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See I fucking knew it puncture for Mick after a collision with Armstrong, did well to recover and finish 13, still no points while Ticktum takes P5... Damn!

Yes, and Ticktum well behind in P15 and P10 respectively... Mick's got it under control, pleaaaaaase don't screw it up. I'm so nervous haha! Race 1 starts in 15 minutes... Mick needs to get 6 points and to outscore Ticktum to clinch the title in Race 1 already!

Last and title deciding F3 round is upon us! Not the best Race 1 qualifying for Mick (P7); he's still ahead of Ticktum who's P9. Armstrong in P6.

I think that's exactly what Mercedes are doing - putting Russell to test to see how good he really is for the future; they already know what to expect from Ocon, and to be fair to him, he's a good driver and would do well for Mercedes, but he could be a good replacement for Bottas, not for Hamilton once he retires... I like this new trend of talented youngsters being given seats in F1 lately though. Verstappen, Gasly, Leclerc; now Giovinazzi, Norris, Russell. Good stuff.

Feel sorry for Ocon, but happy for Russell. Very likeable and talented driver. Well deserved.

Ha - I finally found you on reddit. Not that I've been looking, but still

To be fair, the hype around him is unhealthy and unproductive... It's obvious that he's a very talented driver, likely the most talented to come from the youth ranks in recent years, and he does have a likeable character and an interesting backstory that the media likes to milk - but there's no need to put him into the spotlight and under pressure that much and that early... Hope it all doesn't get into his head and a move to Ferrari doesn't ruin him.

It's a matter of taste in the end... Fox Sports Asia use Sky Sports commentary on their broadcasts of F1, so I can watch it on cable without a problem, but I seriously find it so annoying that I willingly switch to streams instead...

Also I love Allan McNish as a commentator, but I only have the pleasure of listening to him on WEC races.

Brundle is good, Crofty is an annoying tit. Hausleitner and Alex Wurz on ORF are class, definitely my most favourite commentator pair. And anyone is better than the RTL ones

Yes, I get it that they are supposed to generate money via ads, but that's just ridiculous... ORF (Austrian TV) used to be my top choice for F1 broadcasts, but they started blocking VPN connections a while ago, even when using one with a Chameleon protocol which is supposed to hide it So now I'm stuck with SRF (Swiss TV). Not too bad, only few ads, but the moderator can be slightly annoying sometimes. I guess I could just watch it on my cable TV (Fox Sports Asia), but the commentators there are even more annoying

RTL? Stay away from it, it's awful Sky Germany used to show F1 without adverts, but they dropped their coverage this season as they failed to negotiate new terms... I worked till 4am last night and set the alarm for the race, but just turned it off and kept on sleeping Missed all of it.

Also Hartley 6th and ahead of Gasly

Not a great day for Sauber Ericsson crashes, Leclerc spins and misses out on Q3. Ferrari screwing themselves with a bad strategy call once again. Shocker P4 Kimi, P9 Vettel... Ricciardo with engine issues again. Are you all still sleeping?

Nah - they just allocated the default tyre sets (4 softs - 5 mediums - 4 supersofts) instead

It's especially funny considering how they claimed they have the best chassis at the start of the season and how they blamed Honda for previous season; yet they are a complete mess overall

McLaren forgot to tell Pirelli which tyres they wanted for this race weekend... You couldn't make it up...

This looks great @The Rebel CRS @Bluewolf

I saw her moving to ABBA's Dancing Queen today

Watched first two episodes of Manifest yesterday.... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8421350/ Love the premise, and it holds my attention so far; will keep on watching. Some of the plot lines seem cheesy sometimes, but it has a lot of potential on a whole... Feels a bit like a LOST ripoff in a way haha. Not sure how well will it live up to it though...

Not to mention that there's no scientific evidence on direct badger-to-cattle transmission to back it up... Seems like a terrible idea in terms of the ecosystem too. But sure it's an easier solution than changing farming practices...

F1 official live timing... 1:35.861 on the soft tyres lap 50