Motorsports

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SO SLOW

wow

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I don't understand why the website doesn't work
it worked perfectly well last race

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i do hope that haas contest that penalty

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piastri is pulling away

hahahaha

hes ragebaiting GP

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He loves doing that

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my favorite married couple are chummy again ❤️

god i miss rocky

LET LANDO PASS? HELL NO

HE LET HIM THROUGH

nah this team

i hope their HQ burns to the ground

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McLaren on some bullshit

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snack brown needs to stop eating and realize his golden boy is not winning the ship

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Phat Brown and Andrea Sterrorist need to stfu and let them race

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oscar put your car on his ass and crash both of you out

come out

you can do it

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Mark Webber fight for your boy man come on

you know what its like

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hahahahah

they having a tea

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this is pure 2023 Verstappen

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and thats why im loving it

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So comfy he can just have a bit of banter

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in one of my favorite tracks too

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Piastri fallen back a bit?

some bullshit

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hes given up on it

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Yeah he has

Webber needs to kick off

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i mean hes on a lap older tires, and they asked him to swap after lando got his up to speed

its just

blatant favoritism innit

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The golden boy

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max is putting fastest lap with a lap to go

rip

antonelli 5 seconds

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damn Hamilton couldn't catch russell

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good for lewis

+4 places

not good for ferrari

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Good recovery yeah

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What a boring Momza

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decent enough

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i love alex jacques

in second place EVENTUALLY, is lando norris

🤣

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I've got to put up with crofty and brundle

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It's so rough

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Rough race for Tsunoda too

poor guy

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really rough

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Guy started P10, no?

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How long till Hadjar gets "promoted"

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Yeah

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Next season probably

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Mekies on radio !!!

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Or maybe a few end races of this

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before getting dropped 2 races afterwards cause he wasn't right up verstappens arse

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so weird listening to a french voice for redbull

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Still annoyed at that penalty for bearman

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Yeah wearechecking ain't working today, I ain't able to watch the race

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Pretty much

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aura farming in P4/6

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Thats my team

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It's probably the most varied team we've had with drivers of all nationalities

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Alex Albon still putting Sainz to shame

I think Sainz may get dropped for 2026

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nah, sainz has a contract

and is their marquee signing

they won't drop him after 1 season

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With a performance like this, not sure how much a contract will hold

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toto is drooling at the thought of maxcedes speaking of performance

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nobody available really to replace him either

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he might be in the bathroom having a moment with himself with the onboard

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Franco probably lol

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nope

they got the bag for Franco

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sainz at his worst is 10 trillion times better than franco at his best

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The 2025 perofmrnace has been horrendous however

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their next in line is Luke Browning but he won't have the super license points i think

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Not any points finish

Regardless, this is a confusing situation with Williams

Albon was never this fast

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ok can Ferrari keep this livery for the rest of the season now

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And yet soon as Sainz comes in, he starts being rapid

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does sky get davide valsecchi as well or

@pale tinsel

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I hope so, way better than their standard livery

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Don't think so, only on rare occasions

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NO WAY

man

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valsecchi isn't full time

i did like him a lot

Very passionate

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he is one of the most passionate

colorful personalities

in the entire world of f1

i wish he could have him every week but him being in a good bit of the european GPs is good enough

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yeah but unfortunately we also get Danica Patrick

we used to have Paul Di Resta

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Danica Patrick is on sky? I don't think I've heard her this weekend

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select races, again not full time

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hes so good with the drivers man he made norris that hasnt said a word in 10 laps smile

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piastri is kind of an italian name so the tifosi will probably accept him

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P4 btw

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that's my aura farming team

https://tenor.com/view/rudy-kobansky-profitansky-power-respect-respect-bro-gif-7583971524237177134

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props to the fans if anything

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https://x.com/mercedarri/status/1964469832197558709?t=mYQCJYAPOYNIQ3aM7FvSEg&s=19

аlina🥂 (@mercedarri)

merch drop when? @LewisHamilton

X · Sep 6, 2025, 11:24 PM

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holy max is strolling like its his back yard

🤣

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i reckon the mclaren team got that test emergency notification and got distracted during landos stop

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holy fuck man

thats why this track is special

THEYRE BOOING NORRIS?

hahaha theyre singing it

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https://tenor.com/view/you-love-to-see-it-howard-gayle-saturday-night-live-you-like-seeing-it-thats-what-you-want-to-see-gif-19311773

told you piastri would be accepted

also lando has an undeserved p2

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max has been well accepted in italy now

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Whether they like it or not

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https://fxtwitter.com/redbullracing/status/1964694478356451730?t=zbYzCKmnmwfak5vQvXEINQ&s=19

Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing)

Super Saturday… SENSATIONAL SUNDAY!
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︀︀Max wins for the third time at Monza 👏
︀︀
︀︀#F1 || #ItalianGP 🇮🇹

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FxTwitter · Sep 7, 2025, 2:17 PM

why's your team aura farming mario

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does he not deserve it

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a deserved aura farm tbh

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putting 20 seconds on prime stalin

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Its italy, lando is basically Benito Norrisini

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It's kind of funny seeing people root for Max to win

Given we used to hate him winning

I still do

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https://vxtwitter.com/versatancore/status/1964677880384012365

redbully (@versatancore)

max verstappen as soon as he breathes italy air

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vxTwitter / fixvx · Sep 7, 2025, 1:11 PM

@pale tinsel https://x.com/hmiltonwdc/status/1964642351068103020

ᰔᩚ elvi at monza 🇮🇹 (@hmiltonwdc)

how my day’s going so far 👍

X · Sep 7, 2025, 10:50 AM

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saw that

Birds are now enemies of the state

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Pffft

Ferrari's race wasn't the worst it could have been

But this race overall was quite boring

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https://vxtwitter.com/startonpole/status/1964687996864884925

Aston Martin F1 updates (@startonpole)

Don Fernando Alonso getting all of the bad luck out now before his 2026 title

#CR33MOS
https://t.co/tQadUNZBjp

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vxTwitter / fixvx · Sep 7, 2025, 1:51 PM

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Hell, why did Lando even get P2, Piastri was P2 for majority of the race

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before the 2026 title huh? Man, imagine

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norris was P2 for 80% of the race

had a slow stop

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Will say, if he does get a title, it'll be a record for I think the oldest F1 champion

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https://x.com/oscarpiastri81/status/1964693058068562012?t=t61OV4tFEEvEwIrwgo22ig&s=19

did oscar score points in f1 today? (@oscarpiastri81)

Tom: "Oscar, this is a bit like Hungary last. We pitted in this order for team reasons. Please let Lando pass and then you're free to race."
Oscar: "I mean... we said that a slow pit stop was part of racing, so I don't really get what changed here. But I'll do it."

#ItalianGP

X · Sep 7, 2025, 2:11 PM

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piastri overtook him

and then mclaren begged them to swap places

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Ah okay, I had misunderstood

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oscar was right here

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Why though?

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I'm telling you man, mark Webber needs to start swinging at fat brown

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because lando is clearly the owners favorite

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I think he will after this

it still made no sense to make the move here

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#1373356149361086514 message

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I mean sure, him getting 2nd over 3rd wouldn't make any difference in his point deficet to Piastri

But it was odd thing to do

Didn't make much logical sense

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+3 points for norris

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If Piastri overtook, he should have stayed there

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Hardly a difference

Regardless, I doubt oscar cares

He's still well on his way to win

And he will win singapore

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Norris did just open the gap after Oscar let him past.
Mclaren have it wrapped up teams wise, they don't want something outside of their drivers control to affect which of the two of them wins

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iirc they can wrap up constructors championship literally next race

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Wouldn't shock me. Ferrari is the only other fast car with two drivers contributing

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and oscar was widening his to 2 seconds before they asked them to swap

come on now lets not kid ourselves its not like norris had to pull a godly drive to stay ahead

dirty air alone is enough to keep you there in an equal car

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I thought Oscar would have something to attack lando with

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its hard

oscar was pushing, and was suddenly asked to swap the moment lando turned the softs on

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Damn, Stroll was 9th when I tuned in, he finished last

Not been a good race for Aston Martin this one

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https://x.com/scottkmansell/status/1964695278323474449?t=ggNp73wbhMf9Btgvz3YK-A&s=19

Scott Mansell (@scottkmansell)

According to that take... Oscar should have also retired in Zandvoort. Crazy.

#ItalianGP

X · Sep 7, 2025, 2:20 PM

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Scott Mansell, any relation to Mustache Mansell?

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https://x.com/f1trollofficial/status/1964702054309609887?t=yailNXXGFxeQDtZrz5cTNg&s=19

F1 TROLL (@f1trollofficial)

X · Sep 7, 2025, 2:47 PM

https://x.com/f1trollofficial/status/1964698622903328777?t=iW3sVWWejJK9zAnugq5kTQ&s=19

F1 TROLL (@f1trollofficial)

X · Sep 7, 2025, 2:33 PM

https://x.com/HAMPIA4481/status/1964612623749750893?t=1qs3plH9ZAcQjD5c0mxJ-Q&s=19

‎rose @ MONZA (@HAMPIA4481)

this guys hat 😭😭😭😭 how iconic.

