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« Reply #150 on: April 19, 2021, 01:12:43 pm »
It was a good race. Max made a great start and Hamilton damaging his car on the first lap put an end to any serious racing between the two. We still haven't seen them really go head to head. Hamilton getting his car out of the gravel without getting stuck took some finesse. He screws up so rarely and he was really lucky with the red flag. He should buy Bottas a bottle of really good single malt. Norris continues to shine, gambled on soft tires and made them last. Is he making the McLaren look better than it really is? Don't know what was going on with Perez and Bottas. Perez was fast but kept screwing up and Bottas was just slow. Did he have issues because he crashed while being passed by a Williams of all things.
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« Reply #151 on: April 20, 2021, 08:49:19 pm »
We still haven't seen them really go head to head.

I think we just did!  They were side by side into turn 1.  Hamilton shouldn’t have tried the outside.  That was never going to work. 

It’s going to be an interesting season, especially if Bottas and Perez get their **** together.

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« Reply #152 on: April 20, 2021, 10:10:17 pm »
I think we just did!  They were side by side into turn 1.  Hamilton shouldn’t have tried the outside.  That was never going to work. 

It’s going to be an interesting season, especially if Bottas and Perez get their **** together.


It might have worked in the dry but a bad move in the wet, Verstappen just understeered right into him.
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« Reply #153 on: April 22, 2021, 06:28:19 pm »
Racing in those conditions is tough!!  Crazy.


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« Reply #154 on: April 24, 2021, 09:46:03 pm »

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« Reply #155 on: April 24, 2021, 10:04:35 pm »
Grand Prix of St. Petersberg is on tomorrow (IndyCar). 


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« Reply #156 on: April 24, 2021, 10:07:11 pm »
538 ranks F1 drivers through history

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/formula-one-racing/

Coulthard at #10.  No damn way. 


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« Reply #157 on: April 24, 2021, 10:30:59 pm »
Clark at 12 and Stewart at 20. Hard to take this thing seriously.
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« Reply #158 on: April 25, 2021, 05:51:17 am »
Grand Prix of St. Petersberg is on tomorrow (IndyCar).

Ah... Jimmy Johnson...

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« Reply #159 on: April 25, 2021, 08:20:55 am »
Ah... Jimmy Johnson...
Heard he was taking a stab at Indy racing. Could be interesting. Not a NASCAR fan so I don’t know what kind of record he had on the two road courses they use.

Interesting. The language nanny didn't like the gun but was OK with the knife.
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« Reply #160 on: April 25, 2021, 09:12:03 am »
Pretty much everyone including him is  acknowledging that this is just a lark, however he is a legend, so it will be interesting to see how he does. He finished second last his first time out. Last place guy had crashed out

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« Reply #161 on: April 25, 2021, 10:04:09 am »
I'll have to have a look. No F1 this weekend.
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« Reply #162 on: April 25, 2021, 04:14:30 pm »
Looks like no one showed Jimmy how to put an Indy car in reverse.
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« Reply #163 on: April 28, 2021, 08:56:09 am »
I don't know if anyone has mentioned by Montreal has been cancelled this year. Rumour is Turkey may replace it.
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« Reply #164 on: April 28, 2021, 11:05:57 am »
I don't know if anyone has mentioned by Montreal has been cancelled this year. Rumour is Turkey may replace it.

Cancelled due to Covid apparently. Not financially viable without fans. It is being replaced by Turkey.
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