At this point lol
#Motorsports
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i swear to god this team
https://fxtwitter.com/tsimiks/status/1969747522269905332?t=t28rrE7espN49kVT3v8KyA&s=19
look when he tells him to let him by
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i swear to god, what is this team smoking prior to their races
Like this level of incompetence is genuinely unfounded
If it was once, twice, 10 times, it'd be fine
but this is every single race
Every single race something is going wrong
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That's literally what red bull want the second car to be
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I miss when McLaren didn't have the fastest car and nobody knew how trash Lando was
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I love that people watched Baku today and have decided that if the two McLaren drivers Lando is somehow worse
Oscar jumped the start, stalled, then drove into a wall for no reason while under no pressure. Yesterday he also drove into a wall for no reason
But obviously Lando is the worst driver F1 has ever seen
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Well Oscar has half the seasons under his belt and is somehow leading the championship?
He is expected to make mistakes
Just like yesterday and today
Lando couldn’t capitalize with 2 huge opportunities
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Lando has struggled at the same races Oscar has.
I think the McLaren might just be weak at ultra top speed circuits.
If the car is dominant again in Mexico I'll feel my theory is right
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You look at Lando’s onboard and tell me he couldn’t put on a faster time than Lawson yesterday
It’s not good in high speed but it should be fucking better than a vcarb man
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Landos lap yesterday was dreadful. I winced watching it live.
Tailwinds and weather nerves.
VCARB has been a good car all year
Oscar drove into a wall. Lando finished the session, and improved despite a truly hideous final run
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Improved? No he started 7th and finished 7th
He lost a position and gained it back
That’s pretty much it
I don’t expect him to make top 3 without a safety car
But he should be clear of the midfield
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Improved? No he started 7th and finished 7th
I was meaning quali. Rain and tailwinds and a mess and a wall brush and it was a faster lap than he did previous.
While Oscar drove into a wall.
The race. Slightly anonymous, odd for McLaren. Didn't make much headway.
His teammate buckled under pressure and drove into a wall
Lando has had the better weekend
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We are just comparing bad to worse though
These are the championship favorites here
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I think it's mediocre Vs Bad
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https://x.com/verstappenews/status/1969754145449029883?s=46
Pffft
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https://x.com/kensethology/status/1969743923863232657?s=46
Indeed...
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https://vxtwitter.com/BoxBoxAndStop/status/1969953731320979528?t=TmIzl7KtBmjPLu1...
Lando Norris the master of off track overtakes and team orders
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XD
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https://www.instagram.com/p/DO4W3D2goOo/?img_index=1&igsh=dHY2bTl4ZGNjaTVt
Found it on Twitter as well so people don’t have to click the instagram link https://vxtwitter.com/leclercsletters/status/1969879033237364874?s=46
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Well, that's one chapter closed
strong kite
https://x.com/verstapplejuice/status/1969153984179925181?t=jOf-9Lyiw1XlCfvs5jkGm...
sugaredflyer face reveal
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Who's harassing which mechanics?
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Who's harassing which mechanics?
lando fans the whole mclaren pit crew
i posted it in #1416155293846470769 but this deserves to be here as well because its fucking peak
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https://x.com/smclaughlin93/status/1970480288397451268?t=7rsKC3VplHks02dSFUol6Q&s=19
scott mclaughlin is so me
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lando fans the whole mclaren pit crew
Bruuuuh
Lando fans ar3nt from this earth i swear
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its confirmed then, 27th of the month, next GP is 3rd of october
https://x.com/MV33Racing/status/1970489020774764852
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busy schedule
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https://x.com/DraytonKnowles/status/1970466266189086959
Pfffft
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its confirmed then, 27th of the month, next GP is 3rd of october
https://x.com/M...
This man cannot be kept away from racing, that's for sure
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https://vxtwitter.com/leclercsletters/status/1970467867012513913
I do wonder if officials of their teams object to them hanging out so much
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I do wonder if officials of their teams object to them hanging out so much
Not illegal to hang out off track, and probably a bad idea to mandate that of your driver
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Not illegal to hang out off track, and probably a bad idea to mandate that of yo...
Well the thing is, these drivers are probably mature enough to separate on-track and off-track matters
But I assume for some drivers, it may be difficult
hence they'd make mandates if they must
Carlos and Charles raced together for a few years, it's inevitable that they'll form some sort of friendship
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It’s not illegal to assist your friend on the track either
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Not something they'd like to see either to be fair
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Look Alonso giving max tows and vice versa, Daniel ricciardo taking the fastest lap point from Norris in 24 to help max with the championship
In F1 it’s punishing for you to be unlikable XD
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Welp, that's how it used to be
Most of our favorite legends were complete assholes on and off the track
Alonso particularly was a bad egg during his mega years
His continious losses have humbled him a bit
And age and experience as well of course
David Coulthard was actually asked about this
Given he raced for Mclaren in 1998 and 1999, agasint his championship winning teammate, Mika Hakkinen
He said "We had no form of friendship off the track. The idea was actually rather disgusting frankly. We went on separate planes, had little to no interaction outside of car setups. Everyone in F1 nowadays is so much nicer. Back in our days we were just assholes"
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Sport has evolved, drivers now literally grow up together, ofc some of them form friendships instead of hatred, they see each other every week since they were 3 so I think that plays a big part
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I think that's the main reason, than anything else. The fact that they have to start training so early and most of thhem happen to be doing it since similar ages
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Back then drivers came in way later into the sport and through a more diverse amount of racing leagues as well (now it’s 99% F2)
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Yeah back then it wasn't a mandate or anything to go through previous classes to get to F1
Hell, they didn't have the license system afterall
If a team signed you, that was it
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Yeah it’s just how the sport has changed
So the people and bonds they form will ofc change as well
I think f1 of now is healthier for the drivers but maybe this gritty hateful spiteful era we had back in the day was better as a viewer
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for sure, and the fact that the sport is far more open media nowadays also helps. Back then you'd only ever see what the race would show you
Nowadays, thanks to further commentary and social media, we know far greater details
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That is also true
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I think f1 of now is healthier for the drivers but maybe this gritty hateful spi...
