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Formula One / Re: The 2023 Season

Last post by Chrill - February 27, 2023, 04:26:40 AM

After 3 days, I'll move Alpine up a bit and Red Bull ahead a bit more, plus demote Williams and Alfa Romeo a bit. McLaren stays down though.

1. Red Bull
2. Ferrari (+0.3 seconds per lap)
3. Mercedes (+0.4 seconds per lap)
4. Aston Martin (+0.7 seconds per lap)
5. Alpine (+0.9 seconds per lap)
6. Alfa Romeo (+1.0 seconds per lap)
7. Haas (+1.0 seconds per lap)
8. McLaren (+1.2 seconds per lap)
9. Williams (+1.3 seconds per lap)
10. AlphaTauri (+1.3 seconds per lap)

We'll see if these are the gaps we get in Bahrain.

#2

Formula One / Re: The 2023 Season

Last post by Penfold - February 27, 2023, 02:38:00 AM

Okay, I'll take a wild stab at constructor standings for the year...

1. Red Bull
2. Merc
3. Ferrari
4. Alpine
5. Aston - can see them being quicker that Alpine but minus one for Stroll being, well, Stroll
6. Alfa
7. McLaren - counting on good car development as testing pace looks horrid
8. Haas
9. Alpha
10. Williams

#3

Formula One / Re: The 2023 Season

Last post by Chrill - February 24, 2023, 03:21:45 AM

Let's try posting despite the forum being all broken. After one day of testing, here is my summary of how this year will go.

1. Red Bull
2. Mercedes (+0.1 seconds per lap)
3. Ferrari (+0.3 seconds per lap)
4. Aston Martin (+0.6 seconds per lap)
5. Alfa Romeo (+0.7 seconds per lap)
6. Williams (+0.9 seconds per lap)
7. Alpine (+1.1 seconds per lap
8. McLaren (+1.3 seconds per lap
9. Haas (+1.3 seconds per lap)
10. AlphaTauri (+1.4 seconds per lap)

So that's all tight and close. This is not based on lap times, not based on race long runs, but based on me making stuff up.

#4

Off Topic / Re: Formula E (Electric Dreams...

Last post by Chrill - January 12, 2023, 11:43:19 AM

I don't like seeing them from above. So... fat. Bulky. Awkward.

Honestly, Gen 1 and Gen 2 both looked pretty sweet at least after seeing them for a while. Maybe Gen 1 with the "newer" front wings were my favourites. I'll probably warm up to this one also.

#5

Formula One / Re: The 2023 Season

Last post by Chrill - January 12, 2023, 11:41:55 AM

You can't die from Covid twice. Valid method.

#6

Off Topic / Re: Formula E (Electric Dreams...

Last post by Penfold - January 12, 2023, 08:16:53 AM

It is famously a two-day job....

Here be the new cars in all their angular splendour:





Front wing not the most pleasing but otherwise I rather like them

#7

Formula One / Re: The 2023 Season

Last post by Penfold - January 12, 2023, 08:03:34 AM

Well that's one way to approach Covid

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#8

Formula One / Re: The 2023 Season

Last post by Chrill - January 09, 2023, 11:36:00 AM

It might be worth re-adding China with a bit of a "TBC". The Chinese government recently went "oh fuck it, who cares?" regarding Covid lockdowns. As a result, everyone got Covid. No, almost everyone. In the Henan province (population of pretty much 100 million people), the local government confirmed 89% of everyone (That's 89 million people) have tested positive since the breakout.

That means they will all be either dead or not sick come April, so may as well host a Grand Prix yes? At least the Shanghai circuit is pretty neat.

#9

Formula One / Re: Cars of 2023

Last post by Chrill - January 09, 2023, 11:32:47 AM

Oh no, two cars on the 13th. How will we cope?

#10

Off Topic / Re: Formula E (Electric Dreams...

Last post by Chrill - January 09, 2023, 11:32:29 AM

I'm impressed to see Rome wasn't rebuilt (outside Italy) in a day.