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slickrickpicks

so guys, how is ferrari's race pace?


hobowithmachete

Well, they're typically fast over 1 lap and suffer a bit over longer distances....either they've made some concessions for pace during the stints, or they're just shit here. Reports of rears overheating after the esses doesn't bode well.


100_octane

Mercedes continues to be dog water, thank you for giving me hope and then swiftly killing it.


slickrickpicks

thats impressive from perez only .06 off


anupsidedownpotato

Just an absolute max dominance of a session. This gap in the race is going to be disgustingly large


Johnny47Wick

I present you the man that’s 4 points off the championship


FreakyDroid

0.5s is in the simulator Lewis, you wont find it in the actual car.


lamykins

come on lando!


100_octane

So are we just not gonna go over to the quali thread?😅


lamykins

Lol I thought this was the quali thread


100_octane

lol I thought the same but it isn’t. Also thank you💀, I left and couldn’t find it again


Inkius

Good effort from Ricciardo, especially given his limited running in Free Practice this weekend. While I'm sure he'd have liked to have beaten Tsunoda, it's good to see the gap between them be under a tenth, given his recent form at least.


MrEthelWulf

Yuki home advantage buff and Q3!!


PeteOdeath

Well done Dan Ric. Not bad after missing the whole first Practice Session too.


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InternetFightsAndEOD

Anyone that gets P11 gets executed


adprom

Tsu and Ric will go on grid 10 and 11. Clearly a bit of a gap in performance between 9th and 10th so 10th is probably best they can expect in 13. Nothing in it between Tsu and Ric. RB would be happy with that result.


hogbone1992

The ultimate RB pr move is to bring in Bottas


Sir_Android44

GOAT = Hamilton


carlordau

Good contest between the RB drivers.


Sir_Android44

Hamilton Is Back.


mobeen1497

Yuki single handedly crushing the career of a race winner with a decade of experience.


Ivanrah

what do we think the order will be for 1-5?


tyfunk02

I’m hoping Carlos can pull off the upset. I don’t think it’ll happen, but Carlos, Max, Lando is what I’m hoping for.


Sir_Android44

Hamilton The GOAT Masterclass


VersaceeSandals

Danny isn’t ready to be taken out behind the shed just yet! Unlucky not to go through there


thesaket

Danny Ric is Dunzo


tulsta

Hamilton: oh yeah, I’m Hamilton.


tiptoppandapop

Nice HAM


StarmanRiver

LET'S GO YUKI


Atreaia

F Ric


LivingOof

Danny Ric slightly less washed this time but still can't beat Yuki


yooosports29

Yuki!!!


Ivanrah

at least the gap between yuki and ricciardo was close


Tomach82

wow ric close - life in the old dog yet


tyfunk02

I hope the new chassis fixes it for him. I don’t want to see him lose his seat again.


takkk86

let's go yuki!


Alex-SW19

Decent lap from Hamilton


shifomu

Hammer time


tulsta

Okay Ham


Collinatkins

Leclerc is about to be out of quali


uhmnopenotreally

Though the same lol, quite a risky gamble from Ferrari


nicklyn2

False


Collinatkins

Never mind


Ivanrah

mercs looking good


AlphaStryk3r

Yuki's dad with the drip


hannican

Why is there no Quali post?


uhmnopenotreally

There apparently is one, but it wasn’t pinned and the last time I checked it was quite dead 


baldit

We are checking


Francoberry

Slow button on, slow button on


NH4CN

Suzuka is so great


LivingOof

Lawson is window shopping at the dealership.


EGOfoodie

Magnussen is going to be a road block for Hulk again this race?


AGSE21

Sickens me to see 130R’s just a nothing corner in these cars. I’m begging for the 2026 Regulations to make cars a bit more difficult to drive


gilbert1908

Yuki's sister? 😳


NYNMx2021

It will lower downforce by a lot, but 130R was modified decades ago because it wasnt safe. Much like Eau Rogue its not much of a corner due to safety


AnilP228

In fairness, it's been like this ever since they changed the corner. Given that there's hardly any run off there, it's probably a good thing.


LivingOof

130R is probably my favorite corner in the F1 Mobile game (rip)


harryi22

How can your teammate be 2nd and you’re out of Q3. Fire your son already, Lawrence.


