Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,663 Posted April 23, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted April 23, 2022 I didn't see the sprint. Was expecting a dull affair when I saw the highlights video was only 5 minutes long so Max getting a run on Charles in the last two laps took me a bit by surprise. While I'm sure some people found the sprint exciting, it's a bit disappointing that in terms of the starting grid tomorrow, it's just resulted in Perez and Sainz getting out of jail for their poor qualifying performances. Takes some of the interest out of the actual Grand Prix when we have the usual suspects back in the top four now after the likes of Norris and Magnussen managed to make the most of the opportunities presented by a mixed condition qualifying session. Looks like a bit of an own goal from Haas being the only team to run on Mediums by the way? Unless they had high tyre degradation or some other good reason for it. Also, and I'm sorry for whining on, but DRS looks vastly overpowered again here, just like it was in Bahrain and Jeddah. I'm getting a bit sick of it now. Leclerc vs Verstappen looked like a genuinely decent battle but all of those overtakes by Sainz and Perez to get back to the top are far too easy and not exciting. It's just one car driving past the other. Very little driving skill or level of risk is coming into these overtakes and those are the things that are actually exciting about on-track battles. Hope for some rain tomorrow then even though Red Bull look to have the measure of this track in dry conditions and we could do with them picking up big points to make the championship a bit more of a battle again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted April 23, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted April 23, 2022 And that's why a sprint race deciding the Sunday grid make absolutely zero sense to me... It pretty much renders Qualifying meaningless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,615 Posted April 24, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 24, 2022 It's raining a lot in Imola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,615 Posted April 24, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 24, 2022 When you have to paint your living room at 2 and race at 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,615 Posted April 24, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 24, 2022 Carlos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,385 Posted April 24, 2022 Administrator Share Posted April 24, 2022 Sainz stuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,615 Posted April 24, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 24, 2022 The Alpine is falling apart again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC 1,503 Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 Oh George Russell that was such a tussel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC 1,503 Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 Charles quietly creeping up on Perez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,615 Posted April 24, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 24, 2022 Ricciardo the first one to go for slicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC 1,503 Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 Ricciardo the first to gamble and goes onto mediums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC 1,503 Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 A few now going in. Max needs to get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC 1,503 Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 Lewis said it's too early when he was told to come in. Will it cost him places? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC 1,503 Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 Charles jumps Perez in the pits but Charles tires not warmed up and Perez takes him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC 1,503 Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 5 second penalty for Ocon for a unsafe release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC 1,503 Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 Still no DRS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,615 Posted April 24, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 24, 2022 Mick is having a nightmare. Two spins already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,663 Posted April 24, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted April 24, 2022 Great performance from Seb here. Race is really fizzling out at the moment. I hate DRS but I do wonder what criteria for getting it activated isn't currently net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC 1,503 Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 DRS enabled on lap 34. Perez is lucky it wasn't activated earlier. He's made a couple of mistakes which put Charles on his tail. With DRS he'd have taken him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC 1,503 Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 DRS train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber RandoEFC+ 7,663 Posted April 24, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted April 24, 2022 There's going to be a lot of "tHe NeW rEgUlAtIoNs HaVe FaIlEd" hysteria after this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber nudge+ 15,325 Posted April 24, 2022 Subscriber Share Posted April 24, 2022 This race needed rain badly, but it seems it's not coming anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC 1,503 Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 Max to lap Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,615 Posted April 24, 2022 Moderator Share Posted April 24, 2022 The camera showing Toto after Max lapped Lewis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUFC 1,503 Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, nudge said: This race needed rain badly, but it seems it's not coming anymore. If they did a second pit stop which won't happen. Then at least Charles could push on Perez to make it a finale. If it stays a one stop they'll just cruise to the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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