I missed both practice sessions but what caught my eye is Vettel at FP2 placing at 5th.  I checked the number of laps and it was 28 and 37 so it didn’t rain.  He was a good 1.2 secs faster between practice sessions too.  Hoping to see a good race for him. 

2021 Austrian GP FP 1 Results

1   Max Verstappen   NED   Red Bull Racing   1m05.143s
2   Charles Leclerc   MON   Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow   1m05.409s
3   Carlos Sainz   ESP   Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow   1m05.431s
4   Valtteri Bottas   FIN   Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team   1m05.445s
5   Yuki Tsunoda   JPN   Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda   1m05.474s
6   Kimi Raikkonen   FIN   Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen   1m05.586s
7   Lewis Hamilton   GBR   Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team   1m05.709s
8   Sergio Perez   MEX   Red Bull Racing   1m05.726s
9   Pierre Gasly   FRA   Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda   1m05.726s
10   Lando Norris   GBR   McLaren F1 Team   1m05.880s
11   Esteban Ocon   FRA   Alpine F1 Team   1m05.980s
12   Daniel Ricciardo   AUS   McLaren F1 Team   1m06.181s
13   Lance Stroll   CAN   Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team   1m06.203s
14   Guanyu Zhou   CHI   Alpine F1 Team   1m06.414s
15   Sebastian Vettel   GER   Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team   1m06.444s
16   Callum Ilott   GBR   Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen   1m05.564s
17   Mick Schumacher   GER   Uralkali Haas F1 Team   1m06.583s
18   Roy Nissany   ISR   Williams Racing   1m06.683s
19   Nicholas Latifi   CAN   Williams Racing   1m06.978s
20   Nikita Mazepin   RUS   Uralkali Haas F1 Team   1m07.316s

2021 F1 Austrian GP FP2 Results

1   Lewis Hamilton   GBR   Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team   1m04.523s
2   Valtteri Bottas   FIN   Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team   1m04.712s
3   Max Verstappen   NED   Red Bull Racing   1m04.740s
4   Lance Stroll   CAN   Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team   1m05.139s
5   Sebastian Vettel   GER   Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team   1m05.268s
6   Yuki Tsunoda   JPN   Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda   1m05.356s
7   Pierre Gasly   FRA   Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda   1m05.379s
8   Fernando Alonso   CHI   Alpine F1 Team   1m05.393s
9   Lando Norris   GBR   McLaren F1 Team   1m05.466s
10   Antonio Giovinazzi   GBR   Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen   1m05.511s
11   Sergio Perez   MEX   Red Bull Racing   1m05.516s
12   Esteban Ocon   FRA   Alpine F1 Team   1m05.527s
13   Carlos Sainz   ESP   Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow   1m05.620s
14   Kimi Raikkonen   FIN   Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen   1m05.624s
15   Daniel Ricciardo   AUS   McLaren F1 Team   1m05.698s
16   Charles Leclerc   MON   Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow   1m05.708s
17   George Russell   ISR   Williams Racing   1m05.819s
18   Mick Schumacher   GER   Uralkali Haas F1 Team   1m05.911s
19   Nicholas Latifi   CAN   Williams Racing   1m06.014s
20   Nikita Mazepin   RUS   Uralkali Haas F1 Team   1m06.173s

I’m not.  Ngannou has the strength advantage between the two and he has improved a ton since losing to Miocic and Lewis.  It didn’t show until he fought Miocic again in the rematch.  I bet Miocic that time cos I really didn’t think Ngannou didn’t improve.  But you know what happened there.

Edit:  Some vids...

UFC Free Fight:  McGregor vs Poirier 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDVz938rxYg

UFC Free Fight:  McGregor vs Diaz 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=672xUAZax7Q

UFC Free Fight:  Poirier vs Alvarez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_jbfHpoe_U

Here’s a cool promotional vid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmuPoaWmRQ8

Revenge for what?  Spain should be thankful they’ve been given a less tougher match up.  Lolol.    I’m not missing this one after missing what could be the game of the tourney in France vs Switzerland.

I’m thinking.. err hoping it’s another goal fest.  I got BTTS and the over 2.5 combo at 2.22 and Ferran Torres anytime goal scorer at 3.05.  Lezzz goooo!!

^  Techwise sure..  XMR is better than BTC for sure.  It really is what most people claimed BTC to be back in 2013.  But let’s be real here...  From a trading or investing perspective, it was better to hold BTC in hindsight.  XMR used to be a staple at CMC’s top 10.  Now it’s not even at top 20.  So yeah..  For those new people holding BTC, if you don’t really need to hide your tx’s, don’t buy just yet.

