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On 18.2.2017 at 8:34 PM, Walter said:
^ That was a big surprise! Any tasty F1 news heading into the 2017 campaign?
The most exciting news from Finnish point of view is that the driver to replace Nico Rosberg is VALTTERI BOTTAS! With Kimi Räikkönen in Ferrari there should be a good chance for first Finnish GP win since 2013.
2017 cars will be longer, lower and have wider tires. They should be about 3 seconds faster than last year! Sauber was the first team to reveal their new car:
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Sunny and -21 Celsius.
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Just came back from watching Rogue One and the first thing I hear is that Carrie Fisher has died. RIP
http://people.com/movies/carrie-fisher-dies/
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Today we visited the traditional christmas market at the Lappeenranta fortress. Unfortunately my cameras battery died so I didn't get any photos of the actual marketplace.
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Nico Rosberg is the 2016 world champion! This is the second time when son of a former champion wins the title.
The big surprise was what happened just days after the last race when Rosberg announced that he will retire! Now the big question is who will replace him in Mercedes? Pascal Wehrlein seems to be the number 1 candidate at the moment.
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Those three women who were shot dead today in Imatra, less than 20 kilometres away from where I live:
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Max Verstappen in the Brazilian GP...amazing, absolutely amazing. Rarely do we see a performance like that!
Kimi's crash was really scary but luckily nothing serious happened.
One race to go and Rosberg has a lead of 12 points to Hamilton. It looks like Nico isn't even trying to win races anymore, just playing it safe. We'll see if this tactic brings him his first world championship in 27th of November.
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Winter arrived early this year. There has been snow on the ground since the 1st of November and it snowed more last night. Temperature is around -5 celsius. Here's picture from this morning:
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In the last two races Hamilton has done exactly what was expected from him. He is keeping the championship fight alive.
The Mexican GP was bit boring until the last laps. Vettel lost it completely:
F1 continues next weekend in Brazil.
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Two weeks ago it looked like Hamilton is starting to crack. Fooling around in one press conference, walking out of another and screwing up the start... I think this weekend will be very crucial for him. If he can't get his act together Rosberg could be 40 points or more ahead after sunday. That would be a huge gap to catch up in three races.
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Gorge exploration:
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These photos are from the small coastal town of Loviisa:
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Ricciardo wins in Malaysia! Because of Hamilton's bad luck Rosberg stretches his lead to 23 points with five races to go.
4th and 5th places were pretty much maximum for Finnish drivers today. Ferrari and Williams just didn't have the speed to challenge Mercedes and Red Bull. Especially Williams has dropped far away from the top teams.
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Night race in Singapore is always a beautiful setting for a GP. Ricciardo almost made it but wasn't quite enough. Now Rosberg seems to have the momentum in the championship fight. I honestly thought he was done for when Hamilton passed him in the points couple of races ago.
Speaking of Hamilton, Mercedes once again outmaneuvered Ferrari wih their tactic and Kimi's overtake on Lewis was wasted.
Next is Malaysia at the beginning of October, another race with hot conditions.
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Some close-ups I took today:
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Interesting. Both Ferraris and a Williams ahead of the Red Bulls in the qualifying. Looks like the Renault engine still lacks power compared to Mercedes and Ferrari engines.
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On the way home we stopped at the old town of Porvoo. I've posted photos from there before but here's some more.
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The medieval church of Lohja:
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The medieval castle of Raasepori or Raseborg was build in the 14th century. It was originally located in a small island but the land has risen since then.
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^ Black cat looks like a badass
We spend last weekend at the Southern Coast of Finland. Here's some places we visited. First the idyllic old town of Tammisaari or Ekenäs in Swedish. About 80 % of people there speak Swedish as their native language.
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Bit boring last half of the race in Hockenheim. Hamilton stretches his lead in the points. Red Bull was really strong and they have taken Ferrari's place as the second fastest team.
Next GP won't be until a month from now but luckily the Olympics will start next week
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Yesterdays race was ok, for Hungarian GP. It's so difficult to overtake in that track. The highlight was Kimi vs. Max.
Hamilton now leads in the overall standings.
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Today I visited The Sculpture Park in Parikkala, Finland, which is the lifework of Veijo Rönkkönen. There are about 550 statues in the park. They are funny and creepy at the same time. More information here: http://www.patsaspuisto.net/parikkala-sculpture-park/
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From Lappeenranta today:
Bell tower:
New bank building:
Old town hall: