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[roscoehamiltons]

time to catch up on quali

(yes i spoiled myself on the results already but i have to watch lewis get pole with my own two eyes)

- i actually like the idea of the new format, i think it’s a good and less complicated way of spicing things up for quali. tho arguably, quali is doesn’t really need to be spiced up bc it gives way more stress and excitement than the races do

- the commentators questioning mercedes’ decision to send george and lewis out later than everyone else .. same lol. like i get that the track gets faster the more rubber is put on it but it’s so fucking stressful to watch them risk them not making it thru at the end of each session

- the question of how many races to give daniel leeway.. i think giving him until after the summer break is fair?? two races might not be a lot but i think it gives us an idea of the gap to him and yuki and i think rbr has done everything to give daniel the tools to succeed. i know he’s not the most adaptable driver but he already knows the red bull + alpha tauri team, and i think he’s a lot more comfortable with them already than he ever was in mclaren

- seeing valtteri at the top of the timing boards again makes me so happy. i love him and i always wish that alfa romeo were a better car and team so him and guanyu can do well and get points instead of just slugging around at the bottom like they have been lately

- george out of Q1... the petty part of me is happy bc i don’t like him and it’s a fuck you to everyone who said george was better than lewis bc of the qualifying results last year. but it’s also not his fault and mercedes need to stop sending them out so late and into traffic

- yuki getting eliminated in Q1 :( as much as i’m happy about daniel and yuki being teammates bc i rly like them both, it’s bittersweet bc there’s a lot at stake for both of them in their current situation. tbh i’m more worried about yuki losing his seat more than daniel so even tho i’m happy about daniel beating him (esp as a fuck you to his haters), it also leaves a bad feeling for me

- ouch the graphic that checo hasn’t made it to Q3 in the last 5 races. it’ll be interesting to see how he does for the rest of the year now that daniel is back. at least he’s made it this time i suppose

-  carlos out in Q2 🤭 this quali has been good to me (aside from alex getting knocked out early)

- wow daniel getting the best qualifying result for alpha tauri in the last 5 races, let’s go ba-by! i feel vindicated that he’s doing well. i’ve had the thought that a lot of his poor form at mclaren can be attributed to confidence and psychology and i think that’ll be proven correct as we see the rest of the year

- not this commentary about how fast these random people are going down the water slide LOL. ngl i’ve been really enjoying the f1 tv commentary since i switched from the international feed and i wish i had done it sooner

- lewis pole !!!!!!! the emotion on the radio and him crying in the car. no words can describe how happy i am, how proud i am. he’s been working so hard and it’s been a long time coming. i’ve never stopped believing in him and i know there are more good things to come and i can’t wait to see it