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As I said : LEW's end is near (!)
Sainzy must be having quiet chuckle with dad Carlos snr
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      04-21-2025, 08:27 AM   #354
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Sainzy must be having quiet chuckle with dad Carlos snr
Things are changed for LEW at Ferrari . Now he has to drive in the same machinery as his teammate ..
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      04-21-2025, 08:32 AM   #355
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Things are changed for LEW at Ferrari . Now he has to drive in the same machinery as his teammate ..
LEW knew what he was letting himself in for and the 100M with the Ambassadorship overtook everything.
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I've only watched some Saudi F1 race highlights so far - BUT - to me the Jeddah circuit absolutely sucks. What other F1 circuit has massive high fencing and concrete or armco barriers all the way around it? I must be missing something here. I thought the FIA required run off room in higher speed corners? But no - all Jeddah has is armco barriers and fences. This unsafe and dangerous situation is known and has been discussed in the media since 2021. The circuit is also a disaster for spectators.
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https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/p...erous/6853089/
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https://racingnews365.com/saudi-arab...lled-dangerous
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https://www.planetf1.com/news/driver...jeddah-circuit
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https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/v...erns/10491335/
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Someone's probably gonna' have to die before the Saudi's remove the barriers and alter the circuit. Shame - but true... Circuits like Jeddah can cause massive pile-ups after a car crashes on a blind corner and then other cars pile or are funneled into it at 200mph.
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      04-21-2025, 08:49 AM   #357
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I've only watched some Saudi F1 race highlights so far - BUT - to me the Jeddah circuit absolutely sucks. What other F1 circuit has massive high fencing and concrete or armco barriers all the way around it? I must be missing something here. I thought the FIA required run off room in higher speed corners? But no - all Jeddah has is armco barriers and fences. This unsafe and dangerous situation is known and has been discussed in the media since 2021. The circuit is also a disaster for spectators.
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https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/p...erous/6853089/
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https://racingnews365.com/saudi-arab...lled-dangerous
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https://www.planetf1.com/news/driver...jeddah-circuit
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https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/v...erns/10491335/
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Someone's probably gonna' have to die before the Saudi's remove the barriers and alter the circuit. Shame - but true... Circuits like Jeddah can cause massive pile-ups after a car crashes on a blind corner and then other cars pile or are funneled into it at 200mph.
Yeah . I couldn't agree more

As I said => https://www.m3post.com/forums/showpo...9&postcount=10
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      04-21-2025, 08:54 AM   #358
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Karun is great. He does sometimes co-commentate. But I like Brundle.

However the sky sport audio mixing is so bad in my home theatre that I can’t hear a word of the commentary. I think they only test it on a transistor radio. Horrible.
Agree on Karun and Brundle has been there forever. I watch F1 through the app solely so I don't have to listen to Crofty, that guy is nails on a chalkboard.
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I watch F1 through the app solely so I don't have to listen to Crofty, that guy is nails on a chalkboard.
It's always fascinating the vehemently opposing positions around a single topic. I think Crofty should get a raise he's so good at his job. I can't even count how many times my wife, while doing something somewhere else in the house, will come in to wherever I'm watching a session and say "Gee, that sounded exciting." after Crofty did some Crofty things.

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Max back to Dick Dastardly mode. Oscar got the better start (the stats showed much better 0-200). He was ahead. Max accelerated to get his nose ahead when he should have braked but he missed the part in the rules about actually needing to be able to make the turn.

It’s good entertainment.

Also on a faster circuit you can see the Max spec RB is now the 2nd fastest car. Albeit it needs Max at the wheel.

It’s going to be a very exciting season. Too hard to call. And that’s what we want.
I was literally calling the RB the second fastest car 2 weeks ago while (some of) cheerleaders were saying it was the 4th fastest. LOL Ok.
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As I said : LEW's end is near (!)
Sainz was slow to start at Ferrari and at Williams, and I don't think he's beaten Ham yet.