X · Sep 7, 2025, 8:52 AM

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Hahaha

Dedicated

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ok last one now

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https://x.com/The_James_007/status/1964711077754912948 @pale tinsel sabotage bro

McLiving 🧡 (@The_James_007)

@_dollydaydreamx How many times has the front left guy “messed up” Lando’s pit stops this season? At some point it’s not just an accident anymore.

X · Sep 7, 2025, 3:23 PM

https://x.com/Willseh14/status/1964707201026773456

✯ 1 (@Willseh14)

Toto Wolff: “There is clearly only one guy that makes everyone look a bit bad”

X · Sep 7, 2025, 3:07 PM

#1373356149361086514 message

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@granite tangle just realised they sent wache to the podium

very undeserved

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i saw

it is what it is

id rather see mekies

but they didnt

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Mekies or Hannah even

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hannah wasnt on site today afaik

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Who's gonna tell wack brown that +3 points for Lando isn't gonna hurt Oscar's chances of winning the championship

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https://x.com/MSportQuotes/status/1964720945119310105?t=EQlyHJlyp5qF5KiswB0WBw&s=19

Motorsport Bollocks (@MSportQuotes)

🚨 McLaren is “heavily considering ” giving Oscar Piastri a faulty engine for Baku in order to “level the playing field” for the championship. 😳

“With Lando’s engine failure at Zandvoort, it is only fair.” said Zak Brown.

X · Sep 7, 2025, 4:02 PM

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Bruh

That was a different scenario entirely Zak

But at this point it is what it is

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👀

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@granite tangle

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not falling for MB

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Can't even say "That's just racing"

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but its fucking funny

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They're actively being forced into sabotage

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no but someone is

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as per

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Oh for fuck sake

I fell for it again

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ahahaha

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I am stupid, I am stupid...

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you'll catch them one day dw about it

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I have caught them like twice

But I still fell for this one like a complete amatuer

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Shows how stupid McLaren have gotten if thats believable lets be real

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somehow people dont fall for the good ones

but they fall for the absurd ones

XD

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Yeah honestly it seems like something perfectly expected from Zak and Mclaren

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i mean

this is NOT motorsport bollocks

https://x.com/MV33Racing/status/1964735177437159656

MV33Racing🏎 (@MV33Racing)

Toto Wolff on Max Verstappen's dominant win at Monza:

🗣️"Today, you can clearly see there's only one guy who made everyone else look a bit bad, stupid. They really need to ask themselves what he’s doing differently."

Toto wants another lunch with Max in Sardinia 😭

X · Sep 7, 2025, 4:59 PM

like every week

being george russel gets worse

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Toto is more demented than Flavio

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McLaren do not pit the drivers against each other when you're ahead in the WCC challenge (impossible)

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i mean he is correct in a way

but he should not be saying that

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it's not aboiut being correct

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no no no, you don't understand how much of a nutcase big flav is

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It's about thinking what you say

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oh hes thinking

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Maybe so, but Toto certainly is playing catch up

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Toto Wolff be jacking off to Max tonight istg

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that him saying that puts mercedes in max's (or rather his management's) good graces

but at the same time he's completely sacrificing his drivers' confidence over a gamble

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Geroge will NOT let this slide

He will not let himself be replaced by Max

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He's a complete moron

he's not thinking about his team

he's thinking about a future that's unlikely to happen

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the day toto forces one of his drivers to crash by threatening to sack him all so he can have his other driver with the race, only to sack the driver that crashed a year later anyway, then he'll be close to big flav

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Geroge is out there getting podiums and wins and yet this is what his boss says

He's doing it in a shitty car no less

2025 Mercedes has reached an exceptional level of shittiness

And yet look at him

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He's already seemingly playing such a game

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bottas bowling

⁉️

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no that was bottas being bottas

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I mean to be fair that's what he kept doing to Bottas and Hamilton, ruining Bottas' chances of a championship over Hamilton's assured victory

He probably thinks Hamilton was his prodigy or something

Forgetting that Hamilton was a Mclaren driver longer than he was a Mercedes driver

I think

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Ok when toto gets convicted of fraud and escapes jail by going to the virgin islands, as well as banging a supermodel like heidi klum in the meantime

then he can be close

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Flavio's done that? Jesus

What's the man not done

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Be honest?

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I am surprised he's not got the interpol after his ass, let alone able to keep the role of a team principal in F1

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But yeah, he was a convicted criminal and ditched the eu to live in the virgin islands for years until the convictions were extinguished

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Ah Flavio

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and he kept working for benetton while in exile and got very wealthy doing it, making loads of franchises for them and getting big cuts

and briefly dated Heidi Klum, had a daughter with her and then decided to not be a part of that daughters life

Big Flav

what a fuckin nutcase

i love him

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Jesus christ

Proper prick

He takes all the cake for the worst person in F1 altogether

Convicted criminal no less

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Best part? He never had any interest in racing when he started

but Benetton put him in charge of the commercial side of their team, before taking over the full thing and taking a 30% stake

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So essentially, we're dealing with a person who has no real F1 interest

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1994 Benetton cheating allegations happened under his watch

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Has been part of the reason for the upcoming of one of the biggest names in F1 history

And still no real interest

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He was an asshole long way back then

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oh he probably has an interest now

he does manage Alonso after all

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Does he?

He's not in his team anymore

How would he manage him

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He handles his contracts and stuff

Like how Alonso is Gabi Bortoletos manager

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I thought alonso had his own stuff going

So even when he's not Alonso's boss

He still has direct ties with him

Unreal man

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Yep, manager and advisor to Fernando

Briatore is quite the character

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Can't deny that, that's for sure

Even when he's away, he's still involved

And now he's even directly involved withAlpine

Hoping to find a new Alonso via Alpine's newest rookies

Franco, Doohan, Paul Aron

Who knows, maybe he will eventually

Shitty as a person he may be, he does seem to have an eye for talent

In fairness, Alonso's first full season with Minardi was a bad one too

So who knows, maybe Franco will step up in a decent car

Guess it remains to be seen what 2026 has for him and Alpine

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just want to say

https://x.com/VincentJBruins/status/1964727550598598675?t=cSrh-tSzxyEb9APHud9_1w&s=19

Vincent Bruins 🧡 (@VincentJBruins)

Sainz being penalized for being pushed wide by Lawson in Zandvoort was bullshit, but this stewards' call is just as baffling. Only in F1 does Bearman get a penalty here. In any other championship Sainz would be penalized for turning in and not completing the overtake safely.

X · Sep 7, 2025, 4:28 PM

still annoyed about this

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I mean it makes no real difference

But yeah these last 2 races' penalities are quite bad

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https://fxtwitter.com/the_lollipopman/status/1964745236598714496?t=A3r8le7HowgS3sydJmbgcQ&s=19

Lollipopman (@the_lollipopman)

Papaya rules strike again!
︀︀
︀︀#f1 #formula1 #italiangp

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FxTwitter · Sep 7, 2025, 5:39 PM

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eyyy, legend is here

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makes a big difference cause now ollies only 2 penalty points away from a ban

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We had somebody try to do this to us on the freeway just the other day

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Wait what?!

How did he rack up so many penalty points

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https://vxtwitter.com/f1trollofficial/status/1964761477564473473

F1 TROLL (@f1trollofficial)

https://t.co/aUXdZG5ZPI

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vxTwitter / fixvx · Sep 7, 2025, 6:43 PM

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One thing I love most about this guy's animations is how the voices sound so uncanny and realistic

Like I genuinely cannot unhear the actual people's voices

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Sloppy stops are something that are gonna be a meme from now on

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first set was last year, crashing with colapinto in brazil - 2
then another in fp2 monaco for overtaking under red flags - 2
another lot during the british fp3, crashed in the pitlane under red flags - 4
and now for the "crash" with sainz - 2
which puts him at 10

12 for a ban

he's gotta keep it clean until november 2nd when the brazil gp penalty points get wiped

so honestly most likely bearmans getting a race ban unless and i hope haas appeal this one

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Well shit, man's more crash prone than I had thought
Wouldn't even think of him doing this, given he's sucha sweet guy off the track

Bearman's a decent driver, but he still is a rookie no doubt

Ironic how he's the number 2 driver for Haas, whose number 1 driver was even more crash prone xd

It kind of reminds me of when Renault paired Grosjean and Maldonado

Haas is the spirit of Renault revived

Pairing two famously crash prone but also quick drivers

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https://x.com/f1trollofficial/status/1964698704172220701?t=4GRmOyHidK7WZ5SSO7w-tw&s=19

F1 TROLL (@f1trollofficial)

X · Sep 7, 2025, 2:34 PM

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Is Baku next week?

