2023 Japanese Grand Prix - [RACE] discussion thread

RBR sending Perez out again is some passive-aggressiveness at this point.

I wonder if we can vote for Perez as the clown of the day.

What is even goin on with Perez today. Clumsy start resulting in early pit stop to drop to back of grid. Picking more penalties on the way. Retired. And now comes back and retires again after one lap.

Lando: "It's the Max podcast"
Max: "I don''t even like podcasts!"

The honeymoon at Aston is over

Wew what's Perez up to today. Gonna pick up penalties like Infinity Stones.

Carlos is radio gold

Norris on Perez taking Logan out: "Iiiiinteresting"

I heard this would be a 2-stopper; Logan getting them out of the way early so he can spend the remaining laps hunting down Max. /s

What the hell? How can be unretiring a car to serve a penalty, then retire it again be in the rules?

Fucking hell Perez. That's not how you keep your seat.

It’s so bizarre not having both RBs on the podium at the race that they win WCC

Ngl....that's a high IQ move by Red Bull

Perez DNF?

Edit: yes, he’s out

Lol Checo

Man what is Perez doing anymore

Sargeant penalised for new car after Q1 crash https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.official-grid-who-starts-where-in-japan-as-sargeant-is-penalised-for-new-car.X4qn5ydpjjHBscTrUrMwn.html

the damage to his Williams was such that the team have had to build up what the stewards consider a new car for him. [...] it means the American rookie not only has to start from the pit lane, but also receives a 10-second time penalty.

But Will Buxton on pre-race stream said that Williams got penalized for starting work on his car too early?

EDIT: He did tweet this out: https://x.com/wbuxtonofficial/status/1705774169374257291 (Nitter link) so maybe I misheard or something.

Wow. More than a few DNFs today.

Edit: Williams out, plus Stroll, Pérez, Bottas.

What a move by Charles

Inb4 Lawson to Red Bull… :P (jk)

Georgy got screwed

Max back with a rawwr

Verstappen thinking if he should have sushi or okonomiyaki for dinner XDDD

Max, 20 seconds ahead. Red Bull Constructors champions

A bit of a wheel banging start... SC already...

Perez is having a terrible day, beating a dead horse that is

Quarter of the grid out. Damn.

The return of the king

Second Williams out. Sad

Mercs battling! :O

Bye bye, Max, see you at the podium

Damn. At this rate, Merc might have a shot at first in the WCC.

Wat?

Stroll out? Whut?

With the rear end struggles drivers were having around the last turn paired with high tire deg, I expect at least one safety car. Could be a fun watch.

Perez +6 Laps? I don't think that's right... That was way more than 6 laps.

Smoooooooooth operator.

Will he be able to overtake Hamilton in time?

Aston in trouble

Norris with the old “let me pass…”

Mercs having fun XDDDD

Good morning from Europe, ladies and gents

I wonder when Max is going to pit. He's made those mediums last quite a while.

Lol

Hamilton has buckets of understeer

ALO benefited from the VSC, he’s virtually in front of Ferraris

Business as usual

Softs disappearing

Safety in. Let’s race

Good start from Norris. Bad from Checo

HAHAHAHA who the fuck called a safety care on lap one?

What a start from Alonso, that softs is burning the track.

And we have a safety… Bottas with an Alpine and Albon. Zhou also has damage

First four lines on mediums, but some softs after that

Bad McLaren strategy

Williams with a comedy of errors today. What a shitshow from them.

Does anyone else always think Oscar looks super nervous? 😂