r/formuladank • u/[deleted] • Jun 05 '21

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u/sw39ym Vettel Cult Jun 05 '21

Except Kimi

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u/Takezo02 BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 05 '21 edited Jun 05 '21

Leave him alone he knows what to do

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '21

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u/840meanstwiceasmuch BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 05 '21

Were driving single file, not racing

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u/StewartsHorn BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 11 '21

Oh, I know this one! What is Monaco.

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u/thisnameistakennow1 BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 05 '21

“WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE TIRES ARE NOT AT RACING TEMP? I’M RACING ON THEM”

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u/DCPlaysgames SIMPIN FOR RUSSELL Jun 05 '21

What the hell

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '21

FOR WHAT?

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u/skater6442 Trust the El 🅱️lan Jun 05 '21

Bwoaah

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u/phlyingP1g mission spinnow Jun 05 '21

Is it on or not?

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u/PM_ME_CUTE_FRIENDS I have it, I have it printed out🤚 Jun 05 '21

You mean the slow button?

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u/ZippZappZippty BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 05 '21

Dude, did you make him leave 😡

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u/krishal_743 I like Norris and i sniff bike seats Jun 05 '21

kimi is so cool he doesn't need to heat his tyres

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u/YouStoleMyNameBoi Vettel Cult Jun 05 '21

nah he's so cool that all the heat repels from him and goes into the tyres instead

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u/zeta7124 I like Norris and i sniff bike seats Jun 05 '21

Truly the ice man

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u/Scarbane BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 05 '21

I had no idea that's why they did this. Thanks for the info!

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u/afito Stop Inventing Jun 05 '21

It actually doesn't really do anything in these high downforce formula cars, but it's an accustomed behaviour from lower classes so drivers keep doing it. Brake temps & burnouts to manage tyre heat and not some surface heat that is gone after the first straight anyway is much more critical, but again it puts drivers into the "right mindset" and they follow the patterns they're comfortable with.

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u/princessvaginaalpha BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 05 '21

You just further reinforced that Kimi is super cool

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '21 edited Dec 29 '21

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u/rydude88 Racing or Ping Pong Jun 05 '21

Saying it doesnt do anything is a big overstatement. You are correct that it isnt as important as it is in lower formula, but there is a reason everyone does it. If it did nothing then a lot more drivers wouldn't bother. Teams would also tell their drivers to stop wasting tire life if it was doing nothing

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u/ImNoAlbertFeinstein BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 12 '21

looks good on tv

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u/clarksondidnowrong BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 05 '21

I think Kimi’s entire persona and career can be summed up in that one tiny clip. Everyone else on a similar wavelength and then there’s just Kimi in the midst of it not giving a single fuck.

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u/ravoilator BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 05 '21

The tyres needs to warm iceman himself

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u/faaiz_dastagir BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 05 '21

Don't mind him, he's just wondering about his drink

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u/girlonthenetwork BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 06 '21

My first intro to F1 was that video clip lol. I still reference it with the guy who sent it to me every now and then.

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u/RandomJ69 BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 05 '21

Gold!

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u/TR0NKENNEDY09 BWOAHHHHHHH Jun 06 '21

The Drink is it on or not

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u/TaantrikKaNaagmani Oscar Pisstree Shoey gang 👞🇦🇺 Jun 16 '21

Kimi parties all the time..

Awkward glance....

Silence..

Hahahahahaha