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re: 2025 Formula 1 Season Thread

Posted on 5/24/25 at 10:40 am to
Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82
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Posted on 5/24/25 at 10:40 am to
Will Carlos and Yuki pit early for clean air?

If someone in the back half of the grid pits almost immediately, that puts tremendous pressure on the other cars that plan to pit early, because the undercut is going to be immediately effective. Could be a weird and wild first part of the race.
Posted by fightin tigers
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Posted on 5/24/25 at 10:46 am to
The only thing that works against the quick pit strategy is they risk getting caught by the leaders and lapped.

A faster car like Yuki should have an advantage to pass back markers and prevent this. I would do it. I don't see Yuki battling to a top 5 and he could use some strategy help.
This post was edited on 5/24/25 at 10:46 am
Posted by NWHoustonTiger
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Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 5/24/25 at 10:50 am to
Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82
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Posted on 5/24/25 at 10:51 am to
Oh, also George and Kimi can benefit from clean air early.
Posted by MississippiLebowski
Member since Jul 2022
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Posted on 5/24/25 at 11:28 am to
Max and Hadjar starting side by side. I’m sure the rookie will get his marching orders tonight.
Posted by UncleFestersLegs
Member since Nov 2010
16879 posts
Posted on 5/24/25 at 2:25 pm to
ALO gonna park the bus from 7th. I've seen this one before
Posted by MikeD
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 5/24/25 at 3:28 pm to
quote:

Gremlins in Georgie’s car. Ya hate to see it.


Can’t wait for the memes of George driving while being pushed by 6 guys
Posted by auisssa
Member since Feb 2010
4701 posts
Posted on 5/24/25 at 4:14 pm to
Hass needs to pit Bearman on lap 1 and 2. Then wait for the Stroll safety car.
Posted by fightin tigers
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Posted on 5/24/25 at 4:41 pm to
Lewis picking up the 3 grid spots for the Verstappen event.
Posted by theone
LSU
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Posted on 5/24/25 at 6:21 pm to
Bottom sticky is dumb.

I think the double pit stop strategy will make tomorrow more interesting.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
29845 posts
Posted on 5/24/25 at 6:30 pm to
quote:

Bottom sticky is dumb.



Yeah, but the head cluckster seems pretty dead set on them despite push-back. His suggestion is to use notifications, but the problem is notifications don't work well.
Posted by s14suspense
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2007
15828 posts
Posted on 5/24/25 at 6:48 pm to
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Lewis picking up the 3 grid spots for the Verstappen event.


shite. That’s rough.

Good for Lando putting it together for a few really quick laps.
Posted by G4LSU
Member since Jan 2009
2450 posts
Posted on 5/24/25 at 8:32 pm to
Hamilton should start on used med and pit on the first lap for softs. Then run those hard in clean air. I just want to see the chaos that would cause.
Posted by Tornado Alley
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Posted on 5/24/25 at 8:36 pm to
Tomorrow is such an awesome day dudes.
Posted by sorantable
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Posted on 5/24/25 at 9:01 pm to
Posted by pweezy
Member since Oct 2018
476 posts
Posted on 5/25/25 at 7:01 am to
I want George’s car
Posted by weagle1999
Member since May 2025
2848 posts
Posted on 5/25/25 at 7:08 am to
People bag on NASCAR for manipulating races, and rightly so.

F1 is doing much the same thing with mandated pitstops and DRS.

Also, has anyone ever determined if the changes from a few years ago (wheel covers, fenders, etc) actually increased the number of overtakes that are happening on track? F1 said it was going to happen but I have never seen any data supporting that assertion.
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
46425 posts
Posted on 5/25/25 at 7:09 am to
I remember reading about a similar F2 or F3 pileup where the writer said "the drivers' sensitivity on cold tires (or tyres) bordered on the autistic".
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
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Member since Oct 2008
88509 posts
Posted on 5/25/25 at 7:25 am to
quote:


People bag on NASCAR for manipulating races, and rightly so.

F1 is doing much the same thing with mandated pitstops and DRS.


It boils down to how do you have exciting racing while maintaining the high safety standards that didn't exist in F1 30 years ago.

If you don't have mandated pit stops it becomes glorified karting and DRS is going away next year.

quote:

Also, has anyone ever determined if the changes from a few years ago (wheel covers, fenders, etc) actually increased the number of overtakes that are happening on track?


No but it certianly don't feel like it's had a huge impact.
This post was edited on 5/25/25 at 7:25 am
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