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absolutely amazing
https://gyazo.com/15ab9f6704e4a9866d7c1fd6753dd460 Marcus was in Huski Chocolate Uniform, thats why he won
What a legend seriously
In Celebration I'll drink some Chocolate Milk
I don't have Huski Chocolate so forgive me
oop
same
@chrome grove How was the race 
it was lit
except I'll do this after I get up since it's 3:30 AM here lmao
I thought Ericsson hit us
he hit p1 baybee
WHAT DID YOU SAY
yesss
WHAT DID YOU SAY
P5 in the ch'ship for marcus
I had a feeling Herta was going to crash
:D
had no idea that Ericsson and Dixon were teammates
Chip Ganassi Racing is the team.
tmw IndyCar allows different liveries for drivers of the same team
which is so good
BAR in 1999 would've loved that
i love that liveries are different
He thought about it and won
yeah that aged like milk
personally I miss the uniformity of F1, but this ain't bad either
yeah I'm definitely gonna follow IndyCar after this race
indycar liveries are cool
Herta not available to the press
cos they can be fucking random
I'm so sad for him still
indycar is so amzing
Marcus Ericcson:
Oh no (Lap 5), Anyways (Wins the race)
it is Danne
thank god they are here during f1 break
get out of our Indycar Discord Server 
I want to be a new member 😩
Same
This Viasport no program-track do be banging though
IndyCar getting Ex F1 Drivers and doing well is actually good for the sport especially by its own History with Drivers like Fittipaldi and Mansell winning there.
Or even having drivers from F2 or F3 even
i mean that's what happens when you put ex f1 drivers in actually competitive cars
Now that F2 Is more popular
True
just a replay
o thanks
My ericsson shelf helped
"Every legend has a Beginning" -Huski Chocolate
Indeed
So Dixon Closes up
.
Idk where Palou is at and O'ward's had a bad race
Newgarden did ok
Ericsson gets closer
Pagenaud, Herta and VeeKay moved back to make room for Rahal
I believe
well I didn't expect that result after that start lol
:newspaper: | Nashville IndyCar: Ericsson survives crazy race for second win
Yellow flag grand prix
Where grossjean?
I didnt catch what happened to grosjean
he was leading for a bit then apparently he pitted?
This will give F1 Fans Attention I guess
its good
could encourage people to watch indycar
is it bad?
And Ericsson winning most importantly
I mean It's just a meme. Just were heading to the point that people would look something because of something that is a meme years ago.
But again because Ericsson has two wins and made a comeback
everyone starts watching somehow,
I got into watching indycar just because of grosjean
now im a full time supporter of Pato O'ward
Grossjean is going good in Indy car shows he’s wasted talents at hass
he had a good 2016 2017
car just went to 💩 ever since 2019
he also did well in his lotus stint
Was close to winning in 2013
But it went really shit when 2014 came by
2015 was a better season for Grosjean
ye but were getting a bit off topic from the race now
might be more suited for #formula-1
did he pit again? I saw him leading then he just dropped places
I mean Grosjean is now in IndyCar so 50/50
Yeah he had to
why?
Had to pit from earlier. Didn't got enough fuel and new tires yet
If he had and was 1st Grosjean vs Ericsson would be the battle of the century
ah... shame
thought he would win by then with all the safetycars
Yeah it's a shame
saw some other races today too
I think Nashville is a great track for the Mazda MX5 Cup Championship 
:newspaper: | Ericsson wondering how he won “after flying and seeing sky”
:newspaper: | Devastated Herta admits: “I feel terrible… I just threw it away”
Mark Webber moment
jesus take the wheel
Congrats @dry atlas, you're now on lap 10
BECAUSE YOU ARE THE CHAMP
The Ericsson shrine has worked 🛐
Yes
I need to build a rosenqvist shrine so he gets good luck
i was expecting points for ericsson
i cant
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I remmeber the commentators saying "Ericsson has scroed the most points since Indy 500" and stuff like that
when he crashed
Så jaaaaaaa🇸🇪🇸🇪💙💛💪🇸🇪🇸🇪
🇸🇪
Nashville needs to have this next year
i love seeing people give up on f1 dreams and head to indy
That first part of the sentence is sad but it's better then staying in F2 forever
in indy you can show up for some races and not do some
Yes
let's goooooo lundgaard in indycar
Lungaard in the 3rd RLL car 
The latest newcomer from Europe to try @IndyCar is Alpine Academy driver @lundgaardoff, the F2 racer joining @RLLracing in a third car on the Indianapolis road course this weekend.
Story: https://t.co/PLP99yu9Yi
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He looks like will power
will power what?
The driver Will Power
What will he power?
Will Power which?
Lungaard better replace Ferrucci full time next year
Whilst there has been no official announcement, DSC has learned that the Alpine F1 team will demonstrate a car during the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans race week. That’s a very significant opportunity for the Renault-owned team that won last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix with a first F1 win for Esteban Ocon, one that […]
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oh hell yeah hot livery
Lungaard's ride
Any Alpine F1 demonstration is most likely to be undertaken with an older (rebranded Renault) car due to testing/ filming day restrictions and is unlikely to see a full lap at full speed permitted.
boooo
give me the actual alpine in the exact same spec as hungary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAkVrLtQNKA @buoyant shale
angery sheeple noises
Cody Ware Slander = Ban
he is still better than jim jam 
He was in front of Jimmy from the start to the Power pileup
I mean, they got similar career backgrounds 🤷♂️
cody actually found reverse unlike jimmy in st pete 
mcdonalds
Except Jimmy just won it 7 times
Tiny difference
I am more important than you
:newspaper: | Lundgaard to make IndyCar race debut on Indy road course
three minutes before the rest of the world
why do you get emails about luungard
lundgaaaaaaard
see
11:00 and the tweet was 11:03
boom
knew it before everyone else
even christian himself 
😳
😳
Christian Lundgaard to Make His @IndyCar Debut With RLL at the Big Machine Spiked Coolers GP at @IMS
MORE: https://t.co/0gN7V6CWm6
Welcome to the team, @lundgaardoff.
