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  • M Machpants

    @Snowy said in Formula 1:

    I don’t think “the best drivers in the world are in F1, no question”.

    I question it.

    Especially the ones that pay the teams to be there

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    @Machpants said in Formula 1:

    @Snowy said in Formula 1:

    I don’t think “the best drivers in the world are in F1, no question”.

    I question it.

    Especially the ones that pay the teams to be there

    Did you read my entire post?

    I even say the above.

    Sargent snd Stroll are leagues below Verstappen and co. But that doesn’t mean the best drivers aren’t in F1.

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      @MajorRage It’s semantics really but a few of the best drivers are in formula one I reckon. A shame that what should be the pinnacle of motor sport doesn’t have all of the best drivers and is diluted because of it. My opinion of course.

      Would be fascinating to see a guy like SVG get a go. His NASCAR debut was amazing. McLaughlin slotted into an open wheeler easy enough. Armstrong is bloody good for a youngster and that’s just the kiwis. They only have talent unfortunately and not the other requirements to get a F1 job.

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        Max wins again. The highlight was the Alonso v Perez battle

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          I swear LeClerc made a deal with the devil: Skill for luck.

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            https://twitter.com/F1/status/1721271172241691034?s=20

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              #267

              Alonso defended brilliantly before Perez passed him on the second to last lap. Alonso got the position back on the last lap

              ..and this was Alonso gap over Perez at the chequered flag: 0.053s

              https://twitter.com/F1/status/1721250500383850697?s=20

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                Alonso is a monster and it's so sad that apart from a couple of years a Renault he's never been in the best car in the field.

                The work he did for Ferrari during the Vettel era in particular was outstanding - the red bull and the McLaren were generally better cars, and lotus and mercedes were about equivalent but he just got everything he could from it and was in title battles that he had no business being in.

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                  A shit track for what will be the most American involvement in F1 to date. <- That's not an endorsement.

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                    A shit track for what will be the most American involvement in F1 to date. <- That's not an endorsement.

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                    @antipodean Any idea what the drivers think of it?

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                      A Las Vegas street race was an awful idea, the city blocks are massive and laid out in a grid. Honestly sometimes I feel like the management are no incompetent the sport deserves to die.

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                      • CyclopsC Cyclops

                        A Las Vegas street race was an awful idea, the city blocks are massive and laid out in a grid. Honestly sometimes I feel like the management are no incompetent the sport deserves to die.

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                        @Cyclops said in Formula 1:

                        A Las Vegas street race was an awful idea, the city blocks are massive and laid out in a grid. Honestly sometimes I feel like the management are no incompetent the sport deserves to die.

                        For the fans, I'd argue it's the best run sport in the world, by a country mile. Coverage, pundits, comms, all the other media around it is brilliantly entertaining.

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                        • BonesB Bones

                          @Cyclops said in Formula 1:

                          A Las Vegas street race was an awful idea, the city blocks are massive and laid out in a grid. Honestly sometimes I feel like the management are no incompetent the sport deserves to die.

                          For the fans, I'd argue it's the best run sport in the world, by a country mile. Coverage, pundits, comms, all the other media around it is brilliantly entertaining.

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                          @Bones said in Formula 1:

                          @Cyclops said in Formula 1:

                          A Las Vegas street race was an awful idea, the city blocks are massive and laid out in a grid. Honestly sometimes I feel like the management are no incompetent the sport deserves to die.

                          For the fans, I'd argue it's the best run sport in the world, by a country mile. Coverage, pundits, comms, all the other media around it is brilliantly entertaining.

                          Agree on all fronts on this - it really is superbly well done & when you attend a race, it's the same.

                          However, I have little time for the US GP races. You just get the feeling that the actual race is secondary to the event.

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                          • MajorPomM MajorPom

                            @Bones said in Formula 1:

                            @Cyclops said in Formula 1:

                            A Las Vegas street race was an awful idea, the city blocks are massive and laid out in a grid. Honestly sometimes I feel like the management are no incompetent the sport deserves to die.

                            For the fans, I'd argue it's the best run sport in the world, by a country mile. Coverage, pundits, comms, all the other media around it is brilliantly entertaining.

                            Agree on all fronts on this - it really is superbly well done & when you attend a race, it's the same.

                            However, I have little time for the US GP races. You just get the feeling that the actual race is secondary to the event.

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                            @MajorRage said in Formula 1:

                            @Bones said in Formula 1:

                            @Cyclops said in Formula 1:

                            A Las Vegas street race was an awful idea, the city blocks are massive and laid out in a grid. Honestly sometimes I feel like the management are no incompetent the sport deserves to die.

                            For the fans, I'd argue it's the best run sport in the world, by a country mile. Coverage, pundits, comms, all the other media around it is brilliantly entertaining.

                            Agree on all fronts on this - it really is superbly well done & when you attend a race, it's the same.

                            However, I have little time for the US GP races sport. You just get the feeling that the actual race sport is secondary to the event.

                            There you go, I’ve encapsulated most US sport for you.

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                              antipodean
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                              Well this was as bad as you'd expect.

                              Max wasn't impressed
                              https://www.pitpass.com/76664/Verstappen-unimpressed-by-Las-Vegas

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                                Well this was as bad as you'd expect.

                                Max wasn't impressed
                                https://www.pitpass.com/76664/Verstappen-unimpressed-by-Las-Vegas

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                                @antipodean max has always hated the bullshit so he’s not the best judge …

                                But I agree with him so far!

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                                  Then there's the concerns the tyres won't be able to get enough temperature into them given the forecast is about 10°

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                                    So five minutes into free practise one, the session is cancelled because a manhole cover came loose and ruined Sainz's Ferrari.

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                                      Also Ocon's. So that's two chassis ruined.

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                                        I don't really see how they're going to ensure safety now, there must be hundreds of those fucken things.

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                                          Machpants
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                                          USA USA USA

                                          https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/nov/17/las-vegas-gp-opening-practice-cancelled-after-cars-damaged-by-drain-covers

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