BGOL Ongoing Formula One Thread: 2025 Season
- Thread starter SIDESHOW
- Start date
Shanghai International Circuit
First Grand Prix: 2004
Number of Laps: 56
Circuit Length: 5.451 KM
Race Distance: 305.066KM
Lap Record: 1:32.238 by Michael Schumacher (2004)
2017 Podium
1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2: Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
3: Max Verstappen (Red Bull - Renault)
Heineken Chinese Grand Prix (times are Eastern USA)
Practice 1 - Thursday, April 12 10:00 PM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, April 13 2:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Friday, April 13 11:00 PM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, April 14 2:00 AM - ESPN2
Race - Sunday, April 15 2:00 AM - ESPN2
Didn’t catch qualy, but Merc are faster on soft than ultrasoft if you check Q2 times. It’ll be a strategy race since they’ll be going longer in the first stint.
Decided to actually be up for this one. I think we're gonna see a good race today.
Damn, Merc actually did good with the undercut.
Still early days Sneed. Remember Lewis was down 25pts last year before the summer break which is almost halfway. He's definitely not having the great last two races, but again it's early.
Verstappen is going full Kyvat. 
This is the second time I see his team pit him when it don’t make sense to
Fuck these cac
And fuck max, he’s out there tryin to fuck cars up
Well Max closed that 17pt deficit to just 9 between Vettel and Lewis, so I'ma call him driver of the day.
Live Subscription Service F1 TV to Launch Alongside Spanish Grand Prix in May
Formula One has confirmed its live subscription service, F1 TV, will launch ahead of the Spanish GP in May. Announced in February, the over the top (OTT) service is an alternative to TV coverage.
F1 TV will be available in two service tiers. Available in 58 markets (find the list here), F1 TV Pro features live races and all 20 driver onboard cameras. Moreover, side-by-side viewing and feeds exclusive to the package also make way. Subscribers will have the added luxury of personalizing the way they watch the race, the content viewed and how and when it’s accessed.
As expected, all practice and qualifying sessions, and the race itself will be live. This includes press conferences, and pre- and post-race interviews. The latter will be especially enticing to U.S. viewers watching through ESPN. If that weren’t enough, Formula 2, GP3 and Porsche Supercup events will find their way onto the service later in the season.
At launch, F1 TV will only be available on desktop PC. Apple, Android and Amazon devices will follow shortly thereafter. By summer, the service will be available on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Apple TV devices. Pricing will range from $70-$150 annually, and $8-$12 monthly. Service costs will vary according to the market.
F1 TV Access will serve as the less-expensive, non-live subscription tier. Access will provide live race timing and radio broadcasts, and extended highlights of each session of the race weekend. The upside is archive footage accompanies the option. It still remains unclear if this is unique to F1 TV Access, or a general feature however. Access will be available on a near-global basis at launch, and like Pro, will see updates throughout the season.
Formula One has confirmed its live subscription service, F1 TV, will launch ahead of the Spanish GP in May. Announced in February, the over the top (OTT) service is an alternative to TV coverage.
F1 TV will be available in two service tiers. Available in 58 markets (find the list here), F1 TV Pro features live races and all 20 driver onboard cameras. Moreover, side-by-side viewing and feeds exclusive to the package also make way. Subscribers will have the added luxury of personalizing the way they watch the race, the content viewed and how and when it’s accessed.
As expected, all practice and qualifying sessions, and the race itself will be live. This includes press conferences, and pre- and post-race interviews. The latter will be especially enticing to U.S. viewers watching through ESPN. If that weren’t enough, Formula 2, GP3 and Porsche Supercup events will find their way onto the service later in the season.
At launch, F1 TV will only be available on desktop PC. Apple, Android and Amazon devices will follow shortly thereafter. By summer, the service will be available on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Apple TV devices. Pricing will range from $70-$150 annually, and $8-$12 monthly. Service costs will vary according to the market.
F1 TV Access will serve as the less-expensive, non-live subscription tier. Access will provide live race timing and radio broadcasts, and extended highlights of each session of the race weekend. The upside is archive footage accompanies the option. It still remains unclear if this is unique to F1 TV Access, or a general feature however. Access will be available on a near-global basis at launch, and like Pro, will see updates throughout the season.
Circuit Length
6.003KM
Race Distance
306.049KM
Lap
Record
1:43.441 by Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari - 2017)
2017 Podium
1: Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull - Tag Heuer)
2: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
3: Lance Stroll (Williams - Mercedes)
3: Lance Stroll (Williams - Mercedes)
Looks like it's gonna be another tricky weekend for Merc. Redbull is slowly making their chassis work on high speed tracks. Predicting another Max crash this weekend too.
What happened? I just downloaded qualifying and watching now.
Got the NFL Draft specials instead of the broadcast..
I'm watching qualifying on Watch ESPN now.
Well, they are doing the whole commercial free thing, so I guess if they can make some commercial money on something else they'll push F1 aside.
No... Mad Max... Dude has been video game racing all season and says openly "he sees no reason to change." He clearly moved twice, but even then damn near took both cars out earlier. For one reason or another his seat isn't in danger, but goddamn when will he learn??? Yeah, his age is young, but he's not new to F1.Red Bull
C/s all of this.
This is now a patter. Someone needs to check his bitch ass
Omfg puncture
It's not Lewis' fault, but Ferrari is clearly quicker this season, and not just on slower circuits like last season. You can say Lewis should've won Australia, but Seb should've/would've won the last 3 if not for others that had nothing to do with podium position wrecking.
I had to fucking leave house right after the RBR duo crashing. Damn, the action didn’t stop. Baku never disappoints. It’s becoming one of my favorites races to watch. This season is shaping up to get crazy. Ferrari’s got the car to beast, but Merc are known for their development pace. Shit could swing like crazy all year.
Welp, I called it. Just watched the clip a couple times. He moved to the right to block, then move back again. Double move under braking. Yeah Ricciardo came in hot, but if Verstappen didn’t put that move in the second time Daniel would’ve gotten the pass.Looks like it's gonna be another tricky weekend for Merc. Redbull is slowly making their chassis work on high speed tracks. Predicting another Max crash this weekend too.
sneed, I think what you're seeing is what has happened to Lewis his entire career: even when he's winning, the garage always has one eye on the other driver. It's like they can't wait to run to the other side of the garage. Mcclaren was so blatant about it was ridiculous even tho he was clearly faster than Button.
And Julien is correct too because it's very early and Lewis is right up there in points.
It's just fucking amazing how his teams ride him when he's winning and screw him when he's not doing laps 3 seconds better than everybody else. No other #1 driver is treated like that.
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