2024 F1 SUPPORT RACES THREAD - F2, F3, ACADEMY *SPOILERS*

[Sandpit Steve]

732NM said:

Adrian W said:

Cancelling the F1 academy race due to a bit of track maintenance is not a good look, makes the series look unimportant

They will cancel any support race to ensure the F1 race can start on time. They always have done.

99.99% of the audience is for the F1 race.

F1 Academy race has already been binned because of this accident.

[Sandpit Steve]

Maini and Bearman taking the alt strategy for the feature race. They’ll be hoping for a safety car.

[Sandpit Steve]

This race is officially a mess.

[Leithen]

Bearman is stuffed and Bortoleto is going to have to make up the inevitable penalty.

[MikeGTi]

Chaos on the restart

[Castellet]

Sandpit Steve said:

This race is officially a mess.

But very entertaining.
Prefer F2 to F1.

[MikeGTi]

MikeGTi said:

Chaos on the restart

Even more chaos on the second restart!

F2 is far more entertaining than F1 imho.

[Big Nanas]

MikeGTi said:

MikeGTi said:

Chaos on the restart

Even more chaos on the second restart!

F2 is far more entertaining than F1 imho.

Well, it's entertaining I suppose, but a lap, followed by a crash, then safety car...repeat is a bit frustrating.

[MikeGTi]

True, but I'll take it over some of the uneventful F1 processions we've had recently

[asfault]

Leithen said:

Bearman is stuffed and Bortoleto is going to have to make up the inevitable penalty.

Bortoleto is the real deal imo and a clever driver.

[Smollet]

asfault said:

Leithen said:

Bearman is stuffed and Bortoleto is going to have to make up the inevitable penalty.

Bortoleto is the real deal imo and a clever driver.

I’d go along with that. There’s something quite unlikeabke with Hadjar. Definitely fast but seems a bit bitter at times

[FourWheelDrift]

5 time F2 race winner Dennis Hauger is moving from F2 after 2 years to Indy NXT with Andretti Global, a step back to get a step up?

[asfault]

FourWheelDrift said:

5 time F2 Race winner Dennis Hauger is moving from F2 after 2 years to Indy NXT with Andretti Global, a step back to get a step up?

He's not good enough to get any further.
Yes won f3 at first attempt but then 10th, 12th, 8th in F2 is not a good enough record.

edited to add i see the point your getting at. its a shot at the cadilac team if he does well in nxt?

Edited by asfault on Wednesday 4th December 13:29

[thegreenhell]

Adrian W said:

Cancelling the F1 academy race due to a bit of track maintenance is not a good look, makes the series look unimportant

They have now decided to add an extra race to the AD schedule this weekend. So, having crowned the new champion last weekend, they now have to uncrown her as it is now mathematically possible (if highly improbable) for her to be overtaken again.

[ajprice]

thegreenhell said:

They have now decided to add an extra race to the AD schedule this weekend. So, having crowned the new champion last weekend, they now have to uncrown her as it is now mathematically possible (if highly improbable) for her to be overtaken again.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/abbi-pulling-strippe...

3 races in Abu Dhabi is a lot to fit in, it could go out of the window again if there's crash damage to the barriers in another race like the Porsche at Qatar. 83 points ahead with 84 to play for though, it would have to be a monumentally bad weekend to lose the championship in Abu Dhabi.

[Sandpit Steve]

Late to the party, but F2 qualifying underway in Abu Dhabi. 10m to go.

[df76]

Sandpit Steve said:

Late to the party, but F2 qualifying underway in Abu Dhabi. 10m to go.

The F2 races should be the ones to watch this weekend. All set up perfectly.

[Adrian W]

Too many's penalties in the F2 sprint race

[Sandpit Steve]

A wonderfully chaotic last race of the season for the young ladies of the Academy. 14 cars covered by about six seconds at one point.

[Sandpit Steve]

Last support race of the season, the F2 Feature, goes off in five minutes’ time.