When the Rain Comes

[rain_gryphon]

Absolutely amazing numbers of local automobile accidents these past few weeks, to the point where I'm starting to be consciously cautious about the decisions I make while driving. Increasing numbers of people seem to be ignoring speed limits and traffic rules.

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Watching the Crew Dragon launch. It's fascinating to me that everyone: astronauts, ground crew, etc, seems to have a personal tablet, large or small. It's a sign of the times. Those things were new just ten years ago, and now they're ubiquitious.

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I watched the Turkish GP this morning. I felt greatly sorry for Lance Stroll. It's pretty hard to avoid the conclusion that his crew chief cost him a podium, if not an actual win. I can understand the team's reasoning for wanting a second tire change at that point, but when there's dissent, I'd almost always rather see the driver get his way. I'm sure some discussions took place afterward. Stroll had driven a masterful race up to that point, and was holding his own against men with vastly more experience.

Comments

[loganberrybunny]

Yeah, ninth place really was a travesty for Stroll. He'd done so much to silence the people saying he was only in that seat because of his dad. Racing Point did at least have Pérez in second to sweeten the pill, but it should have been two highly placed men, not just the one.

[rain_gryphon]

"Hidden damage" is Racing Point's explanation.

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

Many drivers do seem quite a bit unhinged. I've asked myself, "am I driving differently?" and it generally points to "no"... so I think you are right.

[xolo.livejournal.com]

Yeah. We've had two fatal wrecks already this month, which is way abnormal here.