Pick the Podium - F-1 - STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, December 2021

[Retroram52]

The F-1 Season comes down just two races left. This new track in Jeddah Saudi Arabia is a fast circuit with the best of all that F-1 has to offer. Hamilton is down just by 8 points to claim his 8th record title and he likes this sort of track. All of this in the midst of the passing of Frank Williams of Williams F-1 Racing at age 79. One of the pioneers of F-1 has passed away. SO we shall see how all this plays out this coming weekend.

 

[Retroram52]

In Tech Tuesday, Wolff is stating his car is the best he has produced. So Hamilton appears to be the early favorite on this brand new Venue in Saudi Arabia. We shall see.

Wolff says Mercedes car 'in best place it's been all season' as they aim to stop Verstappen being crowned in Jeddah | Formula 1®

With just two races left and two championships still on the line, Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has said that the W12 is performing better than it has been all season ahead of a high-speed street race at Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

www.formula1.com

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I AM STOKED!!!!!

The war of words has been entertaining the pas couple of weeks.

Lewis is weak because his physio lady is always with him, he needs support.

Horner calling Damon Hill and arse.

Marko flapping his gums about how FIA/Liberty favours Mercedes.

Toto says they're bringing the spicy engine...

 

[Retroram52]

Yea Hank. A lot yappin' going on to stoke the flames I suppose.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Lewis takes P1.

P2 shortly but I'm not watching till much later today.

Bottas .4 sec off Verstappen, Perez 1.3 seconds back...

 

[Retroram52]

Hamilton is samokin' this new venue. It is his kind of track and he is blowing by Verstappen. Something tells me this is the race he regains the championship lead and takes the whole affair to Abhu Dhabi next week for his 8th.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Championship lead changes will come down to what Bottas can do.

 

[Retroram52]

All the drivers are raving about how fast this new Jeddah Circuit is and Hamilton likes fast. Check-out his one lap ride-along-with-Hamilton vid on the Formula-1 web page. It is awesome.

 

[forty_three]

Max was just about to take pole and chunked it with 2 corners left in Q3. And likely poked a drive shaft through his new, but last free, gearbox.

At best, he starts P3 behind Lewis and Valtteri. If they have to change the gearbox, he gets a 5 place penalty.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Big Mouth Marko appealing the Hamilton verdicts.

The 2 instances don't seem the same to me.

But stewards are fickle...

Max spanking the wall made me smile.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Appeal shelved.

Hamilton
Bottas
Verstappen
Perez

 

[ckhokie]

HAM
VER
PER
GAS

 

[Retroram52]

I'll go with Hamilton, Verstappen, Bottas, Perez.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

did we find out if he will change gear box?

For now I will go

Hamilton
Verstappen
Bottas
Perez

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Supposedly they will take no risks and change it anyway.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

if they change it
I will go

Hamilton
Bottas
Verstappen
Perez

 

[Hank Kingsley]

if they change it
I will go

Hamilton
Bottas
Verstappen
Perez

I shottied that already.

 

[forty_three]

HAM
BOT
PER
LEC

Max bins it trying to get past.

Jos runs over a table in the parking lot.

 

[Retroram52]

If they change it, I'll go with Hamilton, Bottas, Verstappen, Perez.

 

[forty_three]

RBR is adamant it is fine and they are not swapping it.

If they pull a Ferrari/Leclerc at Monaco I may need hospitalization from laughing so hard.

 

[forty_three]

Fucking Bullshit. Should have red flagged right from the get go.