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Hamilton holds off Verstappen to win tense F1 season-opener

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  • 1to392831weretaken
    1to392831weretaken Member Posts: 7,696
    dflea said:

    Charles LeClerc puts the Ferrari on pole for the Azerbaijan GP tomorrow, starting alongside Hamilton in the Merc.

    Verstappen starts from 3rd.

    One last ride into the sunset for the FlexiWing°.
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  • dflea
    dflea Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,287 Swaye's Wigwam
    Sergio Perez takes the win at Baku, Azerbaijan, with Vettel and Gasly rounding out the podium. Hamilton tosses it away at the end and Verstappen remains ahead by 4 points in the WDC after a blown rear tire took him out of the race. Red Bull jumps ahead of Merc by 26 points in the constructor's championship.

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  • dflea
    dflea Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,287 Swaye's Wigwam
    Lewis takes out Max on the first lap, gets a 10-second penalty, and still manages to take the win at the Silverstone GP. If you want to see F1 cars at their best, Silverstone is the place.

    Verstappen still holds a slim lead going into the next race.
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  • 1to392831weretaken
    1to392831weretaken Member Posts: 7,696
    No time to watch full races these days, but I'm catching the YouTube highlights after every race. Also enjoying the team radio compilations. And just last night I got completely caught up on Drive to Survive, so I'm basically an F1 expert. Basically.

    It's both amazing how often these cars run into each other and even more amazing that it doesn't happen more often still.

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  • dflea
    dflea Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,287 Swaye's Wigwam
    Max and Lewis are still running neck-and-neck for the F1 WDC as the championship moves to the COTA in Austin, TX this weekend.

    Hamilton recently won his 100th GP, leaving Schumacher in his wake and everyone else waaay far behind.

    Here's Max throwing some f-bombs and melting down behind the wheel for a little entertainment. I lol'ed because he sounds an awful lot like I do when I have to drive on Meridian Street.

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  • 1to392831weretaken
    1to392831weretaken Member Posts: 7,696
    dflea said:

    Max and Lewis are still running neck-and-neck for the F1 WDC as the championship moves to the COTA in Austin, TX this weekend.

    Hamilton recently won his 100th GP, leaving Schumacher in his wake and everyone else waaay far behind.

    Here's Max throwing some f-bombs and melting down behind the wheel for a little entertainment. I lol'ed because he sounds an awful lot like I do when I have to drive on Meridian Street.

    As in Bellingham to Lynden Meridian Street? If so, agreed.
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  • dflea
    dflea Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,287 Swaye's Wigwam
    Max and Lewis face off at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi to decide the WDC this weekend.

    Win the race, win the driver's championship.

    Lewis looking for #8, Max looking for his first.

    I think Mercedes has the advantage at this track, so Red Bull is going to have to dig deep to find a way to get Verstappen on the top of the podium.


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  • dflea
    dflea Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,287 Swaye's Wigwam
    The final race lived up to the billing. It came down to the last lap, and a questionable call by the stewards at the end to let the lapped cars pass the safety car and have the safety car re-enter the pits on the last lap.

    But they did, and this last lap was where the rubber met the road - and now Max Verstappen is the new world champion. Mercedes appealed the race results but were told to pound sand.

    Here's the last lap

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  • dflea
    dflea Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,287 Swaye's Wigwam
    A summary of the 2021 F1 season.

    It's pretty good.

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  • 1to392831weretaken
    1to392831weretaken Member Posts: 7,696
    edited December 2021
    Thing is Hamilton already got away with a massive advantage from cutting the corner, so seemed the teams were even from the stewards.

    How totally F1, though, for a championship to be decided by race direction with a safety car decision. Good year overall, though.
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