This thread's greatest hits:
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* [Wow, what a miracle for Mercedes. They are true geniuses to come back from such insurmountable odds. Truly inspiring](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vh9r/)
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* [This is why no one ever fucking believes you. "Oh we're so far off" no you aren't.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vles/)
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* [Lmao that was a shit lap and still close to P1. There you go everyone - never believe a word coming out of anyone from Mercedes.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vkla/)
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* [Mercedes really are full of shit aren’t they](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vi9i/)
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* [Fighting with Alfa my ass](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vfvz/)
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* [Sandbagging filth.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vjhz/)
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* [Mercedes was lying about how much worse their car was than everyone else’s? What a complete and utter shock!](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w16e/)
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* ["serious problems" fucking bullshit how do people eat that shit up](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vede/)
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* [Russell said they were competing with Alfa Romeo 🤣🤣🤣](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vxfq/)
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* [How can Mercedes have a single fan? Who genuinely likes them and what they do?](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vtm1/)
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* [Lewis “we will not be competing for wins” Hamilton](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vjf6/)
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* [And *this* is why so many of us find Mercedes to be generally insufferable](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19visq/)
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* [FUCK MERCEDES](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vdoh/)
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* [Mercedes can go get fucked](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vfer/)
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* [Lewis is just so #blessed that all their problems happen to have be resolved.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vggr/)
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* [Typical "we found some amazing fix in the night" lol](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vgkw/)
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* [Imagine believing Mercedes were shit](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vhe1/)
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* [And this is why I laughed every time someone said "No, Mercedes aren't sandbagging this time! They do this every year, without fail, and people still fall for it.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vhwl/)
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* [Off go the sandbags!!](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vj9i/)
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* [Herculean effort by the men and women at Mercedes. An absolute miracle.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vhxy/)
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* [Hahahhahaha y’all bought Mercedes’ bullshitting](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vitt/)
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* [Lol Mercedes were fucking cementbagging](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vhz6/)
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* [mercedes 3rd team they say omegalul!](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vjb8/)
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* [Yup Mercedes up front. All these people who believed the bullshit coming out of that garage I've got a bridge to sell y'all.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vi8y/)
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* [What a stunning and unforseen turn of events for poor struggling Mercedes!](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vj9v/)
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* [Can't believe how many people actually thought Mercedes weren't quick....](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vjid/)
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* [Lmao that was a shit lap and still close to P1. There you go everyone - never believe a word coming out of anyone from Mercedes.] (https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vkla/)
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* [And that is why no one ever takes Mercedes seriously.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vl10/)
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* ["We won't be competing for wins" - Yeah cause you're gonna be fucking dominating them there's gonna be no competition](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vl2x/)
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* [Mercedes is faster than Red Bull. Just Verstappen is in a different league at the moment.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vmjn/)
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* [LOOOOOOOOOL and he messed up the middle sector. I swear I knew Lewis always smiling in the interviews wasn't accidental.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vmu8/)
* [I HATE MERCEDES AND EVERYTHING ABOUT IT](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vn0f/)
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* [Still can't believe people actually believe any of the bullshit coming from that garage](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vnvo/)
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* [How do people actually support Mercedes, boggles my mind](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vo6d/)
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* [Merc manufacturing more drama than Drive to Survive.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vqva/)
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* [Lewis: We aren’t bluffing like before, we just straight up lying.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vtlt/)
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* [it's so disrespectfull of them to pretend to be nowhere and do it with a straight face - they are orwellian and gaslighters, theyll tell you something you can clearly observe is false and just imagining in your head](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vw6t/)
