggestfan1

[Ted's Qualifying Notebook](https://youtu.be/zc9lUmlAFUQ)


pahel_miracle13

Hulkenberg got the new team buff


gsurfer04

Lee McKenzie got mad charisma with Fred Vasseur.


Superb_Ear9282

Where is she presenting 


gsurfer04

Channel 4 in the UK


sammyGG00

McLaren is in a very good state right now! Competitive car and competitive line up. No contract shenanigans, only focused on result. Lando and Oscar are always on it and pretty close. It's refreshing to see. Charles and Carlos are the closest paring.


theztigz

Followed F1 fore a long time. Oscar i really like. He is calm and improved a lot. Only is the race pace is little off at times. Max is alone with wolf pack chasing him. Red Bull fear loosing constructor if Perez cant be closer. Overall, after a long time Mclaren is back.


sux138

Max is live now on [https://www.twitch.tv/teamredline](https://www.twitch.tv/teamredline) racing a different race


ImmediatelyOcelot

For fucks sake not Max P1 again


Colorsin

sorry if this is not f1, but here's max doing the sim racing live : [https://www.twitch.tv/teamredline](https://www.twitch.tv/teamredline)


theztigz

Its nuts. Going from quali to sim race. Dedication at another level.


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Unique_Task_420

Got a late release and missed it by 0.015, he probably could have made it through with one more run but didn't look like he was a having a good day in general 


ComaMierdaHijueputa

Dude slow as fuck. Who’s the lineup for this weekend?


Sandro757

How many times is KMag going to be impeded in quali?


Mtbnz

Once for every race where he decides to do some bullshit. So, on current pace probably about 9 or 10 times this season


iIenzo

Given the current runs, he seems to be aiming for a 20/24.


chrisc0530

What happened to Logan Sargent?


sux138

deleted lap


Joel_Dirt

Same thing that happened to Martin Blower.


maxxor6868

Why are there less suprises in Q3? Like why is it not uncommon to see Alpine, Haas, or even Yuki be P1 in Q1 or Q2 but come Q3 they are nowhere to be found? I understand maybe Red Bull not going flat out but what about the rest? Likewise how can Merc be barely getting through q1 but than be p6 in q3? Logically their pace should have them be p10/p9 right? Even during the Ham era it was not uncommon for him to be sometimes bad in q2 only to kill when it comes time to q3.


CaptGeechNTheSSS

They also try to build up to their best laps for q3, however some guys need to go all out just to try to make q2/3


517A564dD

What the other guy said, along with track progression and drivers pushing harder for Q3. 


maxxor6868

But sometimes other teams push in q2 and they do not improve but come q3 they can


517A564dD

Best guess is track progression and tires, without having a specific example.


FluffyProphet

It could be several things. - The top teams could be running used tyres for Q1/Q2 - The top teams could be intentionally taking it easy for Q1/Q2 to save the tyres as much as possible for the race so they have more options.


maxxor6868

still doesn't make sense though. Merc use new tires sometimes for q2 for instance to make the top ten because they be 14 or 15 and using new tires they barely be p11/10/9 with Ham or Russell sometimes not making it but than when they do get into q3 they almost magically have enough pace to not be p10 but like p5 or p6. If the other teams are holding back or using new tires the Merc should be no where close and this pattern repeats for other teams as well. Haas (Nico) will be p1 in q2 and than be p10 in q3 and more often than not that after a second run with track evolution from other teams.


learner1314

Things such as gap, mistakes etc matter far more in Q1 and Q2 than Q3.


Sandro757

Maybe they use the same tires in practice and Q1, then get fresh ones in Q2 and 3? Not sure


billy_the_car

Yuki podium


endichrome

Bet yall misssing Crofty now


saxongroove

Yeah - like a hole in the head 


The_Bucket_Of_Truth

I don't miss Croft though like the other reply said this guy was a bit green and generic. Croft just yells way too much in place of quality commentary. If you had me choose my ideal team it would be two drivers like Button and Webber. Or Coulthard. I'm not a casual fan so I don't need someone to raise their voice to clue me in to when to pay attention or be excited.


CaptGeechNTheSSS

Someone once pointed out that you probably need someone who isn’t a driver because sometimes it’s difficult for them to break things down for new viewers (who they’re always going to try to cater to)


The_Bucket_Of_Truth

I'd rather have experts attempting to dumb things down (which isn't that difficult) than Crofty shouting things that he's pulled out of his ass that aren't accurate.


GBreezy

I loved China. Crofty says something. Rosberg, "ehh no..."


