F1 2021 Round 12: Belgian Grand Prix

martingriff · 29-08-2021 04:05PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117819490#Comment_117819490

Christ on a bike now your going with different emotions with someone dieing and you call me a 12 year old. I will put my hands up in relation to the money as I forgot travel and staying at the place. As for annoyed for a road closed due an accident no I would not be annoyed my first thought would be hope all are okay. My second would be I hope I do not get lost on the detour as happened recently happened. Your original post was very angry punter and me and another poster was angry at who. That was all. My half a second was not meant as literal put it seems you took it as so. I am sure they all want the race to go ahead and I am sure there will be calls for some refund but awfully angry no I doubt must will

H3llR4iser · 29-08-2021 04:07PM

Wonder why they're not sending the SC out - the whole "can't get back in front of the field" argument is kinda silly, it can either reverse through the pit exit or just, in case they had to start, wait outside of the pitlane for the F1 cars...

Rossi IRL · 29-08-2021 04:07PM

At this stage what's the point of getting 10 laps in

There could probably get 20 in but there will more than likely be a crash and a safety car.

ricimaki · 29-08-2021 04:08PM

10 Minutes!

martingriff · 29-08-2021 04:08PM

10 minutes people 10 minutes. All on extreme tyres

PsychoPete · 29-08-2021 04:09PM

https://twitter.com/HaasF1Team/status/1432005880648802306?s=19

The lads keeping busy anyway

29-08-2021 04:10PM

One other rule that they really need to look at since they're so big on "safety" is allowing cars to change tyres without penalty under a red flag. If it's raining a bit and starts absolutely pissing down only an idiot (in race terms) will pit for full wets because they all know that realistically there'll be a red flag coming and they don't want to lose track position for either a restart or final classification.

Rossi IRL · 29-08-2021 04:11PM

No points or trophies should be awarded for a race held completely behind the safety car

Itssoeasy · 29-08-2021 04:11PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117819585#Comment_117819585

The back and forth between the two teams Twitter accounts was great.

devnull · 29-08-2021 04:13PM

Wonder what the conversations between Mercedes and Russell are like before the restart.

Will he try and finish the race as high as possible or will he do a Bottas.

flazio · 29-08-2021 04:13PM

https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/status/1432012760490160129?s=09

Yeah pretty much.

29-08-2021 04:15PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117819569#Comment_117819569

(EDIT: Derp :L)

After the last year and a half and you've taken one precious summer weekend and it's been blown then I can fully understand people being very annoyed. I don't expect "trouble" and if it was me I'd be away with shoulders sitting fairly low. "Safety" is such a cop-out argument that exists purely to shut down dissent in many cases. If safety is so paramount they wouldn't be driving around Spa at 220mph in the dry either.

JeffKenna · 29-08-2021 04:17PM

Can't see any actual racing just a few laps behind the SC, but let's see.

quokula · 29-08-2021 04:18PM

The weather isn’t any different than it was at the original time, they’ve really achieved nothing other than make the fans wait around in the cold and guarantee the race can’t run to a full distance.

I predict that if the safety car does pull in they’ll all be on intermediates within a few laps.

Rossi IRL · 29-08-2021 04:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117819624#Comment_117819624

That doesn't sit right with me

How can they award points and trophies when a race doesn't happen

29-08-2021 04:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117819624#Comment_117819624

I'll guess they'll let them go for a couple of laps, someone will have a little tip and the usual suspects will clutch their pearls and the race will be called.

PsychoPete · 29-08-2021 04:20PM

The spray still looks pretty bad

29-08-2021 04:20PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117819642#Comment_117819642

Worse if anything. Race could've been done and dusted in better conditions by now.

ctrl-alt-delete · 29-08-2021 04:26PM

Waste of time, Game over.

Mazepin with the fastest lap just to further confuse things.

Rossi IRL · 29-08-2021 04:27PM

That's it done

May have lost a fan with me today, awarding points and podiums without any racing is wrong

Itssoeasy · 29-08-2021 04:27PM

shock horror that this is the outcome.

quokula · 29-08-2021 04:27PM

Looks like it’s significantly worse now than it was at the original start. Hard to see them racing now, looks like they wasted the opportunity to run the race unfortunately.

29-08-2021 04:27PM

What's the point in not running behind the safety car for now? There'll be a 10 minute warning before any more possible running as well. **** clown show.

Inquitus · 29-08-2021 04:28PM

Pointless starting that!

JeffKenna · 29-08-2021 04:31PM

They had to restart to get the two laps in.

Itssoeasy · 29-08-2021 04:32PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117819675#Comment_117819675

This was an utter farce today and I’ve been a fan of F1 for years but this is rubbish. And I’m for safety and not taking any chances but even I’m annoyed as how F1 handled this and how their actions made a crap day even worse.

PsychoPete · 29-08-2021 04:32PM

Maybe aswell just give them half points now and let everyone go home

martingriff · 29-08-2021 04:33PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117819616#Comment_117819616

Safety is not a cop out come one for anything and you now seem to want to have a b%&^h and a moan. So we should just simple do away with any safety protocols for everything. They have loads of safety standards some times they are just so bad it can not happen. Hell listening to Sky there it is too cold for the brakes to work properly

Edit Also if they have been there a full weekend they got 2 good days. I am sorry for those people I truly am and I hope they get something back for today but sometimes a bigger picture has to be looked at

Trampas · 29-08-2021 04:34PM

Makes the result a farce. Send them out so they can get a classification. Should be at least 2 racing laps.

barryribs · 29-08-2021 04:35PM

God bless Lewis flying around on the scooter, there isnothing like seeing a man in his mid thirties desperately clinging to his youth

F1 2021 Round 12: Belgian Grand Prix

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