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Formula 1/F1/Formula One

It's always healthy to see relatively to see a track in a large nation regularly hold a major motorsports event... but I gotta say all the F1 races at COTA have left me wanting more. I've visited the track and while it's very nice, but the racing never seems to compare to the events at Bahrain, Baku, Austria, Spa, Monza, Interlagos and more. Perhaps it's because the domestic location doesn't feel exotic to me... but it seems like very year, a large chunk of excitement for the COTA event is in the pre-race happenings and showcasing the celebrities present. Gee, how American = puke.

The Ferrari top brass had to have pulled their hair out again today over Sainz's early incident. How many times is this guy gonna crash out after qualifying up front? Regardless of who's at fault, Sainz is a crash magnet... a talented crash magnet, but still a crash magnet.

How the heck was it possible that Alonso was able to continue after his accident today? I still can't believe the Alpine wasn't more damaged after all that. Btw, that was a stupid accident... should've been avoided.

Tim Cook's waving of the checkered flag had to be one of the worst I've ever seen in racing. Wow... haha!

Red Bull's spending breach is also something that shouldn't have happened. I really don't like the team was able to overspend by $5 to $7 million dollars and get away with it... just not right on a colossal scale. Who's to say their success this year wasn't tied in? Hopefully, a sensible solution can be found.

If Danny Rick ends up as a Red Bull reserve driver, I'm gonna be floored. He quit the team and Christian said lots of not-so-nice things about him in the aftermath. I'm just shocked they don't have other driver options in their system.
 
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Btw, did anyone else experience video and audio issues with ABC's broadcast of today's race in Austin? I had constant video freeze-ups and audio drop-outs throughout the race. It was a tough watch, kinda left you feeling sick trying to watch it.
 
Btw, did anyone else experience video and audio issues with ABC's broadcast of today's race in Austin? I had constant video freeze-ups and audio drop-outs throughout the race. It was a tough watch, kinda left you feeling sick trying to watch it.
I only recall a few very short audio drop-outs. Our modern high tech technologies strikes again!
 
Alonso gets hosed by the post-race protest from Haas.:rollno:
I was so happy to see Haas doing well..and in the points..
Great battle between Magnusson and Vettel at the end...I was shouting and out of my chair..So glad they showed it.

I was out riding Sunday, so missed the race live...and the Safety cars! Phew

Nice to see Lewis at the top of his game...He deserves it....an amazing driver!
We love Red Bull and never understood Danny Ric walking out ...and to Renault!!!
Prodigal son??? Love still there?

Lando and Russel...being Brit get my cheers too!.... Well done..., as they say.
 
Interesting blurb, especially seeing that Sky's Ted Kravitz reported Ricciardo was headed to Red Bull a few weeks ago (a move I would find fascinating). I suppose circumstances can change and anything's possible.

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Agreed, but I suppose decisions on reserve druver jobs can go a little deeper into the year.

I just read where Takuma Sato is gonna run ovals only for Dale Coyne in Indycar next year. If the team was willing to run that car all season, it seems like picking up all the road and street circuits would be a perfect opportunity for an F1 druver looking to get his feet wet in the series. :cool:

Getting pretty late for silly-season shenanigans, isn't it?
 
Agreed, but I suppose decisions on reserve druver jobs can go a little deeper into the year.

I just read where Takuma Sato is gonna run ovals only for Dale Coyne in Indycar next year. If the team was willing to run that car all season, it seems like picking up all the road and street circuits would be a perfect opportunity for an F1 driver looking to get his feet wet in the series. :cool:

Pretty interesting development, given that Sato himself is ex-F1. ;)
 
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Definitely intriguing. Sato's really taken to the ovals, especially Indy. I suppose he wants another crack at that one... he'll become a three-time with another victory.

Shame the IndyCar series only has three ovals on it these days.

Five races on four ovals next year, but anything that took away a few street races in lieu of anything else would probably be OK by me!

The Indycar fan survey is live right now, might not hurt to tell 'em what you'd like to see: https://link.indycar.com/NTEwLUxURS...OrFPlYjXZWyDySXdQHxyBBcHVZyI6u5_udQUyoE2gZ9M=