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Glad to hear you had fun. Pro dirt bike racers had the weekend off. I'm thinking about trading my dirt bike in for another Ninja. If that happens I'll still pay attention to dirt races but will likely focus more on Moto GP and Moto America.

Apologies for being a couple of days late with my summary. This week's F1 race was the Austrian Grand Prix. Kimi Antonelli was quick through practice, but Ferrari thought they'd locked out the front row in qualifying until Max Verstappen crashed and George Russell managed to take pole despite lifting to pass the yellow flags. The incident in qualifying probably slightly flattered Ferrari, and although the top drivers got away in formation, Charles Leclerc lost two or three places in the opening laps. The hot race at altitude didn't suit Cadillac, and both of their cars were out in the first few laps with overheated brakes. Lewis Hamilton spent a while in second before Max caught him, leading to a great bit of wheel-to-wheel action on lap 11. There was some amazing camera work along the back straight which managed to follow the cars at full speed. I'm guessing it was on a wire. With differing pit strategies and a couple of virtual safety cars, the cars behind George swapped places a few times, but none could pass him, although Max got close at times. At the flag, George was first, followed by Max and Kimi, all separated by only 1.9 seconds. Oscar Piastri took fourth just ahead of Lewis. The result cuts Kimi's lead to 40 points. You can see the race highlights here. Only a few days to wait until this weekend's British Grand Prix.

Yes, I believe they were. That was the major selling point. But, I think by the time Dukes ran on TNN, cable was showing ads.