2023 F1 Support Races Thread - F2, F3, Academy *Spoilers*

[PhilAsia]

Sandpit Steve said:

3x 30m races is good for seat time, which is really important at that stage.

I think that 30m races are far too short, surely?

[Sandpit Steve]

F2, and unusually F3, are at Monaco this weekend.
Timings (UK, from Sky guide)
Fri
10:05 F3 Qualy
14:05 F2 Qualy
Sat
09:55 F3 Sprint
13:10 F2 Sprint
Sun
06:55(!) F3 Feature
08:35 F2 feature
10:50 Porsche Supercup race

[Sandpit Steve]

F2 about to qualify.

[Nova Gyna]

Oof! Arthur taking a leaf out of his brother’s book.

[entropy]

PhilAsia said:

Sandpit Steve said:

3x 30m races is good for seat time, which is really important at that stage.

I think that 30m races are far too short, surely?

Brit F4 get 3 x 20m races.

F3 races' total length are over an hour.

[Sandpit Steve]

Arthur Leclerc taking after his brother there, outside of the last corner.

[Sandpit Steve]

How did Iwasa not break his suspension on that barrier?

[Sandpit Steve]

Both sessions curtailed by crashes, the grid will be a little mixed up compared to the true pace.

[PhilAsia]

entropy said:

PhilAsia said:

Sandpit Steve said:

3x 30m races is good for seat time, which is really important at that stage.

I think that 30m races are far too short, surely?

Brit F4 get 3 x 20m races.

F3 races' total length are over an hour.

Ahhhh, ok.........I was thinking 30 metres!!! What a wally I am! Thanks for the whoooooooooooooosh

[Petrus1983]

First race of the weekend starting shortly.

[Sandpit Steve]

30 F3 cars about to attempt a race around Monaco. What could possibly go wrong?

[Sandpit Steve]

Only six cars didn’t make the first lap intact.

[Petrus1983]

Working out of vans! Reminds me of my ff1600 days!

[Sandpit Steve]

Relatively straightforward after the early SC, but some good overtaking moves in the field. Easy win for Marti.

[Petrus1983]

22 finishers isn't too bad. At any level of motorsport winning Monaco must feel very special.

[Petrus1983]

Sandpit Steve said:

Relatively straightforward after the early SC, but some good overtaking moves in the field. Easy win for Marti.

I just read that he came up through the Alonso karting academy and is now managed by Alonso.

[Petrus1983]

That could have been an extremely nasty one - the 2 cars following Doohan did very well to miss him.

Red flag.

[Sandpit Steve]

Petrus1983 said:

That could have been an extremely nasty one - the 2 cars following Doohan did very well to miss him.

Red flag.

They were very lucky there, totally unsighted, and not a place there’s usually a dead car sideways in the middle of the track.

Barriers repaired already, and the mess cleaned up. Restart in 5m.

[mw88]

Petrus1983 said:

That could have been an extremely nasty one - the 2 cars following Doohan did very well to miss him.

Red flag.

Marshals had a lucky escape with Martins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rNFDW4VxqA

[vaud]

mw88 said:

Marshals had a lucky escape with Martins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rNFDW4VxqA

Jesus christ.

Not sure double waved was enough for where those marshals were deployed.