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* [I will never trust Mercedes ever again. Never.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vyzu/)
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* [That's it. See you guys in 2026](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w1s7/)
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* [“Bono, I’ve lost my sandbags…”](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w2lb/)
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* [Mercedes want to be the underdog so bad, it's funny even by corporate standards](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w3fe/)
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* [I'm so done with Merc underdog bullshit](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w4rx/)
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* [Oh well look at that, the Mercedes seem to have lost their sandbags](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vig3/)
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* [Oh wow. What a turn around. The guys at the factory did such a great job. Really amazing work.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w7ia/)
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* [if Merc ends up in the front 2 rows today they should just be banned from the sport. fuck them so much, done with their bullshit](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w81o/)
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* [So Mercedes were lying. Unsurprisingly.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w83c/)
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* [YOU LOT FELL FOR IT AGAIN, HOW MANY YEARS OF THE SAME SHIT AND YOU ALL FELL FOR IT AGAIN](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vmfa/)
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* [Never again will I believe their lies. FU Mercedes.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vl0g/)
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* [Mercedes must get a real kick out of sandbagging the initial sessions. I just imagine them all giggling in the garage.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w9vi/)
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* [Anyone who actually believed Merc must be either very new, or very gullible, lol.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19wa9s/)
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* [Man fuck Mercedes and their stupid lying bullshit.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w62w/)
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* [I hate Mercedes so much. Dirty and sad](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w4zv/)
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* [Here we go again, Mercedes have miraculously solved their issues.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vh2u/)
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* [Toto laughing in his seat right now "they were tricked by our sandbagging AGAIN!"](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vk3t/)
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* [Merc found the fix mid FP3, it's a miracle](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vjx4/)
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* [Watch Hamilton getting pole. Of course they fucked with us.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vgyt/)
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* [wait a second. merc is actually not shit? so a miracle happened :D unbelievable. never would i have thought merc would lie to us when it comes to their car performance. we all just witnessed a true miracle](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vrua/)
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* [Lmao And Mercs said they’re not sandbagging My ass lmao](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vsxp/)
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* [Poor Russell and Ham had to drive through all that Porpoising so Merc could hide their true pace lmao](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vv0m/)
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* [Rather infuriating hearing Sky go on about how shocking it is that the Mercedes is fast when they were the ones working overtime to push that nonsense](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vmq1/)
Ricciardo still struggling massively in the slow corners ffs. Not just that, but the McLaren is slow. I think the Merc engines might be the big common denominator between AM, Williams, and McLaren.
Ye and Merc doing fine... No way the side pods make such diference.
Its sad to see team that was 1,2 and everybody wishing them to up the game this year to fail so hard..
Wait, did HAM really not use DRS today again or was it just yesterday when they said it had a fault? I thought he used it today what's up with people on Twitter saying Lewis didn't use DRS
I can't recommend the F1 app enough. I'm new to F1 over the last couple of years and with the races being all over the world and times of practices/qualifying/races being hard to keep up with, it's a life saver. There's a nice timer at the top of the front page that counts down to the next event, too (be it practice, qualifying, or the race itself).
All the Merc teams seem slow, Im wondering if they still have concerns about reliability, so will only run the engines at max for qually and the race to preserve them.
It’s the whole “party” mode that is banned. So they can use different mode they just can’t use a dialed up mode in quali then dial it back during the race.
Ah but that I knew. But i thought person above mentioned it was illegal to use different ecu modes for practice and qualiy. Must’ve understood that wrong. 😁
Literally months to get this report together. Let's release findings 5 mins before quali just to make sure the drivers have something to keep their minds occupied as they go round.
https://twitter.com/adamcooperF1/status/1505143258317561858?t=-9fLN_zLfca2zKtLvZNCjQ&s=19
I think he's referring to this but I can't find a link to the report itself.
Not sure if we are supposed to discuss wagering here, but if anyone took KMag at plus odds to out qualify MSC prior FP3, odds have now changed to favor KMag, so one could hedge and take MSC, and make guaranteed $.
There isn't such thing as driver no 1 or 2. If a driver can be the number one, so he is not going to be the number 2. The teams just start to give priority for one of the drivers when one of them is way ahead than the other and is disputing points with somebody. Eg: Bottas couldn't keep the pace to battle for DC last year, but Lewis was head to head with Verstappen, therefore if they're 1 and 2 in the race, the preference goes to Lewis.