For sure. If you look at say... 2005 F1 opening, it'll be an entirely different vibe than nowadays
back then F1, even at its peak, was really just some adernaline junkies going fast
No form, no insanely tutored driving skills
It was small enough for it not to care who it offended, cause the point was for it to be raw
Nowadays, thanks to MBS and Liberty media, F1 is soooo much bigger
it's not just some Motorsport anymore, it's being showcased as the pinnacle of all motorsport
This comes with its own pros and cons of course
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ThTs very chaotic
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That's unlikely surely
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If the true fans didn't cheer during the bad times nobody would turn up to Monza every year
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https://x.com/essienelli/status/1970597244278841628 @pale tinsel
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in other news, hamilton fans are calling leclerc racist because he doesnt like being issued team orders (for P8)
https://x.com/ElPredestinato/status/1970605212126548436
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Boom Drugovich has moved to Formula E
Alongside one time champion and red bull Abu Dhabi F1 rookie tester Jake Dennis
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1+1 is devious
if he agrees to it hes playing right in toto's hands
and the funniest thing is, he cant refuse it, nowhere else to go
especially knowing mercedes has the best engine and a top 3 car at minimum
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"Nowhere else to go" all depends
Are McLaren's two driver contracts still set to end in 2026?
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McLaren doesn't seem like a team with a driver worth dropping
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Are McLaren's two driver contracts still set to end in 2026?
mclaren has an issue of having 2 number 1 drivers, do you think they will drop a number 1 driver, for a number 1 driver?
also the issue isnt george not having to go anywhere in 2027
the issue is if he doesnt sign THIS year, where can he go
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oscar and lando are locked in their rooms thinking about the championship and this guy is playing FIFA mate
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https://x.com/FormulaDirecta/status/1970728390480019604?t=b4yLzt20_DW0J76bNHwHRQ...
https://x.com/cytrusf1/status/1970746530908049616 he's buying his way in
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smallest team on the grid, so the easiest to buy a hefty stake of
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in other news, hamilton fans are calling leclerc racist because he doesnt like b...
Yeah it's fucking bullshit
Hamilton has never had a proper roommate since Alonso, and now poeple are calling leclerc racist for not bending over
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oscar and lando are locked in their rooms thinking about the championship and th...
Hahaha
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smallest team on the grid, so the easiest to buy a hefty stake of
Even still, I wasn't expecting his return this way
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Even still, I wasn't expecting his return this way
It’s not a surefire thing, I mean to buy a stake the person selling it has to agree
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Yteah that is true. Guess we'll see what happens. I was expecting the Alpine deal more than a Haas deal
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i mean if youre mclaren seeing all this media fuss
its almost statistically impossible for max to win the championship IF mclaren chooses to back just one of their 2 drivers
the only way to lose the WDC this season is if mclaren remains undecided
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pretty much
And while they may fumble sometimes
I don't think even they would fumble THAT hard
people are coping hard man
We've had enough Red Bull wins for 4 years back to back, let someone else be a champion for once
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i think they will remain undecided actually
their advantage is just that unrealistically large that they will get away with it anyway
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Indeed
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i think its a terrible mindset to have as a team
but they will get away with it cause the redbull woke up too late
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Hehe, yeah certainly
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Oh my god max had his dilf hunting Italian summer
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Oh my god max had his dilf hunting Italian summer
Looks to me that Toto was the one hunting..🤣
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Yeah this was interesting piece of news
Grosjean doing testings for Haas
I don't see him becoming a full time driver for them any time soon however
Ollie will stick around until Hamilton retires, which may be this season
And they seem pretty deadset with Ocon
It's ironic though how Haas keeps finding the most crash prone drivers. It's almost their identity now
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Stil is amazing how he came out of that largely unharmed
While ocon was pissing blood for one hard hit with a wall once
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His hands suffered severe burns
But yeah he was lucky as hell in the grand scheme of things
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He’s out of his mind
I don't care
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https://x.com/formularacers_/status/1971643004101542371?s=46
What
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what a fucking nutcase man
50 minutes till the race
40 now actually
but yeah its insane
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fuckin hell first gt3 and he's p3
Jann marderborough is apparently racing this race too
you know
the guy they made the gran turismo movie about
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Jann marderborough is apparently racing this race too
yeah racing in a mustang gt3 for hrt ford
granite tangle
That’s insane
pale tinsel
fuckin hell it looks like he's already pulled a decent gap on lap 1
@granite tangle how to nerf max verstappen
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<@883063680302985236> how to nerf max verstappen
hopefully we dont learn that till the end of the season
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Mr Verstappen has won on his debut in GT3
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Welp, suffice to say that Max is like the God with all the cheat codes enabled whenever he's doing anything motorsport related
You will never match him
he is categorically superior
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https://x.com/F1GuyDan/status/1971938231953604697 @pale tinsel
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That's a rather specific requirement
Couldn't they just say "First active F1 driver this year to win a GT3 race"
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yes its a joke so it discount the sprint in china XD
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Or hell, only first ever active F1 driver to win in GT3?
