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[emrecemsan]

The qualifying has finished! Here we have the results.



Leclerc has the pole position, yes!    I'm really satisfied with that. I was expecting him to be competitive for pole position once again just as he got the pole here in the previous three years.

You will question why Norris couldn't even qualify for Q2 as well of course. He made a mistake and couldn't have a proper lap. But I was really shocked with the way he messed up in such a long time period.

Perez must have got past Verstappen for the first time in qualifying in a long while. He is really good as for street tracks. I think Leclerc will win the race tomorrow. 

[Koal-84]

I was lucky and tipped Ferrari with Leclerc on pole position, the Friday practice was decisive for my tip to tip Ferrari on pole position. I hope Ferrari can also realise their performance in the race and have a good strategy to win.

[stompix]

https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/formula-1/formula-1/azerbaijan-grand-prix-2024-race/azerbaijan-grand-prix-2024-race-66d4afe5cf1cd00001e91cfc

I wonder what the cash-out for Leclerc is right now, down from 6:1 to 1.85
And why is Lando still the favorite for the fastest lap on par with Max? Wtf am I missing here, am I looking at the same grid as everyone else?

Oh btw, since we're still at funny moments

Piastri was told by McLaren to support Lando's driver's title race after what happened last weekend.

I can imagine Piastri now looking at the staff and doing the most annoying HOTD quote of the year:
"What would you have me do?"

Anyone betting on a crash/collision on the first lap as I see too many with something to prove this race?

[Volgastallion]

What a qualyfication guys, really good one it was.

No super crash and a few super news, really impresed by the rookies, Oliver Bearman and Colapinto both making a super performance in a very difficult track.

The most important think it was the failure of Lando Norris, what happened with him? The car have the pace to be on the fight, really bad for him in his will of fight for the championship.

Tomorrow is a new chance for him ,in Baku you can have so much Safety car and be back on top like no other circuit.

[NeuroticFish]

I was watching P3 and I was saying to myself that if Perez grabs top 3 again I'm going to quit watching this thing  
I swear if the guy suddenly redeems himself and starts getting solid points I quit putting one dime on F1, it would be like all my theories going to ash and dust.
Perez 4th Verstappen 6th, common....

Perez knows Baku, Perez likes Baku. And well.. it was also helped, overly surprisingly, by Verstappen, to get to 4th.
For me a real surprise is what Colapinto was managed to do (and he almost could have done much better).

I'll say it again:

imho Baku is all about correct reflexes, not necessarily the best car, so it may come with interesting results.

On Newey's contract... while I do expect Ferrari quite resistant against big changes (personnel, strategy, ..), I still think that it was about money. And, as @rdbase said, some shares added to the salary package.

[stompix]

Anyone betting on a crash/collision on the first lap as I see too many with something to prove this race?

Got this wrong, it should have been in the last lap..

And why is Lando still the favorite for the fastest lap on par with Max?

Got this wrong also!

So, RB has clearly lost the championship and Max has completely fudged a chance to add some 6-7 points on top of his advantage and instead got again -3, probably not decisive since Lando lost more because of his team in the past but he really can't afford to throw away these chances.
As for Perez, no matter how much I make fun of him normally, I feel really bad for him on this one!

7 races 59 points, nobody saw this coming at the start!

[NeuroticFish]

So, RB has clearly lost the championship

There is still chance they can fix the car. It may be some fine tuning they've got wrong.

and Max has completely fudged a chance to add some 6-7 points on top of his advantage and instead got again -3, probably not decisive since Lando lost more because of his team in the past but he really can't afford to throw away these chances.

He likes a certain balance of the car. That's missing now. Until that is restored, he is helplessly lost.

As for Perez, no matter how much I make fun of him normally, I feel really bad for him on this one!

I also feel bad for him, he did a good race, even better than expected although I had big expectations from him, knowing his history at Baku, ... but all this until the crash.


