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I felt Piastri was a little unlucky, but I also think it was penalty worthy. McLaren is a hard one to vote for as Piastri was dominating until the SC wiped out the advantage - I cant ignore that. But...... I think you probably have to give it to Norris, the SC error gifted him the race and Piastri g...

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Obviously no guarantees, but being based in Europe, with their history and track record - any VAG badged entry into engine manufacturing is holding as good of a hand as any new engine manufacturer could hope for. I would back them to be up to speed faster than a Honda/Toyota with far less risk of it...

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Problem with the wets is they are too good. Its either raining so hard continuously that it is genuine red flag conditions, or the tyres clear so much water the visibility reduces and the track drys quickly rendering them sub optimal. I do wonder if a slightly more aggressive inter should become th...

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Problem with the wets is they are too good. Its either raining so hard continuously that it is genuine red flag conditions, or the tyres clear so much water the visibility reduces and the track drys quickly rendering them sub optimal. I do wonder if a slightly more aggressive inter should become the...

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Stroll had the A+ stratagy yet finished just 5 seconds ahead of Alonso who was given one of the poorer strategies. Stroll finished 7th when he should have finished 3rd. True. He blew a golden opportunity by clumsy driving. Just look how he managed to lose two places in the final two laps. While I w...

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Hulkenbergs time has probably gone. He might get another season right enough. Happy to see him finally get a podium. His talent is better than his F1 CV suggests. Probably one of the best drivers to never to get a chance in one of the better seats in F1. He is unlucky that his peak marketability coi...

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Hulkenberg, Alonso, Norris Being honest this time, What did Alonso really do today that was much better than Stroll? Not that I would vote either. Yes, he made his mediums last far longer than Stroll made his softs last, but that is sort of to be expected? I would say Stroll's first 2 stints were m...

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I'd like to have seen what Verstappen could have done with a higher downforce set up - then again... he'd likely not be on pole if he was running that. He clearly struggled with sliding in the wet relative to the McLarens, but..... the McLarens are in a class of their own in race pace, and can someh...

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I agree with 10s being too harsh, should have been 5secs with the mitigating factor being that the call to bring the SC in happened very late, and so Oscar went from being in a position where he needed to catch the SC up and suddenly needing to create a gap to release the SC with barely any time to...

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Piastri is a little unlucky today. He had a big lead wiped out with the SC, and whilst I think the penalty call is probably right, I can see why it happened from his perspective - he scrubbed too much speed though. I think 10s is definitely on the harsh side. Been a lot of chat about Russell doing s...

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I do have a bit of sympathy for piastri here, seemed like he was trying to catch back up with the SC then theee was a late call to bring the SC in so its lights went off and Piastri slowed as he was then in charge of creating a sufficient gap to the SC so it was out the way for the restart Not sure...

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Yeah can see Piastri getting a 5s penalty for that. Seemed excessive braking.

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Max looks like lower downforce is hampering him

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Absolutely no idea what the right call on tyres is here

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Looking at the met office radar it should dry up. Chance of a shower around start time.

Track will be green.

Badger36

That's a sensational lap. That Red Bull hasn't looked pole capable until that last lap.

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I don't think it looks spectacular to be honest. I am sure it will be very fast, maybe even fun to drive, but all these supercars look the same nowadays. Was there a time when they didn't? Depends on when you start of course. Yes, there were some hideous examples in the past as well of course, but ...

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I don't know about beautiful as in elegant - it isn't - but it looks aggressive and fast. It has presence.

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The only criticism I have of this year's WDC is that up until now..... its all been a bit too nice. That lack of needle does detract a bit as a neutral watching. Its all been a bit third place playoff in terms of excitement. Im not sure there ever will be needle. Oscar is horizontal laid back, and L...

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50-70% chance of rain during qualifying and 30-50% during the race. Silverstone never disappoints. The UK has been dry for months as well. https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2637827 Based on my expertise in British weather from watching Clarkson's farm, it should rain with a 100% chance! March was the d...

