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#641 Post by OFSO » Sat May 08, 2021 8:06 pm

Thunderstorms and showers delayed until the evening (says Cat24 weatherman).

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#642 Post by llondel » Sat May 08, 2021 11:02 pm

Hamilton is probably one of the all-time best at wet weather driving.

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#643 Post by OFSO » Sun May 09, 2021 5:55 am

Absolutely. Not bad at driving in the dry, either!

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#644 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Sun May 09, 2021 8:57 am

Love or hate him, Hamilton is one of the all time greats...
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#645 Post by 1DC » Sun May 09, 2021 9:22 am

The first bend will be interesting if both Hamilton and Verstappen get good starts. The Pole sitter has won 95% of all races.

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#646 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Sun May 09, 2021 9:27 am

1DC wrote:
Sun May 09, 2021 9:22 am
The first bend will be interesting if both Hamilton and Verstappen get good starts. The Pole sitter has won 95% of all races.
They both seem to respect each other, give each other room and race hard. It could be a good race.
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#647 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Sun May 09, 2021 3:10 pm

TheGreenGoblin wrote:
Sun May 09, 2021 9:27 am
1DC wrote:
Sun May 09, 2021 9:22 am
The first bend will be interesting if both Hamilton and Verstappen get good starts. The Pole sitter has won 95% of all races.
They both seem to respect each other, give each other room and race hard. It could be a good race.
It was and Hamilton was peerless...
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#648 Post by Boac » Sun May 09, 2021 3:40 pm

Yes, but good 'tatticks' by the team.

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#649 Post by llondel » Sun May 09, 2021 4:52 pm

It is good to see Hamilton up against someone who is a good driver and has a car with a decent enough performance to be competitive. He probably enjoys it more, winning after a competitive race.

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#650 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Sun May 09, 2021 6:16 pm

Boac wrote:
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Yes, but good 'tatticks' by the team.
Mercedes are the crème de la crème, the cat's whiskers, the kitty! Tis true....
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#651 Post by Magnus » Sun May 09, 2021 6:56 pm

My mate who works for McLaren is less impressed. :)

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#652 Post by Pontius Navigator » Sun May 09, 2021 7:56 pm

Magnus, apart from not winning, what is he not impressed about?

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#653 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Mon May 10, 2021 5:42 am

Pontius Navigator wrote:
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Magnus, apart from not winning, what is he not impressed about?
But they did win yesterday? :)
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#654 Post by Magnus » Mon May 10, 2021 11:32 am

He's just grumpy because they didn't win. They picked up 6 & 8, though.

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#655 Post by G-CPTN » Sun Jun 06, 2021 2:21 pm

Amazing mistake by LH.

Stupid boy.

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#656 Post by Boac » Sun Jun 06, 2021 2:23 pm

Well, who could have guessed?

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#657 Post by Ibbie » Sun Jun 06, 2021 3:08 pm

Most excellent and fair end to today's race after restart. The race should have been finished after the red flag, instead of an attempt made to give the spoilt boy from Stevenage another undeserved win. It backfired. Mercedes NIL points.

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#658 Post by G-CPTN » Sun Jun 06, 2021 3:11 pm

Ibbie wrote:
Sun Jun 06, 2021 3:08 pm
The race should have been finished after the red flag,
Agreed!

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#659 Post by Wodrick » Sun Jun 06, 2021 3:25 pm

Agreed and I think under those circumstances the result would be taken from the positions at the end of the preceding lap.

The sprint race qualifying later in the year should be good though.
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Re: Formula One

#660 Post by Boac » Sun Jun 06, 2021 5:16 pm

Said to be a Mercedes cock-up.

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