Grand Prix of Mexico City (Indianapolis Motor Speedway) | November 5-7, 2021

Seven pages deep and the race hasn't even kicked off yet. 🙂
I remember back in the day, we wouldn't even get this much heat for full races and commentary.

cosmiccyclist8 said:...starting a thread about New York City instead of reminiscing about the most intense race ever held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway 🕺...

Honestly, starting a thread like this is really just an excuse to check the schedule and maybe see if it's going to rain.

graniteharbor502 said:Let’s speed this up—how much chaos should we expect at Turn 1, and who are our main actors?

A four-car pileup at Turn 1: Perez, Bottas, Verstappen, and Hamilton.

Let's look at more... scenarios.

Working backward here:

Mazepin triggers the mess; his potential victims could be Latifi, Giovinazzi, Tsunoda, or Russell.

As for the front of the pack?

Perez is my first thought. His drive to win on home soil might push him toward a reckless move.
And then there's...
Sainz has enough potential to pull something ambitious.

All in all, I'd say there's a 49% chance of a collision and a 51% chance things stay clean during the opening lap.
It's possible the Mercedes drivers get a great launch and pull away immediately. That said, if Lewis goes beast mode off the line, Bottas will likely instinctively play wingman to cover his back.
ADDITION: No matter how much Verstappen has matured mentally, those split seconds of pure madness are dangerous; especially if Lewis has a poor start, Max will find that extra surge of motivation to overtake him before Turn 1—no matter the cost.

This looks like a recipe for disaster...
Starting Haas in 14th and 15th, right behind much faster drivers like Tsunoda, Norris, Ocon, Russell, and Stroll? It smells like a total meltdown within the first five laps.

graniteharbor502 said:Check the last pic—there's the schedule at the end of the first post. Though, fingers crossed Alan actually listens to us and puts the schedule somewhere more obvious next time.

"Fingers crossed"!?

You're a moderator—you've got all the tools you need to stop "hoping" and just start threatening people until they actually do what you want.

The rest of us regular folks get stuck with hope, but definitely not you.

Robert Cox46 said:Honestly, you only open that thing to check the schedule or maybe see if it's gonna rain.

Exactly! The schedule is everything.

graniteharbor502 said:The schedule is right there at the end of the first post on that last image. Still, I hope Alan starts paying more attention to what the forum users want regarding the schedule being in a clearer spot (and maybe a clearer format).

I don't really get how it isn't visible. I know the graphics overlaying the images make things difficult again, kind of like how we struggle with the TV broadcast every year. One idea I have is to turn the thread intros into actual previews before the races start. I thought about making a video for YouTube, but I'm worried about getting flagged.

The schedule on that image is 600px wide. I honestly don't see how it's not readable. The numbers are 16px font, red, paired with white text for the descriptions, all set against a dark background.

And as for the "forum users," so far it's just been the President complaining about how much I understand. Or the bashing over on PP.

wow, I don't get this whole argument. We aren't little kids who need massive drawings and giant letters like a first-grade textbook.

Raymond Anderson4 said:This race is going to be intense regarding the constructors' standings, especially with Mercedes-Red Bull, Ferrari-McLaren, and Alpine-Aston Martin all fighting for position.

I’m calling it now: I think Mercedes will grab P1 or P2 during qualifying.

☕

Could someone please drop a link here...?

My memory might be playing tricks on me, but I feel like Max has been getting much better starts this year when he isn't starting from pole position.

Can someone drop a link? I’d really appreciate it.

It’ll be fine right out of the gate.

Does anyone think any of the top 10 will actually make it through on soft tires? Any takers?

A solid beginning, if you can call it that

Gregory Brown94 said:As far as I can tell, the only people complaining so far are the President and whoever is shouting about the Democratic Party.

Wow, I don't really get this whole debate. We aren't elementary schoolers who need giant colorful drawings and oversized letters in a textbook to understand things.

You're right, Alen, don't let it get to you!

The President is probably just having one of those days where nothing makes sense.

And Mr. Fortinbras is playing along with his usual formal routine.

Don't pay them any mind 😁

Raymond Anderson4 said:☕

Well, I guess even a broken clock is right twice a day.😍😁

A Lewis-Max collision at the start?

Max shot out like a rocket! 🙏

What an incredible start

Jason Campbell70 said:A Lewis-Max collision right at the start?

Haha, it’s certainly a possibility. 🍿

Gregory Brown94 said:I don't get how it's not visible—even if those graphics over the images make things messy again, just like we've seen on the broadcast for years. My plan is to turn these topic intros into actual previews before the races start. I actually thought about making a video for YT, but I'm dodging a copyright strike.

The schedule on that image is 600px wide—how is that not readable? The numbers are 16px, bright red, paired with white text for the details, all sitting on a dark background.

And as for the forum crowd, so far it's just been the President complaining about how much I know. Or just venting about the Democratic Party.

wow, I don't get this whole argument. We aren't toddlers who need massive, textbook-style drawings and letters just to understand stuff.

Just type out the schedule.