CT wrote:
> ogden wrote:
>
> > The pole sitter didn't win. So much for invariably.
>
> But wouldn't the pole sitter almost certainly have won if he hadn't had
> engine trouble?

Sure. You win races by being the fastest driver in the fastest, most
reliable car.

Oh, wait...

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"CT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Beav wrote:
>
>>
>> > I think a German has a very good chance of winning this year. Not
>> > in a Mercededes though.
>>
>> One pole doesn't make him a champion yet though.
>
> No, but from what I've seen & heard[1] the pole sitter will invariably
> win, with it being even more processional than in previous years.

Mechanical issues are all part of the process and he succumbed to them. If
that **** continues, he'll win **** all.
>
> [1] I don't watch F1, but I saw a bit on the news and there was a bit
> about it on the wireless this morning.

It was incredibly boring even when comparing boring to being dead.

I only watched it coz I had **** all better to do for an hour and I still
couldn't stand to watch if from start to finish.


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"CT" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> ogden wrote:
>
>> The pole sitter didn't win. So much for invariably.
>
> But wouldn't the pole sitter almost certainly have won if he hadn't had
> engine trouble?

There IS no "certainty" in racing. Ever. Even a one horse race can be lost
through events outside the control of the rider.


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> ogden <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> You didn't pay much attention then, did you?
>>
>> The pole sitter didn't win. So much for invariably.
>
> Yebbut only because his engine went off song a few laps from the end
> and he ended up fourth. If his exhaust had not broken he would have
> won.
> IOW, the pole sitter will win unless something breaks or he screws up.

Oh for ****s sake. Does that areshole of a phrase not register with you? "To
finish first, first you've got to finish" and this is exactly why the phrase
came into existance.

No "if's" "but's" or "maybe's". To win you've got to ****ing finish and if
things break, "**** man, that's racing, innit"?

As a test of your theory, why not bet your house on the outcome of the race?
After all, there's no chance he'll lose is there?


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On Mar 15, 3:56*am, ogden <og...@pre.org> wrote:
> CT wrote:
> > ogden wrote:
>
> > > The pole sitter didn't win. So much for invariably.
>
> > But wouldn't the pole sitter almost certainly have won if he hadn't had
> > engine trouble?
>
> Sure. You win races by being the fastest driver in the fastest, most
> reliable car.
>
> Oh, wait...

C'mon, guys. You know exactly what the issue is. Waiting for a mistake
or mechanical failure ain't much fun. Dicing and passes are the lure.
Nobody wants to watch a game of follow the leader.

Beav <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> >>
> >> The pole sitter didn't win. So much for invariably.
> >
> > Yebbut only because his engine went off song a few laps from the end
> > and he ended up fourth. If his exhaust had not broken he would have
> > won.
> > IOW, the pole sitter will win unless something breaks or he screws up.
>
> Oh for ****s sake. Does that areshole of a phrase not register with you? "To
> finish first, first you've got to finish" and this is exactly why the phrase
> came into existance.

Who wants to watch a procession of cars going round and round a circuit
until something breaks ?. Thats not a race, its a bloody parade.

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<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Beav <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
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>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> >>
>> >> The pole sitter didn't win. So much for invariably.
>> >
>> > Yebbut only because his engine went off song a few laps from the end
>> > and he ended up fourth. If his exhaust had not broken he would have
>> > won.
>> > IOW, the pole sitter will win unless something breaks or he screws up.
>>
>> Oh for ****s sake. Does that areshole of a phrase not register with you?
>> "To
>> finish first, first you've got to finish" and this is exactly why the
>> phrase
>> came into existance.
>
> Who wants to watch a procession of cars going round and round a circuit
> until something breaks ?.


Moving the goal posts won't change what you said.

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"steve auvache" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <rLwnn.61272$_(E-Mail Removed)2>, Beav <beavis.original@
> ntlwoxorld.com> writes
>>
>>It was incredibly boring even when comparing boring to being dead.
>
> Oh wasn't it. It was boring. Even by F1 standards of boring it was
> boring. OK there was some new rules and a bit of technology change to
> get used to and tactics to be worked out in a spread sheet that involved
> 11 other teams with 2 cars each but even then it was boring.
>
>
>>
>>I only watched it coz I had **** all better to do for an hour and I still
>>couldn't stand to watch if from start to finish.
>
> It was boring, I made tea about 3 times while it was on.
>
> Sad really cos on a good day it can be quite not boring. This week it
> was boring though.

I got really excited at one point. The missus brought me a great cup of tea.


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