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Mick was vice-champion in both Italian and German Formula 4 championships before getting promoted, so while he might not have been something really special, it's surely not bad? Last season in Formula 3 was his rookie year, getting accustomed to it, things should get better now that he's got more experience with the car. Last time I saw him was in Macau GP, sadly was forced to retire from the race, but not before registering the fastest lap time on the circuit which is extremely tough... His name definitely helps in terms of attracting sponsors and teams willing to give him a chance for sure, but on the other hand, it also raises expectations and pressure tenfold... Mick's still a very promising, quick driver who works hard though, looks to be intelligent and a top character as well, just needs to have more ruthlessness on track and get better at qualifying. Hope he makes it to Formula One one day. And yeah, Ralf's son, David, looks good too, I think this will be his rookie year in Formula 4! Also so much motorsport events to watch this weekend, I'm struggling with it

Saw her name on the live timing for the previous test, had to think of you Talking about F3, I hope this will be Mick Schumacher's year... looked good in all tests so far, it's his second year, and he seems to be developing well as a driver.

Kimi is winning at doing press conferences

While I think that autonomous weapon systems is a very bad idea in general, I don't think AI is the problem - people are. Lowering of the cost associated with killing someone is one of my biggest issue with this. It reminded me of a short video I've seen a while ago:

My god, just look at this beauty

I think most people who complain (including me) are not really that upset about things like removing grid girls or adding the halo as such (both of which are still shite, but it's surely not the end of the world), it's more like they are getting frustrated seeing that things like that (e.g. making it more family-friendly, more show-biz like, more accessible to young generation with an attention span of a goldfish) are apparently the priority, instead of focusing on issues that put actual proper racing into jeopardy...

Driverless cars on the track, controlled from the garage in a sim

Have you heard about new Liberty plans for race weekends in the future? Apparently they want to introduce a qualifying sprint race on Saturdays. So apparently, there'd be two training sessions on Friday, then the usual qualifying on Saturday which would determine the starting grid for the qualifying sprint race on Saturday too (100 km, no tire or fuel limits), and THEN the end result of this sprint race would determine the starting grid for the usual Sunday race Apparently, they even considered creating a reverse grid too, but luckily that was rejected.

Well I just googled him and apparently he said that Claudio Pizarro is the best Peruvian football player ever, so he must be alright

Yeah, I thought that would have been weird for someone as young as you (or of similar age) to have already had a scouting career in a club like Leverkusen, haha.

Your mate was a scout at Bayer Leverkusen?

Yeah, both lovely circuits too, although to be honest, most MotoGP circuits are. I've been to Sachsenring some 10 years ago (for ADAC GT Masters though), lovely track and great atmosphere too.

I also love Misano, Assen and Phillip Island. The best track overall is probably Isle of Man though

Yep I'm quite excited hehe. Got the tix for K1 Grandstand (VR46 Tribune), which should be good for on-track action, as you can see the main straight, three opening corners and the pits

Ordered MotoGP tickets for Sepang in November as my Easter present today... Will look into Thailand ones too once they go on sale

I will have to plan my sightseeing quite spontaneously once I'm there, as I have other, non-leisure things to do as a priority so the rest will be all decided depending on how much free time I have, but as it stands, I'll probably do the Mutianyu part, as it's not too far and is easily accessible and has cable cars

Vietnam next month, China in June/July. Quite excited about China as I've never been there before, really looking forward to visiting the Great Wall of China and eating Peking duck

@El_Loco have you watched O Mecanismo yet? Seems to be getting great reviews, sounds interesting too! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6873658/

Yes, and he is set to stay at the club by taking a trainee course after he retires as well. Quality player; too bad his career has been marred by injuries, would have developed into a national team player had he stayed fit, in my opinion. Great news, and Fin Bartels also extended his contract yesterday

Asian Cup 2019 qualifiers are now over, here the countries that made it through: Big achievement for the Philippines, who will be playing in the tournament for the first time ever, after beating Tajikistan in their deciding match yesterday!

Happy birthday Alan!

I only use Skype once every few weeks to video call my mother, can't stand it otherwise and never have it on.

That unsettles me even more