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Sunday July 28, 2019
It
is an unusual day when my top 3 guys in Formula 1 all crash on a rainy day in Germany, my nemesis wins the race, and I am not unhappy.... Why??? Because,.. although much of the race was done under yellow flag/safety car, there was excitement, crashes, spinouts and drama. Also Lance Stroll, the Canadian, who had a brief taste of 2nd place, finished in 4th, which is very respectable for their racing team. Honda motors showed their prowess today with 1st and 3rd finishers for the Red Bull team.
The intermittent rain, crashes, yellow flags meant way more pit stops, tire changes, and repairs that I have ever seen in a race, with some having as many as 6 stops. This year's leading points man, Lewis Hamilton, the winner of most races this season, had a disastrous day, having a crash, then surprising his pit crew with a horribly long unscheduled pitstop, and then ultimately crashing again. He is usually one of the best drivers in the rain, but not today. His Mercedes partner, Valterri Bottas, also crashed, as did my favourite Charles LeClerc. At one point, they were 1, 2, and 3. That opened up the door to a host of lesser lights who made the most of the situation. My hated Max Verstappen was 1st, LeClerc's partner Sebastian Vettel was 2nd (coming all the way from last place), and the Russian, Daniil Kvyat, was 3rd.
This was a wild day with almost a 2-hour race. This is what racing is meant to be, wild, unpredictable, and crazy.
All shots were with the new Nikon. I am pleased.
Cristina made lunch for her mother and sister today, even though she was unsure they were even going to show up.
I hope you enjoy the pictures. That was the day’s excitement.
Al
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Start
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| A rainy day so they did at least 3 warm-up laps |
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| Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) has the pole position |
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| Verstappen (2nd) has a very bad start |
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| Things got interesting in a hurry |
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| Perez crashes |
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| Look at the wild position changes early in the race. Crazy! |
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| My guy has already moved up 5 positions |
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| Vettel has a bump |
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| Sainz spinout and crash |
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| Driving too fast. Rain tires can only do so much... |
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| Able to get back racing |
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| Irma, David and Wolf love the racing |
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| Accidents, strategy, pitstops, tire changes, my guys 1,2,3 |
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| My guy crashes, stuck, out of the race |
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| Replays of the spinout |
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| These rocks claimed a few drivers today |
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| Sadly LeClerc is done for the day |
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| He is so very frustrated |
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| Disastrous pitstop for Hamilton. Crew unprepared. |
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| Look at the position changes. |
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| Replay of Hamilton's brush with the wall |
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| The Safety Car got lots of practice today |
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| Hulkenburg is into the rocks too. |
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| He is out of the race too |
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| Big position changes in this race |
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| Hamilton is back out front! |
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| Just look at the number of pitstops already..! |
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| Our Canadian, Stroll, is in 2nd with 5 laps to go |
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| Bottas meets the rocks |
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| Bottas spinning out |
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| A meeting with the forgiving wall |
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| Spinning out replay |
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| Ouch moment |
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| Now the Canadian, Stroll is hanging onto 3rd |
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| 6 laps to go, just look at the changes in race position |
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| 4 laps to go and Vettel has Stroll in his sights |
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| 2 laps to go, Goodbye to the Canadian hopes |
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| Last lap and Vettel overtakes the Russian, Kvyat |
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| Vettel started in the 20th, and last position. Ends 2nd. |
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| An exciting race |
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| Verstappen gets the checkered flag |
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| Verstappen overcame slips and slides to win |
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| Vettel, Verstappen and Kvyat on the podium |
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| Loose horse in the neighbourhood again. |
