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Is travel still a rule in the NBA? 🙄
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That doesn't support the 'conspiracy' narrative though.
Yep.....when you dare raise or question things on touchy topics like Politics, health, covid or 'science' you are quickly branded a nutter or Tin head or Anti Vaxxier - yet those who brand you are then happy to sell their 'conspiracy theories' on everything from AFL to F1 in as though its a proven fact.
Funny that.
Earlier in the season, there seemed to be a narrative that Piastri was a calmer driver than Norris, and Norris didn't handle the pressure well. The last few weeks it does seem to have reversed a bit...
So could it just simply be Piastri was driving better than Lando and now he's not?
Why is Lando quicker than Piastri in qualifying?
QUALIFYING
Grand Prix: Norris 11-10 Piastri
Sprint: Norris 2-3 Piastri
I know Kimi had Leclerc on his right but FMD he could have given Oscar a bit of room on the inside of the corner. He was lucky to have not sustained race ending damage himself. Many drivers have received penalties for that.Leclerc left Antonelli plenty of space, Antonelli cut across Piastri, Piastri drove the same line and was turning in when Antonelli crushed him. Antonelli escaping penalty is the Mercedes tax.
McLaren favouring Lando has to be expected, Brit team, Brit driver, Brit billionaire, Brit marketing, it was always going to go that way.
What I don't get is Lando and McLaren seemingly oblivious to the crowds boing him, it's getting worse every race and even if Lando is thick skinned McLaren must certainly notice it. Maybe there was some truth to the earlier leaked rumours about Zac Brown not wanting Piastri, but it's more likely the Lando marketing dollars that McLaren want. We could say our bias is parochial, but when the rest of the world sees it happening then it can't be just our perception!
What it does highlight is just how little the teams rate the drivers as part of the setup, are they are like AFL coaches, are they megalomaniacs who think they can build a car to deliver anybody a win?
Interestingly post race Leclerc who was the big victim of the incident come out and slammed the stewards saying they were completely wrong to penalise Piastri, he stated Antonelli contributed to the collision by turning in on Piastri.
It was going to be harsh no matter which way the stars went with it.Yes, but why would stewards penalise this now, they haven't applied such a penalty to a racing incident all season.
Had oscar qualified better, he wouldn't have been so desperate to make the move when he did, not that it was desperate, but he was on the edge and ultimately just over it with the lockup.
I understand when the stewards apply penalties to people crossing the line or making dangerous moves, but actually in this case they were all still on what is legally deemed the track and nobody really broke any rules, you could equally argue Antonelli failed to leave a car width. All season this type of event has been deemed a racing incident.
Is what happened between Piastri and Antonelli any more than what Norris did to Piastri, it's just luck nobody was on the other side of Piastri a couple of weeks back?
^^ that old chestnut, ill adjust the argument to make it look like i was right even when I was wrong?
Let me put it to you this way then if you want to adjust things like a politician does.
They kick so few goals ordinarily that holding a team to none is unremarkable. It only means stopping them from kicking 2 to 3 goals.
Got it now? Thats the opposite of impressive. Or maybe you're easily impressed.
It'll be interesting to see the stats post game, but I'd expect that Vescio will be a stand out for contested possessions and efficiency, experience matters in tough conditions.
Having a few Irish girls probably makes a big difference in the otherwise chilly conditions!
