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re: 2022 Formula 1 Season Thread
Posted on 5/5/22 at 6:12 pm to TigerAlumni2010
Posted on 5/5/22 at 6:12 pm to TigerAlumni2010
lol at the Yuki pics at Dolphins practice...he really seems happy though
Sorry not able to get pics to Post
Sorry not able to get pics to Post
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Posted on 5/5/22 at 7:19 pm to tccdc
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Yuki pics at Dolphins practice
Were they throwing him like a football?
Kidding aside I like Yuki
Posted on 5/5/22 at 7:30 pm to weagle99
Speaking of little Japanese people, in addition to the F1 race this weekend, I'm looking forward to the first W Series race of the season, one of the supporting races at Miami.
There's only one reason I'm paying attention to the W Series, because Juju Noda is in it this year. If you don't know her story, she is the daughter of former racer Hideki Noda, who had a very brief F1 (three starts) and IRL (six starts) career. At age 9 Juju started testing open wheel cars, including an F4 car. By age 11 she tested an F3 car:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6XieLRDaIc
At age 14 she entered the Danish F4 championship. Most serious formula series have a minimum age of 16, so she had to find a series that would accept a 14 year old. She won the first race she entered in the Danish F4 series but had an up-and-down season after that. Last year at age 15 she entered the US F4 championship and went to the first event at Road Atlanta. After setting the fastest time in practice, she withdrew from the race before qualifying and didn't enter any other US F4 races. They never said what happened. She went back to the Danish F4 series.
This year at age 16 she competed for a spot in the W Series and became the youngest W Series participant. The W Series will be run as a support race at the following F1 events: Miami GP (double-header), Spanish GP, British GP, French GP, Hungarian GP, Japanese GP, USGP, and Mexican GP (double-header).
Could she be the next Max Verstappen?
There's only one reason I'm paying attention to the W Series, because Juju Noda is in it this year. If you don't know her story, she is the daughter of former racer Hideki Noda, who had a very brief F1 (three starts) and IRL (six starts) career. At age 9 Juju started testing open wheel cars, including an F4 car. By age 11 she tested an F3 car:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6XieLRDaIc
At age 14 she entered the Danish F4 championship. Most serious formula series have a minimum age of 16, so she had to find a series that would accept a 14 year old. She won the first race she entered in the Danish F4 series but had an up-and-down season after that. Last year at age 15 she entered the US F4 championship and went to the first event at Road Atlanta. After setting the fastest time in practice, she withdrew from the race before qualifying and didn't enter any other US F4 races. They never said what happened. She went back to the Danish F4 series.
This year at age 16 she competed for a spot in the W Series and became the youngest W Series participant. The W Series will be run as a support race at the following F1 events: Miami GP (double-header), Spanish GP, British GP, French GP, Hungarian GP, Japanese GP, USGP, and Mexican GP (double-header).
Could she be the next Max Verstappen?
Posted on 5/5/22 at 8:59 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
If women are equally as good as men at driving fast why do they need their own series?
I laugh at the calls for a woman driver in F1. And teams wasting resources on seats in their development programs.
I laugh at the calls for a woman driver in F1. And teams wasting resources on seats in their development programs.
Posted on 5/5/22 at 9:06 pm to BuckyCheese
Im not sure there is anything that precludes a woman from being just as good as a man when it comes to driving.
The chances of a woman wanting to enter the sport are just way less which leads to way less chance of representation. If one is good enough or gets enough financial backing she will get the opportunity.
Why have a women specific series? Sponsorship.
The chances of a woman wanting to enter the sport are just way less which leads to way less chance of representation. If one is good enough or gets enough financial backing she will get the opportunity.
Why have a women specific series? Sponsorship.
This post was edited on 5/5/22 at 9:07 pm
Posted on 5/5/22 at 9:24 pm to fightin tigers
Yup. When I first heard about the W Series I thought it was a terrible idea. But now that I've learned the purpose of it, I understand why it's a good thing. There are probably a hundred boys who get into racing for every girl. It makes it that much harder to find a female racer with top-level talent. The point of the W Series is to find that unicorn regardless of their finances. The situation is similar for boys, there are many racers with massive potential who never get a chance because they don't have the money or connections. But so many boys are racing that there are enough guys with both the talent and money that rise to the top. There are too few girl racers to overlook talent that may not have the backing to make it.
Posted on 5/5/22 at 9:45 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Bring back Grid Girls!
Posted on 5/5/22 at 9:53 pm to fightin tigers
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Im not sure there is anything that precludes a woman from being just as good as a man when it comes to driving.
First, I will admit that my wife is quicker on pretty much every road track than I am. I always have 3-4 of the fastest laps but her average is almost always better than mine. She drives behind the car and I am always in front of it. I don't think she is an anomaly just someone that has been driving for a long time and is incredibly coachable and her job has fostered nerves of steel.
The poor representation of women has a lot to do with raw numbers. As you mentioned. The chances a girl with professional potential actually starts racing is maybe 1/1000th of a boy. However, moving up through the Euro open wheel series and making it to F1 will be tough even if they have the talent and support due to the required physicality. They will have to be a physical freak along with being an incredible driving talent.
The initial women's hurdle is much like a male American F1 driver, the tiny number getting into karts from a young age just lowers the chances of a breakout.
Posted on 5/5/22 at 9:53 pm to VABuckeye
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Bring back Grid Girls!
Have an upvote.
