Jul 10 2016

Formula One 2016: Silverstone

I know there are those who think I’m in the bag for Lewis Hamilton.

First of all I don’t really give a damn about motor sports or sports in general for that matter except for Baseball, Curling, and Sailing. I used to swim a little (10 miles a day a little which is a long time to eat people’s feet). I certainly am uninterested in Formula One except as a metaphor of excess, greed, and hypocrisy. I hate it somewhat less than Turn Left Bumper Cars which as far as I’m concerned is a mere perversion of my favorite type of racing, Figure Eight School Busses (yes it’s a real thing and the flaw is they don’t have a full load of kids, where’s the sport in that?).

Hamilton is an overpriced pampered dandy who is not only not as good as he thinks he is but no better than most and owes everything to the fact he’s been lucky enough to have great rides (yes, I know I hated on Alonso but it was really displaced Scuderia Marlboro hatred, the man can make a brick look racy and I still hate the Scuderia and their suck up sycophants in the commentariat).

That said- Rosberg shot first.

The fact that Greedo came back after that and blasted Solo into a wingless pile of ash when he went to shoot a second time is just bonus. It is Lucas level abomination for Mercedes to now issue team orders to let the Wookie win.

Of course who knows? They deny it of course. Rosberg is in front by a slim 11 points in the Driver’s Championship, Mercedes by a devastating 102 in the Constructors’ (they could just park their cars for the next 2 races and still lead) so perhaps it is all for show, our protagonists in this conflict start paired on the grid and barring accidents or breakdowns are likely to finish the same way.

On offer for the notorious mudpit that is Silverstone are Hard, Medium, and Soft. Track limits (driving outside the lines) will be strictly enforced. Since Silverstone is one of the primary test tracks (many teams’ headquarters are located within miles) it’s really well known by the drivers and one of the quickest tracks in the season.

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  1. Vent Hole

  2. We start behinds Safety Car

  3. It has just stopped raining. Full Wets.

  4. Lap 5, everyone in for Inters.

  5. Wehlein parks, aquaplaning.

  6. Lap 10

    Hamilton
    Rosberg
    Verstappen
    Perez
    Ricciardo
    Raikkonen
    Sainz
    Massa
    Hulkenberg
    Alonso

  7. Lap 15 0f 52

    Hamilton
    Verstappen
    Rosberg
    Perez
    Ricciardo
    Raikkonen
    Sainz
    Massa
    Hulkenberg
    Alonso

  8. Everyone gambling on when to pit for drys

  9. Raikkonen and Massa pit for Mediums

  10. Lap 17, everyone in for Mediums

  11. Vettel spins

  12. Grosjean power plant failure, parked. Erisson also parked.

  13. Sainz and Raikkonen spin

  14. Lap 20 of 52
    Hamilton
    Verstappen
    Rosberg
    Perez
    Ricciardo
    Raikkonen
    Sainz
    Hulkenberg
    Massa
    Alonso

  15. When did Charlie Brown start racing?

  16. Alonso totally off track, yet recovers

  17. Sainz spins

  18. Lap 25 of 52

    Hamilton
    Verstappen
    Rosberg
    Ricciardo
    Perez
    Raikkonen
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz
    Massa
    Kvyat

  19. Tough racing. The parts of the track that are wet has no grip at all.

  20. Hamilton has an off

  21. Lap 30 of 52

    Hamilton
    Verstappen
    Rosberg
    Ricciardo
    Perez
    Raikkonen
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz
    Massa
    Vettel

  22. Everyone trying to 2 stop on Mediums. Pirelli says they won’t last long enough.

  23. Lap 35 of 52

    Hamilton
    Verstappen
    Rosberg
    Ricciardo
    Perez
    Raikkon
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz
    Massa
    Vettel

  24. Rosberg struggling to pass Verstappen.

  25. Lap 38 Rosberg finally passes.

  26. Massa pits for the 4th time

  27. Make that 3rd, Softs

  28. Niether Mercedes or Red Bull have any unused Softs left after Qualifying.

  29. Alonso pits for more Mediums

  30. Lap 40 of 52

    Hamilton
    Rosberg
    Verstappen
    Ricciardo
    Perez
    Raikkonen
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz
    Vettel
    Kvyat

  31. Lap 45 of 52

    Hamilton
    Rosberg
    Verstappen
    Ricciardo
    Perez
    Raikkonen
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz
    Vettel
    Kvyat

  32. Lap 50 of 52

    Hamilton
    Rosberg
    Verstappen
    Ricciardo
    Raikkonen
    Perez
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz
    Vettel
    Kvyat

  33. Hamilton wins another tony award.

  34. Final

    Hamilton
    Rosberg
    Verstappen
    Ricciardo
    Raikkonen
    Perez
    Hulkenberg
    Sainz
    Vettel
    Kvyat

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