Canadian Grand Prix Race Weekend Thread
Canadian Grand Prix Race Weekend Thread
Welcome
Hello everyone and welcome to the Canadian Grand Prix Weekend thread.
Details about this race can be found here.
Sessions
This thread will cover all the sessions this weekend, so that's all 3 practice sessions, qualifying, and the race.
We will monitor how this goes to see if we need more granularity.
Spoilers
The rules around spoilers are not yet in place, therefore we won't be enforcing anything around spoilers this weekend. This goes beyond the scope of this thread too.
If you do not want spoilers, please do not look in this community this weekend.
The aim is to have a finished set of rules ready by mid next week.
These conditions really bring out the chasm in ability between Stroll and Alonso.
17 0 ReplyBetween Alonso and almost everybody else. Stroll was nowhere, but Alonso in his 40's is sharper than 75% of the current grid. His reactions when the car snaps on him is unbelievable.
6 0 ReplyWhich is weird considering the fact that a few years ago stroll was pretty good in wet conditions
3 0 ReplyI always felt Stroll isn't good in the rain per se.. but he was very quick to change from wet/inters to slicks
He gambles and it paid off a few times
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Wow, Williams with the big balls strategy, nicely done
15 0 ReplyI respect it. They saw a small window to put in some fast laps on softs and they capitalized on it in a big way.
6 0 ReplyNothing to lose everything to gain, and they took the opportunity brilliantly.
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Just the perfect timing. Got the tyres into the temperature window before the rain got stronger. Not sure if those who put on the softs late will be caught out by the rain now.
4 0 ReplyVowles' experience shows
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"There's a surprising number of cars out there, considering this is approaching biblical"
- Alex Jaques
15 0 Reply"Good weather for a duck"
- Valtteri Bottas
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Wow we need rain every weekend. This qualifying is nuts
13 0 ReplyLet's revive Bernie's sprinkler idea.
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What a clusterfuck that was at the end.
12 0 ReplyGasly got screwed.
7 0 ReplyYeah so much. This was crazy by sainz
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Go on Albon!
12 0 ReplyLmao Toto reenacting Alonso's steering in the pits
10 0 ReplyWas weird, Sky did a reply that was cut to imply he was mimicking George’s crash.
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Williams with 2 fastest sectors, just like we ll predicted.
10 0 ReplyWilliams dominance could bore fans
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how do y'all feel about race weekends with these later than usual session start times?
I hate them, give me my 8-9am sessions!
How about you Euros/Asians? Are these times better or worse?9 0 ReplyUK. Love them. Nothing like having a good weekend ending with a live race on a Sunday evening.
8 0 ReplyAnd me, bugger all on TV anyway so perfect Saturday/Sunday night activity
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As an American, I greatly dislike the later times when races are on this side of the world. I don't mind waking up like 6,7,8am or whatever to watch a session. Or even staying up very late til like 4am. Even on Fridays for FP1 and FP2.
Idk, I like getting F1 "out of the way" so to speak, then I can do whatever else I need to do for rest of the day.
Like right now, it's 12:30p for me. That's not terrible since it's lunch time. But FP2 is at like 4pm; I tend to take a nap around then. If I was still working from the office, I'd be leaving the office around then.
5 0 Replythere's nothing better than going to bed after being let down by ferrari
5 0 ReplyEuropean here, if I don't have anything planned for the weekend, I love them. If I plan a night out on Saturday, I hate them. Right now, I love it.
3 0 ReplyAs a European I quite like the late races, frees up the day for other things.
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FIA: It's raining
Drivers: It's not raining
8 0 Reply2 minutes later: Track is flooding
7 0 ReplyIt’s Russell sweat.
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Q2 results
Fastest: ALB VER NOR
Eliminated: LEC PER STR MAG BOTexactly as expected
8 0 ReplyLeclerc and pain radios, name a better duo.
5 0 ReplyI felt his rage.
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This new wall in the wet is pushing drivers out on to the racing line when they rejoin.
If its wet during the race, this has some dreadful implications.
8 0 ReplyYeah, I’m almost afraid of watching lap 1 tomorrow
4 0 ReplyYeah, those rejoins look really unsafe. This might cause a massive lap 1 incident even in the dry. Or when dive-bombing into turn 1 (which I don't like, but it happens quite regularly here) goes worng, this might force contact instead of a bail-out.
