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[SophieB]

It's here! Monaco without the scenery! But like it's more daylight-y version, it can and does bring us chaos and good racing... as well as a fair number of duds. Still, that's sport (and life) for you, so fingers crossed. It's also extremely hot and humid, so much so that more than one driver has said afterwards that their in-car water felt like sipping hot tea. (Who knows, maybe it is and the British teams believe it gives a life affirming edge.) Anyway, enough of my nonsense:
 
When is it on?
 
The sport being a moveable feat, this is not a given. The race kicks off at...
 

 
I'll save some of you squinting: 1300 BST (edited with thanks)
 
What's the starting grid?

 
Have Pirelli produced any graphics about tyre availability? Ideally in a format that's kind of hard to read?
Sure have!
 

 
Anything else?
 
Liberty have given sector times to that lizard that disrupted FP3:
 
https://x.com/F1/sta...586791500591529[/size]
 
Sign him up! Enjoy the race, everyone.

[TheFish]

1 stop MH for almost everyone? Still awful to overtake round here? Missed the last few and I have no idea if it's any better racing with the new rules.

[Clrnc]

1 stop MH for almost everyone? Still awful to overtake round here? Missed the last few and I have no idea if it's any better racing with the new rules.

It was the best F1 race last year. The removal of the 4 turns around the bay grandstand has made this track much more possible for overtaking around that straight even without DRS last year.

 

With DRS this year I would expect even more overtaking. So a bad start for Norris wouldn't matter as well

[JimmyClark]

Wait, isn't the start 1pm BST?

[1player]

1 stop MH for almost everyone? Still awful to overtake round here? Missed the last few and I have no idea if it's any better racing with the new rules.

1 stop (unless there's a safety car, then it's two)

[1player]

Wait, isn't the start 1pm BST?

It is, small typo from SophieB

 

1pm BST

2pm central Europe

 

https://f1calendar.com

Edited by 1player, 22 September 2024 - 09:09.

[SophieB]

I CAN'T READ

 

(thank you)

[JimmyClark]

I CAN'T READ

(thank you)

Not your fault, it's a stupid graphic! And stupid changing start times every race.

[Hellenic tifosi]

MH for everyone, apart from probably the Ferraris who will possibly go HM.

[ANF]

Final starting grid = provisional.

[Ali_G]

1PM UK start time is a Godsend.

[SenorSjon]

1 stop (unless there's a safety car, then it's two)

Depends on the timing, only 3 cars have more than 2 MH sets.

[FirstnameLastname]

1PM UK start time is a Godsend.

I think every race from now has a different start time until the end of the year

[Nathan]

1PM UK start time is a Godsend.

 

5AM MST  /yawn

[FirstnameLastname]

Woah; who was the giant coming out the Merc garage there

[Ali_G]

5AM MST /yawn

Yeah. But you’re probably within a few hours drive of freshly groomed pistes. 👍

[LolaB0860]

The track looked so pretty in sunshine when the supports were racing. Too bad it's just gonna be boring grey concrete canyon for the GP again.

If it's mandatory to retain night time element, they could just start the race the same time they do FP1/3 so that it slowly leads to twilight. That's when it looks the most iconic anyway, with the low sun and when he skyline has some lights but is still easily visible.

Edited by LolaB0860, 22 September 2024 - 10:50.

[Goron3]

Mercedes should start both cars on Hard tyres. They are in a great position given that Lando and Max will almost certainly start on the M.

[Gambelli]

I always appreciate anyone who starts a race thread, or weekend build up thread, but can we start a 'thing' where race times are listed in the global format of GMT?

 

Everyone knows their timezone relative to GMT.

 

I have no idea what BST is, and I assume anyone outside the UK, or possibly some of Europe, wouldn't know either!

 

Don't want to create a big drama... if BST is all we get, so be it!

[FirstnameLastname]

I always appreciate anyone who starts a race thread, or weekend build up thread, but can we start a 'thing' where race times are listed in the global format of GMT?

Everyone knows their timezone relative to GMT.

