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Lol F1.com showing Lewis came 1st and 2nd.

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Everso Biggyballies wrote: 2 years ago Lewis wins . Max takes 2nd and F/L.... thought he exceeded track limits tbh.
He did. I won't be surprised if they take that time away from him.
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Lewis leads the championship by 7 points from Max.

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Max loses fastest lap. Track limits.
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Mawerick wrote: 2 years ago
Everso Biggyballies wrote: 2 years ago Lewis wins . Max takes 2nd and F/L.... thought he exceeded track limits tbh.
He did. I won't be surprised if they take that time away from him.
They have just announced Max lap time deleted..... so championship gap 8 points and Bottas takes F/L

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1 Lewis HAMILTON
2 Max VERSTAPPEN+29.148
3 Valtteri BOTTAS+33.530
4 Sergio PEREZ+39.735
5 Lando NORRIS+51.369
6 Charles LECLERC+55.781
7 Esteban OCON+63.749
8 Fernando ALONSO+64.808
9 Daniel RICCIARDO+75.369
10 Pierre GASLY+76.463
11 Carlos SAINZ+78.955
12 Antonio GIOVINAZZI1L
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17 Mick SCHUMACHER2L
18 Nicholas LATIFI2L
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Rather disappointed by that largely uneventful race.
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Yeah, not the best by a long way. It had its moments. Just not enough of them.

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Kimi has taken complete responsibility for his crash. Apparently he was adjusting something on his steering wheel, got the settings wrong at first and had to really look at them to make sure they were correct, which lead to him not paying proper attention to where he was actually going.
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Yeah it seemed such an un-Kimi sort of manoeuvre. Quite the opposite of last years opening lap performance from him. :tearful:

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Mawerick wrote: 2 years ago Kimi has taken complete responsibility for his crash. Apparently he was adjusting something on his steering wheel, got the settings wrong at first and had to really look at them to make sure they were correct, which lead to him not paying proper attention to where he was actually going.
Yeah, I thought he was looking down at his steering wheel and that's what caused him to run into Giovinazzi. Obviously 100% his fault.
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Well, not the greatest of races, but interesting for the developing narrative.

1. Hamilton: I don't know who won the driver of the race, but it should probably be this guy. He is relentlessly fast. Made one mistake which let Verstappen pass, then Verstappen made one mistake which let him pass. It was a very nice pass by Hamilton.
It is not a bad matchup if this continues for a season-long battle. I do think the Mercedes had the edge on medium tires at this track. Will that be the case at the next track (Barcelona)?

2. Verstappen: Ran a good race. His stealing the march of Hamilton on the restart was good.

3. Bottas: Never really quite there for very long. I am amazed that he gets his contract renewed for one year year-after-year.

4. Perez: He can make tires last.

Observation: Experienced teammates over new teammates 5-1 for this day. This mismatch has been a pretty consistent for the first three races of the season. Only Vettel managed to beat his teammate this weekend (which is not saying that much, and it was not by much).

Alpine: I was surprised at how out of it they were the first two races of the season. Is this their return to form?

17. Schumacher: Not too shabby actually. Did manage to pass Latifi.

Lafiti vs Mazepin: clearly the two worst drivers in the field. Mazepin is much better at finding ways to get air time on TV and youtube.

Driver's Championship: Looks like Hamilton and Verstappen are running away with it in a two-way battle. Good for Norris to hang onto the 3rd place. That will not last.

Team Championship: I think this is going to be resolved between Mercedes/Red Bull by how Bottas and Perez does. The first for third in the team championship is still developing. The first time in a long time, the fight may resolved by which team best works with and best manages their #2 driver. They have not been bothered about that for a while.

Looking forward to Barcelona next week. As Portugal is an unusual track as I gather the track surface is different. Should be interesting to see how everyone compares at Barcelona...and there are then three odd tracks in a row (Monaco, Azerbailjan and Turkey).
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I must confess Schumacher has exceeded my expectations. The difference between him and Mazepin is light years. He is gracious and has an awareness his teamate doesnt. He also is courteous to other drivers in blue flag situations, accepting it is not right for him to interfere with faster car battles even at the expense of his own.

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Ruslan wrote: 2 years ago ...and there are then three odd tracks in a row (Monaco, Azerbailjan and Turkey).
I cant see Turkey happening tbh. Since the race was confirmed just weeks ago their new Covid infections have gone from 40,000 per week to an out of control level of over 400,000 per week. They have just this last weekend gone into a total lockdown with strict travel restrictions. It is now by far the worst country in Europe for Covid infections. I will be very surprised if we have over 20 races this year.

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Everso Biggyballies wrote: 2 years ago I must confess Schumacher has exceeded my expectations. The difference between him and Mazepin is light years. He is gracious and has an awareness his teamate doesnt. He also is courteous to other drivers in blue flag situations, accepting it is not right for him to interfere with faster car battles even at the expense of his own.
Yea, I was pretty dismissive of him also. he is starting to change my mind.

I actually thought he was too courteous, losing 3 seconds by getting out of the way.
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Ruslan wrote: 2 years ago
Everso Biggyballies wrote: 2 years ago I must confess Schumacher has exceeded my expectations. The difference between him and Mazepin is light years. He is gracious and has an awareness his teamate doesnt. He also is courteous to other drivers in blue flag situations, accepting it is not right for him to interfere with faster car battles even at the expense of his own.
Yea, I was pretty dismissive of him also. he is starting to change my mind.

I actually thought he was too courteous, losing 3 seconds by getting out of the way.
At this stage of his career / in the car he has, he is not fighting for points.... but he is earning respect.
Something Mazepin is losing what little he might have had more than gaining any. :wink:

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