I've seen a few replays of the crash, I've seen some comments too, I don't know yet for certain whose fault it is. However, it was ugly.
After a race I've greatly enjoyed, this late crash has ruined it for me.

[emrecemsan]

This time it wasn't one of the good days for Ferrari. Because not only Leclerc lost the lead to Piastri but also Sainz crashed while there was a chance for him to finish on podium as well. 

That crash was a really awkward one though... I feel like both of Sainz and Perez share the responsibility in that crash. But I wonder what kind of a decision FIA is going to make. Maybe a grid penalty for both sides? Or no penalty at all.

I really admired Norris' climb at the same time. He started with hard tyres and gained lots of positions. Despite staying with the same tyres for nearly 40 laps, he still finished in 4th place. That crash was also a big help about that. 

[stompix]

So, RB has clearly lost the championship

There is still chance they can fix the car. It may be some fine tuning they've got wrong.

I'll think of take my chances with those, finally, there is a bet RB vs Ferrari, I'm so angry this wasn't available earlier as probably the odds would have been 2 even 3 4-5 races ago:


And man, I really hate myself for picking on Perez every time but...lol

But I wonder what kind of a decision FIA is going to make. Maybe a grid penalty for both sides? Or no penalty at all.

Nothing:
https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-championship/season-2024/2024-fia-formula-one-world-championship

The Stewards checked the driving line of the drivers on pervious laps. Sainz was on or close to his normal racing line, which forms a slight angle away from the right hand wall. From the exit to the point of contact he move approximately one car width further away from the wall. Perez moved approximately half a car width further away from the same wall, being more parallel to the right hand wall. It was thus apparent that while ahead, and having the right to drive his line, Sainz did move slightly towards a car that he had limited vision of. At the same time, there was nothing unusual about Perez’ line, but he could have done more to avoid the car that he had better view of.

In conclusion, the Stewards deem this to be a racing incident with neither driver being predominantly at fault, and take no further action.

[NeuroticFish]

And man, I really hate myself for picking on Perez every time but...lol

I would really like to see Checo getting back to his old good days, but winning a race is a bit too much for him lately and I don't expect better in the near future.
A place on the podium in Baku would have been wonderful.. but.. yeah...

In conclusion, the Stewards deem this to be a racing incident with neither driver being predominantly at fault, and take no further action.

I've watched more replays and I agree with the stewards: both Checo and Carlos were equally idiot and it's indeed both' fault.

[rdbase]

@stompix
What year? It is looking from those drivers you had listed in your graphic, pre-covid track results.

I was watching P3 and I was saying to myself that if Perez grabs top 3 again I'm going to quit watching this thing.
I swear if the guy suddenly redeems himself and starts getting solid points I quit putting one dime on F1, it would be like all my theories going to ash and dust.
Perez 4th Verstappen 6th, common....
With my bets being more about guys failing to deliver I seriously don't know who to cheer for right now.
Just for the fun of it, really.....

Look at those results and think of the final Sunday race results.
They look very similar expect for the first and second place finishes along with Sainz & Perez taking each other out of the race late.

Still looks like Sainz lost control of the car when trying to overtake then driving into Perez and both go into the wall. Also from my first watch of the incident, thought maybe the sun shining into Carlos eyes might have contributed to the accident aswell.
But will need to watch the lap again to see what happened but all that matters is what the stewards thought and as @NeuroticFish has already mentioned above, there was not going to be any further action taken to either driver going into the next race at Singapore.

What a wild race and the ending of it finishing under a virtual safety car. We haven't had one of those what was it in six races?
Now Piastri is looking like the lead driver now all the sudden.

[stompix]

Look at those results and think of the final Sunday race results.
They look very similar expect for the first and second place finishes along with Sainz & Perez taking each other out of the race late.

It's quite different, 2 are not in the final standing, Lando is, a 1-2 swtich and nobody is in the position they've started the race on.
Although I am totally unhappy with the results the race was a good one, if you're completely impartial and you just watch with no feelings for any probably one of the most thrilling ones.