Or is it longer wait?

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nah week after

19th September - 21st September

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Aww

Why do races always have to happen on inconvinent dates for me

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https://fxtwitter.com/FormulaUR_/status/1964776490676916475?t=1OPJFjmmfg9U_FYeYWcCtg&s=19

Rana (@FormulaUR_)

It’s easy to blame Mercedes for failing to handle Hamilton and Rosberg falling out, but they actually gave us a masterclass in how to handle two teammates fighting for a title.
︀︀
︀︀For 3 years, they had a written set of rules which both drivers had to follow - no questions asked.
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︀︀No deliberation, no grey areas - straight to the point.
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︀︀McLaren in 2025 are giving far too much leeway to their drivers to make decisions and it leads them to be in these positions time and time again.

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FxTwitter · Sep 7, 2025, 7:43 PM

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https://x.com/autosport/status/1965014770014187829

Autosport (@autosport)

Max Verstappen will end the ground effect era (2022-2025) with at least a 50% win rate 🤯

X · Sep 8, 2025, 11:30 AM

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seen and liked

https://vxtwitter.com/scudeclaren/status/1964961956441522525

kat (@scudeclaren)

they’re both gonna be 0.5 #equality

QRT: _P1ASTRI81
Would McLaren even let their drivers use number 1 next year 🤡

vxTwitter / fixvx · Sep 8, 2025, 8:00 AM

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https://fxtwitter.com/veryard33/status/1964734458340515930?t=TQP970xlGyf7y8k_wm2pGg&s=19

mads¹ (@veryard33)

Quoting Damon Hill (@HillF1)
︀
I know I've been critical of some of his passing and tactics, but there is not getting away from the fact that Max Verstappen is the driver of this age. He's a cut above in almost every respect. A phenomenon, actually. Nice job this weekend Max 👏🏼👍🏻✌🏻

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FxTwitter · Sep 7, 2025, 4:56 PM

https://fxtwitter.com/formula1god/status/1964999540081352933?t=KaHkobl4wjK2SRV1FYW11A&s=19

Formula God (@formula1god)

LEAKED: McLaren radio to Oscar Piastri, Abu Dhabi 2026:

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FxTwitter · Sep 8, 2025, 10:29 AM

@granite tangle your boy is doing side quests apparently
https://x.com/verstappenews/status/1965009461149655103?t=XxVFbb8OgKd7BybQF9PlkA&s=19

Verstappen News (@verstappenews)

GUYS??

According to information from #AMuS, Max will travel to Germany just a few days after Monza to compete in a Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS) race on the Nürburgring Nordschleife!!!!

X · Sep 8, 2025, 11:08 AM

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im watching that

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https://fxtwitter.com/fatherglocky/status/1964718884403163490?t=EKsHOVFIauL4IrEgRAX6Kg&s=19

blaine (@fatherglocky)

Quoting formularacers (@formularacers_)
︀
🚨 | Oliver Bearman received two penalty points for his incident today.
︀︀
︀︀That brings his total to 10/12.
︀︀
︀︀Only two penalty points away from a race ban.

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FxTwitter · Sep 7, 2025, 3:54 PM

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https://x.com/verstappenews/status/1965015251201716578

Verstappen News (@verstappenews)

🗣️ Helmut Marko: "[Baku] is a fast track so I'm very positive about that. I also have hope for Singapore. With this spirit anything is possible. Max is so motivated as well, I haven't seen that in a long time. He's not talking about racing GT cars any more either."

X · Sep 8, 2025, 11:31 AM

"as long as there's delusion, there's hope"

https://x.com/verstappenews/status/1965015254217506930

Verstappen News (@verstappenews)

about the GT racing, you sure Helmut? 😭😭

X · Sep 8, 2025, 11:31 AM

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https://x.com/MV33Racing/status/1965040789999808679

MV33Racing🏎 (@MV33Racing)

🚨 GT3 News: Max Verstappen will race this weekend at the Nürburgring Nordschleife (Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS).

Max will take his test on Friday and race on Saturday, most likely driving the Porsche Cayman GT4 CS.

The goal is to contest the ninth round of the NLS on

X · Sep 8, 2025, 1:13 PM

in a cayman GT4, hey i cant complain

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Ngl he'll do well in that

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he did well in the ferrari GT3

i think its no quincidence he's choosing the MR cars

[glacial pine]

Has Max ever professional races something that is front engined?

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no never i think

[pale tinsel]

Where does he place his PC?
when he sim races, if his pc is in front of him its technically front engined

[pale tinsel]

Unc behavior

https://x.com/simsgazette/status/1965069706400059879?t=lyy7MiSV22ll1a7bOJZC5Q&s=19

sim (@simsgazette)

George Russell: The [driver's group chat] isn't as active as everyone thinks. Lewis started sending memes recently. That surprised me. Otherwise, it's mostly about topics that came up in the drivers' meeting and still need clarification.

😭😭

X · Sep 8, 2025, 3:08 PM

Ferrari have turned him into a boomer unc

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hes entering the beloved soon to retire uncle arc alongside alonso

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Well damn

[pale tinsel]

https://x.com/MV1GOLD/status/1965098252128452754?t=6Vdi7UXuPLcqsFRVOlQ9aA&s=19

cinn (@MV1GOLD)

things are getting real in f1tiktok after the monza win

X · Sep 8, 2025, 5:01 PM

@granite tangle found you some copium

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seen and coped

[severe spindle]

Ngl, I dislike Max as much as I dislike Mclaren

so I wouldn't want either of them winning

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLuNTiYdQVQ

i speak for everyone when i say

we will be watching

(in 3 days)

https://x.com/verstappenews/status/1965388361411297493

Verstappen News (@verstappenews)

Max doing the Pirelli tyre test today with the RB19 🥹🫡

X · Sep 9, 2025, 12:14 PM

hes going from rocky, to the Nurburgring, to racing the RB21 in one of redbull's historically worst tracks

id be calling in sick for baku if i was max 🤣

https://vxtwitter.com/maxvcalloway/status/1965380750750179398

Ana 🦁 (@maxvcalloway)

Max on track this morning in Monza 😮‍💨

https://t.co/O5meSgztaR

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vxTwitter / fixvx · Sep 9, 2025, 11:44 AM

wait a mini

he also drove the racing bull's car for the pirelli test

is that even allowed

https://x.com/Planet_F1/status/1965360474046005746

PlanetF1 (@Planet_F1)

Bernie Ecclestone on McLaren's Monza team orders...

#F1

X · Sep 9, 2025, 10:23 AM

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https://x.com/f1trollofficial/status/1965357224622260286?t=RvD7u4_2l9kKbaN-GE1UbA&s=19

F1 TROLL (@f1trollofficial)

X · Sep 9, 2025, 10:10 AM

https://x.com/f1trollofficial/status/1965416902928527834?t=QDaFCEDMM_GoSnYwd4PONg&s=19

F1 TROLL (@f1trollofficial)

X · Sep 9, 2025, 2:07 PM

https://fxtwitter.com/realmadcedes/status/1965311468058149041?t=ddOU2L90xAivpwx5j6Eqaw&s=19

daphne #TorgerOut (@realmadcedes)

INSANITY:
︀︀
︀︀Popular streamer iShowSpeed JUMPED over Mercedes F1 team’s Team Principal and CEO Toto Wolff in a recent stream.
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︀︀Is this taking it too far?

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FxTwitter · Sep 9, 2025, 7:09 AM

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pfft

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63 in bio

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https://x.com/F1TechnicalNews/status/1965380297975026079 @pale tinsel

F1 Technical News (@F1TechnicalNews)

🚨🔴 Ferrari loses key engineer.

Wolf Zimmermann, project leader for Ferrari's 2026 power unit will depart the team, once the development has been completed.

He, alongside engineer Lars Schmidt, is rumoured to be moving to Audi.

X · Sep 9, 2025, 11:42 AM

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https://tenor.com/view/kill-me-drink-bleach-gif-22890796

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https://x.com/verstappenews/status/1965439409312203240

Verstappen News (@verstappenews)

Max will be racing the Porsche Cayman GT4 this weekend in the NLS race, from the team LionSpeed GP

how fitting 😭

X · Sep 9, 2025, 3:37 PM

@pale tinsel confirmed then

quite fitting xd

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Thats Franz Hermann what you on about

https://x.com/maxvcalloway/status/1965387310331236738?t=Vehn5KvhgmPwi31IGgECLg&s=19

Ana 🦁 (@maxvcalloway)

Omg 😭😭😭😭

X · Sep 9, 2025, 12:10 PM

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sadly he cant put that on the car again

cant race under an alias unless youre lance strulovich i guess

[strong kite]

Maxel Verstappensell

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Does ferrari ever actually have good news

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for the past 3 years no not really

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Feels like they're cursed or something

Is this because they got rid of Kimi back in 2007 after he won their last WDC?

