Super Sunday

[Chelsea14Ian]

8 minutes ago, Regulo said:

Who? I watched Halep beat Serena.

Whoops  you are right.I blame on the 13th.

[MauriceMynah]

Well I just watched the TV repair man beat Sabrina, but that might have been a different film. Ain't VHS wonderful. !

[Chelsea14Ian]

Was it in black and white?

[MauriceMynah]

Not sure. My eyes went kinda blurry.

[boycee]

Which match were you watching Ian ?

Boycee

[Chelsea14Ian]

1 hour ago, Regulo said:

Who? I watched Halep beat Serena.

It must be because it's the 13th silly me.Halep none the less played great.Sure she will win more games.

Ian

[SPEEDTRIPLE]

1 hour ago, Regulo said:

I don't wish to know that, thanks!

Yeah, meet meet, meet 

[Paul]

Well thank heavens the cricket has actually started, I was just about going mad with all the mindless cackle that TV channels dig out to "big up" these events.

Not very impressed with England's start though. I thought when NZwon the toss and batted given the moisture that's around and the green tinge of the pitch that it might be a good toss to lose, as surely Eoin would have batted too, such is the trend in this tournament. 

[SPEEDTRIPLE]

Anybody see who won the first World Superbikes race yesterday?. 

[Paul]

World what? Bikes, do you mean Tour De France?

[Paul]

Sorry Speed, being serious wasn't it that fella from Northern Ireland?

Given his performances in WSBK in recent years Jonny Rea doesn't get the credit and recognition he deserves. I used to be a great fan of WSBK in the Foggy era but find it boring nowadays. As for Moto GP I haven't watched a race since Barry Sheene last fell off. 

[SPEEDTRIPLE]

27 minutes ago, Paul said:

Sorry Speed, being serious wasn't it that fella from Northern Ireland?

Given his performances in WSBK in recent years Jonny Rea doesn't get the credit and recognition he deserves. I used to be a great fan of WSBK in the Foggy era but find it boring nowadays. As for Moto GP I haven't watched a race since Barry Sheene last fell off. 

I know what you mean. WSB is so predictable now, and Moto GP will only ever be a Spanish World Championship until the FIA (who govern ALL forms of motorsport) take away the running of it from Spanish governing body DORNA. Every factory team bar Ducati have at least one Spanish rider, some even have both. Only SOME satelite teams have non Spanish riders. 

Now BSB, that`s a different story, awesome racing, and the riders are proper enthusiasts.

[Paul]

51 minutes ago, SPEEDTRIPLE said:

Moto GP will only ever be a Spanish World Championship until the FIA (who govern ALL forms of motorsport) take away the running of it from Spanish governing body DORNA

Is it the FIA? They deal with Automobiles. In my day watching bikes, GP, SBK, Speedway it was the FIM.

[SPEEDTRIPLE]

2 minutes ago, Paul said:

Is it the FIA? They deal with Automobiles. In my day watching bikes, GP, SBK, Speedway it was the FIM.

Yeah, sorry Paul, i should have said the FIM, my mistake.

[Paul]

FIA or FIM I agree with your assessment. DORNA and their paymasters Repsol are killing, even have killed MotoGP

[Chelsea14Ian]

Lewis just won ,making it his sixth British GP.Well done Lewis.

[SPEEDTRIPLE]

6 minutes ago, Paul said:

FIA or FIM I agree with your assessment. DORNA and their paymasters Repsol are killing, even have killed MotoGP

Absolutely spot on. They`ve already killed off the excitement of WSB by dumbing it down to ensure it never eclipses Moto GP again. I remember in the late 90s, the 500GP at Donnington Park achieved a crowd of 18,000ish over the 3 days, yet when WSB was at Brands Hatch the same time, it was regularly attracting crowds of 120,000, i was there too, what an awesome experience, and some awesome racing.

[SPEEDTRIPLE]

5 minutes ago, Chelsea14Ian said:

Lewis just won ,making it his sixth British GP.Well done Lewis.

I won`t watch it. Every time i watch something and cheer someone on, they always lose, so now i always watch the re runs and hilights, so i can`t jinx them .

[ExSurveyor]

Just now, SPEEDTRIPLE said:

I won`t watch it. Every time i watch something and cheer someone on, they always lose, so now i always watch the re runs and hilights, so i can`t jinx them .

excellent race, worth watching.

[Paul]

Lewis showing his class right at the end. Bottas pits for fresh tyres to take fastest lap, Lewis says no need, even on 40 lap old hard tyres I can still go faster than you, takes it back on the final lap. Most wins ever at the British Grand Prix, another record falls to Hamilton.

Whilst it's hard to compare drivers from different eras it's hard to argue against Hamilton being the best ever F1 driver. How many more titles he wins will be pretty much down to how long he wants to keep going. 

Have to say it's nice to see an F1 race "finish" at the chequered flag. We've had a couple of wierd ones. 

 

[Paul]

On the split screen the cricket is looking tense. I can't beleive that Lords has produced a slow, sticky, green pitch for the final, exactly the sort of pitch England struggle on. I would have bet my mortgage on a straw coloured fast pitch, ball coming on to the bat suiting Englands stroke players. 

I don't think England bowled too well early on, they dragged it back in the last few overs but 240 on this pitch will not be easy. Joe Root may well be key.   

[SPEEDTRIPLE]

3 minutes ago, Paul said:

 

Whilst it's hard to compare drivers from different eras it's hard to argue against Hamilton being the best ever F1 driver. How many more titles he wins will be pretty much down to how long he wants to keep going.  

 

I agree, there were several question marks against some of Schumackers titles, still using traction control after it was outlawed, "illegal engines", strict penalties for rule infringements that were never applied to him, team mates were never allowed to compete fairly with or beat him, etc etc etc. What do you expect from a multi billion pound business, and that`s what it is, business, not a sport these days.

[Paul]

And what a second set that was from Federer, I thought when Djok won the tiebreak in the 1st he might go on to win relatively easily then Fed comes out and blows him away

I can't keep up. 

[SwanR]

Great job keeping track of it all Paul! We’re just watching the cricket ... and with Root out now as well our top batsmen are certainly not performing. 

[Chelsea14Ian]

I'm trying to watch the tennis as well Djokovic just gone  2 1 up.