Hmmm...  I think I made a big mistake in assuming that Hamilton can win at Bahrain with that grid penalty.  It's becoming some kind of trend that Bahrain is Ferrari's race.

2018 Bahrain GP Qualifying Results

^  City. 

Damn...  Mou picked a 4 3 3 instead of his usual 4 2 3 1, with Pogba playing at the left of the middle three together with Matic and Herrera.

I think that's the best formation for Pogba.  Expect to see him go forward more in this match with Matic and Herrera providing cover in the midfield.

It's much better for Mou if he did this all season imo.

And still a good line up for Pep despite the changes.  Let's see how Sterling plays as the false 9.

But that's the thing tho.  After a big loss to LFC, I think City can't wait to get out there on the pitch again and bring it with everything they got vs United.

They got intimidated, City...  There was an incident before the match when LFC fans attacked City's bus, throwing rocks and bottles.  And that atmosphere at Anfield...  It was prolly really intimidating.

City folded right even before the match vs LFC.  But I think they're ready psychologically this time vs United.

Gear box change for Hamilton.  So that's a 5 place grid penalty.  But I'm pretty sure he'll ace qualifying, start at 6th and could still prolly win the race...  Remember when he started from the pit last year and still finished 4th?

Made a small bet at Nitrogen for a Hamilton win at 3.50.  

Edit:

2018 Bahrain GP FP3 Leaderboard

1 Kimi Raikkonen  Ferrari 1'29.868 
2  Max Verstappen  Red Bull  1'30.393 0.525
3 Daniel Ricciardo  Red Bull 1'30.452 0.584
4 Lewis Hamilton  Mercedes 1'30.691 0.823
5 Sebastian Vettel  Ferrari 1'30.719 0.851
6 Valtteri Bottas  Mercedes  1'30.781 0.913
7 Nico Hulkenberg  Renault 1'31.144 1.276
8 Carlos Sainz  Renault  1'31.200 1.332
9 Pierre Gasly  Toro Rosso  1'31.438 1.570
10 Fernando Alonso  McLaren  1'31.445 1.577
11 Brendon Hartley  Toro Rosso 1'31.460 1.592
12 Romain Grosjean  Haas 1'31.513 1.645
13 Esteban Ocon  Force India 1'31.554 1.686
14 Sergio Perez  Force India  1'31.564 1.696
15 Kevin Magnussen  Haas 1'31.737 1.869
16 Marcus Ericsson  Sauber 1'31.859 1.991
17 Stoffel Vandoorne  McLaren 1'31.860 1.992
18 Charles Leclerc  Sauber 1'32.047 2.179
19 Sergey Sirotkin  Williams 1'32.463 2.595
20 Lance Stroll  Williams 1'32.865 2.997

Doubtful they get Aguero back...  But if City pulls a 4 - 0 then that would be one of the greatest escapes in CL football.  It's up there with Barca's great escape last year from the clutches of PSG. 

But I pretty much doubt it.  LFC is City's kryptonite.  Klopp just has that style that picks Pep's style apart.  City could win 1 - 0, 2 - 0.

^  Pretty much doubt Iaquinta chances here...  But yeah, weird stuff happens.

Anyway here are the weigh ins.  I am so bummed out with this event that I skipped it all the way to Nama vs JJ weigh ins and face off and then quit the video.  Lol.

UFC 223:  Weigh Ins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_99v_bWlEyw

^  Liverpool already has Naby Keita from RB Leipzig comimg in as a replacement.  I don't really know how he plays but I heard he plays really good.

Ox is also showing some promise.  Did you see his goal vs City from outside the box.  It's almost like how Coutinho does it. 

^  Wtf?  What lies and why are you taking it so personally?  Lol.  Are you a Mourinho super fan? 

Doesn't make any sense...

And Mou rubs salt on Pep's wounds and that will be class?  Really?

I favor City.  Wanna make a bet? 

Holloway is medically unfit to fight according to the New York State Athletic Commission.  Dana White is thinking of bringing in Anthony Pettis to fight vs Khabib.  Lawl what a disaster this turned out to be.

This event just went from one of the greatest ever (TJ vs DJ - Nama vs JJ - Ferg vs Khabib) to Nama vs JJ and a bunch of scrubs.

