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 6th May 2024, 10:39 AM
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Happy for Norris!
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19th May 2024, 01:38 AM
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Piastri has been demoted to fifth following a three place grid penalty for impeding Magnussen.
Feel free to make your own jokes on this one. |
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19th May 2024, 12:23 PM
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 It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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Now Norris have a car, which can fight Verstappen. Looking forward to see how he battles Verstappen today.
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19th May 2024, 01:05 PM
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It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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No changes in the Top 5 at the start.
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22nd May 2024, 09:40 AM
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A few thoughts following Imola.
Imola is a glorious circuit and would be even better if the cars were smaller as has been tentatively planned for the future. Following Verstappen's impressive weekend, his 59th win now puts his win percentage above Lewis Hamilton's with 30.73% for Max vs 30.38% for Lewis. A quick visit to the calculator suggests that if Max continues to win around 80% of the races as per his form of the last 12 months, he will eclipse the great Jim Clark's 34.72% by the end of the year, Alberto Ascari's 40.63% by the end of 2025 and be closing in on Juan-Manuel Fangio's seemingly unassailable 47.06% by mid 2026. Obviously, much can happen between now and then, from injury, illness, retirements, a bad design for the car or a much improved rival but you only have to look at the consistency of his lap times to see that Max is absolutely driving with the kind of form rarely seen in the sport. Monaco however could go any way and I still can't work out which car is best suited this year. Perhaps this year is the most open for a long time. Verstappen could claim another 2 records this weekend - Most poles at the start of the season, currently equal with Prost on 7 from 1993, and most consecutive pole positions which is currently held by Senna. To take this away at Monaco would be somewhat fitting I really like the one off Senna livery McLaren are going to run this weekend. The possibility of Tsunoda replacing Perez next year seems more and more likely with each race. This post has been edited by Severin: 22nd May 2024, 09:45 AM |
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22nd May 2024, 09:56 AM
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Imola is a great driving track but has always been terrible for racing no matter the era. It's still a track however that punishes driver mistakes so the jeopardy is there (see Leclerc binning it in 2022) so it's very much a second Monaco in almost every aspect.
Speaking of Monaco, can't see anything but another Verstappen masterclass, that pole lap last season was a sight to behold. |
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22nd May 2024, 09:56 AM
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Seems mad that Monaco last year was Alonso's great chance to get a win. but he'll go into this one on the back of a bad weekend at Imola
I could see Norris/a Ferrari upstaging Verstappen at Monaco. Will be intrigued to see if any of the mid-field runners can qualify high (Tsunoda & Hulkenberg especially as they have been smashing it in qualifying) |
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22nd May 2024, 11:11 AM
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The McLaren livery is nice, but I do prefer a one-off that bears some kind of resemblance to the current one so you can still tell what team it is, the Papaya has always had a presence in their last few one-offs.
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22nd May 2024, 06:28 PM
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QUOTE(Dobbo @ 22nd May 2024, 10:56 AM)  Imola is a great driving track but has always been terrible for racing no matter the era. It's still a track however that punishes driver mistakes so the jeopardy is there (see Leclerc binning it in 2022) so it's very much a second Monaco in almost every aspect. Speaking of Monaco, can't see anything but another Verstappen masterclass, that pole lap last season was a sight to behold. Imola was great until '94 but they neutered it after that and took away much of its majesty. Yet, it's still brilliant watching the cars really hang it out there in ways most tracks don't allow these days and I'd rather see that than a boring race on a boring circuit (hello Mexico). The sport has always been more about the risk of a mistake at high speed than close quarter racing, it's why we remember the fights so well when they do emerge. If you're watching F1 for close battles and loads of overtakes you're watching the wrong motorsport. Plus it's in Italy, one of the giants of motor racing and is the home race for Ferrari, and who doesn't love that? As for Monaco, only the true greats excel there, can Max put his name alongside Senna, G Hill, Prost, Schumacher, Stewart, Moss, Hamilton, and er... Rosberg (exception that proves the rule?) as a triple winner or can Leclerc finally start to deliver on the talent he has? |
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Thursday, 10:30 AM
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This is a great little documentary about the other driver we lost in 1994 and well worth a look at.
I remember the day he died so well. Me and my then girlfriend were painting a neighbours garden shed and had Saturday Qualifying on the radio. We heard the reports live and were shocked. I remember we had a long discussion about how this sort of accident was so rare in F1 these days and how unlucky he had been. The same views were echoed by our friends down the pub that night, and we celebrated the little known Austrian journeyman who'd spent years trying to make a mark and had finally reached the sport's top discipline only to be cruelly taken away. It was quite a sad evening. Then, after the next day hardly anyone was talking about him, and except for the diehard fans, he's barely remembered anymore. Four episodes are on the site and all are worth watching |
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Thursday, 11:03 AM
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Think he suffered the highest ever G-force in an F1 crash too so he had no chance unfortunately
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Sunday, 11:17 PM
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Where will Verstappen likely finish tomorrow?
Hoping Leclerc doesn't mess up his race too. |
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Sunday, 08:46 AM
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Both Haas drivers were disqualified from qualifying for running an illlegal rear wing. Haas have acknowledged it was a setup error for a new part.
They will start from the pitlane |
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Sunday, 08:50 AM
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QUOTE(Cow P @ 26th May 2024, 12:17 AM) Where will Verstappen likely finish tomorrow? Hoping Leclerc doesn't mess up his race too. This is a straight fight between Ferrari and McLaren. Red Bull don't have the car to win this. He'll do very well to beat Russell's upgraded Merc or snatch a podium. But it's Monaco and a red or yellow flag could throw form up in the air |
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Sunday, 01:14 PM
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Magnussen should be facing a ban for that.
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Sunday, 03:29 PM
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Today's all red for both 2 wheels and 4 wheels.
WD Leclerc! 
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Sunday, 03:43 PM
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Couldn't have been a better result. Ferrari and Leclerc at Monaco
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Sunday, 06:38 PM
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It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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Sunday, 07:51 PM
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Thrilled for Leclerc - his emotion at the end was sweet
I don’t think Magnussen is the worst driver on the track but dude, you took out your teammate by being reckless Same for Ocon…. |
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Monday, 12:23 AM
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It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva
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Ocon to be dropped in Canada??? That could be a possibility.
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