F1 2022 News/Misc.

[Kiante]

Some Dutch site is saying Spa or Paul Ricard might be pulled? I thought Vegas would just be race 24 (the max) but forgot Qatar isn’t on the calendar this year but comes back in ‘23. Losing Spa for Vegas would be a huge mistake.

If they take Spa, I'm rioting.

Hopefully, Vegas does not turn into Casear's Place part deux.

 

[gnomesayin]

F1 boss Stefano Domenicali says there could be 30 races in the future

Formula One boss Stefano Domenicali has suggested that there could be as many as 30 races a season in the future. There are already concerns that 23 race season is too long for teams.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[donthaveanickname]

Las Vegas is a pretty cool steet race idea/revamp. 3 races is quite a lot for a country with 0 F1 drivers.

I don't think 3 races in the US is a problem. They're spread out quite a lot geographically and the viewing numbers justify adding a third race. Would've preferred to see them at Road America over Vegas, though.

Well as long as there stupid license system undervalued American series they won't get many

The IndyCar champion gets as many Super License points as the F2 champion. If Colton is somewhat competitive if he goes to F1 in 2024 it's gonna boost F1's popularity in the US even more.

Some Dutch site is saying Spa or Paul Ricard might be pulled? I thought Vegas would just be race 24 (the max) but forgot Qatar isn’t on the calendar this year but comes back in ‘23. Losing Spa for Vegas would be a huge mistake.

I'm not a fan of Paul Ricard but it would be a crime if they dropped Spa.

 

[FLRacingFan]

I'm not a fan of Paul Ricard but it would be a crime if they dropped Spa.

China comes back next year too so they do need to find two races to drop, it seems.

Imo, it’s going to hurt whenever the bubble bursts and you’re stuck with a bunch of contracts in the Middle East and America that run into some time in the 2030s and you’ve pissed off traditional fans in Europe. They already screwed over Spa attendees last year.

 

[DanicaFreak]

Is this new car very different in terms of ability to pass? There seemed like all kinds of action in the last race

 

[Kiante]

This is not good:


There was an aledged attack in Jeddah where a missile hit the Aramco tanks in the area.

 

[Doc Austin]

They got the first session finished without any more missile attacks. So far it's LeClerc over Verstappen, but the big sur-rise is Botas in third.

Leclerc leads Verstappen in first Saudi Arabian GP practice | RACER

 

[FLRacingFan]

Formula E race in Riyadh ends with missile interception near the track

Dakar Rally competitor gets blown up in Jeddah

Missile attack on oil sponsor’s facility in Jeddah near F1 track

Wonder what it’ll take for the insane bag chasing in that area to end.

 

[donthaveanickname]

China comes back next year too so they do need to find two races to drop, it seems.

Imo, it’s going to hurt whenever the bubble bursts and you’re stuck with a bunch of contracts in the Middle East and America that run into some time in the 2030s and you’ve pissed off traditional fans in Europe. They already screwed over Spa attendees last year.

30 races a year sounds like a massive overkill. I never missed Shanghai but I would've liked to see Hanoi at least once.
There was talk about a return to Africa (likely Kyalami) but I can't really think of any other countries/tracks that need an F1 race.
Barcelona was in jeopardy a couple of times but the Spanish GP has recently been extended through 2026.

 

[Doc Austin]

It's just practice, so make of it what you will.

Magnussen got three laps in P1 and three in P2. That car ran like a freight train last week and now they can't even put five laps together.,

 

[rd45usa]

Drivers make stand, but the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is still on

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is still set to go ahead after fresh doubt emerged following a drivers’ meeting which lasted over four hours.

www.planetf1.com

 

[Doc Austin]

I don't know why it's taking so long to make a decision. If it were me, I would have been out of there when the first rocket hit.

 

[Doc Austin]

With the team bosses all in agreement and the safety of all those at the track assured, it was confirmed that the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will continue as planned.

I hope safety is more assured than it was for the Aaramco facility.

 

[rd45usa]

Make$ lot$ of $en$e to me. The $how must go on!

Drivers make stand, but the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is still on

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is still set to go ahead after fresh doubt emerged following a drivers’ meeting which lasted over four hours.

www.planetf1.com

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

Maybe stop going to ****hole countries.

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

F1 race in a literal war zone wasn’t on my Roaring Twenties BINGO Card.

 

[Kiante]

This is from Jon Noble this morning:


This is insane.

 

[Hotrod]

I will be glad when this race is over in Saudi Arabia.
Now a marshal being released for putting out
a tweet hoping for Lew to have a wreck similar to
Grosjeans All this for hardly any fans at the track.

 

[Doc Austin]

I hope I am wrong about this.

 

[Tim_Richmond_Fan]

Hamilton out in Q1. Holy s**t!

 

[West]

The curse of the yellow painted numbers

 

[FLRacingFan]

You just got Strolled.

 

[Get That 88 Up There !!]

Me right now:

 

[Kiante]

Hmmm, a lot of people have been waiting for this moment.

Onto the race.

 

[Tim_Richmond_Fan]

13 years!

 

[Kiante]

Good news, Mick is conscious and talking.

 

[Tim_Richmond_Fan]

Hope Mick is alright. That was nasty.

 

[FLRacingFan]

They gotta stay the hell away from here after they get back home, man.

 

[Kiante]

They gotta stay the hell away from here after they get back home, man.

Nuke this ****, but the new president of the FIA is the reason Aramco is sponsoring F1.

They aren't going anywhere from here, tbh. I wanted the drivers to not participate in this mess.

 

[Tim_Richmond_Fan]

 

[Kiante]

THE CAR IS IN HALF.

HOLY ****.

 

[Tim_Richmond_Fan]

KMag having to drive by another teammate after a heart stopping crash. What a rough couple years for Haas.

 

[CodeMan125]

I hope Mick is okay. That was a scary crash

 

[Kiante]

Those are concrete walls?

Ain't no way they are using concrete walls in 2022.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Nuke this ****, but the new president of the FIA is the reason Aramco is sponsoring F1.

They aren't going anywhere from here, tbh. I wanted the drivers to not participate in this mess.

It’s insane that track design standards go out the window depending on how much money there is to be made. 170 MPH into concrete walls because they didn’t think a car could or would find a way to hit one at that speed and somehow it got Grade 1 certification. And the whole thing was built in less than a year and certified like a week before the race in December.

Factor in everything else going on at/around the place and it’s simply lunacy.

 

[Tim_Richmond_Fan]

 

[West]

Worst crash I've seen in years, no absorbing crush zones on a side hit like that.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Just saw that crash, it's unbelievable that there was an unprotected concrete wall in that spot . Glad Mick isn't severely injured.

Nuke this ****

Who knows, maybe you're gonna get your wish tomorrow.

 

[FLRacingFan]

Checo!

 

[West]

I'm liking how things are shaping up this year ... expect the unexpected.