IT'S race Week !!! United States Grand Prix Indianapolis Motor Speedway 03.20.2022

Alexander Albon is essentially the new Mr. Saturday. However, if we look at the progression compared to last year—when George Russell left Nicholas Latifi in the dust by 0.6 seconds during Bahrain—Albon has actually stepped things up even further, pulling away from Latifi by a massive 0.9 seconds. It seems quite clear that Williams Racing has secured a significantly superior driver. ☕

James Harris34 said:This track isn't exactly a natural fit for Mercedes anyway, and we saw Lewis Hamilton lagging by about half a second in qualifying last year. We'll have to see how their race pace holds up, but I expect them to be much stronger at other circuits. Don't write them off in the title fight just yet...

Lewis Hamilton was lagging by nearly 0.7 seconds in yesterday's qualifying, which is a noticeable jump from the less than 0.4 seconds he was down by last year.

George Russell is just so incredibly irritating, honestly, I’m going to enjoy hating on him openly. I can't wait to see him get exposed at Mercedes. He’s going to get absolutely wrecked by Alonso, Kevin Magnussen, and Valtteri Bottas. He’ll end up a whole second behind his teammate in the exact same car, acting all entitled and claiming Mercedes doesn't deserve P9, when he’s barely within a tenth of the midfield. I didn't like him back at Williams either; the guy is like a total robot. He said and did everything just to land a seat at Mercedes, but it's so obvious he's just a spoiled brat. If he keeps up this habit of driving worse in races than he does in qualifying, Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly, and Michael Schumacher are going to be eating him alive at the start.

Look, I’m not exactly a George Russell fan either—after that mess with Valtteri Bottas at Imola last year, he showed his true colors and how ruthless he actually is. 👎

It is quite a fascinating comparison to observe when looking at the fastest laps set by Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen:

What one can't help but notice is that the Red Bull Racing car seems to be optimized for much higher top speeds, whereas the Ferrari appears to possess superior traction and a significantly faster exit coming out of the corners.

What did Max mess up at that last corner? He just lost everything there—lost maybe like two tenths

It feels like Leclerc managed his battery better or...

and like Leclerc messed up the first corner

plus another one through the middle of the track

and honestly, it looks like they both still have maybe half a second, or even more, to squeeze out a better result

Does anyone happen to have a link for the race stream?

A true Formula 1 expert doesn't waste time following all that nonsense—or bothering with what those British pundits say

Just turn off the volume and draw your own conclusions

I haven't figured out who's broadcasting the race here in the States. A couple of years ago it was Arena, last year it was ESPN, but what about this year?

Hi, M.

vividstag4 said:I haven't figured out who's broadcasting the race here in the States. A couple of years ago it was Arena, last year it was ESPN, but what about this year?

Hi, M.

It's still ESPN, they should be showing it on SK HD.

I have SK1-10 on my MaxTV, but I don't have access to SK HD?!

Does anyone know who broadcasts that channel?

vividstag4 said:I have SK1-10 on my MaxTV, but I don't have access to SK HD?!

Does anyone know who broadcasts that channel?

You can find the HD feed over on EON TV via Comcast (which used to be AT&T).
Honestly, if you're relying on MaxTV for Formula 1 coverage here in the States, you might as well just hang it up. 🤮 🤮

This could turn into quite an intense opening between Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc. Both drivers possess an incredibly aggressive, uncompromising edge. Max understands this perfectly; he isn't going to dive in recklessly because he’s known since his karting days that Leclerc won't be showing him any mercy.

It is exactly the kind of opponent Max needs—someone just as relentless and equally unyielding as he is.

Kenneth Cruz67 said:Does anyone happen to have a link for the race stream?

🙂

Kevin Magnussen and Valtteri Bottas pulling off a surprise. What a shocker.

Looks like this year's champion is leaning into the trend instead of wearing a hat.

fadedwalker18 said:You can find the HD feed over on EON TV via Comcast (which used to be AT&T).
Honestly, if you're relying on MaxTV for Formula 1 coverage here in the States, you might as well just hang it up. 🤮 🤮

Thanks for the heads-up. I don't think it's an issue with MaxTV; they still carry the standard channels. It seems ESPN moved Formula 1 to their new high-def format and sold those exclusive rights to a different provider. Honestly, it's wild that ESPN is still airing live Russian soccer matches while the rest of the civilized world is imposing economic and sporting sanctions on Russia and fearing the Russian bear. M.

I have this nagging gut feeling that Ford is going to absolutely blow this race through a botched pit stop. 🤣

They just have to stay consistent.

vividstag4 said:I have SK1-10 on my MaxTV, but I don't have access to SK HD?!

Does anyone know who broadcasts that channel?

Check Optima.

vividstag4 said:Thanks for the heads-up. I don't think it's an issue with MaxTV; they still carry the standard channels. It seems ESPN moved Formula 1 to their new high-def format and sold those exclusive rights to a different provider. Honestly, it's wild that ESPN is still airing live Russian soccer matches while the rest of the civilized world is imposing economic and sporting sanctions on Russia and fearing the Russian bear. M.

ESPN HD isn't some made-up channel. It was available on DirecTV up until last year, but they didn't pick it up in the new contract.

Blame AT&T; they're the ones responsible for you not having it.

I have this nagging feeling that maybe Charles Leclerc might just mess things up at the first turn 😁

Sam Clark75 said:The graphics are an absolute epic fail. With how they messed up the purple/green/yellow sectors—it was probably just a random mistake since in the newer driver comparison graphics, purple still means the fastest, just like it used to.

Yesterday's stream on F1 TV was pretty trash overall. It kept lagging—like, the broadcast started while the commentators were already mid-sentence, so you have no clue who's even talking. My ears were practically ringing before I realized it was just Palmer. There was stuttering too, and it definitely wasn't my internet or anything on my end. Not to be totally negative though—at least we didn't get the Croft/Brundle combo, so I'll take the win.

It was actually there, you just have to switch from the Live feed to the International feed.