BGOL Ongoing Formula One Thread: 2025 Season
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Lol, I’m ready! Upgrades will be very interesting this year given the 3 engine allocation. Haas will be a dark horse in the early races. If tire deg is an issue for Merc, it’s Ferrari season to fuck up again.
Man, ride with Lewis so whoever gives him a seat is my team.
In those practice sessions Ferrari ran with the hyper tires and Merc just ran up to ultras because the hypers fell apart after 1 lap. We really won't know about the 2 new tire compounds or the "old" either until race day because Pirelli did something to the formula. Personally, I think Pirelli is the worst tire manufacturer I've seen for some time in F1. Their shit is always suspect. I don't doubt they cost Lewis a title a few years ago when they were blowing out.
Anyway, practice is when these teams sandbag like a mug. They always run seconds slower than the real race. Except for the backmarker teams.
Merc will eventually pull away. Their power unit will see to that unless they have fatal flaw, which I doubt as they didnt need to try anything radical coming off another constructors. RedBull and Force India scare me. Ocon is highly underrated IMO and they have Merc power, it they find just a little bit of downforce(and can stop the infighting with Perez and Ocon) theyre gonna catch people sleeping. As for Red Bull... If Renault give them a reliable PU... Id say they may challenge Merc more so than Ferrari.
I feel you. Lewis has earned my respect, but this shit here... Goes back waaaaay before lewis, or Merc, or the energy drink company. Ferrari and McLaren go back like the Celts and Lakers. I found it hard to fuck with Lewis initially because of that, and the fact that he stayed trying to emulate Senna with the constant dive-bombing and lunging. Thats not to say that I didnt see the talent, much like Max. But while hyper aggressive nature of his early style made him popular, I found it hard to respect. Same with Senna, amazing pace, and car control. But the lunging up the inside all the time.
Pirelli are doing what was asked of them with the compounds. They were asked to make tyre deg an issue and thats what theyve done. To the detriment of their name though. All money aint good money.
Merc will eventually pull away. Their power unit will see to that unless they have fatal flaw, which I doubt as they didnt need to try anything radical coming off another constructors. RedBull and Force India scare me. Ocon is highly underrated IMO and they have Merc power, it they find just a little bit of downforce(and can stop the infighting with Perez and Ocon) theyre gonna catch people sleeping. As for Red Bull... If Renault give them a reliable PU... Id say they may challenge Merc more so than Ferrari.
I feel you. Lewis has earned my respect, but this shit here... Goes back waaaaay before lewis, or Merc, or the energy drink company. Ferrari and McLaren go back like the Celts and Lakers. I found it hard to fuck with Lewis initially because of that, and the fact that he stayed trying to emulate Senna with the constant dive-bombing and lunging. Thats not to say that I didnt see the talent, much like Max. But while hyper aggressive nature of his early style made him popular, I found it hard to respect. Same with Senna, amazing pace, and car control. But the lunging up the inside all the time.
Oh, I go back before then. I remember Bruce McLaren and his racist ass and what he did to Senna. I agree with you. Fuck him and his team too cause they screwed Lewis out of at least one championship.
And that lunge, well it's been going on forever but only really became a "thing" when Piquet shot off his mouth and every other driver started critiquing his driving style. Shit, Jackie Stewart used it all the time but those Tyrell's were so fast, when shot wasn't coming out of them, it really didn't matter.
I dont go back quite that far, but unwritten rules of racing are there for a reason and someone coming from 20 ft back divebombing is dangerous. Effective, but of the whole requiring little skill to pull off and make the move stick. Not to be confused with late braking. Theres skill in that. So Its always been hard for me to accept for that reason. Its an amateur move best left to those who cant gain the position any other way. If youre faster there are other, more "honorable" ways to pass.
True. But they were also asked to make them stickier. Kinda like they were before. Gawd I wish they'd stop tinkering with all this little shit and address the elephant in the room - engines.
Id even take the V8s back, with skinnier tyres, smaller wings and harder tyre compounds all around. No more insane levels of mechanical grip, less emphasis on aero, Just the car, and the drivers ability to push and keep the car at it limit.
You're right. But most new drivers do it until the older guys step to them and explain. If they continue to do it then they're just a prick. Or Pastor Maldonado.
So would I but the grip is fine. Those cars had so much aero they were stuck to the road. The famous "could run upside down and stick to the ceiling." Not a problem Why? Because those huge plants could break the car and tires from the road. THAT was racing imo.
Just watched Sebring and those cars reminded me of the old F1 days.
I blame him and him alone for Alonso not getting that 3rd title in 2012... Had he not jumped the start, Grosjean doesn't run into Button and cause the Spa wreck.
How do you explain to people that didn't watch F1 how someone like him got a drive, let alone kept it so long. Yeah he paid his way, but goddamn was he incompetent.
I blame him and him alone for Alonso not getting that 3rd title in 2012... Had he not jumped the start, Grosjean doesn't run into Button and cause the Spa wreck.
How do you explain to people that didn't watch F1 how someone like him got a drive, let alone kept it so long. Yeah he paid his way, but goddamn was he incompetent.
That Venezuelan oil money is strong. The worst driver I've seen.
