Well that was fun, despite the shortened version. So pleased for Checko,
and did you see the joyous sideways look from VER on the podium ;- )

And have we ever seen a car snap in half quite like that before ?

geoff

On 5/29/2022 7:20 PM, geoff wrote:
> Well that was fun,

Yes. I thought it was quite interesting.
(I've thought most races this year were more entertaining
than the vast majority in past years.)
As in most races that have rain come before,
IMHO a lot of actions taken were rather hard
to predict, whither they would be 'right' or 'wrong'.
In other words, LUCK played a pretty fair role
in deciding results.

Sometimes it just is, what it is.
Sorry Charles Leclere, that just turned out to
be the way that wet cookie fell apart.
Better luck next time.
Enjoy it all you can Checko!
On a different track Pierre Gasly probably
would have gotten a better result.

Poor Haas - good luck with your budget, and
happy your performance is better this year.

> despite the shortened version. So pleased for Checko,
> and did you see the joyous sideways look from VER on the podium ;- )
>

> And have we ever seen a car snap in half quite like that before ?
> geoff

I believe we have several times.
Certainly in 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix - Romain Grosjean.
Didier Peroni had his front end ripped off.
A local guy in late 60s - sadly had seat belts connected
back to engine supports!!!!!!!!!

On 30/05/2022 4:05 pm, a425couple wrote:
> On 5/29/2022 7:20 PM, geoff wrote:
>> Well that was fun,
>
> Yes.  I thought it was quite interesting.
> (I've thought most races this year were more entertaining
> than the vast majority in past years.)
> As in most races that have rain come before,
> IMHO a lot of actions taken were rather hard
> to predict, whither they would be 'right' or 'wrong'.
> In other words, LUCK played a pretty fair role
> in deciding results.
>
> Sometimes it just is, what it is.
> Sorry Charles Leclere, that just turned out to
> be the way that wet cookie fell apart.
> Better luck next time.
> Enjoy it all you can Checko!
> On a different track Pierre Gasly probably
> would have gotten a better result.
>
> Poor Haas - good luck with your budget, and
> happy your performance is better this year.
>
>> despite the shortened version. So pleased for Checko, and did you see the joyous sideways look
>> from VER on the podium ;- )
>>
>
>> And have we ever seen a car snap in half quite like that before ?
>> geoff
>
> I believe we have several times.
> Certainly in 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix - Romain Grosjean.
> Didier Peroni had his front end ripped off.
> A local guy in late 60s - sadly had seat belts connected
> back to engine supports!!!!!!!!!

The FIA mandated that with the new for 2022 cars there has to be more of a 'break point' at the
gearbox so that cars will shed the rear axle and gearbox more readily thus losing mass / energy in
a crash.
--
Shaun.

"Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy little classification
in the DSM"
David Melville

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On 30/05/2022 5:36 pm, ~misfit~ wrote:

>
> The FIA mandated that with the new for 2022 cars there has to be more of
> a 'break point'  at the gearbox so that cars will shed the rear axle and
> gearbox more readily thus losing mass / energy in a crash.

Seems to work ...

geoff

Great race as always. Was afraid the rain would cause another Spa disaster but it dried out in time for a wonderful race.