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.
11 0 ReplyCross off the days on your Botass calendar
9 0 ReplyHahahah
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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
5 0 ReplyFor 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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I'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
7 0 ReplyApparently they're going for the "Hail Mary and hope for a safety car" strategy.
3 0 ReplyLovely
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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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SOMEONE IS DOING "NEOWWWW" NEXT TO THE MIC!!!
7 0 ReplyDoes no one have the fastest lap?
EDIT: took em only 22 laps lmao
6 0 ReplyWeird, right?
3 0 ReplyThey just forgor lmao
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What a year for Maxβ¦
6 0 ReplyGoing to go down in history
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Ferrari doesn't deserve Leclerc.
5 0 ReplyThe 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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The only one who can save ferrari now is Perez
EDIT: fuckin nevermind then
5 0 ReplyAbsolutely
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Bro, the one day I am tifosi and they fuck this up spectacularly.
4 0 ReplyI 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
4 0 ReplyYuki is the second Japanese driver to ever lead a GP!
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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
4 0 ReplyI think he just wanted DRS
1 0 ReplyAhhhh, that makes sense
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The cars in the midfield train with mediums are going to suffer from high degβ¦
3 0 ReplyMan, we could have had a Yuki win at one point. Pain...
3 0 ReplyLooks like a strategic race
3 0 ReplyIs it just me or did Lewis overtake off track t1 l1 like every race since Austin
3 0 ReplyJoined the stream 10 minutes late. Trying to catch up.
Tsunoda doing an absolutely excellent job so far.
3 0 ReplyNaughty Fernando!
3 0 ReplyThe guy was looking for the DRS line⦠:D
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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¦
2 0 ReplySainz needs to put mediums. What is Ferrari waiting for?
2 0 ReplyFor salvation
2 0 ReplyHahaha!
1 0 ReplyIβm 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?
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McLaren just unravelling.... fucking hell boys
2 0 ReplyThey cooked the tires with all the fight
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Toto trying to motivate Lewis a bit.
2 0 ReplyLol! βYouβre FAST my boy!β XDDD
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Carlos needs to let Charles pass and inconvenience George as much as possible
2 0 ReplyInvestigation after the race for Hamilton?
2 0 ReplyMight 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.
4 0 ReplyAnd one for Gasly
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This race sums up the state of F1 these days......
2 0 ReplyLmfao Russell
1 0 ReplyAbsolutely jover for ferrari
1 0 ReplyWith those 5s for Perez, no way Ferrari can opt for 2nd position
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Oh, so ferrari just gambled on luck. Cool.
1 0 ReplyHow convenient.
1 0 ReplyStroll paid actor by Mercedes /s
1 0 ReplyI sure love being a Ricciardo fan :)
1 0 ReplyWhat a snoozer
1 0 ReplyWow! Charles! :O
1 0 ReplyDRS may be interestingβ¦
1 0 ReplyNorris in front of Piastri. The guyβs going for it. :)
1 0 ReplyRussell is having a great race. He may win the 2nd place for Mercedes
1 0 ReplySainz going for a 1 stop?
1 0 ReplyI understand strategy, but this is absolutely disgraceful.
2 4 ReplyReally? I love this. It's pure F1. Finding ways to win by bending the rules as hard as possible.
7 0 ReplyAs 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
6 0 ReplyOof 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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PΓ©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.
1 3 ReplyI don't know...I'm not sure that was a deserved penalty.
3 0 ReplyI 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.
4 0 ReplyMore of a racing incident
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