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Like on Williams....

Awesome Race !!!:yay:
The shit thing is George is probably going to end up getting a penalty and having his points taken off him.

Its a joke the best team in the sport can't even put the right tires on their cars.
 
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It was good to see for Russell,nowhere is it better....also not in the Mercedes Team.

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Grand Prix of Sachir in Bahrain

After 87 Laps (307,995 km):

1. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 1:31:15,114
2. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault + 10,518
3. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 11,869
4. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren 12,580
5. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 13,330
6. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull 13,842
7. Daniil Kwjat RUS Alpha Tauri 14,534
8. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 15,389
9. George Russell GBR Mercedes 18,556
10. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 19,541
11. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri 20,527
12. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 22,611
13. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 24,111
14. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 26,153
15. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 32,370
16. Jack Aitken GBR Williams 33,674
17. Pietro Fittipaldi BRA Haas 36,858


Out: Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull), Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari), Nicholas Latifi (CAN/Williams)

Fastest Lap: Russell (55,404 Sek.)
 
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Hmm very interesting Valtteri has changed his Instagram profile and it no longer says he drives for Mercedes and George's insta no longer says he is a Williams driver.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/valtteri-bottas-mercedes-instagram/

...as feared....there "was" something....very,very strange.

Maybe:

Bottas is psychic and mental "finished".
Understandable,this Race Weekend was a Slap in the Face...
He needs "Distance" now and "cuts" all Lines until next Year.
Remember,Senna was also this Type of Racer in some Years (1992 for Example).

Bottas will be "vanishing" for the next 3 Months,for sure...
He maybe "reconsider" 3 Options:

- Another Year of Humilation under Hamilton as clear Number 2 Driver again.
- A new Year as maybe Number 1 (if Hamilton retires) but also (pretty sure) humilated by Russell as his new Teammate.
- Make a Break for a Year (with the Option to never come back because of no Cockpit....)

Are there more Options for him ?

That no means,Mercedes also have this Reconsiderations.....

One Thing is clear:
His "Worth" as a Top Driver is actal lower as low......


An very "logical" Solution for Wolff:

"We give Bottas a Time Out for 2021 and he comes back in 2022 (as Number 2 with Russell)."
 
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Mazepin has only been part of the Haas team for a little under a week and he is already in huge trouble witht he team. He is going to be fired before he even starts the 2021 season if he keeps going like this.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/abhorrent-mazepin-haas-instagram-video/4923991/amp/

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He is a very talented driver but is also a bloody maniac. He got banned from Formula 3 for punching another driver. He got banned for also deliberately causing a crash in Formula 2. He got banned in Formula 2 for throwing a time marker board at Yuki Tsunoda and so many more rule breaks.
 

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He is a very talented driver but is also a bloody maniac. He got banned from Formula 3 for punching another driver. He got banned for also deliberately causing a crash in Formula 2. He got banned in Formula 2 for throwing a time marker board at Yuki Tsunoda and so many more rule breaks.

Why are such "talented" Drivers "grant-aided" ?
Where to bloody Hell is the Role Model Function from Sports Mens today ?

I am very sorry,that this Woman has not punched him in the Face...:evil:

BUT as like our Friend Max V.
EVERYONE gets back at some Point what they have sown and deserved..
(...remember Max´s "reckless" Driving in 2016/2017/2018....? HE did "forget" it seamlessly and harvests the "Fruits of Wage" this Year....)
 
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One of my favourite drivers is back. Arrow McLaren SP have announced that two-time Indy500 champion and former McLaren F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya, will join the team for the 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500 next year.

Ahhhhh.........click Bait....
My first thought was back in Formula 1...:rofl2::yay:
 

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Hmm very interesting Valtteri has changed his Instagram profile and it no longer says he drives for Mercedes and George's insta no longer says he is a Williams driver.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/valtteri-bottas-mercedes-instagram/

Bottas imposes news ban: Fresh again for Abu Dhabi
"So I didn't look at a single headline, news article, or social media from Sunday," said Bottas.
It was all going well there - not only that Bottas' pale Bahrain performance drew harsh criticism.
Backed up by vague statements from Russell and team principal Toto Wolff, the debate began as soon as Mercedes should aim for a driver change in 2021.
Formula 1, Russell takes back comment: no Mercedes in 2021 It went to extremes on social media - whether Bottas had removed 'Mercedes' from his Instagram account.
Bottas himself didn't want to hear or see anything about it and stayed offline: "Sometimes you have to do it that way. It works for me, and I feel full of energy again for the new weekend. I feel like I can deliver. That is the most important."

:arrow: The Source
 

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Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi

Second Free Practice:

1. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes 1:36,276
2. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes + 0,203
3. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 0,770
4. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull 0,987
5. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 1,162
6. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault 1,229
7. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 1,230
8. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 1,232
9. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault 1,232
10. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 1,284
11. Daniil Kwjat RUS Alpha Tauri 1,320
12. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren 1,340
13. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri 1,624
14. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 1,792
15. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 1,922
16. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 2,228
17. Antonio Giovinazzi ITA Alfa Romeo 2,288
18. George Russell GBR Williams 3,068
19. Pietro Fittipaldi USA Haas 2,751
20. Nicholas Latifi CAN Williams 2,856

First Free Practice:

1. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 1:37,378
2. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes + 0,034
3. Esteban Ocon FRA Renault 1,137
4. Alexander Albon THA Red Bull 1,169
5. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 1,366
6. Lance Stroll CAN Racing Point 1,453
7. Sergio Perez MEX Racing Point 1,578
8. Daniil Kwjat RUS Alpha Tauri 1,772
9. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri 1,782
10. Kimi Räikkönen FIN Alfa Romeo 1,821
11. Carlos Sainz ESP McLaren 1,952
12. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 1,966
13. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 1,974
14. Sebastian Vettel GER Ferrari 2,292
15. Robert Kubica POL Alfa Romeo 2,527
16. George Russell GBR Williams 3,068
17. Nicholas Latifi CAN Williams 3,685
18. Mick Schumacher GER Haas 3,857
19. Pietro Fittipaldi USA Haas 6,691
20. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Renault No Time
 
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