Re: 2023 Season Grand Prix Megathread

P.P.P.S: I'm also angry with myself being unable to put the lap together in Austin TT!!! 😢

Gary Anderson suggested what would get closer racing is to invert the deployment of DRS i.e; Drivers can use DRS when they are outside of the one second gap but as soon as they get into that one second gap, they have to rely on slipstream, wits and the size of their balls, you know, how they used to do it in the past 😂

It seems like that would at least keep the field spread a lot closer

@TotosHeadphones perhaps it would deserve a try… 😁

@Cpayne32 yes please, let's make a stop to street tracks, I would save Monaco for obvious reasons and cut all the others!

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@Cpayne32 wrote:
@NuvolarixId say keep australia and Canada and get rid of the rest

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Oh yes 👍 

Yeah but more chances to smash into them causing red flags and lots a swear words

@Cpayne32 I've been thinking about it seriously for the last 5 minutes, I think the only way to go is the F-Zero route.

Stewards won't even have to get involved. Perfect solution to an increasing problem.

Alright so shoutout to me and @P4st3l1ak for guessing 2 of the 3 drivers on the podium. 

then a minute silence for anyone who got shafted by lews and charles 

polls for this week are now live

Pole - https://strawpoll.com/NMnQ59DjGn6

Podium - https://strawpoll.com/6QnMOpYWPZe

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@Cpayne32 wrote:

Alright so shoutout to me and @P4st3l1ak for guessing 2 of the 3 drivers on the podium. 

then a minute silence for anyone who got shafted by lews and charles 

polls for this week are now live

Pole - https://strawpoll.com/NMnQ59DjGn6

Podium - https://strawpoll.com/6QnMOpYWPZe

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You can't shout out yourself 😂 You're not Connor McGregor

Can we have a few more options this weekend;

Most Plank wear

Slowest pit stop

Self-Sabotaging Race Strategy. This one used to consistently be a one team category until Mercedes really decided to on flex their muscles.

🙃

Cpayne32 - 2023

Same vibes man 😂

If I'm honest I never get tired of the Ferrari Pit Wall Crew clown meme, it hurts me as I pray they get better but they always find a way.There's one floating around of Mercedes pit wall crew clown show too, it's depressing but I can't disagree 😅

Btw, I've just seen Matt and Tommy's Formula E gen3 test drives. So jealous 😉

I would be jealous too.

On a more serious note, Verstappen will have body guards all weekend due to concerns around safety. Hearing this is just disgusting because no driver should have to go through that. 

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@Cpayne32 wrote:

I would be jealous too.

On a more serious note, Verstappen will have body guards all weekend due to concerns around safety. Hearing this is just disgusting because no driver should have to go through that. 

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Wait, wait, wait... This seems a case of selective reporting, surely all drivers have some sort of personal security team whenever they travel to tracks? I would bet Hamilton has security when he has to travel to Zandvoort? And the narrative that Verstappen is being targeted because of Checo doesn't makr sense, I would suspect the anger is more towards Red Bull and Helmut.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/max-verstappen-bodyguards-mexican-grand-prix Here is the article ive seen about it. 

It looks like its to do with social media threats 

After a good race performance from Lance Stroll last Sunday from a pit lane start with the upgrade package.

This week's fun bets are:

Fernando Alonso to Finish on the Podium & Lance Stroll to Finish in the Top 6 @ 125/1 &

Lance Stroll to set the fastest lap @ 200/1