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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by The Ides of March, Oct 24, 2016.

  1. Number 1 Jasper

    Number 1 Jasper Well-Known Member

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    No shock .

    his place will be taken by Valtteri .

    Hell of a character though :)
     
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  2. davecg69

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    My friend who is a marshal at Silverstone says Kimi is one of her favourite drivers because he always remembers the marshals and, she says, he has a wicked sense of humour. She told me that Kimi’s “grumpy” persona is all an act and he’s known as a party animal.
    I’ll miss him - he’s given us many great moments. Thanks Kimi! :emoticon-0103-cool:
     
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  3. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Oh he knows how to party alright!

    (See naked episode in the Trafalgar Square fountain for details).
     
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  4. Schad

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    That's a lot of words to say "he's Finnish".

    I know a Finnish motorcycle racer. He's in his 80s now, and still loves his vodka, and he's still completely incomprehensible with or without it...I once had a 30 minute conversation with him where the only words I understood would get smacked down by the filter here. Someone who knew him back in the day was telling me about being at an event where his gearbox grenaded, so he worked through the night rebuilding it by hand for the next day's race, swigging from his bottle and mumbling curses, with his campfire for light.

    He won the race. Finns are a different sort.
     
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  5. Number 1 Jasper

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    If you have not seen them before , search on you tube for Marc Priestly ( ex F1 mechanic ) and kimi raikonnen . Good fun . No,kimi , just stories from Marc .
     
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  6. Number 1 Jasper

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    They certainly are !
     
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  7. Le Tissier's Laces

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    I have a lot of time for Lewis turning up to Zandvoort wearing all orange. Top level trolling!


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  8. Schad

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    I'm not a huge tennis person, but I feel confident in stating that Carlos Alcaraz is going to win a whole bunch of majors. Just an absurd display of precision shot-making from an 18 year old to beat the #3 seed in the US Open.
     
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  9. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Raikkonen out of Dutch GP with Covid.
     
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    Saw that. I guess he will miss monza as well ?
     
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  11. garysfc

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    I’m probably gonna get hammered here but here we go …… getting really peed off with BBC Sport pushing WSL ridiculously hard. Apart from the obvious, anyone else interested? :emoticon-0160-movie
    Ps. Personally I’ve got more interest in ….. anything <laugh>
     
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  12. San Tejón

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    I guess my asking “what is WSL” will indicate that I have no interest in whatever it is.
     
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  13. tomw24

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    Perez out in Q1. <laugh>
     
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  14. davecg69

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    Oh George! :emoticon-0104-surpr
     
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    Got away with it!
     
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  16. davecg69

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    Lucky boy!!
     
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    Russell didn't get away with it. :(
     
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    Oh dear Williams.
     
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    And Lando now out in Q2. Thanks Latifi.
     
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    Nasty shunt for Latifi - hope he’s ok
     
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