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Tbh Norris, Piastri, Russell, Leclerc and even an aging Hamilton are all pretty interchangeable (with Leclerc being the one I think may be the next best). An aging Hamilton has been soundly beaten by both Russell and now (even more so) Leclerc, so I don't think he can be considered in that group an...

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He's doing ok whilst out the spotlight.

Hulkenburg is still a solid F1 driver as well (and IMO a bit better than his career suggests)

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In my opinion - outside of Verstappen, there isn't much between the next layer. I dont think there is really an obvious pecking order between 2 and 6. Tbh Norris, Piastri, Russell, Leclerc and even an aging Hamilton are all pretty interchangeable (with Leclerc being the one I think may be the next b...

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Looking over the last 50yrs, the title is won by a non elite tier driver around 40% of the time. Its not unusual. I think most would agree that Norris and Piastri are not elite tier drivers. However, both are very good and belong in the group of drivers good enough to win a title in the right circum...

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As said in the race thread, it shows how bad Tsunodas weekend was,when his team mates race was over after 20 seconds.... and he is going to lose this vote convincingly.

Finishing last of the running cars isn't great. Verstappen would have lapped him at least once had he not been taken out.

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I thought it was a light penalty for Colapinto.

It was a lack of spacial awareness not befitting of an F1 level driver - he nearly wiped out the WDC leader needlessly, presumably because he didn't know he was there.

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Was today the worst performance of a Red Bull number two ever? I mean Gasly was pretty bad, and at a time when that #2 seat wasn't as difficult. However, as I said in the race thread - when your team mate essentially didn't take part in the race and they are still going to win team mate wars convin...

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mikeyg123 wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 29, 2025 3:47 pm
Extremely lenient 3 place grid penalty for Antonelli.

I'd say so. Even for a lap 1 incident, it was a clumsy and very preventable accident. It was just bad driving.

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So getting the delta on the first pit stop was pointless He had 4 lap fresher tyres, should have given him a 0.1 a lap at advantage least + he thought he was quicker, so 0.2 a lap quicker at least . He only closed the gap from 5.7 to 4.3 in around 25 laps. He did not do enough with the advantage. O...

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t2jd1967 wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 29, 2025 2:44 pm
Terrible driving from both Norris and Piastri. Yet these are the two drivers fighting it out for the WDC. Not going to be a vintage year by any measure.

Disagree with that strongly.

I dont think either are properly elite tier drivers, but they drove well and giving a title fight.

Badger36

Piastri is the faster car here.

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That was pretty poor from Colapinto. Could have turned the championship on its head. Slam dunker penalty.

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As a neutral, the pit stops have ruined this race as a spectacle.

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rbirules wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 29, 2025 1:58 pm
Horror show from Yuki today.

Mark of a bad day when your team mate essentially didn't take part in the GP, and should still easily win the team mate wars poll.

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Jezza13 wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 29, 2025 1:45 pm
McLaren ruining Paistri's race by not pitting him straight away

Yeah feels like this is Norris' race now

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That's totally on Antonelli. Got caught out, but it's pretty amatuer mistake.

I'd expect a grid drop for next race for that.

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Pitt has been in a lot of decent films. In terms of films I enjoy, his name features a lot - which surprises me as I think of him as a Brat Pack pretty boy actor.

Moneyball is worth a watch as well.

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The last corner he was in a position where he had to push as hard as possible to have any chance of keeping Leclerc behind thus naturally had a higher chance of an error. So whilst the error was somewhat forced, it's still an error and it was the catalyst for Max losing himself 11pts - and that's en...

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Jean Alesi is the same age as Brad Pitt........ Jean Alesi was washed up and the oldest driver on the grid 1/4 of a century ago. I haven't watched the movie so I could be wrong here, but is Pitt's character in the movie actually 60? I know the actor is that old, but from the shots I've seen I could...

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It will probably showcase some great cinematography. However I think it will be a disappointment. My prediction for the plot is probably not far wrong. Aging driver, reluctantly accepts seat in f1, helps a youngster overcome a confidence crisis, they start to win things. Jean Alesi is the same age a...

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