Formula One | 2018 Season

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Five second time pelanty for Vettel though.

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Vettel in to the points.

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Vettel in fifth. :blink:

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Sirotkin with a five second pelanty for being too slow. :lol:

Verstappen pits and just comes back out ahead of Vettel.

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Ricciardo pits but comes out behind Vettel.

Or Verstappen. Brundle is drunk.

Perez retires.

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Five second time pelanty for Grosjean. :lol:

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Ricciardo ahead of Vettel.

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Bottas pits and can't get going again without a large delay.

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Raikkonen passes Ricciardo and in to third!

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Stroll is out. Flatspotted his tyres and down they went.

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Hamilton wins, Verstappen second, Raikkonen third. Ricciardo, Vettel, Magnussen, Bottas, Sainz, Hulkenberg and Leclerc follow.

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Verstappen's car has had it in P3 at Austria.

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Q3 is on now.

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Stinker of an opening lap from Vettel. :lol:

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Bottas on pole! Well done to him. Hamilton, Vettel, Raikkonen, Verstappen, Grosjean. Ricciardo, Magnussen, Sainz and Hulkenberg follow.

Red Bull at their home GP. :haha:

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Vettel drops three with a grid pelanty for blocking. :doh:

Blocking Sainz, which is a bit pointless.

[Goonermerree]

Vettel drops three with a grid pelanty for blocking. :doh:

Blocking Sainz, which is a bit pointless.

He's a good driver, he'll make some of that up.

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Formation lap under way.

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Raikkonen up to second then locks it up! :doh:

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Verstappen ahead of Raikkonen.

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Vettel down to eight, although now up to seventh.

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Leclerc goes offroading!

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Great move from Vettel on Grosjean.

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Hulkenberg's engine has given up, smoke and fire!

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Bottas' car has gone!

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VSC out, here come the pitstops!

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Both Red Bulls and both Ferrari's pit!

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I guess Hamilton couldn't pit when the VSC comes out, that instantly makes it interesting. :popcorn:

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Hamilton pits and comes back out in fourth.

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Raikkonen passes Ricciardo!

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What a move from Vettel on Hamilton!

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Hamilton's tyres are going to blackspot soon surely?

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They'll surely swap Vettel and Raikkonen now?

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Now Ricciardo is out!

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This track is murdering everybody's hydraulics.

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Hamilton is retiring!

[Globalgunner]

Hamilton is retiring!

Who`s coming on to replace him?

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Verstappen win the Austrian GP! Well done to him. Raikkonen and Vettel follow. Grosjean, Magnussen, Ocon, Perez, Alonso, Ericsson and Leclerc follow.

Vettel regains the Championship lead.

[Globalgunner]

Max wins!
Kimi followed by Vettel complete the podium.

Heck of a race

[Goonermerree]

Why did Hamliton retire?

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Loss of power.

[Globalgunner]

Mechanical failure. Not sure if engine or gearbox. Maybe similar to Bottas who lost hydraulics.
inquest to follow at the old Bailey

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Horner being as humble as usual.

[Goonermerree]

Mechanical failure. Not sure if engine or gearbox. Maybe similar to Bottas who lost hydraulics.
inquest to follow at the old Bailey

That's careless!

[GP]

Eric Boullier has left McLaren.

Not really a surprise.

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Massive crash for Hartley.

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Just in Q2 for the British GP at the moment.

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Q3 underway.

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Hamilton on pole, Vettel second, Raikkonen third. Bottas, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Magnussen, Grosjean, Leclerc and Ocon follow.

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Formation lap underway.

[Goonermerree]

I wonder if Vettel's neck will hinder him? Anyway, come on Hamilton.

[Globalgunner]

F1 cars are awesome machines. The most beautiful to my mind being the low nose Maclarens of the early century with Mika and David on their sides. I absolutely hated those high nose monstrosities of a few years ago.

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Vettel takes the lead!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Hamilton :rose:

Touches Kimi and he's...... last.

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Hamilton crashes and is last!

Raikkonen took him out.

[Goonermerree]

ah well, shit start.

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Raikkonen passes Ricciardo.

[Globalgunner]

Raikkonen is shit at starts.. Every fkn time!

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Bottas has already dropped off four seconds behind Vettel.

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Perez and Ericcson collided too.

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I think Raikkonen could have avoided that, doesn't look like he locked up, just looks like he was dozing.

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Hamilton is still back up already in to the points.

What are the other cars running on? :lol:

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Raikkonen goes off track and now gets a 10 second pelanty.