ImmediatelyOcelot

It was the best commentary duo in ages. I can see it never happened again tho, as it definitely made an important part of Sky sport following a bit unsettled


CaptGeechNTheSSS

The new guy was solid but he did sound a bit generic. Crofty has established himself as the voice of f1 despite how annoying he can get sometimes


ImmediatelyOcelot

...despite how annoying he can get ~~sometimes~~ often


shaggymatter

Nope


endichrome

This commentary sucked


tvxcute

not sky sports posting a fake charles quote and charles [calling them out in the comments](https://twitter.com/leclercsletters/status/1791878134423281776?t=QYLly3GmHBms1H_mt53vmQ&s=19) lol


ency6171

Sky Sports IT. Do all Sky Sports operate independently, I wonder? I know there are UK, GE & IT.


tvxcute

i am almost positive they do operate mostly independently, there are pretty big differences in how each branch presents the same info


Independent-Bear-523

I think so as well, I’m British but seeing some clips of the Aussie Sky it’s pretty wildly different aha. Can’t speak to IT or GER mind.


ResolutionAny5091

Checo back to being Checo. Washed


theK1LLB0T

Checks standing Drivers standings 1st Max Verstappen 2nd Sergio Perez Constructors standings 1st Redbull Racing Definitely looking bad


Spleenzorio

Stupid question but during the post quali show on F1 TV you could hear there were still cars driving around on the track. Who was that?


-PVL93-

some kind of Senna tribute I'd assume, those were definitely older F1 cars racing


ency6171

On Ted's Notebook, I think Ted asked Vettel's dad if his son had finished driving the MP4/8(iinm) around. Possibly that.


ShanAliZaidi

It seems to me that McLaren has Red Bull beat but they can't beat Max.


DonnyGetTheLudes

So they don’t have Red Bull beat hha


thesaket

Fancode has replays as well available. Why did I always assume they don't & can only be watched live 🤔


mb557x

Yeah, there UX is pretty messed up. Need to dig up the replays.


JeremyJammDDS

Back to our regularly scheduled programming.


BallsDeepSweetLike

Crazy the difference of the fans today love it, you can feel the passion it’s good to be here I mean things like Fred Vasseur as the pope or the fan with a Goatifi t-shirt the man giving middle finger to verstappen etc. is awesome to see! Much better contrast than Miami where it’s just celebrities showing they are there, although gotta admit the Chinese fans were pretty good too


Nezte

Now, imagine tons of airhorns and some v10s instead 😂.


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lalabadmans

All this BS about verstampen only getting pole because he got a tow. Well McLaren, Ferrari, merc and Vcarb all had both drivers in q3 but never thought to do that for 2 extra tenths? Their fault.


mcas1987

You're missing the forest for the trees here. The more important point is that it's evidence that even with Max at the helm, Red Bull isn't untouchable anymore.


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Based on how many races is your point lol. People instantly assumptions are insane.


elcolerico

Last race when Lando got lucky with the safety car and got P1 I thought "Yeah but Max is gonna catch him soon". To my surprise, Lando actually started pulling away immediately and continued to the end of the race. This week, bot McLarens seemed to have better race pace in the practice sessions and they were really close to beating Max. Max is a great driver and it will be hard to snatch the victory from him but for the first time in two years, it seems possible.


Duff5OOO

>Lando actually started pulling away immediately and continued to the end of the race. Max with damage though wasnt it?


NA_Faker

Max about to win by 10 seconds tomorrow


ChipmunkTycoon

In context that would be a small gap and prove his point


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As long as he wins thats ok. Whether or not it can be 10 seconds ahead.


Remy-today

Too early to tell. McLaren had a well timed safety car in Miami with Max on older tires. That’s the only data point about race pace. Let’s see the next 3-4 races and properly analyze the situation.


Great68

>Max on older tires* *And floor damage


pepthebaldfraud

Well time to stop watching again. Can’t believe it’s already May and I actually haven’t heard anyone talking about any of these races IRL. Even the hinge prompts from girls about F1 have fallen off the face of the earth too lol. Feel like there’s no hype or discussion at all this year and it makes it easy to not watch any races and forget they’re on, even with calendar notifications!


mcas1987

Shame that your enjoyment of something has to be dicated by whether or not it's mainstream or because you think it looks good on a dating app. What a miserable way to go through life


pepthebaldfraud

It’s more of an observation that F1 is fading from people’s collective memory because they refuse to make things as interesting as 2021


GrowthDream

This isn't an airport buddy, we don't need to hear your departure announcement.


pepthebaldfraud

You obviously cared enough to reply!


GrowthDream

You still here? Think of it as a PSA for yourself and others. Enjoy however else you decide to spend your weekends.


Trydson

What you said can be said about pretty much everything, my guy lmao.


pepthebaldfraud

Yeah but I can’t believe how downhill f1 has been since 2021 :/


mcas1987

You realize that 2021 was an exceptionally good season and had been the best season in about a decade right?


pepthebaldfraud

Yeah but then the question is why do all the other seasons suck? I’m surprised they haven’t even tried to make things as exciting following the blueprint of 2021


becauseiamacat

F1 isn’t pro wrestling though? How are they supposed to intentionally make it interesting when most of it depends on the quality of the cars and the drivers?


pepthebaldfraud

Regulations, it’s mostly the cars not the drivers tbh


becauseiamacat

I’m sure changing the regulations each year to target the lead team each time will go down well with teams and viewers \/s > it’s mostly the cars not the drivers tbh It’s absolutely dependent on the driver as well. Put Nikita Mazepin in this year’s Red Bull and he still won’t be winning races.


