@ln4norris Oscar making a “headline” gesture, as in, “Lando Norris says…” which I’m sure they’ve been coached/threatened not to say. But I’m glad he did! The battery needs to go.
lando on the new regs: “you still get penalized for [going flat out everywhere in quali]. you should never get penalized for that”
“honestly, i don't think you can fix that. you just have to get rid of the battery so hopefully a few years that’s the case”
🚨 When you go for the undercut, the car ahead reacts.
That’s the rule.
Lap 16: Norris boxes.
Lap 17: Ferrari cover with Leclerc.
All normal.
But then…
Mercedes don’t.
Antonelli stays out.
🚨 That’s the signal.
Because in that moment, it’s not about what they did…
it’s about what they didn’t do.
They had the margin to box.
They chose not to.
And when a team chooses not to cover an undercut,
they’re telling you something.
👉 we’re not worried about this
👉 we’ve got pace here
👉 this isn’t where the race is decided
It’s easy to miss, because everything else looks standard.
But that’s the clue.
The undercut only works if the car ahead needs to defend.
Mercedes didn’t.
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@Eviljohna@peterlanee I was there on night one (Monday June 3), and Saturday June 8 (cut short).
I wish I had been on June 6, because they played ‘When The Time Comes’ that night. Were you there for that?
@s2seltaeb@peterlanee They were wonderful weren’t they?!?!
I was there 2 nights. I don’t think they cut the one I was at short but they interrupted the show threatening to kick us all out & seem to remember Tom had to plead with people
I woulda be heartbroken had they kicked us out! I’m so sorry
Paul should just have one big private celebrity concert… feels a bit harsh to have people to scramble for the slight chance to see him in such an intimate setting, only for half of the venue to be taken by celebrities who could easily see him front row on any tour on a whim.🤷♂️
@peterlanee I flew out yrs ago for Tom Petty shows at the Fonda. 1 was nearly cut short by the Fire Marshals cause there were so many extra peeps let in. I was nearly murderous
I FLEW 3000+ miles for this GTFOH! I’d bet Paul’s were over limit but LA knew there’d be a fk’n riot if they dared
I GOT IN!!!! And BIG HUGE MASSIVE THANKS to my KTLA-5 buddy DOUG KOLK for making it happen at literally the very last minute!! And WHAT A SHOW — My 29TH TIME seeing PAUL McCARTNEY in concert!!
OFFICIAL: The Bahrain and Saudi GPs have been postponed.
Decision simply says "will not take place in April", and there will be no replacement races next month, so we're set for a 22-race season #F1
Toto Wolff: "I'm glad those ground-effect cars went into the bin. This is more conventional. The cars are smaller ... they're like real racing cars again."
@ln4norris Thank you! I'm in the US and a little confused how the AppleTV and F1TV situation is going to work right now.
I used to be able to select the world audio feed (Sky), but haven't tried to get it yet tonight.
@s2seltaeb the tyres weren’t in the right temp and he got on the kerb with cold tyres. he was focused on the battery deployment (something lando also said is an issue that you have to always keep your eyes on the battery and less on track) and it sent him spinning