Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2022

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 6:11 pm

Jeddah Corniche Circuit

Last year's race

Red flags, late race shenanigans and team radio confusion. All happened in Jeddah while championship battle came to a draw-winner takes it all for the final race

Season standings
after round 1

Code:

DRIVERS
POS   DRIVER   NATIONALITY   CAR   PTS
1   Charles Leclerc   MON   FERRARI   26
2   Carlos Sainz   ESP   FERRARI   18
3   Lewis Hamilton   GBR   MERCEDES   15
4   George Russell   GBR   MERCEDES   12
5   Kevin Magnussen   DEN   HAAS FERRARI   10
6   Valtteri Bottas   FIN   ALFA ROMEO FERRARI   8
7   Esteban Ocon   FRA   ALPINE RENAULT   6
8   Yuki Tsunoda   JPN   ALPHATAURI RBPT   4
9   Fernando Alonso   ESP   ALPINE RENAULT   2
10   Zhou Guanyu   CHN   ALFA ROMEO FERRARI   1
11   Mick Schumacher   GER   HAAS FERRARI   0
12   Lance Stroll   CAN   ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES   0
13   Alexander Albon   THA   WILLIAMS MERCEDES   0
14   Daniel Ricciardo   AUS   MCLAREN MERCEDES   0
15   Lando Norris   GBR   MCLAREN MERCEDES   0
16   Nicholas Latifi   CAN   WILLIAMS MERCEDES   0
17   Nico Hulkenberg   GER   ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES   0
18   Sergio Perez   MEX   RED BULL RACING RBPT   0
19   Max Verstappen   NED   RED BULL RACING RBPT   0

CONSTRUCTORS
POS   TEAM   PTS
1   FERRARI   44
2   MERCEDES   27
3   HAAS FERRARI   10
4   ALFA ROMEO FERRARI   9
5   ALPINE RENAULT   8
6   ALPHATAURI RBPT   4
7   ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES   0
8   WILLIAMS MERCEDES   0
9   MCLAREN MERCEDES   0
10   RED BULL RACING RBPT   0

Timetables
all times are local (GMT+3)

Code:

THURSDAY 24th MARCH

Promoter Activity   Spectator Pit Lane Walk   16:00 - 17:30
Promoter Activity   Saudi Supercar Club   20:05 - 20:35
F1 Experiences   F1 Experiences Track Tour, Trophy Photo & Pit Lane Walk   21:00 - 22:30
F1 Experiences   Pit Lane Walk   21:00 - 22:30

FRIDAY 25th MARCH      

Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East   Practice Session   13:10 - 13:55
Formula 1   F1 Driver & Media Activity   13:00 - 15:00
FIA Formula 2   Practice Session   14:25 - 15:10
Formula 1   Pit Stop Practice   15:10 - 15:40
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Track Tour   15:20 - 15:50
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk   15:20 - 16:20
FIA   F1 Car Presentation   15:30 - 16:30
Promoter Activity   Saudi Supercar Club   15:55 - 16:25
FORMULA 1   FIRST PRACTICE SESSION   17:00 - 18:00
FIA Formula 2   Qualifying Session   18:25 - 18:55
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Track Tour   19:00 - 19:30
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk   19:00 - 19:40
FIA Formula 2   Press Conference   19:25 - 19:55
FORMULA 1   SECOND PRACTICE SESSION   20:00 - 21:00
Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East   Second Practice   21:40 - 22:25

SATURDAY 26th MARCH   
   
Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East   Qualifying Session   13:50 - 14:20
Formula 1   Team Pit Stop Practice   14:30 - 15:00
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Track Tour   14:30 - 15:00
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk   14:40 - 15:00
Formula 1   Teams Press Conference   14:30 - 15:30
FIA Formula 2   Sprint Race (20 Laps or 45 Mins+1 Lap)   15:30 - 16:20
FIA Formula 2   Press Conference   16:40 - 17:00
FORMULA 1   THIRD PRACTICE SESSION   17:00 - 18:00
Promoter Activity   Saudi Supercar Club   18:05 - 18:35
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Track Tour   19:00 - 19:30
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk   19:00 - 19:40
FORMULA 1   QUALIFYING SESSION   20:00 - 21:00
Formula 1   Press Conference   21:00 - 22:00
Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East   First Race (10 Laps or 25 Mins)   22:15 - 22:45

SUNDAY 27th MARCH   
   
Promoter Activity   Saudi Supercar Club   13:15 - 13:45
Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East   Second Race (10 Laps or 25 Mins)   15:10 - 15:40
FIA Formula 2   Feature Race (28 Laps or 60 Mins+1 Lap)   16:55 - 18:00
Formula 1   Drivers' Parade   18:00 - 18:30
Paddock Club   Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk   18:05 - 19:00
FIA Formula 2   Press Conference   18:20 - 18:50
Formula 1   National Anthem   19:44 - 19:46
FORMULA 1   GRAND PRIX (50 LAPS OR 120 MINS)   20:00 - 22:00

we stay on the desert nights for more on track derpness

MotoKris1 · PostPosted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 6:25 pm

I wasn't expecting that race again that quickly. I just hope that they will not end in the sand somewhere (F2 or F1)

EAS · PostPosted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 6:59 pm

Certainly there is a risk to the race
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-ea ... 022-03-20/

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 7:32 pm

Last year during the Formula E event there were missiles flying over the track just after the race, but the anti-missile system worked out to prevent an actual attack

JJ · PostPosted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 8:02 pm

Feels weird to have another race in Saudi Arabia within a few months.

