Comments for RaceFans https://www.racefans.net/ Formula 1, IndyCar, Formula E and more independent motorsport coverage Thu, 22 Jun 2023 02:31:48 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Suzuka’s F1 race will move to spring date in 2024, Japanese politician claims | 2023 F1 season by Harvey https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/21/suzukas-f1-race-will-move-to-spring-date-in-2024-japanese-politician-claims/#comment-4922405 Thu, 22 Jun 2023 02:31:48 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=510684#comment-4922405 Here’s my version:

Bahrain 3 March
Saudi Arabia 9 March*
Australia 24 March
Japan 7 April
China 14 April
Imola 28 April
Netherlands 5 May
Spain 12 May
Monaco 26 May
Canada 9 June
Miami 16 June
Austria 30 June
Britain 7 July
Hungary 21 July
Azerbaijan 28 July
Belgium 1 September
Italy 8 September
Singapore 22 September
Japan 29 September
Qatar 6 October
USA 20 October
Mexico 27 October
Brazil 3 November
Las Vegas 16 November*
Abu Dhabi 24 November

]]> Comment on Leclerc “more calm” after Ferrari explained why it overruled call for slicks – Vasseur | 2023 F1 season by Ulfberht https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/20/leclerc-more-calm-after-ferrari-explained-why-it-overruled-call-for-slicks-vasseur/#comment-4922402 Thu, 22 Jun 2023 01:53:53 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=509810#comment-4922402 This issue is bigger than this one call during Quali and who was right and who was wrong. The real problem Ferrari have is that they’ve blown the strategy and had so many mistakes, that neither driver instinctively trusts certain elements of the team. Thus, their reactions based on recent experiences is to question the team and question again. I’m sure that they are being encouraged by past drivers like Seb, and Alonso for example as well as their own personal management teams to speak up and do it often. I agree that the drivers have made their fair share of mistakes as well, but how much of that is the result of trying to do to much in an attempt to overcome their mistrust of the team? Ferrari need consistency and more consistency, but as a life long Scuderia fan, I’ve been waiting for it for years. I’ll keep waiting!

]]> Comment on Ferrari celebrates victorious return to Le Mans with home town parade | 2023 F1 season by EffWunFan https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/20/ferrari-celebrates-victorious-return-to-le-mans-with-home-town-parade/#comment-4922400 Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:39:00 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=510636#comment-4922400 In reply to AlexS.

AlexS. How do you figure that out?

]]> Comment on Suzuka’s F1 race will move to spring date in 2024, Japanese politician claims | 2023 F1 season by some racing fan https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/21/suzukas-f1-race-will-move-to-spring-date-in-2024-japanese-politician-claims/#comment-4922397 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 23:30:40 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=510684#comment-4922397 In reply to some racing fan.

Also, if they knew what was good for them, they would schedule the races like this:

1. Miami (25 February)
2. Saudi (10 March)
3. Australia (24 March)
4. Singapore (31 March)
5. Bahrain (14 April)
6. China (21 April)
7. Japan (28 April)
8. Vegas (12 May)
9. Monaco (26 May)
10. Imola (9 June)
11. Canada (23 June)
12. Austria (7 July)
13. Britain (14 July)
14. Hungary (28 July)
15. Holland (4 August)
16. Belgium (1 September)
17. Italy (8 September)
18. Azerbaijan (22 September)
19. Spain (29 September)
20. Brazil (13 October)
21. USA (27 October)
22. Mexico (3 November)
23. Qatar (17 November)
24. Abu Dhabi (24 November)

]]> Comment on Suzuka’s F1 race will move to spring date in 2024, Japanese politician claims | 2023 F1 season by some racing fan https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/21/suzukas-f1-race-will-move-to-spring-date-in-2024-japanese-politician-claims/#comment-4922395 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 23:18:35 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=510684#comment-4922395 Oh please, please let this be the case. Japan in spring time is better than the autumn

]]> Comment on Mercedes aim to be “fighting for some victories by the end of the season” | 2023 F1 season by CheeseBucket https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/21/mercedes-aim-to-be-fighting-for-some-victories-by-the-end-of-the-season/#comment-4922392 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 22:52:54 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=510687#comment-4922392 In reply to Darryn Smith.

