Pick the Podium - F-1- Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix, Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Downtown, Las Vegas, USA, November 16-18, 2023

[Retroram52]

LeClerc was pretty sneaky getting by Perez on the last lap or two to steal the Red Bull sweep. He maybe brought some legitimacy back for Ferrari for next year.

 

[Retroram52]

Pretty good prognostication by Tabascojet coming in on the next to last race of the season and nabbing the top two spots for the Vegas Race for a cool 17 points. Our sponsor will be pleased that we added to the thread competitors list. Maybe he comes back next year for the full season along with Shaqdaddy.

See everyone next week during T-day week for this year's final race in Abu Dhabi and to see who finishes in the top three for this year's board competition and doling out of the prize moneyi!!

 

[Schmoopy1000]

Can someone please go pull a Tonya Harding to Retro before next week please?

 

[Retroram52]

Maybe a little CYA going on here.

Vegas drama 'proved critics wrong' says Hamilton

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said Saturday's enthralling Las Vegas Grand Prix, won by champion Max Verstappen had been the perfect answer to critics of the new race.Verstappen had been the most prominent of those critics of the scene in Vegas this week, arguing that the Grand Prix...

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[Retroram52]

I just don't understand why F-1 and now some of the drivers and teams hate Andretti so much?? And who is behind this angst/disdain and why??

F1 Teams in Las Vegas Remain Cold to Andretti Joining the Series: 'What's the Name Worth?'

Mercedes' Toto Wolff not sure that even the GM commitment is enough reason to bring 11th team on board.

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[ckhokie]

I just don't understand why F-1 and now some of the drivers and teams hate Andretti so much?? And who is behind this angst/disdain and why??

F1 Teams in Las Vegas Remain Cold to Andretti Joining the Series: 'What's the Name Worth?'

Mercedes' Toto Wolff not sure that even the GM commitment is enough reason to bring 11th team on board.

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Simple. They don’t want to split money another way. It’s dumb.

 

[ckhokie]

The Vegas race was actually pretty fun. Had very low expectations and it exceeded

 

[Retroram52]

Simple. They don’t want to split money another way. It’s dumb.

Yeah I am sure money is the mix but don't they understand that a return of Andretti may actually grow the sport?

 

[Hank Kingsley]

I think you could say it has grown big enough lately.

 

[tabascojet]

Here's How We Did:

ckhokie: 17 points - Correctly selected Verstappen for the win; Correctly selected LeClerc for Second Place

Forty_three: 17 points - Correctly selected Verstappen for the win; Correctly selected LeClerc for Second Place

Hank Kinsley: 0 points - Skunked

Obxyankeefan: 10 points - Correctly selected Verstappen for the win

RetroRam: 17 points - Correctly selected Verstappen for the win; Correctly selected LeClerc for Second Place

Schmoopy: 17 points - Correctly selected Verstappen for the win; Correctly selected LeClerc for Second Place

Tabascojet: 17 points- Correctly selected Verstappen for the win; Correctly selected LeClerc for Second Place

Season Totals

ckhokie - 346 points
forty_three - 340 points
Hank Kingsley- 325 points
Obxyankeefan - 329 points
RetroRam - 392 points
Schmoopy - 392 points
Tabascojet - 17 points

Should get some consolation for picking Perez fourth even though he finished 3rd...

 

[Retroram52]

Nah. It doesn't work that way Tabascojet!

 

[obxyankeefan]

So this past week I got the chance to drive a 24 hours of Lamans Sebring car simulator and a F1 simulator. Imola track for both. I have done numerous NASCAR simulators and can now say the Sebring car is the hardest I have done. The F1 car was very hard on your body especially once you started porpoises.

Was great fun for an old man to try his reflexes against younguns. I didn't do so good.