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entropy said:
el stovey said:
Looks like the stewards disagree with you also.
I wholeheartedly agree with the stewards. It was an avoidable collision that instant I saw it but I sympathise because it was the last lap. Going for lunge is one thing whether it ends up as wheel banging or wheel to wheel or a collision is a different matter.
el stovey said:
Scuffers said:
el stovey said:
I wonder what Putin makes of Hamilton.
much as we might mock, at least he turns up to his countries race, when was the last time a brit PM turned up at Silverstone?
chim666 said:
el stovey said:
Scuffers said:
el stovey said:
I wonder what Putin makes of Hamilton.
much as we might mock, at least he turns up to his countries race, when was the last time a brit PM turned up at Silverstone?deadslow said:
Derek Smith said:
deadslow said:
Derek Smith said:
Now that was an exciting race.
after NR retired there was no race. Only interesting moment was KR'd drunk driver moment at the end.el stovey said:
What did you find exciting apart from the moments he mentioned?
you do understand what a race is?It was classic F1, although not a classic race. There was a start: the first few laps were close and there were some attempts at overtakes, incidents and more. In the middle section we had those who were out of place moving up, then there was a bit of reliability, accidents and more. Then, as always, there was the last bit, in this case it going on for longer than normal.
Good race, without being special. Had NR stayed on track there might have been trememdous interest at the front, but it was a race for second for a while, and the lower places.
FourWheelDrift said:
Surprised there wasn't a crippled dog for Putin to tend to in the room, along with a few babies to kiss held up to him by their mothers in tradition Russian dress.
Putin takes Lewis on his lap of honour after the race (courtesy of Russian media)
That was quick.......?Putin takes Lewis on his lap of honour after the race (courtesy of Russian media)
suffolk009 said:
Scuffers said:
el stovey said:
I wonder what Putin makes of Hamilton.
much as we might mock, at least he turns up to his countries race, when was the last time a brit PM turned up at Silverstone?It's hardly a massive imposition and as leader, you're supposed to support your country!
Derek Smith said:
deadslow said:
Derek Smith said:
deadslow said:
Derek Smith said:
Now that was an exciting race.
after NR retired there was no race. Only interesting moment was KR'd drunk driver moment at the end.el stovey said:
What did you find exciting apart from the moments he mentioned?
you do understand what a race is?It was classic F1, although not a classic race. There was a start: the first few laps were close and there were some attempts at overtakes, incidents and more. In the middle section we had those who were out of place moving up, then there was a bit of reliability, accidents and more. Then, as always, there was the last bit, in this case it going on for longer than normal.
Good race, without being special. Had NR stayed on track there might have been trememdous interest at the front, but it was a race for second for a while, and the lower places.
I just thought it was a typical 2015 F1 race. Hamilton buggers off into the lead, while there are some decent battles down the pack.
I have watched F1 since 1992, and people have always moaned about the racing. It's never had moto 3 levels of overtaking/madness, sometimes you just have to sit out the lulls in the race till something happens.
Just got to pray that the opposition can get somewhere near the Mercs next season, as the domination is getting tedious, and even I'm starting to think about not watching races.
I have watched F1 since 1992, and people have always moaned about the racing. It's never had moto 3 levels of overtaking/madness, sometimes you just have to sit out the lulls in the race till something happens.
Just got to pray that the opposition can get somewhere near the Mercs next season, as the domination is getting tedious, and even I'm starting to think about not watching races.
deadslow said:
Christ, demand more from your life! Did you think the M Shoemaker years were fascinating? The world has moved on.
Everyone else says it is a normal pretty ok F1 race. The face that we had the Shoemaker years, Red Bull years, now Mercedes years shows it's just pretty normal for F1.Have to agree with others, thought it was an interesting race without being super special. As mentioned this year is useless for the racing for 1st place, but behind that some of the racing has been pretty good (if for mixed strategies, driver stupidity or unreliability).
Kimi's car looked like a firework after the crash.
deadslow said:
Christ, demand more from your life! Did you think the M Shoemaker years were fascinating? The world has moved on.
I am not a christ.During the Ferrari dominance, with just the one driver, I ran a fanzine site and there was lots to write about as some of the circumstances were fascinating. There were interesting races for the lower positions. The dreadful politics - in which I predicted that leaving Ecclestone in total charge was the biggest risk F1 had ever suffered - was the main downer but generated a great deal of interest.
The lowest of the low was the one car USA GP. We've moved on from that.
If you don't take an interest in the sport as a whole, read up on it, see what Autosport has to say (this week some interesting stats between NR and LH) you will miss the importance of an overtake, you will miss so much.
To take something right at the bottom, the reincarnation of Button is of minor interest, but is of interest. And such things go on through much of the grid.
It requires a bit of work, but it is well worth it.
RenOHH said:
He has a lot of trophies! He probably doesn't have many pirelli russian hats.
They need to make that a thing. Sombreros for Mexico, ten gallon cowboy hats for Texas. Trillby or bowler for Silverstone? Imaging the top 3 getting crocodile Dundee cork dangler hats for Melbourne!! Hehe
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