DCJonah Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Also anyone else find the direction really annoying today? Way too many replays, way too many shots from inside the helmet or the back of the car. Let me see both cars racing each other. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 27, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 27, 2022 Absolutely awful circuit. Luckily max and Charles saved the race and made it very entertaining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 23 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Absolutely awful circuit. Luckily max and Charles saved the race and made it very entertaining It's not a great circuit but then how many good street circuits are there on the calendar........Singapore and at a push Baku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 29, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 29, 2022 5 hours ago, mykeyb said: It's not a great circuit but then how many good street circuits are there on the calendar........Singapore and at a push Baku True but the sheer speed of this one is what makes it so bad. 80% of the track is full throttle. Means there's literally two passing opportunities on the track, and one of those was compromised by the DRS detection zone making it kinda pointless to pass there anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 I really dislike the fact that the DRS detection is so far ahead of the DRS zone, it creates those stupid scenarios where it’s better to be behind than in front. I hope it’s something that gets fixed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 29, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Genie said: I really dislike the fact that the DRS detection is so far ahead of the DRS zone, it creates those stupid scenarios where it’s better to be behind than in front. I hope it’s something that gets fixed. If the new regulations improve overtaking as much as they're hoping then I'd like to think DRS could be gotten rid of altogether. It's shit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: If the new regulations improve overtaking as much as they're hoping then I'd like to think DRS could be gotten rid of altogether. It's shit It would be good. Theres a new tactic with the current rules where you can cut a corner to get in front, then give the place back later in the lap just before the DRS detection line to enable you to cruise past under DRS. The person getting the place given back won’t want it back right before the detection line because they’ll lose it again under DRS. At some point we’ll probably see a silly scenario with both cars slowing down before the detection line. Edited March 29, 2022 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 29, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 29, 2022 3 hours ago, Genie said: It would be good. Theres a new tactic with the current rules where you can cut a corner to get in front, then give the place back later in the lap just before the DRS detection line to enable you to cruise past under DRS. The person getting the place given back won’t want it back right before the detection line because they’ll lose it again under DRS. At some point we’ll probably see a silly scenario with both cars slowing down before the detection line. Well we already have in a way. That was (one of the times) why Lewis and max crashed last season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 6 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Well we already have in a way. That was (one of the times) why Lewis and max crashed last season Ah, I forgot about that. I thought it was just Lewis day dreaming, I didn’t realise it was Max wanting to switch right before DRS detection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 29, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 29, 2022 42 minutes ago, Genie said: Ah, I forgot about that. I thought it was just Lewis day dreaming, I didn’t realise it was Max wanting to switch right before DRS detection I'm not sure it was ever confirmed but that was what people were speculating about at the time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 53 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I'm not sure it was ever confirmed but that was what people were speculating about at the time The radio message from Max's engineer was "so lets give the place back to Hamilton, do that strategically". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 29, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 29, 2022 1 hour ago, sparrow1988 said: The radio message from Max's engineer was "so lets give the place back to Hamilton, do that strategically". Exactly. And I imagine the reason Lewis didn't just immediately go past was because he knew about the DRS line too. The conclusion we can all come to is DRS is shit. I get why they felt they needed it at a time when it was getting harder and harder to overtake in F1. But if the new regs make overtaking easier, which they certainly appear to already, then there's no need for DRS. I think DRS actually discourages "proper" overtaking 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Las Vegas GP confirmed for 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Genie said: Las Vegas GP confirmed for 2023 Honey me and the lads are going to a formula one race strip on the strip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 31, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 31, 2022 Not really got an issue with Vegas GP, just hope the circuit is good, that's the main concern. But it's a little strange that we now have 3 US GPs. But I'd rather we raced there than places like Saudi Arabia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Just now, Stevo985 said: Not really got an issue with Vegas GP, just hope the circuit is good, that's the main concern. But it's a little strange that we now have 3 US GPs. But I'd rather we raced there than places like Saudi Arabia True, I’d prefer it even more if they went to existing proper race tracks. F1’s ability to generate exciting races at “street” circuits is generally very poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 31, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted March 31, 2022 28 minutes ago, Genie said: True, I’d prefer it even more if they went to existing proper race tracks. F1’s ability to generate exciting races at “street” circuits is generally very poor. Yeah I agree with that to be fair. Ultimately it's down to the track, and the limitations of a street track aren't usually helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 6 hours ago, Genie said: Las Vegas GP confirmed for 2023 Back to the Caesar's Palace car park we go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straggler Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Nope, don't like the look of that track at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, Straggler said: Nope, don't like the look of that track at all. It doesn’t look great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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