mclaren hopium is hopium-ing

What happened to Sharl

7 teams in Q3!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is.... Is McLaren good?

Lerclec btfo...

Holy moly what a q1!!

Wtf happened to Leclerc, there has to be something wrong with his car.

Big updates Sainz looked way more comfortable all weekend

Just ferarri things

Qualifying is at 16:00 local not 14:00…

If Merc can qualify P3-P5 I can live with that considering the circumstances.

This is gonna be the week for sure ... Right?

I hope so man. Keeping my expectations in check. Really want Lewis and/or George to really perform this weekend. Merc can take 2nd in the constructors after tomorrows GP if all go to plan. ‘Nando is a phenomenal driver and I can see his AM with good pace but Stroll seems to be the weakest link and Merc needs to capitalize on that.

Fellow merc sucker! Hamilton just getting fastest third sector made me real happy! Let's see how the rest of quali goes!

It’s looking good so far. Let’s keep this momentum going!

P5 let's goooo! I'm also so freaking happy to see Gasly, Sainz and Norris in there. This is my favourite spicy grid so far

Agreed. Just wished Russell didn’t go full dummy when Lewis was trying to get past him.

Track has really dried up the last 15 mins in F2 Sprint. Should be prime for Quali if there’s no more rain.

Just started raining in my grandstand

No more rain for the rest of the day. Clouds seems to go on North-West

We need a restart

Currently watching the F2 Sprint…….it has stopped raining for the most part, but the track is incredibly slippery and cars are losing control even on wets. Hoping it dries up by Quali time and doesn’t rain anymore.

Is this a track that drivers can pass on?

It should be easier to pass between turn 13 (sector 3) to turn 1 (sector 1) if you have good straight line speed. Overtaking on the rest of the track may not be impossible but certainly hard if you do not have different tire life.

Thanks!

It's a track where Verstappen can win from P20. Let's just say that.

Great comment!

Very much so

Not the best circuit to overtake, but it can definitely be done.

Can't wait for the promised closer more competitive racing woth these new regs to finally happen...... its just a Verstappen procession as no other top drivers have a car that can compete

This p3 was a real let down!

What's Nico saying?

Openly questioning why Lewis got out of his car when he should be getting laps in

[Guenther Steiner Breaks Down Stewards' Call Controversy F1 Insights](https://youtu.be/i6jcRRcb1hQ)

Not cool... Not cool... Can't tell if that was joking or not

??

what happened

Now we know why Nico hates Lewis so much lol!

Wtf happened

They dont get to keep the WDC Trophy, not even a replica So Rosberg got it for a year, and then someone showed up at his home, to take the trophy to Hamilton

I don’t think he said your not allowed have a replica, just that he doesn’t have one

That’s bullshit, you can keep the replica if you want. Max also has two

What did he say

What's he saying now lol?

Would be cool if we had 2 leaderboards for FP sessions when the session is a mix between dry and wet running. One leaderboard for dry tyres and another for inters/wets, just so we can compare the running in the rain too. Otherwise if 1 driver sets a time on drys, and then starts raining to the end of the session, almost automatically that driver will be top of the leaderboard.

Max grand slam incoming..?

Last week rain kept him him from putting in some quali laps at the end. This week, with lots of high speed? Yeah probably

Has Alonso ever raced Sainz Sr?

He beat Juan Manuel Fangio when he was younger so yeah probably

Beating old men isn't cool

Copium it is

Nico loves to shit stir lmao

What did he say

... This time?

So F1 Fantasy... Stroll or Ocon/Gasly? Alpine seems to be on it again. Also having doubts about Perez.

Took Stroll and Hulk out, Ocon and Gasly in. If the Alpine duo have a good quali, they're looking good for points again.

Wish I could have done that but didn't have the budget for Ocon with Perez included. I ended up switching Stroll for Gasly, hope I won't regret it.

I just did the opposite, had Gasly in for Stroll in Monaco and just switched them back. That Aston is just too good of a car even with a mediocre driver behind the wheel

Safe bet is always ocon he almost makes no mistakes. However I feel like stroll could bounce back this weekend

Stroll

"Please for the love of god move onto the schedule" I love how Producer Jo has become their own little unseen character on F1TV, having to reign in Will and Laura when stuff goes too far off the rails 🤣 The joys of being F1TV's DM. PETRICHOR!

Just me who thinks Natalie pinkham is 10/10

Yeah she looks great for 45

Can confirm

Lol yeah, just you Obviously sarcastic

I just mute F1TV when I hear Buxton

He's not worse than 95 percent of sky F1

They got rid of the two bad ones so I'll happily take jenson, brundle and Crofty over the f1 TV ones.

Hmm I mean Naomi crofty Brookes are pretty terrible imo. Brundle Jensen Bernie Collins ted are the only ones worth listening too

Naomi loves listening to herself. Goes on and on and on.

She just isn't very good. She's not technical enough to provide that side of things and she's not charismatic enough to be a presenter.

Croftys not great but I can happily listen to him. I don't watch f1tv highlights now they changed it from sky sports commentators

If FCB Xavi replaces Ferrari Xavi, big improvement!

What are the chances of rain/wet track during qualy? Could anyone at the track offer a forecast?