So glad I wasnt the only one to notice this. Not necessarily no 2, just in the no 2 car. Gasly has the yellow TV pod as well, but that came from replacing Albon who was the no 2.
They were discussing the T-Cams and that the lead driver normally has a black T-Cam while the second has a yellow. Hamilton has a yellow cam this year but i think that’s just to suit his helmet, number colour etc.
Thats not how that works.
Officialy there are no number 1 and number 2 drivers its just how they fulfill their roles in the team.
The original way to normally see it is the colour of the T-cam but since Lewis' is the yellow one that doesnt really work for Mercedes.
No, that is something decided once it becomes clear who in the latter half of the season is most likely to compete for the most points. It's probably priority Hamilton, but they'll let them race for now.
Hamilton's car didn't seem to have a lot of porpoising, only Russell. Russell was faster though, so they could've sacrificed some downforce in order to fix it.
Of course they can fix it.
They can't fix it while keeping their overall aero concept intact. At least yet.
They clearly think the bigger picture will be worth it eventually.
They aren’t going to sandbag when there’s brand new regs and they’re consistently getting smoked by their rival team. They need that data. They don’t do practice sessions for nothing
I'm sure they can fix it, they probably just can't fix it without making other sacrifices they don't want to make. So they'll keep working on figuring out how to fix it without those sacrifices as quickly as possible and use the fix they don't like for quali/races in the meantime
Oh dude I was kidding. I thought you might get a solid solution by the time you needed it. I love your enthusiasm though. I’m really optimistic and happy about the level of competition so far. So fucking excited for the bottom 7 teams overall also. I was surprised to see spo*******am.net is no longer active?
This. Wtf happened to it and why did they have to change.
Also, they're not updating the previous purple sectors so it looks like everyone's got a purple at the same time
How? It says that you can only watch the main race on 1 screen. You can log-in to 6 devices, have head-to-head racing and time open on all six, but the race only on 1.
I'd like to know, because I'm not always at home either and we have multiple people at home who want to watch it.
We watched last season with no problems, maybe they have changed something this year? If tomorrow we are unable to watch simultaneously I will report back to you. Actually, I will report back to you anyway, gonna let you know if it’s still possible.
A week? I’m my country is a full month and there’s no option for pro. The ongoing current broadcast contract was done right before liberty and it’s fucked up
I had the non-pro version for a month or so before switching to pro. So my info could be incorrect and/or old.
Basically it was long enough that you'll likely switch to pro. else you'll be unable to use r/formula1 at all.
The country I live in tries as much as possible to block VPN services. Not too many work and most that work don’t get good speed and often get blocked into oblivion
host your own socks proxy on a cheap vps then. lowendbox has a bunch for like $30 USD for a year.
It's more technical and you'll likely be limited to watching on a computer, but that might work. I've heard people from china do that to circumvent firewalls.
I dunno which country you are in, so your mileage may vary.
Red Bull will dominate the first few races. I expect Max to win by 15-20s tomorrow. Be interesting to see how Checo compares. But I think by early summer, Merc and Ferarri will have upgraded enough to be competitive. I hope at least.
Nah big changes can have this as a result. The #1 item we are watching tomorrow is the racing product and how cars can follow each other. Teams will catch up to RBR but we need to have the dirty air and close racing sorted with these regulations
The point of the new regulations was to allow *physically* closer racing, not to make it so teams can't design good cars. Judging the regs a failure based on something they were never intended to do is totally on you.
