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    • S
      Streetwise Hercules
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      Murray Walker has passed away at 97.

      The voice of F1 who actually loved motorcycle racing most.

      Ride free lovely man.

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      • goosehdG
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        Something new I learned today regarding F1 (Article from BBC discussing Mercedes and Red Bull).

        _“Trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin added: "The wind made it tricky. When the wind is behind the car, you lose a lot of downforce because effectively the air speed is reduced.

        "So, some corners where the wind was behind, it was prone to doing that, and then also the tyres are quite easy to overheat on that circuit and if you start sliding, you tend to lose grip and it gets worse. So, there are a few problems.”_

        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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        • GilesG
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          Yeah, wind is an absolute bastard for those boys….

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          • J
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            I'm trying hard not to get too giddy based on two practice sessions, but it's looking like there could be a fight between Red Bull and Mercedes (and maybe even McLaren!). So excited for tomorrow…

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            • GilesG
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              Me too…..

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              • chiverusC
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                That was truly epic. Great start to 2021. Lando and Leclerc look gold for the future and Hamilton was immense.  🙂

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                  Epic indeed! Incredible stuff from Lewis at the end. That Honda engine looks to be a beast - if it proves to be reliable we’re in for an incredible season. Looks like there’s going to be a good battle in the midfield between Ferrari, McLaren and Alpha Tauri too! Hate that we have to wait three weeks for the next race…

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                  • chiverusC
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                    @Jcourt agree 100% on the midfield battle that will be amazing. Norris v Ricciardo first lap was fantastic yesterday too 🙂

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                    • GilesG
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                      There was a lot of fantastic yesterday.

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • louisboscoL
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                        @Jcourt:

                        Incredible stuff from Lewis at the end.

                        Runs turns 4 wide 29 times in a row, nothing happens. Verstappen runs wide once, gets told to give place back. Incredible stuff indeed. Not to mention Verstappen was ahead going into that corner.

                        on another note, Yuki Tsunoda looks a decent driver. First race and already into the points.

                        "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                        • GilesG
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                          That's because Horner tried to call Mercedes out and it back-fired  😃 😃 😃 😃

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            @louisbosco:

                            @Jcourt:

                            Incredible stuff from Lewis at the end.

                            Runs turns 4 wide 29 times in a row, nothing happens. Verstappen runs wide once, gets told to give place back. Incredible stuff indeed. Not to mention Verstappen was ahead going into that corner.

                            on another note, Yuki Tsunoda looks a decent driver. First race and already into the points.

                            Ha - it was definitely odd how they were enforcing track limits on that turn in particular, but I agreed with the stewards in that instance…you can't have all four wheels totally off track while passing. The fact that Hamilton was able to defend as well as he did on those tires was pretty impressive. As Seb once said "if you're a woman getting a massage like [Hamilton] treats his tires, it's just pure magic."  😃

                            Tsunoda looked great all weekend - will be fun to see him compete in the midfield!

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                            • louisboscoL
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                              @Giles:

                              That's because Horner tried to call Mercedes out and it back-fired  😃 😃 😃 😃

                              hahaha. this is also true.

                              "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                              • chiverusC
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                                Wow. Race 2 at Imola was amazing! If the rest off the season is this close it will be classic year.

                                Lando was as superb as Bottas/Perez were terrible. Lewis and Max are a class apart.

                                More rain please  😉

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                                • louisboscoL
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                                  starting to feel like Leclerc crashed on purpose to stop max from getting pole in Monaco.  😃 😃 😃

                                  "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    He took a thump.  High-risk strategy if we has damaged the gear-box….But it was very suspicious how massively he fucked up the turn into that corner....

                                    But I like Leclerc a lot more than I do Max, so I've forgiven him already  🙂 🙂 🙂

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    • louisboscoL
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                                      Leclerc's a decent driver. shame he couldn't start today. was watching the news updates of his car and nothing wrong with it and boom, right before the start..  😢 😢 😢

                                      "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                                      • louisboscoL
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                                        Leclerc on pole due to another red flag. I'm starting to see a trend now  😛 😛

                                        "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                                        • motojoboboM
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                                          And Quartararo on pole too without red flags to help him! I’m ready to place a bet on the 2021 motogp champion!!

                                          It’s been ages since motogp had a french champ…about time!

                                          The journey is the objective.

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                                          • J
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                                            What an absolutely insane race today - a welcome change after Monaco! Stinks for Max but so happy for Checo and Seb. How about Hamilton’s ‘marathon not a sprint’ comment [emoji23]

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