Formula 1 Pirelli 2018 United States Grand Prix

Gaara · PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:45 pm

It's a shame they ruined T8 with a tarmac runoff. Get out out of jail free card. Would have taken courage to have driven it as fast as possible with grass and gravel to punish mistakes instead of the ability to run wide and just keep your foot in it.

alex1369 · PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 3:05 pm

mclaren2008 wrote:

My favourite Tilke track is Istanbul

This and Sepang, others meh

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 3:49 pm

Gaara wrote:

It's a shame they ruined T8 with a tarmac runoff. Get out out of jail free card. Would have taken courage to have driven it as fast as possible with grass and gravel to punish mistakes instead of the ability to run wide and just keep your foot in it.

Hold your horses there chap, we're doing motor racing here, you wouldn't want any sort of material or physical damage to ever happen on here would you?

Speaking about corners that need courage, the Oldsterreichring or the old Silverstone with SAFER/TecPro barriers and current car technology would be a safe racetrack. Racing would suck, but it's not like it isn't already the case now!

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2018 4:05 pm

the runoff at turn 8 should have a very abrasive tarmac to puncture tires just like when a nascar car spins

Fabs · PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 9:46 am

Rain every day except Sunday.

Omega · PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 1:58 pm

And qualy already starts at 23:00 European time, imagine it getting delayed because of rain again.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 3:58 pm

they're quite brave for setting qualy start so late

generally on oval racing the start early to avoid the rain

2UncleanerLake53 · PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 4:16 pm

Did they add astroturf at the exit of some corners or is it just green painting?

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 4:41 pm

Looks like just paint

Red flag to clean up the mess LeClerc left on track

codename_47 · PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 4:42 pm

Red Flag for a few specs of gravel jajajajajaja

We are witnessing the pussification of free practice :lol:

codename_47 · PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 4:43 pm

Fabs wrote:

Love how it's been raining steadily for nearly 5 days and will continue, but Sunday will be dry lol.

So Vettel wi... oh wow I nearly said that :lol:

You don't get to say that! It won't work if you do it!

I only have 3 things to say on this forum as it is, let me do my thing

New Ferrari floor will mean Vettel will lap the field and Ferrari 1-2, Haas 3-4, Sauber 5-6 and Mercedes engine failures mean Sebastian Vettel world champion 2018 at this race, probably before the end of qualifying. :thumbsup:

Omega · PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 4:59 pm

Ericsson couldn't take 6th even if he took the start in the 2005 US GP

Fabs · PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 5:00 pm

Vettel please crash

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 6:06 pm

Just noticed Lando was less than 2 tenths off of Nando in FP1, in the wet, having done the same 9 laps. That's not too shabby.

Sean Gelael, meanwhile, was 1.4s off of Gasly and slower than Stroll...

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 7:47 pm

Vettel got called to the stewards for not slowing enough for the red in FP1

StefMeister · PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 7:57 pm

Given how the safety car has just nearly aquaplaned off the track several times in the first sector I don't think the session is starting anytime soon.

EDIT - They actually started the session :ohmy:

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 8:08 pm

But no one's coming out any time soon

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 8:13 pm

so that's a bit good setup wise right?

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 8:29 pm

Gotten even wetter, I'm betting zero running in FP2.

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 8:47 pm

Wow, someone on track!!

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