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

[JonChalk]

Sandpit Steve said:

JonChalk said:

Sorry - I should have posted when it actually started as well

edit: it's all a bit daft as they didn't stop the clock during the red flag, so "lost" something like 13/14 minutes of racing....

Just watched it back. Red flag was at 21’00”, green light at 9’12”, (so, nearly 12 mins as the stoppage), followed by two laps of safety car (don’t know why two laps, perhaps it’s in their sporting regs) and 4’40” of actual racing at the end.

Annoyingly, if they’d been about five seconds later with the red flag, the issue would have resolved itself! Can’t really complain that it was thrown though, the track was completely blocked and there were a dozen stationary cars.

Don't really have a problem with the RF, but really dislike the way that support races are short-changed in support of the almighty god of F1 TV times, to the detriment of those series.....

[anonymous-user]

Bugger. Because it wasn’t on sky i missed it!

[JonChalk]

F20CN16 said:

Bugger. Because it wasn’t on sky i missed it!

It's Monaco - you didn't miss much.

[JonChalk]

Sprint race delayed, but no idea until when.

[Sandpit Steve]

JonChalk said:

Sprint race delayed, but no idea until when.

Obviously still cleaning up the mess from the end of the previous session.

Hopefully not too long, am supposed to be in the pub watching a football match in a couple of hours.

[JonChalk]

Sandpit Steve said:

JonChalk said:

Sprint race delayed, but no idea until when.

Obviously still cleaning up the mess from the end of the previous session.

Hopefully not too long, am supposed to be in the pub watching a football match in a couple of hours.

Bouncing around viewing-wise; the delay means can finish watching British GT qualifying though. I am going to have to mis most of 1st half of European Rugby final, though. Swings and roundabouts.....

[anonymous-user]

Nurburgring 24hr is on as well! BTCC and Indy 500 tomorrow. It’s full on!

[JonChalk]

I know, plus actually up at Donington tomorrow, so going to have to find a way to fit all the recorded Monaco action in around Indy when I get back......Hmmmm....can there be such a thing as too much motorsport?

[Sandpit Steve]

F20CN16 said:

Nurburgring 24hr is on as well! BTCC and Indy 500 tomorrow. It’s full on!

So much sport this weekend!

It does look like it might be about to rain in Monaco, which would make things interesting.

[JonChalk]

Nooooo!. Hughes has suffered an F2 stall....

[Sandpit Steve]

JonChalk said:

Nooooo!. Hughes has suffered an F2 stall....

Fair play to the field for getting round him, those situations are horrible. The red lights on the back of the rear wing showing what they’re for.

[g4ry13]

Nobody is going to pit for tyres until someone slides off.

[Sandpit Steve]

g4ry13 said:

Nobody is going to pit for tyres until someone slides off.

You were saying…

[g4ry13]

Sandpit Steve said:

g4ry13 said:

Nobody is going to pit for tyres until someone slides off.

You were saying…

The track isn't wet. Not sure it makes a great deal of sense.

[JonChalk]

Drugovich...........wet tyres?

I've had a quick look at a rain radar, and there's nothing even due, let alone actually there.

Is he just breaking in a set for tomorrow?

[rscott]

JonChalk said:

Drugovich...........wet tyres?

I've had a quick look at a rain radar, and there's nothing even due, let alone actually there.

Is he just breaking in a set for tomorrow?

Well he's proved the speed limiter doesn't work properly when on wets...

[Sandpit Steve]

JonChalk said:

Drugovich...........wet tyres?

I've had a quick look at a rain radar, and there's nothing even due, let alone actually there.

Is he just breaking in a set for tomorrow?

Got a speeding penalty for his troubles too.

In F1, they have to tell the car they have rain tyres fitted, because of the rain light and pit speed limiter (the rain tyres are slightly wider). Wonder if the same applies in F2.

[NRS]

They can’t even pass here, F1 has no chance apart from rain.

[paulguitar]

NRS said:

They can’t even pass here, F1 has no chance apart from rain.

They can't pass in the rain either.

[NRS]

paulguitar said:

NRS said:

They can’t even pass here, F1 has no chance apart from rain.

They can't pass in the rain either.

Nope, but you might get passes from someone binning it/ lucky calls if it switches between them (not sure that is ‘fair’, but could result in something happening).