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aidil
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Thank god there’s sane people here! I don’t understand the hate towards George at all. It’s like everyone got so used to Bottas playing second fiddle that they just expect every second driver at Merc to work for Lewis now. Good on George for going for it, he didn’t get into this sport to support someone else.
And don’t even get me started on the Yuki conspiracies.
And don’t even get me started on the Yuki conspiracies.
I can’t believe you don’t know this but Lewis’s team can only ever be about him and him winning! When he does it’s all because he’s an amazing driver, when he doesn’t it because everyone is against him, including his own team, the FIA, team mate etc.some of the comments i’m seeing directed at george on twitter are wild. people do realise he’s a driver in his own right and not lewis’ sidekick right? he called for soft tyres and got them. lewis didn’t and…… didn’t. i don’t get what he was meant to do or what exactly he did wrong
His woe is me act every time is really tiresome for his age and that fact that he’s the most successful driver ever.
I wish Bottas had been able to give him a fight more often.
poor guy suffered a lot, hope he feels better soon 
aidil
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Can I just say it’s so lovely to see so much sense being spoken on this thread tonight? I’ve been really disheartened over some of the stuff I’ve seen online regarding F1 the last week, including the other thread. It’s great to see some proper discussion that doesn’t involve ripping someone to shreds for something they can’t change or making up rumours.
I don’t envy these drivers at all. None of them signed up for this level of scrutiny and DTS made the sport’s popularity explode so quickly that they’ve had no time to adjust to the level of fame!
I don’t envy these drivers at all. None of them signed up for this level of scrutiny and DTS made the sport’s popularity explode so quickly that they’ve had no time to adjust to the level of fame!
KeepitontheDL
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So... If DeVries performs well tomorrow, do you think he will be offered a drive for 2023? Vote via emoji response (or reply in the normal fashion if you have longer, stronger opinions 
), interested to see your thoughts!
Williams. Later Latifi
Alpha Tauri. Gasly is gone
Alpine. Fill Alonso's boots
Aston. Pick Nick, Papa Stroll
Haas. Make way Mick
Mercedes. Enjoy the gap yr Hamilton
), interested to see your thoughts! Williams. Later Latifi Alpha Tauri. Gasly is gone Alpine. Fill Alonso's boots Aston. Pick Nick, Papa Stroll Haas. Make way Mick Mercedes. Enjoy the gap yr HamiltonInstashamous
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Fernando and Lawrence Stroll feels like a disaster waiting to happen
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MouthFullOfFangs
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Saddlesoap
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So glad people are now seeing Lewis for what he is; a petulant child. Don't get me wrong, he's a great driver and has some real skills, but he needs to be a little more graceful in defeat.
George (like Seb) seems to really pay attention to strategy and knows exactly what he should be doing and when to get the points.
On a sadder note. I have just seen a video clip of Daniel talking to Checo and it sounds like he says 'take a year out'. I guessed it was coming but fuck I'm gutted.
George (like Seb) seems to really pay attention to strategy and knows exactly what he should be doing and when to get the points.
On a sadder note. I have just seen a video clip of Daniel talking to Checo and it sounds like he says 'take a year out'. I guessed it was coming but fuck I'm gutted.
LaBlonde
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We stayed in Milan and got a public bus on the friday which worked out well but we heard it can be very busy Saturday and Sunday so instead we got a train from Central Station to Monza and then the shuttle they put on to the the track. Most days it took at least 2 hrs from our hotel in central Milan to our seats. Sometimes it was 3hrs. Its not a long distance but there were queues and just waiting for tickets and transferring from metro to train to shuttle etc took time. If I went again I would stay in Monza but I imagine accomodation is expensive.How did you get on at Monza? Where did you stay, was it relatively easy to get to the track, was it expensive or reasonably priced (in the grand scheme of F1 anyway)? I was thinking about going next year so input from someone who has already been would be much appreciatedI saw some negative comments on twitter about the crowd but I don't know if there was any truth to it or if it was people just trying to stir up stuff on social media.
Monza has crazy rules like power banks arent allowed or caps on bottles but you are allowed massive flags with poles! We still snuck in drinks and powerbanks as security check is pretty light!
They brought in a system this year that you cant pay for food and drink with cash or card you have to buy tokens or get a NFC bracelet and top that up via a website. We went with the bracelet and it was a nightmare and didnt work on the friday. Queues were around 1.5hrs to get the bracelet so it was annoying and then we couldnt use it! It was fixed Saturday and Sunday but queues are so long for food etc we decided to bring food in with us as we didnt want to miss any racing. The queues for the tokens were also really long.
We enjoyed it. The experience was great but we spoke to someone who had been before and she said this year was really bad with overcrowding as they sold way more tickets than unusal and attendance records were broken. I had nothing to compare it to though as it was my first race and assumed queues like that were the norm for races.
In terms of the crowd...Max was 100% booed. But it wasnt a nasty feeling if that makes sense. Like it wasnt intimidating and we chatted a lot to others in queues etc. There were a lot of people who travelled from other countries (us included) and there was a great atmosphere. We got on to the track for the podium...that was slightly hectic with people pushing etc but it was fine.
In terms of expense we decided to go all out on our tickets and we got tickets for the main grandstand. Our tickets were just over 1000 euro each for the 3 days. I know its a crazy amount of money and you can get tickets in other stands that are cheaper or general admission. We have talked about doing this since early 2020 so we justified it that it was our big post Covid holiday. We were right by the start line and 5 rows back so once we saw our seats we knew they were worth it for the build up as the race itself wasnt the most exciting. This is a photo of the view from our seats. We also got to see half the grid arrive as they all come in the entrance by the main grandstand. That was pretty cool. We saw Seb on his scooter, Valterri arrived by bike, Lando, Lewis, Carlos and Charles, Ocon and a few more.
If you have any questions on it let me know...happy to help if I can.
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Saddlesoap
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There was a huge ticket accessibility f*ck up at the E Prix. I complained and we got a grid walk!
(Trying to keep if F1 related with Giovinazzi)
xoxogossip_girl
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my face when I saw Oscars tweet. All hell is breaking loose and it’s only day 2 of the summer break
for more Williams points for him.namenotavailable
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aidil
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Sad that AT have had to make the post about Hannah and Yuki today. F1 on social média truly is a cesspit right now. I felt so sorry for Yuki in his post-race interviews yesterday, he was like a rabbit in the headlights. Imagine having to try explain yourself in a second language and panicking about saying the wrong thing 