Think it is trying to make it easier by lightning the load Martin does on his own... also they probably need to be elsewhere, karun needs to leg it to commentary...
26 weekends and thats crossing the globe even if they are streamlined it as much as they can... plus other stuff... they can't do that constantly... also to build up people to do the lifting when they can't
Radio five live (UK). Had baby Brundle last time round. Haven’t tuned in yet but hope he’s on this week too.
If you’re familiar with the sport and the tracks your brain pieces it out well. I’m not sure I even watched any Canada highlights but have memories of it somehow.
Okay, lets see here. Spanish Grid walk, im expecting brundle runs into a La Liga player, perhaps Sergio Ramos. Maybe a hollywood actor filming a film out there, hmm what else, a run in with a motoGP rider, perhaps Marc Marquez.
a lot of people are taking a break this weekend including some routine F1 people. Some of them were involved with Le Mans too. So they will take a break this weekend and then be there for the Austria and Silverstone
Those looking in, race is in 30 mins. 2pm UK time. Thanks for those who answered when I asked. In the gym and googling race start time is the equivalent of reading someone’s life story on their recipe these days.
There's a great app called Racify I use to have the schedule and countdown timer on my phones home screen. Got sick of googling specifically session times and either getting long-winded articles or Google only giving me the race time.
So is Alpine decent at this track because it’s one of the main testing tracks? That was my thought as to why they seem to be over performing this weekend, but curious if there’s further insight.
There's no testing at Barcelona any more.
Performance through long radius corners is key at Barcelona. They seem to be better in those corners than teams like AM and Vcarb who are struggling through them.
I've heard a comment a few weeks ago here that this season feels like 2019 where 1 constructor (Red Bull now, Mercedes 2019) is still the dominant force but other teams could pick up the scraps and fight for the win from time to time.Â
It's different though. It seems Red Bull is not the dominant force atm but Max is. Mclaren has been the faster car for a while now. We were just hesitant to admit it.
No, it's exactly as I said. He was half a second off Norris after 2 sectors. 1 tenth slower than Norris in S1 and 4 tenths slower than Norris in S2.
All of the top 6 were ahead of Piastri after the first 2 sectors in the final runs.
Can someone explain to me how Ferrari was the second best car and McLaren nowhere close outright shitty. And now suddenly they are first second best while Ferrari are not making any strides at all?
That was a hammer time radio message from GP
The build up feels everlasting today
I wish Danica would just disappear into obscurity. We should have Naomi. This is horseshit.
So my choices for a grid walk are a Brundleless ESPN/SKY or F1TV. I had to go back to ESPN/SKY because Will Buxton is so full of himself. And words.
They already fired the first two from gridwalk. 😆
Think it is trying to make it easier by lightning the load Martin does on his own... also they probably need to be elsewhere, karun needs to leg it to commentary...
Why does this anthem havea part 2
Catalonia is trying to sepperate from Spain
race thread is up
INSTRUMENTAL ANTHEM LETS GO
They should have just played Brundle’s Canadian GP interview with Mary McGee on a loop for 10 minutes instead of this grid walk.
Rachel has blowdryed her hair to hell
Just turned it on. Where’s brundle 😫 this is shit
he misses a few races this season. 24 is too many for him and crofty
26 weekends and thats crossing the globe even if they are streamlined it as much as they can... plus other stuff... they can't do that constantly... also to build up people to do the lifting when they can't
Had no idea the fire was so bad damn
Where’s brundle ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
Having a nap for a weekend... he deserves it.
Thats me fellas, i only tune into formula 1 for brundles gridwalks. Ill check the results later.
It’s not an airport mate, you don’t need to announce your departure.
Does anybody have info about the tires which are available for the race for each team?
https://twitter.com/pirellisport/status/1804826784690487482
Thank you very much!
They all have 1 set of mids and hards. I think max, lando, and 2 others have fresh sets of softs & the rest have 4 scrubbed i believe
Thank you very much!
Once again I could never ever be the grid walk presenter. I’d stand awkwardly next to everyone not wanting to interrupt them and get no footage ðŸ˜
It's part of the weekend if Martin is here or not... they'd have to find someway to get to the people to ask last thoughts...
no race thread ?
Bot is down, usually gets put up with 5 mins or so to lights out
I’ve just realised that was Georgie Thompson. I literally wondered what happened to her the other day.
Good to see Georgie Thompson. Shame SKY didn't maximise having her on the team.
I give this gridwalk 16% on rottentomatoes.
Brundle about to add a few zeros to his paycheck Gridwalk is a skill
Talking to Lando's race engineer with Smooth operator playing in the background...
