Motorsport OMG / WTF moments - Racing Funnies, Fails, Crashes, And Randomness

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Im not looking for an arguement, maybe just some clarification...

While I get that De Jong is partially responsible here, to me it seems as though the Redbull driver ran him off the road a bit. In my eyes, that's not just closing the door, that's slamming it shut while someone is in the doorway.

De Jong had overlap well before the contact. When the contact happened, he was inside the Redbull's wheels.

I get that De Jong maybe should have backed off, but at the same time, I don't think the Redbull driver had any right to move that far to his right, knowing there was another car there.
 
It was 50/50. It probably was never going to work around the outside, but the car was there nonetheless. He only went into the barrier because he was forced there.
 
As soon as a driver is alongside another, you have to leave a cars width between your own car and the white lines. Gasly did not do this, and there really was not need to run him out of room either. De Jong would never have kept it around the outside through Blanchimont.
 
It is still a brave move.

I think he was lucky. That's not to say he doesn't have real talent, but he was lucky. At Monaco we were left saying what an eejit he was when we were so close to "seeing genius". Spa could have been another Monaco, but much worse. Passing at all costs in Blanchimont really carries very high costs.
 
I think he was lucky. That's not to say he doesn't have real talent, but he was lucky. At Monaco we were left saying what an eejit he was when we were so close to "seeing genius". Spa could have been another Monaco, but much worse. Passing at all costs in Blanchimont really carries very high costs.

I've always thought we race fans are a funny bunch like that :lol:

If someone tries a daring or risky move, the driver's either a hero or a zero....there's no middle ground. Obviously, because the stakes are so high, a failed attempt can have extreme consequences. Personally though, I don't think a failed attempt like De Jong's, or Max's at Monaco, make them idiots.
 
I think he was lucky. That's not to say he doesn't have real talent, but he was lucky. At Monaco we were left saying what an eejit he was when we were so close to "seeing genius". Spa could have been another Monaco, but much worse. Passing at all costs in Blanchimont really carries very high costs.
In my opinion overtakes like those is what makes F1 more entertaining and sometimes Drivers need to be on the optimum limit to succeed as we see in Verstappen promising blips of 'hunger' especially the pass on Nasr and when he tried to overtake Raikkonen at Les Combes but failed.
 
I've always thought we race fans are a funny bunch like that :lol:

If someone tries a daring or risky move, the driver's either a hero or a zero....there's no middle ground. Obviously, because the stakes are so high, a failed attempt can have extreme consequences. Personally though, I don't think a failed attempt like De Jong's, or Max's at Monaco, make them idiots.

I think this post explains precisely why we have DRS, and more specifically people complaining so regularly about DRS!
 
The 2003 Jaguar was not exactly a cat, more of a dog of a car. But the late Justin Wilson wrung it's neck at Hockenheim... and put it ahead both Ferraris. Wonderful driving, sound, and to me a golden time for F1.



That car had one lap pace, Webber put in on the front row in Hungary, could've even been pole,

But man those cars looked gorgeous and the sound is so perfect! Screw this hybrid nonsense! I want that now!
 
That car had one lap pace, Webber put in on the front row in Hungary, could've even been pole,

But man those cars looked gorgeous and the sound is so perfect! Screw this hybrid nonsense! I want that now!
V10 era were truly the greatest in my opinion.
 
That video reminds me how much I don't miss the HURRR SHOUTY NOISE NOISE V10 headache makers. The only F1 race I've ever been to was the 2005 British GP; the noise of 20 of the damn things going past was awful. I'm looking forward to hearing the current generation cars in person one day.

In other news, NASCAR officials do their best Elmer Fudd impression at Bristol:

 
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That video reminds me how much I don't miss the HURRR SHOUTY NOISE NOISE V10 headache makers. The only F1 race I've ever been to was the 2005 British GP; the noise of 20 of the damn things going past was awful. I'm looking forward to hearing the current generation cars in person one day...