#IndyCar | #RLL30 https://t.co/juO1nJMX6X
McDonald's car
McDonald's car
@mental quail go get him
no
???
cries in i actually wanted albon to get the seat
Ooo
One day
Albon to Andretti
I wonder how long will Music City GP last after that chaotic race
The idea of putting Indycar of a Formula E track is off my bucket list of things to see now
Can't wait till WEC returns to Street circuits 
No... Le Mans isn't a street circuit, it's more like a hybrid race circuit
The straights are street circuits but the corners and the pits area is purpose made
Qualy after one practice session 
IndyCar.jpg
gets to FP6 and does a faster time than their Qualy time 
🌮 🌮 🌮 🌮 ORDER FOR FOUR: @Turnermotrsport has ordered four new BMW M4 GT3s ahead of a planned dual @IMSA and @gtworldcham campaign next year.
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The chonker
I hope Turner Motorsport retires their M6 GT3 and swaps it for the M4
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
why is nearly every major international motorsports championship based in london
Motorsport valley
Makes me want to move to london
Post WW2 while mainland Europe was recovering, UK had a ton of aeronautical engineers and stuff and a lot of them went to motorsports
So UK had a bit of a head start with good motorsport engineers and stuff so a ton of teams popped up in the UK, mostly centered on what we now call motorsport valley
And when something is already established even more teams, even non-british ones start being based there
Kinda ugly road cars, fucking sexy race cars
And eventually also series have their HQs there
Yes
NASCAR HQ based in London
the road going m4 is hot
the race car m4 is hot
Where is the Euro series of Nascar based?
Brands Hatch is apparently the home if the Euro series. So yeah.

This is what the new #MotoGP chicane at #RedBullRing #Spielberg will look like. #AustrianGP #StyrianGP
Infos: https://t.co/hMETuhWvFA

I know they're prolly doing this after the last 3 catastrofuck races that happened there
It's as if they will... they'll have to do this for "BIKES" to prevent more risky incidents at the straight
-Avinita and Petronas shunt w/ Rossi near miss
-Moto2 barrage
-and yesterday's Pedrosa-Salvadori fiery crash
I wonder if this'll spearhead the modifications to kick off the rest of the circuit being restored
Coz Red Bull still want to do that
Fuck it... return the old Osterreich layout! It suits MotoGP's trackflow philosophy
property issues as stated in the article
Tbf, what's the point of running a demo lap of an F1 car at Le Mans if you're grandfathered car would only last till the end of this year? I just hope Alpine could build a competitive car to race against it rivals and doesn't look like another obese LMP1 car
Shit man that nascar watkins glen race was mad
I remember thinking nascar was boring and all like 3 years ago but i decided to watch a full race with some mates and my dad and it was soo sick
Why would they, Red Bull Ring is perfectly safe for F1
They wanted to do that but locals said fuck no
Not again
Yeah but aren't they still looking for permission?
I think they've basically given up but not sure
Yeah last I can find is 2017 which was Helmut Marko wanting it but they couldn't because bureaucracy and shit
Pain
In other news: BrenTuning was able to crack the Yamaha R1 ECU to take it up from 200hp to 240 with the Akrapovic exhaust with just... Fuller curves all around
But yeah locals don't want racing around the Westschleife back since it's like 100m from their homes while atm, the noise comes from like half a kilometre away and there's a hillside in between
Oh wow... Okay that makes more sense
For them, it's fair
I know the entire thing of "don't move next to a racetrack" but that's not really the case for Red Bull Ring (unlike something like Laguna Seca), since you've given the residents some more peace by moving the track to the other side of the hill and now, two decades years later (so most of the residents who were there during the Westschleife days probably still live there) you suddenly want the Westschleife back
It's like giving a present to someone and then a few days later stealing it back
I think it was a bit overrated but still quite good yeah
it's like a credible solution so as long as it can be done well to avoid the kink and 3
like they can probably slow things down with tightened corners
but the chicane is the much easier and better solution
Obviously from last year...
Understandable change
If that was the F1 Layout there will be riots.
Yes that straight and those corners are so good for f1
It ruins the flow for F1.
.
Moto GP because of the crash it's understandable why they did this
There's zero reason why F1 would even use it and they won't for sure
This will just be a alternative layout used by MotoGP
Yeah like I said
Which is good because motogp need it for saftey and it would be shit for f1
Honestly I care more about Moto GP Being Safe because it's way more dangerous than you think it is.
Formula 1 will not use that layout
Obviously they probably could if they wanted to
But there is no reason to and according to MM Formula 1 has no plans to
It is going to be specifically made for MotoGP
Yes
Heavy equipment will soon be rolling onto the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg again. The reason is the planned reconstruction for the MotoGP, which will radically change the layout. As Motorsport-Magazin.com learned on the sidelines of the Styrian Grand Prix, a new chicane will be built, as sketched above on a section of Google Maps by us. The starting signal for the extensive construction work is to be given as early as the end of September.
