F1 2023: US GP - Austin (Oct 22)

///M Power-Belgium · 10-20-2023, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Borderline culture appropriation?

Only people worried about protecting their permanent victim status fret about snowflake crap like that

Cheers my friend !!!

M5Rick · 10-20-2023, 05:36 PM

Good on Chas he finally got pole, Max has some work on Sunday after his was lap was scrubbed.

dfox · 10-20-2023, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Borderline culture appropriation?

Only people worried about protecting their permanent victim status fret about snowflake crap like that

I've got no victim card to play, it just looks absolutely ridiculous. It's like a costume parade out there. Fake mustaches? Sherriff badges? Let's just have the racers race, and keep the costumes for Halloween...

///M Power-Belgium · 10-20-2023, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by M5Rick

Good on Chas he finally got pole, Max has some work on Sunday after his was lap was scrubbed.

I just heard that Checo slowed down MAX in his penultimate lap...

I didn't hear MAX's radio yet , but I'm pretty sure MAX wasn't happy with that !

M5Rick · 10-20-2023, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

MAX ran P1 with 0.005 sec. but he exceeded the track limits . His lap is deleted and is now P6 !

Pole is for Charlie . Congrats Ferrari

It's a long race and Max has a fight on his hands and will have to work for that 50th, Hannah will be working overtime on this one

M5Rick · 10-20-2023, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

I just heard that Checo slowed down MAX in his penultimate lap...

I didn't heard MAX's radio yet , but I'm pretty sure MAX wasn't happy with that !

It doesn't get any better for Checo ... what's he playing at.

Killed by Death · 10-20-2023, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by dfox

I've got no victim card to play, it just looks absolutely ridiculous. It's like a costume parade out there. Fake mustaches? Sherriff badges? Let's just have the racers race, and keep the costumes for Halloween...

Sorry, didn't mean it as a personal attach...just speaking in general.

I agree it is ridiculous and feel for the drivers having to play along.

Killed by Death · 10-20-2023, 06:02 PM

Charlie should wear a green brain bucket for good luck more often!!!!

M5Rick · 10-20-2023, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Charlie should wear a green brain bucket for good luck more often!!!!

Green? No never

///M Power-Belgium · 10-20-2023, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by M5Rick

It doesn't get any better for Checo ... what's he playing at.

Red Bull stopped 'all the RB19 upgrades in this season . Mercedes and Ferrari came with the biggest upgrades so far in this season .
Red Bull is working on the 2024/RB20 and already a lot on the 2026 car and Ford PU ...
The Future is now my friend !

Mercedes came today with their new 2024 floor-test (at least LEW)
MAX today ? He ran the pole , but lost it by his own mistake ..
But as we know MAX , he still can win the race !
Checo today ? He still ran bad (P9)! His pace doesn't looks promising for the race ..

M5Rick · 10-20-2023, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Red Bull stopped 'all the RB19 upgrades in this season . Mercedes and Ferrari came with the biggest upgrades so far in this season .
Red Bull is working on the 2024/RB20 and already a lot on the 2026 car and Ford PU ...
The Future is now my friend !

Mercedes came today with their new 2024 floor-test (at least LEW)
MAX today ? He ran the pole , but lost it by his own mistake ..
But as we know MAX , he still can win the race !
Checo today ? He still ran bad (P9)! His pace doesn't looks promising for the race ..

See you all at the 'Shootout' !

///M Power-Belgium · 10-20-2023, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Charlie should wear a green brain bucket for good luck more often!!!!

fourthchirpin · 10-20-2023, 06:53 PM

this will be an interesting race. Lewis is on a mission. This weekend will be great. I can't wait for Vegas.

///M Power-Belgium · 10-20-2023, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by M5Rick

Green? No never

///M Power-Belgium · 10-20-2023, 07:22 PM

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///M Power-Belgium · 10-20-2023, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

I just heard that Checo slowed down MAX in his penultimate lap...

I didn't heard MAX's radio yet , but I'm pretty sure MAX wasn't happy with that !

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Originally Posted by M5Rick

It doesn't get any better for Checo ... what's he playing at.

Car-Addicted · 10-20-2023, 08:45 PM

Max screwed the pouch in 1st sector, He needs to own it and stop picking on the Mexican. Cheko can rain on his own parade with out Max's help.

dfox · 10-20-2023, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

I just heard that Checo slowed down MAX in his penultimate lap...

I didn't hear MAX's radio yet , but I'm pretty sure MAX wasn't happy with that !

Nah, honestly it seems like a whiney ham moment... They were pretty far apart. If anything, it was the teams fault, not Checos.

Max can only blame himself for track limits, imo

M5Rick · 10-21-2023, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

No worries as Max will take it in his stride, on Sunday as said by the geek El Leone's car will be a monster with the race set up and Russell will try to block him but the pressure is all on Checo if he can keep that second in the championship and doing something about Ham..not that Max cares two hoots about that and Checo knows that Lawson's fangs are getting longer every time he doesn't deliver

Artemis · 10-21-2023, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

Max screwed the pouch in 1st sector

Verstappen: “I mean I knew in [Turn] 19 it was going to be a close call. I had a little mistake in Turn 1, I had to really push for it in the rest of the lap... Honestly, I didn’t even steer, I just tried to maximise the corner and I misjudged it by a little bit, it’s very fine margins when you are pushing to the limit. It makes the Sunday a bit more fun! I mean it’s probably not ideal, but I’ve also started further back and it’s all about if you have good pace, you will pass, you will move forward. We want to win so of course today was not ideal but it’s still a long race, a lot of things we can do better and have a bit of fun out there as well.”

Locking up in Turn 1, sending him a little wider (yellow sector instead of green or purple) + sliding a little wider in Turn 19 and still clocking a P1 time nevertheless (deleted): an indication that he'll be capable to outpace the whole field if he manages to safely maneuver through the front runners pack. Both Russell and Hamilton are starting ahead of him. Gonna be interesting. Hopefully no contact during lap 1.

M5Rick · 10-21-2023, 04:56 AM

''What the **** was that in the last corner?'' Yep good 'ol Checo putting his foot in it again.

GuidoK · 10-21-2023, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

Max screwed the pouch in 1st sector, He needs to own it and stop picking on the Mexican. Cheko can rain on his own parade with out Max's help.

Max didn't criticize Checo, he was blaming the team for that moment on the beginning of the straight.
It's the team's job to coach the drivers around the track so they don't influence other drivers and they determine when the cars go out.
So they should have released Checo's car 2 seconds earlier or have him coast his lap 1-2mph faster.

But speaking of Checo....he qualified ninth.
Hammy qualified 3rd. their gap is only 30pts...
Checo has quite the job at hand.

For Max....this all doesn't matter. He wants to win because the biggest lead in history still isn't big enough to his liking.
But if Checo looses his 2nd place...then his next year's seat is definately toast if you ask me...

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