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I really wasnt expecting this good race, i think it gonna be a bad race, but ended up being one of the best race of the season, what do you think?.

Very bad luck for some drivers, Leclerc and Hamilton for example, about Mercedes they really have a good pace, but the crashes and problems destroy their race.

About Verstappen, i have to say the FIA is very soft against him, the first turn incident was his pure fault as always he push Leclerc off the track, and they give 5 seconds very late, when the correct one was give the position back.

It was the best race of the year, based on the battle for the lead. Max didn't look faster than leclerc at the start, he was passed on the track, and after the pits, russell tried to get on him and damaged his car. Checo, meanwhile, with the perfect timing of the safety car, suddenly moved up to second place on zero tyres, passing leclerc. If asked at that moment, most of us would have said that checo would go from here with a gap and max would finish somewhere in the top ten. But checo lost his place to leclerc first, max took off after that, passed both perez and leclerc at his own pace, then went on to open the gap. It was surprisingly a good race to watch.

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[YuginKadoya]

All over in the end and wow so few DNFs I was actually expecting way more supposedly with the wet tracks and risks of accidents nothing really surprising. Leclerc pole but Max wins, maybe the thing to see is Oscar Piastri getting the fastest lap, I really didn't see that coming.

3 seconds podium, rest 18 seconds behind, what domination from first 3!!

Many have expected that Charles Leclerc could win this Grand Prix as in the practice run Max Verstappen also made a mistake with the track and got into the wrong way, and because the Las Vegas track was pretty much new for all of the drivers and for sure Charles Leclerc have made this track his plaything but for sure he was lucky in getting good at this track but eventually maybe this is Max Verstappen plan aswell as he is new to this track he just get this going but he was really memorizing the track and then explode on the main race for sure,

For sure you can not underestimate Max Verstappen and what he can achieve with that little time in memorizing the Las Vegas tracks,

I really wasnt expecting this good race, i think it gonna be a bad race, but ended up being one of the best race of the season, what do you think?.

Very bad luck for some drivers, Leclerc and Hamilton for example, about Mercedes they really have a good pace, but the crashes and problems destroy their race.

About Verstappen, i have to say the FIA is very soft against him, the first turn incident was his pure fault as always he push Leclerc off the track, and they give 5 seconds very late, when the correct one was give the position back.

For sure it was really an incredible race in the end, but apparently, many drivers don't really want to continue anymore as they have seen this track as dangerous because of the manholes that could blast into them, but that was resolved apparently and many are really questioning he penalty they gave to Carlos Sainz and for sure the Ferrari is frustrated about it you can clearly see in Frédéric Vasseur face that he doesn't like what is happening,

[slaman29]

I don't know why but this heat is getting to me. Ferrari finally showing some improvements, too late but good sign for next season.

Finally the table updated and somehow I managed to stay in 4th place, but equal on points with bullrunbro in 3rd place. One more big race everybody and from the neon and rainy weather of Las Vegas we go to sandy dusty Abu Dhabi for the final showdown! Good luck everyone!

[rdbase]

I really wasnt expecting this good race, i think it gonna be a bad race, but ended up being one of the best race of the season, what do you think?.

Very bad luck for some drivers, Leclerc and Hamilton for example, about Mercedes they really have a good pace, but the crashes and problems destroy their race.

About Verstappen, i have to say the FIA is very soft against him, the first turn incident was his pure fault as always he push Leclerc off the track, and they give 5 seconds very late, when the correct one was give the position back.

Yeah, it was one of the best races this season. I also was sceptical about Las Vegas, but seems that prejudice isn't good thing. That Leclerc overtake against Perez cherry on top. Interesting how it would ended if Vertappen would helped Perez to defend. But as we saw again, it's not worth to expect such things from Max as he isn't team player.
Wouldn't say that FIA is soft against Max, it's more about how rules are made. Teams with faster cars can afford getting such penalties because for them isn't difficult to gain 5 second advantage and avoid being penalised. If they would impose let's say 30 seconds penalty, similar duration like stop & go penalty, then we would see different image I think.

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas as the saying goes.
And Perez wishes those late overtakes stays there and doesn't follow him in the next race in Abu Dhabi.
Ferrari are starting to warm up and what do you know, it's the final race of the season this weekend.

I really wasnt expecting this good race, i think it gonna be a bad race, but ended up being one of the best race of the season, what do you think?.

Very bad luck for some drivers, Leclerc and Hamilton for example, about Mercedes they really have a good pace, but the crashes and problems destroy their race.

About Verstappen, i have to say the FIA is very soft against him, the first turn incident was his pure fault as always he push Leclerc off the track, and they give 5 seconds very late, when the correct one was give the position back.

