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  • antipodeanA antipodean

    So new season and we're in to 2023. Second season of the new car and after the third practice session of the first grand prix at Bahrain it looks like a much closer start to the season. Surprise is how close Aston Martin looks to the traditional top three of the last decade (Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari).

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    @antipodean said in Formula 1:

    So new season and we're in to 2023. Second season of the new car and after the third practice session of the first grand prix at Bahrain it looks like a much closer start to the season. Surprise is how close Aston Martin looks to the traditional top three of the last decade (Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari).

    It's going to be entertaining if Alonso is consistently around the same part of the grid as Hamilton

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      This account is going to busy

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        I’m hoping for an Alonso win tomorrow. He’s on the front row plus Leclerc (12th) and Max (15th) are out of position.

        Will be hard to get past Perez though

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          Looks like Nico had to cut short an appearance with his boy band to come be an F1 pundit.

          Love 'im

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            Messy from the FIA

            The race goes for 35 laps after Alonso's pit stop, with no penalty given. He celebrates on the podium (his 100th podium)

            A couple of mins after the podium ceremony he is given a 10sec penalty. Russell reacts to being promoted to 3rd in the post race media. Then the penalty is overturned a couple of hours later

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              Not Formula 1 but I'll stick it in here. Mich Evans and Nick Cassidy took the top two sports on the podium in Formula Es first race in Brazil in Round Six of the Formula E World Championship from grids three and four respectively overnight. A great result for our Kiwis!

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                  Not Formula 1 but I'll stick it in here. Mich Evans and Nick Cassidy took the top two sports on the podium in Formula Es first race in Brazil in Round Six of the Formula E World Championship from grids three and four respectively overnight. A great result for our Kiwis!

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                  @Higgins said in Formula 1:

                  Not Formula 1 but I'll stick it in here. Mich Evans and Nick Cassidy took the top two sports on the podium in Formula Es first race in Brazil in Round Six of the Formula E World Championship from grids three and four respectively overnight. A great result for our Kiwis!

                  Cassidy just took P1 in Berlin.

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                    Impressive from Verstappen. Started in 9th, Perez started 1st but Max still made it look easy

                    Alonso consistently the best of the non Red Bulls 3rd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th & 3rd

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                      Impressive from Verstappen. Started in 9th, Perez started 1st but Max still made it look easy

                      Alonso consistently the best of the non Red Bulls 3rd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th & 3rd

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                      @Duluth

                      Verstappen is clearly the better driver but him and Perez on different tyre strategies was the big differential yesterday. It was also noted by the Sky comms team the difference in the info given between the two which Horner just waved away. I can see a falling out in the driver relationship coming. Perez has every right to feel mightily pissed off.

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                        @Duluth

                        Verstappen is clearly the better driver but him and Perez on different tyre strategies was the big differential yesterday. It was also noted by the Sky comms team the difference in the info given between the two which Horner just waved away. I can see a falling out in the driver relationship coming. Perez has every right to feel mightily pissed off.

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                        @Catogrande said in Formula 1:

                        @Duluth

                        Verstappen is clearly the better driver but him and Perez on different tyre strategies was the big differential yesterday. It was also noted by the Sky comms team the difference in the info given between the two which Horner just waved away. I can see a falling out in the driver relationship coming. Perez has every right to feel mightily pissed off.

                        Perez would be deluding himself to think the standard practice at Red Bull would change for him. He's #2, like all of his predecessors.

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                          @Duluth

                          Verstappen is clearly the better driver but him and Perez on different tyre strategies was the big differential yesterday. It was also noted by the Sky comms team the difference in the info given between the two which Horner just waved away. I can see a falling out in the driver relationship coming. Perez has every right to feel mightily pissed off.

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                          @Catogrande said in Formula 1:

                          Verstappen is clearly the better driver but him and Perez on different tyre strategies was the big differential yesterday. It was also noted by the Sky comms team the difference in the info given between the two which Horner just waved away. I can see a falling out in the driver relationship coming. Perez has every right to feel mightily pissed off.

                          It's not like they deliberately gave Verstappen the better strategy though. Most of the other top teams did the same as Perez and started on the mediums.. then mediums didn't do as well as expected on the new surface

                          Worth noting that the other guys on hard tyres weren't able to stay out as long as Max

                          Perez got very lucky in the previous race when Red Bull screwed up Verstappen's pit stop timing

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                            @Catogrande said in Formula 1:

                            Verstappen is clearly the better driver but him and Perez on different tyre strategies was the big differential yesterday. It was also noted by the Sky comms team the difference in the info given between the two which Horner just waved away. I can see a falling out in the driver relationship coming. Perez has every right to feel mightily pissed off.

                            It's not like they deliberately gave Verstappen the better strategy though. Most of the other top teams did the same as Perez and started on the mediums.. then mediums didn't do as well as expected on the new surface

                            Worth noting that the other guys on hard tyres weren't able to stay out as long as Max

                            Perez got very lucky in the previous race when Red Bull screwed up Verstappen's pit stop timing

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                            @Duluth

                            Agree that the strategy thing was not a deliberate favouring, I’m thinking more that with Verstappen starting 9th it was something of a roll of the dice. However, the difference in feedback given to the two drivers was pretty blatant.

                            @antipodean For sure, but not giving him the full gen alongside his teammate has to irk.

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                              Weather forces cancellation of F1 at Imola this weekend

                              https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-update-on-the-emilia-romagna-grand-prix-at-imola.14xk8GLh2Lr8wBGdJqhxnO.html

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                                https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2023/05/motorsport-liam-lawson-claim-championship-lead-in-japan-s-super-formula-with-second-victory-of-season.html

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                                  Currently sitting in la Rascasse.

                                  Life is rather good.

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                                    Amazing weekend in Monaco.

                                    Incredible event in an incredible setting.

                                    Race was dull til the rain, then it all kicked off. We were opposite the pit lane and the drivers were having trouble controlling the rears coming out of the corner. Great watching.

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                                      Sounds like Saturday nights in a light industrial area in Upper Hutt (except for the 'incredible setting' part)

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                                        Just watching the lead up to practice, podcast episode with Piastri one of the drivers on the sofa. fluffybunny looks 15!

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                                          Dixon accidentally causes a collision with Power. Classic as Dixon just keeps walking up to him to apologise and Power keeps squaring up to hit him, Dixon never flinches once and keeps approaching him to talk while they get pushed apart. Classic.

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