I see that to comment on the post and call the writer out for his nonsense you have to register with them (itâs free though but they get your email) so well played Sowetan Live, well played
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The Sowetan, like so many other local publications coff News24 coff has gone full tabloid, so theyâre all to happy publish clickbait bullshit. Donât ruffle your feathers about it too much. Also get more meds, man, thatâs essential! If youâre in discomfort, itâs probably reasonable to ask your doc for a new script for a different pharmacy. My wife says so long as itâs not schedule 6, itâs perfectly fine to ask for it.
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Ans so all is done, the best year of Formula 1 has been completed, and we have a brand new World Driver Champion. This has truly been the best season of F1 Iâve ever seen, and definitely the best season, controversies and all, for over the past decade.
So now that we can look back at the season, there are 2 questions I have to ask: What was your 5 best races this year, and who is your 10 best drivers of the season.
Mine is as follows:
Best 5 races (in order):
- Monza
- Imola
- French
- Russian
- Abu Dhabi
My personal top 10 drivers of the season (in order):
- Max Verstappen
- Lewis Hamilton
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- George Russel
- Pierre Gasly
- Charlers Leclerc
- Sergio Perez
- Mick Shumacher
- Fernando Alonso
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Day 3 without F1:
I was in the car with my dad and wondered if we were close enough to the car in front to activate DRS.
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Presumably, the FIA have given Mercedes all sorts of assurances that their internal investigation and review of the farcical end to Abu Dhabi will be done properly and that appropriate changes to the rules will be made. No confirmation that Michael Masiâs head on a platter is part of the agreement.
Max Verstappen will be crowned the unchallenged 2021 Formula One World Driversâ Champion at the annual FIA Awards Gala in Paris this evening.
If Lewis and Mercedes no-show the event, they could face fines themselves. Unless thatâs another part of the reason Merc wonât appeal?
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In true âweâre such a progressive 21st century organisationâ, the only place that the FIA Award ceremony can be watched live by the public is via their FaceBook page. 
If you must:
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Iâm⊠Alright, thanks.
I canât see Masi having a long time left with this investigation happening, but similarly the F1 rules and application thereof needs a serious overhaul. The rules that were applicable at the end of Abu Dhabi are incredibly ambiguous, and itâs not the only ones that came up through the season coff track limits coff.
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My bad⊠have just discovered that the FIA Prize-Giving event will also be carried live by F1 themselves, through their YouTube channel. So if you really, really want to watch it, and really, really donât want to do so on FB, hereâs the alternative:
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I didnt watch the prizegiving, who won?
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The FIA has a new president:
Wonder if Jean Todt will rejoin Ferrari in an advisory position next year?
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Now that you mention it, thereâs actually a lot of annual awards issued by the FIA, not just the F1 stuff:
(Noticeable in their absence - Toto Wolff and Lewis Hamilton)
FIA FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
- Max Verstappen
FIA FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CONSTRUCTORS
- Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS AND CO-DRIVERS
- SĂ©bastien OGIER & Julien INGRASSIA
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MANUFACTURERS
- Toyota GAZOO Racing WRT
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE LMP DRIVERSâ CHAMPIONSHIP
- Mike CONWAY, Kamui KOBAYASHI, JosĂ© MarĂa LĂPEZ
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE LMP1 CHAMPIONSHIP
- TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WEC
FIA WORLD RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
- Johan KRISTOFFERSSON
FIA WORLD RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
- Hansen World RX Team
FIA KARTING WORLD CHAMPION â OK
- Tuukka Taponen (OK)
FIA KARTING WORLD CHAMPION â OK-JUNIOR
- Kean Nakamura
FIA KARTING WORLD CHAMPION â KZ
- Noah Milell
ABB FIA FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
- Nyck de Vries
ABB FIA FORMULA E CHAMPION FOR TEAMS
- Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team
FIA PERSONALITY OF THE YAR
- Lewis HAMILTON
FIA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
- Oscar Piastri
FIA ACTION OF THE YEAR
- Fernando Alonso
FIA FORMULA 2 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
- Oscar Piastri
FIA FORMULA 2 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
- PREMA Racing
FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
- Dennis Hauger
FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
- Trident
FIA CERTIFIED GRANTURISMO CHAMPIONSHIPS WINNER â NATIONS CUP
- Valerio Gallo
FIA CERTIFIED GRANTURISMO CHAMPIONSHIPS WINNER â MANUFACTURERS SERIES
- Coque Lopez
FIA CERTIFIED GRANTURISMO CHAMPIONSHIPS WINNER â MANUFACTURERS SERIES
- Igor Fraga
FIA CERTIFIED GRANTURISMO CHAMPIONSHIPS WINNER â MANUFACTURERS SERIES
- Tomoaki Yamanaka
FIA JUNIOR WRC CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS & COâDRIVERS
- Sami Pajari & Marko Salminen
FIA JUNIOR WRC TROPHY FOR NATIONS
- Finland
FIA WRC2 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
- Andreas Mikkelsen
FIA WRC2 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CO-DRIVERS
- Torstein Eeiksen
