Official 2022 Miami Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***
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ettore said:
Ditto.
Pompous, curtain-twitchy (and no doubt fourth hand) comments irrelevant.
Loved the Miami razzmatazz but detail improvements on the track needed for next year. Dull race that livened at the end and Max/Leclerc will run - different cars for different tracks.
…and as a side note thought Danica Patrick was a great addition to the sky team. Relevant, engaging and a natural presenter.
She is so awful its laughable. Did you not notice Jenson at the end of the show was completely lost and befuddled by Danica's verbal diarrhea?Pompous, curtain-twitchy (and no doubt fourth hand) comments irrelevant.
Loved the Miami razzmatazz but detail improvements on the track needed for next year. Dull race that livened at the end and Max/Leclerc will run - different cars for different tracks.
…and as a side note thought Danica Patrick was a great addition to the sky team. Relevant, engaging and a natural presenter.
I quite enjoyed the last handful of laps with ("the Monegasque driver") Leclerc giving Max a hard time. I wasn't expecting a pass but it was still entertaining to watch.
Shame Perez couldn't benefit from his new tyres to get by Sainz as that result would have added even more to a good collection of points for Red Bull, but it seems his car suffered from a sensor fault which cost him some power (around 20kw according to Horner).
Further back, at least the Mercedes number two driver didn't get lapped this time, but his deliberate delaying of his consistently faster teammate only punished the team as a whole.
Shame Perez couldn't benefit from his new tyres to get by Sainz as that result would have added even more to a good collection of points for Red Bull, but it seems his car suffered from a sensor fault which cost him some power (around 20kw according to Horner).
Further back, at least the Mercedes number two driver didn't get lapped this time, but his deliberate delaying of his consistently faster teammate only punished the team as a whole.
ettore said:
Ditto.
Pompous, curtain-twitchy (and no doubt fourth hand) comments irrelevant.
Loved the Miami razzmatazz but detail improvements on the track needed for next year. Dull race that livened at the end and Max/Leclerc will run - different cars for different tracks.
…and as a side note thought Danica Patrick was a great addition to the sky team. Relevant, engaging and a natural presenter.
Pompous, curtain-twitchy (and no doubt fourth hand) comments irrelevant.
Loved the Miami razzmatazz but detail improvements on the track needed for next year. Dull race that livened at the end and Max/Leclerc will run - different cars for different tracks.
…and as a side note thought Danica Patrick was a great addition to the sky team. Relevant, engaging and a natural presenter.
With you on this , it's entertainment and a show was put on , track was the problem today . Laughing at all the frustrated Brits on here moaning and b
hing about everything from what people were wearing/ national anthem/ and general anti American twoddle . Sad reflection really , but expected . They'll be suicidal watching the Vegas race 
DOCG said:
Why race in a soulless car park with brightly painted run-off areas when Usa already has plenty of good tracks like Watkins Glen, Road America, Laguna Seca, Daytona 24Hours, Sebring and so on.
It's generally accepted that if F1 were to rock up to a classic circuit that it hasn't raced at for years/ever, they will spend months before the race changing the very character of that circuit to suit F1. Even if it's already Grade 1 they will find a way. All of the above are Grade 2, I believe. Also, have you seen where some of these circuits are?! With all the 'destinations' in the US there is no way they are heading out to the arse end of nowhere.It's the Brands Hatch argument, basically. If you love a circuit the last thing you should want is F1 turning up.
Edited by ch37 on Monday 9th May 04:49
paulw123 said:
Vanity Projects said:
LP670 said:
Its always the safety cars fault 
It was on this occasion. However, I don’t see why Hamilton made a meal of making George’s overtake so hard though, he potentially cost the team a pop at Perez.Haven’t really seen Hamilton been outclassed or out driven by George yet, the car is completely bipolar.
but that post safety car period today was probably the first time something approaching petulance has popped into LH’s racing (excluding radio chatter) instead of ‘it’s all as a team’ etc.
I do wish they’d sort the car out though, I much prefer listening to Toto on Sky than Horner, like today when he completely dodged around the fact they wouldn’t let Perez have a sniff at Max until Bridnle put him on spot.
DanielSan said:
DOCG said:
Why race in a soulless car park with brightly painted run-off areas when Usa already has plenty of good tracks like Watkins Glen, Road America, Laguna Seca, Daytona 24Hours, Sebring and so on.
The best thing F1 can do is go nowhere near any of this circuits, they'd all be ruined to host a grand prix.Not the best of races, but everyone involved will be over the moon with the event.
I think it’s best to think of this event (and the forthcoming Vegas GP) a bit like Monaco and Singapore. F1 as a business - with sponsors and business partners - wants the ‘destination city’ events, where hundreds of thousands of people turn up to be entertained. By that measure it was a roaring success. So long as they also keep Silverstone, Spa, Monza and Suzuka, that’s okay.