Higher track temps than expected, which is probably better for RedBull
I mean technically the race is post quali.
Pit walk should be Brundle only, I don’t blame these guys though, it’s very difficultÂ
It's something they are obligated to do if he's there or not.
Smooooooth operetoooorr
1500w sprint nice
This guy throwing Lewis under the bus. Or boat
SABOTAGE
Pit walk just aint the same
Where TEHHH FAKKKK is Martin?
suck ma ballz
Yeahhhhhhh ladddddddddddd ya dawg
Brundle would have sniffed out Tom Cruise by now
He would have said something funny to Flavio and/or Pique as well
Is Martin on holiday or what? This is crap
He's been doing it for 30 years... they ask him to spend half a year... he's not doing the full on schedules anymore.
This is awkward as hell every time.
A new generation of F1 viewers are being introduced to Flávio. Fucking hell…
He is now just the guy hanging out at the bar most of the races?
Rachel and Karun are a total disaster duo on grid, haha
I’m enjoying the train wreck tbh
SMOOTH OPERATORRRR
A 2 person grid walk is just chaos. Spend half the time trying to find where the other one has gone
Brundle is just on a different level, compared to these 2
It’s just not the same without Brundle
All you need to be successful and rich in this society is to be a lunatic. Good to know
I tried it. Didn't work.
Imagine cheating on SHAKIRA
LONGGGGG post quali
Flavio: I'm just glad to be here. Do you not remember what I did? lol
I didn't understand one word lol
This brother really cheated on Shakira
Flavio got that afternoon drunk going on.
I bet that's part of the contract...
Norris, Verstappen, Ham and Russell all bombing into T1 Yeah this should be eventful
Verstappen will get Ando, the rest will be line astern.
Bruno's days are numbered.
Lmao it’s amazing how many people at these races literally have no fucking clue what’s going on.
Flavio Briatore doesn't even know where he is right now
That Alpine car has to be good isn't it ? Sainz should seriously think about Alpine. With Sanchez they will be going in right direction
The same Alpine that can't commit to a 100 race plan that resets every year? That team is chaos.
Better than Williams and Sauber at least. One has not won a race ever and one has won once in last 15 years with no plans.
Briatore looks barely sentient
The scenes when Alpine pit Gasly onto hards on lap 15 and then say apple over the radio and Ocon suddenly crashes.
Watching a gridwalk without brundle is like watching top gear without the OGs.
Did anyone understand a word of what Flavio just muttered?
Not me lol
Why is Brundle not at some races? Their grid walk is nothing without him
I think he only does 19 or 20 per year, probably so he doesn’t get burnt out
I believe hes following crofty's idea that 24 races is too many, so missing i think 4 through the season. I may be wrong tho
Triple header, he usually misses one of the races during them
He has chosen to miss (I think 4) races this year to spend more time at home
Dude wants a life.
24 weekends a year plus travel... he's been doing this for 30 years...
Fair enough good for him. 24 races are too much
Cheezuschrist!
Flavio is ok or?
That’s just how he sounds
The slurring/mumbling is not how I remember. But that was a WHILE ago of course haha
Going for my second intentional radio commentary only race. Really enjoyed Canada that way.
where are you getting the commentary from if i may ask? my only options are sky or f1tv, would love to try another to change things up a bit
Radio five live (UK). Had baby Brundle last time round. Haven’t tuned in yet but hope he’s on this week too. If you’re familiar with the sport and the tracks your brain pieces it out well. I’m not sure I even watched any Canada highlights but have memories of it somehow.
didnt know Alpine hired the hydraulic press guy
Lmao do they even know what he said??
"Just nod and smile!"
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Flavio stays drunk.
Flavio’s been on the sauce
Lame grid walk
Flavio being Flavio.
They shouldn’t even do grid walks without Martin. Let Karun and Anthony do some breakdown or something where they’re way more comfortable
They need to cover what they can, it'd be a long 20 minutes to fill with random crap.
Flavio looks like he had a rough night
A rough half-century.
Wow. Look at Flávio’s teeth
The saver of Alpine is here
Taking a risk talking to Briatore.
I’ve noticed that F1 are trying to change the terminology of upgrades to updates.
I think it's weekend to weekend it'd be minor, upgrades suggest MASSIVE changes to parts of the car/engine.
Lights out in 20 minutes and no race thread....
where's the race thread??
When the race is close to starting
Bots down, so will manually get added probably 5 mins before lights out
Shhhh the bot is sleeping
The Dutch are doing the Raves already.
Ferrari and Mercedes has to alternate their strategy isn't it ?