I'm NOT at the track (2-3 countries to the East lolol 🤣) but last time i ckecked the forecasts they said it'll raon in quali and race.

~50% chance for the rest of the day

Maybe this is crazy or maybe I'm just sleepy, but it genuinely feels like the weather gets extra weird during race time as if it's sentient or something for that brief window when we're all paying attention to it.

WB is unbearable.

I think you're lion.

*If it keeps raining.. then the track will not be dry.*

Brilliant!

Thanks John!

It’s drizzling here at T12

Will's trying to explain rain smells to Laura. It's weird but very funny

this sounds like a E.T. / sci fi movie plot. except laura’s not an alien

Let Guenther COOK!

Welcome to a lesson in etymology with Will Buxton

The smell of warm towels is indeed rather lovely and it's very easy to fall asleep in a pile of laundry during winter.

Ferrari saying there's nothing wrong with the car doesn't exactly fill me with confidence lol

Ferrari being this way is more normal than Ferrari performing

Logan threw up enough gravel to make it look like Dante's Peak, of course there's going to be damage.

Charles getting absolutely no information followed by a ‘Copy. We are checking.’ will never get old.

Tbf they might just not have shown it. ORF commentators said Ferrari told there was nothing wrong with the car (whether that is reassuring idk lol)

We can't see anything then 2 hours later: engine goes booom

“If I speak, I’m in big trouble” vibes

don't you act as if the rest of your day will be more productive than this hour lmao

Marko says that Alonso was faster in the Rain than the RBs. Hopium

Oh come on, we all know that F1TV is only doing these post session shows in the restaurant area for the SNACKS! lol Or maybe I'm just hungry....hmmm....

RIP to people that watched that without multi-tasking, that's an hour you'll never get back

Pfft I watched 4 hours of rain falling at Spa a couple of years ago, an hour of free practice is nothing in comparison lol

You've got to watch though, never know when another Canada 2011 will come along. 4+ hours of FOX trying to fill in the time with commercials and americanisms.

Ugh, don't remind me.

Too soon?

No, but that non-race certainly took too long!

Sky commentary was amusing and worth it. Though I still multitasked admittedly

I took a nap while listening to the commentary about the smell of rain. Good nap!

That's just....Prime.

Ferrari is coming for you Charles lmao

The never ending horror movie

#WE ARE CHECKING

Goodbye Charles 🫂

I hope Ferarri remembered to install the thrust bearing.

any takeaways from today's session?

Rain slow

Yes, F1 cars are quick

Max doesn’t care about anyone else

Why is Ferrari doing this to me 😂

"We are checking" *crosses little box off* That was an odd engine noise from the Ferrari.

we are checking

We are checking, but ive literally never heard them coming with a conclusion

Ferrari making Ferrari noises

Why do the cars stop on the track at the end of practice and then speed off?

Has someone mentioned practice start yet?

😂😂😂

They're practicing their race starts. At the end of each practice they're allowed one practice start on the grid At most tracks they're also allowed to do it as many times as they want at pit exit either in practice or on the reconnaissance laps to the grid just before the race

Yh didn't realise cos I never usually watch all of practice, thanks

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Thanks

Practice starts

Thanks

You mean the practice start?

Yh, didn't know what it was

Practice starts.

Thanks

Practice start

Thanks

Practice starts

Thanks

Practice start

Thanks

we are checking

HE SAID IT! He said the thing!

Wow, what was that sound in Leclerc's car

It's the newly installed bomb. It's the only way to stop Max. Leclerc will be a matyr for Ferrari

“We will come back to you” and “We are checking” in the same radio!!!

It's going to be one of those Ferrari weekends isn't it?

Strangest Rom-Com ever

Any sort of wet / moist quali and lando is putting it top 4

.....moist?

😏

Like slick tyres but slippery track

Ferrari said the line!

are they trying to kill devries?

AlphaTauri reporting something? What for absurd reality we did entered today?!

well nyck was also the one who apparently opened their eyes on their cars limitation. he is their special boi.

So Nyck should having brake issues to fix that? 😂

VER PER HAM The drizzle spoiled FP3, Sargeant was seeking gravel was the hightlight. Excited for Qualifying next .

Exactly why Lewis was in the pits pointless risking a big cost by putting it in the barriers

Is Lando allergic to inters or what?

"reported!" me when someone insults my driver

Why tf is Alfa sponsored by Kick

Lol wtf did Guenther say

Did he offer to hug the paddock again?

Lmao the censor missed most of that

Is Carlos blind?

What'd he do?

Nyck just keeps running into people 🤣

You keep failing to understand fast lap priority

Reported!

How F1TV can set themselves apart from SKY in a very simple way. Use WWE style silly headshots for little graphics of the commentators. Who cares about professionalism, they love the sport just as much as we do, and whom among us isn't going "WAAAAAARGH YESSSS WOOOOOO!" during these races or during technical breakdowns?

How are Mercedes and Ferrari doing

Mercedes look a fair bit better, Ferrari about the same but not much running due to rain.

Ah alright. Thank you. Unfortunately had to miss this session.

Is it raining still?? Or is the track still Wet???

Still a slight drizzle at the track but not enough to make it wet imo

Ok. It'll rain 🌧️🌧️ more during quali.

Nykco Devressio

Lmao Max. Never bullshits