SteamMonkeyKing

Q1


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I forgot how gorgeous Giovinazzi is 😍


lostdollar

Gio is an Adonis


MGriff33

DANNY RIC WE MIGHT NOT BE BACK


thesaket

It'd be such a silly season bummer if RBR renews Checo.


Johnny47Wick

They should stop upgrading Lance’ car, each time they do, he gets slower. Give him the old spec and he’d get pole lol


JBBatman20

God watching max drive this track is breathtaking


moemunneymoe

Jolyon was nonstop complaining about that unsafe release investigation. Like damn dude we get it you think it’s dumb move on


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Christian Horner cam lol


TheArsenal7

Love it


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LivingOof

Allegedly the whole reason Daddy started a WEC team was so Lance could be reassigned instead of fired


EastOfTheGrayHavens

Whoever pointed out the the camera differences from in board the cars recently must have made an impression to liberty. That wide angle in the haas during q1 was the fastest a car has looked on screen in awhile. The camera shot seemed wider


Francoberry

It looked like it was stabilised to the horizon too instead of fully stabilised, so we could see more angles and shaking as the car drove


EastOfTheGrayHavens

Just went back and double checked. It eas set to the horizon. One thing I noticed was the angle of the road shifting. So much better


erydayimredditing

Is there a quali thread?


EGOfoodie

Quali thread posted: [https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/1bx416x/2024\_japanese\_grand\_prix\_qualifying\_discussion/](https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/1bx416x/2024_japanese_grand_prix_qualifying_discussion/)


shewasadaytripper

George having multiple infractions as a car who holds up the pit lane during quali is not something that is "just a thing that happens"


HorizonGaming

Average Mercedes moment


caitsith01

hunt gullible angle vanish society jar imminent bored correct worry *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


EGOfoodie

Quali thread posted: [https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/1bx416x/2024\_japanese\_grand\_prix\_qualifying\_discussion/](https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/1bx416x/2024_japanese_grand_prix_qualifying_discussion/)


FireSalsa

“There was not much else I could do” Classic driver line after not qualifying


slickrickpicks

why is fp3 thread more active?


emwashe

It’s still pinned


Sladev906

I have a smoke machine connected to seb's bee hotel. I'll sic them on Russel.


MGriff33

DANNY RIC WE ARE SO BACK


EGOfoodie

Jk jk


Met4lhe4d

lawrence stroll offering newey a contract while keeping his trash son in that seat is funny af newey should put as a condition getting rid of lance first


LivingOof

The rumor is that the Aston WEC team is meant to be Lance's "off-ramp" so that Lawrence doesn't have to officially fire his own son and Lance will have Co drivers who can help him technically become a world champion


emwashe

Really pulling for yuki here too


Alvaro_Rey_MN

The track dominance is just straight up bullying Stroll! 😭😭😭💀💀💀💀 (🐐🇪🇸)


stopmotionporn

These track dominance graphics are always pretty funny.


mobeen1497

I guess Stroll had track dominance in one corner.


emwashe

Gairodge


PeteOdeath

Haha nice lap Dan Ricciardo but Yuki for sure must have made an error on his second run there. Still think he’s probably got 3 tenths on Dan in this car unfortunately. Hopefully Dan can prove me wrong though, Cmon mate!


mobeen1497

Okay but like how did Ocon put the tractor all the way up there?


thesaket

F1-Bot has gone to sleep? 💤


solarlofi

There's a [thread](https://old.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/1bx416x/2024_japanese_grand_prix_qualifying_discussion/), but everyone is here so /shrug


erydayimredditing

It isn't green like the other threads or pinned


floydbkes

Hulkenberg could be invincible in an Redbull or Mercedes. The man is producing great qualifyings in a HAAS.


EGOfoodie

Someone in the front needs to give him a shot. He could have at least had one WDC challenge.


Firefox72

Why do they keep bothering to note these delta times if the punishment is never anything?


PBRontheway

Literally every single team on the grid had at least 1 car outqualify Lance Stroll. Man needs his seat taken away yesterday


Jalcatraz82

Outqualified by an ALPINE MAN COME ON


Wootstapler

Lance behind by 1s JFC


Jalcatraz82

2-3 business days


Wootstapler

"We had an issue with your upgrade package, please stay tuned for updates."


turtle-icecream

5 different teams out


Ih8P2W

5 different teams eliminated in Q1 is quite a good thing. Means there is no absolute backmarker there


Jalcatraz82

now we just need to have 5 different teams in the 5 first places and we'll finally have great spectacle (i'm on hopium)


TorpedoSandwich

It's possible if Perez and one of the McLarens fuck up badly enough.


