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Originally Posted by javadog
You guys should just quit watching TV. If you don't enjoy watching a driver throw an F1 car around the streets of Monaco, just for the sake of seeing what they can do with one, you need to find a new hobby. Gardening, perhaps. Nobody *****es about the lack of passing in the World Rally series, because everyone enjoys seeing the drivers pushing their cars to the ragged edge and beyond. This race is the same. The nuance are a little more subtle but they can be seen, if you watch closely. For me, watching what an F1 car can do is secondary to the actual positions on the track. They may not be as fast as they were in 2004 but they are still mind-bendingly quick.
Watch the entry to the swimming pool chicane a few times...
JR
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I agree - especially with all the improved in car coverage, these dudes must be scraping their balls on the Ti skid plates. Those walls, full commitment, plus playing with a steering wheel with more buttons than an XBox controller. In one of the pre-race pieces, I think it was Jackie Stewart saying that there are tens of thousands of race licenses in the world, but only six of the F1 drivers are of the caliber to be a World Champion. It's a gift to watch these guys drive an impossibly complex machine in anger.
BTW, did you catch the
radio from Verstappen after tucking behind Vettel and passing people - priceless!
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Verstappen lost places as a result of the botched pit stop, but found an inventive way of clawing them back.
With Sebastian Vettel, running in third, arriving to lap the back markers, Verstappen pounced on the opportunity to slip in behind the Ferrari as others moved out of the way of the former world champion.
"If I stay with Vettel it's easier for me to overtake," said Verstappen on team radio.
"Agreed", came the response.
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Back to the Ham incident - I read
the press conference transcript a few times and was blown away at the maturity and calm. I'm sure it was equally surreal for Nico and Vettel. I'll give him hitting the sign and collecting himself in the car. There's no room in Monaco to bury your face in a towel away from the cameras. You go right from the car to the Royal Box in full view. The man had a lifetime achievement taken from him - to be the winner of the Monaco Grand Prix. He built an incredible lead over Nico in the same car. He's simply a faster driver on a tougher track. I have a year's worth of empathy for him.