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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Lucky husband. Proud father. Retired Post Secondary Educator. Nature lover. Audiophilia | Smoking meats / fish | Prog Rock | Cycling | F1 | MotoGP

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a man with a beard and mustache is smiling and looking at the camera . Alt: a man is smiling and looking at the camera, nodding and saying β€˜yes’

I’m FOR it!!

10.03.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s different now. Fans are critical, but more importantly the drivers. They are saying the same thing that I am. So there’s that…but you go on and defend the widely unpopular changes if you must. Wait and see, changes will be made because it is a problem.

10.03.2026 11:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There it is. β€˜Managing’.

That’s what airline pilots do. I want fighter pilots flying the latest and fastest. Not decisions made by auto-pilot and monitored / managed by pilots…

10.03.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pushing a button to jet past another driver, only to run out of battery and have them effortlessly take the position back gives far less meaning to the β€˜number of overtakes’.

09.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Those who ARE driving the car feel the same.

09.03.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mark Hughes: 'There's no skill in F1 overtaking - it's like passing a car on the motorway' The 2026 Formula 1 season roared into life with a whirlwind of overtaking at the front. But, in the excitement of the lead battle between George Russell and Charles Leclerc, one key element looks to h...

www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/sin...

09.03.2026 11:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No, I enjoyed that Friday evening.

09.03.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m an F1 fan, and know a lot about the sport and how races run. I expected that it would be all about BP and his romantic interests combined with unrealistic race sequences. So that’s what I got. But the racing part was even more out to lunch than I expected..

09.03.2026 00:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

For those thinking all is well while looking only at the number of passes this season compared top 2025, this article does a good job presenting the concerns of the drivers.

#F1

08.03.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At least the cars were driven flat out. Now they slow themselves according to programming to harvest power, and the drivers are to a large extent at the mercy of the mapping the team has set up. Time will tell I suppose, but the last 1/3 of the Aussie race was pretty boring. IMO

08.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Meh…1st half was interesting…last half was a sleeper.

08.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not worth seeing imo. I expected it to be very mediocre. Even then, I was so disappointed.

08.03.2026 16:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

No, you do not.

07.03.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’―!!

07.03.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, that spin says nothing about Max, but speaks volumes about the car.

07.03.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There is no saving a rear-end electro/mechanical failure entering a turn at that speed. Not even for Max - he was just a passenger at that point.

07.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a 60 year old who just recently starting riding again thanks in no small part to my e-bike, I have mixed feelings about this.

F1 ruined by electric motors - that I can get on board with.

07.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Already the commentators fawning over him is enough to make me puke tbh…

07.03.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with a brace on his face is being drilled with a drill Alt: a man with a brace on his face is being approached by a dentist with a drill

A most unpleasant sound, to be sure…

07.03.2026 04:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How are our leaders getting this time change thing so wrong? BC Premier locks BC in on permanent DST instead of standard time, now Danielle Smith wants the same. Medical experts say the science clearly shows this is bass-ackwards.

Why do they refuse to listen to experts? We’re being led by fools..

06.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The UCP is blaming the huge municipal tax increase on Albertans asking for more schools and more supports. The part they aren’t saying out loud is how much is funnelled to charter and private schools. Our public tax dollars should NOT be used in this way. Where is the outrage!?

#yyccc

06.03.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Dan McLean re UCP budget: ”I’m not here to defend the province, but…”

…goes on to defend the province.

UCP lackey…but we already knew that.

#yyccc

05.03.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man is standing in a field with the words `` do n't cry do n't cry '' written on it . Alt: a man is standing in a field with the words `` do n't cry do n't cry '' written on it .

/s

04.03.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Counterpoint:

No, it was awful.

Truly.

04.03.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It plays in Canada as well.

02.03.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a crowd and says `` gotcha '' . Alt: Trump in a suit and tie is standing in front of a crowd and says `` gotcha ''

#UCP last election: Hey Calgary! We’d love to (πŸ€”buy your votes) buy you a new arena πŸ€₯!!

#UCPBudget 2026: Just kidding, pay for it yourselves!

28.02.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

To me it looked like Marc stood him up ever-so-slightly. It was subtle, but that was what Pedro reacted to imo. Great racing!!

28.02.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Γ  la Trevor Tombe…

27.02.2026 23:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Stereo system playing a DVD of Beat Live

Stereo system playing a DVD of Beat Live

Stereo system playing a DVD of Beat Live

Stereo system playing a DVD of Beat Live

Any fellow proggers out there? Whatcha listening to on this fine Friday?

Beat Live is cranked at my place!!

#KingCrimson #ProgRock

27.02.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So weird hear GΓΌnther Steiner interviewed while watching MotoGP practice in Thailand lol..

1st race weekend of the year!! Vamos!!

#MotoGP #F1

27.02.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0