Formula 1

[Northernhibee]

Verstappen five place grid penalty for ignoring double yellows and Bottas three place for ignoring single waved yellow.

[patch1875]

Can’t see him catching Lewis today with the penalty he will be hoping someone takes him out the first corner.

[RyeSloan]

But if a dull race. Lewis was 30 seconds ahead of everyone but Max after 16 laps!

Good to see Alonso get a podium.

Not sure what Merc were thinking leaving Bottas out so long on those mediums, bad error that.

[Radium]

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But if a dull race. Lewis was 30 seconds ahead of everyone but Max after 16 laps!

Good to see Alonso get a podium.

Not sure what Merc were thinking leaving Bottas out so long on those mediums, bad error that.

Mercedes didn’t use the new engine in this race either.

Just caught up with the highlights, front lefts seemed to become a problem


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[Stairway 2 7]

Lewis now bookies favourite, but max has the points on the board

[drummondst34]

F 1 on TV - Sunday 12th December

Does anyone know , any pubs etc , particularly in the Abbeyhill, Easter Rd , South Leith , or the city centre,
that are likely to have the F1 on at all? The alternative attraction ? is the Hearts v Rangers game .

I am visiting Edinburgh, for family birthdays in December and my daughter is F1 daft , as much as I am Hibee
daft . Any help or ideas would be much appreciated , as where to go on the 12th , to see this live on TV .

Cheers
Drummond St34

[Northernhibee]

Sir Frank Williams dead, aged 79.

I grew up with F1 and BTCC in the '90s and he's a true great of the sport, those Williams Renault cars were a thing of beauty.

[lord bunberry]

This is the first weekend where the the title can be decided which is remarkable considering how one sided it’s been in previous years. Will it make a difference to how Hamilton approaches the race? A dnf would almost certainly mean game over for him but he’s got years of experience behind him to be able to deal with the pressure. Will Max go all out to win the race and leave himself the luxury of not having to do anything spectacular in the final race? The fact that it’s a new track only adds to the intrigue.

[Itsnoteasy]

Lewis Hamilton wearing a LGBTQ coloured helmet. That will go down like a lead balloon in Saudi

[lord bunberry]

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Lewis Hamilton wearing a LGBTQ coloured helmet. That will go down like a lead balloon in Saudi

Fair play to him, he’s obviously untouchable and can get away with doing that, but I don’t agree with F1 going there.

[PeeJay]

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This is the first weekend where the the title can be decided which is remarkable considering how one sided it’s been in previous years. Will it make a difference to how Hamilton approaches the race? A dnf would almost certainly mean game over for him but he’s got years of experience behind him to be able to deal with the pressure. Will Max go all out to win the race and leave himself the luxury of not having to do anything spectacular in the final race? The fact that it’s a new track only adds to the intrigue.

dnf ... what's that then ?

[Jack]

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dnf ... what's that then ?

Did not finish.

[PeeJay]

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Did not finish.

oh ... thanks

[patch1875]

Looks a great track.

[lord bunberry]

Max blinks first, he was on course for pole position but couldn’t keep it within the lines. Game on for tomorrow.

[Stairway 2 7]

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Max blinks first, he was on course for pole position but couldn’t keep it within the lines. Game on for tomorrow.

Was pushing the track to its limits all the way round, silly when he has the points advantage

[Northernhibee]

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Was pushing the track to its limits all the way round, silly when he has the points advantage

Absolutely daft of him. He’s lightning fast but mentally not on the same level as Lewis etc.

[RyeSloan]

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Was pushing the track to its limits all the way round, silly when he has the points advantage

Or he could have aced the lap and put himself quite literally in pole position for the title!

Was another gripping qualifying..sometimes they are reasonably dull but on a number of occasions this year they have been brilliant.

What a track that is! Jeopardy everywhere and I think we can bank on a safety car or ten tomorrow.

[lord bunberry]

Hamilton is raging that the race has been stopped. Red Bull have lucked out by not stopping.

[silverhibee]

Not much racing getting done here, 2nd red flag.

[lord bunberry]

All these safety cars are spoiling the race.

[Radium]

This race is bonkers


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[RyeSloan]

Max needs to have a word with himself…there is fighting hard and there is down right cheating.

Finally he got a penalty for his nonsense and Lewis showing calm and class once again.

[lord bunberry]

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Max needs to have a word with himself…there is fighting hard and there is down right cheating.

Finally he got a penalty for his nonsense and Lewis showing calm and class once again.

Why did he drive into the back of Verstappen?

[olivebuzzer]

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Max needs to have a word with himself…there is fighting hard and there is down right cheating.

Finally he got a penalty for his nonsense and Lewis showing calm and class once again.

Spot on

[RyeSloan]

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Why did he drive into the back of Verstappen?

Well I sure Lewis didn’t deliberately drive into the back of him
And nearly wipe his front wing out.

He had no comms from his engineer to tell him Max would slow. There had been a zillion VSC and whatever else. The penalty for overtaking under yellows etc is harsh so there could be a hundred reasons…also Max moved as well so was trying to be cute how and where he was letting him past.

I think he was just confused as to what was going on really …no surprise really as that was a mental race!

[lord bunberry]

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Well I sure Lewis didn’t deliberately drive into the back of him
And nearly wipe his front wing out.

He had no comms from his engineer to tell him Max would slow. There had been a zillion VSC and whatever else. The penalty for overtaking under yellows etc is harsh so there could be a hundred reasons…also Max moved as well so was trying to be cute how and where he was letting him past.

I think he was just confused as to what was going on really …no surprise really as that was a mental race!

It appears that’s what happened, Max was told to let Lewis past but Lewis hadn’t been told. I have to say I’m loving all this, the dirtier the better for me, it’s like the good old days of Senna and Prost or Hill and Schumacher.

[silverhibee]

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Why did he drive into the back of Verstappen?

Max brings it down to 3rd gear and then accelerates away, Lewis doing the same but it looks like both wanting the gain of DRS about 200 yards further on, I would say Max was a bit naughty during this race and it backfired on him, and he could get a penalty for the next race.

For us the fans it was super exciting stuff and bring on next week.

[Lancs Harp]

Craziest race since Dick Dastardly konked out inches from the finishing line back in the seventies.

[Northernhibee]

That was absolutely bonkers.

I don't think it's a good look for F1 on top of racing in Saudi in the first place, but it gives us a great title decider.