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Nov 15, 2020 12:01:29 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 15, 2020 12:01:29 GMT
Great race - F1 is so much better when the conditions are treacherous!
Supreme drive from Lewis in the wet - I think he ended up doing 50 laps on a set of inters.
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Nov 30, 2020 8:02:58 GMT
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Post by gazz on Nov 30, 2020 8:02:58 GMT
How Grosjean walked away from that is a miracle. If that was twenty years ago there's no way he'd have survived that, which is a huge testament to the safety measures that were fought for and implemented against some seriously stubborn opposition - a huge vindication of the commitment and conviction of those responsible. Romain Grosjean: Haas driver suffers burns after huge Bahrain GP crash and fire - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/55122594 |
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Post by hatter_in_macc on Nov 30, 2020 10:37:33 GMT
He's a very lucky man. Thank goodness he escaped with minor injuries.
Credit, too, to drivers from days of yore like Jackie Stewart, who tirelessly campaigned for safer conditions after dicing with death every time they themselves got into their cars.
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Post by gazz on Nov 30, 2020 14:16:42 GMT
Credit, too, to drivers from days of yore like Jackie Stewart, who tirelessly campaigned for safer conditions after dicing with death every time they themselves got into their cars.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2020 0:25:21 GMT
Horrific accident but great to hear Grosjean escaped with only minor injuries. He’s a very lucky boy but it is testament to how far safety in F1 has come.
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Post by gazz on Dec 1, 2020 10:35:35 GMT
There have been a few lucky escapes in relatively recent times, with Kubica at the Canadian GP being one of the most remarkable, where you could actually see his feet poking through the end of what was left of his monocoque - he was lucky not to lose any limbs.  |
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Post by gazz on Dec 1, 2020 10:40:19 GMT
He actually returned to Canada the following year and won - now that's one gutsy driver!
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Dec 6, 2020 20:21:51 GMT
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Post by gazz on Dec 6, 2020 20:21:51 GMT
"Mercedes did not have to pit their cars, but chose to do so in what was intended to be a safety decision.
But they put the wrong tyres on Russell's car and then could not fit a new set to that of his team-mate Valtteri Bottas, who had to have his old tyres fitted back on to his car.
Russell had to stop again the next time around to fit a correct set, and the Mercedes were now down in fourth and fifth places, Bottas ahead."
I'm sure there's no way this had anything to do with Mercedes not wanting some of Hamilton's 'greatness' being attributed to their unstoppable car.
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Post by gazz on Dec 9, 2021 5:59:41 GMT
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Post by bringbacklenwhite on Dec 9, 2021 19:38:41 GMT
I think the stewards need a word with both Max and Lewis before the last race of the season this weekend.
The championship needs to be won on the track rather than in a first corner shunt and the lawyers offices some weeks later.
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Post by gazz on Dec 9, 2021 21:00:31 GMT
I think the stewards need a word with both Max and Lewis before the last race of the season this weekend. The championship needs to be won on the track rather than in a first corner shunt and the lawyers offices some weeks later. I completely agree, mate. If Verstappen aims to take Hamilton out and win by default this weekend, then he's no champion in my book. As you say, though, Lennie - the same goes for both of them. I personally don't think it'll be a clean win, for either driver, with the finale being a total bust as a spectacle. I hope I'm wrong. |
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Jul 16, 2022 20:07:09 GMT
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Post by gazz on Jul 16, 2022 20:07:09 GMT
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Post by bringbacklenwhite on Jul 17, 2022 18:47:11 GMT
Would you buy a used F1 car off this man ?
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Post by gazz on Mar 5, 2023 16:46:23 GMT
Stunning drive from Fernando Alonso in Bahrain today, getting his Aston Martin to third on the podium in his first race for the team.
He really is one of the great drivers for me, and could have held his own in any era. He can get the absolute best from any car, no matter how good or bad and at 42 he's still as accomplished as ever.
Great drive from a great driver.
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Post by hatter_in_macc on Mar 5, 2023 18:29:42 GMT
Spot on, Gazz. Forever a classy operator. Fantastic result for him today.  |
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