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  1. Comment on Formula 1 race weekend (British GP) thread in ~sports.motorsports

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    I do feel the teams should have been more patient with the pit calls. There is a disabled car on the track which is on fire.. A VSC wouldn’t have cut it. They would have had to deploy a full SC...

    I do feel the teams should have been more patient with the pit calls. There is a disabled car on the track which is on fire.. A VSC wouldn’t have cut it. They would have had to deploy a full SC eventually.
    I think the teams were rewarded for their patience. It’s probably easy to comment about it now, but I understand it’s hard to make such a call at the moment.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Formula 1 race weekend (British GP) thread in ~sports.motorsports

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    The safety car really screwed up Ferrari.. they would have finished quite close to where they started. Happy for Lando for his well deserved podium. The mclarens running high downforce setup and a...

    The safety car really screwed up Ferrari.. they would have finished quite close to where they started.
    Happy for Lando for his well deserved podium. The mclarens running high downforce setup and a cooler than usual track temperatures really helped them to hold on to their track positions.
    Still not sure when Ferrari pitted Charles so early.

    After the safety car, I think the places were quite set with the DRS train.

    AM really seem to be going backwards.

    4 votes

  3. Comment on Formula 1 race weekend (British GP) thread in ~sports.motorsports

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    I think Merc are bringing upgrades to Silverstone. Not sure about any other team.

    I think Merc are bringing upgrades to Silverstone. Not sure about any other team.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Formula 1 race weekend (British GP) thread in ~sports.motorsports

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    Back-to-back F1 races! Starting a thread for this weekend's British GP. I am quite disappointed with McLaren's livery this weekend. I was hoping there would be a lot more chrome and silver and...

    Back-to-back F1 races! Starting a thread for this weekend's British GP.

    I am quite disappointed with McLaren's livery this weekend. I was hoping there would be a lot more chrome and silver and less papaya, but the papaya is here to stay.

    Is anybody here going to be at Silverstone this weekend?

    7 votes

  6. Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk

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    A Dunkin on both sides of the road

    A Dunkin on both sides of the road

  7. Comment on Recommended length of paternity leave? in ~life

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    Like many other posters, my suggestion is take the maximum available without putting too much pressure on the family financially. For some perspective, I was laid off 4 weeks into my parental...

    Like many other posters, my suggestion is take the maximum available without putting too much pressure on the family financially.

    For some perspective, I was laid off 4 weeks into my parental leave (my company gives 12 weeks fully paid). We are fortunate to be in a good place financially and adding my severance, I am in no rush to find a job.
    If I am being honest, I was relieved in a way when I got the news because I don’t think I was ready to go back after 4 weeks. All I wanted was to be with our daughter and help my wife as she recovers physically and mentally.
    The job market is tight, but it will eventually get better. However, I will never be able to make up any lost time with our daughter.

    Congratulations & wishing you the best!

  8. Comment on Introducing Surfboard for Tildes in ~tildes

  9. Comment on Introducing Surfboard for Tildes in ~tildes

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    I agree.. it would be nice to have a list of all the groups and one can tap to jump to a particular group.

    I agree.. it would be nice to have a list of all the groups and one can tap to jump to a particular group.

  10. Comment on Fred Vasseur: "We have to keep this momentum and this pace because I think we are going a good job" in ~sports.motorsports

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    That was laughable.. it’s borderline embarrassing listening to Ferrari comms and then RB and Merc. Ferrari wants its drivers to be driving at 200mph and also dictate the race strategy.

    That was laughable.. it’s borderline embarrassing listening to Ferrari comms and then RB and Merc. Ferrari wants its drivers to be driving at 200mph and also dictate the race strategy.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on Introducing Surfboard for Tildes in ~tildes

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    Happy to report that Surfboard has taken the place of Apollo app on my home screen. Loving it so far! I am running Atom One Dark on desktop

    Happy to report that Surfboard has taken the place of Apollo app on my home screen. Loving it so far!

    I am running Atom One Dark on desktop

    5 votes

  12. Comment on Fred Vasseur: "We have to keep this momentum and this pace because I think we are going a good job" in ~sports.motorsports

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    Strong showing for Ferrari, and now it's about keeping the momentum and trying to optimize the upgrades they have brought in. I am still confused about why Charles was poor at yesterday's sprint...

    Strong showing for Ferrari, and now it's about keeping the momentum and trying to optimize the upgrades they have brought in.

    I am still confused about why Charles was poor at yesterday's sprint race. It seems like the car isn't driving to his liking during weather transitions, and he needs to switch from inters to slicks.

    Three more races this month! Let's go!!

    4 votes

  14. Comment on Formula 1 race weekend (Austrian GP) thread in ~sports.motorsports

  15. Comment on Formula 1 race weekend (Austrian GP) thread in ~sports.motorsports

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    Solid results for Ferrari! Hope Sainz didn’t collect those penalty points, but good to see both Ferraris finishing in points and LEC securing 2nd. That should be a huge confidence boost for him.

    Solid results for Ferrari! Hope Sainz didn’t collect those penalty points, but good to see both Ferraris finishing in points and LEC securing 2nd. That should be a huge confidence boost for him.

  16. Comment on Formula 1 race weekend (Austrian GP) thread in ~sports.motorsports

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  18. Comment on Formula 1 race weekend (Austrian GP) thread in ~sports.motorsports

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    Qualifying Results Pleasantly surprised with Ferrari's result. Another disappointing qualifying from Checo. An interesting stat I came across earlier is that Hulk had out-qualified Checo 5-4 this...

    Qualifying Results

    Pleasantly surprised with Ferrari's result. Another disappointing qualifying from Checo. An interesting stat I came across earlier is that Hulk had out-qualified Checo 5-4 this season. Lol!

    The track limits got almost every driver except Charles and maybe one other driver.
    If you look closely, Carlos and Charles had a different racing line into the last corner than most other drivers. That's where most of them were going off the track.

    Still got a long weekend ahead, but I hope Ferrari can score some solid constructor's points this weekend.

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Formula 1 race weekend (Austrian GP) thread in ~sports.motorsports

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    The leaving office comment is to the point. Lol! You can tell Max is trying hard to be excited about the win on his radio comm, but it comes out at a company CEO just making an announcement about...

    The leaving office comment is to the point. Lol!
    You can tell Max is trying hard to be excited about the win on his radio comm, but it comes out at a company CEO just making an announcement about the team spirit, blah blah..

    The 2021 season was the most entertaining in last few years, and I would love any team to step up and build an equally competitive car as the RB. I hope we don't end up waiting until the 2026 season though.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on Formula 1 race weekend (Austrian GP) thread in ~sports.motorsports

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    It does make for a more interesting weekend, as the drivers and teams have only one FP to work on their setup. I am an old-timer, so I am still not totally sold on this new format. As a spectator...

    It does make for a more interesting weekend, as the drivers and teams have only one FP to work on their setup. I am an old-timer, so I am still not totally sold on this new format.
    As a spectator on the track, I do agree it adds more entertainment value, but the flip side is that the sport is slowly becoming more of an entertainment and losing its value as a sport.

    1 vote