FORMULA 1 MSC CRUISES BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2023

Circuit stats
First Grand Prix 1950
Number of laps 44
Lap record 1:46.286 Valtteri Bottas (2018)
2022 winner Max Verstappen

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  • bhmnscmm@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Is it just me or does it seem like something is genuinely going on between GP and Max?

    I know everyone has been saying this is just how their relationship is, but I don’t remember nearly this many quips in the past.

    • BURN@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Remember that we only hear what FOM wants us to hear. They cherry pick messages to make a story quite often. If you want to hear the rest of the radio the onboard replay on F1TV should have everything

      • blarco@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        When Max started complaining about how windy the track was and how hard he had to hold the wheel I assumed he was just joking around.

        • deejay4am@lemmy.world
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          11 months ago

          He mentioned it to the other drivers in the cooldown room too, and they agreed. I guess after the rain the wind really was a big factor.

    • Photographer@lemmy.worldOPM
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      11 months ago

      Yeah, would have liked to see more replays of how that actually unfolded, maybe it was just Sainz lockup that caused it.

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        11 months ago

        It was correctly judged as a racing incident, in my opinion. Sainz was between Hamilton and Piastri. He could maybe have given 30 cm more, but… L1T1 🤷

  • Drago@feddit.de
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    11 months ago

    Max casually standing on his car only mildly celebrating while half of the field did not yet cross the line was truly a thing I did not expect to see this year.

    • eroc1990@lemmy.parastor.net
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      11 months ago

      In fairness, there’s usually a cool down lap. At Spa they hang a hard right and go down the pit lane in the reverse direction, so the early finishers are quick to get parked and get out.

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        11 months ago

        Yeah I know. Still it felt a bit strange because we don’t normally notice the cameras switching to the celebration before everyone completed the final lap.

        • eroc1990@lemmy.parastor.net
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          11 months ago

          Yeah that was unusual. I feel like they should have prioritized showing the finishers and then cut over to Max and co.

          • D2Rave@lemmy.worldB
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            11 months ago

            That coverage of the finish definitely left me wanting. There wasn’t even as much a graphic with the final placing.

            Maybe they were all just excited to get on with summer break.