The new track layout for the World Motorcycle Championship provides for a sharp right-left combination at the end of the Red Bull Grandstand, which would replace the dangerous second corner. This has already come under harsh criticism from many riders since the comeback of Spielberg in the race calendar. The new chicane would also defuse the approach to the third corner, which would have to be braked at a much lower speed in future. Thus, the Red Bull Ring kills two birds with one stone.
The changes to the track entail further construction measures: the trial park, which is located at the end of the Red Bull grandstand, will be completely demolished and probably rebuilt elsewhere on the site. The run-out zone for the new turn 2 will be located where the park currently stands. Rumour has it that there are even plans to extend the grandstand in the course of the construction work. Almost the entire track would be visible from these new stands.
Thus, there would be three track variants in Spielberg in the future: The MotoGP circuit, the Formula 1 circuit and the already existing south circuit, which was used in the past for the Truck Grand Prix, for example. Considerations to reintegrate the west loop at some point still exist in Spielberg, but are currently failing due to the vehement opposition of an owner of an adjacent property, as Motorsport-Magazin.com has learned.
The new chicane is still a big secret at the Ring, which is why an official confirmation is still pending. However, the riders have already been informed during the MotoGP weekend that there will be an adaptation of the track for next year. Fabio Quartararo, among others, confirmed this on Sunday. When the construction equipment rolls into Spielberg, at the latest, those responsible will have to lay their cards on the table.
RE this translation
I understood that.
:newspaper: | Dixon: Nashville IndyCar event would benefit from changes, stiffer penalties
have you gotten to lap 5 yet
I just finished it.
Bob Jenkins has long been one of American auto racing's most beloved broadcasters. He called races from the late-1970s to the mid-2010s and has been enshrined in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame. From NASCAR to IndyCar, Bob's voice has called some of the most iconic moments in recent auto racing. These are some of his best calls.
F...
RIP Bob
^
heres NASCAR news that no one likely gives a fuck about : https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2021/08/08/results-2021-cup-series-watkins-glen-race-recap/
:newspaper: | Legendary IMS broadcaster Bob Jenkins dies
^basically america's murray walker
Oh well. RIP
guys opinions on colon herta?
Colon Herta?
yah
He is a body part now
Cologne Herta VS Colon Herta
:
Finally
No more drivers almost getting broiled inside the cockpit
Nice & busy time in US with my family. Holidays, simulator, oval test and Nashville GP. Enjoy!
Big M8 gets replaced by Big M4te
May Bob race in speed... The Murray Walker of Indy
Nashville reminds me more of Singapore than of Baku
Where can I watch MotoGP's minor leagues
Moto2 and Moto3
I want to see Remy Gardener before he joins MotoGP
Literally before the MotoGP races?
Who do you think will win the Formula E championship in a few days? I hope Sam Bird.
Frijns
Frijns
#os|ev-motorsports exists
LEGO CAR
Genius
I KNOW RIGHT??
It’s been there the whole time too I think
I wonder if it’s on Zarco’s bike too
IT IS
OH MY GOD
Pramac's manager, Campinoli, is friends with Stefano Domenicali, the current CEO of F1

Sooo that explains it
I really love that tho, damn
Now I’m a Pramac fan boi
Back when Miller was a pramac boi
Look at that smile

Ain't gonna be smiling no more when Chevy show up and make it a 1-2 on Sunday
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Dale wanted to do Le mans iirc
Wouldn't surprise me
Maybe he would've even given the Indy 500 a shot if he didn't pass away who knows
Was the corvettes at Le Mans last year?
No
Truck race at WWT Gateway has a sponsor ... St. Louis area Toyota dealers ... race name will be Toyota 200.
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Toyota 200 bois
Toyota 200
Finally
A normal sounding NASCAR race with a sponsor
But I wanna go bowling again
i wanna go to the screwball peanut butter whisky race 
.@IndyCar's @MusicCityGP averaged 1.212 million viewers for its early Sunday evening broadcast on NBC Sports, the most-watched cable race for the series in 23 years.
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probably the most interesting race so far other then indy 500
All fun and games until Sr. Busts off the tash
Dear god that's horrible
It's like Mansell without mustache
Unrecognisable and makes him seem a ton more "generic"
Dale looks like generic NASCAR driver that competed for like 1 season did nothing to never be seen again #17736 without his mustache
Still looks like a chad tho
Yes
once a chad always a chad
my eyes
Why does this remind me of Duff man from The Simpsons
I've never seen the simpsons
Oh.
:newspaper: | Nashville was most watched IndyCar race on cable in 23 years
what annoys me the most when I watch indycar is that they never thank the driver when they do an interview in the pit lane, they just jump to saying something else while the driver walk away without a word and it just feels so weird to not hear a "thank you" just like they do in F1. America rude
rainbow standings on rainbow TV channel
Oh Damn
At least IndyCar is making its Comeback 😎
Just finished watching the race and it was probably one of the most underwhelming of the season, they spent more time under pace car than under green flag
To take the words of the commentators "finally we have a bit of green flag action"
alex palou just sneaked past max too
wow, nice save
NBC was massively promoting the Music City GP
Like a ton
Usually they barely advertise IndyCar and advertise NASCAR more
Also wait
This beats all the 500s?
Ah apparently doesn't include Indy 500s
My same reaction
No
They cancelled it for their F1 program
Unfortunately yes, the car was looking amazing
anyone noticed that Scott McLaughlin has the same last name as Jacksepticeye?