This post was edited on 5/5/22 at 10:16 pm
Posted on 5/5/22 at 9:59 pm to BuckyCheese
Will Ham follow through with his refusal to remove his jewelry or will F1 bend the knee?
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-fia-jewellery-underwear-checks/10291901/
What I get a kick out of with this is some of the drivers continually howling about safety yet when told to do something for their own safety they push back. Ham has claimed he can't remove his ear rings as they are "welded in".
Many of the old school tracks have been lobotomized to satisfy safety concerns yet removing ear rings prior to a race to a step too far.
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-fia-jewellery-underwear-checks/10291901/
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Since taking over as F1 race director, Niels Wittich has clamped down on a number of elements of the regulations, including the wearing of jewellery and the correct underwear that complies with the FIA’s requirements.
Wittich reminded drivers ahead of the Australian Grand Prix that wearing jewellery in the car was banned under the International Sporting Code.
What I get a kick out of with this is some of the drivers continually howling about safety yet when told to do something for their own safety they push back. Ham has claimed he can't remove his ear rings as they are "welded in".
Many of the old school tracks have been lobotomized to satisfy safety concerns yet removing ear rings prior to a race to a step too far.
Posted on 5/5/22 at 10:04 pm to Obtuse1
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The initial women's hurdle is much like a male American F1 driver, the tiny number getting into karts from a young age just lowers the chances of a breakout.
There are at least 6 circle tracks, four paved and two dirt, within a 1.5 hour drive radius of my house. There is one kart track down by Rockford and I have no idea how busy it is.
It should be noted Danica was from just outside Rockford. I'm assuming she got her feet wet at that track.
I did see something a few weeks ago where Harvick commented that his kid wants to do karts and open wheel. And it was mostly because of DtS IIRC. Of course that is just current and DtS will likely fade some over the years. And anyone getting into carting now is over a decade from F1 unless they are the next Max.
Too add to that, any form of racing is expensive. Team sports are very cheap in comparison, so the likelihood of someone getting into the sport short of already having a huge interest along with parents that can afford it is low.
And a mother that will stand by as their kid flies around the track at 70mph.
Out of 330 million people I guarantee there are a lot of guys out there that could drive F1. They just never get into the sport.
This post was edited on 5/5/22 at 10:24 pm
Posted on 5/5/22 at 10:13 pm to VABuckeye
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Bring back Grid Girls!
Reddit would meltdown in outrage
Posted on 5/5/22 at 10:16 pm to BuckyCheese
Wonder if Danny Ric will wear underwear.
Or if Gasly will show them his cock and balls.
Such a joke. Guess if the Saudis are going to run F1/FIA we better prepare for Sharia law.
Or if Gasly will show them his cock and balls.
Such a joke. Guess if the Saudis are going to run F1/FIA we better prepare for Sharia law.
This post was edited on 5/5/22 at 10:20 pm
Posted on 5/5/22 at 10:22 pm to fightin tigers
Should they be able to refuse to wear their HANS as well?
One would think after Grosjean's wreck they wouldn't need to be prodded to wear their Nomex underwear. The layers are required for proper fire protection.
One would think after Grosjean's wreck they wouldn't need to be prodded to wear their Nomex underwear. The layers are required for proper fire protection.
Posted on 5/5/22 at 10:28 pm to BuckyCheese
According to Danny they don't make any such thing.
I can explain what safety hazard removing a HANS exposes the driver to, what does a nose ring or earring increase the chances of?
I can explain what safety hazard removing a HANS exposes the driver to, what does a nose ring or earring increase the chances of?
This post was edited on 5/5/22 at 10:29 pm
Posted on 5/5/22 at 10:35 pm to fightin tigers
According to Danny they don't make what such thing? Nomex underwear? Do a google search.
And you can read the article to see what the FIA says about jewelry.
And you can read the article to see what the FIA says about jewelry.
Posted on 5/5/22 at 10:44 pm to BuckyCheese
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In the worst case the presence of jewellery during imaging may cause further injury.
Yep. Seems like a well thought out stance.
Posted on 5/5/22 at 10:47 pm to fightin tigers
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Yep. Seems like a well thought out stance.
Yes, it does.
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Can I keep my jewelry, ear or body piercings in during my exam?
It depends. All ferrous metals (ie stainless steel) must be removed prior to entering the MRI exam room. If you are aren’t sure if your jewelry contains ferrous metals, you can use a magnet at home and test in on your own. If the magnet tries to “grab” the jewelry then it can not enter the exam room. Gold and pure sterling silver are non-ferrous however, depending on large the jewelry is and how close it is to the part of the body we are scanning, we may ask you to remove it to avoid creating an artifact in the MRI pictures.
Posted on 5/5/22 at 10:50 pm to BuckyCheese
Just glad Ricciardo didn't die when he had his braces. He dodged a real bullet.
This is one of the most ridiculous moves FIA has made.
And yeah, no one is going in an MRI unless they know for sure. Plenty of other methods. Just DQ anyone with medical metal in them.
This is one of the most ridiculous moves FIA has made.
And yeah, no one is going in an MRI unless they know for sure. Plenty of other methods. Just DQ anyone with medical metal in them.
This post was edited on 5/5/22 at 10:54 pm
Posted on 5/5/22 at 11:00 pm to fightin tigers
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Im not sure there is anything that precludes a woman from being just as good as a man when it comes to driving.
Genetics
An extraordinary woman wont be great by male standards.
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