It was the best race of the year, based on the battle for the lead. Max didn't look faster than leclerc at the start, he was passed on the track, and after the pits, russell tried to get on him and damaged his car. Checo, meanwhile, with the perfect timing of the safety car, suddenly moved up to second place on zero tyres, passing leclerc. If asked at that moment, most of us would have said that checo would go from here with a gap and max would finish somewhere in the top ten. But checo lost his place to leclerc first, max took off after that, passed both perez and leclerc at his own pace, then went on to open the gap. It was surprisingly a good race to watch.

There were alot of bullying to Verstappen in this race and this is what every team should of done from the beginning of the season until now. Then it would of been a more competitive one and not a complete blow out on the points accumulated by one driver. Because that to look at is quite one sided by any standpoint.
Think I seen Max get hit by every top 5 driver in the course of the race. Right from the beginning with Leclerc at the first turn which drive them both off the track up unto the final lap.
Max wearing a mocked up driver suit of Elvis looked very cheesy but having 524 points on the season he doesn't care.

[emrecemsan]

If things continued the way they were in the first part of the race then Leclerc could have really won the race by a decent gap as well. However those safety cars weren't very good signs for him and the latest one put him in a more difficult spot. Verstappen and Perez gained a lot of pace after that one. Maybe Ferrari could also have got him into pit though as his tyres were 5 laps older than them.

When it comes to Ferrari pit crew they were a disappointment during Leclerc's pit as it took them one second longer to mount one of the tyres. Even milliseconds is very valuable in this sport. But I really admired the way Leclerc continued fighting despite being overtaken by Perez.    He really deserved the 2nd position after all that effort.

[owengtam09]

I don't know why but this heat is getting to me. Ferrari finally showing some improvements, too late but good sign for next season.

Finally the table updated and somehow I managed to stay in 4th place, but equal on points with bullrunbro in 3rd place. One more big race everybody and from the neon and rainy weather of Las Vegas we go to sandy dusty Abu Dhabi for the final showdown! Good luck everyone!

I don't know if that was a great sign for Ferrari and because Max Verstappen is new to the Las Vegas track he is having so many mistakes and even though he has said that the track was incredible he did criticize it many times like saying how bad it the Las Vegas for sure and how he was having mistakes on the Practice and the Qualifying he still manages to get the race win just because Leclerc did have some trouble in the pit,

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas as the saying goes.
And Perez wishes those late overtakes stays there and doesn't follow him in the next race in Abu Dhabi.
Ferrari are starting to warm up and what do you know, it's the final race of the season this weekend.

For sure what happens in Vegas needs to stay in Vegas  because Max Verstappen doesn't really care about the music and the performance of another artist at the start of the race, and all drivers just stand like a clown waving there are many that Max Verstappen didn't like that needs to stay in Vegas for sure, and don't forget the midnight cold that the race will start, for sure the F1 management on Vegas would change the time more early, next GP,

If things continued the way they were in the first part of the race then Leclerc could have really won the race by a decent gap as well. However those safety cars weren't very good signs for him and the latest one put him in a more difficult spot. Verstappen and Perez gained a lot of pace after that one. Maybe Ferrari could also have got him into pit though as his tyres were 5 laps older than them.

When it comes to Ferrari pit crew they were a disappointment during Leclerc's pit as it took them one second longer to mount one of the tyres. Even milliseconds is very valuable in this sport. But I really admired the way Leclerc continued fighting despite being overtaken by Perez.    He really deserved the 2nd position after all that effort.

For sure they need to change strategy and the pit crew for sure or if not change, maybe train their pit crew and in whatever kind of problem the Ferrari needs to change I think they need to change it asap for sure there are an inch in getting that win for Charles Leclerc, but still failed miserably

[slaman29]

Congrats buway for winning freebet, Saint-loup biggest winner for going into top 10 with nice yellow cap

I don't know if that was a great sign for Ferrari and because Max Verstappen is new to the Las Vegas track he is having so many mistakes and even though he has said that the track was incredible he did criticize it many times like saying how bad it the Las Vegas for sure and how he was having mistakes on the Practice and the Qualifying he still manages to get the race win just because Leclerc did have some trouble in the pit,

We spoke about it before. Max is just a crybaby. He loves Monaco, he doesn't like Vegas. You can't pick which icing not to eat on your cake rught?

Anyway, Abu Dhabi is heating up. I cannot think of complaints about this track or weather. Desert is built for racing right?

