Is the charity the Martin Brundle retirement fund?
Formula One - Round 8 Austria (9th July)
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Better mention it's for charity again
I'm stunned he didn't pull a Bottas in all honesty, so a sip is better than nothing.
But yeah you're right, he'll bang on about it for the rest of the season.
Bottas doesn't quite look like the life of the party either mind you
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lol Bottas and Vettel running away from the shoey
Pinkers getting nothing out of LewLew.
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no clue how bottas can be so calm after winning a 71 lap race and holding off someone like that right at the end.
looks like he could jump back in and do it again. those finns, something ridiculous.
looks like he could jump back in and do it again. those finns, something ridiculous.
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Where is ADR sitting in the drivers standings at the minute?
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4th about 30 points behind Bottas and about 25 ahead of Kimi.
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Pretty boring race until the end
Max is incredibly out of luck at the moment, wonder if all this is making him reconsider where he drives next year and beyond (although he is contracted till next year)
Max is incredibly out of luck at the moment, wonder if all this is making him reconsider where he drives next year and beyond (although he is contracted till next year)
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Cannot believe Max's luck - although, if he didn't have the problem getting off the line, he wouldn't have been hit.
Kyvat is an absolute joke. Can't believe Horner was trying to play that down. Came through way too hot on the inside and took out 2 other drivers. Just another boneheaded bit of driving from him.
I know everyone dislikes Hamilton but I hate Vettel far more so I'm disappointed the lead in the championship was extended again.
Kyvat is an absolute joke. Can't believe Horner was trying to play that down. Came through way too hot on the inside and took out 2 other drivers. Just another boneheaded bit of driving from him.
I know everyone dislikes Hamilton but I hate Vettel far more so I'm disappointed the lead in the championship was extended again.
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Max is going through one of those character building years, it will either make him a champion or wreck his head for good.
Gee Valteri is boring !!! Such a great drive by him mind you, and Seb whinging again is fun to see. Fantastic effort by ADR too.
Gee Valteri is boring !!! Such a great drive by him mind you, and Seb whinging again is fun to see. Fantastic effort by ADR too.
Gak Attack
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Must be a red Bull thing. Dan had bad luck in his second year too. Webber most years.
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So he did move before the lights went out, I was thinking Vettel was just being silly last night, but if the computer shows he moved, then he should have been penalised.
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Perfect start and a perfect race!
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So the rule states you can't anticipate the lights, rather react to them once they're out ??
Stupid rule if so
Stupid rule if so
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Yes and yes to it being a stupid rule.
As if every driver doesn't anticipate the lights going out anyway. It's human nature to do just that. I have no problem with it as long as he didn't move before the last light extinguished. If he did, it should be a penalty.
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The whole point should be to anticipate it, not to have to wait. Sooky Seb is really having issues controlling his emotions.
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DR was quickly on the radio. I love they feel the need to snitch, you know, just in case the officials completely missed the start...
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I don't know if I agree with you guys. The whole point of having a random holding time before the lights go out is to challenge their reactions (which is obviously a key skill in a driver), not whether they're lucky enough to anticipate correctly.
In Olympic sprinting you get DQ'd if you leave the blocks within 0.1 of the gun going, because it isn't humanly possible to process and react to sound that quickly.
In Olympic sprinting you get DQ'd if you leave the blocks within 0.1 of the gun going, because it isn't humanly possible to process and react to sound that quickly.
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That's a fair point actually, except Bottas wasn't that fast. I still think anticipation is fair, if you miss you pay the penalty.
As for the whinging, Dan got over it quick but Vettel just went on and on.
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I debate the timing of 0.2, it looked a lot faster than that.
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I must admit it did to me
I agree, looks a lot closer if you watch the frame by frame replay.....
Stolen from a post on Whirlpool about it
EDIT: BTW, seen link to a site where you can test your reaction time against Bottas
https://f1-start.glitch.me/
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