Ouch. :lol:

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Grosjean and Magnussen hit each other? :haha:

[GP]

HAM on a mission. Back up to P7 already.

[Goonermerree]

Damage limitation for Hamilton, but he's a good driver, he should get close.

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In comes Kimi. :rose:

Going to come out way down the field.

[Goonermerree]

Hamilton was on pole, how come he ended up being in third and getting in that mess anyway?

[Globalgunner]

Hamilton was on pole, how come he ended up being in third and getting in that mess anyway?

Shit start, even Bottas passed him into the 2nd corner

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Raikkonen doing well on the mediums.

Verstappen pits.

[Globalgunner]

Biggest headache for hamilton will be getting past the Renaults. Hopefully they will make it easier by pitting. Verstappen is a PITA

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Commentator curse :lol:

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Leclerc is out. :rose:

Too fast on the tyre changes.

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Vettel pits with tyre blistering.

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Raikkonen going off roading again. :lol:

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Bottas in for the overcut?

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Nope Bottas lost a second. :lol:

[Globalgunner]

Raikkonen going off roading again. :lol:

Former rally driver

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Hamilton getting the team orders. :lol:

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Hamilton pits.

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Slow stop, Hamilton comes out in sixth.

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Ricciardo has to pit again.

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Ericsson crashes!

Here come the pitstops!

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Safety Car out.

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Mercedes leaving their drivers out. :popcorn:

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Mercedes are on the mediums, Horner. Wake up.

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Safety Car finally come in.

Billy Monger?

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Raikkonen passes Verstappen!

Verstappen takes it back!

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Now Sainz has crashed. :haha:

Oh look Grosjean with him.

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Safety Car back out. :popcorn:

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That's on Sainz though.

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Safety Car going back in this lap.

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Raikkonen passes Verstappen!

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Ricciardo and Verstappen make contact.

Verstappen loses a place.

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What a move from Vettel on Bottas!

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Verstappen is out!

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They swap Bottas and Hamilton around.

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Raikkonen passes Bottas!

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Vettel wins! Well done to him. Hamilton second, Raikkonen third. Bottas, Ricciardo, Hulkenberg, Ocon, Alonso, Magnussen and Gasly follow.

Great race.

[GP]

2nd from last is a great effort.

[Globalgunner]

Kimi, easily driver of the day

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Kimi, easily driver of the day

Not sure about that with how many times he went in to the dirt. :lol:

[Globalgunner]

Its gonna be another ding dong season all the way til November

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Hamilton says fuck you Brundle and head straight for the cool down room. :lol:

[Globalgunner]

Hamilton with a black cloud over his head and stream hissing out of his ears. His interview will be tasty

[Globalgunner]

Not sure about that with how many times he went in to the dirt. :lol:

All the more reason, especially with a 10 sec penalty and a monstrous overtake on bad boy Verstappen

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Handed out by Chris Grayling?

:doh:

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Button and his googly eyes think McLaren were up there fighting at the front again. :lol:

[Globalgunner]

Hamilton claiming Raikkonen hit him on purpose and it was part of an ongoing Ferrari strategy.:faint:
Yep. Ferrari also made him have a lousy start that saw Vettel and Bottas overtake him in the first 2 corners.:pal:

face it Lewis you are in a race not a parade. That 5th title wont be handed to you on a plate.

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German Qualifying is on at 2pm.

Ricciardo will start tomorrow at the back of the grid, engine pelanties.

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Hamilton's car has conked out, pushing it back to the pits. :lol:

[Globalgunner]

These crap Mercedes cars.....Im a BMW man myself

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Hamilton is distraught. :unsure:

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Hamilton going off track wouldn't have helped. He's as well as Ronaldo was in 1998 I think.

[Globalgunner]

He will prob still end up 5th or 6th

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Oh Ericcson. :haha:

Useless.

[Globalgunner]

Eriksson doing the offroad thingy. Dumps a mess of stones on track

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Session red flagged.

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Back on now.

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Q3 under way.

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Vettel on pole, right at the last. Bottas second, Raikkonen third. Verstappen, Magnussen!, Grosjean, Hulkenberg, Sainz, Leclerc and Perez follow.

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Formation lap under way.

60% chance of rain but that's not going to happen until an hour in at least anyway.

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Verstappen and Raikkonen swapping back and forth.

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Perez ahead of Grosjean, Grosjean knackered his tyres probably.

Hamilton getting through the field, in a shocking turn of events.

