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Formula 1/F1/Formula One

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Superb drive by Lewis. Loved to see the emotion from Toto today.

This thing is far from over. Many folks thought Max had it in the bag after winning in Mexico City and leaving town boasting a 19-point lead with four races to go. Lewis wins today, Max finishes a solid second... and the lead is whittled down to 14 points. It's been tight with those two steadily finishing on the podium... but if one of those guys finishes completely out of the points while the other wins and gets quickest lap? Yeah, it could completely flop. And we still have three races to go??? Things could get real interesting at any or all of the upcoming race weekends. :cool:

Alonso had a quick car this weekend and I thought his one-stop strategy was going to work in his favor... but [sigh]... it wasn't meant to be. It's remarkable how well the team has performed this year considering they only have two vehicles running the Renault engine on the grid this season.

Interesting that Danny Rick was out with a loss of power with his Mercedes. Engine failures used to be much more common, but you don't see many of them today. Jussayin'... :D

Gasly was solid this weekend. Too bad Tsunoda's excitement got the best of him today. The drivers were lucky no one got a flat from that debris.

More racing next weekend! Let's do it!!! Whooohooo!!! :bassist:
 
A massive salute and congratulations to Valentino Rossi, the 7-time MotoGP champion who rode his last series race earlier today. I wish more athletes had his passion and sense of humor. And now, The Doctor moves on to four wheels!

Valentino Rossi brings down the curtain on illustrious MotoGP career

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Congrats to Valentino Rossi on a fantastic career. He's expected to look into the World Endurance Championship. Ferrari has already said that he won't be driving for them:

Valentino Rossi has been ruled out by Ferrari as a driver at Le Mans in 2023, which will feature new LMDh regulations consisting of hybrid prototype engines at reduced costs. Ferrari will instead opt for a younger talent for this new project. ... Rossi has made his desire to race cars clear on a couple of occasions.Jul 10, 2021

F1 2021: Rossi discarded by Ferrari | Marca
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But, he does have a history with them :

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NANDOOOOOOOOO AND ALPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! Alonso is 40... ha! How fantastic is that? I love it. But yes, especially impressive when you think that Alonso and Ocon are the only guys out there with the Renault engine (less data).

8 points now separates Lewis and Max. Can Mercedes pull this off? I repeat what I wrote last week -- what happens if Max or Lewis finish off the podium or out of the points entirely? What say you?

Not much of a race today, but boy results make it interesting going into the last two races. Possibility exists to have Lewis and Max going into Abu Dhabi tied in points depending on how next week goes. Awesome to see Alonso back in the podium.
 
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