2023 Japanese Grand Prix - [RACE] discussion thread
2023 Japanese Grand Prix - [RACE] discussion thread
ROUND 17: 🇯🇵 FORMULA 1 LENOVO JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 2023
| Circuit stats | |
|---|---|
| First Grand Prix | 1987 |
| Number of laps | 53 |
| Circuit Length | 5.807 km |
| Race Distance | 307.471 km |
| Lap record | 1:30.983 Lewis Hamilton (2019) |
| 2022 winner | Max Verstappen |
I wonder if we can vote for Perez as the clown of the day.
Who else would be up for that? I can't think of anyone else who'd get remotely close.
Logan? I think checo takes the crown today for sure
Wew what's Perez up to today. Gonna pick up penalties like Infinity Stones.
Dude feels the pressure so much that he's driving himself out of a RB seat.
Ah, the Bottas special
What is even goin on with Perez today. Clumsy start resulting in early pit stop to drop to back of grid. Picking more penalties on the way. Retired. And now comes back and retires again after one lap.
Yea, what an absolutely shocking clusterfuck.
Checo is quick, and when he’s on he’s on, but these lows are not the right look.
Reminds me of Bottas' last phase at Merc, where he also went from leading the championship at the start of the year to appearing absolutely unfit for F1 at the end.
It's his Mexican blood!
Lando: "It's the Max podcast"
Max: "I don''t even like podcasts!"The honeymoon at Aston is over
Brutal. Alonso is gonna explode soon.
What the hell? How can be unretiring a car to serve a penalty, then retire it again be in the rules?
Because there is no definition of "retiring" in the rulebook. Which should have been on their radar years ago, you see it regularly how cars pull into the pits and the official tracking keeps showing them as "in the race" and not "retired".
If it is not banned...
They did a pitstop and served the 5 seconds and then retired the car. This is why he was out there for 2 laps
I just did a cursory search on the FIA's 2023 Sporting Regulations, and I couldn't find anything about the procedures through which drivers serve penalties, so...
It was 25 the last time they counted
Fucking hell Perez. That's not how you keep your seat.
Ngl....that's a high IQ move by Red Bull
I kinda doubt it'll work out the way they want, the other teams definitely will have words. And if it works out that will be a change in regulations.
If it requires a change in regs, won't matter because the strategy will have worked when used.
It’s so bizarre not having both RBs on the podium at the race that they win WCC
Man what is Perez doing anymore
He wants to play bumper cars or something!
He's been playing too much Wreckfest during the week.
Sargeant penalised for new car after Q1 crash https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.official-grid-who-starts-where-in-japan-as-sargeant-is-penalised-for-new-car.X4qn5ydpjjHBscTrUrMwn.html
the damage to his Williams was such that the team have had to build up what the stewards consider a new car for him. [...] it means the American rookie not only has to start from the pit lane, but also receives a 10-second time penalty.
But Will Buxton on pre-race stream said that Williams got penalized for starting work on his car too early?
EDIT: He did tweet this out: https://x.com/wbuxtonofficial/status/1705774169374257291 (Nitter link) so maybe I misheard or something.
Either way, hopefully Sargeant's done in F1 after this race. He's basically the reincarnation of Nicolas Latifi.
Wow. More than a few DNFs today.
Edit: Williams out, plus Stroll, Pérez, Bottas.
Max back with a rawwr
Georgy got screwed
He screwed himself with that terrible exit out of the chicane.
What a move by Charles
Quarter of the grid out. Damn.
The return of the king
Perez +6 Laps? I don't think that's right... That was way more than 6 laps.
6 laps to stroll
I wonder if that’s a record for most laps down
Perez is having a terrible day, beating a dead horse that is
A bit of a wheel banging start... SC already...
Damn. At this rate, Merc might have a shot at first in the WCC.
With the rear end struggles drivers were having around the last turn paired with high tire deg, I expect at least one safety car. Could be a fun watch.
Yeah, and a two stopper, especially with the higher-than-normal temperature. Max will likely walk away with it but the rest of the podium is up for grabs. Hoping Oscar can stand on it!
With Max only having a single set of hards available, I wonder if he starts the race on hards, then goes to mediums to finish the race.
Inb4 we don't have a safety car because Sargeant annihilates the entire field
Wat?
Business as usual
I wonder when Max is going to pit. He's made those mediums last quite a while.
Hamilton has buckets of understeer
What a start from Alonso, that softs is burning the track.
Does anyone else always think Oscar looks super nervous? 😂
Lol