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    1. Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 - Results

      Warning: this post may contain spoilers

      Congratulations to McLaren! First Constructors' Championship win since 1998!

      Great drives by Sainz and especially Leclerc. Starting from P19 and ending P3 is beyond impressive.

      Hamilton came alive this race, ending P4. End of an era. I'm sure he'd've liked a podium to end his time with Mercedes, but still a hell of a drive, moving up 12 places from the start.

      Felt bad for some of the guys who were or may have been in their last race: Bottas, Lawson, Colapinto, and Perez all DNF'd unceremoniously.

      With that, the season is officialy over. I, for one, am glad. It's been a long season. For US folks, enjoy sleeping in on the weekends again for a few months. Looking ahead, 2025 pre-season testing is in Bahrain, Feb. 26-28, with the first race of the season in Melbourne a couple weeks later. See you all next year!

      Next race:

      Australian Grand Prix
      Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Melbourne)
      Sunday, March 16, 2025

      Grand Prix Results -- SPOILER
      Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/retired Pts
      1 4 Lando Norris McLaren Mercedes 58 1:26:33.291 25
      2 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 58 +5.832s 18
      3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 58 +31.928s 15
      4 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 58 +36.483s 12
      5 63 George Russell Mercedes 58 +37.538s 10
      6 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 58 +49.847s 8
      7 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine Renault 58 +72.560s 6
      8 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas Ferrari 58 +75.554s 4
      9 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 58 +82.373s 2
      10 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Mercedes 58 +83.821s 1
      11 23 Alexander Albon Williams Mercedes 57 +1 lap 0
      12 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB Honda RBPT 57 +1 lap 0
      13 24 Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber Ferrari 57 +1 lap 0
      14 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 57 +1 lap 0
      15 61 Jack Doohan Alpine Renault 57 +1 lap 0
      16 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari 57 +1 lap 0
      17 30 Liam Lawson RB Honda RBPT 55 DNF 0
      NC 77 Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber Ferrari 30 DNF 0
      NC 43 Franco Colapinto Williams Mercedes 26 DNF 0
      NC 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 0 DNF 0

      Fastest Lap: Kevin Magnussen (no extra point awarded)

      Source: F1.com

      World Drivers' Championship Standings -- SPOILER
      Pos Driver Nationality Car Pts
      1 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 437
      2 Lando Norris GBR McLaren Mercedes 374
      3 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 356
      4 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren Mercedes 292
      5 Carlos Sainz ESP Ferrari 290
      6 George Russell GBR Mercedes 245
      7 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 223
      8 Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 152
      9 Fernando Alonso ESP Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 70
      10 Pierre Gasly FRA Alpine Renault 42
      11 Nico Hulkenberg GER Haas Ferrari 41
      12 Yuki Tsunoda JPN RB Honda RBPT 30
      13 Lance Stroll CAN Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 24
      14 Esteban Ocon FRA Alpine Renault 23
      15 Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas Ferrari 16
      16 Alexander Albon THA Williams Mercedes 12
      17 Daniel Ricciardo AUS RB Honda RBPT 12
      18 Oliver Bearman GBR Haas Ferrari 7
      19 Franco Colapinto ARG Williams Mercedes 5
      20 Zhou Guanyu CHN Kick Sauber Ferrari 4
      21 Liam Lawson NZL RB Honda RBPT 4
      22 Valtteri Bottas FIN Kick Sauber Ferrari 0
      23 Logan Sargeant USA Williams Mercedes 0
      24 Jack Doohan AUS Alpine Renault 0

      Source: F1.com

      World Constructors' Championship Standings-- SPOILER
      Pos Team Pts
      1 McLaren Mercedes 666
      2 Ferrari 652
      3 Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 589
      4 Mercedes 468
      5 Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 94
      6 Alpine Renault 65
      7 Haas Ferrari 58
      8 RB Honda RBPT 46
      9 Williams Mercedes 17
      10 Kick Sauber Ferrari 4

      Source: F1.com

      15 votes
    2. Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix 2024 - Results

      Warning: this post may contain spoilers

      Good race, fun race, but overshadowed by the baffling stewarding decisions and race direction.

