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It would liven things up and I don't think Perez would be impressed.
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It would liven things up and I don't think Perez would be impressed.
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Perez had a shocker in qualifying aparently.
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Well Alonso did end up in front of Perez but not the way I expected, still a very good chance Perez be on the podium.
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I’m not so sure. If the Mercs can hold on to this form they appear to have found, plus the two Astons continuing to show performance, I don’t think he can battle through the field AND get past all the quick front runners.
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It'll be interesting, (whether I can be bothered to get up to watch live is another matter), but in the last 2 races the RB's were nearly a second a lap quicker & that was without trying, it will all depend on if he can stay out of trouble through the midfield, although there seems to be an unwritten rule now that the other drivers let the faster cars through if they're not actually fighting them for a real position.
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Hamilton will get tied up trying to beat Russell. It wouldn't surprise me if he ended up taking them both out.
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Lewis Ramilton take someone out?
Pèrez would do well to learn from those he his trying to beat. Between races V-Max is fairly Q, keeps his head down, says little to the press. Hes found a method that keeps him in a place where he can win, and consistently stsys there. Meanwhile Perez is complaining to anyone who'll listen, and I suspect that even if he improved his racecraft and mastery of the car beyond Max's level he would still lose though sheer lack of psychological dominance.
It's also the one thing Lewis is weak on. Ace driver, psychologically weak, always complaining. Rob Smedley was saying this week that Schumacher never complaining once through the bad years at Ferrari, preferring to spend his time working relentless 16 hoir days and giving positive vibes to those around him. It eventually paid off and he went on to win 5 championships in a row, a feat Lewis has never matched.
Russell, probably equally good in the car, wastes less of his energies and talents relentlessly moaning. Having had to hand the 3rd place trophy back to Alonso he was smiling and very gracious about it. Lewis would have grumbled and whined and found and himself consequently on the psychological back foot for the next race.
Having broken my brain last year and going AWOL whille the sons of Freud pieced me back together I have become an ardent enthusiast for letting as much of the detritus of life as possible just wash past me, and then remaining as positive as possible about the rest. Negativity was getting me down and pulling me slowly away from my goals and back into the pit of despair, and that is the tide Lewis finds himself now swimming against. Chuck in uncertainty on both sides about his contract, team or even his future, and I sadly can't see Hamilton ever being top flight again, even if MB sort the car.
Conversely, Alonso has found good place in his head, seems very determined and driven, and like Russell has tempered his complaints with a bit humour. Russell and Alonso are 2 great drivers, evenly matched, and I'd love to see Russell in a slightly better car so he can have a few good ding dogs with Alonso.
Pèrez would do well to learn from those he his trying to beat. Between races V-Max is fairly Q, keeps his head down, says little to the press. Hes found a method that keeps him in a place where he can win, and consistently stsys there. Meanwhile Perez is complaining to anyone who'll listen, and I suspect that even if he improved his racecraft and mastery of the car beyond Max's level he would still lose though sheer lack of psychological dominance.
It's also the one thing Lewis is weak on. Ace driver, psychologically weak, always complaining. Rob Smedley was saying this week that Schumacher never complaining once through the bad years at Ferrari, preferring to spend his time working relentless 16 hoir days and giving positive vibes to those around him. It eventually paid off and he went on to win 5 championships in a row, a feat Lewis has never matched.
Russell, probably equally good in the car, wastes less of his energies and talents relentlessly moaning. Having had to hand the 3rd place trophy back to Alonso he was smiling and very gracious about it. Lewis would have grumbled and whined and found and himself consequently on the psychological back foot for the next race.
Having broken my brain last year and going AWOL whille the sons of Freud pieced me back together I have become an ardent enthusiast for letting as much of the detritus of life as possible just wash past me, and then remaining as positive as possible about the rest. Negativity was getting me down and pulling me slowly away from my goals and back into the pit of despair, and that is the tide Lewis finds himself now swimming against. Chuck in uncertainty on both sides about his contract, team or even his future, and I sadly can't see Hamilton ever being top flight again, even if MB sort the car.
Conversely, Alonso has found good place in his head, seems very determined and driven, and like Russell has tempered his complaints with a bit humour. Russell and Alonso are 2 great drivers, evenly matched, and I'd love to see Russell in a slightly better car so he can have a few good ding dogs with Alonso.
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Sorry totally OT & apologies to others, how do you do this, as I feel that's where I currently am & I don't like it.
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It's been a long journey to get here, but I'm now conditioned to concentrate on the good stuff, essentially. Mrs D is brilliant, a real trooper, she now know the sort of things that trigger me and she shields me or steers me away herself. I'm very lucky to have her.
It would seem I handled the transition to retirement badly, went from barely having time to think to having nothing to do at all. If I'm at home e on my own I keep a very structured routine and thj gs that are important to me, time with my dog, playing bass, are scheduled, in to my day almost as if I were going to work. By this means I don't just drift from day to day doing nothing and becoming painfully introspective.
It would seem I handled the transition to retirement badly, went from barely having time to think to having nothing to do at all. If I'm at home e on my own I keep a very structured routine and thj gs that are important to me, time with my dog, playing bass, are scheduled, in to my day almost as if I were going to work. By this means I don't just drift from day to day doing nothing and becoming painfully introspective.
FishFright
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Been there too many times. It's not a nice place to be but there will be sunshine again after the rain.
It's been said in several places that this car favours Russell's driving style rather than Lewis's. I wonder how much of that is chance and how much is a look to the future?
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Again sorry others, but that's part of a conversation I had with the better half, I didn't get the Autumn blues last year, but I think they have come with vengeance this month.
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Will Hamilton do the job Perez did for Verstappen last year & hold him back to see if Russell can take 2nd,
1. Verstappen, he will stop half way through for tea & biscuits, or fries & mayo
2. Russell with his elbows out for the last 5 laps
3. Perez
FishFright
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Alonso ?
1st Verstappen easy win or gearbox failure
2nd Alonso
3rd /4th Russell / LeClerc and vice versa
5th Hamilton
6th Sainz if he finishes
7th Perez
Unless it rains a lot.
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Feel for you. I’m 51 and an outdoor person. As the years go on; I’m realising living in the U.K. is what somewhat makes me ‘unhappy’ - weather-wise that is. It’s so limiting (If I’m actually going to fully enjoy the outdoors activities I do). But just being in it, working in it, being stuck indoors because of it: makes me ‘grumpy’ 🙁
The last few years my Winter-blues have probably got progressively worse. I hate living like a mole in the dark and gloom 🤦♂️ I have few indoor hobbies - and hard as you try - you can’t make yourself enjoy a hobby just because…….
The dream is to retire at 57. And that’s what I’m aiming for. The bigger dream is to move abroad at that point. Or at the very least: buy somewhere else and spend large portions of the Winter there. Yes I have ‘ambitions’ of where that might be - but in reality if we can manage to fund anywhere with a nice year round climate from then on - that will do.
Anyways up. Weather should be on the way up. Time to enjoy that hard earned British Summer 😎 Take care yourself 👍
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