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yes its a joke so it discount the sprint in china XD
It's easy to make fun of Ferrari that's for sure
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its just a hamilton dig from a fan not a real news post xd
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Man that must have sucked
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https://vxtwitter.com/scuderiascoop/status/1971683288675983585?s=46
@pale tinsel mate the Ferrari accounts are posting 😭
Why is Ferrari focus saying all that 😭💔
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Pfffft
Max Verstappen signs for Ferrari in 2027
You know for a fact that he will one day be recruited into Ferrari
Same with every other WDC
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And never win a race again
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Indeed lol
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Faster than the 2025 Ferrari
Yep, that very unheard of track Nurburgring Nordschleife
Never heard of it
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It's an underrated gem
But we should gatekeep the location so it doesnt go too mainstream
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https://x.com/Nire9185/status/1972034954105442717?t=eKBIrgt-VQ3PzscHd7wQaQ&s=19
Bro doesn't even know the Nurburgring has been a venue for the majority of F1 history
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https://fxtwitter.com/ScrewderiaF1/status/1972258865917128715?t=MJq0e73M8bsj6SYm...
hahaha
I love it
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https://x.com/Nire9185/status/1972034954105442717?t=eKBIrgt-VQ3PzscHd7wQaQ&s=19
What the fuck
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https://x.com/Planet_F1/status/1972217645643772263
Well holy crap
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https://vxtwitter.com/F1BigData/status/1972213694957260868
It's just amazing
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pale tinsel
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What I tell ya?!
So Hamilton will definitely retire after 2026
If not this year
And Leclerc is already considering leaving
And everyone woudl accept him
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Technically he was white before
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True
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But yeah I know what you mean
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I was about to say
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hehe
But it is true
it's as weird as seeing Lando in any color besides Orange
Or seeing Max in any color besides Navy blue
Let's actually have a rundown on the entire 2025 Grid and their history:
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Then there's Carlos Sainz Jr. who's been like 5 colors now
Navy blue for Toro Rosso
Yellow for Renault
Orange for McLaren
Red for Ferrari
And white for Williams
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Max Verstappen: Toro Rosso -> Red Bull
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Yuki Tsunoda: Alphaturai/VCARB -> Red Bull
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Isack Hadjar: VCARB
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Liam Lawsom: VCARB -> Red Bull -> VCARB
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Lando Norris: Mclaren
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Oscar Piastri: Mclaren
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Charles Leclerc: Alfa Romeo Sauber -> Ferrari
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Lewis Hamilton: Mclaren -> Mercedes -> Ferrari
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Alex Albon: Toro Rosso -> Red Bull -> Williams
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Carlos Sainz Jr: Toro Rosso -> Renault -> Mclaren -> Ferrari -> Williams
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Nico Hulkenberg: Williams -> Force India -> Sauber -> Renault -> Racing Point -> Aston Martin -> Haas -> Stake Sauber
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Gabriel Bortoletto: Stake Sauber
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George Russel: Williams -> Mercedes
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Kimi Antonelli: Mercedes
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Esteban Ocon: Manor -> Force India/Racing point -> Renault/Alpine -> Haas
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Ollie Bearman: Ferrari -> Haas
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Pierre Gasly: Toro Rosso -> Red Bull -> Toro Rosso/Alphatuari -> Alpine
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Franco Colapinto: Williams -> Alpine
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Fernando Alonso: Minardi -> Renault -> Mclaren -> Renault -> Ferrari -> Mclaren -> Alpine -> Aston Martin
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Lance Stroll: Williams -> Racing Point -> Aston Martin
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And white for Williams
Carlos Sainz is an interesting driver in the fact that he's had so many tranfers, but not because he wasn't a consistent driver
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Moved to Renault as a bargaining chip for Red Bull to get out of using Renault Engines
Left Renault to go to McLaren to make way for Daniel Ricciardo
Left Ferrari for Williams to make way for Lewis Hamilton. Only team that didn't push him out for another was McLaren
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Yeah that is quite funny how things work in his camp
At least one thing is for suere
Carlos Sainz will always have teams who'll want him
He's shown to be versatile enough
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It really does look bizarre
lofty mirage
Jojo's
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Bizarre
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Adventure
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yeah why would carlos want to go back
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carlos is like
im so happy at williams
i believe in this project
its showing promise
my podium made me extremely happy
and ferrari outlets are ASSUMING he wants to come back
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geoooorge...
pfft
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https://x.com/Scuderiascoop/status/1973088598233600072
Jesus christ
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and ferrari outlets are ASSUMING he wants to come back
In fairness the Wiilliams car only just started showing promise
on his end at least
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In fairness the Wiilliams car only just started showing promise
yes but i think its unfair to carlos to think that he would come back to the team that essentially booted him after just one year, at THEIR convenience.
