djplaeskool
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It's such a happy and joyous anthem.
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Formula 1 2017 Season |OT| Japanese Horror Story - Sundays on Sky
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It's such a happy and joyous anthem.
GrimmGrinn
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Was that boo to HAM?
JadedWriter
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I was perfectly fine with Bottas getting pole, but holy shit the dude seemed to crumble. Dude has no race pace.
30yearsofhurt
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They were saying Boourns.
PdotMichael
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It just the typical Finnish expression for being happy.
To be blunt, Bottas was rubbish today. Hamilton's mistake at the start meant he was stuck behind him for the opening stint and whoever's decision it was to have him run interference at the pit stop for Bottas, that clearly didn't work and it arguably cost him the chance to have a run at Vettel.
Vettel drove flawlessly from the outset and fully deserved the win. I think the Ferrari is the faster car of the two in race trim by a couple of tenths or so, so victories like this one could be crucial at the end of the season.
Vettel drove flawlessly from the outset and fully deserved the win. I think the Ferrari is the faster car of the two in race trim by a couple of tenths or so, so victories like this one could be crucial at the end of the season.
PjotrStroganov
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Imo Bottas seems to be a B-class driver like Barichello and Massa. Hope he will step it up.
djplaeskool
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I don't think I'm derelict in saying Mercedes is putting up a machine that can help him achieve that.
Great duel between Hamilton and Vettel. Not sure why Bottas would have tried to keep Hamilton behind him in the last part of the race. Bottas was struggling and Hamilton was much faster.
Again I have to say I'm not happy with how the stewards are supposed to be lenient when the results are already inconsistent. Everyone including Charlie Whiting said Vettel was in the wrong in China. The rules have not since been changed or clarified. Simply the drivers have been warned about doing it. We will see more of this bs through the season.
Again I have to say I'm not happy with how the stewards are supposed to be lenient when the results are already inconsistent. Everyone including Charlie Whiting said Vettel was in the wrong in China. The rules have not since been changed or clarified. Simply the drivers have been warned about doing it. We will see more of this bs through the season.
So McLaren did not even classify...
No need to stress the engine when your not able to better your position.
No need to stress the engine when your not able to better your position.
Last list I saw did have Alonso assigned a place.
theignoramus
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Congrats to Vettel and Ferrari, he earned that win. Really would like to see a wheel to wheel battle between him and Lewis, we still havnt seen it yet.
https://twitter.com/svandoorne/status/853648239152820226
Love how both drivers are trolling as hard as they can
xrnzaaas
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brotkasten
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That's because it's the best anthem ever.
Palmer has to go. He was at the back of the grid in a car that Hulk got into the top 10. It's can easily get into the points, but i haven't seen him show the skill that his team mate has in scoring points through genuine race pace.
Fox Mulder
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Alonso should bolt to Renault again if the offer is there. He's not getting a Merc, Ferrari, or redbull seat. Honda fucking sucks and even if McLaren got Merc engines next year, they'll just be another mid field Merc customer team that never win anything.
Yes, but he never replied when I proposed another round of the bet between FP3 and Qualifying. So I guess he could dodge out because of a technicality?
But I know I'm up for another one for Sochi if anyone else is willing to take the bet.
Yeah he locked up and lost the place. Then probably thought screw this.
Fun race, like others have said, it's really nice to watch a race where you don't know which team is going to win. Shame about the Hamilton penalty, could've been a great race between him and Vettel.
Kimi sucks and needs to go. He can't cope with a car that isn't completely perfect for him and is complaining about a race-winning car. I've also noticed he's incredibly cautious when it comes to wheel-to-wheel racing, on lap 1 he lost a lot of positions because of it. Same when trying to overtake Massa, it took him too long. He just doesn't have that killer instinct.
Sad for Sainz, he was having a tough weekend but looked to have a strong race, but he was completely at fault for the Stroll crash. I hope he gets it back together next race.
Kimi sucks and needs to go. He can't cope with a car that isn't completely perfect for him and is complaining about a race-winning car. I've also noticed he's incredibly cautious when it comes to wheel-to-wheel racing, on lap 1 he lost a lot of positions because of it. Same when trying to overtake Massa, it took him too long. He just doesn't have that killer instinct.
Sad for Sainz, he was having a tough weekend but looked to have a strong race, but he was completely at fault for the Stroll crash. I hope he gets it back together next race.
MightBeMagic
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I could see Marchionne getting rid of him and parachuting Alonso back in. Now that would be amazing.
Dutch Gronk
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Look at that embrace of Lewis 🤔!
Lewis to replace Kimi next year confirmed.
Yep. Sainz carried far too much speed into the apex. There was space for both cars if he was slower.
scorcher59
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Now on to the lamest circuit in the calendar, Sochi autodrome.
Great racing in Bahrain, lots of what ifs for Hamilton and his 5 second penalty
Great racing in Bahrain, lots of what ifs for Hamilton and his 5 second penalty
brotkasten
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I asked you about the bet, you said "lets wait for FP3" and I didn't see a response from you after that. I even offered it again in the last 5 minutes of Q3.
I'm absolutely in and ready to be served.
I'm also up for the same bet for Sochi.
PdotMichael
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You can only blame yourself for listening to that nonsense.
Brundle has been commentating for as long as I can remember actually watching F1 as a kid. I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted to call it a day soon, as he's seen it all by now, but I'd feel very sad to see him go I've always enjoyed listening to him.
Haha, yeah. I have it on in the background, just like to have a second opinion on things.
I used to enjoy Brundle as well, but progressively less, not because he's bad, but because he just doesn't have the enthusiasm he used to.
Still, anything's better than Paul di Resta.
chromatic9
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Yes. Mercedes really fucked it up again here but also probably wasn't expecting Bottas to be the Trulli Train.
With my tinfoil hat on, I hope also Mercedes didn't try to give Bottas a confidence booster in qualifying.
MightBeMagic
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Hamilton messed up his final lap, otherwise he would've been on pole comfortably. On any track he's at least 3 tenths quicker than any other driver
The only conspiracy you can ponder about is why they fucked up his tyre pressure, and I doubt Mercedes would do that intentionally.
To be fair, it's like what I said earlier; he's been commentating for 20 years now and HAS seen it all. If you did the same job for 20 years, eventually you'll lose the same passion for it, no matter how much you love it. And that's before we even consider any sort of agenda the broadcasters he's been with could (I'm only speculating here) have made him want to talk about.
PdotMichael
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The magical 3 tenths.
Though not sure how Rosberg beating Hamilton 9 times in Q3 last year is an argument for that claim.
Pretty sure Vettel had enough tire/engine to fight Ham for at least 1 lap. 2-3 laps Ham would have gone by easily. However, even with the 5 seconds it would have likely ended up being the final lap maybe second to last. Also, conditions were not perfect in certain sectors, which would have made passing a bit more challenging.
where did they say this???? i need to watch it
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