The 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix did test the usage of the words ‘lose’ and ‘loose’! Here’s an interesting tweet from Chatak:
that loose headrest was quickly fixed. have doubts about how much that lose head can be fixed.
— chatweet (@chatak) June 28, 2017
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In the aftermath of the Vettel jibe, social media erupted with fans taking sides of their favourite drivers. Given the Vettel-hate that I read online, I now know why he’s chosen to stay away from social media. Or maybe he has a secret account he accesses and does ego surfing from?
The Curse Of The Number 3
Daniel Ricciardo rarely crashes and when he did in the qualifying session, Twitterverse was quick to point out that ‘Car no. 3 crashed in Q3 when the countdown clock read 3:33’. Ricciardo needed luck to win the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix from P10 and he did get lucky, but not before he worked hard for it. On the number 3, his 3 car overtake at one of the restarts did set him up for victory. He overtook the faster Mercedes-powered cars – both the Force Indias and Massa’s Williams.
Ricciardo: Slow & Steady Won The Race
David Coulthard – Suave, But Creepy
The well spoken and immensely knowledgeable is a delight to have on the podium (much like it is to have Ricciardo on the podium) to conduct podium interviews. In fact, it was a delight to have him on this episode of the Inside Line F1 Podcast too! He did a fantastic job in Baku, but not before he creepily pointed towards and started unfastening Ricciardo’s shoe prompting him to perform the ‘shoey’.
By the way, some phenomenal exposure for Puma!
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Red Bull Racing’s Talent Program
The FIA Stewards added 3 penalty points to Sebastian Vettel’s ‘super license’ bringing his 12 months tally to 9 points. Vettel is tied with (Daniil) Kvyat for the highest number of penalty points in the last 12 months. This makes me wonder if ruthlessness is a prerequisite to be a part of the Red Bull Racing driver program!
What About The Red Bull Racing Driver Program?
FIA Should Issue A Formula 1 Driver Manual
I doubt if such a thing exists yet, chances are it doesn’t. Given how Hamilton desperately tried to fix his loose headrest while driving down the mile-long straight at over 330 kmph, I propose that a section – ‘how to drive a Formula 1 car with one hand while adjusting your headrest’ be included. While most fans were worried about race leader Hamilton’s headrest, Kimi Raikkonen almost rejoined the race without a steering wheel! Now that would be a bit too much to include in the manual!
Safety Car Restarts
Were the Safety Car periods a tad too many in Baku? Maybe, they were. The FIA would’ve certainly learned a thing or two about clearing cars and debris more effectively when we go racing next time. However, I didn’t mind the multiple Safety Car periods – especially the restarts they induced with a bunched up field on a track where the tow worked oh-so-well! Maybe the FIA should have a regulation where the Safety Car is brought in to neutralise a boring and processional race! Formula 1 is entertainment too, after all.
Had the Safety Car not intervened at the intervals that it did, Lewis Hamilton would’ve probably bored us by winning by a mile, or more!
Finally, a triple header Formula 1 weekend in 2018 will be a treat for the fans, but if you’re a die-hard fan, you can forget about planning a holiday in June/July 2018!
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(Season 2017, Episode 24)
