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Old 06-08-2013, 10:51 PM   #76
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"Like he'll ever see this...*

Congrats Valtteri Bottas!!!
and Thank You for putting a Williams back where it belongs.

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Old 06-08-2013, 11:33 PM   #77
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Congrats Valtteri Bottas!!!
and Thank You for putting a Williams back where it belongs.

Wow.
Bottas did brilliant today and I'm sure Williams are very happy with their new chappy.

I found this qualifying very exciting indeed. A little water goes a long way.


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Old 06-08-2013, 11:38 PM   #78
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And that Massa crash just added to the mayhem. =(
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I really feel sorry for Massa, who just can't catch a break sometimes. However, the mayhem it caused did add to the thrill at the end. It should be a brilliant race tomorrow, I'm really looking forward to it. And I get to watch it live and in full as this is one of the races the BBC is showing.
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Old 06-08-2013, 11:58 PM   #80
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Was it last year?

24 Hueres Du Mans
12 Hours of Sebring
and the 6 Hours of Montreal......
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Old 06-09-2013, 04:47 AM   #81
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I've always liked the Canada race. It's a beautiful track, too.
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Old 06-09-2013, 03:53 PM   #82
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Every session I was pointing at the timing, saying "Bottas? BOTTAS?" Boy done good. I am not a Maldonado fan whatsoever so that made his success even sweeter
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Old 06-09-2013, 06:51 PM   #83
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Every session I was pointing at the timing, saying "Bottas? BOTTAS?" Boy done good. I am not a Maldonado fan whatsoever so that made his success even sweeter
I like F1, but I can't say that I'm a fan of any particular driver. When I first started watching there were names I heard a lot, like Kimi, David, Rubens, Ralph and Michael - and all of them seemed to be very professional. As I learned more about the sport, drivers came and went. One day, I watched a rookie named Lewis find himself on a podium for the very first time. He was so surprised, modest, nearly apologetic, and so well mannered that it was difficult not to like the star struck kid. Yet the way he handled himself a year or two later when he was frustrated and nothing was going right... made me change my mind.

I did learn something though... that famous Senna quote:

By being a racing driver means you are racing with other people. And if you no longer go for a gap that exists, you're no longer a racing driver, because we are competing.

So.... I can't blame Hamilton or Maldonado, or anyone else (new or old) for going for that gap. They are race car drivers after all, but I do still have that same perspective as a fan of the sport that I had in the beginning: I enjoy seeing driver's that know what a privilege they have been given, and continue to respect that rare opportunity. I enjoy watching drivers who have manners and represent their teams and behave professionally.

And I love seeing the underdog win, or the b-driver win, (or the bridesmaid) or a return to glory for a team that had it once.. or to see some 'new' kid surpass everyone's expectations.

Given all of my odd criteria and likes, I think it would be easy to see why Lewis, Sebastian, and Fernando can really irritate me at times. I don't wish them any harm... but I'm not buying that "I deserve" mentality one bit. Young drivers with equal skill get turned away every year - and yet I know - it would be a boring sport if every driver was an accommodating, and gracious gentleman like Rubens...

So yes... Go Valtteri!
Go Jean-Eric!
Go Daniel!
Go Adrian!

-all of whom advanced to Q3!

Bravo!

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Damn, that race was boring. I fell asleep for a few laps.
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I didn't think it was that bad. Boring that Vettel won with such a lead, but there was plenty of action going on down the field. Shame that Bottas couldn't convert the 3rd place on the grid into some points, but he did well, nonetheless. Would've liked to have seen Hamilton keep his second place, or actually be able to challenge Vettel up front. I don't think he was helped by certain drivers ignoring the blue flags.
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A marshal was killed at yesterday's grand prix whilst recovering Gutierrez's car.
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That is terribly sad.
My heart goes out to his family.



I really do want to celebrate the record setting sixth place finish by STR-Ferrari's Jean Eric Vergne. Way to go!

And - somebody should note the truly bizarre:

Paul di Resta finished seventh yesterday in his Force-India Mercedes after doing something quite unusual. He dashed into the pits to replace his worn out medium compound tyres........


on lap 67.




Chew on that for awhile. =)
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Paul did a truly incredible job out there. Sutil - who is no slouch as a driver! - stopped twice before Paul's first stop. As JB lamented afterwards, Force India's one stop strategy knocked the socks off everyone else trying to go down the same road.

Speaking of McLaren, a truly dire afternoon for them. Despite splitting the strategies, neither driver got into the points for the first time in 65 races. JB messed up in quali, but it's clear from both cars' finishing positions that's as fast as they can go. Really not good enough.

Alonso, though, showed he's the class of the field. Such a great drive from him - never gave up, no matter what. If he hadn't also messed up quali, he might have been able to fight Seb (who also had a great race). Really strong performance from JEV, too, and I felt sorry for Bottas and Ricciardo to end up down in P14 and P15 respectively. Very odd to see so many of the field lapped though - a quirk of the track or midfield drivers holding things up?

I was shocked and saddened to hear about the marshal. Without the efforts of race marshals around the world we wouldn't have a championship. Much respect to them all.
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