It feels like he's left a curse with them since

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Speaking of needing new haters @pale tinsel

https://vxtwitter.com/scuderiafemboy/status/1965512450113241550?s=46

nini (@SCUDERIAFEMBOY)

nico about max’s GT3 lap record at nurburgring: “ofcourse he can do the lap record: he's the most talented racecar driver in the whole world! it doesn't matter what car he gets into, he will drive faster than anybody else in the world.”

▶ Play video

vxTwitter / fixvx · Sep 9, 2025, 8:27 PM

Like rosberg has not liked verstappen from like his debut season

He also used to take lowkey digs at him every chance he got

I am legit surprised he’d say this factual or not

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It's easy to not be that way anymore when you're not in the acne anymore

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(I still love Nico and I think it’s funny that he hates max)

After all he was legitimately scared of the mad max rookie and how he used to drive back then

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I think every driver kind of hates max
Espiecally those who were around his initial years
He was like a worse Vettel with how aggressive he drove

He was too hot headed and too careless during then

He's matured alot since

Espiecally in.the personality department

Young Max was more insufferable than Lando

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Your comparison doesn’t exactly make sense. Max was/is an overly aggressive driver and he got massive flack for it

What he got as a rookie is kinda similar to Antonelli if anything

(Don’t even look what his own countrymen were commenting on his posts after he crashed our Charles)

And the comparison makes even more sense since both of them skipped F2 entirely because F1 team principals were willing to take the gamble

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There's no argument that you're making

Max was an insufferable personality

Everyone disliked his overly aggressive driving

I don't know why you're talking back on facts

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The second is a fact the first is your opinion lol

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Only reason Nico says what he says is because he's not actively part of the sport anymore

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Not an opinion, its fact

Many of his interviews were hollower than Stroll's

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True and that’s why Nico is fine with Hamilton but Hamilton isn’t fine with Nico xd

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Its nothing new, it's how every upcoming talent in F1 acts

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This is what happens when you're not mature enough to separate competition and friendship

That whole thing was so stupid

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Max from his second year (latter half) onwards alongside Daniel were from the fan favorite duos

While still being heavily disliked on-track

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Like I said, didn't stay that way

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Also rosberg ofc sees it differently because he got the championship and dipped

While Hamilton never even managed to compete for his get back

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They were both pretty stupid for that

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Also Hamilton felt (not necessarily the truth) that everyone was against him in 2016

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But hey, it was never said these racers are shining examples of personalty

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Why did he feel that way

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When they crashed in Barcelona

Niki Lauda said it was Lewis’ fault in that occasion

And Lewis was very bothered by that

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I remember that

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Also Rosberg from memory pulled a very sneaky accident in Monaco didn’t he

In quali

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So he felt like his team wasn't favoring him?

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Rosberg that season wanted it more than anyone he didn’t stop at anything

So he was cheating but also being in the rules

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He was being unsportsman is the word

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The team just told them let them race when Lewis wanted to get team orders

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This is something I never understand with winning teams In F1

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So they tripped each other in every single occasion

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Why do you even have 2 drivers if you're the winning team

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Far from perfect management but also much better than McLaren 2025

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Cause rhat way you're just getting in your own way

Way I see it, winning team should always have one driver removed

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Well i would argue Rosberg was never supposed to be a second number 1 driver

They just happened to be that dominant that he had a chance

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Mercedes were still a bit in their infancy years

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Rosberg was playing second driver to a retired Schumacher and couldn’t wait for him to leave, then boom Lewis signs

If you’re Nico you’re dying to prove you’re better than that guy

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Yeah honestly that was a stupid move

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No the Schumacher signing was the best move Mercedes did

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2nd driver should be promoted to first when the 1st driver retires

So don't hire Lewis Hamilton when your number 2 driver is still there

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Signing Lewis proved massively beneficial for them too, everyone knows he was and is better than rosberg

[severe spindle]

These teams don't actually have an interest in their drivers

Just hiring whatever driver seems good

Without any consideration of what it'd do

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That’s like saying Tsunoda should be the rebull star if Max leaves when redbull have a chance to sign a much more proved and experienced Leclerc or Russel

It’s business and winning brings sponsors and sponsors bring money

Ofc they don’t care about their drivers, only after they win then they do ofc, until they stop winning XD

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Of course that's what they should
It's a sport

You're supposed to give the sportsman a chance

Not sabotage them Again

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Scum run this sport that's what's happening

I am.not gonna get mad over this

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It’s the same in every sport

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It's just what happens

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Real Madrid have built a legacy on buying players developed by other clubs

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Incorrect
It's the same in the high league of every sport

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Well isn’t the pinnacle the best a sport gets

Hobbyists get a fair chance, but it ain’t any fun watching them, I’d rather go do it myself

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Only superficially

Regardless, modern F1 has nothing to do with skill anyway

Fastest car is rhe champion winner, that's it

Actually I am being emotional, ignore what I say right now

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https://x.com/cytrusf1/status/1965658019624280187?s=46

Cytrus 🍋 (@cytrusf1)

OH this is getting SPICY

X · Sep 10, 2025, 6:06 AM

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https://fxtwitter.com/f1trollofficial/status/1965714222350045430?t=BH7mjEXM6jbCDsGYSS3wkQ&s=19

F1 TROLL (@f1trollofficial)

Nobody wants that 2nd seat

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FxTwitter · Sep 10, 2025, 9:49 AM

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the alpine part got me

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https://x.com/OscarPiastri/status/1302521568950726657?t=_QNwLLoYSuYY1CNc7AVAfQ&s=19

Oscar Piastri (@OscarPiastri)

It would be nice if this championship was decided by the actual contenders rather than uncontrollable bullshit. What a joke

X · Sep 6, 2020, 8:18 AM

who's gonna tell him 5 years later

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https://x.com/verstayppen/status/1965419456160825519?s=46

ale¹ 🦁 (@verstayppen)

🤍

X · Sep 9, 2025, 2:18 PM

End of an era 😭

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https://x.com/Scuderiascoop/status/1965548896278774159?t=dLYT1FoPfCnCUYe0xg2dCw&s=19

Ferrari Focus (@Scuderiascoop)

🚨| Ferrari reportedly has its eyes on Oscar Piastri as a potential replacement for Lewis Hamilton

Fabio Marchi (Mundo Deportivo): “The other day I spoke with an Italian journalist who was certain Ferrari is keeping a close watch on Piastri.”

(Source: Podcast Cortito y al Pie)

X · Sep 9, 2025, 10:52 PM

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Seen but source is untrustworthy

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extremely

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Hahaha

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That'd be quite unusual

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What's the matter?

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"the power of dreams" is honda's motto

this helmet went over to honda after suzuka

its a thank you for 4WDC and 2WCC

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Ooooh
Fair enough
That makes sense
I didn't knkw

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https://youtu.be/vCVQQt0Kd9U?si=ZOA1NYppnjbHcRfJ

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@granite tangle can you smell it
https://x.com/Planet_F1/status/1965700135805210839?t=dnnNhJsd87xT35n41T7umA&s=19

PlanetF1 (@Planet_F1)

McLaren’s ‘papaya rules’ do not exist, according to Lando Norris...

#F1

X · Sep 10, 2025, 8:53 AM

https://x.com/InsideAudiF1/status/1965713288945381559?t=uuwBJfFR1ycv0oxW_nuu2w&s=19

Inside Audi F1 (@InsideAudiF1)

🚨 Official: Adidas will become an Audi partner in a multi-year deal starting 2026.

The brand with the three stripes joins the four rings in Formula 1 — a major sponsorship ahead of the debut season. 🖤✨

X · Sep 10, 2025, 9:45 AM

huh. they only just signed with mercedes too

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free hype (new team) plus probably significantly cheaper to sponsor

also german

so

win win win?

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true true

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TO be fair these sponsors sometimes sponsor 2 or 3 teams at once

Like Monster energy drink being on both mclaren and Mercedes' race suits

[pale tinsel]

https://x.com/GazzettaFerrari/status/1965814757497455061?t=yvYYXi7wnOH2SCnppec7FA&s=19

La Gazzetta Ferrari (@GazzettaFerrari)

🚨 | The 2026 crisis at Ferrari grows!

According to Turrini, rumours claim head of aerodynamics Diego Tondi is close to leave Ferrari.

Zimmermann and Schmidt leaving could mean rumours about the new engine having problems are true leading to their departure.

X · Sep 10, 2025, 4:28 PM

https://x.com/BadpostF1/status/1965810746966872154?t=fl6XavIdkCDjyB2FGaOoyQ&s=19

Bad Post F1 (@BadpostF1)

According to Turrini, rumours claim head of aerodynamics Diego Tondi is close to leave Ferrari.

Zimmermann and Schmidt leaving could mean rumours about the new engine having problems are true leading to their departure.