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I don't think too bad cause it's down/uphill. What might be messy is turn 12/13 at Gilles-Villeneuve. Flat, quick, high-speed chicane with minimum run off. Might be some more names on the Wall of Champions. Those type of chicanes will cause the most problems imo cause you gotta hit that in-out apex in an eye blink and that stupid pillar in the middle won't help at all, at all.
Their camera work is first rate. idk who the announcers are so can't comment until I do.
I think the camera work was the same for everybody because when the races were on NBCSN, Leigh Diffey would mention the "world feed" very often.
NBCSN didn't cue the replies, they always came from F1
You could be right. I'm not quite sure how it works but I d/l all the races afterward and the SKY feed is a little different. I'll tell you one thing for sure - the pre and post are way, way better on SKY. idk if we'll get those tho, they're about 3 hours long total.
Idiocy. Well, it certainly screws up the camera view although that's not really the driver's view. Have any SIMs incorporated it yet?
I really hope F1 2018 has a halo off option. I use cockpit cam when I race. I do NOT want to see a Thurman Thomas bar in my FOV.
Yeah. Personally, I don't understand why anyone would use anything other than a cockpit camera in a SIM. I mean, that's the whole point isn't it?
Unfortunately there are a lot of casuals playing racing games that they should avoid unless they are willing to invest in a wheel and maybe a chair and cockpit.
In my opinion if you don't have a wheel, stick with the NFS, Burnouts and Midnight Clubs of the world
and I love Midnight Club LA but it's made for people who want to live out their Dominick Toretto dreams not serious sim racers
And even then you start to see the limitations of cheaper wheels. I have a G29. Bought it when it was only wheel compatible with PS4s. I think next year I'm getting a Fanatec. Even if I have to buy 1 piece at a time.
I can't do the Need for speed, Burnout shit. Hell after Asetto Corsa and it launching without a career mode I didn't even buy the new Gran Turismo. F1 2018 isn't what I would call a sim. But its the only F1 game on the market so I still have fun with it.
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http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id...ls-greater-diversity-formula-one-says-changed
Lewis Hamilton has again accused Formula One of lacking diversity ahead of the opening race of the new season.
The British driver, 33, had appeared alongside his rival Sebastian Vettel at the sport's official press conference to answer questions on his championship defence.
But moments after he left the press conference room at Albert Park in Melbourne, Hamilton posted a video to his Instagram story in which he suggested F1 should do more to encourage participation from a wider range of ethnic backgrounds.
Four-time champion Hamilton is the sport's first and only black driver and has six million followers on the social media platform.
Hamilton recorded the 15-second video from his Mercedes team's hospitality suite of a number of people in the paddock, and accompanied the clip with the words: "There's barely any diversity in F1.
"Still nothing's changed in 11 years I've been here.
"Kids, people, there's so many jobs in this sport of which anybody, no matter your ethnicity or background, can make it and fit in."
He ended the post with two hashtags, 'diversity', and 'you can do it'.
Formula One elected not to comment on Hamilton's remarks when contacted by Press Association Sport.
It is not Hamilton's first run-in with the sport over race issues. Back in 2011, Hamilton said: "Maybe it's because I'm black. That's what Ali G says", after he was penalised by stewards at the Monaco Grand Prix.
Hamilton is this year bidding to become only the third driver in F1 history to win the championship more than four times.
The Stevenage-born racer delivered some of the best displays of his career last term after beating Vettel to the championship with two rounds to spare.
Lewis Hamilton has again accused Formula One of lacking diversity ahead of the opening race of the new season.
The British driver, 33, had appeared alongside his rival Sebastian Vettel at the sport's official press conference to answer questions on his championship defence.
But moments after he left the press conference room at Albert Park in Melbourne, Hamilton posted a video to his Instagram story in which he suggested F1 should do more to encourage participation from a wider range of ethnic backgrounds.
Four-time champion Hamilton is the sport's first and only black driver and has six million followers on the social media platform.
Hamilton recorded the 15-second video from his Mercedes team's hospitality suite of a number of people in the paddock, and accompanied the clip with the words: "There's barely any diversity in F1.
"Still nothing's changed in 11 years I've been here.
"Kids, people, there's so many jobs in this sport of which anybody, no matter your ethnicity or background, can make it and fit in."
He ended the post with two hashtags, 'diversity', and 'you can do it'.
Formula One elected not to comment on Hamilton's remarks when contacted by Press Association Sport.
It is not Hamilton's first run-in with the sport over race issues. Back in 2011, Hamilton said: "Maybe it's because I'm black. That's what Ali G says", after he was penalised by stewards at the Monaco Grand Prix.
Hamilton is this year bidding to become only the third driver in F1 history to win the championship more than four times.
The Stevenage-born racer delivered some of the best displays of his career last term after beating Vettel to the championship with two rounds to spare.
Practice 1 and 2 were on ESPN 3.
Practice 3 were supposed to start about 20 minutes ago on ESPNews
Qualifying is on ESPN2
and the race is on ESPN2
I searched and all I got was practice today at 10, Qualy at 2 tomorrow morning and the race. I had to download FP1 and 2. I didnt even know there was an ESPN 3.
ESPN3 is apart of that app ..
http://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/22757407/espn-reveals-f1-tv-broadcast-schedule-2018
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