2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - [RACE] discussion thread
2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - [RACE] discussion thread
ROUND 23: Abu Dhabi π¦πͺ
FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 2023
Circuit stats
- First Grand Prix: 2009
- Number of laps: 58
- Circuit Length: 5.281 km
- Race Distance: 306.183 km
- Lap record: 1:26.103 Max Verstappen (2021)
- 2022 winner: Max Verstappen
Track Map
I'm already wondering what to do for the next three months.
11ReplyCross off the days on your Botass calendar
9ReplyHahahah
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If you really can't get enough and are subscribed to F1TV, you could space out a season from the archives between now and March
5ReplyFor years (or decades to be honest) I was dreaming of having an archive like that. Now when I finally have F1TV, I havenβt really watched the archival stuff at all. Maybe this winter I should
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Damn.... I forgot. What a depressing thought lol.
I love looking forward to the new cars though :)
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SOMEONE IS DOING "NEOWWWW" NEXT TO THE MIC!!!
7ReplyI'm sorry, but wtf is ferrari trying to do with Sainz? They're going for the 2 stop, but I don't think Sainz will be able to fight through the pack to get the points for the 2nd
7ReplyApparently they're going for the "Hail Mary and hope for a safety car" strategy.
3ReplyLovely
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I have no freaking idea! I thought they were going for a one stop. Maybe the saw too much deg and chickened out of it. In the process they lost the 3 positions Sainz gained at the start. I hope they know something we donβt and Carlos has a chance to get some points
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Does no one have the fastest lap?
EDIT: took em only 22 laps lmao
6ReplyWeird, right?
3ReplyThey just forgor lmao
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What a year for Maxβ¦
6ReplyGoing to go down in history
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The only one who can save ferrari now is Perez
EDIT: fuckin nevermind then
5ReplyAbsolutely
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Ferrari doesn't deserve Leclerc.
5ReplyThe team improved from last year. They need to keep pushing. Letβs see if Fredβs influence makes a difference with next yearβs car. Theyβre getting close. Itβs not easy with a team as dominat as Red Bull.
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Wtf???
I thought Hamilton was making that stuff up, but Alonso went off throttle/braked in the middle of the straight
4ReplyI think he just wanted DRS
1ReplyAhhhh, that makes sense
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Bro, the one day I am tifosi and they fuck this up spectacularly.
4ReplyI don't know man they did fine. Sainz was just slow. I don't see any strategy that ends up with him ahead of hamilton
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Tsunoda, Stroll, Sainz the first three right now :D
4ReplyYuki is the second Japanese driver to ever lead a GP!
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Man, we could have had a Yuki win at one point. Pain...
3ReplyIs it just me or did Lewis overtake off track t1 l1 like every race since Austin
3ReplyLooks like a strategic race
3ReplyJoined the stream 10 minutes late. Trying to catch up.
Tsunoda doing an absolutely excellent job so far.
3ReplyThe cars in the midfield train with mediums are going to suffer from high degβ¦
3ReplyNaughty Fernando!
3ReplyThe guy was looking for the DRS line⦠:D
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Investigation after the race for Hamilton?
2ReplyMight be a team error, which would be a fine instead of a punishment for the driver.
EDIT: apparently several crew members have not had their visors closed properly.
4ReplyAnd one for Gasly
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McLaren just unravelling.... fucking hell boys
2ReplyThey cooked the tires with all the fight
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Carlos needs to let Charles pass and inconvenience George as much as possible
2ReplySainz needs to put mediums. What is Ferrari waiting for?
2ReplyFor salvation
2ReplyIβm thinkingβ¦ since Carlos will get no points, maybe theyβre going for the fastest lap? What position he has to be to get the point? More than 15?
1ReplyHahaha!
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This race sums up the state of F1 these days......
2ReplyToto trying to motivate Lewis a bit.
2ReplyLol! βYouβre FAST my boy!β XDDD
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You guys think Lando will yolo the start? The guy needs a win. Piastri has also a great opportunity. Itβs a short straightβ¦
2ReplyOh, so ferrari just gambled on luck. Cool.
1ReplyRussell is having a great race. He may win the 2nd place for Mercedes
1ReplyWhat a snoozer
1ReplyLmfao Russell
1ReplySainz going for a 1 stop?
1ReplyNorris in front of Piastri. The guyβs going for it. :)
1ReplyI sure love being a Ricciardo fan :)
1ReplyHow convenient.
1ReplyDRS may be interestingβ¦
1ReplyWow! Charles! :O
1ReplyAbsolutely jover for ferrari
1ReplyWith those 5s for Perez, no way Ferrari can opt for 2nd position
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Stroll paid actor by Mercedes /s
1ReplyPΓ©rez is garbage. He canβt get that Red Bull past a McLaren without hitting it? What a joke. Get him out of that car, he doesnβt deserve it.
-1ReplyI don't know...I'm not sure that was a deserved penalty.
2ReplyI donβt think he deserved the penalty, I just donβt think he shouldβve been in the situation in the first place. That car is dominant, he should be sailing by everyone else like Max does.
Edit: Not that I expect him to be as good as Max, but I expect him to be doing better than he has been.
4ReplyMore of a racing incident
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I understand strategy, but this is absolutely disgraceful.
-2ReplyReally? I love this. It's pure F1. Finding ways to win by bending the rules as hard as possible.
7ReplyAs long as F1 has had rules, teams and drivers have tried to bend them. :D
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Nah, I thought that was great
If only Charles had done it maybe 1-2 laps earlier
Says a lot of Ferrari strategy that Leclerc is team strategist
6ReplyOof and George just saying thanks to Charles for playing it clean and just then learning it was actually quite dirty hahahah
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