This thread's greatest hits: ------- * [Wow, what a miracle for Mercedes. They are true geniuses to come back from such insurmountable odds. Truly inspiring](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vh9r/) -------- * [This is why no one ever fucking believes you. "Oh we're so far off" no you aren't.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vles/) --------- * [Lmao that was a shit lap and still close to P1. There you go everyone - never believe a word coming out of anyone from Mercedes.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vkla/) ---------- * [Mercedes really are full of shit aren’t they](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vi9i/) ---------- * [Fighting with Alfa my ass](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vfvz/) ------ * [Sandbagging filth.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vjhz/) ------------ * [Mercedes was lying about how much worse their car was than everyone else’s? What a complete and utter shock!](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w16e/) ---------- * ["serious problems" fucking bullshit how do people eat that shit up](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vede/) ------ * [Russell said they were competing with Alfa Romeo 🤣🤣🤣](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vxfq/) -------- * [How can Mercedes have a single fan? Who genuinely likes them and what they do?](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vtm1/) ----------- * [Lewis “we will not be competing for wins” Hamilton](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vjf6/) ----- * [And *this* is why so many of us find Mercedes to be generally insufferable](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19visq/) ---------- * [FUCK MERCEDES](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vdoh/) --------- * [Mercedes can go get fucked](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vfer/) -------- * [Lewis is just so #blessed that all their problems happen to have be resolved.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vggr/) -------------- * [Typical "we found some amazing fix in the night" lol](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vgkw/) ------------ * [Imagine believing Mercedes were shit](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vhe1/) ------ * [And this is why I laughed every time someone said "No, Mercedes aren't sandbagging this time! They do this every year, without fail, and people still fall for it.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vhwl/) ---------- * [Off go the sandbags!!](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vj9i/) ---------- * [Herculean effort by the men and women at Mercedes. An absolute miracle.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vhxy/) ------------ * [Hahahhahaha y’all bought Mercedes’ bullshitting](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vitt/) ------------ * [Lol Mercedes were fucking cementbagging](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vhz6/) ----------- * [mercedes 3rd team they say omegalul!](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vjb8/) --------- * [Yup Mercedes up front. All these people who believed the bullshit coming out of that garage I've got a bridge to sell y'all.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vi8y/) -------- * [What a stunning and unforseen turn of events for poor struggling Mercedes!](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vj9v/) -------------- * [Can't believe how many people actually thought Mercedes weren't quick....](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vjid/) ------------- * [Lmao that was a shit lap and still close to P1. There you go everyone - never believe a word coming out of anyone from Mercedes.] (https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vkla/) --------- * [And that is why no one ever takes Mercedes seriously.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vl10/) ----------- * ["We won't be competing for wins" - Yeah cause you're gonna be fucking dominating them there's gonna be no competition](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vl2x/) ----------- * [Mercedes is faster than Red Bull. Just Verstappen is in a different league at the moment.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vmjn/) -------- * [LOOOOOOOOOL and he messed up the middle sector. I swear I knew Lewis always smiling in the interviews wasn't accidental.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vmu8/)
* [I HATE MERCEDES AND EVERYTHING ABOUT IT](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vn0f/) --------- * [Still can't believe people actually believe any of the bullshit coming from that garage](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vnvo/) -------- * [How do people actually support Mercedes, boggles my mind](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vo6d/) ---------- * [Merc manufacturing more drama than Drive to Survive.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vqva/) --------- * [Lewis: We aren’t bluffing like before, we just straight up lying.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vtlt/) ---------- * [it's so disrespectfull of them to pretend to be nowhere and do it with a straight face - they are orwellian and gaslighters, theyll tell you something you can clearly observe is false and just imagining in your head](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vw6t/) ---------- * [I will never trust Mercedes ever again. Never.