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That's the live points graphic for the Championship, Crofty you twat. :haha:

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Raikkonen pits, comes out ahead of Hamilton.

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Ricciardo in to the points.

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Ricciardo in sixth now. :lol:

They put him on the medium so will probably stay at that position when he comes to put, should it still be dry.

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Vettel pits, just ahead of Hamilton. :lol:

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Ricciardo is out!

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Lock ups galore for Vettel.

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Hamilton pits for his ultras.

Rain due soon. :popcorn:

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Down comes the rain!

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Leclerc goes on intermediates, here come the rest of the field smelling points. :lol:

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Verstappen goes way off.

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Gasly had full wets on for some reason. :haha:

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Verstappen has pitted again for Ultras and the rain is there again. :lol:

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Perez spins, kicks dirt on to the track.

Bottas ahead of Raikkonen.

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The cars are skating on ice.

Have to be inermediates now surely?

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Vettel crashes out!

[GP]

Oh boy...

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Hamilton didn't pit but after he had crossed the pit lane line.

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Race starts again, Hamilton leads but on much less fresher tyres.

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Hamilton wins. Bottas second, Raikkonen third. Verstappen, Hulkenberg, Perez, Grosjean, Ocon, Ericsson and Hartley follow.

[Globalgunner]

Just woke up
WTF!
Ding dong season

[Globalgunner]

Sergio Marchionne 1952-2018
RIP. Never met him but I felt his presence.
Saved FIAT and Chrysler
Restored Ferrari as an F1 force plus they started making incredible road cars again.

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Hamilton on pole, Bottas second, Raikkonen third. Vettel fourth.

Wet qualifying for Hungary.

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Formation lap under way. Vettel starts on softs, unlike the top three on Ultras.

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Vettel ahead of Raikkonen!

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Verstappen up to fifth!

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Leclerc is out!

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Ericsson whacked Ricciardo at the start. :haha:

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Power issue for Verstappen.

What does the Red Bull run on, AAA batteries?

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Kimi wants a drink. :haha:

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Ricciardo is in seventh.

Raikkonen and Bottas have pitted.

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Ricciardo now up to sixth.

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David Croft thinks people have chewing gum on the side of their bedpost. :sarcy:

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Vettel pits to the ultras presumably.

Pit crew fuck it up.

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Vandoorne's car dies.

VSC deployed.

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Vettel finally passes Bottas but Bottas hits him!

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Ricciardo and Bottas touch whilst Horner was on the blower. :haha:

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Bottas has to get a pelanty for that surely?

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Ricciardo now ahead of Bottas.

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Hamilton wins, grim. Vettel second, Raikkonen third. Ricciardo, Bottas, Gasly, Magnussen, Alonso, Sainz and Grosjean follow.

[Mac76]

Lewis rules - unstoppable

[GP]

Danny Ric is going to Renault.

Weird.

[Power n Glory]

Was just told new F1 regulations start next year so maybe Renault will be up there with a chance. It's really weird otherwise. He has the potential to be a World Champion if they had a better car.

[GP]

Alonso will retire from F1 at the end of the season.

https://www.mclaren.com/formula1/team/fernando-alonso/mclaren-confirms-fernando-alonso-decision/

[IBK]

Alonso will retire from F1 at the end of the season.

https://www.mclaren.com/formula1/team/fernando-alonso/mclaren-confirms-fernando-alonso-decision/

Is he taking up a job as a black and white minstrel?

[Goonermerree]

I didn't get the results of the German Grand Prix, Hamilton out in front by 24 points now. He deserved a bit of luck with Vettel not finishing.

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Spa this weekend. :bow:

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Down comes the rain ahead of Q3. :popcorn:

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Q3 under way.

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Bottas is already at the back of the grid and slips off. :lol:

In to the pits for tyre changes!

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Hamilton goes rallying!

It'll be down to one hot lap for him.

All the cars are so slow out of the final turn, fighting massively with the steering.

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Hamilton on pole, Vettel second, Ocon third. Perez, Grosjean, Raikkonen, Verstappen, Ricciardo and Magnussen follow. Bottas technically 10th.

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Doesn't look like much chance of rain today.

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Formation lap under way.

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Massive crash at the beginning, mainly involving Alonso!

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Did Vettel get ahead of Hamilton before the SC was called? Amazing move if so.

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Raikkonen has a puncture. :doh:

[Goonermerree]

What was Hamilton doing losing first place? Alonso out in dramatic style.

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That crash is all on Hulkenberg.

[Goonermerree]

Won't be as bad for Raikkonen under the safety car.

