SeaBee

Easy to look all cool and composed when everything is going your way. Suddenly when the heat is on, there is pressure. You can't always just answer pressure by blowing it away. Sure he'll learn more from this season than from last. However, I think if he had taken Lorenzo out yesterday, there would have been a sheet-storm of note. Thanks SK, was about to ask about the Doohan comment... he never seemed overly arrogant to me. Oh, on top of everything else - loved the fact that the Suzi's were in the mix as well.

Loved the race as usual... well done to the Porsche guys. And it was so great to see everybody in good spirits and Audi and Toyota guys all smiley and congratulating them. Hulk now has at least become the first active F1 driver in more than 20 years to win. Really felt for that #98 Aston, soooo close... 2-lap lead - oops!

They are stunning, tuna!

Just to say - I had an awesome run this past Saturday. Met up with a guy for the first time and we did a very nice run in Paarl Mountain. Some known trails, some exploration, some places I knew about but haven't been to yet. Was great... Picked up a bit of a funny on my heel, but that's hopefully just a short-term issue. The overall experience more than made up for it!

Save yourself the wait, save yourself the bribery... Google is your friend.

Saw a piece on the trails there in trail running mag as well - itching to go do that as well! Same trails, different speed... And less hassle (packing) if we pop over there just for a weekend.

Flowta, I currently have both my lab (puppy) and Ridgey on Eukanuba. Different food for the puppy still, but that works well thusfar. Not much difference in price, though - and when I bought last time, they told me the price is going to increase like crazy shortly. I feed them that - and I keep an eye on them to make sure they stay lean. And esp easy to see on the Ridgey - she is just one bundle of muscles. And to shoot down that rumour, she has been spayed.

Hahaha, is it (sounds like!) one of those "easy 6k" runs with 600m elevation?!

...but they did not do it properly on race-day. This is the one he should have had! Love the skulls!

Those pups look like beauts Tuna! Lovely...

250ml for a 2:30 run - and a race at that?! Goodness... Koei should be renamed Kameel. Otherwise I just drink like a sponge.

Duvet not even pulled straight and nice and tight around them?! Really roughing it!

Loved the Dirty Double last year, was myfirst attempt at any running. Went for the jol and... had a jol! Was so much fun to do some of the Welvanpas singles in reverse as well. The Mitchell's guys knew us from a distance towards the end...

Just a couple more laps... Darn. Maybe Hamster was just doing enough, but we'll never know. Ricciardo definitely just did enough! And more errors from Vettel in one race than his entire career thusfar.

At last took some more pics... Brandi actually gives attention - most likely a bird on the wall... And then doing what he does best - rest! Whilst Kahlua is contemplating this all...

Never liked Jorge, but love his smooth style... and immense respect for even riding under the circumstances. I'd have been in bed! Getting fourth was an amazing result for a guy still busy getting over bronchitis.

Excitement of the race was given by Kimi in the first couple of corners - those Williams boys never knew what hit (fortunately not literally) them. And then... Max Verstappen! Of all people, the youngster overtakes... He gave more excitement in one race than his old man did in all of his career! Well, that one pit-lane moment may be a notable exception where Jos actually "provided" entertainment!

Quite interesting to see the Ferrari's again seemingly good on longer runs and the Mercs lightning quick on quali sims. Not getting my hopes up for a close dice, but it's good to see a) Merc at least having to look over their shoulder and b) a marked improvement in Ferrari form. Pure pace, no. But if they can put pressure on... who knows?! We all heard how flustered it got when they were actually under pressure for once!

Watched the Spur Summer series coverage (from PVR a week or so ago) and totally amped to do the winter series. Paul Cluver, Tygerberg Nature Reserve, Paarl Mountain and Kogelberg (Kleinmond) . The last one will be skipped, since I'm on a bike at that time somewhere between Willowmore and Jeffreys...

Ja, refer to my earlier post - let's not turn this into another F1 "every overtake that goes slightly wrong must be penalised some way" formula.

Ja, if another driver (let alone a team mate!) did that to you in the 70's and 80's, you'd have walked over to his garage and mouer him with your helmet. Brilliant to see some competition, absolutely stunning drive from Vettel. Smooth and clever. What was interesting is how Ferrari seemed kinder to the tyres, yet seems to have solved their quali problems of the last couple of years - where you actually need to hammer the tyres. Yes, I know Sat was wet, but they looked like they had one-lap pace all weekend long. Still, I do doubt that Ferrari has the out and out pace to beat the Mercs in a straight fight. Was very emotional to hear the German followed by the Italian anthems again. But hey, what a day for Italy if you look at the MotoGP results as well! (Seperate thread for that, just had to throw it in...)

He never got the memo that told him he's too old for this... What a ride! Loved the entire race, overtakes everywhere. But... there was a moment I just shook my head - when the commentator said they might have a look on video at Marquez passing Bautista, which dislodged his caliper (or pipe to the caliper, whatever)... I just thought "You have GOT to be kidding me - this is not F1 where every pass gets re-analysed and penelased if it goes wrong ever so slightly...

Heck no, please don't introduce Dorna to the FIA, the FIA will surely find a way to screw that up as well. Just one more rule.... we promise! It'll help everybody, equalise the playing field and be greatly beneficial to new entries and non-works teams... they said.

And, looking at combined results... 0.9 seconds between 1st and... hold your breath!... 14th! That's less than the gap Merc has over anybody else.

BTW, from what I understand RBR is not threatening to quit because of the Renault engine performance, but because of the current rules. Most notably how rules were hanged and things banned when they had the upper hand and the technology advantage. Now, not only does Merc have a significant advantage (and well deserved, good on them), but from a RBR perspective nothing is being done to alter the advantage as it was in the past. Also, the current set of "cost-saving" rules does not allow anybody to play catch-up. I have a tendency to agree with them on the last part of this. This is the forefront of technology, allow the guys to develop and improve!