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ron gomez
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May 11, 2019 - 04:45pm PT
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A Man! I think Botass has a GUD chance to seal this...that is if LeClerc or Vettall don’t spoil it. Afterall Hameltun has wun enuf.
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JimT
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Munich
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May 12, 2019 - 08:00am PT
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Yup, pole means nothing when your team mate starts better and just drives away from you. Hamilton start to finish win and fastest lap, Bottas second with no answers. Verstappen third before Vettel and Leclerc. Ferrari again with no real speed and the car still isn´t balanced. Williams last again....
In fact looking back through the this seasons results Williams might have a new record, last and second last in every race so far with Kubica last every time.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 12, 2019 - 09:24am PT
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Exciting start and re-start otherwise a bit of a yawner. Good work by Mad Max.
Will Lando have to join the Worshipful Company of Gravel Haulers?
Nice to see McLaren in 4th in Constructors standings, albeit a distant 4th.
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JimT
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May 12, 2019 - 10:46am PT
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Well apart from watching Ferrari try to find a different tyre strategy with Leclerc to at least get something the racing wasn´t anything special until the safety car came out, watching the Haas guys trying to mutually destroy themselves was fun at least!
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Tarbuster
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May 21, 2019 - 07:52am PT
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^^^
Yeah, I have some more detailed notes for the race, but that's it in a nutshell.
In other news, sad to see Niki go:
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/21/sport/niki-lauda-death-intl/index.html
Gotta think toxic inhalation from his big crash had something to do with it. For him, 70 was not to be the new 50.
Lauda was hospitalized earlier this year with influenza and underwent a lung transplant last year.
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ron gomez
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May 21, 2019 - 08:55am PT
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Named our Son after Lauda
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JimT
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May 25, 2019 - 10:34am PT
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And it´s Monaco time again!
Leclec fastest in final practice with the Mercs just running some laps.
Qualifying Hamilton puts down a 1.10.166 and destroys the opposition (over 6/10´s faster than the pole record), Bottas and Verstappen second and third. Vettel tried so hard he hit the wall one time but still miles off the pace, 0.78s behind which at Monaco means you might be lapped in the race. Leclerc 1.98s back in 16th.
Williams set a new record with again the slowest two cars.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 25, 2019 - 10:41am PT
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And the Scuderia makes another boneheaded tactical move that sends Leclerc to 16th. WTF?
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ron gomez
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May 25, 2019 - 10:45am PT
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Is it Leclec, LeClerc or Leclerc? Yeah Reilly, Ferrari is jacked up big time right now.
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Tarbuster
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May 25, 2019 - 05:53pm PT
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Monaco is a parade, and though I missed qualifying, I won't be missing the race!
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 25, 2019 - 06:12pm PT
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Ya mean the Merc victory laps? Very likely qualifying will prove to have been more exciting.
Six 1-2 finishes in a row!
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Majid_S
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Karkoekstan, Former USSR
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May 25, 2019 - 11:51pm PT
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I was part of a car company building $6 mil electric F1 which should be out in the next few months. I left a month ago working on a different rig
1000HP, 4 motor drive
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Tarbuster
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May 26, 2019 - 08:52am PT
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You got that spot on, Reilly!
On the city tracks, qualifying/time trial mode is likely to show more excitement.
As soon as I wrote my post, it occurred to me missing qualifying was a mistake.
Thanks for that Hamilton lap link.
 So, should we take this F1 discussion over to the Taco Salad for the next race?
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 26, 2019 - 09:26am PT
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Gotta say the race was way more interesting than I expected.
A master class in control by Da Man.
I think Mad Max got off easy. At least he didn’t podium.
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it’s off to Wide Fetish we go!
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Tarbuster
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May 26, 2019 - 01:36pm PT
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Too bad about that unsafe release for Max.
It was quite interesting to watch Hamilton, with degrading tires, hold him off.
By got off easy, do you mean Max is lucky he didn't crash them both when poking into Lewis with his advances?
Ha ha. You'll never see me on Wide Fetish.
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Reilly
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The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 26, 2019 - 01:52pm PT
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I meant he shoulda gotten a drive through penalty rather than the 5 second wishy washy.
He/his team almost cost Bottas the podium.
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Tarbuster
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May 26, 2019 - 01:55pm PT
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Yeah, I missed all that, having seen only the second half.
Luckily they will be replaying it in about an hour.
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ron gomez
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May 26, 2019 - 03:44pm PT
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Hamilton drove, as usual a superb drive. Fronts were gone, Verstappen tried to crash him. Good win. Max should have been DQ’d for two reckless moves. Enjoy the race Roy.
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