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That's extremely harsh on Liz Truss
Cordwainer
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Doesn’t someone have to be?
Who knew everyone in F1 history before yesterday had been doing it so wrong all these years?
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What a race weekend just gone ... hype for the next one through the roof 
. Can definitely tell that the season is now very interesting just by looking at the number of post-race comments. Few things that stand out for me:
1. Stroppy toddler Max is back. We saw signs of it over the triple-header as Mercedes and McLaren applied pressure, and it boiled over in Hungary with Max openly going into radio meltdown.
2. McLaren now have a darned fast car. What they need to do next is re-learn how to manage a potential WDC/WCC capable team. They've got two very quick drivers (Norris still with a slight edge IMO, but Piastri catching up). They need to be delivering for them operationally, and that includes *not* putting the drivers in the positions they put them in during the Hungary race.
3. Norris played it all wrong. 20/20 hindsight, but what he should have done is got on the radio and said "I'll hand the place back to Piastri immediately on condition I'm allowed to race him for the win to the finish".
4. Mercedes have confirmed that they've improved, but also confirmed that the improvement remains contingent on weather conditions. They're going to be consistently inconsistent across the rest of the season, IMO, but when conditions are in their favour they are going to be contenders for more race wins.
5. Perez ... the qually crash won't have helped. The Sunday recovery drive might have. I'm still of the opinion that unless he has a solid, error free, finishing within a position or two of Max weekend at Spa he'll be facing the chop over the summer break. Rumour mill is still tying itself in knots on this one, it keeps changing day-to-day. Only thing that remains consistent is that there are clauses in his contract that can be used to remove him. Beyond that ... the nature of those clauses keeps changing, and who would replace him keeps changing as well.
. Can definitely tell that the season is now very interesting just by looking at the number of post-race comments. Few things that stand out for me:1. Stroppy toddler Max is back. We saw signs of it over the triple-header as Mercedes and McLaren applied pressure, and it boiled over in Hungary with Max openly going into radio meltdown.
2. McLaren now have a darned fast car. What they need to do next is re-learn how to manage a potential WDC/WCC capable team. They've got two very quick drivers (Norris still with a slight edge IMO, but Piastri catching up). They need to be delivering for them operationally, and that includes *not* putting the drivers in the positions they put them in during the Hungary race.
3. Norris played it all wrong. 20/20 hindsight, but what he should have done is got on the radio and said "I'll hand the place back to Piastri immediately on condition I'm allowed to race him for the win to the finish".
4. Mercedes have confirmed that they've improved, but also confirmed that the improvement remains contingent on weather conditions. They're going to be consistently inconsistent across the rest of the season, IMO, but when conditions are in their favour they are going to be contenders for more race wins.
5. Perez ... the qually crash won't have helped. The Sunday recovery drive might have. I'm still of the opinion that unless he has a solid, error free, finishing within a position or two of Max weekend at Spa he'll be facing the chop over the summer break. Rumour mill is still tying itself in knots on this one, it keeps changing day-to-day. Only thing that remains consistent is that there are clauses in his contract that can be used to remove him. Beyond that ... the nature of those clauses keeps changing, and who would replace him keeps changing as well.
banjo
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10 grid penalty for Max VerCRASHen.
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Tsunoda has 60
. Both for taking new power unit components. Perez had a poor Friday. Nearly a full second slower than Verstappen and not happy with the car. Could easily be his last race.
dolphins
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Bit soggy at Spa - P3 has been red flagged.
papachris
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Always rooted for Lewis. A real racer on the track and in such an alpha sport he always presents himself well
Good race that.
THe best circuit.
THe best circuit.
crodonilson
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Hamilton is FUMING with his team, they've let him down there. No love lost between him and Russell.
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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I enjoyed that.
It looks like we're going to have a thoroughly exciting second half of the season. Max will win the title fairly comfortably but on a race by race basis we're going to have some crackers hopefully.
It looks like we're going to have a thoroughly exciting second half of the season. Max will win the title fairly comfortably but on a race by race basis we're going to have some crackers hopefully.
Fabulous race, think George deserved the win for making his own strategy work
So was today the last time we see Perez in a Red Bull?
And was it also the last time we see Logan Sargent?
And was it also the last time we see Logan Sargent?
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He is but he is now the number 2 driver and much as I don’t like Russell he made a good call and made it work. Luckily Lewis didn’t go all Max and go for moves that could have taken them both out. Russell deserved that win but I can see why Lewis was a bit pissed as he drove a brilliant race. Looking forward to seeing him at Ferrari as Mercedes is probably a bit toxic to him now.
crodonilson
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Russell about to be disqualified
Lewis will get the win he richly deserved.
Lewis will get the win he richly deserved.