some highlights from watching 2020 turkey qualifying
brundle: 'a typical verstappen type spin'
brundle: 'i think thats a good call from michael massi'
crofty: 'the people want to know [..] why are we having such problems, why is charles leclerc having such issues-'
ted: 'i encourage you to do this as you'll get nice and wet crofty'
brundle: 'we follow the money, don't we, in f1. Always did [mumbled] and probably always will'
andrea stella 'we would clearly prefer [..] to go down to a race calender of 20 races, but in the end we fully trust Formula 1 to make the right decisions'
"(...) and another thing, i've never seen lewis more relaxed than he was after the race on sunday; in the post-race press conference he had the floor to himself, just him on his own, answering questions about the season and what the title means to him; and his answers were heartfelt and illuminating. it was lewis, at his most articulate and endearing...but it was what happened immediately after the cameras stopped rolling that showed what a weight of his shoulders title number seven really is...he walked to the edge of the room and sat down, and even lay down at one point…and i think this must have been the first moment he had to himself since the end of the race and he was soaking it up; he was clearly emotionally drained but also really happy, you could really see the smile on his face. and as i walked out of the room, i said to him: "you alright!?" and he laughed and he wanted to chat, which is something that lewis, the racing driver, isn't usually very good at over a race weekend because he is too focused, too in the zone, too busy, but after clinching this title the wall came down ever so slightly...maybe just for a few minutes but i did see lewis, the man, and he is both interested and interesting, and very likeable. the wall might have gone back up by the time we get to bahrain because one of the things he said was that he still has three races to win this year...but i will always remember witnessing that moment of relaxed euphoria from the champ: turkey 2020."
~tom clarkson via the f1 nation podcast, 17th nov 2020
I think Charles… for me is maybe the greatest….. (😳🤔) how do you say star?… star! talent or star! of the future. Maybe more than Max, because…he is good. Today I think he is not happy…but in 10 years for him to have this podium or not will make no difference.
“...he’s one of the few people who have made it feel not lonely“ - lewis hamilton
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