No
Scott's lastname is pronounced as Mc-Glock-lin
Lamborghini aiming to introduce LMDh prototype for 2024
Giorgio Sanna, boss of the in-house Lamborghini Squadra Corse competitions department, has revealed that the Italian manufacturer is negotiating to become a partner in a project that would give it a route into both the World Endurance Championship and the IMSA SportsCar Championship in North America.
This would involve using the same LMP2 chassis developed by Multimatic Motorsport in Canada and ...Keep reading
Is that…
Glock going slowly?
That is Jerez
It looks more like a mix between Zandvoort and Brno
I don't see the Brno
Brno underrated
It's nor it's Pannoniaring
2 F1 drivers*
ye ik lol#

All the manufacturers are joining to WEC or/and IMSA
two former F1 drivers
Grosjean and Taku
There.
You didnt have to remove it 
Wha

Wanna see the dumb F1 buttons I made?
visible confusion
Yo, Indy Lights has decided it wanted to stop being fucking dead
Lets go
:newspaper: | Shank: Pagenaud IndyCar deal not signed but he’s on MSR’s shortlist
It's funny how more then 26 isn't allowed in F1
IndyCar: Haha 28 cars on road course go brrrrr
Also the "since Kentucky" isn't really right since Las Vegas 2011 had 34 cars but... That was the race Wheldon was killed. So that race has basically been scrubbed from the record books
bruh there are only 9 american drivers
Las Vegas 2011 was fucked in general
More cars than indy on a shorter circuit
Can we just appreciate though
Christian fucking Lundgaard in Indycar
it's also with alpine's blessing
... Wouldn't 34 work on a 2 miler D tho?
Its a 1.5 mile track, not 2
and its very heavily banked
much more than in Indy
Its 20° banked
...
I meant that wouldn't it work on a 2 miler
Which is shorter than Indy
Possibly
"The weekend, the race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will have the most amount of cars since the other race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway"
"people die when they are killed"
Does the rule of not being able to get more than 7 championships apply everywhere in Motorsports
thats not even a real thing
An incident, engine trouble, a tight fuel strategy and win #2 for Marcus Ericsson at the Music City Grand Prix.
Yes, that all happened in one race.
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wait what
did he make 10 laps of fuel into 30+ laps
oh wait nvm he did another stop
"The archer class really is made up of archers!"
And other fantastic quotes from that series
'@Motorsport understands that Pagenaud will leave Team Penske at season’s end.' https://t.co/Fzr2E0F534
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Mercedes driver Gary Paffett will not race in the #DTM this year after all, with travel restrictions putting paid to his plans to make a comeback.
Full story: https://t.co/NntFsuu05i
US version of Inside Story from F1

herta sounded so aggressive
Herta sounds so much like he only wants to win and only win
Good mentality, wish it was positive
BREAKING NEWS: Maverick Vinales has been withdrawn from this weekend's race by Yamaha for 'unexplained irregular operation of the motorcycle' last weekend
uh oh
Dude what the fuck
What the fuck is happening
What does that even mean?
“Unexplained irregular operation”???
Is this because he entered pit lane and didn’t finish the race??
What the fuck, I’m freaking out
Someone from another team messaged me on Sunday night to ask why Vinales had retired, and why he was revving the bike in pit lane as he came in.
Wondering now if Yamaha believe he was trying to blow up the engine...
Holy fucking shit
What the fuck
This can’t be real
That’s what I mean, I don’t want to believe it but it’s a possibility
I don’t know but the relationship that Yamaha and Mav had is probably long gone now
This is really bad
In a statement issued by Yamaha on Thursday morning ahead of this weekend’s second Red Bull Ring race, it says it has withdrawn Vinales’ entry from the 11th round of the championship.
Yamaha says it has suspended Vinales over “unexplained irregular operation of the motorcycle” during last Sunday’s Styrian GP, in which Vinales finished in the pitlane owing to what he claimed were numerous electronics issues which were giving him a “pitlane” message on his dashboard.
Yamaha says it’s decision is based on analysis of data and concluded Vinales’ actions could have “potentially caused” engine damage, which in turn could have created serious risk to himself and to those around him.
He will not be replaced this weekend and his participation in other races is subject to further discussions in the team.
You don’t stop your own rider from riding for no reason
So they really think he tried to blow it up??
yea but still
“The absence follows the suspension of the rider by Yamaha due to the unexplained irregular operation of the motorcycle by the rider during last weekend‘s Styria MotoGP race. Yamaha‘s decision follows an in-depth analysis of telemetry and data over the last days.”
“Yamaha‘s conclusion is that the rider‘s actions could have potentially caused significant damage to the engine of his YZR-M1 bike which could have caused serious risks to the rider himself and possibly posed a danger to all other riders in the MotoGP race.”
“The rider will not be replaced at the Austrian GP. Decisions regarding the future races will be taken after a more detailed analysis of the situation and further discussions between Yamaha and the rider.”
Seems so
I mean he's very experienced driver, why the fuck would ou try to blow the fucking engine
It already was on a slippery slope. Mav didn’t seem happy at all after the news broke of them splitting early
There must be a lot of shit we don’t know about that went on behind the scenes
Why would he try to destroy his engine?
Because he must hate Yamaha that bad
Yamaha and him already want to split ways after this season is over
He knows the championship isn’t within reach
Maybe he’s over it?
