Welcome to the discussion post for the 2023 British Grand Prix practice sessions.
Last weekend the race thread was created by one of our users and that went down really well, so I see no reason to not do that from now on.
Given the amount of comments during practice, we may as well keep them all together for now.
Please, if you don’t see a post for Qualifying and the Race, feel free to make it. I’ll keep an eye out and pin them if they’re made. We’re still working on bots!
running_squirrel ( @running_squirrel@feddit.de ) English13•1 year agoThanks a lot. I think this is a good approach with a combined training and separate quali and race threads for now. And hopefully the community and the amount of comments per session keeps growing.
omgarm ( @omgarm@feddit.nl ) English3•1 year agoYeah grouping practice together is fine. Quali and Race deserve a nice seperate discussion.
Take a look at tomorrow’s weather for Silverstone… 😬
omgarm ( @omgarm@feddit.nl ) English2•1 year agoWhat is it? Tomorrow is supposed to be dry in the Netherlands but I’m not sure what’s on the other side of the canal.
running_squirrel ( @running_squirrel@feddit.de ) English6•1 year agoThere is a chance of rain and thunderstorm throughout the day.
makeitra1n ( @makeitra1n@lemm.ee ) English8•1 year agoWhat is going on with williams?
To quote the greatest video game ever made:
“High speed, low drag.”
Lintson ( @Lintson@aussie.zone ) English4•1 year agoI was bitterly disappointed that this video game did not show up as the top result and indeed at all when searched it alongside this quote then stupid me realised it wasn’t from Starcraft😅
running_squirrel ( @running_squirrel@feddit.de ) English3•1 year agoHigh-speed circuits suit them and apparently silverstone in particular
jorge ( @jalda@sopuli.xyz ) English6•1 year agoBoth Williams faster than both Red Bulls
Williams dominance could bore fans
JCPhoenix ( @JCPhoenix@beehaw.org ) English3•1 year agoI’m ready to be bored!
FlayOtters ( @FlayOtters@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) English6•1 year agoMy predictions for the race:
1.VER 2. RUS 3. HAM
Good performance: Piastri in the points
Bad performance: Stroll out of the points
running_squirrel ( @running_squirrel@feddit.de ) English5•1 year agoI think we can all agree that Max is going to be P1 if there is no crash or technical failure. Sorry, but P2 and P3 seems a bit like through the lens of a Merc or UK fan.
FlayOtters ( @FlayOtters@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) English2•1 year agoYeah, it was a bit bold. In the predictor that I do I went Ver, Per, Ham.
It was expected that Mercedes would be better this weekend due to the high speed nature of the track. I still think Russell will be around 3/4/5.
Where Perez finishes mainly depends on his qualifying. He can relax a bit and accept qualifying 2/3/4 or push like crazy for pole with the massive risk of being out in q2.
Would like to see the long run pace analysis.
tom ( @tom@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) English4•1 year agoPiastri is having a decent season, don’t you think? He’s limited by the McLaren being a bad car, but he’s not a million miles from Norris in the same car. Hopefully people are noticing that and he can move on in a few years.
FlayOtters ( @FlayOtters@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) English4•1 year agoYeah, there’s clearly potential there.
He’s avoided the constant errors that you often see from rookie or 2nd season drivers (Yuki, Mick Schu and de Vries being the recent examples). Think he’s only had one (?) major crash this season which was in the wet in Canada.
From what we’ve seen in F1 so far he deserves a shot in a faster car one day.
Mercs are nowhere. :(
running_squirrel ( @running_squirrel@feddit.de ) English3•1 year agoI think they can improve a bit until tomorrow, but for now it looks light a nightmare weekend for Merc
makeitra1n ( @makeitra1n@lemm.ee ) English2•1 year agolast week was also a pretty horrible weekend for them.
This new baseline isn’t too hot eh?
Vamanos ( @Vamanos@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) English2•1 year agoWhat the heck is going on with them.
running_squirrel ( @running_squirrel@feddit.de ) English5•1 year agoCharles and not being able to run in a practice session. Name a more iconic duo. It’s frustrating to see…
Mar ( @thisismar@mastodon.online ) 2•1 year ago@running_squirrel @itsmikeyd it’s getting painful to see
Many cars all queued up right at the start, plenty of aero measuring devices attached.
Only thing that could be better was me actually being there!
tom ( @tom@lemmy.fmhy.ml ) English1•1 year agoIs Silverstone a good track for GA? I’d love to go one day and wander around if there are a few places with decent views you can get to.
Yes! I went years ago now and on Friday you could also sit in the grandstands.
Sadly there are fewer spots now to sit and watch the race for GA, so I’d recommend scouting where you’d like to watch the race from on Friday, and getting there very early doors on Sunday.
frankivo ( @frankivo@feddit.nl ) English3•1 year agoWow, Albon is looking promising!
running_squirrel ( @running_squirrel@feddit.de ) English3•1 year agoThe track seems to suit the Williams. Albon contniues where he left off and even SAR is running well.