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Postby dodint » Mon Mar 12, 2018 2:54 pm

Have to put a time limit on that to prevent a hold up.

And it penalizes new people.

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Postby tifosi77 » Mon Mar 12, 2018 2:55 pm

:|

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Postby Shyster » Mon Mar 12, 2018 3:00 pm

Most of our participants are all pretty active posters here, so I think they would respond fairly quickly. And I don't think it would be much of a penalty. One can still pick the exact same drivers as someone else, so it's really just picking the two tiebreaker races.

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Postby dodint » Mon Mar 12, 2018 3:05 pm

You do you.

My other league did the opposite, decided to do a draft this year based on worst to first, I won that league last season. And they can't have unique teams at all because they don't use a tiebreak. I'm not impressed because it's basically BoP which is what I hate most about racing.

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Postby Shyster » Mon Mar 12, 2018 4:48 pm

Okay, I think it's easier to scrap the idea of people picking in order. I'll have the 2018 thread posted fairly shortly.

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Postby Shyster » Mon Mar 12, 2018 5:49 pm

2018 thread is now open. Pick your teams.

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Postby tifosi77 » Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:05 pm

McLaren says Ferrari broke gentleman's agreement over Mekies
McLaren says it is "unhappy" with the FIA after it announced Laurent Mekies is to leave his post with the governing body and join Ferrari, breaking an agreement among teams.

Mekies, the FIA's safety delegate and deputy race director for Formula 1 and F2, will start at Ferrari in just over six months, on September 20. He will report to technical director Mattia Binotto.

After last year's Marcin Budkowski case – when the former head of the FIA's technical department left to join Renault – the matter of gardening leave was discussed by the teams in a Strategy Group meeting.

It was agreed that 12 months would be an appropriate minimum wait for former employees of both the FIA and the F1 Group.

The fact that this deadline has been broken so soon after it was agreed has angered McLaren.

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Postby dodint » Fri Mar 16, 2018 4:41 pm

https://www.instagram.com/p/BgZIlH6lOiO/

Road Atlanta, in 61 seconds.

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Postby tifosi77 » Fri Mar 16, 2018 4:51 pm

JFC, and that's a 15-year old car..... :lol:

Road Atlanta is 2.5 miles. A 61-second lap is an average speed of 147.5 mph.

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Postby dodint » Sat Mar 17, 2018 12:25 pm

Sebring had a pretty bizarre first hour:

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And yes, of course a LMP was at fault. It spun on its own right in front of Montecalvo and the Ferrari drove up over the bonnet/fender of the LMP. It was either that or go full force into the wall.

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Postby dodint » Wed Mar 21, 2018 12:25 am

US Broadcast schedule, keeping in mind ESPN3 is a streaming only platform.

Rolex Australian Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Thursday, March 22, 9:00 PM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, March 23, 1:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Friday, March 23, 10:00 PM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, March 24, 2:00 AM - ESPN2
Race - Sunday, March 25, 1:00 AM - ESPN2

Gulf Bahrain Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, April 6 7:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, April 6 11:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Saturday, April 7 8:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, April 7 11:00 AM - ESPN2
Race - Sunday, April 8 11:00 AM - ESPN2

Heineken Chinese Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Thursday, April 12 10:00 PM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, April 13 2:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Friday, April 13 11:00 PM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, April 14 2:00 AM - ESPN2
Race - Sunday, April 15 2:00 AM - ESPN2

Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, April 27 5:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, April 27 9:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Saturday, April 28 6:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, April 28 9:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Race - Sunday, April 29 8:00 AM - ESPN2

Spanish Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, May 11 5:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, May 11 9:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Saturday, May 12 6:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, May 12 9:00 AM - ESPN2
Race - Sunday, May 13 9:00 AM - ESPN2

Monaco Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Thursday, May 24 5:00 AM - ESPN2
Practice 2 - Thursday, May 24 9:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Practice 3 - Saturday, May 26 6:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, May 26 9:00 AM - ESPN2
Race - Sunday, May 27 9:00 AM - ESPN
Encore - Sunday, May 27 3:30 PM - ABC

Canadian Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, June 8 10:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, June 8 2:00 PM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Saturday, June 9 11:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, June 9 2:00 PM - ESPNEWS
Race - Sunday, June 10 2:00 PM - ABC

French Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, June 22 6:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, June 22 10:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Saturday, June 23 7:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, June 23 10:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Race - Sunday, June 24 10:00 AM - ESPN2

Austrian Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, June 29 5:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, June 29 9:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Saturday, June 30 6:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, June 30 9:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Race - Sunday, July 1 9:00 AM - ESPN2

Rolex British Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, July 6 5:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, July 6 9:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Saturday, July 7 6:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, July 7 9:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Race - Sunday, July 8 9:00 AM - ESPN

Emirates German Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, July 20 5:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, July 20 9:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Saturday, July 21 6:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, July 21 9:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Race - Sunday, July 22 9:00 AM - ESPN2

Hungarian Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, July 27 5:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, July 27 9:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Saturday, July 28 6:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, July 28 9:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Race -Sunday, July 29 9:00 AM - ESPN2

