Tazio Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Wet race! This is a tricky day trying to juggle multiple sporting events on multiple channels. MotoGP done, cycle races recording, F1 to watch live. At least it all stops me watching football matches I’m not particularly interested in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redjambo Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 5 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said: http://www.hesgoal.com/news/77677/Formula_1_GP_Italy_----_ENG.html Thanks Mikey. Looking forward to this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redjambo Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 This could be a cracking first lap... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigsmak Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 This is a fun race with 7 laps done - I love when its wet and unpredictable! .. this could be anyone's race! Literally - Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tazio Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 2 minutes ago, Bigsmak said: This is a fun race with 7 laps done - I love when its wet and unpredictable! .. this could be anyone's race! Literally - I’d love Norris to win it, he’s been consistently quick last season and this but doesn’t seem to get the love in the pundits have for Russell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redjambo Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Lewis chasing Max down. This is fun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey1874 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Verstappen and Hamilton well ahead of the rest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tazio Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 6 minutes ago, redjambo said: Lewis chasing Max down. This is fun. He’s made another huge mistake under pressure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigsmak Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 lol - Why did he go to the wet section? he knows better than that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redjambo Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Just now, Tazio said: He’s made another huge mistake under pressure. Just now, Mikey1874 said: Oops Indeed. Didn't expect that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tazio Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Just now, redjambo said: Indeed. Didn't expect that. I’ve been saying this for a while now. Hamilton is always quoted as a great racer but in reality he’s been so good at qualifying his standard race is get pole, lead into the first corner and then drive the entire race on his own. In the last couple of seasons he’s had some very dubious incidents overtaking when he has to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tazio Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 3 minutes ago, Bigsmak said: lol - Why did he go to the wet section? he knows better than that Pressure. Max had hared past the back markers in short order, despite what Brundle said, and he wasn’t managing so pushed it too hard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigsmak Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Red Flag - this could be a while before it re-starts! Norris in 3rd! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tazio Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 minute ago, Bigsmak said: Red Flag - this could be a while before it re-starts! Norris in 3rd! That was a proper big one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigsmak Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Need to see better coverage of that coming together - Did Botas move? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tazio Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 minute ago, Bigsmak said: Need to see better coverage of that coming together - Did Botas move? That seems to be Russell’s opinion but I didn’t see any move. It looks like Russell didn’t factor in the fact that the straight actually has a slight turn to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigsmak Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Great Start from Norris! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tazio Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Bizarrely looks like Hamilton is going to profit from his teammate having a big off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redjambo Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 minute ago, Tazio said: Bizarrely looks like Hamilton is going to profit from his teammate having a big off. Perhaps Bottas intentionally swerved into Russell to cause the red flag. Get your conspiracy theories here! Three for a tenner! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tazio Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 minute ago, redjambo said: Perhaps Bottas intentionally swerved into Russell to cause the red flag. Get your conspiracy theories here! Three for a tenner! “Ok Valteri we want you to engineer an incident to help Lewis” ”Ok, I’ll do it at 190mph for maximum drama” Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey1874 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 7 minutes ago, redjambo said: Perhaps Bottas intentionally swerved into Russell to cause the red flag. Get your conspiracy theories here! Three for a tenner! Russell who is basically a Mercedes driver was a part of Hamilton going off though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redjambo Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Will Hamilton get past Leclerc? Put your bets on now. I say no. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tazio Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Just now, redjambo said: Will Hamilton get past Leclerc? Put your bets on now. I say no. Easily. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redjambo Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 minute ago, redjambo said: Will Hamilton get past Leclerc? Put your bets on now. I say no. Shows how much I know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
