Reflecting on the action between Charles and Max after the first pit stops, I realized Charles was managing Max. He knew he couldn't keep him behind in the first corner, but used the next DRS zone to put himself back into the lead until his advantage was such that Max no longer had DRS on the main straight.
He admitted as much in the post race interview. When was the last time someone 'managed ' Max?
On the other hand, Max said he was not happy with the balance of the car. Looking forward to next weekend.
Best
Les

Lewis will be there in the end, bad wardrobe or not. My prediction is that he will take over and Ferrari won’t have the consistency. Max will be back as well but man that’s not a good way to start the season.

Great race! Good to see the aero works and cars can follow, will make for a good season. Congrats to Kevin M and Hass, right choice for a driver.

Per this F1 commentator on Twitter, it seems like it was a fuel pump issue. This guy has all kinds of interesting insights into the sport. I wonder what our Captain Ahab feels about his posts.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hearing that fuel system problems are now believed to be reason for the 2 RBR <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/F1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#F1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BahrainGP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bahra inGP</a> retirements. <a href="https://t.co/R0YhI0XreJ">pic.twitter.com/R0YhI0XreJ</a></p>&mdash; Craig Scarborough (@ScarbsTech) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScarbsTech/status/1505616594436861953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

He's good, very knowledgeable too, some of what he posts is beyond my knowledge so makes good reading for me too

It is very apparent that the McLaren overall design has major flaws . Based on testing/qualifying/race pace they are way off . Reminds me of last year's Haas car . Can this be fixed with aero bolt on changes ? Will more power fix it ? It is crazy how far off they are .

Haas and Alfa Romeo to me have made great strides forward . Their task to improve from where they are now is much easier than what McLaren has ahead of them . It will be interesting to see how consistent these two teams can be .

Alpha Tauri/Aston Martin not sure how good or bad they are . Maybe after next week we will know more. We all know Mercedes will continue to get better and Red Bull will fight back also . Ferrari is the spoiler. They have pace/handling/reliability based on one race . If that continues it will be an interesting season.

It will be interesting to see who moves forward this weekend and who falls back . Lots of data to pour over and not much time to make parts . I bet a lot of overtime pay this week 😁

With much credit to the Ferrari drivetrain, which appears very strong.

McLaren was the only team starting on mediums, then to hards at the first stop. Seems odd and didn't play out very well.

The announcers kept saying that Mercedes engines were in 6 of the bottom 7 cars (or something like that). Not sure if that under performance is down to MB engines of crap aero.

I was thinking during race, the last few years the mid pack was far more interesting. With some exceptions it didn't seem that way yesterday.

This could be a great year if 3, possibly 4 teams compete for race wins on a regular basis.

This year's car is like the last one that Eric Boulier was responsible for. Which begs the question: Will McLaren fire someone over this years's car? It would have to be Zak Brown. Easily the slowest car on the grid last weekend. It was so bad, I think they need a B spec car, which the budget cap won't allow. It's going to be a long long season. The car is that bad.

Just my .02, but I bet a lot of US based fans are fair weathered and will bolt when Lewis Hamilton-Las.kr,meoihn+ retires.

Maybe, just maybe, possibly if we are lucky, they will show some more of the after race interviews and not cut to a replay of a corn hole game or some replay of the 1980s basketball game. We can hope.

We in Canada get the pre and post race shows on Sky. I’m a fan but seldom watch it all. Was fun seeing Steiner with a smile after last year. 😀

Well. Yeah. All of the fans only tune in to watch Lewis. We have to know how to dress, that's why.

I was surprised at the COTA race last year how many people I talked to who were new fans from Drive to Survive. I was equally surprised at the first COTA race how many hardcore F1 fans there are in the US so I think we’re safe. :)

As far as ESPN coverage goes, I’m ecstatic that we get a commercial free race and the pre-race coverage isn’t bad either. It’s a win for me and I buy Mother’s products because of it.

Anyone get F1TV to work in the USA?

It does not work on Safari, not on Amazon, and not on Apple TV.

