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

[Sandpit Steve]

JonChalk said:

British 1-2-3 in W Series practice, and pretty close too.

1?? CHA 1:56.696
2?? PUL +0.031
3?? POW +0.160
(can't find the rest of the standings, as the W Series website is a steaming pile of poo...)

See what quali brings this afternoon.

Would love to see Abbi Pulling get her first WS win this weekend.

She’s still my favourite as next lady into F2, unless Sophia Floersch can make it back from sportscars.

[JonChalk]

Sandpit Steve said:

JonChalk said:

British 1-2-3 in W Series practice, and pretty close too.

1?? CHA 1:56.696
2?? PUL +0.031
3?? POW +0.160
(can't find the rest of the standings, as the W Series website is a steaming pile of poo...)

See what quali brings this afternoon.

Would love to see Abbi Pulling get her first WS win this weekend.

She’s still my favourite as next lady into F2, unless Sophia Floersch can make it back from sportscars.

Be good to see Pulling and Powell really push Chadwick in the race. Agree Pulling certainly has the potential to be better than Chadwick at equivalent age / development, given she's 5 years younger / less experienced.

[Sandpit Steve]

Juri Vips running F2 practice in an un-sponsored car, following his being dropped by Red Bull last week.

[JonChalk]

Very sorry, but my in internal 7 year old can't help but giggle a little every time the commentators say "Bolukbasi"

The same 7 year used to giggle when hearing the name of ski-jumper "Andreas wk"

[paulguitar]

JonChalk said:

The same 7 year used to giggle when hearing the name of ski-jumper "Andreas wk"

I'm still laughing about his name now.

[vulture1]

By the end of the year Abbie Pulling is going to be winning. I've followed her junior career from karting.

[JonChalk]

This is how timed quali sessions should be - tyres a non-issue, just drivers working out how to go faster all by themselves, lap after lap.

No excuses.

[JonChalk]

Forget everything else - in the context of this series, Chadwick continues to be very impressive; consistent and completely in control.

No doubt Powell could have been faster, but kept losing laps. Not something that Chadwick suffered from after her first quick lap was lost - after that, never really looked threatened. Kimilainen fast but inconsistent.

[Sandpit Steve]

Here we go then, first race of the weekend, F3 starting in 5 minutes.

W Series will be straight after F1 P3, and F2 sprint race will be after F1 qualifying this afternoon.

Slightly jealous of the 160,000, including many Pistonheads, that are at Silverstone watching live.

[JonChalk]

WTAF are Carlin and Benavides playing at?

[JonChalk]

I know it's Silverstone and not good form to complain about one's home Grand Prix, but there's not an awful lot of overtaking going on.

A few good technical overtakes at the front, but most of the field running within a second of each other, with no moves after first lap.

Hopefully the SC may spice things up a bit.

[Sandpit Steve]

W Series about to start, and it looks like it might be about to rain.

[anonymous-user]

If it does rain, how many cars do we think will go off track?

[JonChalk]

Sandpit Steve said:

W Series about to start, and it looks like it might be about to rain.

15/20 minutes before rain serious enough to wet the track.

edit: may be longer / not at all - clouds are breaking up a bit around Bicester.

[JonChalk]

Well, there goes the only driver capable of catching Chadwick.

[bockaaarck]

Here comes the rain!!!

[JonChalk]

JonChalk said:

15/20 minutes before rain serious enough to wet the track.

edit: may be longer / not at all - clouds are breaking up a bit around Bicester.

Was wrong, but not really much showing on the radar....

[Sandpit Steve]

JonChalk said:

Well, there goes the only driver capable of catching Chadwick.

That’s a schoolgirl error. Either get into place by SC line 1, or box and start from the pit lane.

[Sandpit Steve]

Whoops!

[JonChalk]

Pulling has waited for Kimilainen and let her back through.