2024 F1 SUPPORT RACES THREAD - F2, F3, ACADEMY *SPOILERS*
Discussion
Lots of close racing here, all down the field, but no-one looks like actually being able to pull off an overtake.
Edit: ha, I wrote that just as Maloney gets Cordeel for the final podium place!
Edit2 and then Colapinto gets Aron for the lead at the last lap. Tiniest of mistakes out of the last corner punished hard.
Edit: ha, I wrote that just as Maloney gets Cordeel for the final podium place!
Edit2 and then Colapinto gets Aron for the lead at the last lap. Tiniest of mistakes out of the last corner punished hard.
Edited by Sandpit Steve on Saturday 18th May 14:08
Petrus1983 said:
Sadly can't watch this weekend but will keep an eye on things. Surely Antonelli needs a good result considering he's being mentioned with a senior F1 seat?
Sandpit Steve said:
He’s just finishing 11th in the Sprint, after starting 6th and missing a gear off the line. He did make up a few places, but not a great weekend so far.
He cocked up the start then only made one place up during the race. Not a stellar performance. He isn't standing out in F2 so far.
As much as I love Porsches in my garages I do find them boring at Grand Prix races making up the support races. Fine at sports or endurance races but can we have an alternative at Grand Prix weekends? There’s enough historic F1 racers on the circuits these days so could an invitation race be held? I see that Adrian Newey and Zak Brown were respectively driving a Lotus and a Williams at the recent Monaco Historics. Maybe Liberty would consider it too exciting.
Tazar said:
As much as I love Porsches in my garages I do find them boring at Grand Prix races making up the support races. Fine at sports or endurance races but can we have an alternative at Grand Prix weekends? There’s enough historic F1 racers on the circuits these days so could an invitation race be held? I see that Adrian Newey and Zak Brown were respectively driving a Lotus and a Williams at the recent Monaco Historics. Maybe Liberty would consider it too exciting.
Liberty don’t want to go near historic F1 cars any more, as it reminds the crowd of what things used to be like. Have Lewis’s unfiltered reaction to a 2005 car, for an example of what they don’t want to hear - in the days of wearing masks, his eyes told the story:
Those of us who have experienced historics in person, know what an utterly visceral experience they are.
As mentioned upthread, I think the M1 Procars were the best ever support race, followed by the Mercedes 190Es - both attracting current and recent F1 drivers, in a way that wouldn’t be allowed to happen today.
df76 said:
Sandpit Steve said:
F3 about to kick off Sunday’s action, hopefully with a cleaner race than yesterday’s mess.
Good racing.. so far. Edit: lots of tyre degredation towards the end there, well done Sami on a first series win,
Edited by Sandpit Steve on Sunday 19th May 08:23
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