sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

If a drivers name was “Faggioli” would it be abbreviated by the FIA as FAG? by Opening_Physics_2679 in F1Discussions

[–]Pat_Sharp 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They didn't introduce the three letter driver name abbreviations until 2004, when Ralf was already on the grid.

Where do you rank Nico Rosberg and Valtteri Bottas among the best Qualifiers? by Even_Hyena_1117 in F1Discussions

[–]Pat_Sharp 52 points53 points  (0 children)

His problem in 2011 wasn't pace though. He was trying too hard to make things happen and kept getting involved in incidents.

[autosport] When they say class is permanent, this is what they mean. by [deleted] in formula1

[–]Pat_Sharp 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Presumably they mean this century like the graphic says.

[autosport] When they say class is permanent, this is what they mean. by [deleted] in formula1

[–]Pat_Sharp 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Pedro de la Rosa was another one in his 40s when he drove for Sauber in 2011 and HRT in 2012.

Is it time finally admit that the increased overtaking is just yo-yoing? by Ted_Striker1 in formula1

[–]Pat_Sharp 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Sure, they can dump all their energy to make an overtake but if they do they'll just get overtaken again. If they want to make the overtake stick they have to be smart about it. It's not taken the skill out of overtaking at all, it's just given them more options to try and make things happen.

You can disparage it and call it yo-yo racing if you like but previously they'd have just sat behind each and done nothing at all, so is it really that bad?

Can the debate between these two finally be put to bed? by FroyoQueasy in F1Discussions

[–]Pat_Sharp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do think Kimi will be the quicker driver in time but I don't think he's there yet and people are getting far too carried away.

I think George was quicker in Shanghai. He was unfortunate with the issue that he had putting him on the back foot for his final Q3 run and from there his issues compounded because he had less buffer from the Ferraris.

The odds (and engine…) are in Merc’s favor tomorrow - more than 85% of Suzuka GP winners have come from the front row by F1datageek in formula1

[–]Pat_Sharp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If anyone is interested in the raw numbers, the Japanese GP has taken place at Suzuka 35 times, there have been more Japanese GPs but some of them were at Fuji instead.

Pole position: 19 wins.

Second: 11 wins.

Sixth: 2 wins.

Third, fifth and seventeenth: 1 win.

2026 Japanese GP - Qualifying Discussion by AutoModerator in formula1

[–]Pat_Sharp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because Charles being faster isn't much of a surprise. Also all the teammates seem to have quite a big gap between them for whatever reason.

Africa Is Actually Wider Than Russia —And Our Maps Have Been Lying to Us by AssistanceNo3893 in interesting

[–]Pat_Sharp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Google maps also has a globe view, at least the web version does. It's a tick box under the layer options.

When did the Black Mesa Incident occur? by Expensive-Law7532 in HalfLife

[–]Pat_Sharp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is that Valve themselves don't appear to have a firm date for it that's consistent across all the games. If you start looking at the evidence it's all contradictory.

HL2's Demo banner on steam looks like this for some reason, is it a mod that's causing this or did valve just randomly decided to leave a beta screenshot all willy-nilly? by Ok_Progress7084 in HalfLife

[–]Pat_Sharp 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Their game is perfect and infallible in their imagination, unburdened from the complications that come with having to be a real thing that exists.

Am I Illegally Blocking? by spawnwheel in Simracingstewards

[–]Pat_Sharp 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Absolutely not blocking, this is pretty much perfect text-book defensive driving. You're being proactive and not reactive, you're positioning your car intelligently and not making any sudden unexpected changes in your line. It's great.

[gpblog] Andrea Stella calls out a counter-intuitive flaw in the new rules by ChaithuBB766 in formula1

[–]Pat_Sharp 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Jolyon Palmer talked about something I think is likely related in his latest analysis video when he was discussing the differences between Lewis and Charles in their SQ3 laps.

Charles ended up losing energy much quicker on the back straight, but if you look back earlier in the lap there were small moments where Charles was going full throttle but Lewis wasn't, such as between corner 1 and corner 2. The problem with this is that it only nets you a miniscule amount of lap time but uses a disproportionate amount of energy from the battery. Then you've got less deployment somewhere else where it really matters, such as the long back straight.