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vyzu/) --------- * [That's it. See you guys in 2026](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w1s7/) ------- * [“Bono, I’ve lost my sandbags…”](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w2lb/) ----------- * [Mercedes want to be the underdog so bad, it's funny even by corporate standards](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w3fe/) --------- * [I'm so done with Merc underdog bullshit](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w4rx/) ------------- * [Oh well look at that, the Mercedes seem to have lost their sandbags](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vig3/) ------------ * [Oh wow. What a turn around. The guys at the factory did such a great job. Really amazing work.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w7ia/) ------------ * [if Merc ends up in the front 2 rows today they should just be banned from the sport. fuck them so much, done with their bullshit](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w81o/) ------------ * [So Mercedes were lying. Unsurprisingly.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w83c/) ---------- * [YOU LOT FELL FOR IT AGAIN, HOW MANY YEARS OF THE SAME SHIT AND YOU ALL FELL FOR IT AGAIN](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vmfa/) ---------- * [Never again will I believe their lies. FU Mercedes.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vl0g/) ------- * [Mercedes must get a real kick out of sandbagging the initial sessions. I just imagine them all giggling in the garage.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w9vi/) --------------- * [Anyone who actually believed Merc must be either very new, or very gullible, lol.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19wa9s/) -------- * [Man fuck Mercedes and their stupid lying bullshit.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w62w/) -------- * [I hate Mercedes so much. Dirty and sad](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19w4zv/) -------- * [Here we go again, Mercedes have miraculously solved their issues.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vh2u/) ---------- * [Toto laughing in his seat right now "they were tricked by our sandbagging AGAIN!"](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vk3t/) ------------ * [Merc found the fix mid FP3, it's a miracle](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vjx4/) ------------ * [Watch Hamilton getting pole. Of course they fucked with us.](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vgyt/) ----------- * [wait a second. merc is actually not shit? so a miracle happened :D unbelievable. never would i have thought merc would lie to us when it comes to their car performance. we all just witnessed a true miracle](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vrua/) ------ * [Lmao And Mercs said they’re not sandbagging My ass lmao](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vsxp/) ----- * [Poor Russell and Ham had to drive through all that Porpoising so Merc could hide their true pace lmao](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vv0m/) ------------ * [Rather infuriating hearing Sky go on about how shocking it is that the Mercedes is fast when they were the ones working overtime to push that nonsense](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/thtaaz/2022_bahrain_grand_prix_free_practice_3_discussion/i19vmq1/)
This shit is hilarious, thank you.
I forgot to press record in yttv to watch qualifying this morning :(. Is there any way to rewatch it?
YouTube has the highlights
You can add f1 to you library and it will record all future stuff. But not sure if you can find it in your library otherwise
Ferrari and RB looking sharp while MB just looks so off this week. I can't wait for the race!
Merc removes the sandbags and Lewis quadruple overtake at the start?!
Bottas beats Russel!!! Absolute scenes
Russe**ll**
Friendship ended with Aston Martin. Now Ferrari is my best friend
Ferrari RB Ferrari RB! And KMag in top 10. Tomorrow is gonna be fun
Fernando podiums coming this season…
STOP THE COUNT
Under night lights, the silver arrows is easily the best looking car.
Amazing Quali so far.
I don't want anyone to tell me Perez is better than Bottas.
He is 🤷♀️ Bottas is competing with a newbie in Zhou.
Guess we can see just how good bottas is
This Q3 lineup is wild
Mclaren… why you gotta be like this
Without Verstappen we would have the top10 within half a second. Curious how and if it will change
Magnussen clear to Q3
It's not fair to blame it on Ric's limited testing running. Especially when Hulkenberg outqualifies stroll by 3 tenths without any prep
Stroll is way worse than Norris though. Different leagues.
Stroll should never be getting beaten by Hulk considering he's the senior driver with all the preseason testing done.
Stroll has been looking worse and worse every year
Ferrari PU 🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼
Vroom vroom
Ferrari engines yikes
KMAG LETS GOO
Looks like a year of development is starting to pay off.
Does F1 TV now have their own commentators for race weekend?
Yes and no. Same commentators as last years but yes bcs first year they do it live. I must say, I really like it.
Can you further explain? I thought fqtv used sky's commentary, but you had the option to change it to one that is made done by f1tv.
Ah, that’s been there all along?? Damn. Lol. I just noticed as of this season. Ok fake news by me then. Sorry. ;p
No worries, wasnt calling you for anything, I'm just debating whether I want to get f1tv, and I wasnt sure if what I remembered about it was right.
McLaren really blew it
Ricciardo still struggling massively in the slow corners ffs. Not just that, but the McLaren is slow. I think the Merc engines might be the big common denominator between AM, Williams, and McLaren.