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Yeah he definitely won't be coming back soon
THis isn't a case like Fernando where he was essentially booted back into Renault from Mclaren
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fernando left renault on his own accord, so it was just a more likely thing to happen (a return)
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Well it made sense
But alas, Carlos won't be doing that here
Especially when Ferrari stopping being promising right as he left
And for 2026, it isn't looking hopeful
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youre right
its looking better for them for 2026
but not consistent race winner better
so if youre gonna have a williams podium as often as a ferrari podium
whats the point
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Mmhm, for sure
Plus I can't imagine the Ferrari enviroment being better than Williams' enviroment
having to deal with the folks there who all seem almost illiterate when talking with Hamilton
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what an insult to his team he is
always downplaying how incredible the MCL39 is
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He truly has become even more insufferable than usual
Can't wait for his fangirls to state he's right as rain
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You can't win any F1 races without a fast car unless really weird shit happens. Max + Max Bullstappen car is fast
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Man I am way behind
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https://x.com/wearetherace/status/1973317146068578732?s=46
That's rather funny
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https://vxtwitter.com/sextappen/status/1973384277480923491
haha, only he can scare him
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oh thats actually quite surprising
Interesting development
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ill let you know if ferrari dominates practice 1
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well the weekend just started shit for albon
not even 10 minutes of practice, huge brake fire that couldnt be extinguised for quite a while, he wont go out for the remaining 40 minutes of practice
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ill let you know if ferrari dominates practice 1
I'm not expecting much
i figured out how to be a Ferrari fan long ago
expect nothing and still be disappointed
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I'm not expecting much
mate im miserable im expecting max p7 with charles and lewis 8 and 9, and n*rris and piastri 1 and 2
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Just hope on the Osama Bin Russell master class, he likes a good bottle around Singapore
so does N**ris
shit my bad, said a slur
wait..
that could be worse
i nearly left it an N and s, which would have looked even worse
ANYWAY
Osama Bin Russell or Talibantonelli masterclass to save us from LN4
i like piastri so I'll allow him
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Osama Bin Russell or Talibantonelli masterclass to save us from LN4
save us from LN1 PLEASE
LN4 would be after we are saved
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Delusion time
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Alonso comeback incoming
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F1 Academy quali is getting as interesting than F1 these days
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I've just watched the thursday drivers press conference
charles is broken and all he can do is laugh
also, isack likes 69
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RUSSEL BINNED HIS FRONT WING
@pale tinsel hes prepping for turn 16 into his orange marked target
"hi george its toto, execute plan taliban 16, i repeat, taliban 16"
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lawson into the wall
@pale tinsel the ferrari pit crew touched norri's mclaren
hopefully they transferred their bad luck into him
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HAHAHA @pale tinsel
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Alonso doing well is more delusional than Ferrari doing well
Regardless, I am surprused by how underpeforming mclarens have been since the last race
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HAHAHA <@293122066805293057>
Hahaha
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Max fans are more delusional than Charles fans xd
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Oh, did taylor swift just release an album then?
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Max fans are more delusional than Charles fans xd
Nobody is more deluded than a Ferrari fan Mini
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Nobody is more deluded than a Ferrari fan Mini
You're right, but associating max wins with Taylor swift album releases?
this is on par with people saying Charles came P1 in every Monza prior to 2025
So he'll do it there too
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Being delusional isn't a Ferrari fan exclusive thing
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between those years, every Italian gp winner dnf'd next years race
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2019, Leclerc won, 2020 fucked it into the barrier at parabolica
2020 Gasly won, 2021 suspension failure
2021 Ricciardo won, 2022 engine failure
2022 verstappen won
2023 verstappen won
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https://x.com/leclercsletters/status/1974103023296426325?t=3hSxKz0NELyET2GkM6VU9w&s=19
yep, looks like a track hazard to me
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2019, Leclerc won, 2020 fucked it into the barrier at parabolica
2020 Gasly won,...
That Gasly win was pretty legendary, but it is funny for something like that to happen so convectively
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https://x.com/leclercsletters/status/1974103023296426325?t=3hSxKz0NELyET2GkM6VU9...
What the hell are they lookinbg at lol
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https://x.com/leclercsletters/status/1974103023296426325?t=3hSxKz0NELyET2GkM6VU9...
f1tv were talking about the cameraman that was assigned to spend the whole day in the pool area
XD
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lucky bastards
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f1tv were talking about the cameraman that was assigned to spend the whole day i...
man, you can't make this shit up
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What the hell are they lookinbg at lol
its a pool that is on top of 3 skyscrapers, camera went from inside the pool and showed the track way under
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lucky bastards
jolyon palmer was yapping about how you dont get a good view of the race from the pool and they should bring it down a bit XDD
i love the commentary on f1tv
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Yeah but they had to show it with the woman in it? lol
absolutely, its important to the story
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Hehehe
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jolyon palmer was yapping about how you dont get a good view of the race from th...
yeah but its jolyon palmer
Wait, does f1tv get Danica Patrick or is she just Sky Sports
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hes a good fucking pundit, and he isnt delusional hes super sarcastic about his own career or lack theoreof in f1 XD
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Wait, does f1tv get Danica Patrick or is she just Sky Sports
nope we get either hingecliff or valsecchi trackside, and for analysis we get ruth buscombe
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So how many races will be left after this?
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That's a decent chunk
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7 with this one
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yes but he said after this, so after Singapore its 6
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Besides Shang Hai and Spa, others get Sprint too?
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yes but he said after this, so after Singapore its 6
yes im aware im just terribly phrasing that its 6
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Besides Shang Hai and Spa, others get Sprint too?
and miami dont forget miami XD
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Ironic that 6 isn't cosnidered a lot when there was a time the whole calender was like 8 races
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and miami dont forget miami XD
Oh yeah I forgot lol
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still got 3 sprints
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This year's Miami was quite a meme to be fair
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COTA gets a sprint
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Pink VCARB, Lego F1s
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USA, Qatar and Brazil
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Donalrd Rump
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USA, Qatar and Brazil
Fair enough
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yes
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I wonder if it's luck of the draw to see who gets a sprint
it used to be only for the classic circuits to bring a fresh air to them, but now its whoever is paying XD
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I think it'd end in a big pile up
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it used to be only for the classic circuits to bring a fresh air to them, but no...
