Off Topic Other Sports Thread

Some countries are moronic for different reasons I suppose.

 

At least our current rate had 45 million on one dose and 33 fully done. Youd like the whole population done as far as safety testing allows 12 year olds so far.

But if some arsehole nations wont vaccinate they will generate more waves.

It's a good job the thing isnt polio I suppose.

 

Cav wins his 34th TdF stage to equal Merckxs record
but only Cav could say in the post stage interview that he had to cut out the head buts


think the commisioners will give him a bit of leeway today but their has to be a risk they strip him of the stage .

 

Qualify was fun yesterday. Interesting bits in the sprint race today but overall a bit boring. Hopefully a good race tomorrow.

 

I enjoyed it.

It's not the final package but if theres genuine prizes on offer then I think we can see a lot of benefit from sprint races.

It was quite a good little race, I'd be a bit worried for the race that say Vettel just couldnt get by and neither could sainz.

But the blistering was massive so it'll be a big info point for the teams and I reckon a lot might go hard compound at the start here.

As a concept I think it is nearly there. I would give a third of the final race points to the concept as I think the race has too many points now anyway.

However I think the friday, saturday, sunday aspect needs to be resolved. Quali is an event of it's own. If you are only qualifying to then sprint to change that order I am not sure it works. They will have to think on it, i dont know what the solution is though.
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Ali & Buttler having fun in the Yorkshire sun .

 

F1...

First lap was absolutely fantastic until the accident

 

Yup. Hamilton will get away with it imo too. Brilliantly aggressive.from bother but hamilton could never make that corner.

 

Ten second penalty was pathetic, wasn't even a drive through ffs.

He's got at least second place here

 

Drive through is far worse than a 10second.

It was a penalty as he was never making the corner. He was always going to slide out and in the end neither man was giving it up but hamilton was the guy on the worse ground slightly behind.

Spoiler: Spoiler

Further its clear verstappen gave him about 1m space once he saw him then turned in assuming hamilton knew he couldnt make it.

At this point of the race bottas will be told to get out of the way and like the 2nd drive closer he is he will.

Then all that needs happen is the ferrari engine finally let's go and hamilton wins and prob gets fastest lap and all.

 

Spoiler: Spoiler

Lewis will get first, far too quick for the Ferrari

 

#calledit

 

Called it first

 

The engine didn't "let go" though, nor did he get the fastest lap

 

#calledit

Title is definitely wide open again now, only 8pts in it

 

NBA final tied at 2-2 watching game 5 now, been a good series so far.

 

Yet he won and bottas pulled over like a loser, that's.more specific than your rather obvious statement

Also it my fault a no mark put on tires late for zero reason outside the top ten to pointlessly take fastest lap.

 

**** knows what RB were thinking with Perez. Didn't compete the sprint so only car able to setup purely for the race, did so with hard compounds tyres suggesting they were going for one stop but then pits first. No ****ing idea.

 

I really dont know what they were at tbh. The car didnt seem capable of passing gasly and he just plain stopped dead there and they then short stopped him to get passed but they messed it up and then stopped him again.

I was less than impressed with his progression through the field at each occasion so I can only assume their set up was rubbish as he should have sailed by gasly and raikkonen

 

Think there is going to be much lower gains for GB at the Olympics this time round.

Not off to a great start, couple of the Rowing crews looking shakey as **** and the Cycling Road race was a bit of a mess losing Thomas and Geoghegan Hart in the same crash.