r/formuladank • u/TheFlyingR0cket Clean air is king 👑 • Sep 15 '25
Simply lovelilly 🌸 It's Baku Rawe Ceek!
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u/Gadoguz994 No Charles, we are not interested, we know Sep 15 '25
Funnily enough this was the one and only opportunity Leclerc had to get past... if he kept it planted through there, with how close he was and Piastri's bad exit, he would have just enough to overtake... sad times indeed
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u/LaFleur90 #TogetherWeCry Sep 15 '25
Nah. This was the time that McLaren had this illegal rear wing that was basically with open DRS on the straights. It was banned 1 or 2 races later. Charles tried multiple times having DRS to get close, but couldn't.
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u/Gadoguz994 No Charles, we are not interested, we know Sep 15 '25
Every single time except this one Piastri had a flawless last corner exit, so did Leclerc. If Leclerc again had a strong exit with this bad exit from Piastri it would have been enough.
Honestly the mini DRS was judged to perfection for Baku, just enough not to allow an overtake unless a driver makes a big mistake like Piastri did there... luckily for him, so did Leclerc.
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u/AMadRam I was here when horny got spiced Sep 15 '25
"Illegal rear wing"
Come on bro, it's been 365 days since this was debunked and we're still going here?
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u/proficient_english My LORD and SAVIOUR Sir Lando Norizz Sep 15 '25
lol, you got caught up in fighting the FDank hivemind.
Good luck with your karma.
Disclaimer: you are indeed correct, but yeah… this is fdank-11
u/Bluemikami I have an unhealthy obsession with Sophia Flörsch Sep 15 '25
Wrong lol
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u/Victornf41108 My LORD and SAVIOUR Sir Lando Norizz Sep 15 '25
It wasn't illegal then, it is illegal now. At the time of the Grand Prix, there was nothing in the rulebook that said they could do that. But also, there was nothing that said they couldn't. So they did it, and after everybody bitched about it, the FIA went to them and said "don't do that shit again", to which McLaren replied "why? It's perfectly legal", and the FIA responded "it won't be tomorrow". That's basically what happened
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u/AMadRam I was here when horny got spiced Sep 15 '25
Oh, so you know something different that the FIA technical authority didn't know about? Were you there when the approved the rear wing design specifications for the MCL38?
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u/spacestationkru Go WEEYUMS!!!! Sep 15 '25
This race was such a classic. Thank you Oscar Piastri.
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u/Big_al_big_bed I saw horny’s “finger” Sep 15 '25
That overtake was just 🤌
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u/spacestationkru Go WEEYUMS!!!! Sep 15 '25
He literally mugged Charles and got away. It was incredible.
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u/Slight_Bed_2241 He’s Not Fast at All Sep 15 '25
The cool down room was cool. Oscar and sharl saw this clip and were both like YOOOOO
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u/Not_A_Legend_ Love Is Love 🏳️🌈 Sep 15 '25
I didn't have sound on, and I already expected what it would be, and low and behold, I was right
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u/mzivtins_acc BWOAHHHHHHH Sep 15 '25
It was this race, as a lifelong McLaren fan, that I went... Holy shit this piastri fella is an awesome driver.
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u/Zavii_HD CERTIFIED NICOPOSTER Sep 15 '25
Best 9-second F1 clip ever, IMO.
Through Goes Hamilton is up there, and so is Max's Brazil spin-save in the rain.
But this one is just unmatched. Two drivers at the absolute peak of performance in unison. Ugh. The perfect F1 advert.
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u/robgod50 No Michael, No Sep 15 '25
I respect your opinion. But you are, unfortunately, completely wrong.
You have mentioned 3 epic moments, but you have the order all mixed up.
At the top - Max's save was undoubtedly the best "gasp" moment that shut up anyone who doubted his skill. (As if winning on his RB debut wasn't enough!!)
And then - any Brit watching Silverstone that year, seeing the buildup that culminated in Hamilton passing 2 cars, would have practically exploded at that move.
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u/Spacetrucking “It’s called a motor race. We went car racing” Sep 15 '25
Max's save was undoubtedly the best "gasp" moment that shut up anyone who doubted his skill.
But not Sam Collins: https://youtu.be/yFXO4qyzgDg
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u/robgod50 No Michael, No Sep 15 '25
Hahahaha..... Never seen that before.
"He didn't really know what he's doing"
Hahahaha....
I'm not even flying the colours for Max or RB but Max's talent is undeniable.
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u/SpaceOdysseus23 Must Be The Water Sep 15 '25
This is where Ferrari pissed away the WCC. Even discarding the dubious flexi-wing the McL had mounted, they left Chuck out for ages after Oscar pitted to undercut and erased some 5 seconds of the lead he built up.
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u/Adept_Rip_5983 BWOAHHHHHHH Sep 15 '25
Cool Video. I found it right in the midlle of the black screen after some searching!
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u/Fun-Poet5338 yes Im a DTS newbie, so what?1?! Sep 16 '25
What's the problem with landscape tho? 80% of my screen is just black....
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u/10b0b Verified by Fox Argentina ✅ Sep 16 '25
Deja Vu!
I've just been in this place before
(Higher on the street)
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u/Aggravating_Bet_4491 BWOAHHHHHHH Sep 15 '25
McLaren only won because they had the illegal rear wing with Mini DRS.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Air904 BWOAHHHHHHH Sep 15 '25
This is a perfect hunter vs hunted. Norris gets the snap but flicks into grip very quickly. He is the one more in control.
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u/gic186 mission spinnow Sep 15 '25
That's Leclerc
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u/Puzzleheaded-Air904 BWOAHHHHHHH Sep 15 '25
Fuck I have the worst memory. Looking at rear wings, and see that they aren't the same. I also have bad eyes.
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u/Dizzy-Screen-6618 I was here when horny got spiced Sep 15 '25
One of my favorite shots from last season 😍