Makes alot of sense honestly
So the only old circuits are Spa and Interlagos
The rest are new circuits
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COTA is kinda a modern classic
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2026 is China, Miami, Canada, GB, Zandvoort and Singapore
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Been around since 90s, I'd say it's classic enough
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its not old but its been a hit
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2026 is China, Miami, Canada, GB, Zandvoort and Singapore
Besides 2, the rest are different, ineresting
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Singapore sprint race will not be good tbh
in my opinion
Zandvoort might not be either
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To be honest any street circuit sprint is a bad idea
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GB has potential
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silverstone is good for a sprint
canada is a good circuit in general
why the hell not
the rest
burn them
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hahaha cheap on a sale he says
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zuu whats the likelihood of you buying me f1 25
I mean...4 maybe?
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F1 games don't go on sales?
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Should be cheap on a sale
its an ea game think again
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I mean...4 maybe?
higher chance with a certain other game
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F1 games don't go on sales?
its on sale right now, 42 bloody euros
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55 if you buy the lewis hamilton glazing edition
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that will be the new proposed Saudi Arabian GP venue
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I mean what else would you expect honestly
Modern games are expensive, we all know this
And there likely won't be a F1 2026 game given they don't have a dedicated dev team anymore
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do that while i drive home
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that will be the new proposed Saudi Arabian GP venue
I've seen it, it's been shown here
With the massive incline
Over the building
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yeah aka rainbow road
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max has insisted on FIA adding blue shells so
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F1 or mario kart
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it isnt unlikely we will get powerups and jumps in it
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Pffft
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Fun fact regarding F1 FIA regulations
Someone did a review on all mario kart world tracks and whether or not they'd meet FIA's regulations
70% of them met most criteria
While the actual F1 circuits was at 40%
F1 isn't regulated to itself
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I mean that's a fact
F1 has always only been about money
Literally since the very inception
People like to look at the old days with a rose tinted glasses, at their Fitepaldis and Sennas and Mansells
But like, back then you had only like 5 decent drivers on the 20+ driver grid
And only 2 actually comeptitive teams
It has always been about being wasteful and being about money
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thats true but the globalization of the sport (aka oil money) happened a bit later, first started when yas marina was built and added to the callender with the promise of it always hosting the season finale
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yeah but that didn't really make any difference
It was just another step in F1's general direction
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i dont think it did too much either
the shift f1 takes mainly relies on who is leading the FIA
MBS is a very profit first focused person, does not care about the history or stuff like integrity and identity
thats kinda what people hate
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Eitherway, whether funded by European Oil and cigar companies who pollute enedlessly, or Arabic Oil companies who pollute endlessly, this idea that F1 was anything ever noble or significant beyond just an entertainment held between millionaires is pretty dumb
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if we see someone more neutral at the helm f1 might become a little more rounded instead of heading wherever money is thrown
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MBS is a very profit first focused person, does not care about the history or st...
F1 at its most successful points has been owned only by those who looked for profit first
So it doesn't really matter, the point is moot
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truth is its a different kind of waste, the issue with having so many races in the calendar in areas where there is money but there isnt fan passion is that european fans will complain about the lack of opportunities to attend a race
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truth is its a different kind of waste, the issue with having so many races in t...
So they're upset about that, yet were fine when F1 fans outside of Europe couldn't attend most races due to being held only in Europe?
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its not about waste or pollution its just that hosting a race around an NFL stadium attended by people who dont care about f1, removes 1 slot from a track like instanbul or sepang etc etc (countries that have 0 ! races in the calendar)
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European F1 fans can suck me
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well when f1 was 90% on europe, it was because outside of europe the sport didnt have following man
the sport kept expanding but now its shrinking the locations in a much bigger calendar that is the whole point
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So I don't see the problem
everyone gets F1 races in their general region and area
Most races are still held in Europe and US
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3 races in the bloody US and so many in neighbouring arabian countries theres no way you dont see what the complaint is about
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Brother
Neigbouring Arabic countries?
Germany, France, UK, Holland,
F1 has been in neigbouring european countries for ages
You want more F1 races? Pay more then
That's the only reason any country has ever held a F1 race
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3 races in the bloody US and so many in neighbouring arabian countries theres no...
And yet 3 races in italy is fine?
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Neigbouring Arabic countries?
this is not close? the only one thats far is jeddah
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If F1 actually cared about audience and regional popularity, they'd actually try and keep the races far apart enough
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this is not close? the only one thats far is jeddah
You need to look a bit under that message
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And yet 3 races in italy is fine?
imola has been removed
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2 is still too many
Regardless, I don't see the argument
F1 has always been about money
The most popular moments of F1 happened only because of it being well funded and backed
People can act holier than thou all they want when things don't beneift them
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https://x.com/rosvergp/status/1974127710848036902 @pale tinsel he said that with no shame btw
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He's... Not wrong?
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as if his father isnt a multimillionaire that gave him every chance in the world
cut the bullshit
both arguable goats of the sport 7 time world champions coming up from anything but rich families
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https://x.com/rosvergp/status/1974127710848036902 <@293122066805293057> he said ...
What the hell is he on about lol
This is the bastard that Sugar was dying to defend by the way
Remember that shithead?
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both arguable goats of the sport 7 time world champions coming up from anything ...
They weren't the leaast able, but yeah
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as if his father isnt a multimillionaire that gave him every chance in the world
He's becoming more of a joke as time goes on
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Shartedfarter69 or something
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Pffft
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Motorsports is pretty much the most money talks sport ever invented.
