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I don't think he's 'that' bad! Maybe some of the racing traits but certainly no reports of following his fathers private life issues if you know what I mean.
What does that mean?
Yes, Jos did wrong in the past. He received a sentence. Should that be held against him? Held against his son? 16 years after the sentencing?
As a street circuit, Las Vegas should not suit the RB20, but then it shined at bumpy Interlagos so maybe they have finally fixed the bouncing problems the car had at Miami, Baku and Singapore.
Possibly. We will have to see whether the rain helped a lot at interlagos or whether they also fixed it. 😬👍
It means they are both hotheaded *ssh*les.
Not a crime per se, just how they are.
And don't get me wrong, I actually like Max and have enjoyed his successes.
I'm just glad other folks are winning too!
Light-hearted and fun compilation of Max clips showing some of his outbursts and off-track adventures, ultimately trying to make the point that he'll do anything to win a race, doesn't care about anything else and has been the same unfiltered competitive person throughout his life. I couldn't have written a better comment to outline why I like this guy.
Watch from 13:58 if you only have two minutes to see my point.
Watch from 13:58 if you only have two minutes to see my point.
No Max in FIA press sessions in Las Vegas, he announced he won't attend and will do a session hosted at Red Bull. 🤣🤣 He is really testing boundaries and playing a game of chicken with the FIA, Ben specifically, in my opinion. I love it. Especially as at the last session nobody showed up anyway, so they can't have the argument for it now.
A one man changing machine, come on George, are you a mouthpiece or will you facilitate change as the head of the drivers' association? Someone is running rings around you 🤣
A one man changing machine, come on George, are you a mouthpiece or will you facilitate change as the head of the drivers' association? Someone is running rings around you 🤣
Finally someone with some decent equipment in the underwear department.. Finally we have someone to test the FIA, sadly not Lewis or Fernando or any of the residents of the old age league... George is about as useful as an umbrella on the sundeck of a submarine..
Fairplay to George Russell, he made some pretty damning statements about the leadership of the FIA and how there is clearly no communication between the governing body and the teams/drivers. It does seem to be going back to the days of Mosley where its run with favourites as opposed to Todt who really turned the FIA into a approachable and diplomatic organisation, or more so at least. Mohammed Ben Sulayem has been caught up in corruption and prejudice on too many occasions to be in that role and it is overdue a change.
RB reveal special glitter-inspired livery for Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend ...lol
Reminds me of Honda's RA107 (2007) Earth Dreams car, albeit a lot faster.RB reveal special glitter-inspired livery for Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend ...lol
I get the feeling the drivers aren't interested in all the Lad Vegas glitz and glamour. Max I think has told the FIA to get lost and is going to a Red Bull event and Lando said he might join him.. I think they are meant to attend some FIA party or something? Not sure but these two don't seem overly keen on it all. It surprising as I bet it's shoved right in their faces there.
Still it's a good track, should be a good race. Hope no manhole covers fly off this time though.!
Still it's a good track, should be a good race. Hope no manhole covers fly off this time though.!
So after all those years of dragging my daughter to sporting events (MLB, NFL, NASCAR, college football) she showed zero interest in watching sports.
And then somehow she had to watch an F1 race for work (she works for an Advertising/PR/branding firm who handles some F1 clients, so everyone had to come in and watched a race together.) And she was hooked. Loves it now to the point she drove from LA to Vegas last weekend to get some of the Snoopy/F1 merch. Sadly they were sold out, but she really liked driving on what will be the course.
And then somehow she had to watch an F1 race for work (she works for an Advertising/PR/branding firm who handles some F1 clients, so everyone had to come in and watched a race together.) And she was hooked. Loves it now to the point she drove from LA to Vegas last weekend to get some of the Snoopy/F1 merch. Sadly they were sold out, but she really liked driving on what will be the course.
I believe it is just the standard press conference and he is skipping it because "nobody" showed up after the Brazil race.
And he is on record this weekend saying he now "gets" why the race is on the calendar.
