Roscoe is thinking, Don't put those ugly clothes on me!

Q is at 1:00pm ESDT today for the sprint race Saturday

I don't see these sprint races as a good thing.

They agree with me...

https://sports.yahoo.com/motor-racing-champions-vettel-rosberg-120203294.html

It's unfortunate that generally speaking the " racing " in F1 just isn't that exciting so gimmicks have to be used to spice things up . Yes this year has been better than the last 5-7 years but still not great . I don't think this sprint qualifying will be a hit with the fans but time will tell .

I predict that Perez-san will try some suicidal Kamikaze Saturday type passing moves and end up ruining someone's race on Sunday.

The screaming idiot announcer makes watching almost unbearable . Enough with the fake drama over a wing flap opening up 😩 . Watching the first ever sprint race I am ok if it's the last .

Well,,you were half right..

Very kind of Alonso to keep the McLarens off LeClerc's tail. Sainz will have some work to do.
Plus the race was short enough the Haas cars did not get lapped.

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Les

Not bad, better than the normal qualifying

About the sprint race thing (not bad, eh?)..

- The good: Well that was fun !

- The bad: points given will exagerate the gap between the top 3 and the rest. Since it's almost the same 4-5 guys everytime, the #4-10 finishers that may occasionally score big in one race will definitey get left behind.. But Ok..

- The idea: Remove the parc fermé conditions. Based on what they learn in this race, allow the teams to gamble on a setup change (without any more testing, it'd be a gamble). That could produce a good or bad surprise, could be fun..

They can start on whatever tire tomorrow right ? looks like medium/hards ;-)

According to qualy broadcast, teams are able to confirm tire selection/wear and fuel consumption during the course of the sprint race, and they have limited setup adjustments they can perform in race trim. I suppose any additional track time is good unless you ended up like Perez.

Sherwood

Some good points. Maybe remove parc ferme conditions for cars that qualify lower than 3rd which might allow them to improve their setups and promote closer racing for the non point scoring drivers.

I just watched it and I change my mind. I like it. ;)

You gotta respect one's ability to change one's mind... separates smart people from the rest. It's rare nowadays. I liked it too, though I had zero pre-conceived notion.

If I were the FIA, I'd give more points for the sprint - 17 laps is a lot for 3 measly points... I'd do 6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top 6 (or 10->1 for top 10). It's a sprint race, it can stand alone instead of a qually gimmick, a new extra thing, leave it - it may mean a terrible w/e can be salvaged on either sprint of full race by an unlucky team. And I'd let them change setup for the race based on what they learned.. shuffle the cards a little, some will get it right, some not.

PS: You gotta respect Alonso, even if you aren't a fan. The man is a fighter.

Agreed, but I thought 17 laps was a little long. Maybe 2 sprints of 8 laps each. First sprint with all 20 cars. Second sprint with the top 10. Eight laps of balls to the walls driving.

The sprint race is a gimmick. If the racing was better, there would be no need to try to spice up the rest of the weekend.

Actually, the qualifying on Friday and the sprint race on Saturday are marketing. If you were trying to sell advertising, weekend passes and subscriptions to F1 TV, you now have a far more attractive product than "Practice 1, Practice 2, Practice 3 and Qualifying.

The cars are not on the track any more time, but a race is more exciting than a third practice and you have spread the high value product over an extra day.

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Les

New format sux
What sez the captain and yellow peril ?

Interesting race...

IMO: P2 didn't give P1 enough space. He should have been much tighter to the apex.