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Bottom post of the previous page:

He's still in the Strloller to me.
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I have clothes in my wardrobe older than Lance Stroll :rofl: :rofl:


@Everso Biggyballies I do recall that about Lewis Hamilton and his private jet. He's just one of many who do things like that and then has the nerve to tell us all to do our bit for the environment and so on as well as cheating the tax system. Yet we're supposed to respect these people who do all they can to avoid paying what they should.
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Star wrote: 2 years ago I have clothes in my wardrobe older than Lance Stroll :rofl: :rofl:
I have clothes in my wardrobe that are older than Stroll, that I still wear! :haha:

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Everso Biggyballies wrote: 2 years ago
Star wrote: 2 years ago I have clothes in my wardrobe older than Lance Stroll :rofl: :rofl:
I have clothes in my wardrobe that are older than Stroll, that I still wear! :haha:
Me too, that's what I meant by that comment ;)
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White six wrote: 2 years ago 150/1 to win sports personality again. Better value than to win the title seeing as Abu Dhabs is the same day

Won't win but probably lay at 30/1 or so
Currently 28/1, and will be able to lay at 10/1

Just call me the betting guru :tongue:
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This Raducanu chick might win it?
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Vassago wrote: 2 years ago This Raducanu chick might win it?
This is Betfair exchange, so who will win is beside the point

I will explain, I shouldn't assume people know. So I backed hammy at 150 (and other prices) then I can sell the bet back at a much lower price. Rather like trading shares. I've got around 10k profit on hammy to win, so if he reached 10/1 I could make £1000 either way. Doesn't matter who wins.

I've made a guaranteed win position by backing Max for the title, so that's my insurance if Hammy loses and the above prices don't happen
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Anyone notice the "F1: Powered by hybrid since 2014" branding at the bottom of the screen?

Lol, F1 - you're not green
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MonteCristo wrote: 2 years ago Anyone notice the "F1: Powered by hybrid since 2014" branding at the bottom of the screen?

Lol, F1 - you're not green
F1 are quite good at overlooking things like facts when it comes to eco stuff and human rights. :suspicious: :whistling: :wink:

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Vettel does...
Lewis too. Look at his helmet.
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How much money it takes to ... not make it to F1 yet.

A story about the Piastri family and journey towards F1.
Melbourne racer Oscar Piastri’s $6.5 million F1 dream

Remote control car ($10,000 per year for 3 years): $30,000
Cart in Australia ($50- $75,000,000 per year for 4 years): $200- $300,000
European cart (1 year): $500,000
Formula Four (1 year): $250,000 plus
Formula Renault (first year): £250,000 (approx. $500,000)
Formula Renault (2nd year): €400,000 (approx. $650,000)
Formula 3: $1 Million
Formula 2 (1 season): Estimated cost 1 million euros ($1.5 million)

Additional Expenses: Travel, Transportation, Living, Tuition as a Boarder for 4 Years, Family Travel to and from Australia
Total: between $5.5 million and $6.5 million
https://sydneynewstoday.com/melbourne-r ... am/459654/
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MonteCristo wrote: 2 years ago How much money it takes to ... not make it to F1 yet.

A story about the Piastri family and journey towards F1.
Melbourne racer Oscar Piastri’s $6.5 million F1 dream

Remote control car ($10,000 per year for 3 years): $30,000
Cart in Australia ($50- $75,000,000 per year for 4 years): $200- $300,000
European cart (1 year): $500,000
Formula Four (1 year): $250,000 plus
Formula Renault (first year): £250,000 (approx. $500,000)
Formula Renault (2nd year): €400,000 (approx. $650,000)
Formula 3: $1 Million
Formula 2 (1 season): Estimated cost 1 million euros ($1.5 million)

Additional Expenses: Travel, Transportation, Living, Tuition as a Boarder for 4 Years, Family Travel to and from Australia
Total: between $5.5 million and $6.5 million
https://sydneynewstoday.com/melbourne-r ... am/459654/
Its frightening really isnt it..... and he had a clean year on year from F4 to F2 with no double dipping in any series other that a bit of Renault. (He didn't do too well first year in Renault, finishing 8th.... 2nd year he won)

So total 6.5 mill..... plus the unquantifiable cost of family disruption.

