2018 Formula One racing season

[austinN4]

Mixed emotion. Happy for Seb and for the team. Sad for Kimi and the mechanic. Hope he recovers soon. Nasty broken leg.

Yep - great for Seb, but sucks to be Kimi today. That was a very very ugly early release. In that last couple of laps I thought Bottas was going to get Seb but glad he didn't. Also glad Mercedes didn't force Bottas to yield to Hamilton.

[TAZ]

Effing ESPN and Uverse. 2 hour broadcast and my DVR recorded all the reatrded pre-race crap and cut off after lap 17. Have to see what kind of stupid I get recorded this week......

[_Stormin_]

Effing ESPN and Uverse. 2 hour broadcast and my DVR recorded all the reatrded pre-race crap and cut off after lap 17. Have to see what kind of stupid I get recorded this week......

I had to get smart and record an extra hour and a half after this debacle a few years back...

[_Stormin_]

My bad. iPhone Double Tap

[mnoe82]

I’m a Hamilton fan but very glad to see the red cars being competitive this year. If Ferrari ain’t winning races, F1 suffers. That triple overtake will go down as one of Hamilton’s career highlights for sure. Awesome GP. That Kimi pit stop was totally bonkers. They didn’t even have the tire taken off yet, let alone green lit for release?!?

[Alex V]

I’m a Hamilton fan but very glad to see the red cars being competitive this year. If Ferrari ain’t winning races, F1 suffers. That triple overtake will go down as one of Hamilton’s career highlights for sure. Awesome GP. That Kimi pit stop was totally bonkers. They didn’t even have the tire taken off yet, let alone green lit for release?!?

No that's the problem, all the green lights were on. The torque from each wheel gun is electronically monitored and when it reaches the proper value it lights green. Four green lights and the main green comes on for release. All the light lit up green. Kimi went.

Maybe the left rear was stuck and the torque value light was green because the gun couldn't break the wheel but loose. Not sure. Either way, Kimi got all green lights and went.

[austinN4]

Poor Alonso - both McLarens eliminated in P1. I'll bet he is really sorry he went with that team.
http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/124...ing-of-f1-2018

It isn't as if he has lost his ability to drive - the Toyota he co-drove at Le Mans finished 1st overall.

[austinN4]

No spoilers here, but it you didn't watch the Austrian GP this morning you should. Lots of drama!

[Alex V]

No spoilers here, but it you didn't watch the Austrian GP this morning you should. Lots of drama!

It was 98% enjoyable for me lol

[Talon167]

Nine races into the season and we've had:

3 Merc victories
3 Ferrari victories
3 RBR victories.

The driver's championship is separated by one point, and the constructor's by 10. Driver positions 4, 5, and 6 are only four points delta total, with 3rd (Kimi) a further five.

Been quite exciting thus far, especially given the last few years.

Forza Ferrari!