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Absolutely
Even at its lowest
Well technically there are some others which are arguably even more expensive
But those aren't as mainstay and mainstream
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Like, we have a drive on the grid who's dad is so rich he bought a whole team. F1 really is that close to impossible to get to if you don't come from wealth. Lewis got so so so so lucky, and by all accounts, it's even tougher now than it was when he made it through the ranks.
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Exactly
Just because there are lucky few
Like Alonso, Hamilton, Kimi, etc
Doenst mean everyone will make it
You either pay the price
Or you're a generational talent
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Norrif is just making this nickname more truth every time he speaks in hypotheticals
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Mario I thought that was a typo at first
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Offt
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Hahaha, that's just hilariously tragic
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https://vxtwitter.com/f1bigdata/status/1974422055383888162?s=46
THis happened twice now
Also, golden helmet
Why was h going flat out
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Pffft
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I hope he goes Bottas Bowling
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Lance P9 probably
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Y'all if you missed the F1 Academy race like I did it's very dramatic, worth watching
As usual
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Y'all if you missed the F1 Academy race like I did it's very dramatic, worth wat...
I saw Lia won the reverse grid that makes me plenty happy
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Won from pole, but Chloe Chambers the star of the show, just throwing her car past everyone. These women are throwing overtakes all over the place it's great to watch
The F4 car barely cracks 120mph
But Lia is one of the stars of the Academy as a driver improvement program, she seemed quite off the pace when she arrived and has improved so so much.
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The meme has become truer
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https://x.com/ScrewderiaF1/status/1974478630563574042?t=so0EBH2_WQFSRTmwWvXyPQ&s...
we will be seated for antonelli starting between norris and piastri
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https://x.com/F1JayyUK/status/1974504827875999918 @pale tinsel
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Gay
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the L in Lando Norris might stand for LGBT youre right
Pffft
With the hairstyle he has? For sure xd
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lets not mention the vogue shoot to mini yeah
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lets not mention the vogue shoot to mini yeah
i wouldnt wanna see it again after it perma appeared in my feed for the entire week
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lets not mention the vogue shoot to mini yeah
Now I'm curious
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Now I'm curious
well at your own discretion look up lando norris vogue
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so nearly mclaren terrorism
george has pulled a small gap already damn
front wing damage for lando
endplates hanging off a bit
oscar trying to play papaya
Oscar Piastri villain arc lets fuckin go
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Ooh tempers fraying, how much is working with McLaren and how much is the 72910173 degrees inside that car
I know George has that cooling vest on, he seems pretty chilled out
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think most of them have
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Max said he wouldn't. I wonder what Oscar did.
I know I become fucking irritable when I'm too hot haha
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where did yuki qualify i swear he's just tumbled downwards
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13th, but when does he ever have a good day
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no no
we want norris ahead
until max is completely out of the race
then we become 81 fans
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Can't wait for Alonso to finish P19 tomorrow
The prophecy
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that angry alonso radio lmao
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that angry alonso radio lmao
meanwhile stroll is complaining about the difficulty of passing someone on 40 lap old hards in 15 lap old mediums
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The prophecy
Great, so it did happen
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Great, so it did happen
well he had terrible luck but he managed to make P8 from P10
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well thats the constructors for mclaren
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alonso might gain a place
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fuck sake track limits violations too
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if hamilton gets penalized for track limits
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This was a pretty nothing burger race
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Great, so it did happen
Oh I just assumed they'd both pitted but stroll stayed on his first tires for a full geological era
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pfft
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ooft he's not a happy aussie
why would he be happy
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Did something happen
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Did something happen
lando crashed into him, the team just told oscar to fuck off
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lando crashed into him, the team just told oscar to fuck off
What the fuck
Why are they so stupid
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https://vxtwitter.com/cytrusf1/status/1974838047540670747
The way he said "fucking" that's funny
Alonso being this angry is quite a surprise
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Piastri's really not having a fun time
I wouldn't be surprised if he straight up leaves mclaren after he wins this year's WDC
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as he should
but don't go to ferrari, he'd be raging at them 200 metres before turn 1 in Australia
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Instagram
The full lap is crazyyy of Lewis after brake failure
Why can't he drive like that when there's a red flag tho?
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https://x.com/simsgazette/status/1975132662051312069?t=k_iSakKBFwO4DXaUWvo5_g&s=...
Hahaha
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Why can't he drive like that when there's a red flag tho?
Yeah it's odd
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as he should
Not sure where he'd move however
I mean once you get your first WDC, that's it, you're already legendary
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Holy shit man
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does anyone have this fuckass song on spotify i need it in my life 😭
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https://x.com/GazzettaFerrari/status/1975483024163938797
I swear
This team has no future
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damn Peter Windsor isn't messing about
He os right
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Omg Porsche is leaving WEC confirmed
BUT they'll keep racing the 963 in IMSA
Which means we could still see some privateer 962's in WEC next year... Absolutely tangled wacky mess from Porsche, but they just don't rate europe as a big sales draw, which is crazyyy
Thomas Laudenbach, vice president of Porsche Motorsport, in interview with the race, also let slip that they think the Gen4 Formula E car could be about as fast as F2.
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https://x.com/F1GuyDan/status/1975511419194843477?t=h289Xjgxz1I3CjGJzpQ1CQ&s=19
Pffft
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https://fxtwitter.com/sushiluvbot/status/1975512140971974938?t=44zkJ0gqZZMn5GXe7...
