2024 Formula One Thread: フェラーリに行こう Japanese GP 4/7 Sunday 1am

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  1. Tiger Z

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    Do they have to call him “Sir” during the broadcast now?

    Bottas locks up! And the knightly gentleman goes around the outside!
     
  2. Bert Handsome

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    Other British drivers have been knighted. I know Jackie Stewart has.
     
  3. Thoros of Beer

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    Cannot wait for Sir Lando
     
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  4. Jeffrey Lebowski

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    Knight of Memes
     
  5. Bankz

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    Think Jensen also got knighted
     
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  6. Jeffrey Lebowski

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    Sir Button sounds like a Pixar character
     
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  7. Jeffrey Lebowski

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  8. Bankz

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    Australia apparently wouldn’t approve the same plan every other country did. Doesn’t look like they will skip the track entirely this year more likely moving it to at the tail end of the Asia section of races.

    Moving testing is a pure cost cutting move and makes total sense.
     
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  9. ramszoolander

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    Soooooo this is awkward....

    Lewis, HORROR OF HORRORS, wants to be paid the same salary as last year, even though he won another championship with authority. These uppity race car drivers!
     
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  10. Jeffrey Lebowski

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    wow how greedy can one man be

    /s
     
  11. Jeffrey Lebowski

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    I had to break the news to my 5 year old daughter that there won’t be pink cars next season.

    She IS NOT taking it well
     
  12. Tiger Z

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    Russell’s brief appearance wrecked the narrative and I don’t blame Merc for not folding.
     
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    Also...is this Alonso as bull in china shop? I wonder.
     
  15. Georgia_Nole

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    Per Will Buxton BWT is wanting to stay in F1, and is looking to be a title sponsor for either Haas or Williams, so it may not be all pink, but the pink may still be around
     
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  16. CC_Nole

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    I’m a huge fan of Russell and hope to see him in a future seat at Mercedes, but it’s kind of disingenuous to act like 75% of one race (that was essentially a drag race) disapproves Hamilton’s greatness.
     
  17. Bert Handsome

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  18. Bert Handsome

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    I wonder how customer parts pnl is going to work in the cost cap world. I'm guessing the constructor gets to spread out its r&d to customers when they would have spent the same amount regardless of whether they were supplying other teams.
     
  19. steamengine

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    Apparently Max is dating Kviatt’s baby mama who is ten years his senior.
     
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  20. Gallant Knight

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    Who is an absolute 10
     
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  21. Jeffrey Lebowski

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    :rules:
     
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  23. Jeffrey Lebowski

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    Yeah he’s a 10
     
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  24. Bankz

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    I'm super happy to see Imola on the schedule.
     
  25. Jeffrey Lebowski

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  27. Bankz

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    Every Sunday without an F1 race FUCKING SUCKS!!
     
  29. Bankz

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    Can I just say fuck all these haters who want to talk shit on Hamilton for getting every penny he deserves. Saw Jordan shitting on Lewis. Fuck him.
     
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    Michael? Link?
     
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    Yeah, Toto and Lewis are obvious people that you just don't question the pay. But, as you know, institutional memory is incredibly short.
     
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    Lewis deserves what he's asking for, if what he's asking for is what's been reported. Hard to believe Merc would be pushing back this hard if that were the case but whatever.

    With that being said, it would be much more interesting as a fan of the sport to see them mix it up and have him not sign.
     
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  34. ramszoolander

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    Also, LOL at Daimler not wanting to pay out. They are making ridiculous amounts of money and have just trimmed product lines to make more...so that they can deny their greatest racing car driver a raise? Give him a four-year contract for whatever he wants.
     
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  35. Bankz

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    The fact you have a good portion or people in the media and sport taking the stance that Lewis is replaceable. Listing to The Race F1 podcast they had someone on who was shilling this silly view because they had George waiting in the wings.

    Mercedes has such an advantage in this version of F1. You have no clue what the advantage will be in 2022 to think George is just as good as Lewis and thus fuck Lewis demands. Yikes.

    I’m also pretty sure Mercedes is trying to figure out if it rather have Max in the car moving forward. And THAT might be way they don’t want to commit long term to Lewis.

    The uglier this gets the higher the chance imho Lewis is in a Ferrari or possibly the Aston Martin in 2022
     
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    What's odd about this is you would still have to pay Max the same type of money that you would have to pay Lewis. I'm a fan Max's and think he's the 2nd best driver out there but Lewis offers better marketability at this point and I don't think that's close.
     
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  37. Jeffrey Lebowski

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    I would be shocked if anything changes with Lewis in a Merc. Media is just bored in the off season.
     
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  38. Bankz

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    I would generally agree with you on this. But this is pretty late in the off-season for a driver of his caliber not to be signed. Sure its a different time with Covid so I'm sure that's stoking the fire from the media
     
  39. Upton^2

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    What’s the best F1 podcast?
     
  40. Bert Handsome

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    the-race

     
  41. ramszoolander

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    Looking forward to reading this. Vettel's issues are well-documented in this regard. It's the thing I really don't get about him.
     
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    they're going to resign one of the highest profile athletes in the world. i'm guessing a lot of their advertisers have some sort of clause which allows them to either drop or spend significantly less if hamilton is not in that car.
     
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  43. Georgia_Nole

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    Things I never woulda said just one year ago:

    I’m really missing F1, and looking very much forward to it coming back.

    also shouldn’t the Netflix be coming out soon?
     
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  44. Bankz

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    was Netflix allowed to film?
     
  45. Bert Handsome

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    Last time around I think it was early March
     
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