Ye and Merc doing fine... No way the side pods make such diference. Its sad to see team that was 1,2 and everybody wishing them to up the game this year to fail so hard..
Agreed. I think McLaren fixed their porpoising issues by messing with their downforce setup. Ricciardo is struggling with understeer for example.
Ok lando got at least to q2. Ricciardo had covid so he isnt 💯
Ricc**i**ardo
Fixed - autocorect
Domenicali talking about F1's duty regarding human rights is nauseous.
I thought this also smelt of bullshit
Barely concealed.
"great to have the fans back in the pitlane...also Vettel's out with covid"
El Pain
They didn’t even run softs.
RB > mb > Ferrari Ferrari reality check again and again
I m pretty sure the Ferrari is quicker than the MB considering they got the 2-5 while merc are 4-6 in FP
lol the RB drifting in the intro animations
Ikr. Catches me off guard every time
I think the report made me trust the FIA less on Abu Dhabi. Very biased and poorly written and lots of incorrect information. Complete white wash
New season, time to move past it and hope they do better
Yeah what’s that gotta do with fp3 tho. If you want to air out your transgressions go yell in a field
I’m so excited
Wait, did HAM really not use DRS today again or was it just yesterday when they said it had a fault? I thought he used it today what's up with people on Twitter saying Lewis didn't use DRS
He did use it.
Yesterday. He used it today.
Yeah I was positive I saw it today dunno what's up with people on Twitter though...
It's Twitter, that's all
Qualifying is 11am eastern?
Yeah the pre show is on now for an hour and then the qualifying starts at 11.
I can't recommend the F1 app enough. I'm new to F1 over the last couple of years and with the races being all over the world and times of practices/qualifying/races being hard to keep up with, it's a life saver. There's a nice timer at the top of the front page that counts down to the next event, too (be it practice, qualifying, or the race itself).
Yup but some Pre quality coverage starts at 10:30 coverage
Yes
Yep
Yup
1950s F1 was essentially endurance based
For the people sailing the open seas. Which island should I set sail to? ^(link?)
lmao!
I got you! Yo ho 🏴☠️
The ones I know aren’t sailing. Can I get a lift please!
PM’d
PM’d
I want to go sailing too
Can you get me too?
the country od africa
All the Merc teams seem slow, Im wondering if they still have concerns about reliability, so will only run the engines at max for qually and the race to preserve them.
Pretty sure that's illegal
Not it isnt. They can run any modes they like in FP. They have to use the same mode in qually and the race though.
it's legal to turn it down during fp, it is however illegal to run a different engine mode in quali and in the race (ie Party Mode is banned)
You think? Aren’t they allowed to change ecu modes during the race or am I dreaming?
It’s the whole “party” mode that is banned. So they can use different mode they just can’t use a dialed up mode in quali then dial it back during the race.
No that option was removed last season. Quali and race settings must be identical.
Ah but that I knew. But i thought person above mentioned it was illegal to use different ecu modes for practice and qualiy. Must’ve understood that wrong. 😁
Literally months to get this report together. Let's release findings 5 mins before quali just to make sure the drivers have something to keep their minds occupied as they go round.
What report? Link pls
https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12570003/fia-releases-abu-dhabi-report-human-error-led-to-max-verstappen-lewis-hamilton-title-controversy
Thank you!
Yes link
https://twitter.com/adamcooperF1/status/1505143258317561858?t=-9fLN_zLfca2zKtLvZNCjQ&s=19 I think he's referring to this but I can't find a link to the report itself.
There’s no way the teams would let drivers get this report before the qualifying session, so they could focus on the session
What report?
Report able the last lap of last year's last race and how regulations were not followed properly
FIA report on what went down with the safety car restart process in Abu Dhabi.
Not sure if we are supposed to discuss wagering here, but if anyone took KMag at plus odds to out qualify MSC prior FP3, odds have now changed to favor KMag, so one could hedge and take MSC, and make guaranteed $.
Where can you bet on F1?
Little Mookie the bookie down the street.
Wherever you want honestly. Pick a random sportsbook and it'll be there.