      What appeared to be a mirror that broke off a car is in the middle of the track, and no VSC or something to grab it? Then two cars get punctures, possibly from driving over that debris, one right after another in basically same place, but no safety car or anything called until a few laps later?

      Then add on the harsh penalties. Plus Max's weird penalty for impeding-but-not-really from yesterday where he lost P1 after quali. As it's said, nothing as consistent as the inconsistent stewarding.

      On a positive note, glad to see Zhou finally in the points! On his penultimate drive, no less. Only Sargeant and Bottas remain without points this year. Maybe Bottas will get some in his final race.

      At least we'll get a down-to-the-wire championship showdown in Abu Dhabi. Ferrari vs McLaren for P1 in the WCC. Who are you all rooting for?

      UPDATE: That was likely Ocon's last race with Alpine. Rumor, which Sky Sports appears to be confirming, is that he'll be out in Abu Dhabi, with Alpine reserve driver, Jack Doohan in for the last race. This is so Ocon can do post-season testing with Haas.

      Next race:

      Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
      Yas Marina Circuit
      Sunday, December 8

      Provisional GRAND PRIX Results -- SPOILER
      Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/retired Pts
      1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 57 1:31:05.323 25
      2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 57 +6.031s 18
      3 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Mercedes 57 +6.819s 15
      4 63 George Russell Mercedes 57 +14.104s 12
      5 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine Renault 57 +16.782s 10
      6 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 57 +17.476s 8
      7 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 57 +19.867s 6
      8 24 Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber Ferrari 57 +25.360s 4
      9 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari 57 +32.177s 2
      10 4 Lando Norris McLaren Mercedes 57 +35.762s 2
      11 77 Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber Ferrari 57 +50.243s 0
      12 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 57 +56.122s 0
      13 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB Honda RBPT 57 +61.100s 0
      14 30 Liam Lawson RB Honda RBPT 57 +62.656s 0
      15 23 Alexander Albon Williams Mercedes 56 +1 lap 0
      NC 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas Ferrari 39 DNF 0
      NC 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 38 DNF 0
      NC 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 8 DNF 0
      NC 43 Franco Colapinto Williams Mercedes 0 DNF 0
      NC 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine Renault 0 DNF 0

      Fastest Lap: Lando Norris

      Source: F1.com

      7 votes
    3. Kyūshū (November) Basho discussion

      For the first time in a long while I was able to follow along with a basho while it happened and only finish it a day late. What was everyone's thoughts for this basho? Favorite storyline? Did...

      For the first time in a long while I was able to follow along with a basho while it happened and only finish it a day late.

      What was everyone's thoughts for this basho?
      Favorite storyline?
      Did anyone do poorly that you thought would do well and vice versa?

      6 votes
    4. Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 - Results

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      And that's a wrap on the WDC! Congrats to Max on his 4th Drivers Championship in a row!

      So I need to rewatch the race. The race was at 1am my time, which isn't super late for me...but I fell asleep between laps 16-45. Oops.

      Anyway, we are back in another triple-header -- anyone else think the schedule sucks this year? Only two more races left. Next weekend in Qatar, and then the season finale the following weekend in Abu Dhabi. The WCC is still in play, so hopefully we'll get an exciting end of the season.

      Next race:

      Qatar Grand Prix
      Lusail International Circuit
      Sunday, December 1

      Provisional GRAND PRIX Results -- SPOILER
      Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/retired Pts
      1 63 George Russell Mercedes 50 1:22:05.969 25
      2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 50 +7.313s 18
      3 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 50 +11.906s 15
      4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 50 +14.283s 12
      5 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 50 +16.582s 10
      6 4 Lando Norris McLaren Mercedes 50 +43.385s 9
      7 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Mercedes 50 +51.365s 6
      8 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas Ferrari 50 +59.808s 4
      9 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB Honda RBPT 50 +62.808s 2
      10 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 50 +63.114s 1
      11 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 50 +69.195s 0
      12 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari 50 +69.803s 0
      13 24 Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber Ferrari 50 +74.085s 0
      14 43 Franco Colapinto Williams Mercedes 50 +75.172s 0
      15 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 50 +84.102s 0
      16 30 Liam Lawson RB Honda RBPT 50 +91.005s 0
      17 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine Renault 49 +1 lap 0
      18 77 Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber Ferrari 49 +1 lap 0
      NC 23 Alexander Albon Williams Mercedes 25 DNF 0
      NC 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine Renault 15 DNF 0

