Official 2024 Australian Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***

[Piginapoke]

Petrus1983 said:

Leithen said:

Are we getting the same st Sky coverage for Suzuka?

I feel awkward for them - reminds me of Covid coverage with everyone standing away from each other.

It did feel a bit like Sky phoned it in. Still same old st from Croft though

[Piginapoke]

Fat Thor said:

The Vambo said:

Petrus1983 said:

Hondashark said:

Guessing Alonso won't be in the Merc next year then...

Didn't George wipe out Bottas in quite a big way before joining Mercedes?

On a straight

He also crashed out at Singapore last year on last lap from a great position.

None of which has any relevance to what happened today?

[Piginapoke]

The Vambo said:

The throttle overlay has been sync'd from actual telemetry. Watch for the throttle-brake-throttle-brake.

DQ the poison dwarf.

Agree- a brake check, clear as day. Must be DQ

[Piginapoke]

InfamousK said:

PlywoodPascal said:

I have just watched the video with telemetry, and i do not think this was a brake check.
I think this was Alonso braking early and setting the car up to turn in on throttle to get the best exit possible, which he’d need to do to stay ahead through DRS.

Finally someone with a bit of sense.

And the bit where he stamped on the brakes twice?

[Piginapoke]

Wills2 said:

Aids0G said:

Forester1965 said:

PlywoodPascal said:

On the basis that double yellows means slow downs and be prepared to stop, no need for red flag.

Yep. Worked great for Jules Bianchi.

Taking it a bit to extremes there, an Aston Martin DBX isn’t a Telehandler and the conditions were as far away from that day as possible.

Indeed there was no need to red flag the race.

George had a different opinion....!

https://youtu.be/CyZmmMiKxXU?si=1gbdgxj-pw0wtIuJ

[Piginapoke]

Forester1965 said:

carinaman said:

I've not forgotten Alonso's past and had regarded his as a great driver and strategist whose talent was being wasted in uncompetitive cars, but that stunt at the last race has really put me off.

He's an impulsive person and that's almost certainly cost him multiple world championships by being in the wrong team at the wrong time.

I’ve never really got past Singapore 2008, I can’t believe Alonso didn’t know about it. Then the whole blackmailing Ron Dennis was a bad look in 2007.

For me, it was a reckless and dangerous brake test by Alonso, and the data (plus all the BS on the radio afterwards about the throttle problem) shows it for what it was. I think the stewards bottled it and he needed a race ban at least.