milky_26 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 hamilton will be passed now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redjambo Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 It worked though, so... Will Hamilton get past Norris? Put your bets on now. I say no. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tazio Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 The DRS zone is a joke on this track. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tazio Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Just now, redjambo said: It worked though, so... Will Hamilton get past Norris? Put your bets on now. I say no. And once again I’ll say easily. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey1874 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 4 minutes ago, redjambo said: It worked though, so... Will Hamilton get past Norris? Put your bets on now. I say no. Yes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redjambo Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Will Hamilton get past Verstappen? Put your bets on now. I say no. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redjambo Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Well done to Norris. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tazio Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Perfect timing for the end of the race as I jumped across to Eurosport for the last 20km of the Amstel Gold bike race. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mysterion Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 That was a great race. 2 out of 2 entertaining races. Who says F1 is boring? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonnothejambo Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 I'm not really a Grand Prix fan but my daughter has got me watching a Netflix documentary called Formula 1 Drive to Survive. It's pretty good and worth watching. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
milky_26 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 32 minutes ago, Mysterion said: That was a great race. 2 out of 2 entertaining races. Who says F1 is boring? having two teams who can properly compete at the front is a massive help in avoiding dull and boring races Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Taffin Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 The unlapping after the red flag was very, very fortunate for Hamilton. He's a wonderful driver but he does absolutely get the rub of the green at times when on the rare occasions it doesn't quite go so well. I always want him to lose, but only to make the championship exciting. Think he's a great ambassador for the sport and he's doing great things outside of F1 too so I'm very much not a 'Hamilton hater'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I P Knightley Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 17 hours ago, Tazio said: I’ve been saying this for a while now. Hamilton is always quoted as a great racer but in reality he’s been so good at qualifying his standard race is get pole, lead into the first corner and then drive the entire race on his own. In the last couple of seasons he’s had some very dubious incidents overtaking when he has to. He's effectively put his hands up and said that he panicked. Panicked that he had been closing the gap but that Verstappen had put five backmarkers between them and got impatient when he was on the back of them. That said, it was very much a rookie error and, as you say, it perhaps reflects the point that he has been utterly dominant for years now and usually approaches backmarkers with a view to not letting folk catch him up rather than seeing them as an impediment to him catching someone else up. He definitely had a chance of getting on Max's tail at that point, something that possibly contributed to the red mist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redjambo Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 52 minutes ago, I P Knightley said: He's effectively put his hands up and said that he panicked. Panicked that he had been closing the gap but that Verstappen had put five backmarkers between them and got impatient when he was on the back of them. That said, it was very much a rookie error and, as you say, it perhaps reflects the point that he has been utterly dominant for years now and usually approaches backmarkers with a view to not letting folk catch him up rather than seeing them as an impediment to him catching someone else up. He definitely had a chance of getting on Max's tail at that point, something that possibly contributed to the red mist. The thing is that I think he still had 30-odd laps to go, didn't he? No reason whatsoever to panic at that stage. Hopefully he has learned from this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey1874 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 http://www.hesgoal.com/news/79097/Formula_1_GP_Portugal_----_ENG.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tazio Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Lando Norris has become my favourite drive since the start of last season. The boy is a proper racer and a character in a sport that needs them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
milky_26 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 7 minutes ago, Tazio said: Lando Norris has become my favourite drive since the start of last season. The boy is a proper racer and a character in a sport that needs them. I'm also impressed with George Russell who I think will be in a Merc next year Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tazio Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Just now, milky_26 said: I'm also impressed with George Russell who I think will be in a Merc next year The media darling. It annoys me how the commentators bum him up often as Norris is having a great race. Seems like a decent lad and fairly quick but I’m in team Lando. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
milky_26 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 6 minutes ago, Tazio said: The media darling. It annoys me how the commentators bum him up often as Norris is having a great race. Seems like a decent lad and fairly quick but I’m in team Lando. i would like to see lando in the red bull next year Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tazio Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 1 minute ago, milky_26 said: i would like to see lando in the red bull next year That team is a graveyard for 2nd drivers. I think McLaren is a good fit for him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigsmak Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 That was actually very impressive from him there.. Did not think that he would have been able to do that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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