#F1

X · Sep 10, 2025, 4:12 PM

2027 is our year?

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Ferrari in 2025 has reached a new low it would seem

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Probably not at this point

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I didn't take much issue with what Mclaren did in Monza, but then someone mentioned something and it hit me

Why did they not swap positions in Silverstone then?

Oscar's penalty was justified, what he did was incredibly stupid

But if they wanna be "fair" then they should have favored Oscar that time as well due to his fuck up

[granite tangle]

https://x.com/visacashapprb/status/1965816807593521662 hmmm

Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team (@visacashapprb)

Want to work in F1?

Make sure you keep an eye out 👀

#F1 #VCARB

X · Sep 10, 2025, 4:37 PM

@pale tinsel you think i can apply XD

[pale tinsel]

prob yeah

red bull were hiring a social media person too

[granite tangle]

cant do none of that

but what i could do

is apply for an undergraduate IT or other computer science related programme

[pale tinsel]

Yas

then i can ask you for tickets to Grand Prix's

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https://vxtwitter.com/ScrewderiaF1/status/1965524937369944256

Mahir 🇹🇷🇬🇧 (@ScrewderiaF1)

How the red car looked at me when I first started watching F1

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vxTwitter / fixvx · Sep 9, 2025, 9:17 PM

[strong kite]

"but if they wanna be fair" asked and answered

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hey man, I'd love to have an F1 related job interenship

[strong kite]

they want lando norris on top they don't give a fuck about what's fair

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man if that isn't true

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Yeah they're massive hypocrites

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Time to finally watch the F1 movie

[lofty mirage]

Lets go

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Thus far, actually really good

I will admit, I am not that great of a critic with movies, but this one is winning me over thus far

[pale tinsel]

https://fxtwitter.com/FormulaUR_/status/1965852579415601334?t=N1WIUeEvfPGJ34WjoaNAAw&s=19

Rana (@FormulaUR_)

To this day it’s impossible to explain how we’ve gone from this to…the rest of 2025.

Quoting Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton)
︀
YUP

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FxTwitter · Sep 10, 2025, 6:59 PM

China sprint was peak

now it's all downhill

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Which is ironic given that same race he was disqualified

So I'm done watching the F1 movie

Final verdict? A solid 7.5/10

Nothing particularly amazing, very cliche

But Not a bad watch whatsoever

If you're not into F1, you will be after watching this

This movie does not come close to Rush or Ford V Ferrari

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people hate on it too much

its meant to be an action enjoyment chill watch flick

not a true story

not a realistic drama

its outlandish and out there

but it has its purpose for sure

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I will say, even for an Aston enjoyment chill watch flick
it actually had a decent bit of thought put into it

The only aspect I didn't enjoy was why they just wouldn't settle for a podium

And HAD to get a 1st

Had to ruin many chances due to it

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thats where you just sigh and say "well its hollywood"

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Yeah I think that's the point

Despite all the clear thought that was put into it

It's still hollywood

The stakes still have to be 110%

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exactly

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"slow and steady wins the race" is a format that's how every F1 team operates
But in the hollywood eyes, it just wouldn't fly

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the only racing movie that came out and i genuinely dislike enough to not even be able to watch it

is the Gran Turismo movie

they took a true story, cranked everything to 400% and made it completely cringeworthy

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Yeah I don't have any interest in watching that movie
THey can call it whatever they want, they can claim whatever they claim
But nothing about "GT e-sports" has anyhting to do with GranTurismo

And like you said, they just stretched the story too far

ignored the existence of an already existing GT winner

Just to shed light on some DEI shit which wasn't even DEI when it happened

I saw a few of the clips too

The racing looks sooooooo CGI

Playing a race in GT7 would look more realistic than the racing scenes in that movie

F1 movie definitely didn't go that far

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nah the real guy exists, its a pretty good story in itself, so fuck DEI

but

it suffers from

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that's my problem

[granite tangle]

terrible on track action

[severe spindle]

the real guy exists

so why did they still make it DEI nonsense

This isn't some martin king luther story either

yet they still had to send a message that was never there

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also apart from the main straight in lemans every other "track" they raced on was filmed in the hungaroring, INCLUDING the lemans bits (apart from the straight)

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That's rather silly

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and you can tell

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Yeah it'd become super obvious after a while

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if someone told you the majority of RUSH was filmed in brands hatch you wouldnt believe them cause its actual good cinematography holding things together

[severe spindle]

Really? most of RUSH was filmed in Brand's hatch? I never knew at all

Rush had some proper soul put into its production

And it still shows

[granite tangle]

also, the CG bits were not done well enough, and the whole omg gamer takes the wrong line and somehow is faster than every single guy there doing it for years

just to pass some silly "drive your own line" message

is completely and utterly cringeworthy

the dialog is also bad

and yeah

film is a mess

[severe spindle]

I've seen some clips of it indeed, it does not interest me whatsoever

[granite tangle]

i remember you saying you didnt care too much about watching it, but i guess you did and im glad you liked it

[severe spindle]

Yeah I did, during the time when internet was down due to the war

I watched rush in full, and my god

It's not only the best racing movie i've ever seen

it's outright one of the best movies I've ever seen

[granite tangle]

yeah that and ford v ferrari are my absolute favorites

[severe spindle]

THe acting, the scenery, the literal smudge and dirtiness that was unlike the squeaky clean nature of most hollywood films?

None of these characters were "desirable"

THey all looked ugly and realistic

This movie was as if it was reality itself

[granite tangle]

bruhl did an absolutely amazing job at portraying lauda, down to the tiniest details in his accent

you could watch niki speak and bruhl in the movie with your eyes closed and you couldnt tell

[severe spindle]

Ford V Ferrari is a fantastic story of real life retold in a fantastuc manner to bring light onto the reality of marketinga nd brand recognition
AND also tell a racing story
For all its shortcomings, it never felt like the movie was taking me for a fool. Ken Miles wasn't magically a better driver

[severe spindle]

Yeah honestly if you'd ask Lauda himself, he'd pribably say that's exactly how he looked and acted like in his younger years
it's genuinely insane the level of accuracy they went to

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no ken miles was a talented driver from the start, held back by his temper and attitude

movie does a great job at making you frustrated AT him and FOR him

[severe spindle]

Exactly, and the best part? HE never actually gets fixed
He still has as much of an ego and temper as ever
He still is that same undesirable person from the start
But now we feel for him, because we know from Shelby's perspective on how he views this hobby

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i remember they did interview him about it, he said bruhl did an amazing job, the only thing hed do different is that he and hunt off the track were actually close friends, and he was a bit of a partyman himself, not the polar opposites the movie portrays

[severe spindle]

It's life, but it is also just another hobby

Ford V Ferrari was about racing, not character arcs

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exactly that

[severe spindle]

Yeah honestly I wouldn't have minded if they did that bit too for the sake of realism
But hey man, the final portryal doens't leave anything to be desired either

[granite tangle]

shows you that to the outsider ken miles seems like pretty much a hot headed dick, but to those close to him (you grow closer to him as the movie progresses) is quite different

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Yup, absolutely

He's not shown off as this anti-hero or some mis-understood talent

He's talented, he's skilled, but he's also just another person

he gets angry, he gets frsutrated, especially given his background

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and the bittersweet ending to his lemans race does exactly that, makes you feel for him

[severe spindle]

He isn't some character we should learn from as a person
He's a character we should learn from as a racer

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and then the harsh reality strikes you in the end

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Indeed

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the moment shelby puts on his sunglasses to hide his tears and drives off in his cobra is a chill inducing moment for me

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His bittersweet end to the Le Mans
his end met in the car that would later go on to win many more

[granite tangle]

you can really feel how much ken meant to shelby and how empty he feels

[severe spindle]

But the real beauty of it all?