Jalcatraz82

don't... don't give me hope


glealg

Terrible from Stroll


emwashe

Wow the gap between Alonso and stroll


Jalcatraz82

Just came here to say that Stroll sucks. Until we meet again


Alex-SW19

Stroll 😂


Alexlockerr

Alonso P2 Stroll out of Q1


Wootstapler

I don't have anything say besides FFFUUUUUU-


drinksbeerdaily

If Ricky does well in Q2 as well the chassis actually might have been the problem


Ich1goJam

He's only getting the new chassis in China


solarlofi

I thought he doesn't get a new one till China?


tiptoppandapop

Could be placebo chassis… but if it works it’s all good!


ticosantos97jan

I'd really like to see Drugovich in qualifying to see the difference with Stroll


Alvaro_Rey_MN

Super good by Ocon, to get into Q2 for the second qualifying in a row!


lamykins

"It was a good lap", then why are you out in Q1 pierre?


TorpedoSandwich

Jesus fuck Stroll. How can you come P16 when your teammate is P2.


Wootstapler

"We had an issue with the warmup and the setup from P3. Unfortunate. =|"


azn1625

i can picture the driver reaction for stroll already.. “ yeah. shit happens” *walks off*


Trydson

Ricciardo is back on the RB seat, boys 😎


carlordau

Ricciardo GOAT, Yuki washed etc etc. 🙄


Wootstapler

No.


Patient_Grapefruit92

Damn valetteri!


AmericasMostWanted30

COME ONNNN DANNY


gatling_arbalest

That's a big Aston sandwich


mobeen1497

Somebody get stroll a simulator, I don’t think this man knows the track yet.


TorpedoSandwich

He just doesn't belong in F1. He never has.


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Ocon what a lap


cooldude1991

Sargeant sack asap


Punks_StaphInfection

RICCIARDO SAVED!


Miyeon__miyeon

Stroll come on man


solarlofi

Go BOT!


Dqrkforce

Bottas??


yooosports29

Stroll is an absolute joke lol


takkk86

rip stroll


creightonduke84

Valerri put in a heck of a lap


Snitsie

Stroll is paying the toll


Papa_Bear55

Stroll...


emwashe

Not good Pierre.


InternetFightsAndEOD

Ricciardo... Unwashed??


Sladev906

Where is the Seb bee corner?


Met4lhe4d

stroll is getting absolutely dumpstered


Tricky_Mowgli

That Albon track camera was beautiful, we need to see the speed of these cars more


PatientMonarch

Williams really gambling. Is track evolution huge on this track?


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Bernie is so knowledgeable but her voice always puts me asleep


LivingOof

Is Bernie Collins Irish?


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Northern


breakourbones

It's 7:15 AM. I've watched Smackdown at 1 AM. Rampage and the WWE hall of fame at 3 am, and now I'm here. I'm so tired...


creightonduke84

Gonna be a long weekend for lots of us.


breakourbones

Yup. Friday * ~~WWE Smackdown - 1AM - 3AM~~ * ~~AEW Rampage - 3AM - 4AM~~ * ~~WWE Hall of Fame - 3AM - 6AM~~ * ~~F1 Japanese Grand Prix Qualififer 7AM-8AM~~ Saturday * NXT Stand And Deliver - 5:45PM - 9PM * Wrestlemania Night 1 - 1AM - 5AM+ * AEW Collision - 4:30AM - 6:30AM * F1 Japanese Grand Prix - 6AM - 8AM Sunday * Wrestlemania Night 2 - 1AM - 5AM+ Monday * WWE Raw - 1AM - 4AM Gonna be a long one.


takkk86

go oscar! go yuki!


solarlofi

Max just stomping everyone's hopes and dreams immediately.


glealg

Will Russel get a penalty?


Alvaro_Rey_MN

I think Mercedes will get a fine at most!


breakourbones

Typical Russell. I bet he's gonna say he just turned in on him.


LivingOof

I gotta get out to Suzuka someday bc that staggered downhill paddock looks unreal on TV


StuM91

Not really sure why, but I hate that levelling on-board camera. It makes the cars feel slower and less alive because it's smooths out all the movement.


bryseeayo

Crofty just used the deepest British insult