Still looks like Sainz lost control of the car when trying to overtake then driving into Perez and both go into the wall. Also from my first watch of the incident, thought maybe the sun shining into Carlos eyes might have contributed to the accident aswell.
But will need to watch the lap again to see what happened but all that matters is what the stewards thought and as @NeuroticFish has already mentioned above, there was not going to be any further action taken to either driver going into the next race at Singapore.

From the view of the pilots it does seem like nobody was to blame, that's what the stewards also took into account, when we watch the race we have a birds-eye view of the thing, completely different from what they see there so sometimes we judge the situation by "he could have done that" when the pilot was not even aware of some of the things happening around. They did mention in their report a blind spot and I tend to agree with it, the crash also looks like the Ferrari is going totally left abruptly when that's the result of the two cars colliding, more like the outcome than the intention.

[Volgastallion]

Look at those results and think of the final Sunday race results.
They look very similar expect for the first and second place finishes along with Sainz & Perez taking each other out of the race late.

It's quite different, 2 are not in the final standing, Lando is, a 1-2 swtich and nobody is in the position they've started the race on.
Although I am totally unhappy with the results the race was a good one, if you're completely impartial and you just watch with no feelings for any probably one of the most thrilling ones.

Still looks like Sainz lost control of the car when trying to overtake then driving into Perez and both go into the wall. Also from my first watch of the incident, thought maybe the sun shining into Carlos eyes might have contributed to the accident aswell.
But will need to watch the lap again to see what happened but all that matters is what the stewards thought and as @NeuroticFish has already mentioned above, there was not going to be any further action taken to either driver going into the next race at Singapore.

From the view of the pilots it does seem like nobody was to blame, that's what the stewards also took into account, when we watch the race we have a birds-eye view of the thing, completely different from what they see there so sometimes we judge the situation by "he could have done that" when the pilot was not even aware of some of the things happening around. They did mention in their report a blind spot and I tend to agree with it, the crash also looks like the Ferrari is going totally left abruptly when that's the result of the two cars colliding, more like the outcome than the intention.

For me is really no ones fault, is very dificult to know but for me still seems like Sainz lose the control of the car abruptly for some wind change or sudenly lost of grip. Asides of that if that was not the case, the fault is more in Perez side because he was behind and he can see the 4 wheels of the car. But still a race incident it can happen, is a shit but it is what it is.

[NeuroticFish]

and as @NeuroticFish has already mentioned above, there was not going to be any further action taken to either driver going into the next race at Singapore

A small correction is needed since I don't want to "steal" credit, it's @stompix the one saying that (see this post). I only confirmed that.

For me is really no ones fault, is very dificult to know but for me still seems like Sainz lose the control of the car abruptly for some wind change or sudenly lost of grip. Asides of that if that was not the case, the fault is more in Perez side because he was behind and he can see the 4 wheels of the car. But still a race incident it can happen, is a shit but it is what it is.

Actually their trajectory was in a way they were getting just a bit closer to each other with every 100m passing and I am not sure how easy was that to notice. Of course, pilots at that level should have noticed, no matter how angry or eager to win they were.
I totally agree with "is a shit but it is what it is".

[rdbase]

We are off this race weekend back into the hot weather even though the summer is ending for many.
Let's get ready for the Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit!


practice: https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/formula-1/formula-1/singapore-grand-prix-2024-practice-1/singapore-grand-prix-2024-practice-1-66e7f23fd0220b0001d5e33a

qualification: https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/formula-1/formula-1/singapore-grand-prix-2024-qualification/singapore-grand-prix-2024-qualification-66e7f5f7cc0e7a0001b0dbff

race: https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/formula-1/formula-1/singapore-grand-prix-2024-race/singapore-grand-prix-2024-race-66e6fefef2305300016d0994

[emrecemsan]

Nothing:
https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-championship/season-2024/2024-fia-formula-one-world-championship

The Stewards checked the driving line of the drivers on pervious laps. Sainz was on or close to his normal racing line, which forms a slight angle away from the right hand wall. From the exit to the point of contact he move approximately one car width further away from the wall. Perez moved approximately half a car width further away from the same wall, being more parallel to the right hand wall. It was thus apparent that while ahead, and having the right to drive his line, Sainz did move slightly towards a car that he had limited vision of. At the same time, there was nothing unusual about Perez’ line, but he could have done more to avoid the car that he had better view of.

