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The Ghost of Alex Higgins wrote:Did he do the crazy frog

No, just stormed off, refused to be interviewed, then came back and grabbed the '1' board from the front of Hamilton's car and swapped it with the '2'.
Can see why he's angry, but the stewards made the right decision.

50/50. He didn’t block Hamilton on purpose, but it did stop him being overtaken.

Holden Mcgroyne wrote:50/50. He didn’t block Hamilton on purpose, but it did stop him being overtaken.

Hmm... he admitted he saw him, and steered to the right. Not a lot in it, but I think he knew what he was doing.

Did Vettel gain an advantage during the second half of the incident? It seems likely he maintained his position for sure, but the on-board shots seem clear he was wrestling to control his car and maintain momentum as much as possible. I do not believe Vettel's actions were anything but racing instincts.

An unsafe entry, re-entry or release could be catastrophic so I guess the stewards are always going to come down on the side of safety and so they should. But the race was ruined as a spectacle from then on.

The penalty was both harsh and a shame, but also understandable.

F1 Standings following the Canadian GP.

Drivers Championship,
1. Lewis Hamilton 162
2. Valtteri Bottas 132
3. Sebastian Vettel 100
4. Max Verstappen 88
5. Charles Leclerc 73
6. Pierre Gasly 36
7. Carlos Sainz 18
8. Daniel Ricciardo 16
9. Kevin Magnusson 14
10 Sergio Perez 13
=. Kimi Raikkonen 13
12 Nico Hulkenberg 12
=. Lando Norris 12
14 Daniil Kvyat 10
15 Alexander Albon 7
16 Lance Stroll 6
17 Romain Grosjean 2
18 Marcus Ericsson 0
=. Robert Kubica 0
=. George Russell 0


Constructers Championship.
1. Mercedes 294
2. Ferrari 173
3. Red Bull 124
4. McLaren 30
5. Renault 28
6. Racing Point 19
7. Toro Rosso 17
8. Haas 16
9. Alfa Romeo 13
10 Williams 0

racist f1 judges



(subbing, clearly)

Le Mans ...the Sunday drive without leaving your armchair.

AlcoholBrazil wrote:

Le Mans ...the Sunday drive without leaving your armchair.

Not a big motor racing fan, but a trip to Le Mans is on the list of things to do sometime. Cheers for that, AB. 9k currently watching.

just been passed by a gt40 and a db4 and a pantera

it's qualicum car show this weekend, took part in the run on friday night, but nothing entered this year...popping up in the morn to have a mooch and see what's on display

Le Mans victory for Toyota Gazoo Racing Team of Sebastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Fernando Alonso. Pleased for Fernando.

racism alive and well in f1?

poor old seb gets screwed for an unavaoidable

golden boy does the same to verstappen in practice.....tumbleweed

paolo wrote:poor old seb gets screwed for an unavaoidable

Moving over to the right side of the track to block Hamilton, then claims he had no choice.
Poor Vettel. He just keeps making crucial mistakes, doesn't he?
#issues

subsub wrote:

paolo wrote:poor old seb gets screwed for an unavaoidable

Moving over to the right side of the track to block Hamilton, then claims he had no choice.
Poor Vettel. He just keeps making crucial mistakes, doesn't he?
#issues

fair dos, a shade under 2 hours

paolo wrote:

subsub wrote:

paolo wrote:poor old seb gets screwed for an unavaoidable

Moving over to the right side of the track to block Hamilton, then claims he had no choice.
Poor Vettel. He just keeps making crucial mistakes, doesn't he?
#issues

fair dos, a shade under 2 hours

Don't get up at 6.30 on a Saturday, funnily enough

sadly, i do...mostly grumpy but by 7:30 i'm ok, if the sun is shining

0148 so almost bed time