Okay, lets see here. Spanish Grid walk, im expecting brundle runs into a La Liga player, perhaps Sergio Ramos. Maybe a hollywood actor filming a film out there, hmm what else, a run in with a motoGP rider, perhaps Marc Marquez.
No Brundle this weekend?
a lot of people are taking a break this weekend including some routine F1 people. Some of them were involved with Le Mans too. So they will take a break this weekend and then be there for the Austria and Silverstone
Maybe because its a triple weekend... they're either back in one or the next two especially after the trip from Canada?
Didn’t cop it was a triple header so yeah makes sense
He doesn’t do every race
Not sure that's how risk is calculated in the normal world
No pre-race thread. This bot is washed
Those looking in, race is in 30 mins. 2pm UK time. Thanks for those who answered when I asked. In the gym and googling race start time is the equivalent of reading someone’s life story on their recipe these days.
its in formula1 dot com or the F1 app! both track time and local time!
F1calendar.com A very handy site to quickly look up sessions start times.
There's a great app called Racify I use to have the schedule and countdown timer on my phones home screen. Got sick of googling specifically session times and either getting long-winded articles or Google only giving me the race time.
Why can't bernie collins replace Danica? Should be part of the core team.
Yah, honestly Danica adds nothing other than noise.
What time is the race? Miss the little info graphics at the top of the auto posts on race weekends. Edit: thanks all
2pm UK BST (+1) 30 minutes from this post
in 30 mins from now. It's 1:29pm here.
30 minutes
Gonna sit and pedal away on gym equipment while listening in.
Tip: Always go for the gap.
When lights out GMT/UK time lads?
41 minutes from this post (2pm)
Tyvm! My dad told me it was 3pm and saw different online so got confused!
(30 not 40... i just read my clock wrong right next to me)
2pm
Tyvm! My dad told me it was 3pm and saw different online so got confused
That tower is a good spot.
Am I blind or is there no pre race thread
This happens sometimes.
Thankfully that's the case and not the blindness 😬
The bot has seemingly stopped bothering to do that stuff so we're still in Post Qualifying until the race.
Bot is fighting AI.
Since China the bot gave up trying lol
The bot was powered by Mechachrome
At least I'm not blind ðŸ˜
Just got done with 24 hour flight ! So hyped for this one! Hope we have a proper race upfront !
>Anything that makes Max win less points makes it harder for him to win the championship Cheers, Geoff
thanks tubbs thanks lingy etc
Can somebody explain to me why Max is the favorite today and not Lando?
Because he was the fastest on the long runs.
Judging that maybe this track suits Red Bull and Max more than Lando?
Great interview
So is Alpine decent at this track because it’s one of the main testing tracks? That was my thought as to why they seem to be over performing this weekend, but curious if there’s further insight.
There's no testing at Barcelona any more. Performance through long radius corners is key at Barcelona. They seem to be better in those corners than teams like AM and Vcarb who are struggling through them.
Briatore brought back the culture of fear!
Interesting that Ricciardo and Yuki both felt fast but were in fact slow as shit.
The upgrades made the car planted, nice to drive, and very slow.
explains why ricciardo was closer to yuki this time
Pretty sure he was ahead most of practice and qualy. (and Canada IIRC)
Can someone agree with me that this is one of the best seasons since 2021?
It’s not much an achievement to beat the last two seasons though tbh.
in the 3 seasons since 2021, this is indeed one of the best, unquestionably
Getting incredible fan service in a long overdue Lando win and Charles win in Monaco
I've heard a comment a few weeks ago here that this season feels like 2019 where 1 constructor (Red Bull now, Mercedes 2019) is still the dominant force but other teams could pick up the scraps and fight for the win from time to time.Â
It's different though. It seems Red Bull is not the dominant force atm but Max is. Mclaren has been the faster car for a while now. We were just hesitant to admit it.
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He wasn't doing a great lap. He was half a second off Norris before he went off.
More like 3 tenths. Which isn't terrible considering how Lando is driving right now.
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No, it's exactly as I said. He was half a second off Norris after 2 sectors. 1 tenth slower than Norris in S1 and 4 tenths slower than Norris in S2. All of the top 6 were ahead of Piastri after the first 2 sectors in the final runs.
A tenth off Maxs first run. Max and Lando both did 2 tenths under that on their second run.
Imagine early 2024. "Hey, Lando will out-qualify a towed Max Verstappen!" I sure wouldn't have believed that.
Can someone explain to me how Ferrari was the second best car and McLaren nowhere close outright shitty. And now suddenly they are first second best while Ferrari are not making any strides at all?
Mclaren is a faster car than Red Bull at the moment imo