F1 2023: Austrian GP - Spielberg (July 2)

[GuidoK]

Wow, nice lap from LEC.

So...any idea's when Ferrari is gonna f#ck up? Tomorrow or on race day?

Nice to see that McLaren is finally making progress too.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Probably still a bit sore from his illness, oh well he can always get quicker as he recovers from that bug.

Checo's illness is the WDC presssure & stress .

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Pole is for MAX !

#UnLeashTheLion !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Notice how hammy crept up to 5th and Russell stayed where he was at 11th, RUS being held on a leash methinks, what's going on there..

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Checo's illness is the WDC presssure & stress .

I reckon it was too many spicy fajitas with Bacardi and cokes

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

Wow, nice lap from LEC.

So...any idea's when Ferrari is gonna f#ck up? Tomorrow or on race day?

Nice to see that McLaren is finally making progress too.

I'm happy for Lando, he has hidden talent for sure and hope those upgrades keep hammy behind him.

[GuidoK]

Just seeing Checo's interview about missing a clean lap...
Did he just blame ALB to be in his way and that is why he missed Q3?
That guy needs a reality check.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

Wow, nice lap from LEC.

So...any idea's when Ferrari is gonna f#ck up? Tomorrow or on race day?

Nice to see that McLaren is finally making progress too.

LEW's new Mercedes contract demand (the latest)

*A pension bonus of $230 million is the stumbling block for Hamilton's new contract extension at Mercedes !

The Belgian article => https://www.hln.be/formule-1/pensioe...gend%20seizoen.
=> https://f1journaal.be/lewis-hamilton...-miljoen-pond/

I think , Wolff needs a loan ...
LMFAO

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Notice how hammy crept up to 5th and Russell stayed where he was at 11th, RUS being held on a leash methinks, what's going on there..

RUS fast lap has been deleted by exceeding the track limits .

RUS and Checo are friends now !

[Roman]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

I don't think I could beat that 1:08.171 my friend

Sure you can. Give it another try. I ran a 1:04.065.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

I'm happy for Lando, he has hidden talent for sure and hope those upgrades keep hammy behind him.

Hopefully Lando gets Checo's seat at Red Bull .

[Roman]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

Wow, nice lap from LEC.

I was on the edge of my seat. I don't know why but I thought he was going to do it and shock everyone.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Roman

I was on the edge of my seat. I don't know why but I thought he was going to do it and shock everyone.

Ferrari will shock everyone during the race .

By Ferrari things...

[///M Power-Belgium]

[Roman]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Ferrari will shock everyone during the race .

By Ferrari things...

Likely. But it happens so frequently it's hardly shocking.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

LEW's new Mercedes contract demand (the latest)

*A pension bonus of $230 million is the stumbling block for Hamilton's new contract extension at Mercedes !

The Belgian article => https://www.hln.be/formule-1/pensioe...gend%20seizoen.
=> https://f1journaal.be/lewis-hamilton...-miljoen-pond/

I think , Wolff needs a loan ...
LMFAO

Wolff opens door and bids a happy day to Hamilton more like.

[HeelToeShift]

Originally Posted by OG Shark

Yeah that was pretty disappointing to read. Not a big HAM fan anyways but seeing this really sealed the deal. For someone to be the absolute biggest beneficiary of exactly what he is now saying needs to be restricted is just absolutely ridiculous. Look forward to seeing what else he comes up with - perhaps the spending cap should be raised just for Merc. Maybe any driver who finishes ahead of HAM should be penalized or perhaps just disqualified completely for daring to beat the goat like that. This ones a bit bold but how about everyone but HAM has to run on 3 wheels only. I mean c'mon - it is unconscionable to believe that HAM should be on an even playing field as everyone else!

The guy doesn't actually want to compete against anyone who is good. He seems quite content that MB basically cheated to have the best engine and had such a dominant car bad drivers like Bot and to a lesser extend, Ros could win and come in second quite often. Then again, how many times did they ask Bot to invert to pad his stats?? 10,12, 15 times? There's a reason he never wanted Max on MB - he knew he'd have no shot of winning.

Crazy thing is, Max isnt a one dimensional driver either. He crushes it in sim racing (which isnt easy), and imagine in WEC/Le Mans he would be tough to beat. Not many who have the deft driving to switch cars that all need to be driven differently

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

RUS fast lap has been deleted by exceeding the track limits .

RUS and Checo are friends now !

Ah that's why, they can join each other for a drink.

[Killed by Death]

Damn, you see Charlies last lap

Would love to see that onboard

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

LEW's new Mercedes contract demand (the latest)

*A pension bonus of $230 million is the stumbling block for Hamilton's new contract extension at Mercedes !

The Belgian article => https://www.hln.be/formule-1/pensioe...gend%20seizoen.
=> https://f1journaal.be/lewis-hamilton...-miljoen-pond/

I think , Wolff needs a loan ...
LMFAO

Does hammy even realize he is a race car driver and the sport is dangerous?

One big wreck or injury at his age could be career ending. That's a ton of money to risk while playing hardball over his last contract. I've seen many American Football players screw themselves in the same fashion being greedy.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Roman

Likely. But it happens so frequently it's hardly shocking.

Binotto was an Italian clown but think Ferrari Fred is even worse .

Today the Ferraris were very fast , so there's some hope for the Ferrari fans .
Hopefully they can beat the Merc's if they don't screw it up with Ferrari things ..

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

LEW's new Mercedes contract demand (the latest)

*A pension bonus of $230 million is the stumbling block for Hamilton's new contract extension at Mercedes !

The Belgian article => https://www.hln.be/formule-1/pensioe...gend%20seizoen.
=> https://f1journaal.be/lewis-hamilton...-miljoen-pond/

I think , Wolff needs a loan ...
LMFAO

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Wolff opens door and bids a happy day to Hamilton more like.

I think that LEW suffers from delusions of grandeur .
Can't be otherwise ...

Or is it like Wolff said last year : LEW gets brain damage from the bouncing Mercedes ..

[HeelToeShift]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Binotto was an Italian clown but think Ferrari Fred is even worse .

Today the Ferraris were very fast , so there's some hope for the Ferrari fans .
Hopefully they can beat the Merc's if they don't screw it up with Ferrari things ..

I was listening to the YTer F1 Tactical Rab - he was saying that MB has better long range pace than RB but I would imagine RB's fuel was might higher. Any insights to this? He's also a MB progaganda machine so not sure I can believe most of what he says.