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So, F1 season is underway. Bahrain isn't one of my favourite tracks, although admittedly the colour-changing control tower is cool, and they always have excellent fireworks after the race. It's very much like a toy race course brought to life.
Apparently the FIA's interpretation of the off-course rules is that it's okay to run wide to knock time off a lap, but not if you're passing. IMHO, Verstappen should have taken the five second penalty. He could almost certainly have pulled that out on Hamilton (who was running on ruined tires at that point), and if he didn't, then the FIA is left in the uncomfortable position of explaining why the first one to cross the line didn't win. All of that being said, Hamilton put in a monster performance with a car that seemed to eat tires like cereal.
Perez drove a *mighty* race, working his way back to fifth after suffering a stalled car on the recon lap. It's interesting, although not particularly enlightening, how casual the team seemed to be about that. Lance Stroll and Yuki Tsunoda also turned in impressively good runs, with points for both men. Stroll dominated his new teammate Vettel - there's no doubt about his talent now.
Very handsome trophies, in traditional shapes. I could easily live without the animated screens behind the podium, though. And, the new owners of the series have apparently given up on using stupid names for races, and are calling them after the country or track again.
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NASCAR's dirt race at Bristol, which they've been hyping ever since Daytona got rained out. Sucks to be them, sucks to be the fans as well.
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And, to put things into perspective, the Michigan basketball team are unharmed (although understandably shaken) after their plane had to make an emergency landing.
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Apparently the FIA's interpretation of the off-course rules is that it's okay to run wide to knock time off a lap, but not if you're passing. IMHO, Verstappen should have taken the five second penalty. He could almost certainly have pulled that out on Hamilton (who was running on ruined tires at that point), and if he didn't, then the FIA is left in the uncomfortable position of explaining why the first one to cross the line didn't win. All of that being said, Hamilton put in a monster performance with a car that seemed to eat tires like cereal.
Perez drove a *mighty* race, working his way back to fifth after suffering a stalled car on the recon lap. It's interesting, although not particularly enlightening, how casual the team seemed to be about that. Lance Stroll and Yuki Tsunoda also turned in impressively good runs, with points for both men. Stroll dominated his new teammate Vettel - there's no doubt about his talent now.
Very handsome trophies, in traditional shapes. I could easily live without the animated screens behind the podium, though. And, the new owners of the series have apparently given up on using stupid names for races, and are calling them after the country or track again.
*****
NASCAR's dirt race at Bristol, which they've been hyping ever since Daytona got rained out. Sucks to be them, sucks to be the fans as well.
*****
And, to put things into perspective, the Michigan basketball team are unharmed (although understandably shaken) after their plane had to make an emergency landing.
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