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Posted on 10/1/26 at 3:08 pm to
Posted by Gulf Coast Tiger
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Posted on 10/1/26 at 3:08 pm to
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Ocon sucks. Good riddance


He is a solid mid level driver that doesn’t have a great personality

He had a solid career and made lots of money more than most expected
Posted by YOURADHERE
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Posted on 10/1/26 at 3:33 pm to
I was never an Ocon fan but he was probably one of the last "came from nothing" drivers on the grid as well.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
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Posted on 10/1/26 at 4:16 pm to
I was always somewhat indifferent towards Ocon. Sometimes he came across cool. Other times he came across as an a-hole. I suppose that could just be the French in his blood. I was happy to see him get a win that one time. It's always fun to see someone in that sort of scenario. Like his dream came through and all the hard work was worth it sort of thing.

Looking back at picture of him on the top step, I see Vettel had second for AM (though he got DSQ'd for fuel samples). I don't remember that at all That was a crazy race with Bottas grosjean-ing everyone in T1. Then you had the infamous Hamilton-only starting grid.
Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82
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Posted on 10/1/26 at 4:22 pm to
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Then you had the infamous Hamilton-only starting grid.

That was hilarious.
Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82
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Posted on 10/1/26 at 4:26 pm to
All right, get your Bahrain GP prediction lists updated today! I don't know what track to compare the Sepang circuit to. Parts of it flow like Silverstone. The straights remind me of China with the two long straights.

The schedule is pretty wack if you are CT. It's more manageable for me in PT. FP1 is actually tonight!


Thursday

FP1 11:30 pm CT

Friday

FP2 3:00 am CT

FP3 11:30 pm CT

Saturday

Qualy 3:00 am CT

Sunday

Race 2:00 am CT
This post was edited on 10/1/26 at 4:28 pm
Posted by MississippiLebowski
Member since Jul 2022
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Posted on 10/1/26 at 4:44 pm to
Reports that this is the roughest surface they have raced on. Might be a 2 or even 3 stopper.

Sergio has some history with this Grand Prix and with this track.
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Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82
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Posted on 10/1/26 at 5:18 pm to
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Reports that this is the roughest surface they have raced on. Might be a 2 or even 3 stopper.

That's fantastic news. I hope it's a three-stopper!

How is Ferrari going to screw up their strategy?
Posted by s14suspense
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Posted on 10/1/26 at 5:33 pm to
Thanks for the schedule
Posted by fightin tigers
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Posted on 10/1/26 at 11:07 pm to
Karting times from the "boys trip"

Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82
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Posted on 10/1/26 at 11:22 pm to
All right, last second, or rather 10 minutes before FP1, the prediction lists are locked. You can see everyone's predictions here:

dg42.net/TDF1/race-prediction
Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82
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Posted on 10/2/26 at 12:06 am to
The track is filthy, a thick layer of dirt being kicked up.

They should have had an Asian GT3 series support race to help clean up the track.

After setting a fast lap, Hadjar reported no front end. Of course, they're just pushing dirt out of the way right now.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
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Posted on 10/2/26 at 8:55 am to
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The track is filthy, a thick layer of dirt being kicked up


I think that's actually asphalt being kicked up This track is going to (hopefully) chew tires. Going to be a fun one for the engineers regarding car setup and downforce levels.

#teamchaos
Posted by weagle1999
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Posted on 10/2/26 at 5:38 pm to
I read that the fastest lap from practice was 7 seconds slower than 2017

It is shame about the PU issues, because I really want to see what the rest of this formula can do.
This post was edited on 10/2/26 at 5:39 pm
Posted by s14suspense
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Posted on 10/2/26 at 6:47 pm to
I watched the highlights of FP1 and 2 but don’t think there were anything much to speak of huh?
McLarens strangely low. Ferrari high on Friday.
Posted by Gulf Coast Tiger
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Posted on 10/2/26 at 6:58 pm to
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It is shame about the PU issues, because I really want to see what the rest of this formula can do.


The cars are a lot of fun to drive on the game when you turn the battery off. If you drive into a corner to high, you will lose grip and the rear end will slip and you can crash

The 25 cars has so much down force it was almost impossible to get the rear end to slide

This post was edited on 10/2/26 at 7:19 pm
Posted by fightin tigers
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Posted on 10/2/26 at 7:34 pm to
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read that the fastest lap from practice was 7 seconds slower than 2017

It is shame about the PU issues, because I really want to see what the rest of this formula can do


The track coming apart likely doesn't help.

Haas and Caddilac have zero data at this track. I can't think the other teams have a ton since it has been so long.

Imola is still being prepped, but the word is Abu Dhabi and Qatar are happening. Allegedly the promoter is not backing down so if F1 cancels they have to pay a ton of money.

WE RACE A$ ONE
Posted by weagle1999
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Posted on 10/2/26 at 8:00 pm to
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WE RACE A$ ONE


Posted by Gulf Coast Tiger
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Posted on 10/2/26 at 8:07 pm to
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Abu Dhabi and Qatar


Baku is close to Iran and they had no issues there
Posted by fightin tigers
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Posted on 10/2/26 at 8:13 pm to
Iran hasn't really and won't attack Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan also has trade and is friendly with Iran. Has said they will not take part in the war against them.
This post was edited on 10/2/26 at 8:25 pm
Posted by Gulf Coast Tiger
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Posted on 10/2/26 at 8:47 pm to
They still could have easily attacked the teams
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