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I don't miss corrupt Bernie one bit. Liberty Media uploads a lot of interesting stuff online, like the podcast F1: Beyond the Grid.
I used to think Bernie was both the best and the worst thing that ever happened to F1, thought he'd make a perfect Bond villain against the international backdrop of F1. I read a book by one time Team LOTUS boss Peter Warr and he changed my thinking a bit, it seems Bernie went out of his way more than once to help struggling teams and there's little doubt F1 grew by leaps and bounds under his control. Maybe one man rule works well for racing, it certainly didn't hurt NASCAR. Of course my fear now is F1 will follow NASCAR and make entertainment rather than racing the reason it exists.
What is the betting pool running for "how many race laps does it take Vettel to go around Raikkonen?" I want Lap 1. If I have to be more specific, I want Turn 1 Lap 1.
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I see my prognostication skills are as bad as ever.
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Looks to me like that accident was Hamilton's fault.
Seriously? Did you actually watch the replay? Vettel had tons of room on the inside and Lewis was ahead and had the inside line for the second chicane. His corner. All Vettel had to do was to back off and attack at the next corner. He had the speed. If Kimi can do it so can Seb.
Just like in Baku last year, Seb is throwing his toys out the pram.
I swear, these guys must get paid by the word. Don't they EVER shut up?
I watched the televised Indycar race at my old home track (Portland) and they never shut up either. Add to that the fact that I have NEVER liked Paul Tracy and it was pretty painful to listen to.
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I used to think Bernie was both the best and the worst thing that ever happened to F1, thought he'd make a perfect Bond villain against the international backdrop of F1. I read a book by one time Team LOTUS boss Peter Warr and he changed my thinking a bit, it seems Bernie went out of his way more than once to help struggling teams and there's little doubt F1 grew by leaps and bounds under his control. Maybe one man rule works well for racing, it certainly didn't hurt NASCAR. Of course my fear now is F1 will follow NASCAR and make entertainment rather than racing the reason it exists.
The more I think about it the more I see a disturbing similarity between F1 and NASCAR, both grew exponentially under the iron fisted rule of one man, Bernie and Bill France respectively. I can only hope F1 doesn't follow NASCAR's path after succumbing to rule by corporate committee.
Le Clerc to Ferrari and Kimi back to Sauber (again). Ouch, that has to hurt.
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Le Clerc to Ferrari and Kimi back to Sauber (again). Ouch, that has to hurt.
I'm wondering if Sauber may be a bit less structured than Ferrari, something Kimi would probably enjoy.
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