What. A. Race. Loved it. About time Seb went under the ladder for a change. God I love rain, starting to miss it as well!
Pretty sure I heard / read that although the rules clearly state you cannot take a short cut INTO the pits , there was not one about exiting them ( Before finally committing ) . Though I'm sure there will be now .
There's never a good time to die, but I feel a little more sorrow for his soul that his last result was the German GP. That was a prancing disaster!
I’m pretty sure he wasn’t in a position to notice that at the time sadly. His last result will have been Silverstone, so he’s gone happy.
With just tomorrow’s Individual Time Trial and Sunday’s procession into Paris left, Geraint Thomas leads Tom Dumoulin by 2’05” after finishing second in today’s massive final mountain stage in the Pyrenees. 3 Hors Categorie climbs totalling nearly 5,000 metres saw Chris Froome slip back to 4th behind the stage winner Primosz Roglić, while Thomas outsprinted everyone except the winner to pick up 6 bonus seconds. The ITT tomorrow should be fascinating, but however well Roglić and Dumoulin ride, neither is likely to get within 2 minutes of Thomas, who should win his first Grand Tour on Sunday and continue the recent British dominance of France’s very special event. Brilliant stuff, “G”!
Found out yesterday (while watching the Tour de France, funnily enough) that Sam was in the same class at Whitchurch High School in Cardiff as Gareth Bale, and they played football together for the school. Sam even had a trial for Cardiff City before deciding to concentrate on rugby. How incredible that one class in a school should produce 2 future captains of their country in 2 different sports!
Just saw that on the F1 section . I expect Stroll senior to make his move and get them dirt cheap . What ever happens , I just hope the new buyers will really look after the team members etc .
It was Perez who took the legal action according to the BBC . If true , he will be as popular as a rattle snake in a lucky dip ! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/44990884 Force India will compete in the remainder of the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend after being placed into administration on Friday. In a note addressed to "friends", and seen by BBC Sport, team co-owner Vijay Mallya said court action was instigated by Force India driver Sergio Perez. Mallya said the team's operating company was the largest creditor, with debts owing of more than £159m. He said he would work to secure the team's future with the administrator. This could mean selling the team to new owners. There are said to be at least three potential buyers considering a purchase of the Silverstone-based outfit. Mallya wrote in his note: "Our holding company will work with the administrator to take the team out of administration or sell the team at the best possible price." He added that both he and deputy team principal Bob Fernley remained in their positions. Joint Administrator Geoff Rowley, from FRP Advisory LLP, said: "The team will continue to operate as normal, including racing in Hungary this weekend. Our aim is for business as usual while we assess options to secure the future of the team." The largest external creditor is Mercedes, with about £10m worth of engine bills unpaid. Perez's action is about unpaid salary. The Mexican's sponsors contribute several millions in sponsorship to the team, out of which the driver is paid. Mallya's note added that title sponsor BWT, an Austrian water company, had "jumped in and claimed that their sponsorship amounts were loans, which is ridiculous as our entire car is pink with BWT branding". On Friday, Force India admitted they faced a "critical period" as financial problems threatened the team. Before the team was put into administration, chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer said he believed fresh investment in the team was "imminent", and added he is confident if the team went into administration it would come out of it and survive. Force India's problems arise from the legal issues of Mallya, who is fighting extradition to India on fraud charges, which he denies. He cannot travel from his base in the UK as a result but Fernley is expected to be at Hungaroring. Meanwhile, team driver Esteban Ocon is on the verge of securing a deal to move to Renault for next season as a replacement for Spaniard Carlos Sainz alongside German Nico Hulkenberg. Sources have told BBC Sport a deal for the Frenchman to make the switch is agreed and simply needs finalising. Ocon is effectively on loan to Force India from Mercedes, who own his contract. Szafnauer said: "It's fine for him to go but we have to agree to that. If it's mutually beneficial [to Force India and Mercedes], that's what we are going to do. We won't stand in his way."
The only way Geraint will lose this is if he comes a cropper and isn't able to get back on the bike. Everything crossed that that doesn't happen! Mind you, watching the highlights last night, you'd think that Froome was the only Brit in the race. Apart from at the end when Geraint finished second he was barely mentioned...
Geraint was at the same school but not the same year and quite a few Welsh internationals in various sports are from the school. Must be something in the water...
Let's see... 1. He seems a genuinely nice, humble guy (see today's interview after the race - he made me cry!!) 2. He's done his apprenticeship as support for others 3. He's an Olympic gold medallist on the track 4. Ummm... can't really think of anything else... please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Looking forward to seeing him in the Tour of Britain in September which happens to be starting in my county
By way of fairness and unbiased reporting, I should point out that Leclerc was pony in qualifying today (and hasn’t looked great all weekend so far).
