Ben Waterworth's Roar Profile

Red Bull sadly are just suffering slightly in the junior ranks it seems and the decent drivers they have they aren’t confident to promote them. Plus when you’ve got someone like Ricciardo waiting in the wings, you’d be silly not to use him. Definitely was not given the treatment he deserved at McLaren despite his shortcomings, so this is a real chance to showcase how talented everybody knows he is.

Ricciardo makes shock return as De Vries sacked with immediate effect, but do other drivers deserve the opportunity more?

Jul

You are correct. Got my my math off. True number is 57% of races Ferrari have entered and 55% of all F1 races have had Ferrari on the podium. Still impressive

Austrian Grand Prix talking points: you get a penalty! And you get a penalty! And you aaalll get a penalty!

Tsunoda is very entertaining, harsh for him to have two weekends where he should’ve gotten points and then taken away from him. He has been driving very well this season

Spanish Grand Prix talking points: At least the rest of the field is unpredictable

Jun

Obvious choice is Carlos but wouldn’t be surprised for a swap between Hamilton & Leclerc. There’s only so much Charles will take at Ferrari before he wants to explore his options

Monaco GP talking points: The perfect season continues

May

I hope De Vries gets a bit more of a chance. I think it’s unfair to dump him this early in the season. Red Bull are ruthless, but they have given far worse drivers more of a chance to shine. But agree, sadly don’t think Dan will get the seat. Liam Lawson I think is in with the best chance should that situation occur.

Top five Imola Grands Prix

I would say there is less demand for a new bridge than a stadium. And also the traffic lead in to that area at Mac Point and Kangaroo Bluff would be terrible and bottle neck more than it does where the Tasman Bridge is right now

Tasmania doesn't need a new stadium - shame on the AFL for forcing us into building one

AFL

The hill is incredibly outdated and I always thought they should’ve just extended the David Boon stand right across to the members/media area. And also remove that god awful shed of a grandstand that still exists next to the hill. But then you say you’re going to remove the hill, that opens up a whole other can of worms….

The difference is on many levels. Sadly the AFL wanted those teams more so they were always going to rush them. No matter what. Also both grounds were in places and areas where you could easily refurbish them with little to no opposition from surrounding areas or residents because they’re essentially in blank areas with no residents around them. And at the time both grounds were easily capable of hosting games as they were already doing so. I definitely would disagree that both were in worse conditions than UTAS or Blundstone in the state they are in now.

What I’m implying is that while yes, you can upgrade UTAS (because it needs it as it is by far the most overrated AFL ground in the country and a horrible place to watch football), you can’t upgrade Blundstone. There is no room to do anything with it and the residents there will not have it. It took them a decade to come to an agreement to put light towers there to allow night cricket games to be played there, and that has seen only 1 or 2 night AFL games ever played there due to the complaints from the locals. The parking there is atrocious, the bottle necking that occurs from all parts of the city coming there is terrible and the public transport is also substandard with the busses stuck in the traffic and only serving certain sections of the city and the ferries are okay but have their own issues. The point being is that Blundstone even with improvements will not be viable long term, especially as Hobart continues to grow. The stadium at Mac Point is in a prime location, is much needed and will be nothing but a benefit to the city and the entire state long term. Classic example is the Derwent Entertainment Centre. Forever a white elephant that did nothing in Glenorchy since the Devils left, now is booming with more expansion needed due to the success of the JJs.

Redeveloping two stadiums may be “cheaper” in the short term, but also they will always need upgrading constantly which will also add up and grow and inflate over time and still have the same issues that are always there.

I wouldn’t say it’s “immediately” as such. There have always been plans in place for something new for years so it’s not like this is completely a new idea. It’s just a way of making it possible now that you have a good reason for one.

100%. Although then you have an issue…you’re in Launceston…

Exactly. Parking and transportation there is also a nightmare. There is nothing you can do to it to improve it besides scrapping the hill and extending the stands around there, but then the residents…yeah. Massive problem

The cold hard fact is that neither Bellerive or York Park are sustainable long term. A new stadium is much needed in Tasmania, whether people want to believe it or not. The amount of money it and the team brings long term to the state far outweighs the short team expense of it. The ultimate reality is that us Tasmanians are not good at accepting that change needs to happen in order to progress and move forward. Countless hours of debate, red tape and everything else that comes with any form of progress in the state continues in a roundabout pattern on and on and on again which always prevents any form of meaningful progress from happening.

Easiest solution to fix this whole thing? Slap the word MONA or UTAS on it, it’ll be built by December.

Yeah Monaco as a circuit isn’t great, but it obviously has points to save it. I never disliked Valencia as a circuit as such, just an ugly race at a shipping yard. Sochi has to be a contender. Not the greatest circuit. And yeah the “endurance” Bahrain isn’t the best, although I still argue the current Bahrain isn’t that great either. Hungary is a pretty dour track too.

Top five US Grand Prix tracks: Which American track makes the list?

Very much on the shortlist…of the worst tracks 😁

Yeah, that is very true. It’s a shame we never got the New Jersey GP about a decade ago. I stayed in a place right on the main straight of the planned circuit and it was an amazing area with incredible views of NYC. A real missed opportunity there. That has my vote should they ever replace one of the current ones and replace it.

Yeah Alfa has been a surprise. Started off quite well but fell off a cliff rapidly. It’s a shame

Azerbaijan GP talking points: Perez a bona fide contender as Red Bull pull away from pack

Ricciardo definitely would’ve had a bit of a smile on his face this weekend it would have to be said

Verstappen silences Aston threat with Bahrain GP Pole

Mar

Definitely early days but I guess we can hope for a few of them to come through!

Pot calling the kettle black my friend

Five talking points from the 2020 F1 Season

2020

By answering your question? Lol. Okay champ

Always have that love ready to go…tables beware!

NFL power rankings: Week 15

NFL

As someone who has had to be quiet for all my life around his love of the Bills, can I please just use this opportunity to say this: #BillsMafia

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