That wouldn’t be fighting for a victory, but handed one.

]]> Comment on Mercedes aim to be “fighting for some victories by the end of the season” | 2023 F1 season by G https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/21/mercedes-aim-to-be-fighting-for-some-victories-by-the-end-of-the-season/#comment-4922391 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 22:06:10 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=510687#comment-4922391 Max was able to take a fews wins per season during the dominant Merc years in the 2nd or 3rd fastest car, so there is no reason why Merc can’t do it now.

]]> Comment on Suzuka’s F1 race will move to spring date in 2024, Japanese politician claims | 2023 F1 season by Le Jimster https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/21/suzukas-f1-race-will-move-to-spring-date-in-2024-japanese-politician-claims/#comment-4922390 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 22:02:29 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=510684#comment-4922390 In reply to asd.

I’ve been following Super Formula this year and they had 2 races in April at Fuji and Suzuka and they were great. I think it would be fine personally as long as we get a Japanese GP. I also believe Super Formula would like to host a race at the same weekend and venue as F1 to get more exposure so this might be another reason for the proposed April slot.

]]> Comment on Verstappen matches Senna, Clark and Fangio with Canadian GP success | 2023 F1 season by paulgilb https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/21/verstappen-matches-senna-clark-and-fangio-with-canadian-gp-success/#comment-4922386 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 21:26:28 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=509747#comment-4922386 Ocon has started 9th, 8th, 7th and 6th on his last 4 visits to Canada.

Car 55, who finished 5th in the Championship in both 2021 and 2022, currently sits 5th in the Championship having finished 4 of the last 5 races in 5th.

Verstappen, Perez, Alonso and Hamilton all have two 2nd place finishes this season.

Williams and Mercedes are the only teams to have had more than one mechanical DNF so far this year.

]]> Comment on Palou wary his 74-point IndyCar lead could easily be lost | 2023 F1 season by Yellow Baron https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/19/palou-wary-his-74-point-indycar-points-lead-could-easily-be-lost/#comment-4922384 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 21:01:24 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=510542#comment-4922384 In reply to Asd.

Can you jog my memory? What led to his troubled season last year

]]> Comment on Mercedes aim to be “fighting for some victories by the end of the season” | 2023 F1 season by anon https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/21/mercedes-aim-to-be-fighting-for-some-victories-by-the-end-of-the-season/#comment-4922382 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:54:15 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=510687#comment-4922382 In reply to Esploratore.

@esploratore1 that’s not exactly telling us a lot, given the unusual layout of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. We’ve seen a lot of cases where cars that have normally dominated a season have not looked as competitive in Canada – to pick one example, in 2002 Coulthard finished 1.1s behind Schumacher in the Canadian GP, but nobody took that as a sign that the F2002 was no longer a dominant car.

There is also telemetry data from Verstappen’s car that seems to suggest that Alonso might have only narrowed that gap because Verstappen was running in a lower power setting – his straight line speed in clean air was in the order of 10kph slower during those laps than it was towards the end of the race, when he started pushing harder to try and get a point for fastest lap. It also looks like a rather optimistic assessment given that Verstappen took a very comfortable win just one race earlier in Spain, where his winning margin over the next nearest non-Red Bull car was about the same as it has been for most races (in the order of 20-25 seconds).

]]> Comment on Mercedes aim to be “fighting for some victories by the end of the season” | 2023 F1 season by David BR https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/21/mercedes-aim-to-be-fighting-for-some-victories-by-the-end-of-the-season/#comment-4922381 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:45:06 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=510687#comment-4922381 In reply to Nulla Pax.