The movie shows it all

it was never about winning or losing

It was just racing

And "that's just racing" as John todt puts it

shit happens

Ken got the approval of those he needed

he helped spearhead a legacy for the brand he raced under

And he got to race on his own terms, as he had wanted

He may have not been a winner
But many racing legends were never winners either

THis is why the story I am writing somewhere else has a similar ending to that
The team doens't ever win
But its small accomplisgments are something that the racing fans, people like us, will always value

[severe spindle]

And how he snaps earlier with the car buyer

[granite tangle]

that whole sequence is amazingly directed

from the moment shelby hears "sometimes they dont get out the car"

to shelby visiting ken's home because he feels troubled, but the person he wants to talk about his troubles to isnt there anymore

very human, very real

[severe spindle]

I think Shelby was the one who had the character arc in the movie
He went from this jaded and kind of depressed person, masking this happy sales man and also brand ambassador for Ford, trying to keep politics and relations
But by the end, he's thrown all that way, he's thrown his facade away, he no longer cares about being the face or politics when he feels that he himself was part of the instruement that in his eyes showed his now lost friend injustice

[granite tangle]

and thats why its so sad

[granite tangle]

i can see that. Also Matt Damon had an oscar worthy performance as Carol Shelby, as did Christian Bale for Ken Miles

[severe spindle]

Yeah that whole thing hits the hardest
YOu do something out of nature, only to suddenly realize what's actually happened as the wave of reality hits you

[granite tangle]

very decorated and great actors, im glad the film had the budget it had, and that none of it was wasted

[severe spindle]

I don't think neither actor LOOKED like the real people

And Ken Miles in real life was never such an angry person

But alas, hollywood isn't it?

we didn't watch it for realism, we watched it for a story

[granite tangle]

well its very very hard to find an actor that both looks like the person and can put him on the big screen

imho acting is greater than similarity

[severe spindle]

Yeah i mean hollywood only ever hires the already known faces

Like 10 or 15 actors list

[severe spindle]

Of course, and besides, the whole story was basically just a different spin on reality anyway

I mean the whole Ford V Feerrari story in real life put very little focus on Shelby or Miles

They were just.. there

But in the movie, that's a different story

It's a good movie nonetheless

[granite tangle]

well some things have to be amplified for drama

yes

[severe spindle]

Of course, it's Hollywood afterall

We have bad examples and we have good examples

and god bless the good ones

I am like 100% sure in 10 years or so's time, we'll have other racing movies covering other stories

Whether original or an adaption of a real story

We'll have Senna vs Prost movie, we'll have Schumacher vs Hakkinen story

[severe spindle]

Matt damon, despite previous experiences, has great range as an actor in the roles he plays

Never stitled with emotions, always moving up and down

[glacial pine]

Glad to hear the road issues got cleared up. Last year the flooding washed away the main access roads and FE went to Jarama

[granite tangle]

Are these circuits FIA grade 1?

Or does FE not require that

[glacial pine]

FE doesn't require that. But permanent tracks are easier to test at because of facilities. When they raced at Valencia, they added a few wacky walls and chicanes into the run off.

And then everyone ran out of battery because of a foolish safety car rule

Saying that, formula e is adding events at (basically) permanent race tracks at a similar pace Formula 1 is adding shitty street circuits.

10 of 16 races next year at "permanent" high FIA grade circuits. If you include Monaco and Berlin

[pale tinsel]

https://x.com/racing_porsche/status/1965823937222422561?t=mDm1uBh7Y7rx2q3mVdHn2w&s=19

Porsche Motor Racing (@racing_porsche)

WEC & IMSA News 📰

Is the #Porsche963 project going be axed for 2026.
The Boss of @PorscheRaces will not comment on whether the factory 963 LMDh programme run with @Team_Penske could be axed for 2026 in WEC / IMSA.
Thomas Laudenbach, Porsche Motorsport boss said, “I am not

X · Sep 10, 2025, 5:05 PM

off they go again

[severe spindle]

That's unfortunate

[pale tinsel]

https://x.com/NotFifthGear/status/1965948444276830707?t=mOiju2urgpXls-M5Tm4K2w&s=19

Fifth Gear (@NotFifthGear)

Porsche won nearly every single race in IMSA this season. To have such a successful program cancelled over tariffs of all things is crazy.

If the champions can't afford to go racing, think of the implications for the smaller teams

X · Sep 11, 2025, 1:20 AM

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https://x.com/autosport/status/1966100672622797241

Autosport (@autosport)

Max Verstappen has built his perfect F1 driver from the current grid 👀

(He couldn't include himself)

X · Sep 11, 2025, 11:25 AM

https://x.com/oscgoat/status/1965998394087977426

alex (@oscgoat)

it may be 9/11 but it is also the anniversary of oscar piastri’s most insane post

X · Sep 11, 2025, 4:38 AM

[pale tinsel]

@granite tangle https://x.com/PopBase/status/1965475007292997985?t=hIxM6jJxBS9QYwVZwXcchQ&s=19

just noticed. Max Verstappen colours on the new iPhone

Pop Base (@PopBase)

Available colors for the iPhone 17 Pro. #AppleEvent

X · Sep 9, 2025, 5:58 PM

[granite tangle]

seen all over my TL lol

[pale tinsel]

copping?

[granite tangle]

nah im on the 15

see no reason to

my SE 2020 lasted me 5 years basically

[glacial pine]

I still can't get over how ugly it is

[granite tangle]

i dont hate the design tbh

idk about the pro

but the Air is clean

[glacial pine]

I don't like the having a big giant blob for the cameras, and then also having them stick out from that. The weird empty space in the big camera blob looks so awful to me.

The regular 17 is the only one I don't think looks terrible.

[pale tinsel]

If I liked iphone i would cop ngl

[glacial pine]

Alonso has mastered levitation magic before outperforming lance stroll in 2025

[pale tinsel]

@granite tangle

https://x.com/SkySportsF1/status/1966072903625273752?t=TEUX7qP0YY8GNv6BQxhDvQ&s=19

Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1)

X · Sep 11, 2025, 9:34 AM

[severe spindle]

Haha

[severe spindle]

THe world is going to change

[granite tangle]

https://vxtwitter.com/verstappenews/status/1966193624426942503

Verstappen News (@verstappenews)

Max will race this weekend with a "Permit-B-Spec", meaning his car will have reduced power

the Porsche Cayman GT4 usually has 425 HP, he'll drive it with about ~300 HP

So, unfortunately, he won't be beating records this weekend or win, he's just driving to get his permit A! https://t.co/59zEwaPXxc

vxTwitter / fixvx · Sep 11, 2025, 5:34 PM

thats a bummer

125hp less is fucking unreal

[severe spindle]

That does disadvantage him pretty severely

[granite tangle]

nah its serious enough so that hes not competing at all

just racing for the license

[severe spindle]

I understand

[granite tangle]

https://vxtwitter.com/MotorsportMP4/status/1966165202564706733

Motorsport MP4 (@MotorsportMP4)

Mclaren’s new strategy for Piastri 🥶

▶ Play video

vxTwitter / fixvx · Sep 11, 2025, 3:41 PM

[pale tinsel]

they're nerfing your boy

[pale tinsel]

https://x.com/FIAFormulaE/status/1966397973090414730?t=lmdIkrPbtOJ54iZWO3H7KA&s=19

Formula E (@FIAFormulaE)

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨

@CitroenRacing will join the Formula E grid from Season 12, marking the French giants' return to top level motorsport ⚡️

X · Sep 12, 2025, 7:06 AM

hmmm Citroen in fe

makes sense

[glacial pine]

Damn why doesn't Formula E tell us if they're a new team or replacing DS Penske

[glacial pine]

Stellantis Newsroom doesn't even tell me I will be sending an email

The product officer on the press release says it's a secret

[pale tinsel]

https://x.com/onlyendurance/status/1966423020022407484?t=iWlmWZSUzk1xIvuP0RcDSw&s=19

Only Endurance (@onlyendurance)

Wonder who’s GT4 Cayman this is??

📸 @vlnfp | #Nurburgring

X · Sep 12, 2025, 8:45 AM

Might be Alex Albons car

[granite tangle]

I thought he was gonna race under the lion speed livery

[severe spindle]

Wasn't DS racing already thm

[severe spindle]

Gyess well have ro see

[glacial pine]

There's 3 options.
Citroen is the 11th team, and it's all fresh
Citroen Racing renames one of the other stellantis teams, I think DS would be most likely
Or they take over the entry of McLaren and keep some of that team employed. I wouldn't be shocked to at least see one of the McLaren Drivers in Citroen.

[severe spindle]

Given DS and citroen are already mostly the same thing, I think the 2nd option seems most likely

Mclarem drivers will likely be employed

But not sure what'll be done with Mclaren team itself

[granite tangle]

That’s what I think too

Unless operating an FE team costs nothing

Which I doubt

[granite tangle]

https://x.com/FrenkieDeVon/status/1966202492116709795

jay🦈 (@FrenkieDeVon)

Charlie Kirk has witnessed;

Covid-19 pandemic
Iraq war
Russia - Ukraine war
Black Lives Matter
9/11 terrorist attack
Ebola Outbreak
Brexit Referendum
USA bombing Middle East

But after 31 years on this planet

He called it a day as soon as he saw Piastri close to a WDC 🕊️

X · Sep 11, 2025, 6:09 PM

[pale tinsel]

*Lando Norris in a winning car

[granite tangle]

https://x.com/maxvcalloway/status/1966482013323452900

Ana 🦁 (@maxvcalloway)

Max will race today!

“Between 2 PM and 4PM the rookies must complete eight laps on the circuit following an instructor, who will, in particular tell them all the different racing lines.”

