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#2337020 14-Oct-2019 20:18

Bung: You're tough, you'd sack fastest qualifier who came 2nd after fluffing the start as he is past it. Reminds me of a manager at work who was very definite that it was come 1st or you were rubbish when they were an Olympics team member and a room full were too polite to ask "Well, why did you bother?"

Agree.Ive criticised Vettel for struggling when he has real opposition. Webber, Danny Ricc. However he has dug deep and responded.

Pity LeClerc was penalised on Turn 2. Why? Out was made very clear that early turns after the start are incidents. LeC understeer. It wasnt intentional. But now its an incident, especially after they declined it as just a racing incident. Strange. They decided on it, then they undecided and changed it.

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#2344418 28-Oct-2019 14:35

congratulations to ferrari. even the FIA trying their best to help them means squat.

FIA: here Ferrari, have a front row lock out. you can't lose now surely.

Ferrari: hold my beer ...

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#2344519 28-Oct-2019 19:30

Batman:

congratulations to ferrari. even the FIA trying their best to help them means squat.

FIA: here Ferrari, have a front row lock out. you can't lose now surely.

Ferrari: hold my beer ...

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#2344535 28-Oct-2019 19:59

tdgeek:

Batman:

congratulations to ferrari. even the FIA trying their best to help them means squat.

FIA: here Ferrari, have a front row lock out. you can't lose now surely.

Ferrari: hold my beer ...

??

I assume referring to verstappen being penalised in his qualifying lap for not lifting off when passing Botha’s’ accident on the last corner.

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#2347059 1-Nov-2019 09:04

davidcole:

tdgeek:

Batman:

congratulations to ferrari. even the FIA trying their best to help them means squat.

FIA: here Ferrari, have a front row lock out. you can't lose now surely.

Ferrari: hold my beer ...

??

I assume referring to verstappen being penalised in his qualifying lap for not lifting off when passing Botha’s’ accident on the last corner.

I just realised I'd missed Mexico... :-)

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#2347065 1-Nov-2019 09:18

Why is Max so special he shouldn't have to lift for clearly-waved yellows?

How many years of 'Poor Max' do we have to put up with before people realise that maybe, just maybe, Max is the problem?

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#2355464 18-Nov-2019 07:42

Well.

That's that then.

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#2355534 18-Nov-2019 09:49

Wow......what a race. the finish was amazing, on the edge of my seat for a change. A real Shame Albon didnt get on the podium only a few corners form the finish. Great see to Honda having a great race.

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#2355537 18-Nov-2019 10:03

langi27:

Wow......what a race. the finish was amazing, on the edge of my seat for a change. A real Shame Albon didnt get on the podium only a few corners form the finish. Great see to Honda having a great race.

And Mclaren get a podium gutted they didnt get to share it with the other winners but a 3rd is a 3rd :)

more racing like this and we might get punters back

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#2355816 18-Nov-2019 15:23

perfectly sums up Max, Hamilton and Ferrari's season.

Max - would have won the title if he drove a Ferrari or a Merc

Hamilton - not quite the best package but always there or thereabouts giving him the title thanks to Ferrari's comical performance

Ferrari - implosion galore throughout the season, and this was the climax

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#2364380 2-Dec-2019 10:01

Yawn.......I find the Abu Dahbi race really boring. A procession of cars going round and around.

Its a very modern track, lots of open straights and some tricky corners. I just can't put my finger on it there was plenty of passing in the mid pack but there is something sterile about the track that makes me go ......meh....... maybe its the lack of retirements and pretty much everyone finished in their spot.

Total opposite from last race in Brazil which by far was the best race of the year.

Happy for Carlos Sainz finishing the year in 6th. Good to see McLaren as best of the rest.

Oh and Marcus Armstrong in F2 next year, will start following that with more interest.

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#2364431 2-Dec-2019 11:07

Pole, Win, Fastest lap all to the same person. F1, you're just not doing it right.

Fully two championships in one here. Take top 3 teams away and there's some awesome racing action going on down the line, just gets little coverage.

Sterile is the best word, and it's not just F1 struggling with this. Boxing and rugby etc, loses the raw risk appeal when you make it too safe.
Wide supermarket carpark run off areas, only made interesting by massive amounts of paint swirls, no refueling, confusing messages of race but then get inconsistent rulings when you innevitably do touch, same teams still out the front. Meh is a pretty good summation actually.