2022 F1 Support Races Thread - F2, F3, W * Maybe Spoilers*

[JonChalk]

Separate thread to keep support races off the F1 races thread, and to avoid discussions on those giving away spoilers for those recording support races.

First thing of note; Davide Valsecchi back in comm box! Don't know if it's a one-off, but Valsecchi always keeps things amusing.

[esuuv]

UK TV times for the sessions this weekend


Friday, March 18
1.20pm: F3 Qualifying
4.20pm: F2 Qualifying


Saturday, March 19
9.55am: F3 Sprint Race
4.35pm: F2 Sprint Race


Sunday, March 20
8.55am: F3 Feature Race
10.35am: F2 Feature Race

[JonChalk]

F3 qualifying utter chaos and heading towards dangerous with queuing into final corner, looking more like a Moto3 session.

[mw88]

Is Davide Valsecchi doing F2 comms all season? Not sure I can cope with that

[JonChalk]

mw88 said:

Is Davide Valsecchi doing F2 comms all season? Not sure I can cope with that

I'll take Davide Valsecchi over David Croft every second of every race of the season

[JonChalk]

Pretty good opening race - definitely not boring and a good win for Oliver Bearman.

edit: no wait Bearman gets a 5 second penalty AFTER crossing the line - track limits apparently.....

[mattikake]

Haha moment of the weekend so far - fat Marshall shows his hairy arse in the F2 sprint race as his pants are too big even for him.

[Sandpit Steve]

Manic start to the F3 feature race.

[Sandpit Steve]

mattikake said:

Haha moment of the weekend so far - fat Marshall shows his hairy arse in the F2 sprint race as his pants are too big even for him.

That was funny, the commentators trying to avoid the fact that the guy was flashing his arse on TV!

[JonChalk]

Sandpit Steve said:

Manic start to the F3 feature race.

Hasn't really let up all race so far.

[JonChalk]

Oliver Bearman is impressing me - excellent drive yesterday, and today he was dropped to something like 15th or 16th in opening lap chaos and has fought his way back to 7th without too much trouble - seems like a very calm head he's got there.

Not a name I've come across before this year, but not surprising as he's been racing in Germany and Italy, winning both F4 championships.

[Sandpit Steve]

JonChalk said:

Sandpit Steve said:

Manic start to the F3 feature race.

Hasn't really let up all race so far.

Non-stop from start to finish. Seriously impressive drive from Arthur Leclerc, 13th up to 2nd.

[JonChalk]

Sandpit Steve said:

JonChalk said:

Sandpit Steve said:

Manic start to the F3 feature race.

Hasn't really let up all race so far.

Non-stop from start to finish. Seriously impressive drive from Arthur Leclerc, 13th up to 2nd.

Yep, Very entertaining - let's hope the rest of today's races are just as good. Bearman finishes 6th in the end.

[Sandpit Steve]

Well if the F2 and F1 races can live up to that, it’s going to be a good day!

[JonChalk]

Surely Fittipaldi will take a penalty for pushing Sato into the pitman entrance?

Sato had to drive inside the pitman entry bollard to avoid him!

[JonChalk]

..and an action=packed F2 race, too - a big chunk of it in the pits!!

[mw88]

JonChalk said:

..and an action=packed F2 race, too - a big chunk of it in the pits!!

Surprised it took them that long to close the pit lane

[JonChalk]

mw88 said:

JonChalk said:

..and an action=packed F2 race, too - a big chunk of it in the pits!!

Surprised it took them that long to close the pit lane

Yeah - should have been done as soon as the car was blocking the lane.

[Dingu]

That’s incredible.

[JonChalk]

I enjoyed that and the F3 race - F1 has a bit to live up to this afternoon!