Canal+ did a 20 min BTS video on Hadjar podium. Kiddo is a walking green flag, good mentality, good environment surrounding him, handles pressure extremely well. Lil bro is clearly my favorite rookie
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I find it more interesting that a younger person is running over it being a women.
Just get Sulayem out of there, but I really doubt with as much money and pull the Saudis have in the sport that he won’t be President again.
BSM isnt Saudi.
Also, the manifestos from both Tim and Ben are thin pathetic nonsence. Not sure what this new person will being toom
The Azerbaijan GP could be a big one with McLaren in position to secure the Constructors’ Championship if everything goes right. The weather might bring some wind and light rain, which could make strategy interesting. Fans in Baku will have plenty to enjoy from live shows and simulators to Q&As with drivers, creating a great atmosphere around the race.
I guess Emirati would be more correct.
Embarrassing showing from Lando and his team this weekend only gaining 6 points on Oscar. Pit stop mistakes are really adding up and it seems these long straight circuits don’t suit McLaren (too much downforce?).
Is Red Bull’s performance real, or are they just fast in low downforce configuration?
Redbull has introduced a massive floor upgrade, allowing them to run much closer to the ground as before. That makes them generate much more downforce from the floor, which is a lot more efficient as well.
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Great race. As always, a bit of a lull in the middle and I thought for sure we were going to get some rain at the end. But the tension of seeing if Sainz could hold onto the podium was great. He even pulled away from Kimi, so the Williams really was working quite well. Albon had a sloppy race unfortunately.
What a massively poor weekend for Piastri. Poor qualifying, followed up by a mistake on the start which dropped him to last, and then ANOTHER mistake to pile it into the wall on lap 1. He got SO lucky that Lando was trapped and couldn’t make places up and only gained a few points on him. This should’ve been exactly what Lando needed, but he couldn’t capitalize.
Max was unstoppable. I think McLaren need to start looking over their shoulder a bit. The performance should come back in Singapore but if Red Bull truly stepped up, Max is going to be a pain in the butt the rest of the year for them. And even Yuki had a pretty good race. Nice to see him gain some confidence.
Lets hope Austin Martin (FA) will be in the mix again in the next few races…
They go much better on downforce tracks, so I think Singapore will suit them more. The low-drag package they have isn’t as competitive.
Shame Alonso got dinged for the jump start from reacting to Piastri’s jump start. I actually did a similar thing last weekend; the kart in front of me moved out of the tram lines on the start before the lights went out, so I moved too because I thought the lights were out and I couldn’t see past him. So we both got tram line penalties.
I’m just like Alonso in all ways.
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In no way can we have a season where Alonso gets outscored by his teammate. The performace/skills gap to stroll is too huge…
Sounds like a short person problem 
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Truly, the guy in front of me was like 6" taller than me. 
Seems like a skill issue. Qualify in pole, you will see the lights 
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Verstappen to win 20 char
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Both Williams DSQ for rear wing infringement.
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Norris has a slow stop : « Oscar switch positions »
Norris crashes into Piastri to get P3 ? No reaction from McLaren.
it was always clear McLaren upper management wants Norris to win.
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It will be interesting to watch his progress.
Wishing him all the best. That young man has incredible courage and determination. Big challenges ahead, but he looks more than ready to face them.
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