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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Dec 1, 2020 14:38:35 GMT
Hamilton to miss GP on Sunday due to COVID positive test! Grosjean absent for obvious reasons as well. This does give us old enough to remember two time World Champ Emerson Fittipaldi, for the next linear line in the family, his grandson is to step in for Grosjean - good luck and a safe race to the young man. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/55142428www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/55146277
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Post by sjg on Dec 1, 2020 17:50:11 GMT
Oh man i really hope they let George have a go in Lewis's car!
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Dec 2, 2020 8:07:53 GMT
Oh man i really hope they let George have a go in Lewis's car! BREAKING NEWS! You have your wish granted, sig. Just announced, George to race in the Merc on Sunday - Woo-Hoo!
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Post by sjg on Dec 2, 2020 8:35:57 GMT
Oh man i really hope they let George have a go in Lewis's car! BREAKING NEWS! You have your wish granted, sig. Just announced, George to race in the Merc on Sunday - Woo-Hoo! Fantastic! Amazing news! I really hope it goes well for him. It's going to be a fascinating race, can't wait for it! Woo-hoo indeed!
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Dec 2, 2020 11:42:03 GMT
Its a good way for Mercedes to see how he holds up against Bottas.
Edit: Mick Schumacher has been announced by Haas for next year.
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Dec 2, 2020 22:12:48 GMT
BREAKING NEWS! You have your wish granted, sig. Just announced, George to race in the Merc on Sunday - Woo-Hoo! Fantastic! Amazing news! I really hope it goes well for him. It's going to be a fascinating race, can't wait for it! Woo-hoo indeed! Sorry I got your handle wrong, didn't have my glasses on and thought the j was an I! sjg!
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Post by sjg on Dec 3, 2020 8:25:14 GMT
Fantastic! Amazing news! I really hope it goes well for him. It's going to be a fascinating race, can't wait for it! Woo-hoo indeed! Sorry I got your handle wrong, didn't have my glasses on and thought the j was an I! sjg! No worries Hitch, to be honest i didn't notice
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Dec 3, 2020 13:50:44 GMT
Edit: Mick Schumacher has been announced by Haas for next year.
I think young Schumacher is about to seal the F2 title at the weekend?
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Dec 3, 2020 16:06:55 GMT
Edit: Mick Schumacher has been announced by Haas for next year.
I think young Schumacher is about to seal the F2 title at the weekend? It can still go to Ilott.
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Post by hitchcockthelegend on Dec 3, 2020 19:47:32 GMT
I think young Schumacher is about to seal the F2 title at the weekend? It can still go to Ilott. Excellent - are we going to be able to view it somewhere?
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Dec 3, 2020 20:33:18 GMT
It can still go to Ilott. Excellent - are we going to be able to view it somewhere? I guess it depends on where you live.
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Post by Aj_June on Dec 4, 2020 16:49:04 GMT
Oh man i really hope they let George have a go in Lewis's car! BREAKING NEWS! You have your wish granted, sig. Just announced, George to race in the Merc on Sunday - Woo-Hoo! For real Hitch? I have been out of touch with internet past few days. Really good to know but don't know if George can adjust. I just love George and hope to follow him as fan in future.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Dec 5, 2020 13:10:18 GMT
F2: Great race, but a very weak effort by Ilott. The chance is getting bigger that Tsunoda is getting the AT seat in F1.
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Post by sjg on Dec 5, 2020 19:16:36 GMT
That was a hell of a performance from George. Well done that lad!
Solid drive from Jack Aitken too. Alex Albon isn't doing himself any favours though.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Dec 5, 2020 23:08:13 GMT
Alex Albon isn't doing himself any favours though. He seems like a nice bloke, but he is not right for RBR.
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Post by Aj_June on Dec 6, 2020 17:16:45 GMT
Let's go George!
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Dec 6, 2020 21:44:34 GMT
Fuck Leclerc Well done Perez Mercedes...what a fuck up and they got away with it with only a find.
