Formula 1
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@antipodean I feel like he'd already thrown it in a few races ago. I remember seeing an interview earlier in the season or maybe just hearing a radio clip and the guy was so disconsolate with a real air of FML, tough watch/listen.
Strange they didn't just call it then.
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Great race that. Fair play to Ferrari for backing a 1 tyre change strategy. Leclerc can apologise - his team got that spot on.
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That was a fantastic F1 race. And I just gave my daughter a piastri hoodie for her birthday
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McLaren now leading the constructor champions, and Norris did about an good a job of damage limitation as you could imagine - passing Verstappen on track to chip a couple more points off him.
This title will be the closest in years, and those points might be decisive in the final washup
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What is happening to RB?
People looking for opportunities in other teams, people looking to retire, new challenges etc. Resulting lack of leadership in design direction leading to what could be conflicting strategies which are complex to detect. The F1 budget and aero handicaps are working as intended.
Oh, and Jos.
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@antipodean said in Formula 1:
What is happening to RB?
People looking for opportunities in other teams, people looking to retire, new challenges etc. Resulting lack of leadership in design direction leading to what could be conflicting strategies which are complex to detect. The F1 budget and aero handicaps are working as intended.
Oh, and Jos.
It felt like their lead dissolved mid season though. Maybe I haven't been paying enough attention...
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@Bones Apparently he's an active and destructive influence in the background. Something to do with a power struggle once the founder of Red Bull (Dietrich Mateschitz) died.
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It's well documented that Jos & Horner don't get on. It's hard to see Max staying at Red Bull next year now, given that his relationship with Horner is also quite strained. I base that view on that buddy of mine's brother works at Red Bull and says that there is no way that both Horner & Max can continue together at Red Bull and it's not because of either of them, it's because of Jos. And he thinks that they will choose Horner over Max.
Chris Evans was on the radio saying that it's no co-incidence that Red Bull fell off the pace when Newey left as he was the clear influencer in the car's pace. I'm not 100% sure I agree with that (as I really don't know enough about the upgrades etc) but it's pretty seismic that they've lost the lead in the constructors from where they were.
I didn't see the GP yesterday unfortunatly as it seems like I missed the best one of the year. Did watch qualifying though and the course looked an absolute mare.
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Side note, and this is really pathetic on my part, but but I've warmed to Max recently.
First race back after the summer break, they showed all the drivers arriving to the race. There was the usual garb from many wearing outlandish shit, although George Russell was clearly the worst. Looked like an absolute penis.
Max & Carlos Sainz were the winners. Jeans, backpack, team shirt, cap. All business.
Sad, I know, but put them up in my esteem.
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Don’t like verstappen. Every team message during the race is him having a whinge.
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@Billy-Tell said in Formula 1:
Don’t like verstappen. Every team message during the race is him having a whinge.
Yes he does come across was a whiny bitch. Not a surprise that he has teamed up with Horner who is cut from the same cloth.
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@Billy-Tell said in Formula 1:
Don’t like verstappen. Every team message during the race is him having a whinge.
He's ramped it up this weekend. Fucking whinging fluffybunny. Just had a clear run down a straight with two cars pulled over right out of his way and he radios that there's idiots everywhere right in the way.
I didn't used to mind him but he can fuck off and lose the championship.
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@Machpants said in Formula 1:
So Liam Lawson finally going to get a go it seems.
Still rumours, but touch wood
Yep. Hate wanting anyone to do badly but hope all of the Red Bull and RB drivers shit the bed ( esp Riccardo but he’ll probably win the bloody thing and get a reprieve!).