I work next door to a sports stadium, like meters away.. On a day, there was sport on, and of course they sell local fav's like boerie rolls, burgers, bunnies, you know.. I was just craving a stadium burger, something about how it is cooked, it is just better than home, craving....But I could not go, I was busy all day...
So here I read of the draconian measures taking by Las Vegas goons to prevent "free" viewing.. But what the goons fail to grasp, is that free comes at a price.. You cannot access things like food/drink/shirt/underwear buying places if you are outside...2nd, F1 is 100% about brands, and the more eyes on an event, the better...
You see the brand names plastered on everything, even the meat in the seats, have 10 or more brands on their jacket fronts.. Some muppet on SkyF1. sleeves, jacket front, 15 different brands...
So if a couple hundred folks see 1% of the race, 20 cars, for 2 or 3 seconds a lap, from a bridge, that justifies the goon squad going all bananas over blocking 100% free viewing? Maybe I don't get it...
There is something about being at the venue.. I watched some random youtuber fly to to one of the Mid East races, and even though he did not have the best seats, he claimed he had a great time, showed off the facilities for fans, and how great they were.. F1 is different to Cricket/Rugby, I so enjoy going to watch cricket at the stadium, the food does taste better, at least the burgers and bunnies do..
So here I read of the draconian measures taking by Las Vegas goons to prevent "free" viewing.. But what the goons fail to grasp, is that free comes at a price.. You cannot access things like food/drink/shirt/underwear buying places if you are outside...2nd, F1 is 100% about brands, and the more eyes on an event, the better...
You see the brand names plastered on everything, even the meat in the seats, have 10 or more brands on their jacket fronts.. Some muppet on SkyF1. sleeves, jacket front, 15 different brands...
So if a couple hundred folks see 1% of the race, 20 cars, for 2 or 3 seconds a lap, from a bridge, that justifies the goon squad going all bananas over blocking 100% free viewing? Maybe I don't get it...
There is something about being at the venue.. I watched some random youtuber fly to to one of the Mid East races, and even though he did not have the best seats, he claimed he had a great time, showed off the facilities for fans, and how great they were.. F1 is different to Cricket/Rugby, I so enjoy going to watch cricket at the stadium, the food does taste better, at least the burgers and bunnies do..
Everyone knows about Jos, but his mom was also a racer, and apparently a pretty promising one before giving it up to raise their family. He probably wouldn't be as good if it was solely the X chromosomes at work.
Would be funny if the drivers showed up and did a Marshawn Lynch-ian "I'm here so I won't get fined" routine.
CRAZY FP2 Results ! Max 17th, Checo 19th!
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.825 | 25 | |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:33.836 | +0.011s | 25 |
| 3 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:34.015 | +0.190s | 29 |
| 4 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:34.105 | +0.280s | 29 |
| 5 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:34.313 | +0.488s | 29 |
| 6 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:34.651 | +0.826s | 30 |
| 7 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:34.686 | +0.861s | 20 |
| 8 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:34.798 | +0.973s | 26 |
| 9 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 1:34.818 | +0.993s | 24 |
| 10 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 1:34.997 | +1.172s | 23 |
| 11 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:35.020 | +1.195s | 28 |
| 12 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 1:35.221 | +1.396s | 26 |
| 13 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:35.251 | +1.426s | 27 |
| 14 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:35.440 | +1.615s | 25 |
| 15 | 30 | Liam Lawson | RB Honda RBPT | 1:35.671 | +1.846s | 24 |
| 16 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:35.765 | +1.940s | 28 |
| 17 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:35.834 | +2.009s | 25 |
| 18 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 1:35.868 | +2.043s | 30 |
| 19 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:36.055 | +2.230s | 25 |
| 20 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:39.629 | +5.804s | 4 |
On Medium tyres.
Seemed very slippery, might not get a wet race but at least there's that.
Red Bull reportedly brought an ill-suited rear wing for the track and are by far the slowest car in the speed trap.
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Hope they don’t swap it! Max on the radio as he gets overtaken would be hilarious!