3 0 ReplyThey should have stuck the wall on the inside to make sure drivers are duly cautious having crossed the finish line.
Right now, its insane.
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I'm liking these liquipedia pages, so much context. Plus the session times posted there.
Rawe ceek, here we come!
8 0 ReplyPerez has bottled it.
8 0 ReplyWow, can't believe just a few races ago we were talking about whether this would be Perez year. And he is not even close to Verstappen.
13 0 ReplyIf we’re all being honest with ourselves, that was only ever hopeful thinking. I don’t think anyone actually believed it.
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He has one lap to save it.
1 0 ReplyHe didn't...
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I really want to like de Vries but he's so shit.
7 0 ReplyHe won't survive the season
4 0 ReplyImagine him getting fired before Zandvoort. Not even getting to drive your home race is so cruel.
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Wow, Perez missings another Q3. Changing conditions give you some excuses, but overall that is not a good look against a team mate that is dominating the championship.
7 0 ReplyYeah it's like a switch was flipped. Hope he pulls it together, or we'll see him being replaced.
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🟥 Red flag. Hülkenberg with engine issues
7 0 Reply🟩 Green flag. This one has been a bit shorter.
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What a race by Alex Albon in that tractor, surely noone else is DotD?
7 0 ReplyRed flag, Piastri on the wall as Hülkenberg gets P2
6 0 ReplyI know that this post is for the full weekend. Could we still have a separate race discussion? I think this would make it a bit better to keep an overview.
6 0 ReplyThere are a couple of reason why I'm going to say no to this now.
- I don't want to change how we're operating a race weekend during the race weekend.
- I'd like to see the experiment of one post per race weekend through.
If we get enough feedback asking for more granular threads then when will absolutely consider how we change things for future races.
Tomorrow there will be a post-race discussion. Perhaps in there you can make this point again?
11 0 ReplyNot OP, but fair points.
Let's see how the discussion goes tomorrow. Enjoy the race!
3 0 ReplyI see this post is apparently pinned, but I have to scroll way down in the community to find it
is this happening for anyone else? I think the pin feature on Lemmy is broken or something
2 0 ReplyGood call on not changing things as we're going! I personally do prefer to have separate threads, definitely easier for me to avoid spoilers that way when watching after the fact as opposed to live.
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What an action-packed FP1!
6 0 ReplyEdge of the seat stuff!
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So it's effectively over now with Hulk on the front row?
6 0 ReplySession probably restarts, but if rain continues track will be slower.
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Who had Hulk starting P2 then?
6 0 ReplyHulk P2? Please let it happen!
6 0 ReplyWhat was Norris' unsporting conduct?
1 0 ReplyDriving too slow during the safety car so they could double stack.
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wooow HULK!
6 0 ReplyMax only feels something when he almost bins it. He must be so bored up there.
6 0 ReplyNando win please!
6 0 ReplyHe got so unlucky last time. Let's hope the team got some good data from their upgrades kicking in!
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Decent race if you ignore P1. Good overtakes and battles all over the grid.
My first race weekend in the fediverse was pretty nice. Still lots to improve like the experience of refreshing the page and getting comments from other instances in a timely manner but it was fun.
See you next time 😊.
6 0 ReplyQ1 results
Top 3: VER ALO HAM
Eiminated: TSU GAS DEV SAR ZHO
6 0 ReplySainz is getting a penalty for that surely
6 0 ReplyNice amount of impeding today.
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Stroll just isn't cutting it on Aston Martin anymore. Maybe his dad can give him a cushy office job so we can get a competent driver.
6 0 ReplySend him to WEC. He's clearly got the talent for a top drive in any series except F1.
3 0 ReplyYou think at some point he'll throw his hat out. This must be killing his professional pride, if he has any.
2 0 ReplyTo be fair he never went to the softs. A question for AM themselves perhaps?
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🏁 Checkered flag as the rain increases
Top 3
HAM 1:13.718
RUS +0.027
SAI +0.1266 0 ReplyCould turn into a tough weekend for Ferrari with both cars (probably) starting outside the top 10.
5 0 ReplyCan you sort comments by new in Jerboa? Otherwise difficult to find new comments.
5 0 ReplyI haven't figured out how to do that which makes these live threads difficult to keep up with
2 0 ReplyYeah I haven't figured out how to do that reliably yet.
1 0 ReplyIf you figure it out please let us know!
