TouchedTheAxeIn82

Lap 18, Charles gets by Lando for P2! Finally a pass! :nana:

5:00 am Sprint!

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Yeah, one practice session in less-than-ideal conditions is tough.

But the sprint race is basically a practice session (with a few points available) where they can gather data and sort the cars further for main qualy. I think sprint qualy frequently has little surprises, but then by main qualy it's the expected order.

Yeah my prediction for Aston Martin is all off now. :lol:

I thought they would be a legit midfielder.

But they can change the setup between the sprint race and main qualy tomorrow, so maybe they can fix things up.

After SQ2, Max and Lindblad makes it to SQ3. Lawson finishes P11 and Yuki finishes P12.

I think Lawson would have made SQ3 if he had stayed in the VCARB.

Some of the guys who I believe still need to update their prediction lists!

Our leader MississippiLebowski ! :ahh:
Noryev
Swamp Puppy
YOURADHERE
sorantable
jefforize
gatorhater08
and a few more...

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So for predictions this week, we just ignoring the team assigned to the driver?

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Yes, ignore the team color and logo, it's all about the driver name.

That being said, I will update my code to show Lawson with Red Bull and Yuki with VCARB for this race and any future race if Hadjar is out for a while.

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OK, I updated the code so for the Dutch GP Lawson's tile now has the Red Bull color and logo, and Tsunoda now has the VCARB color and logo.

Time to update your prediction lists! You only have until the end of today!

Remember to drag Hadjar's tile down to the Reserve Drivers list, and drag Tsunoda's tile up into the Top 22 drivers list.

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Will be interesting to see how his performances compare to his Racing Bulls races.

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Yes, I'm very intrigued about this. Lawson has been vibing with his VCARB car and team, and now he's got a new car and team to deal with and it's disrupting his rhythm. The new Red Bull car is less freaky to the #2 driver than the previous car, so maybe he'll be comfortable enough, but the feel may be different enough that one practice session isn't going to be enough to get him comfortable with the car. He'll be pissed if he struggles.

From the team perspective they want to maximize team points so they figure this is better than putting a rusty driver in the car.

I think other teams should be very pissed that Red Bull is not treating the two teams separately. It's clear they are one team and the other teams should be pushing back on an arrangement like this. IMO.

Edit: I'm trying to remember if any front-running team has recalled a loaned-out driver to the main team on a temporary basis. For example, if one of the Ferrari drivers got injured, would (or could) Ferrari put Ollie Bearman in that seat until the injured driver got back? I'm sure it's stipulated in the contract between the teams when a driver is loaned out. I'm trying to remember if it has happened in the past.

Oh shite, we need confirmation before the prediction lists are locked! We may have to drag Yuki up from the Reserve list and drag Hadjar down to the Reserve list. If the Liam/Yuki team shuffle occurs, I'll work on changing their colors for this race.

We have two full days (Wednesday and Thursday) to get confirmation and update our lists.

Some people just aren't going to see the news and they're going to be screwed! :ahh:

Williams extends Albon for one more year. FT is flabbergasted. :dope:

formula1.com/en/latest/article/williams-confirm-albon-will-remain-with-the-team-in-2027