Formula 1

[Machpants]

With an excellent qualifying, and just as good race, Hamilton is now the most winningest F1 driver on 92.

Motor sport related, Dixon has taken his sixth Indy car, in a crazy race.

[Bones]

Anyone watching qualifying? Fun!!

Brand new track + rain.

[Bones]

[Machpants]

Nasty crash lap one on the weekend. Romain got our with looks like damaged ribs and ankle from the crash. And burns on his hands from grabbing a super heated barrier during his escape

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Hamilton won again

[Bones]

@Machpants never seen anything like it, the instant explosion was so Hollywood.

Since we knew he was ok, watching the footage from Kvyat's car was pretty funny. Grosjean goes flying across his nose and off into the barrier and you just catch the explosion out the side. Then Kvyat"s head flicking to and fro as he's frantically checking his mirrors.

[MajorRage]

So George Russell, a Williams driver whose achieved nothing in F1, has Hamilton’s seat this weekend.

And promptly sets the fastest time in P1.

Not a great look for Bottas.

[antipodean]

@MajorRage said in Formula 1:

So George Russell, a Williams driver whose achieved nothing in F1, has Hamilton’s seat this weekend.

And promptly sets the fastest time in P1.

Not a great look for Bottas.

Puts things in perspective at MB.

Everyone said Russell was quick and deserved something better than the Williams.

[canefan]

@antipodean said in Formula 1:

@MajorRage said in Formula 1:

So George Russell, a Williams driver whose achieved nothing in F1, has Hamilton’s seat this weekend.

And promptly sets the fastest time in P1.

Not a great look for Bottas.

Puts things in perspective at MB.

Everyone said Russell was quick and deserved something better than the Williams.

Goes to show, as good as a driver can be, they are only one part of the package and if you don't have speed you don't have speed

[Catogrande]

Well Bottas squeaked pole with Russell second. This race is going to be interesting. What price Hamilton and Russell at Mercedes next year?

[Bones]

Just switched over in time to see a team of engineers and mechanics (or whatever) chatting away in the background behind the presenter who's midway through a segue and one of the guys in the background takes a massive nutshot at one of the others. Brilliant.

[Bones]

This race has been thoroughly entertaining. Hilarious antics.

[Bones]

I know Bottas "is on a blind date with his tyres" but Russell is showing him up something chronic.

[Bones]

Sergio Perez wins in his first podium after 190+ races. So cool. Couldn't even speak on his way in through the tears.

Feel sorry for the forgotten man Ocon though! No one even wants to mention him!

[Bones]

Perez was last at the end of the first lap.

[antipodean]

MB demonstrating that Hamilton is kissed on the dick in that team.

[Hooroo]

I see Schumacher's son won the Formula 2 championship this weekend.

[MajorRage]

So in a nutshell, Mercedes completely fucked up destroying Russel's chances of a maiden victory.

Perez's emotion was absolutely superb viewing though. What a story. What a victory.

I watched a fair bit of post race (which I never do) and the Perez and Russel interviews were great. At the risk of going all tin foil hat though, I think some questions need to be asked of MB. A team which has basically never fucked up, suddenly does when they have a young rookie in embarrassing his team mate.

[Bones]

@MajorRage Russel hadn't even got points before had he? It was a pretty bizarre scenario all around really, they'd only recently pitted and then to double-up, as well as the fuck ups on top of that...

[Machpants]

Mercedes have fucked over Hamilton enough, last session he lost two (at least) due to their cock ups. It's not unusual

[antipodean]