Open Wheel Racing 2021, anyone there to watch?

[MichVandal]

TIL the Red Bull principal married a Spice Girl.

It was also fun back in 2008 when Lewis Hamilton was dating Nicole Scherzinger.

[Kepler]

It was also fun back in 2008 when Lewis Hamilton was dating Nicole Scherzinger.

I think more of him.

And less of her.

[Spartanforlife4]

Caught a couple laps of NASCAR doing the Indy road course. Funny going from F1 who is being very stringent on track limits this year to NASCAR where the racing line is to actually go about five car widths outside the boundary in some spots.

[MichVandal]

Summer break was supposed to start quietly, but it starts with Alonso singing a multi year deal with Aston Martin. Interesting.

[Russell Jaslow]

Caught a couple laps of NASCAR doing the Indy road course. Funny going from F1 who is being very stringent on track limits this year to NASCAR where the racing line is to actually go about five car widths outside the boundary in some spots.

NASCAR will do the same at Watkins Glen both in Turn 1 and especially the Outer Loop.

You should have seen the first year Indy ran COTA. I think they went into the next town on Turn 19...

[Russell Jaslow]

Meanwhile, back to Ferrari's strategy mess. These guys really rake the Prancing Horse over the coals:

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/w...t-our-verdict/

[solovsfett]

I don’t understand Alonso. Alpine has been better than Aston this year and I think next year will be the same.


Re: Indy, it appears Milwaukee is coming back in 2024 along with a race in Mexico.

[Kepler]

Meanwhile, back to Ferrari's strategy mess. These guys really rake the Prancing Horse over the coals:

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/w...t-our-verdict/

This was a great read, thank you.

This though:

Pitting for the first time on lap 25-28-ish and then fitting the softs for about 15 laps would have left Ferrari another 27 laps on a second set of mediums. With the lower fuel load I’m pretty sure that would have been a better solution.

Lower compared to what? Is this a comparison of Hungaroring vs other courses? Is this just meaning later in the race hence less mass in the tank?

[MichVandal]

This was a great read, thank you.

This though:



Lower compared to what? Is this a comparison of Hungaroring vs other courses? Is this just meaning later in the race hence less mass in the tank?

Lower compared to the beginning of the race. That’s why lap times get shorter as the race progresses.

[Kepler]

Lower compared to the beginning of the race. That’s why lap times get shorter as the race progresses.

TIL, thank you!

So is the idea that you can put the softs on later because the lower weight means more laps before they fray?

[MichVandal]

TIL, thank you!

So is the idea that you can put the softs on later because the lower weight means more laps before they fray?

Exactly.
that plus the late dampness is why Hamiltons pace was so much better than George. Had it been more damp at the start, Russell may have gotten a much better lead to hold onto.

[Kepler]

Silly season:

[Kepler]

Lewis Hamilton is now an owner of the Denver Broncos.

[MichVandal]

Lewis Hamilton is now an owner of the Denver Broncos.

Man, I thought this was vacation time for F1.

[MichVandal]

Silly season:

That statement is weird. If it were just lack of contract, he could have just pointed that out. But to go so far to specify that he won’t be driving for them.