X · Sep 12, 2025, 12:40 PM

@pale tinsel

https://x.com/verstappenews/status/1966478851317313663

Verstappen News (@verstappenews)

apparently the detuned GT4 car Max is racing will compete in the CUP3 class, which is designated to downgraded Porsches!

so, he's not competing with the 425HP cars, which means winning is still on the table 🙂‍↕️🫡

X · Sep 12, 2025, 12:27 PM

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https://x.com/nuerburgring/status/1966528844094931139

Nürburgring (@nuerburgring)

Nordschleife Rule No. 1:

Nothing works without a permit 👀💚

#HeartRace

X · Sep 12, 2025, 3:46 PM

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https://vxtwitter.com/maxvcalloway/status/1966534911218602087

Ana 🦁 (@maxvcalloway)

Max today at the circuit.

For anyone wondering… HE PASSED THE EXAM! Tomorrow there’s more https://t.co/QBd3QbVmbB

▶ Play video

vxTwitter / fixvx · Sep 12, 2025, 4:10 PM

@pale tinsel is it me or do you genuinely have to have screws loose to drive side by side on the ring IN PRACTICE of all things

[pale tinsel]

think about which driver you're talking about then rethink that question

[granite tangle]

oh i know about all that

but even for him its not like hes driven more than 10 laps around it 😭

[granite tangle]

https://x.com/Frozenspeed/status/1966554870086799532

Jochen - Frozenspeed (@Frozenspeed)

Managed to hit a brief moment during tonight's NLS practice when Max Verstappen was not hugging the bumper of another car.
Looking forward to some quality racing action tomorrow!

X · Sep 12, 2025, 5:29 PM

god this car is sexy

[severe spindle]

Yeah probably not
but glad you think what I think

[severe spindle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAS1Z_-h5sc

THis guy's the worst F1 content creator

[strong kite]

I used to watch him all the time

I still don't know why

[severe spindle]

Yeah I don't know why I once or twice watched him either

He's insufferable, always wrong and truly out of his depth talking about this sport

[granite tangle]

hes typical clickbait dogshitter

the F1 content creator i dislike the most

and i see as a complete waste of oxygen

is RPM by far

terrible content, terrible person

[severe spindle]

He's not even a clickbaiter, he just straight up has no idea what he's talking about

And RPM? man he's a new level of bad

He straigght up speaks garbage every time

Takes personal matters into F1

[strong kite]

I did like the line "fastest fat man out of Melbourne"

(referring to 1980 WDC Alan Jones)

[granite tangle]

anyway i dont even want to speak about RPM for over a single sentence

if anyone is interested this is tomorrow and will be streamed for free on this channel (10hrs from now) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLuNTiYdQVQ

[severe spindle]

Eyy, excellent

I am kind of surprised 's picked a Ferrari for the job

You'd think he'd drive the Mustang given Ford and Red Bull's relations

[severe spindle]

Yeah not even worth the effort

[granite tangle]

oh hes not racing the ferrari sadly, he cant

they are putting him on GT4

which he chose a GT4 Cayman for the job

[strong kite]

he's too powerful, they had to nerf him

[granite tangle]

but thats also detuned cause hes first time on the ring "officially" for a race..

[strong kite]

[granite tangle]

This is the LionSpeed GT4 Cayman, dressed on verstappencom colors he will race

[severe spindle]

I know he's not racing the Ferrari

But he will eventually

[granite tangle]

also to @severe spindle its no surprise he would use the cayman and the ferrari previously, as the hint is that they are mid engined

[severe spindle]

That's what srprises me

[granite tangle]

he owns 2 GT3 cars, of which the Aston is FR

[severe spindle]

I know but I would have thought his contract obligations would pervent him

[severe spindle]

He does? Damn

[granite tangle]

he has RB by the balls

they cant tell him much, plus im not sure if honda has a GT3 car for WEC

[severe spindle]

Not Honda, but Ford is their new owner now

[granite tangle]

his team technically, the ferrari and the aston vantage GT3 are the 2 cars they field

[severe spindle]

And the Mustang is present in both GT4 and GT3

[granite tangle]

when the GTD GT3 is made im sure he will cop one coincidentally xd

[severe spindle]

envious of him

It already is made

it already is racing

[granite tangle]

is it WEC spec ready?

im not aware of it

[severe spindle]

WEC spec is like near identical to IMSA spec, so it'd be ready very quickly

Regardless, that's what I assume he'll do

[granite tangle]

oh its based on the dark horse

the GTD is the regulation free balls to the walls one

[severe spindle]

Ngl, Max' comment about FWD being anti-driving is very stupid and has made him sour on me

[granite tangle]

my bad on that

[severe spindle]

Then again,nobody ever said Max is a smart person

he's just a good racer

[granite tangle]

i mean to him it probably is completely anti driving

[severe spindle]

Well it's all closely related

[granite tangle]

he was driving F3 before he drove a real car

[severe spindle]

Yeah but who cares what he thinks

[granite tangle]

or for that matter could legally do

[severe spindle]

He never once drove normally

He probably never even drove a FWD car

[granite tangle]

never on a racetrack

[severe spindle]

Or anywhere

[granite tangle]

he certainly doesnt own one

[severe spindle]

Which makes his anti-driving statement very invalid indeed

It's just a different style altogether

Not his style

That's the key

[granite tangle]

i mean he said "to me it is anti driving"

makes sense because he is a very oversteer happy driver

and hates understeer

[severe spindle]

Don't think he worded it like that

Wouldn't want him to become an Alpine driver xd

[granite tangle]

its no wonder hamilton is struggling so bad now that i think about it

[severe spindle]

ngl, I seriously hope one day F1 does this thing where all the drivers and cars are swapped, so then we can see how much of an actual difference driver skill and car performance make

[granite tangle]

hes the total opposite and the ferrari is constantly sliding

he prolly hates it

his V line style was incompatible with ground effect itself, then the ferrari prolly flipped this man's world upside down

[severe spindle]

Yeah he really isn't used to it
He's grown used to driving mercedes for a very long time, and he's not a very versatile driver, unlike say Hulkenberg

It doesn't help that Mercedes has always been struggling with the ground effect far more than Ferrari

So his style just doesn't jive with the problem not being there

It's always interesting to see

[granite tangle]

mercedes had total false info on ground effect

its crazy how they could miss so hard

[severe spindle]

Which is bizarre frankly

Cause they seemed to nail the previous regulations nearly every time

So what's so difficult about this one is kind of beyond me

[granite tangle]

they had the last couple years down to a T

and then they come up with the zero pod concept, then spend months designging actual sidepods cause they lost the gamble, and then missed again

now they have a car that doesnt function in heat

[severe spindle]

It's properly bizarre

[granite tangle]

And even McLaren have beat them in their own engine

[severe spindle]

It's also probably why the Ferrari powertrain cars are performing better this season than the Mercedes ones

Besides Mclaren of course

[granite tangle]

The Mercedes is troublesome but McLaren have found the flaw and have greatly mitigated it

[severe spindle]

They have made an aerodybamic breakthrough

[granite tangle]

I’m sure for Mercedes it’s also caused from the overheating since they can’t cool the poor thing down

But even other cars have had failures

If lando’s engine didn’t blow on its last race of its estimated life then you’d think the McLaren engine is different XD

Now that I think about it we haven’t had engine blows for anyone but merc cars

[severe spindle]

Maybe the same PUs are extensively changed despite being the same

[granite tangle]

Or did a Renault alpine blow, was it an engine failure in Monaco?

[severe spindle]

Engine failures are very unpredictable. Goes to how despite al the similarities, these cars are all quite different

[granite tangle]

4 PUs swapped back and forth except 1 is usually customary kept for Monza

After 4 when u blow those up you get a 10 grid drop as you know I’m sure

[granite tangle]

It sucks at the moment for the driver but it’s a fascinating sight

The moment the engine goes past the limit and fails followed by smoke

[severe spindle]

It's what keeps the sport interesting

We never wanted to see people win back to back

We want to see people struggle

That's the point of a sport

THe moment you stop struggling, you're ruled out

People can talk as highly as they want about Schumacher, but I am certain they all hated his constant endless domination back then

[severe spindle]

I suppose we'll have to see how it all develops into 2026

[granite tangle]

https://x.com/f1history1950/status/1966417464012513686?s=46

Formula One History (@F1History1950)

1976 – Lauda’s legendary return

#OnThisDay 12 September, just five weeks after a priest was summoned to his bedside to read him the last rites following his horrific accident at the Nurburgring, a heroic Niki Lauda was back in his seat to race in the 1976 Italian Grand Prix

X · Sep 12, 2025, 8:23 AM

[severe spindle]

Still is extremely impressive

Man was driven by determination

[granite tangle]

Ferrari had him for done btw

Goes to show there’s 0 loyalty

If he didn’t get up from the deathbed to go fourth they’d have sacked him

[severe spindle]

I mean what else would you do if you were Ferrari?