I'm not sure what Ham has to be afraid of - oh no guys, Lewis hasn't won a race since the sprint, the season is OVER.
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      04-21-2025, 09:42 AM   #362
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Things are changed for LEW at Ferrari . Now he has to drive in the same machinery as his teammate ..
Exactly. No team orders, no preferential treatment, and the team is not longer detuning or sabotaging the teammate's car.
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      04-21-2025, 09:45 AM   #363
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MAX was warned by the drunken Arab that he was not allowed to speak about his 5 sec. penalty .

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Vid is private now I see, we know why.
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That's what I mean . Warning shots for MAX from the FIA president Mohammed Ahmad Sultan Ben Sulayem , right after the Jeddah race (!)
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      04-21-2025, 10:00 AM   #364
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It's always fascinating the vehemently opposing positions around a single topic. I think Crofty should get a raise he's so good at his job. I can't even count how many times my wife, while doing something somewhere else in the house, will come in to wherever I'm watching a session and say "Gee, that sounded exciting." after Crofty did some Crofty things.

Carry on.
But he has no clue what's going on and shouts out nonsensical commentary which then has to be corrected by Brundel.
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That's what I mean . Warning shots for MAX from the FIA president Mohammed Ahmad Sultan Ben Sulayem , right after the Jeddah race (!)
Pointing finger too.
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Pointing finger too.
If I was Max, the only finger pointing I am accepting is from Jos or mum...

No man going to disrespect another man like he is some kid on the block
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If I was Max, the only finger pointing I am accepting is from Jos or mum...

No man going to disrespect another man like he is some kid on the block
Mohammed Ahmad Sultan Ben Sulayem is an Arab kid (!)
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I've only watched some Saudi F1 race highlights so far - BUT - to me the Jeddah circuit absolutely sucks. What other F1 circuit has massive high fencing and concrete or armco barriers all the way around it? I must be missing something here. I thought the FIA required run off room in higher speed corners? But no - all Jeddah has is armco barriers and fences. This unsafe and dangerous situation is known and has been discussed in the media since 2021. The circuit is also a disaster for spectators.
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https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/p...erous/6853089/
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https://racingnews365.com/saudi-arab...lled-dangerous
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https://www.planetf1.com/news/driver...jeddah-circuit
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https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/v...erns/10491335/
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Someone's probably gonna' have to die before the Saudi's remove the barriers and alter the circuit. Shame - but true... Circuits like Jeddah can cause massive pile-ups after a car crashes on a blind corner and then other cars pile or are funneled into it at 200mph.
I was watching it with Mrs Oz and she said similar things...About how dangerous this circuit looks...She mentioned that Singapore looks much better protected as a comparison

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I was literally calling the RB the second fastest car 2 weeks ago while (some of) cheerleaders were saying it was the 4th fastest. LOL Ok.
It was before but it's moved up in the last 3 races.
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Things are changed for LEW at Ferrari . Now he has to drive in the same machinery as his teammate ..
At the current trajectory, I see Lewis out at the end of next year(when 2year contract is up). Bearman in that seat for 2027. Charles is just dominating Lewis right now. Oliver has been outperforming in the Haas.

Lewis will retire and fully embrace his brand ambassador role. Charles will stay, him and Vasseur have a long relationship.

Leclerc/Bearman - Ferrari 2027

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Pointing finger too.
Piastri had the space of 2 cars on the inside (!)
I wouldn't know where MAX could go...
MAX avoided a collision (!)
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It was before but it's moved up in the last 3 races.
Still think it is track and weather dependent. McLaren is just fast everywhere.
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At the current trajectory, I see Lewis out at the end of next year(when 2year contract is up). Bearman in that seat for 2027. Charles is just dominating Lewis right now. Oliver has been outperforming in the Haas. Lewis will retire and fully embrace his brand ambassador role. Charles will stay, him and Vasseur have a long relationship.

Leclerc/Bearman - 2027
I don't see LEW finish the 2025 season at Ferrari .
Knowing LEW : A Ferrari drivers war is in sight (!)

LEW at Ferrari ..
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Love that we finally have another driver since HAM that can race with and isn’t willing to be bullied by VER. Going to be a fun year!
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