I don’t know but this is really just not good
tea
but still I mean that's unbelievable
Like
I’m not sure if I believe Mav would do such a thing
But who knows
Emotions make people do a lot of dumb shit
You can argue with your boss but trying to blow 5M+ engine which can cause a late penalty throughout the season?
that's not Maverick, but if he was revving the engine in the paddock
It wouldn’t surprise me. I think he really is done with Yamaha’s shit. Like I said, there’s probably so much more behind the scenes shit that we don’t know about
I really hope it’s not true
Because nobody would ever want to sign him if he was willing to do such a thing
As fun as drama is, I find this sad
It’s like throwing away your career
yea
Probably his season his over now
If that it's true
And I doubt he's gonna find another big team seat
I mean that bike is championship contender
and it's likely to win
Oh Maverick what have you done
God that would be so horrible
Why would anyone do this
Maybe there’s more to this than we think. I don’t know. I really hope so
I pray that Mav can explain himself
YEA BUT you can hate as you want Yamaha but I mean try to blow an engine is... unreal, also in a top class
We're in MotoGP, not EuroCup
also after all these years
There is no way on earth that Yamaha's PR (and legal) team has allowed this statement to go out unless they were absolutely certain in their reasoning. https://t.co/xU4HetJu3p
since it's an immediate suspension it's something very bad that happened last weekend
Ok but what about this
Why would he be so triggered that he would try breaking his bike
I do not really watch MotoGP so pls give me your analysis
but try to blow the engine is TOO much for Maverick, I can hardly imagine it
Maverick it's like Perez of MotoGP, I can barely imagine him doing something like this, it's out of world
So he is triggered because of that and tried breaking his bike
well supposedly
Right so there is probably something more going on then
Yamaha and him have had a rocky relationship this year and it’s crumbled
Other than him just going "hehahahahhaha break bike go brrrr"
Yamaha and Maverick both agreed to end the relationship earlier than initially stated
So that says something was going on
Something we don’t know about
Maverick probably didn’t see anything coming from it
yea but
No there's no way it doesn't make sense, but an immediate suspension is something very very bad that happened
he has publicly stated he does not trust the team and shit so i mean i wouldn’t put it past him
Seriously, you don’t suspend your own rider unless it’s something extreme
they’re literally sacrificing points to suspend him lol
so it has to be a valid reason
cus they haven’t got a replacement
Exactly. So that just reaffirms that he really must’ve fucked up
yes but with all the shit they can throw to you this is way too much, especially for someone like Maverick
if u don’t know motogp there’s definitely been tension in yamaha camp with himself and the team so
Its not like hes just decided out of absolutely nowhere
idk LMAO it’s kinda funny cus it’s so stupid
I get missing a press conference
But blowing up an engine?
Come on
Seems like a pretty big leap from one to the other
Regardless of the levels of tension
yea there's no way
i respect the audacity
Maybe a rookie can do it
Tbh
Lot of pressure around him, so he cracks under it
Tbh, I wouldn’t be surprised if he did get signed. We’ve had scum cu**s like Fenati get re-signed so
Nothing is impossible anymore
But I repeat, Maverick is super experienced, there no fucking way he would do something like that, and if he did, then all my respect I have for him it's gone
It just seems like throwing your career away to me and I genuinely do not see why Mav would
I don’t
It makes no sense
yeah Aprillia defineatly isn't happy rn
Fenati apologized publicly, and there was mistakes by both parts, because the other driver try to make him fall
(I'm not defending him, he fucked his career and could have injured other driver)
But try to blow your own engine is a b s o l u t e l y disrespectful
I know
That could have been a fatal accident
yes
at least fenati wouldn’t have caused significant damage and costto the team lmao they probably care more about that
Don’t care how idiotic another rider is riding, you don’t grab for their brake lever
I’ll say it till the day I die
Fenati doesn’t deserve to ride ever again. Not professionally, not on the streets
but still, you can't try to blow and engine IN A TOP CLASS of your OWN team
Don’t care how much skill he has
absolute agreed
A crash definitely would have caused a lot of damage
So idk what you mean
Prob due to that he will not make debut in MotoGP
Sadly, I don’t think that’s true
I don’t get how he was given a second chance
It makes me sick
Nah I doubt he's gonna make it
Seeing his face genuinely infuriates me. Don’t care how much skill he’s got
yea but still, his career is fucked
he will always remember due to that
You know he still gets into arguments and whatnot? Almost got into a physical fight with his own teammate who is way younger than him
So that just shows he hasn’t changed at all
Still the same aggressive prick he has been
eh
I’m just worried if he pulls another move like that and truly gets someone killed
A lot of people say it’s overreacting to say all this but it really isn’t. If he has the capability to do that while on track, who knows what else he can do? I honestly wouldn’t put it past him if he were to do it again
But that’s just my opinion
Anyways, back to this Yamaha v Mav shitshow
I can’t believe this
Are we witnessing the end of Maverick’s career?
but it's the road course not the oval so it's still a new record for road courses
I repeat, all these things fucked his career, there's no way he's gonna make MotoGP debut after it, also because it's bad advertising for the team
Likely
Something like that is career ending
ROSSI TO YAMAHA AS EMERGENCY REPLACEMENT?????????