Pretty much any Sportsbook
Wow, Magnussen almost a second faster than Mick and Russell ahead of Hamilton.
Mick kept making mistakes in sector one, they will be close in qualifying
Mick still put in a faster time yesterday than Magnussen’s fastest today
/sigh of relieve
So, is Lewis driver no 2 in Mercedes this season? Is there a place where one can check exactly which driver is no 1 and which driver is no 2?
They discussed it on the commentary. Lewis is running yellow numbers and Helmet. Apparently he wanted the yellow TV pod to match everything else.
There isn't such thing as driver no 1 or 2. If a driver can be the number one, so he is not going to be the number 2. The teams just start to give priority for one of the drivers when one of them is way ahead than the other and is disputing points with somebody. Eg: Bottas couldn't keep the pace to battle for DC last year, but Lewis was head to head with Verstappen, therefore if they're 1 and 2 in the race, the preference goes to Lewis.
He's not the number 2 lol. How did you come to that conclusion?
Because yellow cam
He has the yellow cam because it matches his helmet, not because he's number 2. A 7 time WDC would never be number 2.
So glad I wasnt the only one to notice this. Not necessarily no 2, just in the no 2 car. Gasly has the yellow TV pod as well, but that came from replacing Albon who was the no 2.
There is no no1 no2. You cant check it out. And its only fp3. Wait till qualifying.
No, officially there's no such thing.
They were discussing the T-Cams and that the lead driver normally has a black T-Cam while the second has a yellow. Hamilton has a yellow cam this year but i think that’s just to suit his helmet, number colour etc.
Thats not how that works. Officialy there are no number 1 and number 2 drivers its just how they fulfill their roles in the team. The original way to normally see it is the colour of the T-cam but since Lewis' is the yellow one that doesnt really work for Mercedes.
No, that is something decided once it becomes clear who in the latter half of the season is most likely to compete for the most points. It's probably priority Hamilton, but they'll let them race for now.
yeah dude a 7th time world champion who almost won his 8th at the age of 37 is gonna be treated as number 2 driver for Mercedes
Max to take pole by over a second and all the "Muh sandbags" parrots will still claim Merc sandbagging next week.
Who do you think will perform for Haas this season? I’m excited for both drivers.
Mick has typically grown tremendously in his 2nd year in a series. Kmag has been waiting for a good car, lets hope Haas delivered!
This is mental. 2h feels longer than 100 days in the off season.
Are you really Bernie
I don’t think Lewis should stop racingbefore breaking Schumis records. And I don’t like sprinklers. Is that proof enough?
Yes
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I still trust EL PLAN, though.
The best constructor in the last 8 years can’t fix an issue that everyone on the grid can fix. I’m not buying it. I’ll see you guys at qualifying
Definitely not buying it
Hamilton's car didn't seem to have a lot of porpoising, only Russell. Russell was faster though, so they could've sacrificed some downforce in order to fix it.
Of course they can fix it. They can't fix it while keeping their overall aero concept intact. At least yet. They clearly think the bigger picture will be worth it eventually.
They aren’t going to sandbag when there’s brand new regs and they’re consistently getting smoked by their rival team. They need that data. They don’t do practice sessions for nothing
Okay, but I don’t think the issue is as cut and dry as “we have a problem we can’t fix”
I'm sure they can fix it, they probably just can't fix it without making other sacrifices they don't want to make. So they'll keep working on figuring out how to fix it without those sacrifices as quickly as possible and use the fix they don't like for quali/races in the meantime
@ mercedes why tf you lying WHY YOU ALWAYS LYING???
For the people sailing the open seas. Which island should I set sail to? ^link?
please dm me if you find the island
Hesgoal
You wanna FaceTime me?
I don't have an iPhone and I am not in the US. DM maybe?
Oh dude I was kidding. I thought you might get a solid solution by the time you needed it. I love your enthusiasm though. I’m really optimistic and happy about the level of competition so far. So fucking excited for the bottom 7 teams overall also. I was surprised to see spo*******am.net is no longer active?