It’s a little like Porsche selling all those SUVs, but the profits from them enable the GT operation to make brilliant sports cars.
The race was not one of the best. I'm glad Alonso lost his points. It was a dreadful race for him.
People have criticised Merc's tactics, but they got Russell his position. If they'd come in earlier, he'd have been back in the midfield. Even if he'd pitted normally at the time he came in, he'd have been 6th. A fair distance behind LH, but that's immaterial.
Glad for Albon, including the extra point courtesy of Alonso.
The last 12 laps were exciting, although there were a few bits throughout the race, and not only the occasional hail Mary from Alonso.
The hype is to be expected. It's the USA. It looks crude and course to our eyes, but that's what they want and it's their country. We've either got to get used to it or give up on racing. The 500 is farcical in its hype.
MV has time in hand I think. He was, at times, cruising. A faster lap from CLC meant MV'd get it back in the next two laps.
CLC gave it a good go though.
I'm not sure what else Sainz could have done to keep MV behind him at the start, but I wonder what CLC could have done before MV got past his teammate.
It is rumoured that Merc's improvement was mainly based on the temperatures. Shame if true. The races would benefit with a third team at the front.
People have criticised Merc's tactics, but they got Russell his position. If they'd come in earlier, he'd have been back in the midfield. Even if he'd pitted normally at the time he came in, he'd have been 6th. A fair distance behind LH, but that's immaterial.
Glad for Albon, including the extra point courtesy of Alonso.
The last 12 laps were exciting, although there were a few bits throughout the race, and not only the occasional hail Mary from Alonso.
The hype is to be expected. It's the USA. It looks crude and course to our eyes, but that's what they want and it's their country. We've either got to get used to it or give up on racing. The 500 is farcical in its hype.
MV has time in hand I think. He was, at times, cruising. A faster lap from CLC meant MV'd get it back in the next two laps.
CLC gave it a good go though.
I'm not sure what else Sainz could have done to keep MV behind him at the start, but I wonder what CLC could have done before MV got past his teammate.
It is rumoured that Merc's improvement was mainly based on the temperatures. Shame if true. The races would benefit with a third team at the front.
I probably echo a few comments on here. The racing been a bit dull so far. Cars follow more closely but it doesn't help overtaking and DRS trains are common and dull too. Last 2 tracks have not been great either. Are F1 cars just getting too big too? They barely made it through turns 11 and 12 at Miami
ch37 said:
Good thing is they have plenty of scope to make adjustments to the circuit for next year based on feedback, I imagine they will reprofile the chicane section for a start.
The chicane section is about the only bit they can’t really change. There was an interview with the circuit designer, who said they had a nightmare getting the profile of that section within the design regulations in three dimensions. The two bridges they go under are the main highway access roads for the local area, bounded by the freeway and a canal - so unless they can somehow redesign those, they’re stuck with that horrible section threading through the existing infrastructure.
paulguitar said:
This comment suggests you've completely failed to understand the situation.
I do wonder if they'd let Russel go straight after the safety car, given the tyre situation, how much further up the road he could have got. They'd have done it instantly if it were Hamilton (but Merc don't have first and second drivers
)I wonder how different the two cars are as they look to find solutions to their cars problems
a_dreamer said:
I do wonder if they'd let Russel go straight after the safety car, given the tyre situation, how much further up the road he could have got.
They'd have done it instantly if it were Hamilton (but Merc don't have first and second drivers )
And then swapped them back if the attack on Perez was not successful ?They'd have done it instantly if it were Hamilton (but Merc don't have first and second drivers
) Can you imagine the way a few would have kicked off in here if they did that…. Lol.
DanielSan said:
DOCG said:
Why race in a soulless car park with brightly painted run-off areas when Usa already has plenty of good tracks like Watkins Glen, Road America, Laguna Seca, Daytona 24Hours, Sebring and so on.
The best thing F1 can do is go nowhere near any of this circuits, they'd all be ruined to host a grand prix.king up Eau Rouge completely for every race series that goes there.I was listening on Radio 5live and with about 20 laps to go, Jennie Gow said (with no hint of irony) “what this race needs is a safety car!…..”
a_dreamer said:
paulguitar said:
This comment suggests you've completely failed to understand the situation.
I do wonder if they'd let Russel go straight after the safety car, given the tyre situation, how much further up the road he could have got. They'd have done it instantly if it were Hamilton (but Merc don't have first and second drivers
)I wonder how different the two cars are as they look to find solutions to their cars problems
Hungrymc said:
a_dreamer said:
I do wonder if they'd let Russel go straight after the safety car, given the tyre situation, how much further up the road he could have got.
They'd have done it instantly if it were Hamilton (but Merc don't have first and second drivers )
And then swapped them back if the attack on Perez was not successful ?They'd have done it instantly if it were Hamilton (but Merc don't have first and second drivers
) Can you imagine the way a few would have kicked off in here if they did that…. Lol.
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