So this whole thing has been a setup..
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Oh damn! Huge get for Jaguar
Season 6 champ, alongside Mitch Evans... At Jaguar who have been close to winning for years. Potent team
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Oh shit this is an old image
Never fails to give me a laugh
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Oh damn! Huge get for Jaguar
For a second I thought that was Grosjean when I saw it
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Shows how long Max Verstappen's been at Red Bull
Indeed, he's been with the Red Bull Family for way longer than people realize. This was before he started winning practically everything
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Team boss of the year?
Horny Horner scandal was a few years ago so it isn’t eligible for this year’s award
So it’s probably between snack brown and palpatine
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Hmm... I can see it going to Snack Brown indeed
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So they stuck him in an FL5 R
Well he was always a bit of a moron
Interesting steering technique however
Very unlike how he drives F1 cars
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Wow he has no idea how to drive FWD 🤣
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hes never raced in one
MR his whole career and some testing in the FR aston
you can cleary see him play with the steering to understand the understeer
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It just looks like no one has given him any tips from that clip
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9 years later mans in a nightmare
vxTwitter / fixvx
LMAO SULAYEM YOU SLICK BASTARD
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It just looks like no one has given him any tips from that clip
It feels very novice yeah
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9 years later mans in a nightmare
I genuinely feel bad for the man
I would rather goes back to Alfa/Sauber/Audi frankly
At least then his talent won't be wasted by incompetence
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LMAO SULAYEM YOU SLICK BASTARD
Interesting how he turned out
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I honestly have no idea why we even have this nonsensical tire system
given the fact that it wouldn't make a real difference in the pitstops
Just an artificial depth
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My dumbass thought he was talking about a Corvette💀
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Why couldn’t Pirelli?
Italians
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https://x.com/autosport/status/1976549678553682063
Holy crap what happened
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https://x.com/simsgazette/status/1975973607575839193?s=46
Even they have no ideas lol
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https://x.com/verstappenlvr33/status/1976407192510271581?s=46
A shame to see this
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Holy crap what happened
cars aint selling, nothing motorsport related
they dont offer enough cars and because of it their sales are at a low point investors dont like
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cars aint selling, nothing motorsport related
Cars ain't selling? Really?
That's insane
They are making cars specifically for thr market to sell
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Even Porsche is struggling
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That's true
Guess ferrari had fallen into that hole too
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Omg I forgot twitter wanted to become a news service 🤣
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Yeah sadly
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https://x.com/yang_yukino/status/1977454768147886286?s=46 @pale tinsel HAHAHA
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https://x.com/yang_yukino/status/1977454768147886286?s=46 <@293122066805293057> ...
Wht the hell lol
Who came up with that
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Idk but it’s so otherworldly that I still can’t believe it’s real
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Well THATS a surprise signing!!!
Porsche lost Da Costa too jaguar and their new driver is yet to win a formula e race.
Mueller hasn't shone yet in FE
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Hopefulky iut'll work in their favor
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Wow tiktok face still alive and well I see
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It says that mcalren's rivals are now no holds barred
All the way till the final batch of races
Not that they were ever holding bars, but here's hoping Piastri doesn't get screwed
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He is completely correct.
F1 fans are quite possibly some of the worst fans I've ever seen in any form of media's fandom
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Ngl I just think Lando Norris is a bottom because
Ain't no way I'd be bottoming that
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Bro is literally a broccoli haircut kid
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Yup.. I.hate that hairstyle
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Can we burn the McLaren hq and fat brown down for 26?
I want a title fight between these two and Leclerc
See how many races until they start attempting murder on each other 😭
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I want a title fight between these two and Leclerc
if only
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https://x.com/northpolef1/status/1978017092331823372?s=46
i see
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I kind of doubt it's real
Or anything of note
Ferrari isn't in a position to want someone like Horner on their side
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https://x.com/Neipe78/status/1977986749516407065?t=RgnPu8Uc0QDfczRlqMQ7pw&s=19
i was about to say, wasnt george still in williams in 21
also arguing that george is the second best driver currently on a grid might sound like a hot take but he certainly has the skills to show for it
you could argue for or against it but if next year he has a contenting car hes gonna be in contention for wdc
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Would probably argue George has been in the top 3 drivers this year
Verstappen and Oscar make the other 2
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landos had one too many bottles for my liking
oscar for a majority of the season has been quite consistent imo
lets put it this way, from what I can see online people have more faith in Verstappen overturning a 63 point gap to oscar than lando overturning a 22 point gap to oscar
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This Championship is oscar's. there's no comeback now
THe Red Bull has proven inferior in every track previously and the only wins it managed were when the setups being so extreme fit the specific scenarios
We won't see that repeat i don't think
But even if it does, I don't care particularly
I don't see Lando winning it either at this pace
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You forgot to account for papaya lando favouritism rules
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If we don't have more insane scenarios where Lando will be favored, it'll be as it is
But at this point, what the hell do we know
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i think webber is going to enter the mclaren HQ with a bomb vest for next race
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I am depressed, but that did make me chuckle
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also i dont think zuu was making a case that verstappen can actually win the championship, more like indicating how inept lando is
a 20 point gap with so many races to go is extremely achievable, yet noone believes in it
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Just one team left to announce.
Dan Ticktum put together a string of pretty decent races in the end, and was there to scoop a lucky win.
With his ego, I reckon he's arguing with the Cupra Kiro bunch over money
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Interesting how F1 and FE have such different times for their announcements
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Round 1 is the 6th of December, in Brazil, nicely opposite the last F1 race weekend
Pre season testing is the end of this month.