Anyone else would have been dead

And if not dead, they weren't going to drive

[severe spindle]

Old Ferrari was very strict, that's for sure

[granite tangle]

Morning

Quali is in German only sadly

But I’ll live

[severe spindle]

Cool seeing in action however

[granite tangle]

Will be cooler for the race, supposedly in 20 or so

[severe spindle]

That's excting

[granite tangle]

https://x.com/verstappenews/status/1966774104356266160

Verstappen News (@verstappenews)

the commentators just said max is 130HP less than the other cup3 cars, and that he's ONLY 10 SECONDS slower than the quickest car

insanity

X · Sep 13, 2025, 8:01 AM

starting P5, the next fastest detuned car is P16 and a minute slower

[severe spindle]

THat is some insanity

[glacial pine]

The rest of the class is probably rookies, privateers and stuff. The Nordscheife is ALL about confidence.

[granite tangle]

i agree, its a very uncompetitive class

which is a shame cause you can only compare him with amateurs or rookies, or people who arent running detuned cars

[glacial pine]

If it's specifically detuned cars to give rookies enough experience to get their full fat Nurburgring race licenses, then it probably isn't even meant to be particularly competitive

[granite tangle]

its a cup3 class car just detuned for all guests (non licensed)

he has to complete 14 laps in such a car to be able to race without the restriction

he is registered under 2 different cars in this race, hes trying to do all 16 today

i dont know how they would detune the SP7 though

mate ive forgotten how long a formation lap takes over here XD

they have an ad break for it

🤣

i also have to apologize to @severe spindle i was not aware that the dark horse generation mustang was racing ready, but theres even one in this race and its looking fab

[severe spindle]

hehe

Glad you've been corrected on that front

and no problem, glad to serve

[granite tangle]

That’s pretty awesome

They have a free tracking app for the Nurburgring

[severe spindle]

Eyyy

Thats sweet

[granite tangle]

https://x.com/formularacers_/status/1966851219114389941

formularacers (@formularacers_)

🚨 | BREAKING: The FIA have rescinded the penalty awarded to Carlos Sainz at the Dutch GP.

The two penalty points he received for the incident have been removed.

X · Sep 13, 2025, 1:07 PM

https://x.com/eiceen0/status/1966851315403026871

Péter 🇭🇺 (@eiceen0)

@formularacers_ Yet they refused to talk to him after the race. What a joke 😂

X · Sep 13, 2025, 1:07 PM

[severe spindle]

What a yoke indeed

[pale tinsel]

https://x.com/RandomWECMemes/status/1966614206095986942?t=Z8kGr7daQEBXwdUQED0GUg&s=19

Random WEC Memes (@RandomWECMemes)

X · Sep 12, 2025, 9:25 PM

[severe spindle]

I am surpirsed they weigh the Great wall of China

[severe spindle]

https://i.redd.it/just-like-last-year-f1-liveries-on-gt3-cars-2023-edition-v0-2apfk2x4pqia1.png?width=3240&format=png&auto=webp&s=91d99384d0ec7a56092bc5e21f99a2f81801faf2

I really like the idea of this, and the execution is perfect. However, sadly this wouldn't be recreatable in F1 anymore

[granite tangle]

well we could use the R8 for sauber/audi. For Redbull/Visa RB we can use the GT3 Dark Horse Mustang, for cadillac we could either use the CTSV GT3 but we could also cheat and use the C8 since they are both GM

not all of these are in GT7, im not exactly aware which of those are

but you could make it work with previous gens of them for like the mustang, or a corvette gt3

[granite tangle]

could also replace bottom right with Max Verstappen's car today

https://vxtwitter.com/verstappenews/status/1966805321352872008

Verstappen News (@verstappenews)

that time lost on the straights due to his detuned car😭😭😭

▶ Play video

vxTwitter / fixvx · Sep 13, 2025, 10:05 AM

apparently it was not only detuned to 300 from 430, but also had a 150kg ballast added

[severe spindle]

Hmm true true. FM2023 actually has all of them so hat could work

[severe spindle]

Yeah that's smart actually. I more so mean irl however

Given sme of these cars don't exist irl

Like the Renault race car isn't used anymore

But yeah you're right aboutt he rest

[severe spindle]

That is a huge power deficit

[granite tangle]

The 458 isn’t used either

So there’s leeway for you to work with

[severe spindle]

Hmm, yeah but there are other Ferraris

But yeah it's all in good fun anyway

You could realistically give the Alpine team a Mercedes as well give they'll be using those engines from 2026 onwards

So for the 2026 grid it'd be like:

• Ferrari 296 GT3 for Scuderia Ferrari and Haas
• Audi R8 LMS Evo 2 or Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo 2 for Sauber/Audi
• Mercedes AMG GT3 for Mercedes-AMG and Alpine and Williams
• Ford Mustang GT3 for Red Bull and RB
• Mclaren 720S GT3 for Mclaren
• Aston Martin Vantage GT3 for Aston martin

[granite tangle]

https://x.com/scuderiafemboy/status/1967114229309468962?s=46

nini (@SCUDERIAFEMBOY)

max’s instructor at nurburgring: “it was fantastic to drive ahead of the world champion for a few laps. luckily, i had a lot more power; otherwise, it might not have worked out.”

😭😅

[de telegraaf]

X · Sep 14, 2025, 6:32 AM

[severe spindle]

Hehe, glad they realize at least

[granite tangle]

https://x.com/wearetherace/status/1967180678749155707

The Race (@wearetherace)

Having long waited for an #F1 chance that (as it stands) never came, Felipe Drugovich has now committed to a #FormulaE move, The Race has learned:

➡️ https://t.co/dWJx4PqOA4

https://t.co/dWJx4PqOA4

X · Sep 14, 2025, 10:56 AM

[severe spindle]

Hmm, that was unexpected

Does this mean he still is Aston's reserve driver?

[glacial pine]

Andretti alongside Jake Dennis would be a great seat

Jake's a World Champ, and impressed in his champ year so much that red bull F1 popped him in the Abu Dhabi rookie test

[granite tangle]

not after this no, if he moves he moves

[severe spindle]

That's just unfortunate

[granite tangle]

not really

he wasnt getting a seat anyway

[severe spindle]

He wasn't?

[granite tangle]

hell no

[severe spindle]

Damn, why?

[granite tangle]

not that impressive, hasnt raced in a while (since he won f2) and no seats open

[severe spindle]

A bit of a waste then
Keeping him away from a seat

[glacial pine]

Is he not impressive or did he win F2 championship?

[severe spindle]

I hope he finds some success in other fields of Motorsport

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is he impressive enough for a team to sack their driver over? hell no

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F1 is a waste of time with how long drivers stick around for
5 years should be maximum

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also not f2 champions are the same

some win under way more competition

its a feeder series

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Colapinto and Stroll are both in F1 right now

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and both are pay drivers so who would dare sack them?

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Colapinto is a pay driver?

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drugovitch is neither a generational talent, nor does he bring in any money

hes stuck in between

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The worst place to be

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whyd you think alpine picked him

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It's just tough with so few teams having any turnover these days. But that's F1

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argentina itself is paying for him to just be there

he clearly is slower than doohan

so if he wasnt bringing in money how come he got the seat

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He did well to survive FE on debut in Berlin, that series is complex to a degree he'll never have encountered

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stroll's father literally owns the team just for him to have an indefinite contract

we cant be talking about no "drugovitch" here

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Hmm, damn
That makes sense then..

That's a shame

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Big up Lawrence for being such a supportive dad

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props to him im not saying any different

but drugovitch has the least chance of all for an aston seat

hell is gonna freeze over before stroll loses his seat

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I don't think he'll stay around for that much longer

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how many years would drugovitch have to sit in the bench and watch for him to get a chance though

and would he get it? or would aston rather pick up a 20 year old fresh rookie talent by that point

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He's not enjoying it much

I'm not denying what you say

F1 is a business sadly

At this point , shit like this just happens

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https://x.com/Frozenspeed/status/1967234203722096838

Jochen - Frozenspeed (@Frozenspeed)

Wild horses couldn't drag me away..

HRT Ford Mustang wins its first Nurburgring NLS race!
#NLS #Nurburgring #FordMustang

X · Sep 14, 2025, 2:29 PM

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@pale tinsel they are reinventing the zero pod concept https://x.com/formularacers_/status/1967264574530613479?s=46

formularacers (@formularacers_)

🚨 | Ferrari are understood to be developing an extremely aggressive concept for 2026.

Details below:

https://t.co/IHzYpyUDTA

X · Sep 14, 2025, 4:29 PM

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No one even knows what'll work next year

My money is on Toro Rosso world championship

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Alpine WDC CONFIRMED

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That'd be pretty cool to see

I mean if we want proof of this

with the 2022 regulations, Alfa Romeo was actually pretty competitive initially

So the same could happen with 2026, an uunexpected team taking the lead

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i just dont want it to be alpine cause of the people involved in the project

apart from gasly. he deserves a competitive car

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I mean I guess fair enough, but le'ts be real