[rohang]

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Usually picking against verstappen has been the 'easiest' way to contend for a prize in these contests but he has won the last 3 abu dhabi GP in a row, he is 1.26 odds favorite currently to win the GP but not so much favored to win the qualifying.
i might fancy a wager on leclerc to win the qualifying  

[FanEagle]

Congrats buway for winning freebet, Saint-loup biggest winner for going into top 10 with nice yellow cap

I don't know if that was a great sign for Ferrari and because Max Verstappen is new to the Las Vegas track he is having so many mistakes and even though he has said that the track was incredible he did criticize it many times like saying how bad it the Las Vegas for sure and how he was having mistakes on the Practice and the Qualifying he still manages to get the race win just because Leclerc did have some trouble in the pit,

We spoke about it before. Max is just a crybaby. He loves Monaco, he doesn't like Vegas. You can't pick which icing not to eat on your cake rught?

Anyway, Abu Dhabi is heating up. I cannot think of complaints about this track or weather. Desert is built for racing right?

The issue is that these are "employees" if you think about it, I mean sure they are driving and they are the names and all that, but if Red Bull didn't pay 50 million a year to him, there would be only a few teams who could, maybe just Mercedes and Ferrari, that's about it and they are a "maybe" not certain to be fair, because they wouldn't know if he would be that good with them as well.

So, the fact that he is getting paid all thanks to these, is the important thing he needs to remember. Without Las Vegas type of money, they wouldn't make profit, all these F1 , liberty media, and everything else, all the teams, they are all making money from Las Vegas being added, it's a rich city, and pays a ton, so they need to accept that fact.

[notblox1]

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It looks great, but does anyone know what is that GRID Pass?
I searched for this term and all I got was some celebrity pass for Formula One, with actors, sportsman and other famous people getting special access.
Maybe Beers with Steve are coming soon in Formula 1 

[crwth]

If anyone has not been keeping up with the F1 contests being held on the games and rounds board, the last one is not to be missed as there is an amazing williams racing goodie bag to be won

It looks great, but does anyone know what is that GRID Pass?
I searched for this term and all I got was some celebrity pass for Formula One, with actors, sportsman and other famous people getting special access.
Maybe Beers with Steve are coming soon in Formula 1 

Wow. Having VIP Access would be a dream to participate in. It's definitely one of the most exciting experiences that we could do. That's where you could really meet the drivers or any VIP on the team right? Or maybe a chance? That's really expensive though :O

[rdbase]

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[owengtam09]

We spoke about it before. Max is just a crybaby. He loves Monaco, he doesn't like Vegas. You can't pick which icing not to eat on your cake rught?

Anyway, Abu Dhabi is heating up. I cannot think of complaints about this track or weather. Desert is built for racing right?

Well, I think he is the only one who has to say about the Las Vegas Grand Prix for sure all the F1 management wants to do is to make the F1 better than ever, and pretty much well-known to some people who didn't know about the F1 for sure a little compassion for the management for sure all they want to do is to make the F1 pretty much greater,

The issue is that these are "employees" if you think about it, I mean sure they are driving and they are the names and all that, but if Red Bull didn't pay 50 million a year to him, there would be only a few teams who could, maybe just Mercedes and Ferrari, that's about it and they are a "maybe" not certain to be fair, because they wouldn't know if he would be that good with them as well.

So, the fact that he is getting paid all thanks to these, is the important thing he needs to remember. Without Las Vegas type of money, they wouldn't make profit, all these F1 , liberty media, and everything else, all the teams, they are all making money from Las Vegas being added, it's a rich city, and pays a ton, so they need to accept that fact.

For certain, I agree with you, I just watched an interview and a video that Max Verstappen was Constantly complaining and that he surely doesn't want the fame of Driving an F1 car, but for sure he already become famous for this and if he doesn't want to be that famous then stop Driving and just retire early like he was saying that he is retiring early, on F1, I really don't know about the guy and what is he thinking for sure the F1 is doing things that improve in making money because holding this kind of event is pretty much expensive so much expensive that most race will be in the middle east because on so much payment they can receive in there,

Wow. Having VIP Access would be a dream to participate in. It's definitely one of the most exciting experiences that we could do. That's where you could really meet the drivers or any VIP on the team right? Or maybe a chance? That's really expensive though :O

It is really expensive to watch F1 and that is why getting this Grid Pass is such a privilege but having this kind of VIP I think the people that can only avail it were the most elite people for sure, mostly well-known people for sure,

[rdbase]

Great way to close out the season with a retrospective of how it went by each team principle from some teams of the F1 on CNBC:
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown talks putting fans at the center of his F1 team’s strategy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfYGMkZnQ_I

Haas’ Guenther Steiner on the rapid growth of Formula 1 racing in America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHwvlsjofoY

Toto Wolff On Leading The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvElduLh9DA

Christian Horner, Team Principal Of Oracle Red Bull Racing: How To Manage A Winning F1 Team
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXzWTgG2oJE

Also an interview by Christian Horner saying there isn't a seat available at Red Bull. So basically stating that they will be keeping Sergio Perez for next season as his contract has him on for:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOSh1k7GH_A

