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I generally like the Dutch, but there are the occasional self-centred nutters.
JohnMcL7
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I wonder what Hamilton would have done if Verstappen had clearly moved over rather than just suddenly slowing down for no reason on the racing line, given Hamilton had been at the stewards for racing under a yellow flag and had no idea why Verstappen was suddenly slowing it's understandable he didn't just go straight past.
Vettel is an odd character because I generally can't stand him as a driver but he seems so different away from the car, he's entertaining at the press conferences and despite the fierce rivalry on track him and Hamilton seem to get on well (Rosberg didn't seem to find him funny though) and there's an amusing video where Hamilton was being interviewed after the Canadian race and Vettel barged in to ask him about the seagull on the track. While waiting for the footage to be found they were just chatting genuinely about the race unlike the usual stilted press conferences.
Vettel is an odd character because I generally can't stand him as a driver but he seems so different away from the car, he's entertaining at the press conferences and despite the fierce rivalry on track him and Hamilton seem to get on well (Rosberg didn't seem to find him funny though) and there's an amusing video where Hamilton was being interviewed after the Canadian race and Vettel barged in to ask him about the seagull on the track. While waiting for the footage to be found they were just chatting genuinely about the race unlike the usual stilted press conferences.
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Rosberg didn’t find much of anything funny; he’s far more of a stereotypical German. Vettel, on the other hand, is to all extents British with his humour and mannerisms.
LOL The Irony
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He does like watching British sitcoms.
Spamcan81
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But Rosberg is Finnish.
He has a Finnish father, but Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nico_Rosberg says
| Nationality |
German |
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If that is not definitive enough, his WWW site http://nicorosberg.com/ has a section for Autograph requests, which specifies the size of the stamped addressed envelope that you need to send.
Finnish father, German mother, raised in Monaco.
LOL The Irony
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That would've been a fun meeting to be in.
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Rumour on the street is C4 is negotiating rights for Sunday with Sky.
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PG
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Did they get turned down?... Still listed as the normal 2.5 hours highlight show.
I'm judging from @LOL The Irony 's post that Channel 4 may be attempting to negotiate full broadcast rights for the race, rather than the normal highlights.
Similar to them negotiating with Amazon to show Emma Raducanu's US Open final. As I recall that was only agreed the day before so wouldn't have shown up in the planner much in advance.
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If C4 do manage to get rights to show it live, we'll just have to hope that LH and MV don't do a Senna / Prost and take each other out at turn 1. (Well, actually, I hope they don't even if C4 doesn't show it live!)
LOL The Irony
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It's now confirmed, but we'll sadly have to deal with Sky's commentary, so no Alex Jaques.
D365
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Oh… I thought it was meant that C4 would be broadcasting Sunday races in 2022.
I wish, save myself some money.
cjmillsnun
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Sadly? I suspect many will love hearing Martin Brundle in the commentary box.
birchesgreen
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I think "sadly" is because of the other bloke.
D365
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I had no idea that Brundle jr. has turned to commentary too!
LOL The Irony
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Correct. The superior David Croft is the one who created Dad's Army and 'Allo' Allo.
DarloRich
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I will stick to Radio 5/Five Live Extra - I don't like the bloke who does the commentary on Sky - to much noise and hype
Bin it. Give Radio 5 a try. They cover (on line) all sessions.
They have an almost TMS feel during practice sessions which is an interesting dynamic. Jack Nicholls, Joylon Palmer & Jennie Gow. Andrew Benson is involved from time to time.
Of course "the bloke who does the commentary on Sky" was previously commentating alongside Anthony Davidson and Maurice Hamilton for BBC 5live F1 until 2012.
DarloRich
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Indeed - but he wasn't as hyperbolic on radio 5. He has gone the same way as football commentators on sky. Everything is overblown.
greatvoyager
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Good news, be nice to see the race live for once.
SuspectUsual
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Spot on. Although to be fair everyone else on the Sky coverage is good. Brundle is excellent and I really like Ted
I find Brundle's commentary excellent, both of them tbh.
KashmireHawker
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Australian Oscar Piastri, has this morning clinched the FIA Formula 2 World Championship in Abu Dhabi!
And considering his last three seasons have been:
2019 Formula Renault Eurocup: 1ST
2020 FIA Formula 3: 1ST
2021 FIA Formula 2: 1ST
IT IS DAYLIGHT ROBBERY he isn't on the F1 grid next season and just a Reserve at Alpine!
IT'S TIME that a promotion and relegation system of some kind is brought in, as it's crazy the winner of the 2nd Tier can't take their place at the top table!
And considering his last three seasons have been:
2019 Formula Renault Eurocup: 1ST
2020 FIA Formula 3: 1ST
2021 FIA Formula 2: 1ST
IT IS DAYLIGHT ROBBERY he isn't on the F1 grid next season and just a Reserve at Alpine!
IT'S TIME that a promotion and relegation system of some kind is brought in, as it's crazy the winner of the 2nd Tier can't take their place at the top table!