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      03-15-2025, 11:21 PM   #265
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Oh boy. Man this is a tricky circuit with this weather. So many high speed sweeping turns.

Rain is the greatest equalizer. Lets see who the best driver is today
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rookies strike again….
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i feel like with 6 rookies it’s a sign of things to come all season.
already this race

Poor Jack.....He was basically already fired before he started the season.
This doesn't help....
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Damn wait ...It was the start and MAX is P2 !

And the rookie Doohan in the wall in lap 1 .

As I said who's next ...

Safety car !!!

And wait WTF ?!?! Sainz is in the wall ...What ?!?!
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already this race

Poor Jack.....He was basically already fired before he started the season.
This doesn't help....
i had high hopes for both isaac and doohan too
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      03-15-2025, 11:23 PM   #270
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rookies strike again….
but now also one of the best drivers in the field....the not so smooth operator

conditions on this asphalt are really difficult.
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i had high hopes for both isaac and doohan too
Especially Hadjar after that qualifying, and the VCARB doing so well as a car.

Doohan has an impossible task no matter what he does. He can only keep his seat if he outperform GAS, and GAS is an excellent driver. Also in the rain.

For Doohan....painful as this is in front of his home audience...
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Stark warning for all: treacherous race conditions.
2 rookies and 1 veteran down.

16 more to go and Lawson wins the race.

Monaco 1996: only 3 made it to the finish in the wet.

White paint of the circuit lines in the wet: as slippery as black ice.
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In other news, this is my first year with F1 tv. Wow so much better then espn
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Monaco 1996: only 3 made it to the finish in the wet.
Olivier Panis' best day of his life!
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Hush-hush, he promoted Lawson to the RBR seat.
Yeah ....yeah I know . I just see that MAX's RB21 isn't planted well in the rain .
His rear was gone a bit as well...Think he runs with a very low downforce setup

But as we know MAX is MAX in the rain
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With that overhead shot of the start and how Max overtook Oscar...masterclass!
You can see Max holding in 1st corner and getting another attack angle, getting more speed and overtaking Oscar on the outside of the 2nd corner.
Max' spideysense in the rain is just uncanny. Where others loose basic control of their cars, Max pulls stunts like this.
I hope he doesn't crash later in the race......or someone crashes into him! (that last thing is probably more likely to happen....)
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Yeah ....yeah I know . I just see that MAX's RB21 isn't planted well in the rain .
His rear was gone a bit as well...Think he runs with a very low downforce setup

But as we know MAX is MAX in the rain
If there’s one man I would always bet on to figure out the rain, it’s Max haha
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I wonder how Lando's nerves are right now, him knowing that Max just ate Oscar raw and is now on his tail....and Lando of course f#cked up both restarts in Brazil......

Lando's only hope is the track drying up....
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With that overhead shot of the start and how Max overtook Oscar...masterclass!
You can see Max holding in 1st corner and getting another attack angle, getting more speed and overtaking Oscar on the outside of the 2nd corner.
Max' spideysense in the rain is just uncanny. Where others loose basic control of their cars, Max pulls stunts like this.
I hope he doesn't crash later in the race......or someone crashes into him! (that last thing is probably more likely to happen....)
Yeah . They just showed the replay . It was like Oscar was standing still .

2 seconds later ...MAX saved his rear with a fantastic move
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I wonder how Lando's nerves are right now, him knowing that Max just ate Oscar raw and is now on his tail....and Lando of course f#cked up both restarts in Brazil......

Lando's only hope is the track drying up....
I’m a huge McLaren supporter. But I have my doubts with Lando to perform consistently over a course of a season even if he has the fastest car. I don’t think mentally he’s as strong. Particularly when what is the equivalent of a apex predator is lurking behind you. Especially in the rain.

You know Max is always living in his head after watching Drive to Survive, and seeing the Brazil race episode
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A dry line is already forming...Lando is probably safe for now
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I wonder how Lando's nerves are right now, him knowing that Max just ate Oscar raw and is now on his tail....and Lando of course f#cked up both restarts in Brazil......

Lando's only hope is the track drying up....
Lando will soon feel MAX's breath (!)
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But I have my doubts with Lando to perform consistently over a course of a season even if he has the fastest car. I don’t think mentally he’s as strong.
I think PIA is a more appealing driver to watch because of this.
But Lando up to now has just been faster than PIA most of the times. Both in qualifying and in the rain.
The last few races of PIA were a bit disappointing compared to Lando's performance.
Maybe the difference in experience is the reason.
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I think PIA is a more appealing driver to watch because of this.
But Lando up to now has just been faster than PIA most of the times. Both in qualifying and in the rain.
The last few races of PIA were a bit disappointing compared to Lando's performance.
Maybe the difference in experience is the reason.
MAX is cooling his tyres in the wet ...

MAX will shoot his new shot with DRS...
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mclaren has the long pace, but red bull is equal on a 1 lap pace. i still see max taking this somehow
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The ferrari eats it's tyres just like they did in qualifying on reds within 1 lap.
That might be a problem this season....
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