A couple of lines from that article say a bit.....
Piastri’s senior, who runs a successful car software development company, was with him at every stage.

...... without his seedcorn spending, Oscar wouldn’t have been able to get out of the pit lane in his first kart competition.


“People think top drivers will get there because Dad has a big checkbook, but it’s not. Money is important, but they need extraordinary talent, dedication, and dedication.” Chris (Father) says.

“I have a successful business....."

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I guess none of my kids are getting into motor racing.
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Alonso running in the 24hour Kart race at Dubai this weekend with his own team

You would think the drivers would be looking for a break after a pretty intense few weeks run in to last weekend. Not for Fernando who still needs his fix. Alonso and his MD Racing Team will be racing around the Dubai Kartdrome, preparing to participate in one of karting’s most famous annual endurance races, now in its second decade of running.

Alonso is no stranger to Dubai and the Kartdrome for that matter, nor the 24 Hours race. He first entered a team in 2014 which included former F1 drivers Pedro de la Rosa and Stoffel Vandoorne. Since then he has become a popular visitor to the UAE’s karting complex whenever he is in town. I think he snagged a podium at the event in 2019.

Nando has his mate Pedro de la Rosa in the team, as well young up-and-coming karter Nikola Tsolov in the team and his childhood buddy and former F3000 racer Angel Burgueño.

Its on this weekend, 17-18 December

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Has Pedro De La Rosa got a 700 page dossier on the other teams karts? I'm sure Fernando knows nothing about it.
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Max Verstappen has topped the annual team principals’ top 10 drivers ranking – knocking Lewis Hamilton off the top spot.
The two drivers have dominated the rankings over recent years, finishing as the top two every year since 2016. But this is the first time that Verstappen has emerged ahead.

In what has become a long-standing tradition created by Autosport, each of the F1 team bosses were asked to pick their top 10 drivers of the year.

The individual results are kept secret – so the team principals can answer honestly – and the tally totted up using F1’s point structure that runs from 25 points for first down to 1 point for 10th.

For the first time since he entered F1 in 2015, 2021 world champion Verstappen came out on top – earning 188 points compared to Hamilton’s 174.

Lando Norris moved up to third overall off the back of a hugely impressive season with McLaren, which included him taking his maiden pole position at the Russian Grand Prix.

He was the highest climber in the top 10, along with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr, both gaining four spots on their 2020 positions, while the returning Fernando Alonso was fifth.

Despite their wins in the Azerbaijan and Italian GPs respectively, Sergio Perez (fifth in 2020) and Daniel Ricciardo (fourth) have fallen outside the top 10.

The nine team principals who took part were Toto Wolff (Mercedes), Christian Horner (Red Bull), Andreas Seidl (McLaren), Laurent Rossi (Alpine), Otmar Szafnauer (Aston Martin), Fred Vasseur (Alfa Romeo), Franz Tost (AlphaTauri), Jost Capito (Williams) and Gunther Steiner (Haas). The only team that did not take part was Ferrari.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/verst ... 1/6886514/


2021 rankings:

1. Max Verstappen 188pts
Up 1

2. Lewis Hamilton 174pts
Down 1

3. Lando Norris 100pts
Up 4

4. Carlos Sainz Jr 70pts
Up 4

5. Fernando Alonso 63pts
Re-entry

6. Charles Leclerc 58pts
Down 3

7. Pierre Gasly 56pts
Up 3

8. George Russell 44pts
Down 2

9. Valtteri Bottas 43pts
No change

10. Esteban Ocon 41pts
Re-entry

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