Annual trip to Catalunya

[Steve M]

I heard a lovely comparison the other day to compare with the ruling at the end of the last race. A Premiership football match - one team are winning 5-0 - the referee blows his whistle at full time and says "we will now have a penalty shoot-out to decide the winner"

Very good analogy Barry.

A classic season that should have been remembered as the greatest comeback in F1 history and an eight time Workd Champion has been tarnished by a whole host of mistakes by the race officials.

With five races to go Hamilton effectively had to win all five to take the title - he did exactly that until the race director made up his own rules for the last lap. Unforgivable incompetence.

[Puddles]

I read the other day that Verstappen felt that Hamilton had been very lucky throughout his career.
If it was true that he did say that, People in glasshouses came to mind.

Puddles

[bulleidboy]

It's a rich man's sport Bob. I was just reading that Lando Norris's dad is the 501st richest man in the UK - I know 501 is a long way down the list, but it means he has a few bob. I also read recently that another driver's father had just paid several hundred million for another drivers fathers yacht. There are very few that have initially made it on raw talent - which gets them noticed/signed-up at an early age. I think both Lewis and Max probably fall into that category.

[Steve M]

They used to say the golfer, Gary Player, was lucky.
His reply was “the more I practice, the luckier I get”.

[Steve M]

Last year’s travel restrictions meant that I had to miss my usual spring trip to Barcelona for the first time in thirteen years.
Today F1 announced that this year’s test will now take place behind closed doors with no fan or media access. It seems that Bahrain have paid for exclusive rights for the ‘first’ test of the new cars.
Another kick in the nuts for fans.

My son has come up trumps for the last couple of years and has bought me a ticket to Silverstone for Friday practice as a birthday present.
This year he is taking his partner instead. I know where I stand in his list of priorities.
Not all bad news as the two of us are now going to the first day of the MotoGP at Silverstone instead.

I now have to buy my own ticket to the GP - I know, it’s a hard life.

The price for one day is not that much different from my costings for the cancelled 5 day trip to Barcelona!

[bulleidboy]

It will be interesting to see how things go over this weekend. Pundits seem to think Max will retain the title this year.

[Steve M]

It will be interesting to see how things go over this weekend. Pundits seem to think Max will retain the title this year.

Yes, he's in a good position to 'win' his first title this year.

[brian1951]

It will be interesting to see how things go over this weekend. Pundits seem to think Max will retain the title this year.

Yes, he's in a good position to 'win' his first title this year.

Yellow card issued. Mr M.

[Steve M]

Don’t think there are any yellow cars this year Brian.

[RAF96]

I see they have ‘clarified’ the ‘back-markers must catch up before the safety car comes in’ rule, which if correctly in place last season would have favoured LH ahead of MV.