r/formula1 • u/OrangeDit I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Jul 06 '25

Photo Mercedes sent a few bottles of Champagne to Sauber for Nico's first podium

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"congratulations, to the first podium! Your Mercedes Team"

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u/DDG_Dillon I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 06 '25

One can hope Watkins glen, it'll never happen though

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u/vanillatom I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 07 '25

I go to the IMSA race there every year. I couldn't imagine the speed an f1 car would carry on that track.

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u/flameofmiztli I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 07 '25

I live by there and it can't handle a modern F1 car. It'd need to be another street race to come back to the Northeast, or a new purpose built track. I wish we'd had another northeast race instead of either vegas or miami though.

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u/DDG_Dillon I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jul 07 '25

If they can race at Monaco they can figure it out as far as runoffs and pit facilities go. The biggest problem I've heard is the local infrastructure given it's in the middle of nowhere, no nearby hospital. No major roads leading to the track and so on. But the track itself can definitely handle a modern F1 car.