F1 Race Report: Spa Francorchamps

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 08/30/2020 at 13:53 • Filed to: F1

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“This has not been a race to remember.”

Yeah, I think Crofty summed it up pretty well.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > ttyymmnn 08/30/2020 at 14:02

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not the most exciting one....suspect next week wont be either......unless it rains

or the tiffosi storm the track and lynch the ferrari team.....wich im putting at 50% odds

smobgirl > ttyymmnn 08/30/2020 at 14:05

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Most of my excitement came from trying to figure out what was REALLY happening on track when the commentators were misidentifying cars and passes  left and right.

DipodomysDeserti > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 08/30/2020 at 14:20

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The only thing that could make F1 exciting would be incorporating Ultras into the Tifosi.

Gerry197 > ttyymmnn 08/30/2020 at 14:20

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I thought Spain was was the most boring, but this is right up there and what makes it depressing for an F1 fan is I thought this one was going to be exciting.  Everyone knows how Spain usually is, but this was a surprise. 

gin-san - shitpost specialist > ttyymmnn 08/30/2020 at 14:50

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For exciting racing, it’s going to be MotoGP for sure.

F1 is going to be the Hamilton record train until the end of 2021. Given Mercedes’ car advantage, I wouldn’t be surprised if they’ve found a great concept for the 2022 rule change. Even if they can extract more out of the current-gen car, is there really much need.

Some good midfield battles don’t make up for the fact that many people really want to see battles at the front or for podium places.

ttyymmnn > gin-san - shitpost specialist 08/30/2020 at 14:56

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F2 and F3 are more interesting at this point. 

Dusty Ventures > gin-san - shitpost specialist 08/30/2020 at 15:24

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This was the final corner in today's World Rallycross race

smobgirl > gin-san - shitpost specialist 08/30/2020 at 15:33

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I’ d be fine watching midfield battles if I could see them on screen. Did a lot of watching the leaderboard this race though.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Dusty Ventures 08/30/2020 at 15:42

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That’s more like it.

Rallycross is fun even though I don’t follow it like F1/MotoGP. Every now and then I’ll see highlights or even full races come up in my YT recommendations and I’ll have a fun time watching.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 08/30/2020 at 15:58

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Yeah they should be worried, Italian military deployed to encircle the circuit. 

ClassicDatsunDebate > smobgirl 08/30/2020 at 16:11

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They were kinda off today weren’t they.

Dusty Ventures > gin-san - shitpost specialist 08/30/2020 at 18:54

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They actually live stream the entire event every round on YouTube, though it's region blocked if there's a TV broadcast deal in your country (easy to get around with a VPN. I'm getting caught up on today's action right now

Thisismydisplayname > smobgirl 08/30/2020 at 22:40

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They seemed to cover the midfield pretty well today.  Much more than some races.  

glemon > ttyymmnn 08/31/2020 at 01:37

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Nice pic, yeah, cars are very reliable these days (used to be common for a third of the grid to drop out in the race) pit stops are reliable.  The best team/driver seems destined to win and mostly does.  Verstappen seems to be the only one with the power to occasionally brake the chain.  

pip bip - choose Corrour > ttyymmnn 08/31/2020 at 05:09

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100% agree

ttyymmnn > glemon 08/31/2020 at 09:03

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There were two races: the race between 1-3, and the race between everybody else. Nice to see Ricciardo and Ocon score the 1-2 in P 4 and P 5. Albon was a little bit closer to where he should be, and a nice finish for Lando. But I knew we were in for a long day when Bottas got the radio call that said, “We agreed not to fight each other.” Really? I hope Merc is paying Valtteri buckets of money, because it’s clear that Merc is happy with the 1-2 and happy to let Lewis always be 1. 

glemon > ttyymmnn 08/31/2020 at 09:14

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“break” not “brake”. Yes most every race seems to be two races, the two Mercedes, Max and everybody else. The field behind is competitive with good drivers-I posted earlier this year, stick Hamilton with Max on Red Bull and Lando  with Bottas on Mercedes-now that would be a fun season

ttyymmnn > glemon 08/31/2020 at 09:28

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One of my high schoolers has developed an interest in F1, to the point that he always asks about FP and qualifying, and will leave his computer games to watch the race with me. I just wish the racing were better.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > ttyymmnn 08/31/2020 at 16:23

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Man, you do not want to be at Ferrari when they are not quick! I feel for them, the whole of Italy comes down on you.