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[quote=Anonymous]Thanks for taking the time to post!

[quote]I didn't see your post until just now. I've been watching F1 since I was in high school. However, I only watched the first season of Drive to Survive so I am not really caught up on much of what you are asking about.

F1 has a lot of complex rules. During qualifying there are no set times separating cars. They go out when the want. After coming out of the pit, the drivers will do at least one warm up lap during which they will not go full speed. In addition, because cars in front of them create turbulence, they try to keep some distance back from the car in front. While they are doing that, other cars are going full blast trying to set their best times for qualifying. Naturally this creates situations in which a fast car suddenly comes up on a slow car and has to either break or go off the racing line. The slow driver's crew should warn them of an approaching car and tell him to get off the racing line. But, sometimes the slow driver still interferes with the fast driver which should result in a penalty for the slow driver. In the situation you described, it seems like Yuki interfered with Verstappen rather than the other way around.[/quote]

Interesting - I thought it was like time trials in the Tour de France. It seems like you could try to mess with other drivers quite easily.

[quote]There are other moves that are illegal. Drivers are not supposed to swerve in the braking zone and are only allowed one blocking move and then another to return to the racing line. So drivers should not be swerving back and forth blocking someone behind them.[/quote]

I've noticed sometimes the drivers drive quite defensively, especially if they are trying to help their teammate who is ahead. It sounds like they can't swerve but can still position their car strategically. Again, I have this Tour de France mindset for some reason, but I guess it's not the same idea that there is one star and the other driver is supporting. Both drivers' points are important I know.

[quote]To reach this level of competition, drivers have to be very ruthless. Some are more blatantly aggressive than others. Magnusson is known to be uncompromising and more than willing to crash rather than give ground. Verstappen has gotten better over the last two years, but before that he was known to routinely force a competing driver to either cede the position or crash. This resulted in several crashes between him and Hamilton. Because I am a Hamilton fan, this put Verstappen at the top of my hated list.[/quote]

Hamilton seemed so untouchable for so long. He has appeared more human these past couple seasons but yes, I'd pick him over Verstappen any day.

[quote]The best drivers right now are Verstappen, Hamilton, and Alonzo. Put them in the same car and it would be anybody's guess which would win. The problem however, is that drivers tend to prefer certain characteristics in their car so the same car would not work for each. Years ago there were two tire manufacturers and the tires had different strengths and weaknesses. One brand favored some tracks and the other favored other tracks. Schumacher used one brand and Alonzo used the other. You could almost predict the winner before the race based on which tire worked best on the track.[/quote]

Regarding tires, I know there are dry tires and wet tires. And it seems that all cars need to stop 1-2 times to changes tires and that figuring out when to do the pit stop can make a big difference.

[quote]Probably the best young driver is Oscar Pastri. But, most of the drivers could be winners in the right car on any given day. A good way to tell who is good is watch a race that is wet. The rain removes some of the advantage of the car and increases the importance of the driver. Jenson Button once had the longest number of races without a win. But everyone knew he was good, he just didn't have the car. When he finally won, it was in the rain.[/quote]

Good tip. I wonder why they change the cars if they already have a good car. Like that one season it seemed like the change in cars made Mercedes go from the top to not the top. I can understand tweaking a little bit but it must have been a drastic change for such a big impact.

[quote]I have low expectations of Alpine and Williams. Steiner was very popular with fans and I was sorry to see him go. I personally think he has been plagued by not such great drivers. I like Hulkenberg however though he has not lived up to the expectations everyone had when he first started. [/quote]

Well, hopefully Steiner's book did well. I know it's not all the TP but he helped pick the drivers! Hulkenberg reminds me of a Hemsworth brother.

Thanks again for your insights![/quote]

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