TheSowIsMine
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Jun 20, 2022 7:59:07 GMT
I dont know what to think of this race. It looked exciting, but was it? You could tell after a couple of laps of Sainz not able to pass, Max was in control. Sainz drove very well though. AM screwed Vettel's strategy. What was McLaren doing? Zhou was good this weekend, finally no car troubles.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jun 20, 2022 14:48:01 GMT
Good to see Montreal back on the circuit. The drivers love it because it's like a giant kart track for F1 engines + Montreal is by far one of the best cities on their calendar.
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Post by sjg on Jun 21, 2022 7:29:04 GMT
F1 was shit again. Qualifying was good but the race was boring as hell, i reckon i fell asleep in the middle and didn't miss anything! I agree with The SnowIsMine, you could tell really early that Carlos wasn't going to get past Max and Lewis couldn't close up on them either.
BSB was ok but Knockhill is one of the worst tracks on the calendar so it's good to get it out of the way and there was at least a bit of action this year.
MotoGP was probably the best series for me this weekend but even that was a bit processional even in the lower classes but like Knockhill in BSB it's probably the worst track on the calendar especially with these bikes becoming more and more like an F1 car these days. I was impressed with Jack Miller though and i have to admit Fabio is entering alien territory now even if i'm not keen on him.
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Jun 21, 2022 7:37:54 GMT
F1 was shit again. Qualifying was good but the race was boring as hell, i reckon i fell asleep in the middle and didn't miss anything! I agree with The SnowIsMine, you could tell really early that Carlos wasn't going to get past Max and Lewis couldn't close up on them either. BSB was ok but Knockhill is one of the worst tracks on the calendar so it's good to get it out of the way and there was at least a bit of action this year. MotoGP was probably the best series for me this weekend but even that was a bit processional even in the lower classes but like Knockhill in BSB it's probably the worst track on the calendar especially with these bikes becoming more and more like an F1 car these days. I was impressed with Jack Miller though and i have to admit Fabio is entering alien territory now even if i'm not keen on him. I hope we just get one year of a confident Marquez on a good bike v Fabio. Ducatis have been so unreliable this year. They'll win the manufacturer's title by default but haven't really achieved what they should have.
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Post by Aj_June on Jun 21, 2022 17:36:30 GMT
I dont know what to think of this race. It looked exciting, but was it? You could tell after a couple of laps of Sainz not able to pass, Max was in control. Sainz drove very well though. AM screwed Vettel's strategy. What was McLaren doing? Zhou was good this weekend, finally no car troubles. For me it was definitely exciting. True that after a couple of laps when Sainz was not able to overtake Max, it was clear that Max will remain in control till the end. But there was always a feeling in initial parts of the race that max's tyres with more laps than Sainz might not hold till the end. Same with Hamilton and Russell. This race was good in many different stages and that's why I enjoyed it.
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Post by sjg on Jun 21, 2022 17:52:12 GMT
F1 was shit again. Qualifying was good but the race was boring as hell, i reckon i fell asleep in the middle and didn't miss anything! I agree with The SnowIsMine, you could tell really early that Carlos wasn't going to get past Max and Lewis couldn't close up on them either. BSB was ok but Knockhill is one of the worst tracks on the calendar so it's good to get it out of the way and there was at least a bit of action this year. MotoGP was probably the best series for me this weekend but even that was a bit processional even in the lower classes but like Knockhill in BSB it's probably the worst track on the calendar especially with these bikes becoming more and more like an F1 car these days. I was impressed with Jack Miller though and i have to admit Fabio is entering alien territory now even if i'm not keen on him. I hope we just get one year of a confident Marquez on a good bike v Fabio. Ducatis have been so unreliable this year. They'll win the manufacturer's title by default but haven't really achieved what they should have. I'm with you 100% there. Although it's in doubt whether Ducati can take the manufacturers title apparently. Having said that i think only Aprilia are a threat or Fabio could do what Marc did in 2019 and win it for Yamaha single handed but he'd have to seriously dominate from now on.