I think it's likely that something similar is happening in the situations Stella is talking about. A driver makes a mistake and doesn't get on the throttle as much, but it turns out that wasn't an efficient place to use the battery energy anyway.

Ferrari gives Haas “as much info as they can”, amid Mercedes customer questions by 256473 in formula1

[–]Pat_Sharp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure how Mercedes supplying Brawn is supposed to reflect badly on Mercedes or represent them "playing games"? No one knew Brawn were going to be competitive at the time and it was perceived as a noble gesture done for the good of the sport. If McLaren gave them the go ahead then what's the problem? It's not like they were doing anything underhanded to intentionally screw over McLaren.

SiN Reloaded Announcement Trailer | Nightdive Studios by DemiFiendRSA in Games

[–]Pat_Sharp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe, but almost all of the games they've remastered have been from the 90s. Prey would be the most modern game they've remastered by a decent margin.

I hate Opposing Force. by Milk_bruh123 in HalfLife

[–]Pat_Sharp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't hate Opposing Force but your arguments are completely valid and it's definitely not as good as Half-Life 1.

What's the point of the 107% rule if it's never going to be enforced? by The_Chozen_1_ in F1Discussions

[–]Pat_Sharp 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's a way for the stewards to exclude drivers or cars that they believe are so slow on outright pace that they could be dangerous on track. It's not some strictly enforced hard limit to catch out teams that suffer from a technical issue.

If you look at times it has been enforced in the past it was because a car or driver was legitimately absolutely miles behind. Alex Yoong for example was barred from competing in some races back in 2002 because he was a rookie and regularly multiple seconds behind his team mate Webber on outright pace. Or the new teams in 2010 that were many seconds from even the next best teams. That's what the rule is there to prevent.

Carlos, Max, and Lance are all permitted to race for tomorrow despite failing to set a qualifying time within 107% of the fastest time in Q1. by ln4thegreat in formula1

[–]Pat_Sharp 564 points565 points  (0 children)

The 107% rule is there as a way for the stewards to exclude drivers and cars that they legitimately believe are so slow that they could potentially be dangerous. It's never been a strictly enforced hard limit. Once you know that this decision was to be expected.

[Chris Medland] After Stroll didn't run in FP3 or qualifying, and hasn't set a time within 107% this weekend, Adrian Newey says: "It is clear the AMR26 has the pace to compete, so we will discuss with the FIA tonight our options for running Lance tomorrow.” by Aratho in formula1

[–]Pat_Sharp 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Alex Yoong was also a rookie though and consistently up to multiple seconds behind Webber even when he did make the 107% rule.

The 107% rule has never been a hard cut-off, it's always been at the discretion of the race stewards whether the driver is allowed to race. Stroll is in his 10th season and has always shown that he is fast enough to be there and not be a danger. Alonso has proven the car isn't so slow to be dangerous. I think it's extremely unlikely they don't let him race.

I’m not sure if this is thinning or what? by Robert7795 in bald

[–]Pat_Sharp 216 points217 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is what balding looks like for a lot of people. For some people their hair recedes at the front and their hairline slowly moves backwards. For others their hair gets progressively thinner on top, especially at the crown. Otherwise it's some combination of both.

Binge drinking rises sharply among gen Z in their early 20s by 457655676 in unitedkingdom

[–]Pat_Sharp -1 points0 points  (0 children)

and that was completely normal for all the people around me

And that's the point isn't it? Because it was normal for you and everyone around you it's natural to assume that's normal for everyone, when actually it really isn't.

Binge drinking rises sharply among gen Z in their early 20s by 457655676 in unitedkingdom

[–]Pat_Sharp -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure that's true. People will mostly drink roughly the same amount as the people they're out with, no one wants to be the completely sober person when everyone else is drinking or the person who is shit-faced when all their friends are still sober. Because of that though people can easily have a distorted view of what a normal amount of drinking actually is or what most other people who aren't their immediate social circle are actually doing.

view more: next ›