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Post by cypher on Dec 7, 2020 0:09:33 GMT
Boy, oh, boy... What a race! The two words to describe it are, fantastical, and poetical! It was a thing of nightmares!
Where to start! Let's start with Lewis Hamilton.
It's interesting that he's contracted Covid-19, having won the championship. How he contracted it, has not been discussed as much as when Perez caught it, I've noticed. Has this been discussed? I haven't heard anything. A side-note, something I've been mulling over.
Anyway, I have to admit Russell taking Hamilton's seat took me by surprise. I understand he's a Mercedese driver, but cannot recall a driver from another competitive team jumping into a vacant seat, to have his seat filled up with someone out of the 'system', so to speak. Anyway, it got me thinking that, for someone, this is going to be a major source of embarrassment. Either Mercedes, Russell, Bottas or Hamilton. One of them was quite likely to come out of this race with egg on their face.
Will Russell prove anybody can drive Lewis' car and win, or will his inexperience driving the car be shown up? How will Bottas fare compared to Russell, will his experience shine through? Was Russell the right choice by Mercedes? These were the thoughts I had, of course, Russell is a nautral pick.
The mere absence of Hamilton whetted my appetite for an interesting race, and so it proved even before, with qualifying. It was interesting just watching Russell improve throughout the sessions, until he was within 1 thousandsth. That was fairly impressive. A good job. Race day is another day.
Lights out, and Bottas has yet another poor getaway compared to his teammate, and Russell gets to the corner first. Then it went pear-shaped for Leclerc, Perez, and Verstappen. I felt bad to see Leclerc and Verstappen out, but I wasn't going to miss them, that was all the major players out bar Bottas. Race on!
Then the fever dream and pure poetry begins, with Jack Aitken. Never could I have predicted that It would be Aitken who would come out with egg on his face, fishtailing and knocking his front wing off, leading to a farce of epic proportions to unfold.
Mercedes, demonstrating an hubristic approach to the race, decide to stack their drivers in the pits. I don't think what transpired would have happened if Lewis had been racing. Mercedes had their eye off the ball, and fucked it all up. It wasn't the norm for them, and as a result their 'versprochen ist versprochen' approach deserted them. The wheel gun guy is the hero for Mercedes. He caught the mistake, and they managed to make the best out of a bad situation. So, kudos to him.
Russell gets new tires, and Bottas is kept on his old ones. Race on! And then a puncture ends any excitement that was mounting. Bottas' comment about his tires not being good, prompted a, 'No shit, Sherlock!', and was proof of his mental calibre.
So, for Mercedes fans, the potential was not realized, as it descended into a complete 'mare.
However, what a great drive for Perez, from 'last' to first. His textbook overtake of Albon, and eventual win, should be leaving Albon sweating bullets. Ocon has vindicated himself. Stroll should be sighing a breath of relief.
All in all a cracking race. Thoroughly enjoyed it!
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Post by sjg on Dec 7, 2020 8:30:40 GMT
I thoroughly enjoyed the race too.
It's been a while since we were shouting at the TV in excitement. We were willing George to do well and we were both shouting "Go on George!" off the start and in to the first corner. It was going so well for so long. The boy drove like a champion and thoroughly deserved to win. I was absolutely gutted for him when he got the puncture.
There seems to be two sides of the fence. Either anyone can step in to a Mercedes and have a chance of winning or George is on a par with Lewis as a driver. I'm on the latter side of the fence. I thought he was good last season but i've thought he has been something special this season and his stint in a Mercedes for me has proved that. I really hope Mercedes look after him in the future.
It was nice to see Sergio get his first win though. That was an impressive drive.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Dec 7, 2020 10:43:50 GMT
I don’t think Russel is in Hamilton’s league. It wasn’t like he was destroying Bottas like Hamilton does. Bottas was managing the gap and was gaining on him before the safety car pit stop fiasco. I think this weekend exposed Bottas s mental weakness. Let’s just say, Hamilton is an excellent driver, Russel is a great driver and Bottas is a good driver.. I do think about 50% of the field can win a race in a Mercedes, especially if Hamilton is the one that is replaced.
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