Formula 1 & Motorsport 2022: Shrive to Survive

[Incandenza]

Verstappen fans cheering and dancing seeing Hamilton crash out in Q3. Hamilton is no threat to Verstappen in the championship, so there's no actual sporting justification for that.

[Incandenza]

Really depressing thread collecting stories of widespread sexual harassment and homophobic slurs from the crowd at the Red Bull Ring.

https://twitter.com/MotoMel89/status/1545900154343100421

[Kevin S]

Depressed but not entirely surprised. I really hope something is done here.

Meanwhile the 6H Monza has begun and Peugeot have onboard video here:
https://youtu.be/d0GeGH7XNv8

[Incandenza]

Was mentioned in commentary in the formation lap, I guess good that it couldn't be ignored?

[Flynnie]

It would be nice if the guy they’re all there to see would say something about it, but he’s been silent again as usual

[Sheep]

It would be nice if the guy they’re all there to see would say something about it, but he’s been silent again as usual

Bullshit.

[ursus arctos]

https://twitter.com/thejohnsimpson/status/1546469916768981001?s=21&t=J99T_e_GHJXYcSSGWUbBVQ

[Gangster Octopus]

I'd be so happy if he dies in gaol.

[ursus arctos]

Ferrari have trying to fit a season's worth of chaos into a single race

[Incandenza]

Mercedes are now closer to Ferrari in the constructors' than Ferrari are to Red Bull. Wouldn't be shocking to see Ferrari finish third this season.

[Incandenza]

Vettel has announced he is retiring at the end of the season.

[diggedy derek]

His retirement video is very eloquent and worth a look.

[ursus arctos]

We were at Monza for his first win (an incredible drive in the rain in an uncompetitive Toro Rossi that made him the youngest F1 winner ever) and have had a soft spot for him ever since.

[Incandenza]

well

https://twitter.com/OscarPiastri/status/1554527452231262210

[ursus arctos]

[Incandenza]

Hopefully Piastri's people have absolutely done their homework and clearly understand his contract in order to be burning a bridge like this.

Perhaps Ricciardo will show up at the park near my house and shoot hoops to clear his mind like he did in Drive to Survive.

[longeared]

Just came on here to write about this. Absolutely tremendous piece of F1 politics. Danny Ric has never settled at McLaren but even so this is quite a spectacular way to get rid of him. Have a sense Ron Dennis would not be impressed.

Also; Alonso going to Aston Martin. Say it ain't so, Fernando.

[Flynnie]

This doesn’t even touch on the Alex Palou drama for McLaren’s Indycar team, which also touches on F1, and is going to end up in the courts as Chip Ganassi has filed a lawsuit.

[Flynnie]

Just came on here to write about this. Absolutely tremendous piece of F1 politics. Danny Ric has never settled at McLaren but even so this is quite a spectacular way to get rid of him. Have a sense Ron Dennis would not be impressed.

Also; Alonso going to Aston Martin. Say it ain't so, Fernando.

Ron wouldn’t have a leg to stand on given the Michael Andretti fiasco, where he and precisely no one else (except Senna) came out looking good.

[Third rate Leszno]

WRC in Finland this weekend was an absolutely epic battle, I won't give any spoilers but do try and catch the highlights if you can.

[longeared]

File all that nonsense under "days when the sport makes a complete tit of itself"

[Incandenza]

https://twitter.com/NASCARonNBC/status/1586834658028703744

[ursus arctos]

I meant to post that.

The best but is that he claimed that he used it as a kid on a NASCAR video game and wasn't sure that it would work in a real car.

It worked (look at his lap time and average speed).

https://twitter.com/steveluvender/status/1586836622145949697?s=61&t=ZnzXY9447ORDJEh4IxW7Xg

[Incandenza]

The fastest lap in the history of the track, apparently.

https://twitter.com/alo_oficial/status/1587110859662364673

https://twitter.com/trafficparadise/status/1586848257090764800

[ad hoc]

How does that work? Surely the extra friction would slow you down?