Edit:  Here's McGregor's mugshot.  Rofl.

Results for the 2018 Bahrain GP are in.  Redbull are on top thru Ricciardo, followed by Mercedes' Bottas, Raikonnen, Vettel then Hamilton completing the top 5.  Verstappen had some electronic issues with his car, so he spent most of his time in the garage...  Nice.  It's not looking good for my side bets if this continues.  

2018 Bahrain GP FP1 Leaderboard

1 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:31.060
2 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:31.364 0.304
3 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:31.458 0.398
4 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:31.470 0.41
5 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:32.272 1.212
6 Romain Grosjean Haas 1:32.516 1.456
7 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 1:32.779 1.719
8 Carlos Sainz Renault 1:32.885 1.825
9 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:32.971 1.911
10 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 1:33.104 2.044
11 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:33.223 2.163
12 Charles Leclerc Sauber 1:33.278 2.218
13 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1:33.364 2.304
14 Lance Stroll Williams 1:33.379 2.319
15 Sergey Sirotkin Williams 1:33.467 2.407
16 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 1:33.497 2.437
17 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:33.508 2.448
18 Sergio Perez Force India 1:33.662 2.602
19 Esteban Ocon Force India 1:33.794 2.734
20 Max Verstappen Red Bull No time set

Edit: 

2018 Bahrain GP FP2 Leaderboard

1 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:29.817
2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 0.011s
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 0.563s
4 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 0.655s
5 Max Verstappen Red Bull 0.928s
6 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 0.934s
7 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 1.403s
8 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 1.415s
9 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1.465s
10 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1.605s
11 Romain Grosjean Haas 1.774s
12 Carlos Sainz Renault 1.784s
13 Esteban Ocon Force India 1.992s
14 Sergio Perez Force India 2.051s
15 Kevin Magnussen Haas 2.152s
16 Charles Leclerc Sauber 2.555s
17 Lance Stroll Williams 2.565s
18 Sergey Sirotkin Williams 2.657s
19 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 2.916s
20 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 3.091s

Wrong thread.

You guys wanna have a new thread at every racing event rather than having everything in one huge thread?  This thread is dying anyway.  I think it's better to have each race with its own thread.

That's just me, but I wonder what you guys think.

buwaytress...  I think we have two side bets.  One was who was gonna finish higher in the betting pool between LFC_Bitcoin (me) and CarlesPuyol (you).  But I think I forgot the other one... 

Is it who finishes higher at the end of the season between Man United (me) and Liverpool (you)?

And with BitcoinSupremo is the Zidane leaves on his own decision bet.

Please reply if I got everything right.

Hey Box, Alex...  I think I brought this up before, but if you guys are interested in having a player vs player dice game for the site, do you guys think Yatzy would be a perfect game?

It can also be played Solitaire afaik...

So it looks like Allegri is taking over Conte at Chelsea.  Lol.  No young and upcoming manager would be dumb enough to break their careers by managing Chelsea.

I think Chelsea is becoming a place for 'old has been managers who once were elite'. 

Made a bet on Bournemouth at home to win +0 at 1.77 and Burnley away to win +0 at 2.42.  Feeling good with the Bournemouth one but kinda iffy with the Burnley one.

Still thinking about the LCFC at home -0.5 at 1.97 vs Newcastle...  I could end up betting on that too. 

What about you guys...?

So Conor McGregor attacked the bus that was taking the fighters back to their hotel from the press conference.  In case you guys didn't know, it started when Khabib and his team went to Artem Lobov (who is part of McGregor's team) started bullying him.

McGregor didn't take it sitting down.

McGregor Bus Attack Details
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC6CH9U2NuE

Dana White Admonishes Conor McGregor's Criminal Behavior at UFC 223
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjBGMAE7GBU

McGregor in Police Custody After Bus Attack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0hAcM3Q2cs

Enjoy!  

Btw...  LFC_Bitcoin and his crew attacked City's bus while it was on the way to the stadium. 

Here's the thing about crypto...  There's lots of name calling and FUD.  Sure a project may or may not be a scam but we're here to trade and earn BTC.  I remember even Chris de Rose was calling Ethereum a scam back in the day.  I respect the guy, but if he traded in and out of it he would have earned lots of Bitcoins.

Now here we are with the likes of Tron...