Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024 (Saturday race)Formula 1 

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First car totaled this year with Zhou just now?
 
That's probably the end of that session

edit: They are going back out with 5 mins left, this will be a traffic jam
 
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Kick Sauber again out of Q2.
 
Alpine and Sargeant also go out. Haas and Bearman comfortably through to Q2
 
Oof, that red flag will not help anyone.
 
Race control fail again, Hullenberg off and it took almost a full lap for them to throw a yellow and now it's red flagged.

What if someone went off starting their flier? Bizarre not to call that sooner.
 
MBS should call off the race for this!
 
MagpieRacer
Race control fail again, Hullenberg off and it took almost a full lap for them to throw a yellow and now it's red flagged.

What if someone went off starting their flier? Bizarre not to call that sooner.
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For context, at Formula 1 events, marshals are specifically briefed for Qualifying to not put a Yellow Flag out unless absolutely necessary. Race Control don't want yellows out for cars spinning or running wide because they then have to - shock horror - penalise drivers for ignoring Yellow Flags. So in qualifying, unless the car is in the wall or spun in the middle of the track, Race Control do not want a yellow flag out. This was blindingly obvious because the yellow didn't come out until after the last car has passed Hulk on a quali lap, and the Red Flag waited for a few laps to be complete.


****ing penalise drivers for ignoring Yellow Flags and NONE of these stupid rules have to exist.
 
Bearman almost knocked Lewis out of Q3
 
Well done Leclerc for getting on the front row but I doubt it matters. Likely another 1-2 tomorrow. Going to be a long season.

Nice contest between the McLaren boys, even if they’re too nice to have any proper battles during a race.
 
Max finally got pole on this circuit and also finally beat Lewis's 2021 lap. Impressive this generation of car can beat the last generation already.
 
Jimlaad43
For context, at Formula 1 events, marshals are specifically briefed for Qualifying to not put a Yellow Flag out unless absolutely necessary. Race Control don't want yellows out for cars spinning or running wide because they then have to - shock horror - penalise drivers for ignoring Yellow Flags. So in qualifying, unless the car is in the wall or spun in the middle of the track, Race Control do not want a yellow flag out. This was blindingly obvious because the yellow didn't come out until after the last car has passed Hulk on a quali lap, and the Red Flag waited for a few laps to be complete.


****ing penalise drivers for ignoring Yellow Flags and NONE of these stupid rules have to exist.
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I get that, stationary car on the outside of a very high speed complex seems pretty worthy of a yellow. Considering it took them nearly a full 90 seconds to do it.
 
MagpieRacer
I get that, stationary car on the outside of a very high speed complex seems pretty worthy of a yellow. Considering it took them nearly a full 90 seconds to do it.
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Agreed totally. That should be a yellow at all times and in any other series the yellow would be out. But Formula 1 decides to make up stupid rules all the time and this was one of them.
 
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Roo
As far as I can tell, Bearman will be the first driver to debut for the works Ferrari team in a world championship F1 race since Arturo Merzario in the 1972 British GP, anyone know of a more recent debutant in a Ferrari?
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He will also be the first driver to race with the number 38 since Christian Danner in the 1989 Canadian GP with Rial (not counting DNQs or third drivers).
 
Har1MAS1415
He will also be the first driver to race with the number 38 since Christian Danner in the 1989 Canadian GP with Rial (not counting DNQs or third drivers).
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Verstappen ran #38 at Toro Rosso (but only in FPs, had #33 since his race debut)

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Vettel had #38 at BMW too but also only in some FPs while racing #10 at Indianapolis on his debut (Vettels debut was before the personal driver #s were a thing in F1)
 
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Liquid
Bearman the first driver to be born after Schumacher's 7th title?

We're old.
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True. But not as old as Alonso must be feeling .
 
TumeK5
Yes, but Har specifically said race with number 38.
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That I did, I guess by excluding third drivers, I should have said excluding drivers who only drove in practice sessions using that number.
 
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That doesnt even happen in racing games
 
What kind of an engineer is that though, not even bothering to reply?
 
Ok. What happened?
 
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