@nullapax Sure, with the sheer number of races, the dominance of the Red Bull (easily out front – by how much is an open question) and the complete absence of competition from his team mate, Verstappen can stack up the wins, poles and records. He could break the record number of grand chelems this season, which would be astounding. I don’t think it will detract from his future reputation, though.

]]> Comment on Mercedes aim to be “fighting for some victories by the end of the season” | 2023 F1 season by David BR https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/21/mercedes-aim-to-be-fighting-for-some-victories-by-the-end-of-the-season/#comment-4922380 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:39:50 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=510687#comment-4922380 Interlagos 2022 was an outlier, though: Red Bull had already shifted attention to 2023 and Verstappen had a series of issues during the sprint race and the GP (suboptimal setup, damage, collision with Hamilton). The problem for Mercedes is that the win seems to have been a factor in their decision to stick with a design concept they ended up ditching this season. If they can win 2-3 races on merit by the end of the season, it will be a good sign, sure.

]]> Comment on 2023 Canadian Grand Prix weekend F1 driver ratings | 2023 F1 season by drmouse https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/20/2023-canadian-grand-prix-weekend-f1-driver-ratings/#comment-4922379 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:17:07 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=509760#comment-4922379 In reply to Robert Henning.

Luckily, they haven’t been as bad since. Still inconsistent, but not blatantly manipulating things, and certainly not ignoring the rulebook completely.

]]> Comment on Mercedes aim to be “fighting for some victories by the end of the season” | 2023 F1 season by Esploratore https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/21/mercedes-aim-to-be-fighting-for-some-victories-by-the-end-of-the-season/#comment-4922377 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:09:28 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=510687#comment-4922377 In reply to Nulla Pax.

But agree about verstappen, he’d look better with more competition.

]]> Comment on Mercedes aim to be “fighting for some victories by the end of the season” | 2023 F1 season by Esploratore https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/21/mercedes-aim-to-be-fighting-for-some-victories-by-the-end-of-the-season/#comment-4922376 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:08:49 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=510687#comment-4922376 In reply to Nulla Pax.

They are getting close, alonso was only 9 sec behind in the end and went under 4 sec at some point. Wasn’t anywhere near this close earlier in the season.

]]> Comment on Verstappen matches Senna, Clark and Fangio with Canadian GP success | 2023 F1 season by Euro Brun https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/21/verstappen-matches-senna-clark-and-fangio-with-canadian-gp-success/#comment-4922372 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 19:51:07 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=509747#comment-4922372 In reply to MichaelN.

Excellent thank you. I think this is a much more informative stat.

]]> Comment on Mercedes aim to be “fighting for some victories by the end of the season” | 2023 F1 season by Nulla Pax https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/21/mercedes-aim-to-be-fighting-for-some-victories-by-the-end-of-the-season/#comment-4922371 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 19:49:43 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=510687#comment-4922371 I just hope someone, anyone, starts getting close to Red Bull soon.

The present state of affairs isn’t just making the sport look bad, it is also cheapening Max’s legacy.
He is a world class driver but these (let’s be honest) easy wins are not going to make him look good in the history books.

]]> Comment on McLaren’s three-race upgrade package will cut “a few tenths” off lap times | 2023 F1 season by Simon https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/21/mclarens-three-race-upgrade-package-will-cut-a-few-tenths-off-lap-times/#comment-4922370 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 19:29:31 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=509808#comment-4922370 ]]> In reply to Jere.

Crtl +F for “Germany”

Only instance is within your comment 😒

]]> Comment on Suzuka’s F1 race will move to spring date in 2024, Japanese politician claims | 2023 F1 season by Simon https://www.racefans.net/2023/06/21/suzukas-f1-race-will-move-to-spring-date-in-2024-japanese-politician-claims/#comment-4922368 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 19:24:53 +0000 https://www.racefans.net/?p=510684#comment-4922368 In reply to Jere.

https://t.ly/9Wx5

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