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Thats a nice story! Teammate Garcia was the inaugural F1A champ. That same weekend at Silverstone also saw Jamie Chadwick, Lilou Wadoux and the Al Qubaisi sisters on the podium.

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On returning to racing with the Iron Dames, Vanina Ickx scored pole position in her class and victory in the race at Silverstone. ..with Marta Garcia one should add!! They are currently 5th in GT3 class but they retired from the first race and then withdrew from the 2 Le Mans races. They're doing p...

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So Papaya rules are you're free to race subject to any Team calls from the pitwall. That's fair but I think this call sets a very vague precedent. Exactly what incidents will be called out as bad luck/unfair for a driver to the point where the other driver is called on to compensate for them. I thin...

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What to make of the order to swap positions? I understand and it was crappy luck for Lando, but I didn't like it. Much as you can say Lando 'should" have been in front, surely it's just racing. Where do you draw the line? You can't remodel an hour of racing and say but if X had happened I would have...

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Colton Herta will be joining Cadillac as test (& reserve?) driver. 1963263390631039360 Also to be expected. However, I think that, from the Andretti roster, Kirkwood and Hauger are better drivers and bigger talents. I am curious whether Herta will do F2 as it was recently rumoured or completely foc...

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Just a slight tangent here. Noticed Battle Far hasn't posted for a while (Late May) & we're all familiar with the health issues he was dealing with. I sincerely hope he's doing ok & is just taking a short break. Yeah, was thinking the same a few days ago, BF if you're out there, give us a thumbs up!

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I can see the logic in terms of experience. Another way to view it is, they are signing two drivers who 1) had long spells in cars that in other drivers hands won multiple Championships. 2) were dropped by leading teams because they considered there were better options available and 3) didn't really...

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Larsen signed up with Ferrari Driver Academy. So assume she will do a 2nd year in F1A, and maybe another full time F4 programme. Weug will probably stay with Ferrari but has to leave F1A so if they continued to support her it's probably GT or similar Nobels has not really shown much potential so I'm...

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Start definitely wasn't the best, but I think his drive once they had made the call to swap the strategy was excellent.

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Another good drive from Norris. Psychologically I think that was an important one. Piastri's "I only care about Norris" message shows just how the drivers are approaching the season so to make that strategy work and withstand the pressure was a strong showing from Lando.

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After Verstappen, Norris and Piastri and Russell, I found this really hard. Mainly because the rookies who generally are I would say exceeding expectations. Leclerc is doing a better job than Norris Fair comment. Hard to tell though. He is doing better than Hamilton, but what level is Lewis at thes...

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One of the bits that problematic for me is the idea that they are there to replace a FP session. I agree I would rather watch a Sprint than a FP session but it's not a fair comparison. I never watched practice sessions and didn't want any more F1 time from a weekend. Qualy and the race is fine plus ...

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So we're a few years in with sprints and while some have provided some entertainment we still have non-events like yesterday. The format has been tweaked but for me I still find the whole thing just an unnecessary distraction. Yesterday the qualifying for the GP provided more drama. So thoughts now?...

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My biggest differences from the overall votes are Hamilton and Antonelli. Hamilton I have lower. Leclerc as a teammate now is a challenge but Lewis came in a s multiple WDC to replace a driver who was pushing and arguably matching Leclerc. Very high expectations are entirely justified and I don't th...

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So hard to know. For example the poll has Antonelli in 12th but he's right there with his vastly more experienced, embedded teammate who we have 3rd. Bit of a cop out but I think apart from Stroll, I don't think anyone is doing a bad job. Tsunoda predictably last but I'm guessing if he had stayed in...

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After Verstappen, Norris and Piastri and Russell, I found this really hard. Mainly because the rookies who generally are I would say exceeding expectations.

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From what I read, amped is right about W Series. it went bust because t didn't actually have much income or revenue, it's money was purely from investors while it racked up debt it couldn't then pay. I have not seen anything of Muir since it's collapsed but it does appear to be pretty much on her a...

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From what I read, amped is right about W Series. it went bust because t didn't actually have much income or revenue, it's money was purely from investors while it racked up debt it couldn't then pay. I have not seen anything of Muir since it's collapsed but it does appear to be pretty much on her an...

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UnlikeUday wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 07, 2025 3:46 pm
Hulk deserved the podium but not the isolation there....jeez!

Yeah I know everything is over analysed, but zero interaction with Nico was weird considering.

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So what lies ahead for Hulkenberg as an Audi driver do you think? Well, he is certainly doing better than I expected at Sauber. I now feel being inconsistent, but with high peaks is probably better for a team like this than a driver that is usually solid but unspectacular. That's a good point. When...

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https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54637090607_f82e93e592_z.jpg Thought it appropriate to add this to The Hulks thread today. To keep the graph focussed on the teammate comparison I've dropped a few races where Nico was playing super-sub or had a sub teammate, namely 2020, 2022, 2024 Baku & Brazil...

