Perez P16 in sprint qually…. What a waste of a seat on such a limited field size.
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Checo always has an excuse these days.
Qatar is such a cool track. Loving the gravel pits on the exit of corners as well.
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Yeah, I think its good for both drivers and officials that there is an obvious sign you’ve gone over the limits. I can’t imagine how horrible the visibility is out of this generation of cars with the halo and wheel wake devices.
I just don’t understand how they can drop Danny Ric mid season, but keep Checo. How on earth does he bring in more money than being 3rd in the constructors championship.
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His dad is the clown. Checo is just slow. Can’t believe they have retained him. Checo’s performance this season cost them a shot at a the constructors title. Comparison to Verstappen is unfair, but to be 8th and behind both Merc drivers by 60 points while his teammate clinches the world title 3 races from the end of the season??? Sheesh….
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Didn’t see that last minute position swap coming. As bad as McLaren has handled it all year I can’t believe how smooth that was.
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Probably because Lando did it of his own volition so the team wasn’t involved 
Fun race if a little stagnant. Impressive pace from Hulk to keep Max at the same gap basically the whole sprint, and KMag comes from 15th to 10th and is catching Gasly at the end too. The Haas might be a sneaky lock for a top 5 here if someone has an issue in the top teams, that car is quick here.
Annnnnd Checo… what a disaster. Passed in the pits by a rookie and then can’t even pass a Williams so pits to turn it into a test session.
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20 of the best drivers in the world… okay maybe 19. One is taking a nap in the pits 
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Checo said he let Colapinto by on purpose to “get clean air and test the front wing and suspension for the Grand Prix”.
Except he sat in dirty air the whole sprint and Horner noted in his interview that “you are supposed to go when the lights go out”, so clearly he wasn’t in on Perez’s “plan”.
I think at this point Checo has compromising photos of Horner or Marko or something. No way you can perform like this, come up with excuses constantly, and then blatantly lie to the media and keep a Red Bull seat. It’s like he’s playing chicken with the team. In my eyes he’s only hurting his own reputation at this point.
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Will McLaren clinch the WCC today? I don’t think so. What are your thoughts?
They should have, but missing the yellow was costly. I didn’t understand why they hadn’t put out a SC to clear the mirror straight away since they’re so concerned with safety.
It’s ironic to penalize Lando so severely on safety grounds but then refuse to throw the SC to clear the debris that caused the issue in the first place.
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Officiating was all over the place. I guess that’s what happens when you have a revolving door of stewards.
Caught most of the race. Was a bit of a snooze fest after lap 1 chaos. Some decent passing as Yuki fell backwards, but otherwise it was T1 or nothing.
Interesting turn of events for Ocon to be out for the last race, with Doohan getting the seat as a head start on next year.
Yeah that part of the track was a mess, no bueno!
I wonder if they give Doohan the “good” parts now. Ocon has been complaining that his car isn’t right for weeks.
Alpine claim they were on the same spec that was upgraded a few races back (don’t remember when). It seems the upgrade helped Gasly a lot and Ocon hasn’t liked it. Hard to know for sure.
Gasly a potential WC since Briatore is at Alpine’s helm? Not necessarily 2025…
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It shall be interesting to see if the Merc swap for Alpine pays dividends.
Gasly is my guy! Glad to see him getting closer to the sharp end.
Ocon sucks 
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Ocon just whining and complaining when his teammate has the better of him. All sour 
Whatever talent he has is more than undone by how he handles himself. I personally think he is worse than Stroll because he has actively undermined teamates and been caustic everywhere he has landed.