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Ricciardo's car is dead also.

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Bottas fucked it up in turn one also. :lol:

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Safety Car coming in.

[Goonermerree]

Hamilton nearly reclaimed the lead, but was thwarted by Vettel at the last second. C'mon Lewis, get him!

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Verstappen passes Ocon in to fourth!

[Goonermerree]

Vettel moving away from Hamilton now.

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Raikkonen pits again. Dear oh dear.

[Globalgunner]

Raikkonen pits again. Dear oh dear.

Kimi has no luck whatever. must have drunkenly passed under a dozen ladders in his youth.

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Raikkonen retires. :rose:

[Goonermerree]

Raikkonen won't finish now, car more damaged than first thought.

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Verstappen up to third on Perez.

[Goonermerree]

Hamilton's tyre blistering now. It's all gone wrong.

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Hamilton pits. :popcorn:

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Now Vettel pits.

[Goonermerree]

Still two seconds behind.

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Ricciardo retires. :lol:

What a waste of time.

[Goonermerree]

Vettel over 5 seconds in front now, bad drive from Hamilton today.

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Bottas passes Perez for fourth.

[Globalgunner]

Vettel over 5 seconds in front now, bad drive from Hamilton today.

The Ferrari is the faster car, has been all week.

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Vettel wins! Congrats to him. Hamilton and Verstappen on the podium. Bottas, Perez, Ocon, Grosjean, Magnussen, Gasly and Ericcson follow.

[Goonermerree]

The Ferrari is the faster car, has been all week.

Yeh, I think Hamilton only managed to get on pole because of a rainy lap yesterday.

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Hamilton wiping his arse. :lol:

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/45360983

:lol:

[Goonermerree]

Calls himself a racing driver.:pal:

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Ericsson had to outdo him.

http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/11486658/huge-crash-for-ericsson

:wacko:

[GP]

I fucking hate Paul Di Resta

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Rain chance at 80% during qualifying for the Italian GP.

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Ruud Gullit in the Red Bull garage. :blink:

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No rain after all. :lol:

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Raikkonen on pole! Congrats to him. Vettel second, Hamilton third. Bottas, Verstappen, Sainz, Grosjean, Gasly, Ocon and Stroll follow.

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Formation lap under way!

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Issues at the back of the grid!

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Hamilton spins Vettel around!

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Safety Car out.

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Hamilton passes Raikkonen.

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Raikkonen retakes the lead!

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Vettel passes Ricciardo.

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Alonso's car. :lol:

:rose:

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Ricciardo and Gasly make contact.

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Vettel in to the points!

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Raikkonen pits.

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Ricciardo's engine goes boom.

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Hamilton loses time to Raikkonen on this round of pit stops.

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Vettel pits again.

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Flatspots galore on the soft tyres.

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Verstappen bundles Bottas out of Turn 1!

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Hamilton passes Raikkonen.

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Five second time pelanty for Verstappen.

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Hamilton wins, hard to see the title changing back over again now. Raikkonen second, Verstappen third but drops down to fifth after the time pel. Bottas, Vettel, Grosjean, Ocon, Perez, Sainz and Stroll follow.

[GP]

Lewis :bow:

[Mac76]

Hamilton wins, hard to see the title changing back over again now. Raikkonen second, Verstappen third but drops down to fifth after the time pel. Bottas, Vettel, Grosjean, Ocon, Perez, Sainz and Stroll follow.

Good work Lewis

[GP]

Stoffel Vandoorne leaves McLaren at the end of the season.

https://www.mclaren.com/formula1/team/stoffel-vandoorne/stoffel-vandoorne-leave-mclaren-after-end-2018-season/

[GP]

Raikkonen will race for Sauber next year.

[GP]

Leclerc to Ferrari

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Good for him.

Q3 underway soon for Singapore.

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Hamilton on pole, Verstappen, Vettel next. Then come Bottas, Raikkonen, Ricciardo, Perez, Grosjean, Ocon and Hulkenberg.

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Formation lap under way.

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Ocon in to the wall!

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Vettel gets ahead of Verstappen, unsure if he got it before the SC was deployed.

Then again they were both in to it full throttle so I doubt either of them could back out.

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Ocon shoved in to the wall by his teammate! :haha:

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Perez claims he didn't see Ocon. Hmmm.

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Safety Car coming in.

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Vettel pits.

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Hamilton comes in to pit on the slower tyre but way further ahead.

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The Ferrari think tank has failed again. :rose:

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Puncture for Perez after crashing in to Sirotkin.