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Agreed. When we initially discussed session posts, I was open to a weekend discussion post... but we have the comment volume to support post-per-session, and the sorting is primitive enough that a I'd much prefer it for next race.
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Q3 with lots of rain and getting worse
5 0 ReplyIs it 0% chance of race before and during the race or just during?
I recall the weather prediction a few days ago said rain during the race is unlikely but there could be rain a few hours beforehand.
5 0 ReplyWhat’s great weekend. Canadian GP, US Open, and the Ashes. F in the chat for my wife and kids’ TV time please.
5 0 ReplyMax just being able to laugh off nearly beaching himself on the kerb because God knows no one's catching him
5 0 ReplyI look forward to McLaren raising my hopes, and then dashing them quite expertly.
5 0 ReplyGutted for both Lando and Oscar though, would love to see them in the mix.
1 0 Reply/Ferrari looks on approvingly
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Leclerc eliminated because Ferrari decided not to switch to softs when he wanted to. Stop inventing!
5 0 ReplyLeclerc's problem is that he is always too submissive. Should have overruled the pitwall
5 0 ReplyJust like Seb was doing whilst he was at Ferrari.
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Ferrari being Ferrari!!
4 0 ReplyConsistency kings!
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With the ongoing rain, that has to be the final classification. Great work by Hulkenberg and Alonso. Verstappen delivering as expected.
Unless the rain stops before the track is green flagged again. But it currently looks like it would take more than 7 minutes to form a dry line again, even if the rain stopped right now.
5 0 ReplyMaybe something behind the first 3 can change. But it looks to be way too wet.
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Aw, man, went to commercial right as Gasly was about to tell everybody how he felt about Sainz being in the middle of the track.
4 0 ReplyThanks to the mods for making this thread!
Hoping for a good race, though it's bit late in the evening for us Europeans
4 0 Replyyay, full wets!
4 0 ReplyClassic Alpine
4 0 ReplyOh boy, really hoping Alpine are just getting their mechanical issues out of the way before the race. Not a good sign with both cars bringing out the red flags...
4 0 ReplyLol, Crofty couldn't wait to say red button.
4 0 ReplyHe gets a bonus everytime he mentions it!
2 0 ReplyYeah but this year he's usually talking about the "Interactive" button so you could hear he was happy to say it.
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That DRS hat
4 0 ReplyPretty inventive!
2 0 ReplyStopstart inventing!2 0 Reply
That was amazing :D
I want one!
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Probably just me but this thread wasn't easy to find on chrome android or jerboa, even though it's pinned?
4 0 ReplyYeah, pinning a comment seems pretty meaningless at the moment because Lemmy doesn't seem to be respecting the pinned status.
3 0 ReplyIt's not just you. I think there is some issue with sort order and community posts. Nothing we can do but ride it out.
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predictions:
- At least 3 yellow flags
- Alonso gets mad at someone
- Ferrari amaze us with a strategy we’ve never seen before
- George gets upset with Lewis
- Lewis gets upset with George
4 0 ReplyAt least 3 yellow flags
welp.. thats 1 virtual and 1 full one already
Ferrari amaze us with a strategy we’ve never seen before
Did they not just put under safety car unlike everyone else?
2 0 ReplyThey are calculating on the hards being bad for the front runners.
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Russell hit a wall so unlikely that they will have issues. Hamilton did just cut off Alonso in the pits!
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Ferrari doing Ferrari things..
4 0 ReplyMight be faster than being stuck in a DRS train so will be interesting to see how it plays out
3 0 Replyanother safety car might mess them up though.
This one is bunching the field up. Another safety car in 10 laps or whatever and Ferrari could end up dropping right down if they pit then.
Im surprised they did not split the strategy and pit one of them. but, its ferrari, we arent meant to understand
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2nd best qualifying after Monaco imo.
4 0 ReplyIf the rain picks up now and the softs take 2 laps to get to working temperature, those who just came in might lose out heavily.
4 0 ReplyLEC PER and STR out in Q2? This is interesting :::
4 0 Replywait, just tuned in, what the fuck happend?
4 0 ReplyRain, if I were to answer in just one word.
5 0 Replymakes sense... RIP LEC tho :^(
3 0 ReplyEverybody loves rain today.
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Rain and also a poor tire decision by Ferrari.
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What is this race direction? We're missing albon and Norris soft lap. Who is in charge this weekend? Seems worse than other weekends.