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Post by sjg on Jun 27, 2022 7:34:01 GMT
Well Fabio isn't going to win it for Yamaha doing that Fair pay to Aleix though, that was one hell of a recovery from the gravel on lap 3! That was probably one of the best race weekends across all three classes this year.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Jun 27, 2022 10:19:33 GMT
As a dutchie I always watch Assen, its the only time I know its on. Cant really miss it with all the hype everywhere It was a good race.
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Post by Aj_June on Jul 2, 2022 18:43:11 GMT
Not a Ferrari supporter by any means but I would dearly love to see Carlos win a race. He seems like a nice human being and his reaction after qualifier was so adorable.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Jul 3, 2022 16:43:10 GMT
Insane start, insane finish. Well done Sainz. Damage control for Max, made possible by Ferrari.
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Post by MrFurious on Jul 3, 2022 16:59:46 GMT
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Post by Aj_June on Jul 3, 2022 17:03:31 GMT
Well that was pretty interesting. Unlucky for many drivers including Max but it seems now Mercedes can compete with Red Bull and Ferrari. Loved to see Sainz win but I think Charles was a bit unlucky. Hamilton seemed like the best driver to me and might have won the race if not for that bad 4 sec pit stop.
The next one is just next Sunday. We have 4 races in July.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Jul 3, 2022 17:06:41 GMT
Apparently it looked worse than it was, he is walking and talking in the paddock now. Albon was airlifted to the hospital for further checks.
Also, those insane people who decided to sit on the track after the race start, maybe they should look up how Tom Pryce and fire marshal van Vuuren died(dont look it up, its gruesome).
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Post by sjg on Jul 4, 2022 17:27:08 GMT
I went in to Sunday expecting another shit race and was pleasantly surprised by what we got. I was entertained.
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Post by Aj_June on Jul 10, 2022 14:44:14 GMT
That was an okay race but not as good as the last 2. Sainz had a pretty good race and didn't deserve to go pointless. This race was most entertaining for mid-pack teams. Man, that Haas has got some serious straight line speed. Alpine should have had more points so far in the season but for some reason they have not.
Mick Schumacher has been so much better in the last 2 races. I would love this sort of performance to continue.
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Post by TheSowIsMine on Jul 10, 2022 15:29:17 GMT
That midfield battle was something else. Six cars going at it at the same time. Good damage limitation by Max, Leclerc only gained 5 points over the weekend. RBR did not have a good set-up, so much tire degradation. That fire reached Sainz seat pretty fast. In the feeder categories, Schumacher has always needed 1,5 seasons to find form, seems like its the same now in F1.
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Post by hoskotafe3 on Jul 19, 2022 0:37:19 GMT
The plot thickens in the WorldSBK with the champ coming off the canvas to claim a hat trick of wins while Alvaro squandered what would have been a consolidating weekend by crashing out of the first race. Apparently injured his wrist as well. Clear 3 way race now. Yamaha and Raz seem to have sorted themselves out. Bautista's got the bike to win if he stays on it. Rea's a winner but I'm not really sure where Kawasaki are at. That would have been a fairly unremarkable weekend for them if Bautista hadn't made that unforced error under very little pressure.
Good weekend for Redding and Lowes who took out podiums
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Post by sjg on Jul 19, 2022 5:25:55 GMT
I couldn't have summed it up better myself hosk. Toprak is such a pleasure to watch. Johnny was making his Kawasaki do things it didn't want to do to try and keep up and i thought did a good job, same goes for Scott. A great weekends racing.
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Post by Aj_June on Jul 23, 2022 8:52:10 GMT
Found it on reddit. So cute. Little Yuki Tsunoda celebrating on podium.
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Post by Aj_June on Jul 24, 2022 15:09:04 GMT
Sainz is between a wheel to wheel battle with Perez and Ferrari ask him to box?
There is no explanation to this. Ferrari seem to be the stupidest team at the moment. They can't win with such an awesome car?
There was nothing stop Max once Charles was out so we had our winner known but apart from that we saw some good moments involving George, Perez and Sainz.
On to Hungaroring, where hopefully Ferrari get some sense.
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