      Fastest Lap: Lando Norris

      Source: F1.com

      17 votes
    5. Formula 1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix 2024 - Results

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      And Sao Paulo completes the triple-header!

      What a weekend. What a day. What a race! Rain, amiright? Gotta be the most expensive weekend all year, in terms of destruction.

      Congrats to Ocon, Gasly, and all of Alpine! P2 & P3, respectively. No one would've predicted that.

      As an RB fan, it's great to see Max back at P1 and extending his championship lead over Norris! The gap has increased to 62pts. Amazing drive, starting at P17 and finishing P1. Plus he kept banging out fastest lap after fastest lap at the front, even with the rain and wet track. Yeah he got lucky with the safety car and red flag, but even before that, he was on form.

      On the other side of the garage...Checo, WTH. Can't even pass your junior team's rookie driver? And then letting Hamilton through, as well? I'll just leave it at that.

      Props to all the mechanics and engineers for having to fix and rebuild all those cars that got destroyed in Qualifying this morning. Especially Williams. I think Albon's crash was the most disappointing for me. He was provisionally P2 with 3min left of Q3, and I was stoked that he might actually keep it. But then he spun out into the wall. I actually yelled out "NOOOOOOO!" when I saw it happen 😭

      Lastly, remember that there are potential penalties for Norris and a few others on the aborted start weirdness at the beginning.

      3 weeks until the next race; enjoy the break. REMEMBER: Vegas is a SATURDAY NIGHT race in the US. Adjust accordingly to your local time.

      Next race:

      Las Vegas Grand Prix
      Las Vegas Strip Circuit
      Saturday, November 24

      Provisional GRAND PRIX Results -- SPOILER
      Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/retired Pts
      1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 69 2:06:54.430 26
      2 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine Renault 69 +19.477s 18
      3 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine Renault 69 +22.532s 15
      4 63 George Russell Mercedes 69 +23.265s 12
      5 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 69 +30.177s 10
      6 4 Lando Norris McLaren Mercedes 69 +31.372s 8
      7 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB Honda RBPT 69 +42.056s 6
      8 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Mercedes 69 +44.943s 4
      9 30 Liam Lawson RB Honda RBPT 69 +50.452s 2
      10 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 69 +50.753s 1
      11 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 69 +51.531s 0
      12 50 Oliver Bearman Haas Ferrari 69 +57.085s 0
      13 77 Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber Ferrari 69 +63.588s 0
      14 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 69 +78.049s 0
      15 24 Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber Ferrari 69 +79.649s 0
      NC 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 38 DNF 0
      NC 43 Franco Colapinto Williams Mercedes 30 DNF 0
      NC 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas Ferrari 30 DNF 0
      NC 23 Alexander Albon Williams Mercedes 0 DNF 0
      NC 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 0 DNF 0

      Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen, Lap 67

      Source: F1.com

      SPRINT RACE Results -- SPOILER
      Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/retired Pts
      1 4 Lando Norris McLaren Mercedes 24 29:46.045 8
      2 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Mercedes 24 +0.593s 7
      3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 24 +5.656s 6
      4 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 24 +6.497s 5
      5 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 24 +7.224s 4
      6 63 George Russell Mercedes 24 +12.475s 3
      7 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine Renault 24 +18.161s 2
      8 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 24 +18.717s 1
      9 30 Liam Lawson RB Honda RBPT 24 +20.773s 0
      10 23 Alexander Albon Williams Mercedes 24 +24.606s 0
      11 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 24 +29.764s 0
      12 43 Franco Colapinto Williams Mercedes 24 +33.233s 0
      13 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine Renault 24 +34.128s 0
      14 50 Oliver Bearman Haas Ferrari 24 +35.507s 0
      15 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB Honda RBPT 24 +41.374s 0
      16 77 Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber Ferrari 24 +43.231s 0
      17 24 Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber Ferrari 24 +54.139s 0
      18 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 24 +56.537s 0
      19 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 24 +57.983s 0
      NC 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas Ferrari 19 DNF 0