[owengtam09]

Great way to close out the season with a retrospective of how it went by each team principle from some teams of the F1 on CNBC:
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown talks putting fans at the center of his F1 team’s strategy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfYGMkZnQ_I

For sure McLaren CEO Zak Brown is really doing his job religiously, and for the McLaren team the fans surely have a voice but not a vote, the fans can sometimes manage to vote because of their voice, I really think this is a great way in communicating with the Fans and this is McLaren's priority as the Fans are keeping the sports and business alive, for sure and finishing the interview Zak Brown also added that the number of race is 24 which is OK with the number of calendars, while there are demands for a 30 race season but it is too much for the management of F1 as F1 is a global sport and the race will take place in different countries and holding a race is just that expensive for sure,

Haas’ Guenther Steiner on the rapid growth of Formula 1 racing in America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHwvlsjofoY

Guenther Steiner got a good explanation about how he is getting his business and his work in the Haas F1 is kept intact for sure as he is pretty much good at what Haas has done so far,  

Toto Wolff On Leading The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvElduLh9DA

Christian Horner, Team Principal Of Oracle Red Bull Racing: How To Manage A Winning F1 Team
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXzWTgG2oJE

Also an interview by Christian Horner saying there isn't a seat available at Red Bull. So basically stating that they will be keeping Sergio Perez for next season as his contract has him on for:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOSh1k7GH_A

While For sure I don't have much time to explain every bit and detail the other team CEO has to say but most of the time they will surely get into the good part of creating their ideology with the team and how they keep the team intact and what are their plan in the future of F1,

[rdbase]

Qualifying is starting soon in the final race of the season for the Abu Dhabi GP!

Think I saw an interview with Verstappen yesterday after the first practice session about this new rule for this race:
https://www.racefans.net/2023/11/25/f1-drivers-banned-from-overtaking-in-pit-exit-tunnel-during-qualifying/

[coinlocket$]

Looks like another win for Max.

If they will not crush on turn 1, I can't see anyone fighting with him.

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In the last race of the season, there are battles between teams and drivers. The most important thing is whether ferrari or mercedes will take the second place. As of the qualifying rounds, the advantage is still on mercedes' side. Sainz, Alonso, Norris, Leclerc are within 12 points of each other. Apart from mercedes and ferrari, the struggle between drivers continues. We have witnessed a historic season and dominance. Although the dominance of rbr and max reduced the competitive enjoyment of the season, it was nice to watch such a historic season. Apart from singapore, we have seen an almost faultless team-driver duo. We have seen similar to this with the mercedes hamilton duo between 2014-2020 (mercedes dominated the 2016 season, but the champion was rosberg). Hopefully next season will be a more competitive season.

[rdbase]

The race is just about done with around 20 laps to go with Max & Perez in 1st and 2nd place.
What else would it be but a Red Bull podium to show their dominance of the season in which they had already won several races ago in the constructors and the drivers leaderboard.
The surprise is seeing Yuki Tsunoda in third place. Both the McLarens were in the top 5 for most of the race but have since dropped to 6th and 10th. Now not too sure if they will finish with the top drivers now.

Alot of race left to go for this race which back in 2021 had a final lap surprise to stun Hamilton out of winning the championship. So we will have to see if the same takes place.

[boltz]

I really wasnt expecting this good race, i think it gonna be a bad race, but ended up being one of the best race of the season, what do you think?.

Very bad luck for some drivers, Leclerc and Hamilton for example, about Mercedes they really have a good pace, but the crashes and problems destroy their race.

About Verstappen, i have to say the FIA is very soft against him, the first turn incident was his pure fault as always he push Leclerc off the track, and they give 5 seconds very late, when the correct one was give the position back.

Yeah, it was one of the best races this season. I also was sceptical about Las Vegas, but seems that prejudice isn't good thing. That Leclerc overtake against Perez cherry on top. Interesting how it would ended if Vertappen would helped Perez to defend. But as we saw again, it's not worth to expect such things from Max as he isn't team player.
Wouldn't say that FIA is soft against Max, it's more about how rules are made. Teams with faster cars can afford getting such penalties because for them isn't difficult to gain 5 second advantage and avoid being penalised. If they would impose let's say 30 seconds penalty, similar duration like stop & go penalty, then we would see different image I think.

True! I also think this was the best race of the season and I'm already missing F1. A bit sad for McLaren because both cars had potential for a podium finish today but the strategy simply wasn't good for them + the pit mistake that cost Norris at least  5 seconds.... .

Also , this was the last season of Sauber with this name and this name will be missed in F1 for sure but it was also time for Peter Sauber to look for a proper investor who could make Sauber brand bigger than it is now.