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A thread for all things Gabriel Lourenzo Bortoleto Oliveira related. 2025: F1 2024: F2 = 1st 2023: F3 = 1st 2022: FREC = 6th 2021: FREC = 15th 202:: F4 Italy = 5th Snuck into F1 under the radar a bit despite the back to back feeder series wins. Thoughts on his season so far? I think he's doing very ...

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Strong drive by Norris at a time he really needed it. withstood thee pressure from Piastri the entire distance, was surprisingly robust in his defense AND attack with the wheel to wheel stuff. Definitely the right result at the right time for him.

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Well that won't have helped his case...

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Austria will be Colapintos 5th race after replacing Doohan. Has he done a better job than Doohan so far? Qualifying (Average Position) GAS v DOO: 10.6 / 16.1 (+5.6) GAS v COL: 14.0 / 16.5 (+2.5) Finish (Average) GAS v DOO: 10.2 / 14.8 (+4.6) GAS v COL: 12.0 / 14.25 (+2.3) Qualifying Times (Average*)...

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Just got back from seeing it. Oh it's bad. Obviously the footage of the racing is OK, but we can see that for real every other weekend. The dialogue is cringe inducing and the acting awful. Pitt is so charismatic that is has the unfortunate effect of showing up the rest of the cast. Condon is the e...

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Fascinating conversation chaps but should probably be in the Junior/Feeder series thread.... Pullings strong start in GB3 looks like a false dawn, she's dropped to 17th overall now with 3 drivers ahead of her having done less races. She's average 12/20 and that's' not going be enough to further her...

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Just got back from seeing it. Oh it's bad. Obviously the footage of the racing is OK, but we can see that for real every other weekend. The dialogue is cringe inducing and the acting awful. Pitt is so charismatic that is has the unfortunate effect of showing up the rest of the cast. Condon is the ex...

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Fascinating conversation chaps but should probably be in the Junior/Feeder series thread.... Pullings strong start in GB3 looks like a false dawn, she's dropped to 17th overall now with 3 drivers ahead of her having done less races. She's average 12/20 and that's' not going be enough to further her ...

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Nakamura looking strong then pokerman but beyond him is there any promising talent on the grid? Is Sheldon jnr looking like he could go further?

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Wouldn't disagree with most of that but would add 1) F1A is an F1 enterprise. They have been clear and open about that from the outset. Not sure whether it was offered or mandated though... 2) GB3 V FREC is an interesting one. The cars are certainly on the level. GB3 is international now in terms of...

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Thank-you. I don't know why I find the topic so interesting. On another note, anyone watch the F1A version of Drive To Survive (The Academy) ? I did. It wasn't as bad as I'd feared, but was predicably lacking in substance - almost no footage of drivers working with engineers, discussing strategy, t...

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Thank-you. I don't know why I find the topic so interesting. On another note, anyone watch the F1A version of Drive To Survive (The Academy) ? I did. It wasn't as bad as I'd feared, but was predicably lacking in substance - almost no footage of drivers working with engineers, discussing strategy, t...

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That's actually really good 8) And as you say, looking at the table what seems like an unusual choice actually makes sense now. Thanks for pulling that together :thumbup: :) Thank-you. I don't know why I find the topic so interesting. On another note, anyone watch the F1A version of Drive To Surviv...

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https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54597876226_10e291f09a_b.jpg Gasly vs his teammates (average finishing position) GAS v HAR (11.5-13.7): -2.2 GAS v VER (7.9-3.3): +4.4 GAS v KVY (9.1-10.7): -1.5 GAS v TSU (9.7-12.4): -2.7 GAS v OCO (10.2-11.2): -1.0 GAS v DOO (10.2-14.8): -4.6 GAS v COL (12.0-14...

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I worry for Gasly. I'm a bit biased because my son is a fan. But I think an anonymous year like this will be quite damaging to his career. Seems like a driver destined for long term mid-grid mediocrity. Unless he can make a real impression he won't get on the shopping list of any top teams now. He n...

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A bumper in every sense weekend of F1A with the extra race carried over. 3 different winners (Pin, Felbermayr and Chambers) and 2 other drivers on the podium (Gademan and Lloyd). Wildcard Paatz looked at home but was a bit unlucky. Race 2 was an absolute cracker but R3 saw the return of amateur hour...

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That's actually really good 8) And as you say, looking at the table what seems like an unusual choice actually makes sense now. Thanks for pulling that together :thumbup: :) Thank-you. I don't know why I find the topic so interesting. On another note, anyone watch the F1A version of Drive To Surviv...

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just for fun I try and keep track of the progress of all female drivers in single seaters or super-license points scoring series. Can't say it's 100% accurate but I try. Then to try and get a sense of how they are doing in relation to each other I use a magical nonsense algorithm that factors in gri...

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