nudge

"These tyres were done, they were done for the last 10 laps!" Well done Seb! Also, VERY happy for Gasly, sensational quali and sensational race, definitely my driver of the day

They carried the mechanic away, seems to be a leg fracture...

Hope that poor mechanic is ok...

Ferrari is a fucking mess.

Hartley gets 10s penalty for pushing Perez out haha.

Beautifully defended by Gasly.

Great start by Gasly, 4th for now

Verstappen is fucking crazy

Three cars stalled on start, haha.

Also worth mentioning that both Formula 2 and Formula 3 are spec series, so the teams have very limited changes they can make to the car, making the racing very competitive. Due to smaller performance gaps between cars, the focus is primarily on individual skills of the driver, making it a very good system for a feeder series/talent identification, in my opinion.

Just look at this... @Cannabis @SirBalon

Mad, mad MotoGP qualifying! Jack Miller is my new hero Snatches the pole on his last run by risking it all on slicks while even Marquéz chickened out of it. Amazing lap, gotta love the rain 1 Miller 1:47.153 2 Pedrosa 3 Zarco Marquéz only 6th, Dovi 8th... Factory Yamahas are a complete mess too.

We should be in for a good race tomorrow!

Brilliant by Gasly, P6 tomorrow. It's a pity Hartley missed Q2 by such a small margin, but still, a very good performance by Toro Rosso.

Watched the video today, and while I tried hard to focus, I couldn't do anything else but wonder how cringey it was Are all "e-sport" event full of such awkwardness? The public, the host, and the "champion" were all so cringey I actually rooted for the bot to win Anyway, back on topic - while this OpenAI Dota bot is obviously impressive, is it any more impressive than Deepmind's AlphaGo Zero?

Ask your pharmacist Generally, alcohol + antihistamines is not a very good combination.

I had to choose between it and VLN today, chose the latter, but I will try to watch more of Formula 2 and Formula 3 this year, both offer good racing action.

Ah, so we're starting the new competition of "let's see who can hide the most money", lovely.

I know hehe, cornering speeds were an issue with ground effect in the past, but probably a proper balance could be found though, especially with all the technological develoments? Because as it stands now, it's shite. What else could be done? More mechanical grip, less aerodynamics in general? Probably better racing-wise, but I'd expect the cars would be a lot slower, and that's not what we want either, I suppose.

Ground effect

@Stan:

hehe, it's an aerodynamic part between the front wheels and the sidepods. They are basically just lowering it so they can have more sponsor space on the chassis, apparently

Now in English as well: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/135189/f1-seeks-urgent-fixes-for-lack-of-overtaking So basically, the are suggesting bigger rear wing flap for more effective DRS, simplification of the front wing by banning wing cascades, and DRS activation anywhere on track. Rules for 2019 they already agreed on: 80 kg minimum weight of a driver+seat to eliminate the disadvantage for heavier drivers simplified bodywork in the bargeboard lower exhausts with tighter regulations (not allowed to be pointing upwards) to prevent rear wing blowing

Ouch. My stepfather had them years ago, didn't need an op though as he was prescribed some meds that helped dissolve them and he just pissed them out haha.