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I mostly hate city street courses but LV may turn out decent. Nice speed, wide generally, could be fun. We'll see coming up but I am optimistic. Set the controls for the heart of the Sun. | |||
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From what I've seen so far, I'm pretty pessimistic on it. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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| Just because you can, doesn't mean you should |
Surprised there hasn’t been more drafting but hopefully the race will involve a lot of passing opportunities. The late night and early morning run times are annoying. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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That accidentally turned into a great race. Next year, hopefully they'll trade places with Qatar so the temperature extremes won't be an issue. | |||
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Better race than I was expecting. Hope all's well with Lando, that was a solid thump. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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^^^ I haven't seen any followup to the race. What happened to Lando, his fault or car failure? All I saw was an onboard of him throwing a lot of sparks and leaving the track. And good for Las Vegas, entertaining race. The town and our country need some good pr. Set the controls for the heart of the Sun. | |||
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Lando was released an hour after the race ended. Nothing was mentioned, but they might have been concerned he had a minor concussion, but nothing of the sort happened. https://racer.com/2023/11/19/n...uations-after-crash/
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Looked like Lando lost the rear under braking & couldn't catch it The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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| Just because you can, doesn't mean you should |
I think they have a G sensor built into their earbuds and anything over a certain number requires a mandatory check. There is a bump at the apex and speculation was his tire pressures were low still due to the temperature. Others were having oversteer issues there at very high speeds and he just got caught out. Perez must be dreading the last lap after recent races. Hopefully next year they will adjust the time to something more normal. I guess they are trying to use the night time look as part of the show and it is spectacular, but tough to get used to for me. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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100% it was so it was under the Vegas lights. But, they could start the race an hour or two earlier, make it more palatable to the locals & still not terrible for the Euro market. Source I know that's involved with the paddock assembly told me the tire warmers had the grid nearly maxed out.they had to bring in a couple generators to ease the load. Also, something about it all being 50hz instead of our 60hz electric. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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Legalize the Constitution |
I thought it was shockingly good, and was blown away by the course they created. I can’t even imagine how much money they spent to create all that: the barriers, lighting, fences, stands, pits, etc., etc. Did anyone hear what was spent to create all that? _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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Casuistic Thinker and Daoist |
I heard something over 700 million No, Daoism isn't a religion | |||
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I heard a few figures thrown out over the weekend, between the total cost & what F1 spent on just the permanent paddock area. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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Watched the race off the DVR tonight; quite entertaining even though I already knew the results. Despite the problems that were encountered leading up to the event, the actual race was enjoyable to watch; lots of passing, action and loads of very humanizing mistakes. Sometimes it good to see these purported paragons of motorcar racing muck it up every once and a while. As a spectator I do believe it's clear that the circuit itself was primarily responsible for the high degree of competitiveness in and entertainment value of the race. How ironic, considering how much vitriol was spewed about the venue prior to the actual race going off. -MG | |||
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The cool temps & that 1.x mile run down the strip likely put a lot of the drivers into a cool brakes/tires situation that they don't often experience. Surprised that there wasn't more attrition. I do agree that a swap with Qatar could help with the temp situation with both places & would have them closer to UAE for the finale, and would still keep the Americas triple header together. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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thin skin can't win |
Better than expected for sure. You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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Answering my question. Well, maybe not but at least acknowledging there are answers needed. Set the controls for the heart of the Sun. | |||
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^^^^ Yes, McLaren did have a really bad weekend by recent standards and Lando's crash just locked it in for his side of the garage. Bad timing or strategy in qualifying to start and then unfortunate timing, a bump with Hamilton and/or bad strategy for Piastri meant all his good work was going to end up being wasted for minimal results. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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That's a wrap. Cruise control drive for Max, but some strategic scraps behind. Max had enough points, on his own, to win both WDC & WCC. Now the 3 depressing months of no racing... Also, my DVR initially showed the ESPNU recording, with the kids' commentary  Luckily, it recorded the main broadcast on ESPN as well. Thank you YTTV. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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I have to say that Max winning all the time gets pretty boring. Hopefully, some team (Mercedes, I hope) can give Red Bull something to worry about in 2024. ___________________ Company, villainous company hath been the spoil of me. | |||
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