4 0 ReplyOooh I do love a wet qualifying!
4 0 ReplyIt is so great to see lap times improve every lap.
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Does it rain everyontreal GP weekend?
4 0 ReplySainz should get even more then a 3 grid penalty. This was not only impeading, but crazy dangerous.
3 0 ReplyThe penalty is given for the infringement, not the outcome. Not that I disagree with you, but that is how the rules are applied.
6 0 ReplyYeah sure. I honestly don't expect anything else. But they should really add some additional penalties for this very dangerous maneuvers.
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I can guarantee Max is not letting anyone pass him on the outlap.
3 0 ReplyHe is on a mission.
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So one-lap-shootout coming up.
3 0 ReplyTechnical issues for Zhou, that was quick
3 0 ReplyWonder what the issue is. Hopefully he can recover tomorrow...
2 0 ReplyAlready solved
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Q2, with more rain coming
3 0 ReplyStarting to rain, and most drivers on softs
3 0 ReplyPerez should have finished his soft lap, would have been easily enough for Q3, what an idiotic decision to come in.
3 0 ReplyThat head shake by Horner spoke volumes.
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Russel has to retire with break issues
3 0 ReplySmashing into a wall must not be optimal for brakes if your car already has weak breaks.
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Good race. Sucks for Russell to have to retire after that comeback. Albon did excellent.
3 0 ReplySeems like lemmy.ml is having some trouble pushing out comments to other instances from this post 😬 Many comments here are missing on other instances
Might make sense to host these threads on a less overloaded instance?
3 0 ReplyJepp I sadly have the same problem.
4 0 ReplyAre comments from other instances coming through alright though?
1 0 ReplyOthers pushing to lemmy.ml seems to be working as far as I can tell (except for some brief errors about 10 minutes ago).
But if lemmy.ml does not manage to push some of these external comments out, then they will only be visible on the source instance and lemmy.ml, and nowhere else on the federated network.
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Bwoah what a quali session. Too bad about the penalty for Hülkenberg, but still a very good result. The Q2 Albon gamble was also amazing, as well as both McLarens being up so high in Q2.
Big names dropping out, small teams rising to the top, constantly changing conditions, this is peak entertainment imo. And somehow Max always comes through and puts the car where it should be, it's so impressive.
3 0 Reply🟥 Red flag. Gasly stopped on track, with a broken driveshaft
3 0 ReplyThe track is clear, but the red flag is taking a long time.
4 0 ReplyAccording to the Spanish broadcast, there is something wrong with the security cameras
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Is this the "official" race discussion thread? I couldn't find anything on my instance so came here.
Great race start by the way. Should be a good one. Enjoy!
3 0 ReplyYeah, this week there is only this single thread for the whole weekend
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Disappointed with the lack of rain.
3 0 ReplyI noticed that two teams had different orange lights outside their box. I've never really noticed it, but I wonder if all teams have their own unique light (shape, flashing, animation).
I'd they do, this should so be a feature in the game as a customisation.
3 0 Replywhat's going on with Ocon's rear wing?
3 0 ReplyIt's waving at us!
8 0 ReplyEither one hell of an experiment in aerodynamic creativity or someone forgot to screw on a nut this morning
3 0 ReplyPrevents overtakes by throwing turbulence in their face 👀.
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Albon with softs
3 0 ReplyStroll with a crazy 360.
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Perez is losing on the Ferraris with softer tyres. How?
3 0 ReplySkill issue
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Alonso has to lift and coast, and de La Rosa in the Spanish broadcast hints that he has to save fuel due to the high race pace.
3 0 ReplyOther than you know who, I have no predictions for how its going to play out!
3 0 ReplyTsunoda has been an absolute menace haha!
3 0 ReplyAmazing battle between Alonso and Hamilton!
3 0 ReplyFor those of us in Canada I hope one day we get coverage without Ads... That's my favorite part of the US GP weekends. :D
3 0 ReplyDoes Canada not get access to the F1 TV app?
3 0 ReplyWe do, but TSN (sports Network here) carries it all. So if you have cable why pay extra :)
Just that they shrink the race down into picture and picture and show you ads, always when something key is happening too.
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F1TV is so worth it if youre a fan imo!
2 0 ReplyWe had ads in the UK for a few years. I hated coming back to the race to Murry Walker announcing "drama in the German grand prix..." only to get a replay of a major incident. I feel for you buddy!
