Results 21 to 29 of 29
Thread: 2021 Saturday Sprint Race
-
20th July 2021, 22:25 #21
- Join Date
- May 2011
- Posts
- 2,882
- Like
- 62
- Liked 484 Times in 377 Posts
- Likes: Bagwan (21st July 2021)
-
20th July 2021, 22:29 #22
- Join Date
- May 2015
- Location
- Greenwich, London UK
- Posts
- 3,566
- Like
- 16
- Liked 804 Times in 665 Posts
-
21st July 2021, 17:18 #23
- Join Date
- Feb 2001
- Posts
- 8,452
- Like
- 561
- Liked 806 Times in 598 Posts
-
23rd July 2021, 08:48 #24
- Join Date
- May 2011
- Posts
- 2,882
- Like
- 62
- Liked 484 Times in 377 Posts
So the next Sprint race will be at Monza - 18 laps. I think this is a mistake, they should have done it at Spa.
-
23rd July 2021, 12:48 #25
- Join Date
- May 2015
- Location
- Greenwich, London UK
- Posts
- 3,566
- Like
- 16
- Liked 804 Times in 665 Posts
Being a power circuit, l think the sprint would be entertaining there. But it would not mix things up enough as it would favour the top teams more. But shall get more entertainment in the midfield between Mclaren and Ferrari and the group of Alpine, Aston Martin, Alpha Tauri etc
It is possible that the sprint was predetermined by the preference of the most influential people in F1. Britain, Italy and USA are where the main people in the F1M originate from. The American owner of the F1M Liberty for USA, Brawn etc for Britain, CEO Demenicalli for Italy. No Belgian in sightLast edited by Nitrodaze; 23rd July 2021 at 15:31.
Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.
William Shakespeare
-
23rd July 2021, 20:15 #26
- Join Date
- Jun 2004
- Posts
- 1,603
- Like
- 54
- Liked 76 Times in 56 Posts
I wish they would have announced the locations before the start of the season. Doing it midway through makes it seam as though they are picking tracks that they are hoping will tighten championship.
-
23rd July 2021, 23:33 #27
- Join Date
- May 2015
- Location
- Greenwich, London UK
- Posts
- 3,566
- Like
- 16
- Liked 804 Times in 665 Posts
-
25th July 2021, 15:28 #28
- Join Date
- Feb 2001
- Posts
- 8,452
- Like
- 561
- Liked 806 Times in 598 Posts
Finally , one of the drivers has come out and said that he doesn't like the sprint race format .
Thank dog for Mick Schumacher !
He says it might be ok for a few races a year , but feels it only diminishes the main race .
While I disagree it would be ok at all , he made a point about new drivers having difficulty with less practice time before qualifying to arrive at a suitable set-up , that I thought was pertinent here .
There is a "sink or swim" thought that comes to mind , but also the idea that the sprint is supposed to mix it up , and if it just makes it harder for the wee teams , it just pushes the front guys forwards .
I don't think that's what they were aiming for with this sprint idea .
Man , I hope it goes away .
-
26th July 2021, 05:50 #29
- Join Date
- Sep 2004
- Location
- Woodridge, Illinois, USA
- Posts
- 4,566
- Like
- 695
- Liked 1,167 Times in 645 Posts
Gotta disagree - I loved it!
Does it make qualy meaningless? Yeah, I think so. As long as the sprint is only held a few times a season I am cool with it." Lady - I'm in an awful dilemma.
Moe - Yeah, I never cared much for these foreign cars either."
Solberg to Toyota would surprise me a lot, what would happen to Pajari in that case?
[WRC] 2025 News & Rumours