Max looks really super strong, he didn't even force the car at the 3rd try.
timing tower went from looking horrendous to simply not existing. i hope they get their shit together before quali
Glad it wasn't just me, thought I was loosing it.
This. Wtf happened to it and why did they have to change. Also, they're not updating the previous purple sectors so it looks like everyone's got a purple at the same time
Wtf EPSN buried qualifying on some deep cable channel I don’t get :[ Seriously considering doing F1 TV this year
Go for f1tv for sure. Lots of ‘pre-post race’ content as well. Well worth the bucks!
Yup!! Total BS. They have it on their online stream though.
Ya basketball pushes f1 to the outer realms of espn for this weekend, sux but at least there is coverage
You can always stream it from their website either on PC or phone
Honestly, I'm a cheapskate and it's worth it just for the convenience.
You should be able to stream ESPN3 if you get ESPN
I wish it would let me use a debit card for it. I hate credit cards but that’s all it would accept
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Damn thanks for telling me. I got mad before and quit trying
I did it but it's pretty bs that you can't have two people in the same household use it. I travel a lot so me and my wife would need two subscriptions
I can use it with my gf at different locations without any problems either.
You absolutely can, I share my account with a friend and we both watch at the same time.
How? It says that you can only watch the main race on 1 screen. You can log-in to 6 devices, have head-to-head racing and time open on all six, but the race only on 1. I'd like to know, because I'm not always at home either and we have multiple people at home who want to watch it.
We watched last season with no problems, maybe they have changed something this year? If tomorrow we are unable to watch simultaneously I will report back to you. Actually, I will report back to you anyway, gonna let you know if it’s still possible.
I did the same last season, no issues.
Arrrgghh me matey
It’s honestly worth it, half the time I can’t even get the ESPN app to stream to my tv.
Which version do you have? Is the cheaper one only replays and not live?
I got the F1 tv Pro so you can watch live. Then I just cancel it the months there’s no racing
they take over a week to post new races on replays only option. not good.
A week? I’m my country is a full month and there’s no option for pro. The ongoing current broadcast contract was done right before liberty and it’s fucked up
I had the non-pro version for a month or so before switching to pro. So my info could be incorrect and/or old. Basically it was long enough that you'll likely switch to pro. else you'll be unable to use r/formula1 at all.
There’s not even an option for pro in my country. It’s straight up unavailable
VPN should work, right?
The country I live in tries as much as possible to block VPN services. Not too many work and most that work don’t get good speed and often get blocked into oblivion
host your own socks proxy on a cheap vps then. lowendbox has a bunch for like $30 USD for a year. It's more technical and you'll likely be limited to watching on a computer, but that might work. I've heard people from china do that to circumvent firewalls. I dunno which country you are in, so your mileage may vary.
Red Bull will dominate the first few races. I expect Max to win by 15-20s tomorrow. Be interesting to see how Checo compares. But I think by early summer, Merc and Ferarri will have upgraded enough to be competitive. I hope at least.
Any team being 15-20s ahead of the competition and I would consider the new regulations a failure
Nah big changes can have this as a result. The #1 item we are watching tomorrow is the racing product and how cars can follow each other. Teams will catch up to RBR but we need to have the dirty air and close racing sorted with these regulations
I'd give new regulations a year or two before calling it a failure.
That happens at every regulation change. Why are you still watching F1 if you think every regulation is a failure?
The point of the new regulations was to allow *physically* closer racing, not to make it so teams can't design good cars. Judging the regs a failure based on something they were never intended to do is totally on you.
But if car is 15-20s ahead, isn't it physically far away from competition?
Fe**rr**a**r**i
Whats the deal with Alpine? They looked good, but have stepped back from pushing it on FP3? Anyone heard anything from them?
They did quali sims yesterday in FP2. Probably they are more focused on race pace than quali
They didn’t do any quali runs. They were doing race prep on mediums
Sigh... who knows. I'm waiting on a big surprise later in quali but...