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I’ve always thought 16/17 was about right for a long enough season narrative and to allow each race to be its own standalone important event.

@balue One year I watched Barry sheene and co absolutely nailing it on a damp track on some very old bikes and it made me reassess what motorsport really was.

Good shout – if you ever get the opportunity to go then you should by all means. It’s an amazing collection of cars and the racing is generally pretty ferocious despite the eye watering value of the machinery. […]

Agreed, I think that really puts into perspective the Schumachers’ reasons for trying to maintain privacy, which I felt were entirely justified anyway. I hope some of those “fans” who seem to believe they are owed […]

Yeah, I thought Hamilton was great too, just relentless pressure and really surprising ability to run in the dirty air for lap after lap. I think if he had led into the first corner we’d have seen a mirror image […]

@realnigelmansell it’s a Spa problem more than an eau rouge problem. The rain just hangs in the air because of the lay of the land and the trees. If it had rained like that persistently at the old hockenheim, for […]

@spoutnik ah interesting, it’s always good to hear the local perspective. I went to the GP many years ago and the rain was biblical but fortunately it stopped before the race began. Still, I think my point stands […]

It does seem like some sort of contingency must be introduced given this sort of rain fall is getting more common with climate change. Obviously Spa has always had capricious weather and any race can be affected, […]

The comments section on this site has really gone downhill of late. I realise I’m adding to the snark with my comment but still, it’s a big shame there’s so many pointless arguments.

It’s a great topic – I walked all the way around on the Saturday in 2000. the bank on the outside on the exit of les combes was pretty good because you could see down the straight to Pouhon as well as the track […]

@jerejj ah, it’s mainly the noise. They just ruin it for everyone else. I’m sure it’s super fun to do but it’s just so inconsiderate. Also it messes up the sea bed and is really bad for certain ecosystems.

The pic of Max on the jet ski reminded me how much I despise those things. If I was emperor of the world I’d have them all destroyed.

@todfod that’s a pretty good list. I might have stroll ahead of Giovinazzi and perhaps tsunoda ahead of Latifi, but otherwise agree.

That is a fair point. However, can’t really blame anyone for feeling mistrustful of the British given the ridiculous goings on of the last 5 years or so.

@bascb yes, grabbing the big points scoring opportunities is certainly a strong suit of sainz’s. I think ‘despite’ was the wrong word – I meant leclerc probably ought to be ahead on points even though Sainz has been strong.

@balue I don’t think you can count Monaco as a tech issue – he crashed and cost himself an almost certain podium. Unlucky to an extent but only in that the team didn’t fix it properly. Really he has only himself […]

@geemac it’s an interesting point that only the big 3 have been commenting publicly about it – you have to wonder what Haas are spending! Maybe Mazepin sr’s sponsorship of his son falls outside the budget cap?! I […]

Mansell maybe?

@greenflag I’d watch that!

If the stewards believed he was doing it intentionally he’d get an immediate ban. The idea someone could repeatedly do it race after race is insane – although the sport does seem to be run by maniacs sometimes!