Total waste of $$$$ because I bought a 1 year subscription.

Something is not right on your end. I created my account on an iPad using Safari and I watch content on my Apple TV using the F1TV app without issue. I’m wondering if you might have a setting on your router which is blocking access possibly?

I think it's an old version of Safari.

Either that, or Apple just sucks donkey balls ever since Steve Jobs died.

they better throttle it back
or they'll get punished
again by taking away fuel
delivery

I would think just the opposite
having mercedes dominating for
so long made F1 boring
and lost a lot of fans

It was similar when Williams was dominating, then Mclaren, then Shumi was winning, then Vettel…. Nice to see it mixed up somewhat.

F1 coming to Las Vegas, Thanksgiving 2023
Vegas & F1 are a perfect match.

Certainly it is more exciting to see see close racing and the podium mixed up on occasion. When Vetttel was winning he always showed real excitement, and thanks his crew and fans. Hamilton always seemed to act like he was just supposed to win on script. His handlers had to get him to show some appreciation of the fans.

I would love to see an even mix of winners and maybe a 3 or 4 way close race to the championship. When one team wins the championship with several races left to go, it gets dull.

Hamilton's luck has always been astonishing. What other race was won with winning car crossing the finish line with a destroyed tire for 1/2 a lap. He rarely breaks down, and that was always Botas that broke down. He does indeed have the skill to NOT crash out and smack the wall in practice of qualifying, so much of his "luck" is indeed talent.

Lets all hope it is a Ferrari-Red Bull-HASS-Mercedes all withing range of winning near the end of the season.

I'm sure there are lots of people, me among them, hoping Ham gets it sorted out and gets in the fight.

Oh yea, we all want to see him truly show his skill and fight for wins on a level playing field. For the previous version of the F1 cars he had a new 911 GT3RS and the rest of the field had a box stock 911T.

Lets get ready to rumble!

I don't think there are any worries there. Mercedes will get it figured out within 3 race weekends and be back up front.

When Mercedes first came back into F1 they stunk it up like most new F1 teams. There were stock holders demanding Mercedes stop wasting money on F1. Then they started winning. The critics shut up, and all shared in the glory of whipping butt in the F1 world.

Yup, those parking lot road courses sure are taxing to the racers. :D

I went to one of the F1 races there (81 and 82), I don't recall the specific year I attended. I did get my first speeding ticket on the drive to LV. Thing I remember most is the sounds of the 12 cylinder machines (Ligier/Matra, Ferrari I think).

I suspect it will be a street course as Miami is doing.

Looks like an oil refinery got in the way of practice today. That and the 83 executions in one day is probably enough to end racing there.

What's with K Mags car and hydraulic leaks ? Last week and now this week . Did someone forget the tube of sealer ? 😋

Bring a fat wallet if you plan to stay in a casino.
That five dollar milkshake that John Travolta wanted to try in Pulp Fiction would be the best deal on the strip; unabashed chutzpah. It's never been cheap, but last time I went to Vegas is my last time in Vegas. Can't imagine what's going to happen when the F1 tax gets applied to normal casino life.

A buddy just spent a day in Vegas. $20 for a cup of coffee!

Something funny to sidestep the terrorist attack Near the track and the 4h-plus driver meeting on whether to cancel the race or not (so far it’s going on)

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1648259073.jpg

Wow ....... Hamilton out in Q1 . Russell fourth . Ouch

Big shunt by Schumi , hopefully he's ok.

I bet the collective heads of people at ESPN are about to burst. Two Red Flags during Quali and we are still in Q2.

They are just dying to 'thank' us for watching and move it back to cornhole or UCF from 6 months ago.

Hope Mick is alright. That was huge.

Online F1 sites say Mick checked out fine in the track care center . He was sent to local hospital as a precaution to have a scan done to make sure no internal injuries . I bet he will be quite sore for a few days .

It's a shame as he had a real chance of getting to Q3 . Magnuson will carry the load to try and get points . Starting 10th he has a good chance .

Is there any reason he can't race tomorrow? He qualified in Q2.