2017 Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 8:35 pm

2017 FORMULA 1 VTB RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX

Sochi

Season Standings

Last year's race

Daniil Kvyat crashes Sebastian Vettel in the first lap, making that his last Red Bull start.

Timetables
all times are local

Friday 28 April – Sunday 30 April 2017

Practice 1 Friday 11:00 – 12:30
Practice 2 Friday 15:00 – 16:30
Practice 3 Saturday 12:00 – 13:00
Qualifying Saturday 15:00 – 16:00
Race Sunday 15:00 – 17:00

looks like Putingrad GP itself a sponsor, I guess we'll have lots of racing at Russia in the coming years

iks · PostPosted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:26 pm

Never seen a Russian gp yet but I'll download this one since watching it live would require me to get up at 3 or 4am...and I'm actually more excited for f1 this year than IndyCar, except for Indy 500 of course.

$1000 on poor Stroll not finishing. He doesn't seem that bad so far but his luck has been horrible.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:52 pm

Turn 3

That is all.

Speedworx · PostPosted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 10:01 pm

Turn 3 is the only good point of this track

kals · PostPosted: Mon Apr 24, 2017 10:37 pm

There's a good part of this track? That's generous.

JJ · PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 12:07 am

Typical. Just a few days ago it nearly snowed in Sochi, and now it looks >20C° for the weekend.

No high expectations concerning the race. Hamilton or Vettel wins, Bottas is 3rd and Kimi struggles the whole weekend as will McLaren.

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 12:28 am

Don't forget Palmer too

iks · PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 1:08 am

JJ wrote:

Typical. Just a few days ago it nearly snowed in Sochi, and now it looks >20C° for the weekend.

No high expectations concerning the race. Hamilton or Vettel wins, Bottas is 3rd and Kimi struggles the whole weekend as will McLaren.

And zero chance of rain which is weird since sochi is pretty wet.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 1:22 am

And no Tesla Coils to zap the cars at random intervals, Mammoth tanks to launch missiles onto the track or sexy female assassins to distract the drivers with her feminine wiles as I thought all russian cities had when I was a kid playing Command and Conquer: Red Alert

Omega · PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:00 am

I am not excited about this GP.

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:42 am

Neither am I.

Also, turn 3? Easy flat with this year's grip, unless it rains of course.

micha · PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 11:15 am

Omega wrote:

I am not excited about this GP.

I'm more excited to see my ex and my ex in-laws on my kids birthday this sunday. And check the love-thread to so how excited I'd be to see her.....

Fabs · PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 1:19 pm

second race I won't watch this season.

Considering Barcelona is the next, I might only be back for Monaco.

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 1:38 pm

Last year's Barcelona was a terribly boring race, with early race drama, two simultaneous battles for the lead and for the podium up until the closing stages, and a historically record-breaking winner.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 3:54 pm

again they misplaced DRS zones, the first zone detection should be before turn 18 and activation zone right in the beggining of the straight

Fabs · PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 5:49 pm

Coldtyre wrote:

Last year's Barcelona was a terribly boring race, with early race drama, two simultaneous battles for the lead and for the podium up until the closing stages, and a historically record-breaking winner.

Yes, the same thing will happen this season for sure.

Woodski · PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 7:41 pm

I actually really like this track, as shit as the racing is for F1.

Artur Craft · PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 11:32 pm

Omega wrote:

I am not excited about this GP.

Well, I'm not excited about this GP, at all.

Turn 3 = useless easily flat bend

Woodski wrote:

I actually really like this track, as shit as the racing is for F1.

Different strokes for different folks..... but, to me, this one is like Valencia. Completely blend.

I watched Bahrain delayed, on the following wednesday of the GP. There is a very good chance I'll skip this one, unless it rains and/or there are lot's of interesting wrecks and shenanigans, which is highly unlikeky

Putin, shove you Russian money into something else, please

This is a quite neat graph:

Wish every series would do the same :thumbsup:

Aussies, from West to East, will watch on prime time. This is curious to me cause I always thought they had to watch Euro rounds on dreadful hours like 3am or something

iks · PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:07 am

Vneshtorgbank.

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:46 am

Fabs wrote:

Coldtyre wrote:

Last year's Barcelona was a terribly boring race, with early race drama, two simultaneous battles for the lead and for the podium up until the closing stages, and a historically record-breaking winner.

Yes, the same thing will happen this season for sure.

After 4/5-way battles early this season involving the 3 top teams in China and Bahrain, more than likely to be the same again.

And, it's all a bit too easy don't you think?
- Last year's race was boring: boring track, GP will suck.
- Last year's race was interesting: it won't happen again this year, GP will suck.

You'll have to realise at some point that the issue is in your head, not elsewhere.

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