(listen ok ik he's retiring let me dream)
I seriously hope not
Would be a cool send off but it just wouldn’t feel right
I don’t want it to be over. Maverick is a good guy
This is so out of character
Yk something like that can happen in feeder series, like Fenati who did that shit, but I mean every year happens in feeder series that some drivers lose their mind and do something absolute stupid. But it's mind blowing in a top class
There's lot of money around it
I want Maverick’s side. I hope he releases a statement
More viewers too I suppose, which is more money
what caused vinales to get suspended anyway
and why would he do that
He entered pit lane on the final lap rather than actually finishing the race too
oh
We don’t actually know
But Yamaha and Maverick have had a really rocky relationship by the looks of things
but the biggest thing that made me upset is the fact he isn't new to the sport, he's been there for 6 years now
They ended their contract earlier so that’s a big sign that something just wasn’t working between them both
Exactly. He isn’t young and dumb. I don’t see why he’d do this for
and likely his career
Yea but an immediate suspension means something very very bad happened
I know
It’s one thing to miss a press conference and it’s another to intentionally blow up an engine, especially in the pit lane garage where you and other people are
Let’s not think about the money side for a second
Imagine if the engine blew. Who knows what could’ve happened
yea
@NeilMorrison87 I heard the same in the main straight...two laps to go. It was so unexpected and loud, that we were frightened
This is unbelievable. Come on Mav. Say something dude
its gonna be true
But how? Why would he even think of doing such a thing
performance clause maybe?
Yes, to piss Yamaha off but he has a kid now. Why would he think about even potentially harming himself?
Ppl not always rational
he has to say something about this
He will
Can’t imagine keeping quiet about a huge statement like that
Yea Zarco managed to wiggle himself out of that place
I just wonder what would have happened had he stayed with KTM, considering they are actually competitive bikes now
He seems to be doing just fine right now but damn, imagine what could have been…
i mean he's ahead of both KTMs rn
….
I might go check the race again
This is so odd

i did not notice that
then again the race was at 130am for me
“I will not be racing IndyCar next year,” said da Costa, “or at least if there's still something on the table, I'm 90 percent sure that I will not be racing IndyCar next year.”
“Definitely not with Bobby's team, which I have to thank a lot for giving me the test and then they really pursued the opportunity to have been in a full-time car next year. But unfortunately things did not work out between us, mainly because of timing, to be honest.”
Rahal told Motorsport.com that he would remain interested in hiring Da Costa in the future.
“Obviously he’s very good, isn’t he?” said Rahal. “But I think he’s got opportunities in Europe, and not necessarily in Formula E, that are interesting to him.
“And I think if you’ve done one particular series for a while, you’re always looking for something different, and maybe something that’s also better than what you have already. I think IndyCar is definitely interesting to him but it’s one of a few series that interest him, and he has opportunities because his track record speaks for itself. He’s a sought-after driver by several teams in several series and with good reason.”
“So yes, I’m disappointed that we couldn’t put something together with him. He did a good test for us at Barber, he’s a very personable young man – he just basically checks off all the boxes of what a team owner is looking for in a driver, right? But you never know: maybe some day we can put a deal together.”
“In the meantime, we have to move forward and look to the immediate future with our team and explore other options, which is why we’re running Christian Lundgaard in the #45 this weekend. I’m very interested to see how he does.”
Think it was cos he didn’t upshift
You guys think he did it to get out of the contract?
Surely not
Then he’d have nowhere to ride
i don't believe that Vinales is that stupid
Congrats @scarlet belfry, you're now on lap 10
he could kill himself
Vinales made his debut in Grand Prix racing in 2011, riding in the final year of the 125cc championship for the Blusens-BQR Team, things started well with victory in the opening race in Qatar and a string of other wins afterwards to propel him right into the mix for the title.
That was until the news broke on the Friday morning of the Malaysian Grand Prix that Vinales, frustrated by what he said was a breach of contract by the team, had packed his bags and flown home to Europe. He did so despite being second in the championship, albeit 56 points behind Cortese, with three races left.
“Since halfway through the season, they haven’t done all they could,” Vinales said of his team at the time. “I’m always giving my best – so I wanted to leave the team after those last three races and have a ‘clean’ break-up, but they wouldn’t agree so today I’m heading home. I would have raced until the end of the season if they agreed to release me at the end of the year.”
Vinales was back in action at the next weekend’s race, once again flying long haul across the world to get back to Phillip Island – and issuing an apology to the team for his actions.
“My hasty departure from the Malaysian GP was certainly not good,” he said, echoing much of the current situation with Yamaha.
“But with the tension generated by my position in the team, I fell into a state of anger and frustration that was certainly not an ideal state of mind to ride a bike in – especially to ride it at the limit. I made a mistake, because although I was not mentally prepared to ride the bike, I should not have left the Sepang circuit, or made such statements. And so, I apologise for the harm that has been accidentally caused.”
In the end, Vinales won out without lasting damage to his career, though. Blusens ended his contract for the following season, freeing him up to move to Team Calvo, where he won the Moto3 championship before moving to Moto2 with Pons Racing in 2014 and making the jump to MotoGP as a factory Suzuki rider in 2015.
https://the-race.com/motogp/vinales-history-of-self-sabotage/
whut
He’s saying that he could’ve seriously harmed himself had something happened
well, he didn't upshifted and revved the engine, why would have been injured or risk his life
Well if you rev enough and redline it, as much as they say Mav did, it can blow
Could set alight
Who knows, a lot of shit could happen
Especially in the pit lane garage where it’s in a closed area
yea but blow means that it broke, not explode lol
Bahaha not like a bomb
yea
it could explode
no
Better not to risk it
imagine what would happen if the engine would've exploded in the garage
An engine doesn't explode that easily
also because that means it would explode anytime there's a gearbox issue
it's not a bomb lol
:newspaper: | Da Costa confirms he won’t race in IndyCar with RLL in ’22
Well
Theres still 10% cmon
People familiar with the situation told Motorsport.com that, after the first start of the Styrian Grand Prix, Maverick came into the pits and said that the engine was working fine, not to touch it.