What about now guys?  Is this looking bullish or bearish?  This alt is really starting to look bullish imho.  It could be another great spot for another break out.

...  It’s just creeping up higher and higher week after week.

That’s a monthly chart.  And if anything it’s showing that XMR is on a long term trend going down and it hasn’t really gained back lost ground since 2018 if we’re being real here. 

I converted a huge chunk of my BTC to XMR back in 2017, I’m still down around 40% in BTC in that trade.  Lol.

^  I don’t think Gane will be ready for Ngannou imho.  Ngannou is a beeaaast.  He has gotten a lot better as shown in his rematch vs Miocic.  And I don’t think a match against Gane would even be close.  Line for Ngannou could open at 1.50 and that’s optimistic.

Edit:  Gane opens as a huge favorite vs Lewis at 1.36.  I think I’m gonna bet Lewis.  MMA doesn’t work on him as shown vs Blaydes.  Lolol. 

^  Nuno at Spurs could work.  They’re not gonna be top 4 but def better than Mou that’s for sure.  Lol. 


Ugh...  That’s surely gonna leave a somewhat bad taste in some Liverpool fans’ mouths.  It’s not as bad as him going to United but still..  Wtf is Benitez doing..?  He should’ve gone somewhere else.

It’s def done!  It’s gonna take a miracle to get Germany out of the rut.  Lol.  

So England gets the winner of Sweden vs Ukraine next which is going to be played in an hour or so.  That should be one of the more easier match ups for them.

Edit:  England is actually at the softer side of the bracket. 

HURRIKAAAAAAANE!!!!!!

RAHEEEEEEEM!!!!!!!!!

The play started with him and the play ended with him taking a shot and making a goal.  Nice one.  


Yeah I found it online.  You’re right..  It’s going to be another tight match between Belgium and Italy.  But slight edge is prolly with Italy.  At first glance the half time draw lined at 2 looks good or even half time draw and BTTS combo at 2.45 for a little extra value.

^  Daniel Levy is probably picking up the phone as soon as he heard the news.  Lolol.  They’re desperate for a manager.  No one wants the job!    Jokes going around that Neil Warnock turned down the job and Tony Pulis is thinking about it. 

Anyway..  La Liga fans.  Who is Junior Firpo and is he any good?  Bielsa seems to have convinced him to join Leeds.

Edit:  ^  WAIT WHAT???

Edit:  So what exactly happened?  I don’t see anything except something about Dana White and the manager.


I’m starting to be slightly convinced with Gane but I’d like to see him to see him matched up with a really good wrestler..  Curtis Blaydes!  If Gane beats that guy, I think he’ll beat Miocic everywhere imho.

I think Gane vs Jon Jones is intriguing too.

I feel like either the winner of this match or Belgium will go to the finals..  Could also be both?  Is there a bracket showing where all the teams end up if they win?

I wanna see Foden, Sancho and Bellingham on the pitch at some point...  

^  It’s nothing against XMR.  It’s about trading well and getting the most you can once it trends against BTC.  And right now XMR isn’t really looking that good vs BTC.  Here’s how the monthly looks to give you the long term perspective...

It’s a pretty sensitive spot for Benitez imo.  If he signed with Tottenham, I think it’s fine.  But with Liverpool’s rivals Everton and especially United?  Lol.  He’s going to get a lot of sh*t for it.  It’s like if Wenger signed with Tottenham which would he hilarious or Ferguson to City.

Is RBR the quickest team with the pit stops?  I feel like there’s some politics going on with the FIA’s annoucement that they’re looking into making the teams do slower pit stops.  How much of an edge would RBR lose if these 2 second pitstops were disallowed?  A quarter of a second per race?

https://www.racefans.net/2021/06/24/fia-to-force-f1-teams-to-slow-down-their-pit-stops/

Interesting rumor with Mbappe and Liverpool.  But I don’t think that’s happening.  Will Liverpool really do a City and splash the cash on Mbappe?  It’s not like them.

Best move of Lukaku’s career if he transfers to Bayern imo.  He’ll def win the CL there.

Anybody fancy a Portugal win here vs Belgium?  Everybody I know who’s a football fan are rooting for Belgium..  I want Belgium but I want to fade Belgium at the same time.  I feel like this is gonna be all Ronaldo,  Prolly 2 - 0, 2 - 1 for Portugal?  Dunno..  But the line is at 2.95.  

If you have BTC and is looking into entering XMR?  I’d suggest you wait.  BTC usually pumps first and leads the way after going side ways causing ALT/BTC pairs to drop before they pump themselves.