Not sure if sarcastic or the only person I've ever heard say they prefer the new hybrids?!?
 
Not sure if sarcastic or the only person I've ever heard say they prefer the new hybrids?!?

No sarcasm involved. There was a time when I didn't mind the V10s and V8s, but only because I'd grown up with them and didn't know there could be anything better. As I understand it the hybrids allow you to hear so much more - the turbo whine, the tyre screech, the rumble over the kerbs, even the person sat next to you - and it's a sound, or rather a collection of sounds, that I want to experience. The 10s & 8s I merely reluctantly tolerated.

I've said this before: the best sounding cars at Le Mans over the past few years have been the Audis, because they don't bellow at you. The Corvettes, Astons, Ferraris - indeed pretty much all the GT cars, and a number of LMPs - could do with turning the noise down. Anyone can go fast noisely; going fast quietly is much more impressive, using all that energy otherwise wasted as sound to make the car move more quickly (or, in Audi's case, moving as quickly as everyone else but using less energy and thus fuel to do it).
 
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No sarcasm involved. There was a time when I didn't mind the V10s and V8s, but only because I'd grown up with them and didn't know there could be anything better. As I understand it the hybrids allow you to hear so much more - the turbo whine, the tyre screech, the rumble over the kerbs, even the person sat next to you - and it's a sound, or rather a collection of sounds, that I want to experience. The 10s & 8s I merely reluctantly tolerated.

I've said this before: the best sounding cars at Le Mans over the past few years have been the Audis, because they don't bellow at you. The Corvettes, Astons, Ferraris - indeed pretty much all the GT cars, and a number of LMPs - could do with turning the noise down. Anyone can go fast noisely; going fast quietly is much more impressive, using all that energy otherwise wasted as sound to make the car move more quickly (or, in Audi's case, moving as quickly as everyone else but using less energy and thus fuel to do it).

That's interesting. I've been lucky enough to experience both the new hybrids and the previous generation V8.

I was in a similar situation as you and wanted to experience the new sound. I do think they sound super cool hearing all the turbos etc but it's nothing compared to the overwhelming experience you get with an awesomely loud high revving engine note :drool:

They were much quieter than I expected too, although not disimilar to the hybrid le-mans cars in terms of loudness.
 
I saw a Minardi about 11 years ago. I was only about 5, and I loved the noise of F5000 and historic F1 cars, so I was excited to listen to it.

I remember being extremely disappointed. It was like being momentarily deafened by the world's loudest power drill.
 
Everybody is different, personally I savour deafening race cars. The European Drag Racing Finals are on next weekend and I can't wait to have the cobwebs blown from my ears and to feel my bones shaking.
 
Oh, I absolutely love loud race cars. Standing next to the Napier Bentley when it fires up is one of the best feelings in the world. My problem is the actual noise produced. A loud race car that rumbles, bangs and pops gives an incredible sensation, and it feels alive. A monotonous high-pitched squeal evokes no mechanical emotion.
 
I saw the old V10 F2003 GA doing demo runs at Knockhill in 2006 and I absolutely loved the sound of it. The V8s were pretty good sound to when they were allowed to rev to the stratosphere. The new V6 hybrids? They don't sound that good to me as they're a little too quiet.
 
Considering my experience from the 2008 British GP, I always thought the V8 F1 cars sounded better on TV than in real life. There's something about that level of noise that kills the sound and makes it indistinguishable from any other noise. I guess that also applies to the V10s, with the V6s being the opposite.
 
Everybody is different, personally I savour deafening race cars. The European Drag Racing Finals are on next weekend and I can't wait to have the cobwebs blown from my ears and to feel my bones shaking.

Santa Pod?

I used to go to about 6 meets a year up there its only about 10 miles down the road and I hear it quite often. The main memory I have is of the sound of the Dragsters.

Personally I prefer the V8/10 to the Hybrids we have now.
 
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