However, they changed the clutch and the engineers connected the computer, touching the engine, which stopped on the grid before the warm-up lap of the second start, forcing the Spaniard to start from the pit lane.
Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Vinales was suspended and withdrawn from this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix for trying to deliberately damage his bike's engine in the Styrian GP, the team suggests.
Yamaha suggests Vinales tried to blow up engine in Styria MotoGP
Following last Sunday's race at the Red Bull Ring, in which Vinales entered the pitlane before the end of the final lap after his bike's display showed "pitlane", Vinales said he was "having a great time" in the first race before it was red-flagged.However, after the red flag and upon returning to the pits, things changed for the #12.
"They stopped the race, we pitted and they changed my clutch and tyre, and it was a completely different story," he lamented.
The rider's father went further on Sunday and made accusations of Yamaha sabotaging his son's bike in a social media post: "The silence is over!!!! What happened today is shameful! Doing these things to the rider because he is leaving," wrote Angel Vinales.
Yamaha issued a harsh statement on Thursday, suspending the rider for this weekend's race in Austria and accusing him of trying to ruin the bike.
Motorsport.com can report the team claims that Vinales tried to over-rev his M1 engine on the way into the pit lane when he entered the garage lane at the end of the second race, without crossing the finish line.
The team backs up its version with the telemetry data of the bike, which despite having a rev limiter, precisely to avoid this possibility of unintentional over-revving, can be deliberately over-revved, as a technician explained to Motorsport.com.
The accusations are reminiscent of an episode between Suzuki and John Kocinski in 1993.
The American genius, despite good results in the first four 250cc races of the season - two podiums and two fourth places - did not have a good relationship with team officials, and at Assen he blew the engine of the bike by idling, refusing to take the podium.
He never raced for Suzuki again.
For Vinales the whole situation is a continuation of what led him to terminate the remaining year of his contract with Yamaha in 2022.
People familiar with the situation told Motorsport.com that, after the first start of the Styrian Grand Prix, Maverick came into the pits and said that the engine was working fine, not to touch it.
However, they changed the clutch and the engineers connected the computer, touching the engine, which stopped on the grid before the warm-up lap of the second start, forcing the Spaniard to start from the pit lane.
context
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so turn 2 will actually exist
yes
For MotoGP yes
Please for the love of god don’t have f1 use this
They wont
Keep the sweep
Why the fuck would they
T2 is no safety concern or anything to F1
This will just a motorcycle layout
Like so many tracks have
got real now what
damn
I would never expected something like that from him
yea the last 3 laps before retiring
bruh
Oh Mav, why
Why would you do this
I just don’t understand
It seems out of character
In other news
MIGUEL IS BECOMING A FATHER!!!
This is crazy!
Dude they’re all growing up and getting married and shit. It’s like watching your own kids grow up
Now, I would normally make a funny sister joke but
I’ll leave it alone because it’s a feel-good moment
Always loved Miguel and I’m super happy for him. The guy is gonna be such an amazing father
Who is the most successful Le Mans driver? Kristensen, Ickx and more
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that won't affect the F1 layout right?
why would they even need it
not a danger problem
yeah I'm just wondering if it's an alternative layout, as in you can drive with or without a chicane, of if the chicane completely replaces the track as it is so far
yea it should be
good
will probably just be a connection to the shortcut of the northern circuit I assume
It's only for Moto GP
Because of the last year crash
F1 doesn't need that chicane because as long for them heading to the sharp right wouldn't cause safety issues for them
I read in another article that said they are removing the small bike park on the left so my guess is it will look more like this
ah
kinda how it looks like on the pic they shared too
A collection of the interviews I gathered during the media bullpen at the IndyCar Music City Grand Prix around Nissan Stadium at Nashville. Some interesting insight from some of IndyCar's top drivers.
0:00 - Marcus Ericsson (RACE WINNER)
2:47 - Scott Dixon
5:16 - Dalton Kellett
9:23 - Pato O'Ward
15:08 - Cody Ware
17:45 - Sebastien Bourdais
#M...
raw
if u livestream them it's more raw smh
livestream + non HD less than 720p
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The name just rolls off your tongue
wait aside from the yamaha ting
Respect to Scott for that comment btw
did something happen between maverick vinales and pascal wehrlein
i donno i was hearing wehrlein's name being thrown around as like a comparision to wht happened with vinales and yamaha
i think it was a comparision
Not sure. Never heard of that one
Did Pascal try to destroy his own engine by hitting the rev limiter?
tht's wht i'm not sure
i do as well tru lol
But yea, I’m really not sure what’s going on. Maverick needs to explain this shit
The videos are really odd but I just can’t fathom the idea that he was doing it on purpose to try and destroy the engine
I just don’t want it to be true
Yes
Yes we do
Well
There’s different sides of the fanbase. The immature af side that know how to laugh
And the “they aren’t even related, it’s fine” side
We all know that, we just like the top quality memes

In reality, we all love Miguel a lot. He’s charming and he knows his way around a track. He’s a future champion
i never knew it was legal to marry your step-sister in portugal until i heard the news lol
Yesaaa some countries in Europe are aaahh…yea
but it slipped out of my head till this vinales thing happened
Oh his wife is pregnant btw
ye ive heard
So technically he’s the father and step-uncle
Family tree must be weird af
Like they aren’t related by blood whatsoever but I still find it really strange. I think they fell in love when their parents first got together. Legally, they were siblings so it’s just…SWEET HOME ALABAAAAMA
But meh, different strokes for different folks
What might be weird here, is probably normal there. Idk
"boi, I am your father. And step-uncle" 
Poor kid’s probably gonna get bullied in the future
Actually, maybe not
If his/her dad is a champion by then, maybe they’ll overlook everything
tru
It’s a bizarre situation but yea in reality, we all couldn’t really give a shit. We love Miguel. He’s great
If he were my step brother, I’d do the same tbh
wait it isn't a scenario where they were dating before there parents got married or something like that
Ahhh I don’t think so. I think they fell in love after their parents got together. But I’ll check because if that’s the case, it’s a totally different situation
Oliveira himself previously opened up about falling for his step-sister before admitting they had planned to wed this year.
