this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2023
15 points (100.0% liked)

Formula 1

8994 readers
262 users here now

Welcome to Formula1 @ Lemmy.world Lemmy's largest community for Formula 1 and related racing series


Rules


  1. Be respectful to everyone; drivers, lemmings, redditors etc
  2. No gambling, crypto or NFTs
  3. Spoilers are allowed
  4. Non English articles should include a translation in the comments by deepl.com or similar
  5. Paywalled articles should include at least a brief summary in the comments, the wording of the article should not be altered
  6. Social media posts should be posted as screenshots with a link for those who want to view it
  7. Memes are allowed on Monday only as we all do like a laugh or 2, but don’t want to become formuladank.

Up next


F1 Calendar

2024 Calendar

Location Date
🇸🇬 Singapore 20-22 Sep
🇺🇸 United States 18-20 Oct
🇲🇽 Mexico 25-27 Oct
🇧🇷 Brazil 01-03 Nov
🇺🇸 United States 21-23 Nov
🇶🇦 Qatar 29 Nov-01 Dec
🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi 06-08 Dec

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

I have it on good authority that it’s race week, where is all the buzz?

all 16 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] stirkenbok@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] R05@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Rawe ceek indeed, so where are all the posts? There are nearly 2000 people subscribed to this community…

[–] Flippanteer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My guess is a lot of migrators subbed here but since F1’s community on reddit is already so large and established and also now reopened due to spez, they tend to still look there with the consistency of posts. Apart from formuladank, the sub to post ratio of F1 subreddit is quite low I’d say.

[–] healer_56@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

give it some time, people are still getting used to it i think

[–] flaunchy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

What are themes/stories to watch this weekend?

  • Who wins this weekend, and why is it Verstappen?
  • Can Ferrari step around their own dick long enough to challenge Mercedes?
  • Have Mercedes actually had a breakthrough that can keep them up with Aston Martin? Is George having a crisis of confidence or can he get back up and/or next to Lewis this weekend?
  • Does Gasly make it through the weekend without an unforced error, and if so, how badly does he need to outperform Ocon?

That's all I got off the top of my head. Discuss.

[–] acetuk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My thoughts…

Ferrari seem to think they are going in the right direction: BBC Report

I’m not sure I agree.

Mercedes will see steady improvements but it will take time. I think I read that the next big upgrade is due for the GB race.

George is struggling a little under the weight of being Lewis’ teammate. He will get through it though. He’s too good not to.

Gladly needs a result after all of the ill-feeling between the drivers. I can’t see it happening though.

[–] R05@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, I agree that Verstappen is probably going to win, the RBR19 is incredible in his hands.

Ferrari got it right in Canada, just seem to have dropped behind Mercedes, or they should have been behind if Mercedes showed up on R01 day with their current concept.

I see Mercedes steadily improving, trading places with Aston. If they are lucky they’ll win a race, but at least they have a platform that behaves as expected on which they now can build (2024 is going to be the year aka next yearTM)

George will bounce back, or maybe Lewis started showing up again now that the car seems to have some potential and George just got a reality check. Time will tell, but I think he’ll bounce back.

Gasly,… give him time to acclimatize to the beast that is called Alpine. Or Watch Alpine ruin another potentially good driver.

[–] damirK@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My understanding is that the car is more predictable under breaking now. So Lewis must finally be comfortable to push the limits

[–] soEZ@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Also wonder if Lewis stopped running test setups for car dev. like he did before allowing him to perform better, esp. on race days.

[–] SquatchPodiatrist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

We need the Ferrari guy in here for a recap before this weekend. I need a refresher.

[–] R05@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

4 Posts to create for you right there 🤣

[–] upsurge@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Preparing myself and some popcorn on how Ferrari will bungle the strategy.

[–] The_one_and_only@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It is a sprint-weekend, which is not Red Bulls strongest point. Max will still win most probably, but you never know.

[–] jugalator@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The buzz will come as we close in!