2021 F1 News and Prediction Tournament

[PeteC]

^ All seems back in order now.

[PeteC]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/57875745

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[Lost]

Said I would never watch an F1 but after watching pharvey's recommended documentary, and it being the British grand prix, I thought I'd stick it on for the first few laps or so. Watched a bit of the 'sprint' yesterday too (damn you pharvey *shakes fist*).

Race stopped. Never watched F1 before but I picked a rare interesting moment to watch, it seems. It appears Hamilton is a naughty boy!

Don't think they're going to salvage much of Verstappen's car! If there were more collisions like this, I could get into F1.

[Lost]

Honestly, I'm never going to watch an F1 race. Just can't stand it. Seems so boring. I'd sooner have a nibble on Susan Boyle's nipples

Just to clarify, me watching a bit of F1 doesn't mean I may now be prone to following through with the latter part of what I said.

[Lost]

Suffered 20 laps after the restart. It's exactly like I expected. No drama. No thrills. No excitement. Just a procession of cars.

Hopefully a Hamilton pit-stop with his 10 second penalty might liven things up. I'm actually rooting for Hamilton, surprisingly.

Fingers crossed for something interesting to happen.

[Lost]

What a load of shit.

At least I gave it a go. Initial lap peaked my interest. 37 laps later...

Never again.

Turned off to watch The Chase.

[pharvey]

What a load of shit.

At least I gave it a go. Initial lap peaked my interest. 37 laps later...

Never again.

Turned off to watch The Chase.

WOW - What a finish. Drama at the start - and an incredible chase by Hamilton after his Time Penalty (you watched the wrong "Chase" lost. ).

Red Bull will bitch about the penalty, Merc will say they shouldn't have had one...... If it was on the other foot, it would have been down to a "Racing Incident" and great driving by Verstappen.

Hats off to Hamilton - incredible drive.

[EDIT] Should also mention Leclerc - great drive from him also.

[Lost]

Not gonna lie. I turned it back on when I saw the reports that Hamilton was closing in (about 6 seconds behind when I tuned in again). Thought we'd have a great 1st/2nd place tussle. Nothing of the sort. Hamilton just went by him. Better car.

Apparently, according to the commentators, this was one of the more exciting races.

On a plus note, you F1 fans will never have to put up with me doing lap by lap race commentary on this thread again.



Edit: What I've learned from this, if I was to bother with it again, is to watch the first lap and the last few laps. The middle bit is pointless.

[dtaai-maai]

Edit: What I've learned from this, if I was to bother with it again, is to watch the first lap and the last few laps. The middle bit is pointless.

You're probably aware of my opinion of a lot of your posts, but that one caused me to splutter a mouthful of whisky coffee over my keyboard!

(A criminal waste, by the way... )

[pharvey]

Edit: What I've learned from this, if I was to bother with it again, is to watch the first lap and the last few laps. The middle bit is pointless.

You're probably aware of my opinion of a lot of your posts, but that one caused me to splutter a mouthful of whisky coffee over my keyboard!

(A criminal waste, by the way... )

All I can say is b*ll*cks to both of you.......... And what a waste of whisky

[dtaai-maai]

All I can say is b*ll*cks to both of you.......... And what a waste of whisky

I watch most Grand Prix, but let's be honest, many of them turn into a tedious 2-hour procession. This one was a happy exception, always interesting (though I was watching the cricket at the same time...).

I like the way Christian Horner always makes himself available for a few words during the race, but I thought he was a bit OTT with his complaints today - had it been the other way round he'd have been saying it was just a racing incident. (<with hand in the air> "Sir, sir! It was Hamilton sir!!" )

I'm delighted to see Mercedes having to fight for it this year, and I don't much like the celeb Hamilton, but all credit to him for a great drive today.


EDIT: The whisky wasn't wasted...

[pharvey]

I watch most Grand Prix, but let's be honest, many of them turn into a tedious 2-hour procession.

Indeed they can be, but I wasn't going to make that admission to lost.... Oh Damn...

I'm delighted to see Mercedes having to fight for it this year, and I don't much like the celeb Hamilton, but all credit to him for a great drive today.

Totally agree - though I don't like the "Celeb Hamilton", I have to say I've huge respect for the "Driver Hamilton"...

[pharvey]

EDIT: The whisky wasn't wasted...

IT WAS PUT IN THE ****ING COFFEE!!

[dtaai-maai]

EDIT: The whisky wasn't wasted...

IT WAS PUT IN THE ****ING COFFEE!!

Yeah, but it was a cheap blend - I keep the malt for later...

[PeteC]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/57880871

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