Official 2024 British Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***

Official 2024 British Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***

Poll: Official 2024 British Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***

Total Members Polled: 224

Verstappen: 18%
Perez: 0%
Leclerc: 1%
Sainz: 0%
Norris: 42%
Piastri: 4%
Russell: 4%
Hamilton: 30%
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cliffords

1,537 posts

26 months

Saturday 6th July
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Watching the c4 coverage just now and the frequency of the adverts and duration of the adds has made me realise how good F1 can be on the Radio.

Smollet

10,973 posts

193 months

Saturday 6th July
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cliffords said:
Watching the c4 coverage just now and the frequency of the adverts and duration of the adds has made me realise how good F1 can be on the Radio.
Visually challenging though

Adrian W

14,241 posts

231 months

Saturday 6th July
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Interesting that the top ten cars remains pretty much unchanged even in these conditions

Byker28i

62,922 posts

220 months

Saturday 6th July
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Adrian W said:
Interesting that the top ten cars remains pretty much unchanged even in these conditions
Talks yesterday that verstapen was sandbagging...

Wet qualifying opens up all sorts of possible errors, mixed up grid...

thegreenhell

16,161 posts

222 months

Saturday 6th July
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Current forecast suggests it will be mostly dry for qually.

Byker28i

62,922 posts

220 months

Saturday 6th July
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thegreenhell said:
Current forecast suggests it will be mostly dry for qually.
Absolutely hammering down there currently for the F2 race

n3il123

2,639 posts

216 months

Saturday 6th July
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Byker28i said:
thegreenhell said:
Current forecast suggests it will be mostly dry for qually.
Absolutely hammering down there currently for the F2 race
F2 just been red flagged due to rain

PlywoodPascal

4,743 posts

24 months

Saturday 6th July
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Making sure there’s no spoilers but… just catching up with the F2 race. I’m really disappointed with formula racing’s apparent inability to just run races in the wet. Starting under safety car? There was minimal spray.

Put the drivers out there, let them deal with the conditions. That’s what the challenge is supposed to be.

It’s pathetic how often races or sessions are suspended or stopped by rain.

paulguitar

24,683 posts

116 months

Saturday 6th July
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PlywoodPascal said:
Making sure there’s no spoilers but… just catching up with the F2 race. I’m really disappointed with formula racing’s apparent inability to just run races in the wet. Starting under safety car? There was minimal spray.

Put the drivers out there, let them deal with the conditions. That’s what the challenge is supposed to be.

It’s pathetic how often races or sessions are suspended or stopped by rain.
I understand what you mean but sitting here at the entry to Woodcote the visibility is bad.


PlywoodPascal

4,743 posts

24 months

Saturday 6th July
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Yeah, it’s bad, that’s what happens in wet. The track is in the same place as always and the cars have rain lights.

PlywoodPascal

4,743 posts

24 months

Saturday 6th July
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TheDeuce said:
What shocking weather! And another storm forecast for around the start of the GP tomorrow.


Do pirelli have storm tyres..?
They don’t have drizzle tyres tbh

rallycross

13,001 posts

240 months

Saturday 6th July
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n3il123 said:
F2 just been red flagged due to rain
Red flag and result called or to be restarted later?

Big Nanas

1,600 posts

87 months

Saturday 6th July
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rallycross said:
n3il123 said:
F2 just been red flagged due to rain
Red flag and result called or to be restarted later?
F2 has just finished.

nordboy

1,619 posts

53 months

Saturday 6th July
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PlywoodPascal said:
Making sure there’s no spoilers but… just catching up with the F2 race. I’m really disappointed with formula racing’s apparent inability to just run races in the wet. Starting under safety car? There was minimal spray.

Put the drivers out there, let them deal with the conditions. That’s what the challenge is supposed to be.

It’s pathetic how often races or sessions are suspended or stopped by rain.
I said that on the Le Mans thread and got totally shot down in flames. People saying that they can't be expected to race at speed in the rain....why not?

These guys are professional drivers, yes they have to drive slower but they should be able to drive in the rain? Most people don't stay in the house when it rains, they drive accordingly.

People mention the spray, how do cars etc cope, they have spray suppression, can't be that much of a stretch for the engineers to work this into the design for wet races.

732NM

5,434 posts

18 months

Saturday 6th July
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This Russell intro is proper cringe.

Why does he put on a faux posh accent? laugh

732NM

5,434 posts

18 months

Saturday 6th July
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nordboy said:
I said that on the Le Mans thread and got totally shot down in flames. People saying that they can't be expected to race at speed in the rain....why not?

These guys are professional drivers, yes they have to drive slower but they should be able to drive in the rain? Most people don't stay in the house when it rains, they drive accordingly.

People mention the spray, how do cars etc cope, they have spray suppression, can't be that much of a stretch for the engineers to work this into the design for wet races.
It clearly is.

Silverstone water drainage has been appalling since the two resurfacing jobs.

Cupramax

10,513 posts

255 months

Saturday 6th July
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Naomi off on a fishing boat after the F1 hehe

Adrian W

14,241 posts

231 months

Saturday 6th July
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732NM said:
This Russell intro is proper cringe.

Why does he put on a faux posh accent? laugh
Because he is a posh rich kid just like most of the others

TheDeuce

23,113 posts

69 months

Saturday 6th July
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The rain has stopped,for me at least. 50/50 if it stays away for qualifying.

But the track is now as green as it gets really - gonna be fun!

paulguitar

24,683 posts

116 months

Saturday 6th July
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TheDeuce said:
The rain has stopped,for me at least. 50/50 if it stays away for qualifying.

But the track is now as green as it gets really - gonna be fun!
Where are you sitting?