ROUND 8/23 ⸺ barcelonian grand prix ✩ 04.06.2023
maple's rating: ★★★ (7.8/10)
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✩ facts
this is max's third grand slam in his career
max now has 40 wins! one behind ayrton
max has had the most consecutive finishes for red bull ever (26)
red bull racing leads every lap of the last three gps, which hasn't happened since 2020 mercedes
1-2 4433 for the 35th time
lewis' last seven podiums have been p2
george's podium is his first of the year
and makes this the first double podium of mercedes for the year
mercedes is now ahead of aston martin in the constructors
lance beats fernando for the first time this season
nevertheless, this is fernando's best finish on home soil since 2014
✩ raceweek highlights
alex off in q1
valtteri off in q1
fernando off in q1 (what was happening)
horrid traffic in q1 from pierre…
hulkenberg p1 in q1 for a while LOL
CHARLES FLOP Q1 (p19)
nyck > max in q1
checo in the fucking gravel q2
BRITCEDES FIGHTING Q2
CHECO OUT Q2
Max triple ourple
hulkenberg qualifying p3!
max has his usual fuckass final quali lap BUT
max gets pole!
carlos tries to overtake in turn 1 but… doesn't work out
lando gets damage bc lewis had to back out bc of the ferrari of carlos (not putting blame on anyone)
max is the only one on mediums
george attacking fernando
strong merc weekend!!
george going craaazyyy this race man
lots of overtaking for the barcelonian gp lol
nyck and pierre having a midoff (touching)
george sexilly overtaking carlos
charles awful race
the little fernando esteban fight lol
yuki driving zhou off the track and the resulting penalty
max grand slam for the third time in his career!!
24 second gap :)
max saying something incomprehensible after the race: bdkdh very lovely as alwayskjfjdn sjna (whadda scallop he saying)
✩ maple's diary
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didn’t watch friday free practice cause i was working, but fp1 ended when i was on my lunch break and i nearly spit out my food seeing ocon in 3rd (sweet) de vries in 4th (surprising) and both ferraris behind a haas (problematic)
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“tell lance not to worry, i’m just building a gap”
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George Russell appreciation post
So, I'm not really a big Mercedes fan, but since I started watching F1, George immediately caught my attention(with the help of my boyfriend but that doesn't matter right now lmao). It was always clear that he had an immense talent but the most shitty car to drive in F1. But he didn't care, he always gave his best and did everything for the team. He was always so generous, so grateful to even have this opportunity and now that he has this Mercedes seat, I think that he can finally use that talent of his. Yesterday's race proved it. The way he fought against Max and didn't wanna give up his position. That was amazing and certainly something, not all drivers would have had the nerves to do so.
All in all, I'm just so happy for him that he finally gets to show his talent and really use it, like he deserves it. And even as he sat in a Mercedes car that was not so good, he kept on fighting and always scored points.
I believe, that all of this now, it's only the start for George. He has so much potential to become one of the best. And I certainly believe that he will.
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me switching streams to watch the spain gp right after the azerbaijan gp
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