F1 2023 - Round 5: Miami

ctrl-alt-delete

Get in there Max!

MadYaker

That's that I'm off to bed.

Andrew76

Lovely. Champions drive from Max there. Alonso best of the rest again.

Charlie-Bravo

Was there even a yellow flag in the race? Can't believe there was very little incidents and nothing warranting a yellow?! Some decent overtakes but nothing to be too excited about.

McFly85

Incredibly dull race, but Verstappen showed unbelievable pace on those hards between lap 30-40.

ShamoBuc

Max was a level up from everyone else, yet again.

No DNF's for the first time in a very long while !!

klose

Meh, couple decent overtakes here and there but not much to report on again. Unfortunate for Perez he went with the slower strategy in the end.

kksaints

Very dull race. Some good overtakes but there was no drama at all.

ctrl-alt-delete

Ooooh Jenson calling him Checo...

Itssoeasy

So I didn’t miss much then it seems ?

2011

A master class from Max. Fantastic race. What a drive!!!

I feel sorry for Perez.

Great to see Alonso on the podium again.

ctrl-alt-delete

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120567674#Comment_120567674

I feel a little sorry for Alonso too. The redbull is just too good.

He reckons Monaco or Barcelona might give him a chance of a second spot.

Would love to see him claim a win this year in that car.

Ghost Train

Hard to fault the way Max drove, stayed out of trouble and didn't risk too much. Good to see alternative strategies at least, it made it a little interesting for a one stop race

Andrew76

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120567674#Comment_120567674

Glad I wasn’t the only one who enjoyed it. Thought there was plenty of overtaking even though they shortened the DRS zones. Perez was unlucky in the sense I don’t think anyone knew the hards would be that good. No way could he have started on them when everyone around him was on medium. The Mercs didn’t do too bad in the end, 4th and 6th.

Jordan 199

Both Alpine drivers in the points, I'm happy with that.

Frank Bullitt

Pretty ominous from Max.

kksaints

Fairly tame podium ceremony, expected more weirdness.

dulpit

Decent-ish race. I enjoyed the potential of the battle between the 2 red bulls much more than what transpired, but at least it was something. The Americanisms of the show weren't as bad as last year so that's progress too.

Trying to decide if ferrari or alpine are the bigger failures so far this year, alpine still behind McLaren even...

Andrew76

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120567807#Comment_120567807

Had to check that about Alpine, very poor so far from them considering the disaster that are McLaren. Also, how are Aston in second as it seems only Alonso is scoring their points. What’s up with Stroll - is this just his level? Surely that cycling accident can’t still be affecting him.

Two week break coming up and then 3 race weekends in a row - Imola, Monaco and Barcelona. 🙂

McFly85

Alpine are behind McLaren due to the double DNF in Australia but I would expect them to be ahead of them by the end of the season, and will need Norris to spend another year driving the wheels off a mediocre car to make it in any way close.

Ferrari have been very disappointing. Flashes of pace but nothing more. Leclerc just hovered between 7th-9th for the entire race.

the_pen_turner

that ferrari is terrible. charles couldnt overtake a haas for all those laps. isnt it a ferrari engine in the haas. so it must be the aero that crap

max on hard just flew past both of them like they were backmarkers

Longing

Not surprising the drivers have come out after the race to voice how distracting the pre-race ceremony except for Hamiliton no surprise. Alonso is asking why is Miami getting special treatment. Others Driver not happy with full race gear on over half hour before race in high humidity and heat.

Cookie_Monster

I was praying for Max and Checo to take each other out during the pass and gift Alonso the win, other than that utter trash race

Jordan 199

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120567861#Comment_120567861

Back-to-back-to-back races ahead then 🙂

dulpit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120568585#Comment_120568585

I saw this tweet and knew immediately who was defending it...

https://twitter.com/wearetherace/status/1655353664867913728

n.d.os

Unpopular opinion. Put Magnussen in a top car and he could be a World Championship contender? He's a feisty wheel-to-wheel racer.

klose

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120568932#Comment_120568932

Had a few euro in my PP account and actually stuck it on an alonso win with 10 or so laps to go at 55/1 using that logic they might run eachother off track and DNF, worth a punt 🤣

artanevilla

20:30 of a Sunday is the perfect time for a race for me.

quokula

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120569200#Comment_120569200

He drove a great race alright but Nico has been doing the better job in that car so far this season prior to Miami. Put Hulkenberg in a top car and he’d get results too.

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120569395#Comment_120569395

Its a terrible time for any race race or highlights.

Lunchtime is a much better time for a race to be on that way you can enjoy the race and be eating when you do it then have time to go do some exercise afterwards outside weather permitting of course to burn off the crop you eat lol.