Hydranockz
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Yeah, and hearing Kyvat and Ricciardo defend Hamilton at the end was super cool. Of course the terrible questions and framing came from the Sun and Daily Mail.
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Formula 1 2017 Season |OT| Japanese Horror Story - Sundays on Sky
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Yeah, and hearing Kyvat and Ricciardo defend Hamilton at the end was super cool. Of course the terrible questions and framing came from the Sun and Daily Mail.
Well, Austria didn't produce much excitement, so they need something to write on. It got pretty annoying to hear, so I couldn't imagine being the one being asked those questions.
Lewis said something along the lines of 'That's one of the dumbest questions I've heard in quite a while', or something like that.
Thats about the sum of most sports journalism.
Fox Mulder
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They asked him how he felt about Toto going to Vettel's birthday party after he crashed into him at Baku.
Just to have a bigger spotlight on the news?
I can imagine the posts now lol.
Ricciardo is the best. Brought some levity to a press conference that could have been a downer with all the press hounding Hamilton so much.
xrnzaaas
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewXmbxjK1CA
Max eating sandwiches on the podium would be a nice tradition
Max eating sandwiches on the podium would be a nice tradition
Talking about the Shoey was great. That look by Danyl! RIC saying he felt pressured into it by the interviewers the last two times around (Brundle frothing
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lol @ Lewis shaking his head at the "Toto going to Seb's birthday" while it's being asked. "This might be the dumbest question ever".
Mohonky
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If I was Hamilton I'd have flat out said Ive answered the question, there's nothing to add, I'm ignoring every question aboiut it from here on out.
Seruously they kept asking the same question over and over. Even the other guys were laughing about it.
Wax Free Vanilla
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There was nothing to fix, the supplier sent the tethers like that and were deemed safe, all the cars passed yesterday.
xrnzaaas
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The problem are the conferences themselves. If there's a repeating question the person in charge of the conference should intervene. Also imo each conference should have two rows of drivers so that there could be smaller chances of one person getting all the questions.
I was about to say.
https://streamable.com/3knbc
It looks pretty damn slick from the side and when they integrate the design into the flow of the car it could look great from all angles.
Mohonky
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Well they've been screwing McLaren for 3 years now, why not.
Psychotext
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Yup. I really hope it's just that Ferrari were doing something different, but I doubt it.
If you think Ferrari genuinely only has the pace to beat McHondas and Toro Rossos around Silverstone, then I can't help you.
I'd say 1.27 ... easy.
Ferrari sure can do better. Quite a bit actually. But not enough to even bother the Mercedes cars for this track... and I am a Ferrari supporter, but it is clear that Mercedes generally has a faster car. Ferrari has been quite lucky lately, especially Vettel. The difference in performance is quite larger than what it was 3-4 races ago. Mercedes is getting the upper hand more and more with each race...
In quali, yes. In the race, no.
Let's look at Vettel's races after the first few races:
Russia - finished 6 tenths behind Bottas
Spain - finished 3.5 seconds behind Hamilton with bad VSC luck
Monaco - won
Canada - pace outlier just like Mercedes had in Monaco
Azerbaidjan - was able to follow Hamilton the entire time until road rage happened and managed to hold him back afterwards (despite the huge quali gap)
Austria - finished 6 tenths behind Bottas
Basically, the situation is still very similar as in the first few races, in the end track position and setup variability matter and Mercedes is generally faster in qualifying.
Now they might REALLY have a problem if Red Bull becomes a serious kingmaker threat after the summer break, but right now it's mostly "FERRARI CAN'T DEVELOP A CAR" confirmation bias.
And I say that as someone who's quite pessimistic about Ferrari's title chances.
Frankfurter
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Psychotext
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I think you might be misunderstanding what I was trying to say there. Sure, it's obvious that they can go quicker, but I saw nothing that would make me think they're on the pace of the Merc.
Race pace is better yes, but keep in mind that being in front makes you determine the pace. I could be faster 1 sec per lap, have a lead of 15 secs and allow the guy behind me to finish one sec apart when crossing the line. That doesnt necessarily mean his pace was great, rather than that I was simply cruising to the finish line.
I am not saying that this is what happened in every situation you presented, but nevertheless I am pretty sure Mercedes boys eased off in several occasions.
Frankfurter
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That's not at all what happened in Russia and Austria, though...
Psychotext
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Fucking hell Sky, talk more about Silverstone.
STFU.
STFU.
Indeed, fuck these Brits wanting a GP in Britland.
Psychotext
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Happy to have a British GP, but they're saying nothing they haven't already said. It's gratingly repetitive.
...and those know know the details already know that Silverstone has a better deal than most other tracks. If it doesn't work, financially... then it doesn't work. So be it.
...and those know know the details already know that Silverstone has a better deal than most other tracks. If it doesn't work, financially... then it doesn't work. So be it.
brotkasten
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Let's at least wait for FP3 until we all start panicking.
How about that bet, Zeknurn?
Elvin Atombender
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Massa and Verstappen driving like it's the race.
brotkasten
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Who's panicking?
I swear that Haas livery is my favorite... car looks gorgeous!
Would look better with less grey and more red.
The gap is smaller than I expected. Lets see after FP3.
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