In case you aren't aware of this tracks layout, here it is:
I kind of miss the old Magny-Cours track but I do look forward to racing here.
Drivers Points
Sebastian Vettel 121 Lewis Hamilton 120 Valtteri Bottas 86 Daniel Ricciardo 84 Kimi Raikkonen 68 Max Verstappen 50 Fernando Alonso 32 Nico Hulkenberg 32 Carlos Sainz 24 Kevin Magnussen 19 Pierre Gasly 18 Sergio Perez 17 Esteban Ocon 11 Charles Leclerc 10 Stoffel Vandoorne 8 Lance Stroll 4 Marcus Ericsson 2 Brendon Hartley 1 Romain Grosjean 0 Sergey Sirotkin 0
Constructors
Points
Mercedes 206 Ferrari 189 RBR 134 Renault 56 Mclaren 40 Force India 28 Toro Rosso 19 Haas 19 Sauber 12 Williams 4
Ferrari is going to replace Raikkonen with Leclerc next year.
Just a rumor.
In other news, Ericsson crashes because of the wind and Sirotkin stops in the wrong pits because of the sun.
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What are the chances that French people could create something that is not confusing
Wow, Grosjean's error really helped Leclerc on his already great day. He got on track in Q3 and beat Magnussen too to take 8th!!
Expecting a boring race again since Mercedes is so much faster, and then Ferrari is a bit faster than Red Bull. Which means Vettel will be pretty safely and alone in p3. Of course Kimi will be at the back of the pack (of the 3 top teams) since he's not at a level to be ahead of the Red Bulls even though his car is a bit faster. Especially during the race he won't, as usual, even try any overtakes.
BMWs are fun in the snow too...
Weather could make it better than we are expecting.
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More overtakes at this race. DRS worked well here. The thug unleashing carnage again. He rams Bottas and ruins his race, hits Grosjean and spins Alonso. For all that he only gets 5 sec penalty. They shouldve given him 30 sec stop-and-go penalty.
Nothing more than a lap one racing incident. Bottas knew it was a risky move to shut the door like that, just as Vettel knew it was a risk to go for it. That’s why they’re racing drivers. Vettel was a passenger once he lost downforce on the front wing.
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I cannot believe how much of a fuss there is over Vettel locking up and clipping Bottas on lap 1. How many times has that exact scenario happened in a race on lap 1?
Also, what happened with Grosjean to earn him a 5 sec penalty? I heard Ocon say he made contact with him but they never showed it, only the part where Gasly hit him.
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The circuit is uninteresting, flat as piss on a plate and hincky chicane. The mountain backdrop makes me think there must be some interesting terrain near there.
Am I the only one driven nuts by those blue and red stripes? Supposedly some high friction paint to help slow the cars but couldn't it be black?
Was hoping to see a red car win.
If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower. - Mark Donohue
I've said it before, I'll say it again: multiple tire compounds are a waste of time and money, and the required pit stops are an attempt at manufactured excitement.
You know what's exciting? Actually seeing racing drivers race their race cars. It's such a simple fix with only upsides as far as I can tell.
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If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower. - Mark Donohue
I really don't mind Sky that much. But I guess I'm not sure what would make a broadcast better or worse than theirs.
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David Croft is annoying and says a lot of dumb things. His bizarre need to yell the order of the cars in one breath at every race start is going to lead me to an early grave. Yelling does not add excitement. Brundle occasionally adds an element of experience and knowledge, but often resorts to "I wouldn't do that" commentary, which is rich coming from a guy that did not manage a single win in over a decade in the sport. Ted Kravitz is pretty awful as well. I don't mind Anthony Davidson or PDR because they know what they're talking about and keep it pretty objective. Simon Lazenby is mostly just a TV presenter and doesn't add much to the show beyond that. Johnny Herbert is a short know it all. I saved Damon Hill for last. That guy is the worst. Almost everything he says is cringeworthy.
I generally only watch race broadcasts so I only experience the first group, but I'm sad to hear Damon Hill sucks. I agree "Crofty" (sigh) rambles a lot, and he tries too hard with wordplay sometimes. I generally like Brundle's take on things. Wins or not, he was pretty involved with the sport which gives him relevant insight.
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The last few years, I was watching a Spanish speaking channel for race coverage that did not show any commercials, promos, or useless replays from the race before or previous years race during the live race. When Speed gave us access to live streaming of FP1 and FP3, it showed how many commercials and replays were taking away from live coverage. Then we got NBC, Nothing But Commercials/ Nothing But Commentators. Since Moto GP and WSB Superbike switched to BEIN (Al Jazera) I stopped watching them, F1 is the only racing I care to follow and I almost gave up on it.
I can tune out the presenters, but if they go back to a Speed/NBC format and with mediocre competition, I give up on F1.
Yeah, I generally like Brundle as well. He's the voice of reason when Crofty gets carried away. Lazenby is unbearable almost all of the time. Di Resta is pretty good due to relevant experience and he doesn't typically show any biases.
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