In conclusion, the Stewards deem this to be a racing incident with neither driver being predominantly at fault, and take no further action.

Not surprised. They generally prefer to give no penalty in situations which there are more than one driver at guilt. But actually I believe both of them deserved a penalty there. Anyway, everyone has their own opinion on it. 


Yes, we are in a new race week now and the next stop is Singapore.


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Verstappen says he is expecting Red Bull to get better here. But I think the opposite. Because they don't have a good history here. Perez won the 2022 GP but Verstappen finished terrible. Other than that year there isn't any winner from Red Bull for so many years. Since Vettel era I mean. 

By the way there is a new DRS zone added to the Singapore track - between Turn 14 and 16. Now there are 4 DRS zones on this track which is crazy.    As far as I know it is added after a big demand from teams to increase the competition level.

[Volgastallion]

Nothing:
https://www.fia.com/events/fia-formula-one-world-championship/season-2024/2024-fia-formula-one-world-championship

The Stewards checked the driving line of the drivers on pervious laps. Sainz was on or close to his normal racing line, which forms a slight angle away from the right hand wall. From the exit to the point of contact he move approximately one car width further away from the wall. Perez moved approximately half a car width further away from the same wall, being more parallel to the right hand wall. It was thus apparent that while ahead, and having the right to drive his line, Sainz did move slightly towards a car that he had limited vision of. At the same time, there was nothing unusual about Perez’ line, but he could have done more to avoid the car that he had better view of.

In conclusion, the Stewards deem this to be a racing incident with neither driver being predominantly at fault, and take no further action.

Not surprised. They generally prefer to give no penalty in situations which there are more than one driver at guilt. But actually I believe both of them deserved a penalty there. Anyway, everyone has their own opinion on it. 

I agree with the marshalls, i dont see a clear fault of anyone, so.... its ok for me to not give a penalty, plus if you give a penalty only to one is gonna be a scandal why to X and no to the other driver, so they prefer to make a salomonic decission.

Plus no one change so much his direction so for me racing incident.

[rdbase]

After checking these odds for the race was thrown back abit after seeing Verstappen sitting at massive 10.00x on the markets.
Even if it is prior to the Practice & Qualification sessions before the Singapore GP Final Race.

Here are those markets of both the qualification and race before this week's festivities begin on the street circuit:

https://sportsbet.io/sports/formula-1/formula-1/singapore-grand-prix-2024-qualification/matches


https://sportsbet.io/sports/formula-1/formula-1/singapore-grand-prix-2024-race/matches

[rdbase]

So around 15 minutes until the first practice session gets underway to finally kick-off this race weekend for the Singapore Grand Prix.

Don't know if anybody else had noticed but there is a cryptocurrency convention going on right now there as they are running this GP.
Token 2049 is happening and look who is at the convention!

None other than Max&Lando to represent the F1 and show the sports love that is all cryptocurrency.
https://www.asia.token2049.com/speakers

[danherbias07]

Practice 1 done.


https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2024/races/1246/singapore/practice/1

Max Verstappen at 4th place, ergh. Carlos Sainz is in 3rd place and said he was complaining about his break balance after finishing the race. Yuki Tsunoda was in 5th place and was also displeased with his team giving him late instructions. Oscar Piastri still finished 6th place despite having some delayed time due to a component issue.
Leclerc on the other hand had a smooth sail finishing the 1st place although Lando Norris was just behind him by +0.076s.