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Post by mmi16 on Nov 3, 2023 16:26:39 GMT -8
No - I have seen them at one time or another in every location I have ever lived - Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Florida. Yep. Pretty common in Texas, too. This happened today in Sao Paolo ... At COTA they tell you to go to your car, which is typically at minimum a 15-20 minute walk from you. The only really safe place to be is inside the main gs, but they never tell people to go there. I remember that one time out at COTA when I was caught out between T19 & 20 and had to hide between two supply trucks for shelter from a similar storm. Only time in my life I actually feared for my safety due to the weather. My kid & I were talking about that earlier while watching Q2. The race track is the last place you want to be when that shit hits. You NEVER want to be under any 'fabric roofed' structure when that kind of storm shows up. If you are racing and have any kind of canopy erected - take the fabric covering off. At Savannah one year and a 'frog drowner' blew in - took one guy's canopy and the cement blocks he was using to anchor it and picked it up and dropped it down through the roof of his neighbor's trailer.
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Post by hairyscotsman on Nov 3, 2023 18:34:26 GMT -8
Very cool of Crofty in FP1 to bring up the Sprint Weekend format I've been pushing for a while, pretty much word for word. I'm telling y'all, he's lurking on Autosport. I just can't figure out who he is.
FP1, Sprint Qualifying
Sprint, Qualifying (Parc Ferme begins)
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Post by overboost on Nov 3, 2023 19:35:43 GMT -8
More roof failure video.
Somehow though the teenager vendor didn't lose one bag of chips.
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Post by mmi16 on Nov 4, 2023 6:15:51 GMT -8
Ocon clips Alonso in SQ1
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Post by kidrybot on Nov 4, 2023 6:20:28 GMT -8
Looks like more Ocon to blame there, I guess Alonso could have given him more room.
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Post by safetycar on Nov 4, 2023 6:31:51 GMT -8
That was not Alonso's fault.
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Post by indyfan2 on Nov 4, 2023 6:48:31 GMT -8
Ocon and Alonso onboard cameras.
Ocon's reaction after the crash.
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Post by Pistola on Nov 4, 2023 10:23:34 GMT -8
Very cool of Crofty in FP1 to bring up the Sprint Weekend format I've been pushing for a while, pretty much word for word. I'm telling y'all, he's lurking on Autosport. I just can't figure out who he is. FP1, Sprint Qualifying Sprint, Qualifying (Parc Ferme begins) GP First of all I'm in favor of dumping the whole thing. Stefano isn't the genius he wants to be known as.
Coming in second is leaving 2 practice Friday alone and having the Sprint on Sat. morning with the grid in reverse order of either the driver standings (first choice) or times from Friday practice. Parc Ferme and Quali to follow.
Lastly if Crofty is lurking on Autosport it's likely he's not even signed in and is probably reading it while taking his morning dump.
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Post by mmi16 on Nov 4, 2023 10:32:35 GMT -8
Looks like the Sprint race won't have a T'storm to contend with like Q did yesterday.
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Post by mmi16 on Nov 4, 2023 11:05:39 GMT -8
A lot of racing in the mid-field
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Post by olderguysrule on Nov 4, 2023 11:28:34 GMT -8
So Max one. Yawn
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Post by DanicaFan on Nov 4, 2023 12:05:21 GMT -8
Be nice.
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Post by mmi16 on Nov 4, 2023 12:11:38 GMT -8
and Checo couldn't do better than third
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Post by safetycar on Nov 4, 2023 13:52:47 GMT -8
In my opinion, as sprint races go that one wasn't bad. But in general I am not a fan of the sprint race.
We will see what happens tomorrow.
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Post by pushtopass on Nov 4, 2023 15:58:18 GMT -8
and Checo couldn't do better than third And about 0.5 sec/lap behind his teammate in the same car.
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Post by hairyscotsman on Nov 4, 2023 18:39:47 GMT -8
Very cool of Crofty in FP1 to bring up the Sprint Weekend format I've been pushing for a while, pretty much word for word. I'm telling y'all, he's lurking on Autosport. I just can't figure out who he is. FP1, Sprint Qualifying Sprint, Qualifying (Parc Ferme begins) GP First of all I'm in favor of dumping the whole thing. Stefano isn't the genius he wants to be known as.
Coming in second is leaving 2 practice Friday alone and having the Sprint on Sat. morning with the grid in reverse order of either the driver standings (first choice) or times from Friday practice. Parc Ferme and Quali to follow.
Lastly if Crofty is lurking on Autosport it's likely he's not even signed in and is probably reading it while taking his morning dump.
Yeah sprint weekends suck. My plan only exists in a world where FOM absolutely feels the need to shove this down our throats.
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Post by hairyscotsman on Nov 4, 2023 18:42:25 GMT -8
Ocon and Alonso onboard cameras. Ocon's reaction after the crash. Ocon wtf lol. Apparently Ocon said he had a 'great lap going' (even though it was only T2) and didn't lose the car. Uh, ok Esteban. This is why nobody likes you, bruhhhh. Button, Alex Rossi, Paul Tracy all calling him out on F1's instagram post. Sure looked like he carried way too much speed and the car got sideways to me, but wtf do I know?
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Post by jmjgt on Nov 4, 2023 18:58:40 GMT -8
^ The Ferrari ahead almost lost it as well, Fred said it was a case of being in the wrong place at the right time.
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Post by hairyscotsman on Nov 4, 2023 19:07:37 GMT -8
^ The Ferrari ahead almost lost it as well, Fred said it was a case of being in the wrong place at the right time. Yeah that was my take, too. Another symptom of this style of qualifying. Surprised it doesn't happen more often, really.
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Post by racerman967 on Nov 4, 2023 19:18:39 GMT -8
Alonso could have given more room from that anngle. But agree just a symptom of the qualifying format
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