FIA WRC2 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
- MOVISPORT
FIA WRC3 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRIVERS
Yohan Rossel
FIA WRC3 CHAMPIONSHIP FOR COâDRIVERS
- Maciej Szczepaniak
FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
- Hyundai 2C Competition
FIA AFRICAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS & COâDRIVERS
- Carl Tundo & Tim Jessop
FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS & COâDRIVERS
- Andreas Mikkelsen & Sara Fernandez
FIA EUROPEAN RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TEAMS
- TOKSPORT WRT
FIA MIDDLE EAST RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS & COâDRIVERS
- Nasser Al-Attiyah & Mathieu Baumel
FIA NACAM RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS & COâDRIVERS
- Ricardo Cordero & Marco Hernandez
FIA EUROPEAN RALLY TROPHY DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
- Mustafa ĂAKAL & ĂzgĂŒr AKDAG
FIA RGT CUP DRIVERS & COâDRIVERS
- Pierre RAGUES & Julien PESENTI
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSSâCOUNTRY RALLIES DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
- Nasser AL-ATTIYAH & Mathieu BAUMEL
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSSâCOUNTRY RALLIES FOR TEAMS
- OVERDRIVE SA
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSSâCOUNTRY RALLIES DRIVERS â T3
- Cristina GUTIĂRREZ
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSSâCOUNTRY BAJAS DRIVERS & CO-DRIVERS
- Yazeed AL RAJHI & Alexey KUZMICH
FIA WORLD CUP FOR CROSSâCOUNTRY BAJAS DRIVERS â T3
- Dania AKEEL
FIA EUROPEAN RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP â RX1
- Andreas BAKKERUD
FIA EUROPEAN RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP â RX3
- Yury BELEVSKIY
FIA RX2e CHAMPIONSHIP
- Guillaume DE RIDDER
FORMULA REGIONAL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP BY ALPINE CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Gregoire SAUCY
FORMULA REGIONAL AMERICAS CHAMPIONSHIP POWERED BY HONDA
- Kyffin SIMPSON
FORMULA REGIONAL JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Yuga FURUTANI
FORMULA 3 ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Guanyu ZHOU
F4 USA CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Noel LEĂN
F4 SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Dilano VANâT HOFF
F4 UAE CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Enzo TRULLI
F4 ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Oliver BEARMAN
F4 GERMAN CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Oliver BEARMAN
F4 BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Matthew REES
F4 JAPANESE CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Seita NONAKA
F4 FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Esteban MASSON
F4 CHINESE CHAMPIONSHIP CERTIFIED BY FIA
- Andy CHANG
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP LMGTE FOR DRIVERS
- Alessandro PIER GUIDI & James CALADO
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP LMGTE FOR MANUFACTURERS
- Ferrari
FIA ENDURANCE TROPHY FOR LMP2 DRIVERS
- Charles MILESI, Ferdinand HABSBURG, Robin FRIJNS
FIA ENDURANCE TROPHY FOR LMGTE AM DRIVERS
- Alessio ROVERA, François PERRODO, Nicklas NIELSEN
FIA EUROPEAN TRUCK RACING DRIVERSâ CHAMPIONSHIP
- Norbert KISS
FIA INTERNATIONAL DRIFTING CUP FOR DRIVERS
- James DEANE
WTCR â FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CUP FOR DRIVERS
- Yann EHRLACHER
WTCR â FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CUP FOR TEAMS
- Cyan Racing Lynk & Co
WTCR â FIA WORLD TOURING CAR CUP FOR JUNIOR DRIVERS
- Luca ENGSTLER
FIA WORLD LAND SPEED RECORDS
- Gianmaria AGHEM
FIA OUTSTANDING OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
- Bigirimana ANSELME
FIA FOUNDING MEMBERSâ CLUB HERITAGE CUP
- Robert DEWAR
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And in his first public act, the new FIA President goes out of his way to smooth the waters and build public support for the organisation. NOT!!!
Sulayem: âNo forgivenessâ if Hamilton breached FIA gala rules (motorsport.com)
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Not Masi?
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Thatâs utterly rediculous, incompassionate, and a stupid, stupid thing to do for your first act as FIA Prez. Did Masi assist him with this ruling?
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The article title is a bit click-baity. He seems far more reasonable from what you can read from the rest of the interview. At most Hamilton and Toto would get a fine for not attending since those who came 1st, 2nd and 3rd are obliged to attend.
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I have never heard of the guy. But if he can put more certainty and clarity and consistency into the FIA then bring it on!
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It would be a huge loss if Lewis does walk away, certainly to Mercedes but especially to Formula 1.
I personally think (hope?) he isnât going to quit now and will come back next year all guns blazing to hammer home the âMasi and the FIA f-ed up!â point.
I think a lot will depend on the result, if any, of the FIAs investigation into the Abu Dhabi debacle and the subsequent, needed changes to the rules. If they land up trying to whitewash the whole embarrassing affair, then I honestly wouldnât blame Hamilton if he does decide to take a break. If he does, hopefully itâll just be a temporary one year thing to ârecharge and refocusâ and nothing more.
If he does quit, I think the Bottas back to Merc, and Giovannazzi back to Alfa or Piastri to get the seat, is the most logical and likely scenario.
So, do you think Lewis stays or goes?
- He stays.
- He stays, and wins the 2022 WDC by miles!
- He takes a one year âsabbaticalâ and takes the time to record a Grammy-winning hip-hop album called #Blessed.
- He quits for good.
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