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I think their goal is to not be opposite too many other of the big FIA world championships, with F1 and WEC primarily being across spring and summer. Even if F1 keeps creeping outwards in both directions
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Interesting how F1 and FE have such different times for their announcements
both under FIA so it works well for them to have opposite schedules and airtimes that dont overlap
speaking of FE
that monaco qualifying pole lap clip came by my feed a few times
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Where Rowland crashed?
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you know the one where he spins in saint de vote and still gets pole because devries span out in the same place as well
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both under FIA so it works well for them to have opposite schedules and airtimes...
Yeah it's sensible.
It makes sense to not want them to overlap to mess with their ratings and viewership
Also gets people more stuff to watch both actively and on the bckground
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my whole feed was FE fans trying to explain 1v1 qualifying and how that absolute dogshit pole lap doesnt represent formula E to F1 fans 🤣
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I think it represented FE perfectly. It's just an entirely different format.
Like when Dan Ticktum lost pole in Tokyo despite going faster than Rowland in other parts of the session.
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well im sure it doesnt represent the talent
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Every category has people making a few mistakes now and then
You saw Baku qualifying, right?
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i did
im not shitting on it
at first i saw it and thought wow how dogshit were the rest of the laps
cause i didnt know it was a knockout
now i get it
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my whole feed was FE fans trying to explain 1v1 qualifying and how that absolute...
It's a very different kind of sport
That's what outsiders need to realize
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cause i didnt know it was a knockout
Yeah they do two large sessions, then the top 4 from each session have an 8 driver bracket of 1v1 fuels for pole.
The twist this year is that in the large quali sessions, the cars are in their lower power 2wd mode, then for the duels they get the full fat 4wd attack mode spec to play with.
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took them long enough to finally confirm
although george got his own separate post and kimi didn't
yet
read as much or as little into that as you will
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read as much or as little into that as you will
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mate
what is the deal?
they aint telling
🤣
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2026 + 1 if he beats kimi next year was the rumour going around
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pale tinsel
just take me back to 2018 man
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Wasn’t 2018 the illegal fuel mixture days
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2018 and 2019
it was that oil burning and 2nd sensor controversy
can't remember the exact controversy
but Ferrari worked out how often the sensor read the oil flow or whatever
and when it wasn't scanning, they burned extra oil and produced extra power
they pushed it too far 2019 spa where even hamilton with drs couldn't catch leclerc
Leclerc was pulling away on the kemmel
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Was that the one that the FIA refused to confirm or deny?. Then they turned up in Mexico and were really slow
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yep
then they got sent to the back of the midfield in 2020, after they made a special deal with the fia
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https://x.com/MercedesAMGF1/status/1978447143233876017
Good to see he didn't get screwed over
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Good to see he didn't get screwed over
Well contract wise he did (notice how they aren’t saying for how many years he signed)
But he got a shitton of money from them I bet
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No doubt. And I don't think he'll be in any real threat in the coming years eiter
So the contract won't be too big a concern
But alas, anything can happen. I am just glad Toto didn't screw him over yet
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https://x.com/ESPNF1/status/1978516777412816943
So close to cheetah print. Cowards
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So close to cheetah print. Cowards
not my favorite from them either tbh
just shared incase anyone hadnt seen it yet
also ollie is a really likeable rookie i dont get why people are always acting like only one of him hadjar and bortoletto can exist
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https://x.com/ESPNF1/status/1978516777412816943
Creative, but very odd. I don't get it
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https://vxtwitter.com/bestofbearman/status/1978412867922604354
Pfft
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https://tenor.com/view/aww-thats-hot-looking-telescope-will-smith-gif-14760309
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#weloveHP
Joking on the hashtag, but well if we are being fair in that livery in looked great 😭
So what I’m seeing is
Ferrari needs to become white and blue
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I like how neatly spread out the orange bits are
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https://fxtwitter.com/WilliamsRacing/status/1978584109355053359?t=bNpLfKMiDnh0pv...
Ngl, that's really cool
The Austin race sure has lot of special liveries
I wonder why
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Ferrari needs to become white and blue
At this point I wouldn't be surprised
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I wonder why
teams love COTA, drivers love COTA is one reason. Biggest reason is that Haas is an American team, all 3 US races are home to them essentially, while the other teams have a decent chunk of american sponsors. Special liveries bring eyes to the cars and sponsors by proxy, so it keeps them happy because they get to see it up close as well
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teams love COTA, drivers love COTA is one reason. Biggest reason is that Haas is...
Yeah i guess given how much money Americans could throw at them, it would make sense to reveal these special liveries there as well
It does make sense, but it is still quite odd how it's always reserved just for America when they do it en masse
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Formula E has got TWO china races this upcoming season 12
Miami is moving the Hard Rock Stadium car park (ugh)
Spain gives us a new permanent track in Jarama, where testing was held last year.
THREE races in China in two locations, Shanghai International again and SANYA is back after being chaotic then disappearing
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Norway WHEN
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Hehe, yeah I can see that happening
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Excellent, this is cool to see
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If I didn’t have a great and prosperous life ahead of me I would genuinely assassinate this dude
Can someone else do it
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I've never seen an election so fixed. It was amazing. It was so blatant. Big balls
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Why even bother with having elections at that point
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Why even bother with having elections at that point
I mean there wasn’t an election.
He rigged the rules so everyone else would automatically be disqualified
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He rigged the rules so everyone else would automatically be disqualified
Wait, that is even worse
Holy crap
