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Old 11-04-2024, 08:00 AM   #1181
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I want to know why it looked like Verstappen was playing a video game on easy mode.. I know he is really good but in comparison to his competition on race day he made it look easy... something only the great ones are able to do.

This might be his best drives that I can remember.
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Old 11-04-2024, 10:22 AM   #1182
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Surprised there was no penalty to Norris/McLaren for the aborted start debacle, that was a pretty massive breach of protocol.
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Old 11-04-2024, 10:50 AM   #1183
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Surprised there was no penalty to Norris/McLaren for the aborted start debacle, that was a pretty massive breach of protocol.
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Old 11-05-2024, 12:53 PM   #1184
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Brazilian GP Results!

Congrats to 3thirty for winning the week with 1 slotted and 8 top ten picks for 12 pts...a bunch of you got 1 & 7 for 11pts.

Overall the lead at the top is super tight. Agulati has a 1pt lead over DoubleK who has taken 2nd spot ...myself and 3thirty are tied for 3rd, only 3pts back.

FurnaceFace, didnt see picks and this is your 3rd miss. Woob, didnt see either but its your 2nd miss.

Only 3 races left!!

Spoiler!
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Old 11-06-2024, 11:11 AM   #1185
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It’s easily my 3rd, perhaps 4th. These back to back weeks are screwing me up…plus I seem to remember on Thursday, then forget to put my picks in on Friday. I’m Bottas this year anyway.
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Old 11-06-2024, 12:01 PM   #1186
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Speaking of Bottas he won’t be racing next year as Sauber/Audi has signed Bortoleto

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/s...e-up/10671009/
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Old 11-06-2024, 01:34 PM   #1187
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Speaking of Bottas he won’t be racing next year as Sauber/Audi has signed Bortoleto

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/s...e-up/10671009/
But but but what about the Bottass calendars????
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Hopefully they remain a thing
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Old 11-06-2024, 06:20 PM   #1189
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Last seat up for grabs potentially now is Perez's which creates a potential hole in RBjr if they give Lawson the 2nd seat on the big team. Colapinto has done enough to earn that available seat over anybody available IMO.

I wish that the 2nd AM seat was available, stroll jr needs to go away.
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Red Bull should keep Perez. He does well in authoritarian countries and the US does host 3 races.
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Old 11-06-2024, 11:40 PM   #1191
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Last seat up for grabs potentially now is Perez's which creates a potential hole in RBjr if they give Lawson the 2nd seat on the big team. Colapinto has done enough to earn that available seat over anybody available IMO.

I wish that the 2nd AM seat was available, stroll jr needs to go away.
I wouldn't be totally shocked if Red Bull pulls Sainz out of Williams...it just makes sense for all parties. Lawson seems like the real deal, but they seem intent on bringing him along slowly for a change, which is sensible.
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Not a chance. It would be embarrassing for Williams.
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Old 11-07-2024, 08:43 AM   #1193
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I wouldn't be totally shocked if Red Bull pulls Sainz out of Williams...it just makes sense for all parties. Lawson seems like the real deal, but they seem intent on bringing him along slowly for a change, which is sensible.
I think Sainz has an out clause after his 1st year with Williams. He's there for next season 100 percent.
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I'm curious to see how he does at Williams. I think Albon's a great driver, but Sainz is just that step up I think. Will be interesting to see his impact on the team.
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Not a chance. It would be embarrassing for Williams.
Embarrassment wasn't an issue when they were pulling Latifi and Sargent out of the wall every weekend...

It depends on a whole bunch of contracts and sponsor stuff that we can never know, but it seems clear that Williams has 3 capable drivers with 2 seats, and RB has 2 capable drivers + Yuki* for 4 seats (*Yuki's fine, but I'd say he's worse than Stroll).

I bet Santander would pay a lot more to see Sainz in a Red Bull than a Williams. Williams is trying to get a lot of money (rumoured $20M) for a full Colapinto buyout. I don't see RB going for that at all...I think it's just a ploy to drive up Sainz price.

Money aside, Sainz makes more sense for RB trying to contend now and Colapinto makes more sense for Williams trying to contend in 3-5 years.

I think both Red Bull and Sainz thought they had better options available over the summer that didn't pan out.

Sainz would be in the same 1-2 year holding pattern with options to jump if a 1A/1B seat opens up...which could be Red Bull if Max leaves. If Merc were in contention I think they'd be the biggest roadblock here, and they may still be out of spite or delusion. But even then, Merc might be better off with Colapinto in their extended family should George leave or Kimi fail.
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Williams has money now so they can get a Sainz, letting him go before he even races for them would be embarrassing and destroy getting sponsors. He is racing for them next year.

Unless Red Bull trades Max to them.
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Old 11-08-2024, 09:52 AM   #1197
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Verstappen - Sainz would be an interesting pair. Can't see that getting dramatic at all, no.
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Bah, I thought we had racing this weekend. 1 more week. Boooo.
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They are all too busy gambling.
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