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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by The Ides of March, Oct 24, 2016.

  1. tomw24

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    Actually I think that's just a racing incident.
     
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  2. Libby

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    Not sure it's anyone's fault really.
     
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    Blimey, thank **** for the halo.
     
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    Yeah, I changed my mind when I saw the replay.
     
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    Anyway, it's properly on for McLaren now.
     
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    Oh, I'm so looking forward to the next season of Drive to Survive now.
     
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    Jeez, main thing is Lewis walked away from that.
     
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    Hmmm - Max was never ahead of Lewis ….. in my mind Lewis had the racing line round the chicane. ****ing dangerous by Max - if it hadn’t been for the halo, that could have ended awfully.
    I reckon Max was so pissed off by the pit stop that he did everything to get past …..
    I understand racing, but that was Max needing to back off ……
     
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    That was very much just one of those things. Verstappen was faster into the first corner given that Hamilton was coming out of the pits, and was carrying more speed even though Hamilton closed him off. Verstappen had every right to be on the inside going into that corner, and Hamilton had every right to hold his line. Just the cosmic weirdness of two bad stops that resulted in them reaching a very narrow chicane at the same time.
     
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    Tifosi will be super happy now - Ferrari should get a podium - always super popular at Monza
     
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    More I see it the more it shows how bad that could have been.
     
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    Goooowan Lando.
     
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    That was a demented pass by Norris.
     
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    Bottas is flying.
     
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    Mazepin is just as bad at autocross as he is at F1, apparently.
     
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    Another note on the earlier incident, should Max have walked across the track?!
     
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    Not today please Bottas. Want a McClaren one/two here.
     
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    Just catching up. I am fairly certain that Fernandez is a scrapper and plays off emotion, while Raducanu is a typical icy Englishwoman. The Hispanic temperament needed charging up and I suspect her coaching team want her charged and angry, so yeah I bet they did encourage that reaction.

    You could see how Fernandez felt after every point, from anger at missed shots to delight at lucky breaks. She is a firecracker but she needs a spark to ignite.
     
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    <applause>
     
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    ****ing brilliant from McLaren.
     
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