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Originally posted by Ripley:
Well ESPN has done it again. I scheduled the DVR but no race or pre-race aired at the alloted time. , at least according to the now changed programming guide. The pre-race was, in fact, airing when I checked 15 minutes before race time, but the race did not air. I didn't think to check if it was being recorded, why would I? Because, you know, ESPN Replay claimed to be shown at 10PM CST, we'll see.

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Originally posted by 220-9er:
F1TV (maybe SKY too) is far better coverage than ESPN and no recording necessary.
No satellite or cable either, just an internet connection.


https://f1tv.formula1.com/

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Verstappen apologizes to Piastri for Abu Dhabi clash
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Chris Medland December 8, 2024 12:09 PM ET

Max Verstappen says it was was important for him to apologize to Oscar Piastri for hitting him at Turn 1 at the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, even if he didn’t agree with his subsequent penalty for it.

The Dutchman got a good start and had already overtaken Carlos Sainz when he attempted a move down the inside of Piastri under braking for the first corner. Verstappen took to the inside curb but was never fully alongside and tapped Piastri into a spin — also pirouetting 360 degrees himself — to put the McLaren driver to the back of the field.

“Launch was good and then I tried to grab the inside, and I quickly realized, once I committed to it, that the gap was closing and I wanted to try and get out of it, because I didn’t want to cause a crash with Oscar,” Verstappen said. “Unfortunately we still clipped each other, but I already apologized to Oscar. It’s not what you want to happen and especially not with him — he’s a great guy. It happened. It’s just a bit unfortunate.”

Verstappen was given a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision, one of a multiple handed out for the same infringement during the race, but suggested he was unhappy at the punishment.

“Honestly, I don’t want to talk about it. I’m just happy that the season is over,” he said. “For me, the most important thing that I had to do is just apologize to Oscar, because I have nothing to gain, nothing to lose. I went for it. It didn’t work out. And especially also for him that we both spun. It’s not nice — he’s a friend of mine, so I don’t want to have any, like, weird feelings or whatever, going into the break.

“I don’t understand anything [about penalties] anymore, but it’s fine, whatever. I’m not gonna get angry about stuff like that. It’s not worth my time. Just have a break. Like I said, the most important thing is that I apologize to Oscar, and that’s it.

“I think when you’re in that position, you’re focusing on the car ahead, you commit. How I feel it as well … when you start first or second, you never really looked behind. So I went for it, and then I realized, ’S***, he doesn’t see me there.’ So I was trying to get out of it, but then we still clipped. Of course, that is on me, but I was expecting maybe 20 seconds, 30 seconds, I don’t know, stop-and-go? It’s maybe something to talk about for next time.”

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Originally posted by xd45man:
So umm, what do we do until March?

I'm going to miss Valtteri Bottas.

Is Lawson going to take Checo's spot? What's up with the rumors that Red Bull doesn't like Yuki?

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Originally posted by 220-9er:
While Max took the blame for the incident, the least he could do, he then blamed the officials for giving him the now standard penalty.
He then made statements about the officials that were less than complimentary. I was surprised the FIA hasn't reacted to that by now.

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Originally posted by smlsig:
It looks like Sainz could be going to Mercedes and Antonelli will go to Williams…

https://youtu.be/vn2ncU2BnZo?si=rGIZSzKKjUg_ADlw

If so, Sainz could give ol’ George a run for the top seat.

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Originally posted by smlsig:
It looks like Sainz could be going to Mercedes and Antonelli will go to Williams…

If so, Sainz could give ol’ George a run for the top seat.