      Source: F1.com

      14 votes
    6. A fantasy league

      Hey, folks! I've been playing fantasy NFL for about four years now. At first, I expected to hate it. Just, ya know, always a pop culture contrarian. It turned out after a year or two, I really...

      Hey, folks! I've been playing fantasy NFL for about four years now. At first, I expected to hate it. Just, ya know, always a pop culture contrarian. It turned out after a year or two, I really enjoy it!

      I've been watching hockey on and off since probably 2007. Would love to see if NHL Fantasy can drive my NHL enjoyment similarly to football.

      Not all of our little NFL group wants to try hockey. If you'd like to give it a whirl, I'd be happy to share the link to join! I need a few folks.

      6 votes
    7. Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix 2024 - Results

      Warning: this post may contain spoilers

      Race 2 of the triple-header complete! At the highest altitude of all the races: Mexico City.

      Lots of crashes into the barriers this weekend. Such as for Yuki. I think Yuki was pulling off a great move on the outside of Albon, but Albon was being squeezed by Gasly, which made him squeeze Yuki. Either way, both were out of the running before Turn 1.

      Max had a great start on Sainz to get P1, but then Sainz had a great run on Max after the restart! Sainz's move surprised me actually. But then Max's moves on Norris, as the latter attempted to pass the former, were ugly, to say the least. Both 10-sec penalties on Max deserved, IMO.

      Perez had a great start at his home race, 'cept for the false start (looks like he was too far ahead of the marks). That earned him a 5-sec. But seems like the scrap and touch with Lawson just left him adrift at the back. At one point, Zhou was on hards 20 laps older than Perez' mediums, but Perez couldn't get anywhere close to DRS range of Zhou.

      Mercedes were entertaining today, with Lewis trying to get around George lap after lap, for 10 laps.

      I was hoping that Leclerc would keep P2, ahead of Norris, as a form of damage control in Red Bull's direction. But Norris came out ahead, after Leclerc almost went into the walls. Which was a good recovery by Leclerc to NOT hit the wall! At least Leclerc also took the fastest lap on the last lap. Another great P1 victory for Sainz. Provided this continues, what a way to finish out his time with Ferrari!

      After the race, Colapinto recived a 10-sec penalty due to a collision between him and Lawson on the penutlimate lap.

      Onward to Brazil!

      Next race:

      Sao Paulo Grand Prix
      Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace
      Sunday, November 3

      Provisional Race Results -- SPOILER
      Pos No Driver Car Laps Time/retired Pts
      1 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 71 1:40:55.800 25
      2 4 Lando Norris McLaren Mercedes 71 +4.705s 18
      3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 71 +34.387s 16
      4 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 71 +44.780s 12
      5 63 George Russell Mercedes 71 +48.536s 10
      6 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 71 +59.558s 8
      7 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari 71 +63.642s 6
      8 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Mercedes 71 +64.928s 4
      9 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas Ferrari 70 +1 lap 2
      10 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine Renault 70 +1 lap 1
      11 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 70 +1 lap 0
      12 43 Franco Colapinto Williams Mercedes 70 +1 lap 0
      13 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine Renault 70 +1 lap 0
      14 77 Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber Ferrari 70 +1 lap 0
      15 24 Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber Ferrari 70 +1 lap 0
      16 30 Liam Lawson RB Honda RBPT 70 +1 lap 0
      17 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 70 +1 lap 0
      NC 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 15 DNF 0
      NC 23 Alexander Albon Williams Mercedes 0 DNF 0
      NC 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB Honda RBPT 0 DNF 0

      Fastest Lap: Charles Leclerc, Lap 71

      Source: F1.com

      9 votes