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2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix - [RACE] discussion thread 🏎️ (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by wes@lemmy.world [M] to c/formula1@lemmy.world

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ROUND 17: 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan

FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2024

Circuit stats

Circuit name: Baku City Circuit
First Grand Prix: 2016
Number of laps: 51
Circuit Length: 6.003 km
Race Distance: 306.049 km
Lap record: 1:43.009 Charles Leclerc (2019)
2023 winner: Sergio Perez

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[–] Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Piastri will be competing for the WDC next year

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[–] calamitycastle@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago

This year! My prediction is he wins p2

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[–] Microw@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

They planned on Piastri playing the team game for Norris and now Norris did it for Piastri by holding Perez back lol

[–] Microw@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Piastri is defending excellently. Not the smallest error so far, no matter how close Leclerc comes with DRS

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[–] calamitycastle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Champions drive

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[–] Microw@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Crazy that there are actual battles in the last few laps! Norris-Verstappen and Leclerc-Perez battles basically determine who will lead the WCC after this round

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[–] exanime@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I have to say, Norris kind of spanked Max today.

Norris has been eating away at Max's win but today he started 15 (I think) and Max 6. Norris ended up ahead of Max who only gained a spot after the Checco/Sainz crash.

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[–] lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Excellent racing so far.

[–] Microw@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

WTF happened there??

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[–] Jozav@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Looked like a puncture back left for Sainz?

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[–] flabbergast@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

This feels like the most likely explanation to me, it looked like SAI got almost sucked into the inside of PER's car...

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[–] Jozav@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I just had another look at Sergio's on board. He touched the back left of Carloz who was slowly drifting towards him. Could have been avoided by Sergio.

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[–] flabbergast@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago

Ah thank you, that explains it.

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[–] Thade780@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

My guess is Carlos was blinded by the light after the turn and couldn't properly see he was inching to the left.

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[–] Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Perez could have avoided that and got his best result for a long time. Hell he could still have overtaken sainz there if he just moved left slightly

Edit : I guess perez was also slightly blinded by the sun and did not realise he was drifting towards sainz. Unfortunate

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[–] jonne@infosec.pub 4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

It's kind of irresponsible to be racing at that time of day if drivers end up going down a straight blind like that. They should probably move the start to a bit earlier in the day.

Russell said he couldn't see shit going past the accident and they were lucky they both were on the side of the road and hadn't bounced back into the middle.

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[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

But I'm from the UK and it would inconvenience me if the race were any earlier

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[–] jonne@infosec.pub 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Fine, we'll just endanger the drivers for your convenience.

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[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

How about, as a compromise, we race earlier in the day but shine a spotlight down the straight so the drivers are still blinded?

(And if you haven't worked it out yet, I'm joking)

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[–] jonne@infosec.pub 1 point 2 years ago

Yeah, I got that.

I'm actually wondering if a night race could be an option.

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[–] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

My guess is that both were trying to catch Leclerc's slipstream and were focused on Leclerc and not each other. That said if I had to assign blame I think it's more on Perez than Sainz.

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[–] Microw@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

Perez was driving a straight line, wasn't he? Carlos was driving ever so lightly left

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[–] Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

I thought he was drifting slightly right to go towards the racing line. Sainz was drifting more though. Still I think perez was much better placed to prevent that crash

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[–] calamitycastle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

But ahead of Perez, who could have adjusted but didn't for some reason

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[–] Microw@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

We'll see what they say but I guess the low sun could be an explanation

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[–] Thade780@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago

I would need to watch their cameras at that point to be sure, but from the replay on the fixed camera that's the impression I got.

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[–] Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 years ago*

Man what a crazy race

[–] Nighed@sffa.community 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Traditionally, this is when either a Ferrari engine or a red bull tire lets go

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[–] Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Well a Ferrari and a Red Bull did end up in the wall

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[–] l_b_i@yiffit.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I don't think you can blame that crash on engine or tires.

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[–] Worx@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 years ago

If Perez's tires had given up one corner sooner, he wouldn't have been there to hit Saintz. If Saintz's engine was performing better, he would have been far enough ahead to not hit Perez

/s

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[–] lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Omg omg omg omg omg omg

[–] Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

And breathe

[–] lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago*

I wonder how Stroll's puncture happened.

Edit: Contact with Tsunoda.

[–] Nighed@sffa.community 3 points 2 years ago

Norris looks to be going fast enough