Still think a serious accident is waiting to happen (last year's F2 start crash could have happened anywhere, so it not the track's fault). They haven't addressed the problem regarding the speed difference of cars doing a hot lap and those doing their out lap or cool-down lap. We haven't seen modern F1 cars going into the catch fence, so it's difficult to predict how it will end. Well, let's hope for the best.

Since the track is so fast, I expect Ferrari engine teams be once again strong. Another good weekend for Haas and Alfa Romeo? We'll see. Last year all focus was given to Verstappen-Hamilton battle (rightfully so), meaning that we missed all racing behind them. Luckily the WDC fight is not important yet, so hopefully we see more coverage from mid-field.

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:03 am

EAS wrote:

Certainly there is a risk to the race
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-ea ... 022-03-20/

Where they write "threat", I only read "just retribution", for droning Yemeni kids so hard they became afraid of sunny skies.

But the track is cool so I won't hide my hypocrisy and selective outrage. I can't wait for on-track action, qualy last year was intense, and so was the race.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 12:44 pm

looks like there'll be extra fireworks this year

SBan83 · PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:32 pm

I assume they pussified that corner everyone was complaining about.

RtN · PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 3:12 pm

JJ wrote:

Feels weird to have another race in Saudi Arabia within a few months.

Someone on Atlas has pointed out that this is the fifth consecutive F1 race to be held in the desert under floodlights.

amq55 · PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 3:41 pm

RtN wrote:

JJ wrote:

Feels weird to have another race in Saudi Arabia within a few months.

Someone on Atlas has pointed out that this is the fifth consecutive F1 race to be held in the desert under floodlights.

Good, get them over with already.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 3:41 pm

RtN wrote:

Someone on Atlas has pointed out that this is the fifth consecutive F1 race to be held in the desert under floodlights.

if those races were run as the parallel "Formula One Middle East Night Championship", only Hamilton and Verstappen would be in contention for the title, given aggregate results for the past 4 races, as seen in this spreadsheet

JJ · PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 4:00 pm

Lol. It's very likely that by 2030 the highest motorsport category is "Formula E Middle East Night World Championship", with a few flyaway races in Soviet-Europe and the Chinese Empire.

RtN · PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 4:03 pm

amq55 wrote:

RtN wrote:

JJ wrote:

Feels weird to have another race in Saudi Arabia within a few months.

Someone on Atlas has pointed out that this is the fifth consecutive F1 race to be held in the desert under floodlights.

Good, get them over with already.

The problem is that we then move onto the American carparks under floodlights.

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 4:05 pm

JJ wrote:

Still think a serious accident is waiting to happen (last year's F2 start crash could have happened anywhere, so it not the track's fault). They haven't addressed the problem regarding the speed difference of cars doing a hot lap and those doing their out lap or cool-down lap. We haven't seen modern F1 cars going into the catch fence, so it's difficult to predict how it will end. Well, let's hope for the best.

Yeah, this still seems like an inappropriate track tbh. IIRC they have moved some walls to improve sightlines, but this will also increase speeds through those corners.

Come to think of it, have we *ever* seen an F1 car go into a fence? I'm not sure Barrichello at Imola counts.

Gaara · PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 4:21 pm

gkmotorsport wrote:

JJ wrote:

Still think a serious accident is waiting to happen (last year's F2 start crash could have happened anywhere, so it not the track's fault). They haven't addressed the problem regarding the speed difference of cars doing a hot lap and those doing their out lap or cool-down lap. We haven't seen modern F1 cars going into the catch fence, so it's difficult to predict how it will end. Well, let's hope for the best.

Yeah, this still seems like an inappropriate track tbh. IIRC they have moved some walls to improve sightlines, but this will also increase speeds through those corners.

Come to think of it, have we *ever* seen an F1 car go into a fence? I'm not sure Barrichello at Imola counts.

Villeneuve, Melbourne '01 counts right?

JJ · PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 4:30 pm

Gaara wrote:

Villeneuve, Melbourne '01 counts right?

I think that's the only one with footage.

For unseen accidents, I think Pedro Lamy's Silvestone testing crash in 1994 counts.

http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/cpdb/cras ... ditid1=253

There are probably other testing accidents which are either forgotten or don't have enough details to know what happened.

And of course there's the fatal accident of Gilles Villeneuve...

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 4:45 pm

I feel that this page has minor manifestations of Europe's deepest fears these days: a pathological, paralysing rejection of Death; and a deep dread of losing significance on the world stage.

RtN · PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 4:48 pm

For the record, I don't have any issue with grand prix being held outside of Europe, I just wish the surroundings would be slightly more aesthetic than a sea of either sand or tarmac, all of it in the dark.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 4:50 pm

I'd be up for a F1 winter series on the middle east, as long they run older cars leveled up by a BoP and use upcoming talented drivers and other ones from other series like MotoGP, rallying or IndyCar

Juihi · PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2022 9:13 pm

RtN wrote:

For the record, I don't have any issue with grand prix being held outside of Europe, I just wish the surroundings would be slightly more aesthetic than a sea of either sand or tarmac, all of it in the dark.

I personally love the setting of Bahrain at least, the lights in the desert night, idk but I get Arabian nights vibes

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