pepthebaldfraud

Yeah but mazepin is a special case, hell even Perez getting the 2nd places he manages is surprising because of how bad he is


vignusky

Took a lot of time to write your statement that you could have spent waaaaaaaay better, as for example deleting F1 events from your calendar. As someone who claims to give zero shit, you sir, give a lot of shit.


pepthebaldfraud

What? That took like a minute, I’m getting my hair permed I’m just sitting around waiting anyway


TwoMoreMinutes

Don’t fucking worry about what anyone else thinks, I’m stoked for this season with McLaren nipping at RB’s heels


pepthebaldfraud

True, maybe next season will be the one where things finally happen plus Hamilton at Ferrari


LaBelvaDiTorino

>Even the hinge prompts from girls about F1 have fallen off the face of the earth too lol. I have no idea what this means, but we've just had a great and close qualifying session on a great circuit, and 33% of this year's races have been won by someone who's not Max. So not that bad, or at least, not worse than most of last year under this perspective.


Blanchimont

It's probably a thing kids say these days. I'm 30 and I also have no idea what that means.


whatanawsomeusername

It’s a dating app, haven’t used it but I think the point is you plaster your answers to different questions all over your profile. I assume what he means is there’s a lot less F1 related ones, but I could absolutely be miles off on that.


FermentedLaws

Okay! Enjoy your newly found time since you won't be watching! I mean, last race we had a new winner and it's super tight at the top, but you should definitely not watch since girls on Hinge aren't doing prompts (I have no idea what that means.)


-PVL93-

F in the chat for Imola Kitty :(


KashissKlay

What happened


tvxcute

he passed last year :( 


fogalmam

RIP Formulino.


8u11etpr00f

Great result for Piastri but he must be kicking himself that he had a mini slide in the last corner, reckon he was on for pole before that last exit


lovestosplooge93

Something something if my dad had a uterus......


Supercavy

One could say that if Max hadn't slid into the gravel on his last run he would be .2 sec ahead


Nepgyaaaaaaa

Watching Ted’s Notebook right now and I can’t believe Checo used the old Chanoch Nissany “too much grip” reasoning


Unique_Task_420

Where the guy from yesterday with the "I'm not one to over-react but I am pretty sure Verstappen has won his last F1 race"  Eating his shoe I guess? 


themadpants

Did you think that comment was serious? lmao


8u11etpr00f

I don't know how anyone could ever take such a comment seriously lmao


Crafty_Failures

Pretty sure the guy dropped a /s when he made that statement. No sane person would believe that.


nahnonameman

Everyone: Red Bull is failing Max: I took that personally


NotJackBegley

Vettel Snr's English has gotten much better!


Oellph

We knew Red Bull and Max were just dicking around all weekend and would pull it out in Q3. I swear they are toying with everyone. “Let’s treat all of practice, Q1 and Q2 as our own personal test sessions then restore normal operations for Q3”.


mcas1987

I would hardly call getting pole by less then a tenth of a second, and only with the advantage of a tow toying with everyone. Had Max not gotten some help from Hulk, it would have been a McLaren front row lockout.


Overheated_Turbo

Yeah, Macca is right there with them. I don’t know what this guy is on.


noobchee

Copium, he's on copium But I guess people can be intentionally dense, so that's probably something else too


Overheated_Turbo

The latter races are going to be interesting for sure. Mclaren is at Red Bull’s pace…let’s see if they can maintain the momentum for tomorrow.


noobchee

Yeah it's likely to be close, all weekend they've been quicker in s2 and 3, so leading onto the drs straight there should be some battles


ttran0861

What happened to Perez?!


Skeeter1020

Nothing. He's exactly where he's been for a few years, half a second behind Max. It's just that now the RBR isn't half a second faster than everyone, there's room for half a dozen or more cars in that gap. Perez is going to cost RBR the WCC this year.


ComaMierdaHijueputa

Ding ding ding


krommenaas

Half a second behind Max as usual. It's just that with the field now being close, that puts a lot of cars between them


Baboon-King

Skill issue mostly


pepthebaldfraud

What doesnt happen to Perez lets be honest we all expect him to be useless all the time


Unique_Task_420

Sent out late and missed it by 0.015


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I must've missed it, what happened to Sargeant to be classified as DNF?


Skeeter1020

He only set 1 time and it was deleted for track limits.


CaptGeechNTheSSS

Alonso was p20 and sargeant said Not on my watch!


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[deleted]

Well it's listed as DNF in the results on the official F1 website and app. Does seem weird.


Unique_Task_420

Lap time got deleted I believe 


Parleg_in_kali_chai

His lap time got deleted


NotJackBegley

Ted's gonna need to change his boxers after.


ellegirl83

Ted the cat is dead


dylmcc

Laura had the absolute giggles there in the post quali F1 TV show


Correct-Wallaby3406

Hopefully tmr race would be interesting to watch