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That rejoin from De Vries is kinda spicy. Hope nothing bad happens during the race.
3 0 ReplyThat wall is going to create chaos if somebody doesn't make the corner.
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Anyone aware of any communities similar to r/motorsportsreplays or r/motorsportssteams?
4 1 ReplyNotice
We shall be banning discussion around F1 piracy in this community next week.
We will not take any actions until the rules are posted in their entirety in the sidebar.
4 0 Replywell, we have [email protected] and the other communities on that page.
should be quite receptive for linking streams.just make one, if we don't find an existing one!
/e: either I am, or kbin is currently being stupid with the link above, but this:
https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]
should get you the idea4 0 ReplyI’m not aware of any communities yet, but I’d recommend taking a look at SportSurge. Easy enough to use, and should have streams for F1 sessions.
1 0 ReplyYeah I'm aware of sportsurge, can never seem to find an F1 Live commentary stream though.
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Wouldn't it be more desirable to just stay in the box instead of risking a crash? Obviously the lap times will not improve in the next few minutes, right?
3 0 ReplyYeah, if Alonso and Hamilton are saying that it's a lost cause, there's probably no room for improvement.
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What's French for "clutch"? I don't know, and it appears Alpine don't either.
3 0 Reply🟥 Red flag. Ocon stopped with some mechanical issue, told to stop the car by radio.
3 0 Reply🌧️ It's raining in part of the circuit
2 0 ReplySubscribe
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Sainz vs Perez was fun.
2 0 ReplyWhat happened to TSU? He pitted after the first lap?
2 0 ReplySome issue I think? But he's making up time with those hards.
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How do the marshal's know when to show their flags. Are they connected to audio to F1 central?
2 0 ReplyGosh i hope it's raining tomorrow!
2 0 ReplyFerrari need to shake things up, move some of the Le Mans team into senior positions. Winning has consequences.
2 0 ReplyAF Corse are an independent team, not related to Ferrari. They just have Ferrari cars.
3 0 ReplyYep, employ them instead is my point.
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This is gonna be epic or a red flag fest
2 0 ReplyRIP Ferrari engine :(
2 0 ReplySky spending a lot of time showing us this corner...
2 0 ReplyProbably allowing Russell time to figure out how to maximise options lol
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Where is Hamilton!?
2 0 ReplyMercedes have no idea what to do with tyres.
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Hulkenfire!
2 0 ReplyIt’s not a race weekend until there’s some Ferrari drama
2 0 ReplyZhou got a curse on him damn.
2 0 ReplyQ1, everyone on inters
2 0 ReplyWhich should be great fun!
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Oh I almost forgot we were in RAWE CEEK! Came here to see that the sessions are already going to be very wet. Hope not another one gets put into red flag hell again...
3 1 ReplyNot a great weekend start for Gasly and Alpine. Car sounded awful.
2 0 ReplyAwesome race for Albon
1 0 ReplyThrough all the excitement, I completely missed that Lewis and Alonso are starting next to each other. I'm delighted for that prospect tomorrow, when Max diseappears and Hulk drops out of the points.
1 0 ReplyFerrari with the new code language!
1 0 ReplyYou are driving a red car, a red car. Copy?
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lol. Both Red Bulls with inters, but it isn't raining (yet). They use them for one lap to prepare them for tomorrow. And Mercedes copy the strategy.
1 0 ReplyInteresting race and nice podium. Also happy for Albon, always nice to see him in the top 10.
1 0 Replymonaco marshalls would have cleared the track in a couple of seconds by raising that car by hands
1 0 ReplyFP2 will start 30 minutes earlier than scheduled (16:30 local, 20:30 UTC) and will be 90 minutes long.
1 0 ReplyPiastri clips the wall
1 0 ReplyGive me another Nando podium please!
1 0 ReplyDare we hope for pee wan?
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Lewis is keeping up with Max. Oh wait as I type this he lost a couple tenths. Still, great pace of the Merc.
1 0 ReplyOcon pushes off Norris, and Stroll overtakes Bottas in the last lap
1 0 Replyearly Q3 results
VER HUL ALO HAM RUS OCO NOR SAI PIA ALB
1 0 ReplyWhat was Norris' unsporting conduct?
0 0 ReplyFIA doesn't like Concertinas. He played the field by backing them up for a McLaren double-stack pitstop.
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