I have no idea what BST is, and I assume anyone outside the UK, or possibly some of Europe, wouldn't know either!

Don't want to create a big drama... if BST is all we get, so be it!

Rappers use GMT

We are civilised and use BST

[PayasYouRace]

I always appreciate anyone who starts a race thread, or weekend build up thread, but can we start a 'thing' where race times are listed in the global format of GMT?

 

Everyone knows their timezone relative to GMT.

 

I have no idea what BST is, and I assume anyone outside the UK, or possibly some of Europe, wouldn't know either!

 

Don't want to create a big drama... if BST is all we get, so be it!

It’s summer. We’re one hour ahead. Easy.

 

Or, use the widget on the autosport.com homepage (the website you’re already on) and you can change it to your local time. Very easy. It’s literally one click way.

[Clatter]

1 stop (unless there's a safety car, then it's two)

Depends when the SC occurs.

[FirstnameLastname]

Upcoming race times (in uk)

Singapore 1pm
USA 8pm
Mexico 8pm
Brazil 5pm
Vegas 6am
Qatar 4pm
Abu Dhabi 1pm

[LolaB0860]

Why would anyone NOT just always use the automatic session time conversion on formula1.com?

You can check all the session times in January and just write them down and never think about it again.

[Clatter]

I always appreciate anyone who starts a race thread, or weekend build up thread, but can we start a 'thing' where race times are listed in the global format of GMT?

Everyone knows their timezone relative to GMT.

I have no idea what BST is, and I assume anyone outside the UK, or possibly some of Europe, wouldn't know either!

Don't want to create a big drama... if BST is all we get, so be it!

I think that's a rather big assumption that the everyone knows their time relative to GMT.

[PayasYouRace]

Why would anyone NOT just always use the automatic session time conversion on formula1.com?

You can check all the session times in January and just write them down and never think about it again.

Becuase they’re already on the autosport.com homepage, the website you’re already on.

[FirstnameLastname]

You can also save this calendar to your mobile device and it has the start times for every F1 session, it’s superb!


Just click and add: https://ics.ecal.com...c/Formula 1.ics


Edit: only need to do it once and it automatically adds the next season each year

Edited by FirstnameLastname, 22 September 2024 - 10:59.

[FirstnameLastname]

Why would anyone NOT just always use the automatic session time conversion on formula1.com?

You can check all the session times in January and just write them down and never think about it again.

Or save yourself a piece of paper

https://ics.ecal.com...c/Formula 1.ics

[Davebo]

You can also save this calendar to your mobile device and it has the start times for every F1 session, it’s superb!


Just click and add: https://ics.ecal.com...c/Formula 1.ics


Edit: only need to do it once and it automatically adds the next season each year

This is the way...

[FirstnameLastname]

Yep. You can also turn on alerts if you want them. I added it once about 5 years ago and it’s just been there ever since.

[LolaB0860]

Becuase they’re already on the autosport.com homepage, the website you’re already on.

It doesn't show suppports. And I only use this site for the forums as you can find the same exact news on motorsport.com, but just less cluttered and annoying

But regardless whether you use F1 or Autosport or the other alternatives, my point was that you can check this stuff timezone-corrected in advance at the start of the year already, I don't understand the confusion people seem to have every weekend

Edited by LolaB0860, 22 September 2024 - 11:06.

[F1 Mike]

You can also save this calendar to your mobile device and it has the start times for every F1 session, it’s superb!


Just click and add: https://ics.ecal.com...c/Formula 1.ics


Edit: only need to do it once and it automatically adds the next season each year

Cool! Is it reliable and error free? I always go through the calendar and manually add for each race day of the season. I suppose I have an old school approach of doing everything myself so I know it's right

[Thursday]

Yep. You can also turn on alerts if you want them. I added it once about 5 years ago and it’s just been there ever since.

Same here. 

It feels like every year think I must add the F1 races to my calendar and then get pleasantly surprised to see it automatically done for me.

Deep down I know that Google is an evil global corporation, exploiting customers, promoting those that pay etc. but it does make life easier.