Speaking to Manuel Luis Goucha, the Portuguese said: “Before love there was a great friendship. We grew up together.
“At some point we realized that it was more than a friendship, it is a very strong love.
Nope, they fell in love after it
😐

Just witnessed Montoya jump into an ambulance that was rolling backwards towards people, stop it, and then get a bollocking for being in an ambulance that didn’t belong to him. Le Mans 2021 is go!
oh shit i was getting confused about this weekend's nascar race
didn't realise it was the Brickyard 400, just... on the road course
Yo... Yo!! Crutchlow is set to replace Vinales?!
Crutchlow pulling an Ocon... Man deserves better after being in that stone aged Honda
YOOOO CRUTCHLOW
Its hailing in moto3
In 30 degree heat
Quite wet as well
Jake dixon possibly replacing vinales at yamaha for the rest of the year
Petronas sorry
Crutchlow possibly replacing vinales at factory team
Dixon Petronas for silverstone
Maybe
Beautiful....
indycar i imagine?
Le Mans
You literally didn't read the tweet....
oops i didn't see that
Two mega stories on MotoGP to be published in the coming days on our Decalspotters site. And both have a common theme... history repeating itself. 🤭 #MotoGP #AustrianGP
It's back to 2001... Petronas favoring SBK over Prototype Bike racing and a disastrous seat swap
It’s so perfect
Shows you everything you need to know, love it
It hasn’t changed much other than the overall design
And I love how they freshen it up
A cancelled MotoGP prototype, a failed Superbike contender and the effects of COVID-19 – all keys to our new article on Petronas' withdraw from MotoGP. Patience gone as dry as oil... #MotoGP #AustrianGP https://t.co/CDJsPvNahk
I told you...
Petronas yeeting themselves
Jk, the news has been up for like 7 hours now
There's also rumors about SRT running a one bike operation next year... If you think about it, SRT's funding to run the team prolly relies on the sweet, juicy government owned oil company money. I mean they're only running 1 factory bike rn... the other bike is 2 years old now...
They might as well go bye bye in the future... with their Moto2 and 3 teams also being dismissed for next year
Carmelo Ezpeleta and 1 rider teams don't go together
that and 3 rider teams as well
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1947-1955 Sports Racing and GT
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Many have tried and failed, while others have been able to forge fine reputations off the back of success in endurance racing’s greatest race.
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Alex?
yeah
he hasbeen rumored to be at ims
this weekend
alex to nascar????????????????????
ALEX TO ANDRETTI ALEX TO ANDRETTI
noooo not alex to indy i no want radio messages of him screaming wHy iS hE rAcInG mE sO hArD
He'll still do that, just this time an a Dallara 
wait is this confirmed
Nothing official
thank god
The Penske curse continues
He gets a 6 place grid drop for Saturday's race due to an unapproved engine change following last week's race
Penske having a horrible season whilst being in a Penske owned series 
pfffffft
who?
Newgarden
oof
And they have this penalty at a Penske owned track
They should appeal this penalty to the CEO of Indycar 
leclerc??? 
Ugh, another engine-change induced grid penalty for an @IndyCar title contender
https://t.co/G4IqVwiFW1
oh yall already talking about 
The 2nd half graphics package of MotoGP looks more refined and better than last year and the 1st half
The graphics package was almost unreadable during 2020 ngl
It prolly has to be my cable quality but they were still small asf in higher quality
they wont ever take him in nascar unless he's willing to do xfinity
Alpine Hat + Rahal Letterman Shirt...
Alpine livery RLL car in 2022 
of course Coyne would talk to Albon lol
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Let's Get It 😎
Albon joining IndyCar
Special Guest Alert 🚨
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Alex Albon and Cody Ware, RWR lineup for next year?! 
Rick Ware getting some true Prospects 😎
Yes Sir
So Grosjean maybe moving to a different team or a New Charter for Dale Coyne
any news on jack harvey's new ride?
hoping he goes somewhere where he can win
Same
Grosjean likely going elsewhere with rumors
Imagine Grosjean heads to Penske
JJ is pretty much funding the other seat, so the thought of replacing him is a bad idea... he leaves, the other seat gets deleted
Which is as Good as heading to Chip Ganassi or Andretti
JJ leaves CGR, the other seats also leaves as well
That means either Palou or Ericcson would have to go to a different team
Dixon stays there like a Chad
Dixon actually leaving CGR would be shocking ngl because he's been there for them for a very long time
Grosjean is most rumoured for Andretti
RWR 🤝 Former F1 Drivers
RWR upgraded from being a backmarker NASCAR team to supporting graduated F1 drivers
Nascar RWR is a fucking joke
for the most part yes unless they field davison and yeley