Belgian Grand Prix
Practice 1 Friday, August 24 5:00 AM ESPN3
Practice 2 Friday, August 24 9:00 AM ESPN3
Practice 3 Saturday, August 25 6:00 AM ESPNEWS
Qualifying Saturday, August 25 9:00 AM ESPN2
Race Sunday, August 26 9:00 AM ESPN2

Heineken Italian Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, August 31 5:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, August 31 9:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Saturday, Sept. 1 6:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, Sept. 1 9:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Race - Sunday, Sept. 2 9:00 AM - ESPN2

Singapore Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, Sept. 14 4:30 AM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, Sept. 14 8:30 AM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Saturday, Sept. 15 6:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, Sept. 15 9:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Race - Sunday, Sept. 16 8:00 AM - ESPN2

VTB Russian Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, Sept. 28 4:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, Sept. 28 8:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Saturday, Sept. 29 5:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, Sept. 29 8:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Race - Sunday, Sept. 30 7:00 AM - ESPN2

Japanese Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Thursday, Oct. 4 9:00 PM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, Oct. 5 1:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Friday, Oct. 5 11:00 PM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, Oct. 6 2:00 AM - ESPN2
Race - Sunday, Oct. 7 1:00 AM - ESPN2

United States Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, Oct. 19 11:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Practice 2 - Friday, Oct. 19 3:00 PM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Saturday, Oct. 20 2:00 PM - ESPN3
Qualifying - Saturday, Oct. 20 TBD - ESPNEWS (delayed)
Race - Sunday, Oct. 21 2:00 PM - ABC

Mexican Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, Oct. 26 11:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, Oct. 26 3:00 PM - ESPNEWS
Practice 3 - Saturday, Oct. 27 11:00 AM - ESPN3
Qualifying - Saturday, Oct. 27 2:00 PM -ESPNEWS
Race -Sunday, Oct. 28 3:00 PM - ABC

Heineken Brazilian Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, Nov. 9 9:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, Nov. 9 12:00 PM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Saturday, Nov. 10 9:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Qualifying - Saturday, Nov. 10 TBD - ESPNEWS (delayed)
Race - Sunday, Nov. 11 12:00 PM - ABC

Ethiad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Practice 1 - Friday, Nov. 23 5:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 2 - Friday, Nov. 23 8:00 AM - ESPN3
Practice 3 - Saturday, Nov. 24 5:00 AM -ESPNEWS
Qualifying -Saturday, Nov. 24 8:00 AM - ESPNEWS
Race - Sunday, Nov. 25 8:00 AM - ESPN2

Big takeway is that there is no live qualifying anymore.

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Postby tifosi77 » Wed Mar 21, 2018 4:22 pm

What an utter cocksplat of a broadcast schedule. It looks like the races are mostly time-shifted, too. The only ones that seem to be live are the ones in the Americas, or the events where live broadcast is like 1 am.

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Postby dodint » Wed Mar 21, 2018 4:24 pm

I'm hoping that new Liberty platform comes soon. I'm ready, willing, and able to throw gobs of money at it if it provides what I want.

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Postby tifosi77 » Wed Mar 21, 2018 4:30 pm

Yeah, if the broadcast team on the Liberty service is decent, I can see myself never watching on ESPN, or only watching On Demand to hear Brundle.

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Postby dodint » Thu Mar 22, 2018 11:14 pm

*sigh*

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Postby Shyster » Thu Mar 22, 2018 11:31 pm

Well that looks stupid. Couldn't the camera be mounted on/in the halo itself?

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Postby dodint » Thu Mar 22, 2018 11:42 pm

It's the reason Indy can't use a halo, utterly useless on an oval.

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Postby Freddy Rumsen » Fri Mar 23, 2018 7:19 am

*sigh*

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Just put them inside a roll cage, in a car.

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Postby tifosi77 » Fri Mar 23, 2018 2:06 pm

*sigh*

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You have got to be joking. I never considered the effect on the on-boards; F1 has out-clevered itself once again.

:face:

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Postby tifosi77 » Fri Mar 23, 2018 2:10 pm

New start light gantry; it seems the concern I raised is valid. Drivers can't see the lights around the Halo.

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Is it possible that the Halo is the worst idea in the history of F1?

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Postby dodint » Fri Mar 23, 2018 2:13 pm

We'll find out the first time a car flips over and catches fire.

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Postby dodint » Fri Mar 23, 2018 10:32 pm

ESPN is 0/1 in aired broadcasts. Their channel listing time for FP3 is wrong, so DVRs are recording an NFL talk show rerun instead.

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Postby tifosi77 » Sat Mar 24, 2018 11:35 am

What a clusterfck.

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Postby dodint » Sun Mar 25, 2018 1:13 pm

Spoilers, obvs: https://jalopnik.com/espns-f1-season-op ... 824057087/

A list of grievances about the ESPN broadcast. The topper for me is them missing the restart. So bad.

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Postby tifosi77 » Sun Mar 25, 2018 1:20 pm

Just watching it on the DVR now. It's incredible how ugly these cars are.

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