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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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Apparently part of Gatorade signing on as an F1A sponsor.....

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Just gut, was wrong though, it's 16 year old German Matilda Paatz currently doing F4 CEZ. Not sure on the thinking behind that.....

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F1 Academy back for Miami if anyone is interested (I have the feeling you are not!) I don't think the wildcard has been announced yet but likely to be one of Ava Dobson (17, GB4) Ava Hanssen (14, Ligier JFC) Caitlyn McDaniel (17, GB4) Emma Scarbrough (17, USF Juniors) Kaylee Countryman (15, USF Juni...

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Well it's a 3 horse race and I wouldn't rule Max out, just because RB don't appear to have given up and well, it's Max who frankly would be a threat in a shopping cart. Norris/Piastri though is fascinating. Both excellent and deserving of the car and opportunity they have. Piastri surprised me last ...

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Clearly? Is he though? What are you seeing that makes it so clear? I think he's is doing very very slightly better than Lawson managed but it's so marginal I think given more races Lawson would have been the same.

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Similar plots for time (or %) delta in quali would be interesting but ultimately unrepresentative unless both reached Q3. Possibly but it's a lot of work and I've always focused on race results as that's what ultimately counts. Also tried using some qualy stats a while back and was shot down with t...

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Yes that's pretty much it. I've done a few of these and because of the cumulative average initial results show as magnified. So if driver B qualifies P5 places behind Driver A (P1) in their first race it shows as a peak on the chart as they are on average 4 places apart, but say they went on to qual...

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Lawson only finished the 1 race as Max's teammate and was 12th - same as Tsunodas first result as Max's teammate. So Lawson would immediately to the left of Tsunodas line

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https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54570277058_ae34761085_c.jpg Thought I'd add this in for reference see original thread here Lawsons data doesn't show but so far it's appears Tsunoda is further away from Max than any of his previous teammates. However note this chart is using a running average o...

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Well Horner's explanation at the time was that they felt Lawson temperament would be more suited to dealing with being Max's teammate and the pressure of being in the A team. Doubt that's the whole story and the timing/location of the switch lends weight to idea that there was more to it. Either way...

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Frustrating that RB only gave LL the 2 races - it makes a comparison of results almost worthless. But the fact is In the 1 race they both finished, Lawson was 12th, 8 places down on Max in 4th. Yuki and Max have finished 6 together so far and Yuki has been on average 12th with Max 3rd. So objectivel...

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Unless F1 is different Race Directors role is focused on smooth and safe running of the event only. Driving standards, transgressions and discipline are the stewards domain. As the Verstappen incidents has no direct safety implications the RD did not need to have any bearing on the action taken.

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Well then, since there was no "official" need to, it would be possible to perceive what happened on the straight as not handing the place back, but as a continued fight for position. At the corner, Verstappen's front axle was more than alongside Russell's mirror, which in the new guidelines means R...

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Just caught GB3 highlights from Spa. In an 11 lap race , damp conditions, spec series, Slater went from 23rd to win by 7 seconds.

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Yuki Absolutely nowhere in Spain. I don't think at current level - if you average out his races this year, he's doing enough to keep the seat for '26. Hadjar looking good but the RB seat in the current car at least is a poisoned chalice.

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Some interesting comments - seem generally to agree that Max was entitled to keep his place as George lost grip and that was what resulted in the contact. As per the rules I think that's fair (as per Davidson's excellent Sky pad piece) . But why did RB in this instance suggest Max give the place bac...

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This was a weird one. I'm less interested in Max shoving Russel as I don't think there is more to discuss there. I'm more interested in the cause of Max's frustration. What was your take on the course of events Russells move on Verstappen Verstappen keeping the place Red Bulls call to Max to give th...

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What did you all think? I was open to it going in and initial impressions were it could spice up the ususal procession. Things went downhill pretty quickly for me when it became clear how much teams were going to use the "backing up" tactic. As a fan of the sport for 30+ years I found this hard to w...

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ALESI wrote: ↑
Fri May 23, 2025 8:38 am
Are you sure it doesn't have two r's

ChatGPT said:
Okay, let’s do this one final time, no mistakes this time!

The word "strawberry" has two r's. One is after the "a," and the other is after the "b."

So, to clarify once and for all: two r's.

Thanks for your patience!

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Nailed it.

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Just a quiet nod to acknowledge what excellent job Hadjar is doing.

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At some point you have to say as long as your car is under control and there's no suggestion that a driver intentionally forced a driver off, then you have to let them race. As I've said, having a go round the outside is always an option, but it's a risky one, the odds are against you, and the onus...

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The problem is that if there were no guidelines, the regulations as they currently stand, would have to be rewritten, because the only way stewards can judge a situation, is by comparing it to what the regulations are. And the poor state of the current regulations isn't helped much by the re-writte...

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