[PayasYouRace]

It doesn't show suppports. And I only use this site for the forums as you can find the same exact news on motorsport.com, but just less cluttered and annoying

But regardless whether you use F1 or Autosport or the other alternatives, my point was that you can check this stuff timezone-corrected in advance at the start of the year already, I don't understand the confusion people seem to have every weekend

The point is that the times are only a single click away, and nobody is asking for supports. Motorsport.com has the exact same widget too, by the way.

 

Nobody posting here has any excuse for not knowing the start times for F1 sessions. Anything else, fair enough.

[JimmyClark]

I think that's a rather big assumption that the everyone knows their time relative to GMT.

Hell, I live in GMT/BST and still get confused during BST that it's not GMT for half the year.

[FirstnameLastname]

Cool! Is it reliable and error free? I always go through the calendar and manually add for each race day of the season. I suppose I have an old school approach of doing everything myself so I know it's right

It’s incredibly reliable. It’s never been wrong even once. You’ll never need to add anything ever again 😎

[FirstnameLastname]

Here’s some screenshots

[milestone 11]

Hell, I live in GMT/BST and still get confused during BST that it's not GMT for half the year.

When we go to Mexico, I never know what the hell is going on.

[ensign14]

Nepal has a 45 minute skew from the rest of the world.  Quite a pleasure some years back when pootling around Kathmandu that I could use that automatic time zone on my everything-proof Casio.

[Flasheart]

I think that's a rather big assumption that the everyone knows their time relative to GMT.

Well, Gambelli and I make two. GMT was taught to us at school as the international time standard, and it’s the only reference I’m always certain of. Maybe I’m showing my age…🤷🏻‍♂️

[JimmyClark]

Nepal has a 45 minute skew from the rest of the world. Quite a pleasure some years back when pootling around Kathmandu that I could use that automatic time zone on my everything-proof Casio.

The most confusing I've ever had was when I did the trans Siberian railway. The train always keeps to Moscow time (so when you're in Siberia you're 5 hours off kilter, which starts to matter with meal times), and even more confusing is that the stations have it in Moscow time too. So if you're told to get the 10am train from Irkutsk, you actually have to be there at 3pm.

[Nemo1965]

When I hear the comparison made between Singapore and Monaco, I always hear Clive James in my ear, paraphrasing himself: ‘Singapore…Just like Monaco, but without the yachts, the architecture, or the proximity to France."

[RPM40]

If Lando leads at the start should be a relative easy race for him. I don't think any of the chasing cars have the pace and Ferrari are the closest challenger.

 

p2 will be a minor miracle for Max if he can pull it off.

Edited by RPM40, 22 September 2024 - 11:32.

[Thursday]

Went on a  USA road trip a few years ago. We didn't have a clue what time zone we were in and got thoroughly confused driving into a different one and losing an hour.

My phone would update automatically but my watch wouldn't and I wouldn't know which one to trust.

[DJH63]

If Lando leads at the start should be a relative easy race for him. I don't think any of the chasing cars have the pace and Ferrari are the closest challenger.

 

p2 will be a minor miracle for Max if he can pull it off.

Yes, as Russell said, if he leads into T1 he will win by 30sec+ safety car dependant.

 

But apparently this is super exciting….

[aray]

Well, Gambelli and I make two. GMT was taught to us at school as the international time standard, and it’s the only reference I’m always certain of. Maybe I’m showing my age…🤷🏻‍♂️

Yeah! I am in India and GMT is the first international time we were taught in school thirty years ago. Don't know about present day though.

[onemoresolo]

Hell, I live in GMT/BST and still get confused during BST that it's not GMT for half the year.

We only have GMT for 5 months, in fact.

[STRFerrari4Ever]

I think if Max can’t get Lando into T1 or after the curved straight into the braking zone then that’s GG. Who will trigger the annual Singapore safety car?

[LolaB0860]

Who will trigger the annual Singapore safety car?

Martin Brundle

[AlcidioG]

Beautiful trophy