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2025 Formula One Season Thread
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Maybe you can only name a stand after a world champion, oh wait, Australia could only name two of it's stands, after there own. 🥹😉
FP3 Times
| POS. | NO. | DRIVER | TEAM | TIME / GAP | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:08.972 | 16 |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +0.242s | 15 |
| 3 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.886s | 17 |
| 4 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | +0.941s | 23 |
| 5 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | +0.953s | 20 |
| 6 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.966s | 23 |
| 7 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | +1.127s | 22 |
| 8 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +1.131s | 24 |
| 9 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | +1.194s | 21 |
| 10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +1.260s | 20 |
| 11 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | +1.328s | 17 |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | +1.377s | 19 |
| 13 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | +1.389s | 21 |
| 14 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +1.401s | 20 |
| 15 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | +1.623s | 19 |
| 16 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | +1.627s | 24 |
| 17 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +1.725s | 31 |
| 18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | +1.829s | 18 |
| 19 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +1.991s | 24 |
| 20 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | +2.082s | 21 |
Every other wall on the Circuit is effectively named after Stroll since he's put it into each of them over his career racing there.
Oh dear, a certain driver truly should watch from home, with his dog... Shame Lewis, behind the dud from red bull... Ouch, that Ferrari is most def only viable as an anchor...
Monster P1 drive from Oscar. Well done.
Incredible P3 drive from Max in that wind. Only .2 off the McLaren and Purple Mid Sector.
Incredible P3 drive from Max in that wind. Only .2 off the McLaren and Purple Mid Sector.
Traffic seemed to have impacted both Lando and Oscar on their final runs, but credit to Oscar being fastest when it mattered. And Hadjar to 4th!
Wasn’t expecting Hadjar in P4. Great drive from him. I’d still love to see Max qualify a Racing Bull ……
Wasn’t expecting Hadjar in P4. Great drive from him. I’d still love to see Max qualify a Racing Bull ……
I wonder if he would do much better, honestly. The VCARB 02 is more neutral, but the RB20 is tailored to Max's driving style.
Qualifying Results
| POS. | NO. | DRIVER | TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:09.338 | 1:08.964 | 1:08.662 | 18 |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:09.469 | 1:08.874 | 1:08.674 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:09.696 | 1:09.122 | 1:08.925 | 18 |
| 4 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:09.966 | 1:09.439 | 1:09.208 | 18 |
| 5 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:09.676 | 1:09.313 | 1:09.255 | 18 |
| 6 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:09.906 | 1:09.304 | 1:09.340 | 22 |
| 7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:09.900 | 1:09.261 | 1:09.390 | 21 |
| 8 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:09.779 | 1:09.383 | 1:09.500 | 18 |
| 9 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:09.980 | 1:09.472 | 1:09.505 | 18 |
| 10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:09.950 | 1:09.366 | 1:09.630 | 17 |
| 11 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:09.845 | 1:09.493 | 12 | |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:09.954 | 1:09.622 | 15 | |
| 13 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:10.037 | 1:09.622 | 12 | |
| 14 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:09.894 | 1:09.637 | 15 | |
| 15 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:09.792 | 1:09.652 | 12 | |
| 16 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:10.104 | 9 | ||
| 17 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:10.195 | 9 | ||
| 18 | 31 | steban Ocon | Haas | 1:10.197 | 9 | ||
| 19 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:10.262 | 9 | ||
| NC | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | DNF | 2 |
I hate this track. I hope nobody gets hurt here, ever on any track of course, but this one seems to easy to get lazy on and hurt someone.
Be cool if Hadjar snuck around the first three and got a win.
I'll try to enjoy Sainz racing backward again.
I just look at it as something that would be fun to evaluate. As you mentioned, the Racing Bull is much more natural.
I wonder how effective this track would be if we had 4:3 cars? I am pretty sure 16:9 aspect ratio tv is the reason the cars are too big... I wonder if the regs demanded a return back to the go karts Mr Senna and Mr Prost, and Mr Hill junior drove would be better than the land yachts we have now...
Really? I love the track, and not because I'm Dutch, it is just such a wonderful combination of flowing corners, inclines, and speed you can have. Granted, I've only ever raced E30's, 1 series and 911s on there, but it is so much fun. And great location by the North Sea.
5/100ths of his team mate, hardly a dud! I get you don't like him, but do respect his career record.
It’s going to be interesting to see what/if Max does anything with his extra set of softs. I still think it’s a one stop med/hard race, but they could run some extra fuel if the they tried the softs at some point. Running a higher engine mode longer is the only chance to get near McLaren. Max was impressive on used in qualifying.
So, I think we replace Piastri with you and see how that goes.
I assume you'll at least get a few podiums, at least 8 wins and some pole positions with that kind of diatribe. Given that statement above, it's not unreasonable?
I won't get into typical F1 / sporting fan sledging and jingoism - I haven't won F1 races so it's not my place to judge. I guess I'm not a proper F1 fan.
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Anyone with Avro707 in their username is proper as far as I’m concerned…😉
This race did not need rain to be a chaos-filled cracker. 10/10.
Just wish the stewards could make a decision without needing dinner and a nap, first.
Just wish the stewards could make a decision without needing dinner and a nap, first.
Ted saying Isak teammates with Max in 2026? I think he should be in the car next week..