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Old 22 Jun 2018, 07:08 (Ref:3832440)   #1
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F2 Paul Ricard 'La Castellet'

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First time this category under F2/Gp2 guise has been here in the modern era.

Heat, surface issues could really show us who's got the mettle to shine.
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Old 22 Jun 2018, 11:30 (Ref:3832483)   #2
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First time this category under F2/Gp2 guise has been here in the modern era
Apart from all the testing there?
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Old 22 Jun 2018, 21:00 (Ref:3832580)   #3
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Russell takes pole, I think the person meant it the 1st time the cars have race in anger at this track in the modern era.
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Old 23 Jun 2018, 16:24 (Ref:3832688)   #4
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This new F2 car is awful, sounds terrible, has these constant throttle sensor problems and they still can’t get them off the grid.
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Old 23 Jun 2018, 17:15 (Ref:3832702)   #5
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Superb race 1 at Ricard from Russell, in a race started on slicks as rain started to fall. Russell stayed out on slicks as some others slithered around and pitted for wets ..... after a few laps the rain stopped and the track gradually dried.
Championship leader Norris had a dreadful day spinning and stalling to dead last a lap down, Russell now 2nd in the title race 7 points behind Norris.
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Old 23 Jun 2018, 20:13 (Ref:3832731)   #6
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Superb race 1 at Ricard from Russell, in a race started on slicks as rain started to fall. Russell stayed out on slicks as some others slithered around and pitted for wets ..... after a few laps the rain stopped and the track gradually dried.
Championship leader Norris had a dreadful day spinning and stalling to dead last a lap down, Russell now 2nd in the title race 7 points behind Norris.
Sorry to be pedantic, but Norris didn’t spin. Stalled on the grid so started over a minute down, then changed to wets just as the rain stopped so had to stop again, and then stopped a third time near the end for super softs. Still a torrid day though as his pace didn’t seem there when he was running
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Old 23 Jun 2018, 20:44 (Ref:3832742)   #7
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Norris didn’t spin but he did go off more than once.

Not as entertaining as Ferrucci who really has no business masquerading as a racing driver. Nissany is better.
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Old 23 Jun 2018, 21:48 (Ref:3832755)   #8
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and there is a DQ for Merhi for wrong tyre pressues on car (a very bad day for DQs for MP motorsport as in GP3 two other cars got DQ for something esle)
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Old 24 Jun 2018, 06:53 (Ref:3832783)   #9
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and there is a DQ for Merhi for wrong tyre pressues on car (a very bad day for DQs for MP motorsport as in GP3 two other cars got DQ for something esle)
Yup, not a great day for MP at all, real shame for Merhi and Boccolacci, two excellent drives and you can only assume they knew nothing about the irregularities with their cars.
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Old 24 Jun 2018, 07:00 (Ref:3832784)   #10
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Merhi was doing things others clearly couldn’t, so not a massive surprise really. MP had 3 cars DQ / but all were not in compliance with the rules...
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Old 24 Jun 2018, 10:09 (Ref:3832812)   #11
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Russell wins the throttle problem lottery in race 2, Aitken spun and stalled on the formation lap.

Markelov, both MPs stalled at the start. Fukuzumi stalled on formation lap.

Gelael and Makino with power problems, anyone else want one?

I mean wtf???

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Old 24 Jun 2018, 11:24 (Ref:3832824)   #12
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Maini started crying down the radio saying the team don’t support him, he does everything, every session and his car breaks down. Doesn’t want to race F2 anymore. Pretty sad to hear to be fair.
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Old 24 Jun 2018, 16:34 (Ref:3832883)   #13
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Merhi was doing things others clearly couldn’t, so not a massive surprise really. MP had 3 cars DQ / but all were not in compliance with the rules...
To be fair Mehri is an absolute demon in the wet, FR3.5 in Hungary for example, so i wasn't surprised to see him slice through the pack, as it turns out the problem was with the second set of tyres so he had already done the hard work.
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what problem was that, the one where the team didn't put enough air in his tyres and he gained a performance advantage or another one?
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what problem was that, the one where the team didn't put enough air in his tyres and he gained a performance advantage or another one?
Yup, as i said Bella, the problem was with the second set, the first set, where he drove past half the grid in damp conditions was fine. You do have to wonder what MP were playing at over the weekend what with the GP3 stuff aswell, doesn't reflect well on them at all.
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Old 25 Jun 2018, 18:18 (Ref:3833081)   #16
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Yup, as i said Bella, the problem was with the second set, the first set, where he drove past half the grid in damp conditions was fine. You do have to wonder what MP were playing at over the weekend what with the GP3 stuff aswell, doesn't reflect well on them at all.

Who knows if the first set was Legal? Are the tyres after pitstop in "Parc Fermé" nobody can touch them?
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However you cut it up, low TPs are a big advantage.
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Old 25 Jun 2018, 22:48 (Ref:3833119)   #18
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Seems some ex drivers are now also speaking out on the technical problems.

Not a good look. https://www.autosport.com/f2/news/13...careers--maini
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Seems some ex drivers are now also speaking out on the technical problems.

They paid for a reliable car and they got a piece of ****. Money doesn't grow on trees.
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Maini started crying down the radio saying the team don’t support him, he does everything, every session and his car breaks down. Doesn’t want to race F2 anymore. Pretty sad to hear to be fair.
Very similar to what Soheil Ayari did in Coloni F3000 18 years ago.
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Old 29 Jun 2018, 20:19 (Ref:3833671)   #21
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Rolling Starts for the next 2 rounds due to the clutch problems.
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Rolling Starts for the next 2 rounds due to the clutch problems.
At least they admitted that the problem is still there.
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