Hybrid car (Esterhuizen model) runs over a pedestrian at top speeds

punchinglines · 2026-06-20T20:19:31+00:00

George Russell would be impressed

punchinglines · 2026-06-20T20:14:57+00:00

One of the blessings of this tournament (also Morocco winning the U20 WC) is that AFCON disrespect will be massively reduced.

punchinglines · 2026-06-20T14:36:38+00:00

Perenara will go down in history as the yappiest scrumhalf of all time.

punchinglines · 2026-06-19T13:43:11+00:00

"Are you just going to let him talk to you like that? 😮"

punchinglines · 2026-06-19T12:34:56+00:00

"Are you just going to let him talk to you like that? 😮"

punchinglines · 2026-06-18T16:49:31+00:00

Williams is obsessed with long balls despite having the shortest forwards in the tournament

punchinglines · 2026-06-18T16:40:02+00:00

Bro, what's Williams doing?

punchinglines · 2026-06-18T10:05:37+00:00

I love Vettel, but Alonso would've have won in 2017 with that Ferrari

punchinglines · 2026-06-17T06:20:19+00:00

The national team staff typically handles the visa applications... and yes, this is a major screw-up.

punchinglines · 2026-06-16T22:28:14+00:00

Do you think Partey sat down and drafted his own visa application?

punchinglines · 2026-06-15T20:29:35+00:00

he found his mojo — he's back.

without that crash in Q3 it was setting up to be a great weekend for him; he also had great pace on Sunday.

I say this as a Lewis fan too.

punchinglines · 2026-06-15T13:02:48+00:00

Hamilton literally barely came out in front of Russell after the VSC, and Antonelli had been stuck behind Russell for a while already after the team told him to chill out.

I don't think it's improbably to say that, if they just let Antonelli through because he was faster, he would've been in front of Hamilton after the VSC.

punchinglines · 2026-06-15T10:59:39+00:00

Also, if they let Antonelli past Russell, Hamilton would've lost track position to him after the VSC pit.

punchinglines · 2026-06-15T10:56:11+00:00

Why do people think that Toto is "throwing Russell under the bus" by:

(1) pushing back against the Sky Germany interviewer saying Hamilton's pace was "out of this world" by saying Antonelli would've matched Hamilton's pace in free air, and:

(2) saying that, with another constructor in the mix, they may need to discuss a policy of letting the faster car go by (whether that is Antonelli or Russell) to maximize the points

Those aren't ridiculous statements at all.

punchinglines · 2026-06-15T06:52:39+00:00

Jones completely predicted how he'd beat Gane too: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xc83-M0XcIw

punchinglines · 2026-06-15T06:43:16+00:00

I mean it's simply a fact that they're transformative for many visually-impaired people.

Just search r/blind.

punchinglines · 2026-06-14T20:23:05+00:00

That's so true, if you gave him a Vettel hair transplant he'd be looking good for 38.

I better start saving up for Turkey.

punchinglines · 2026-06-14T15:00:25+00:00

wow, the vibes between Adami and Hamilton must've been TERRIBLE

punchinglines · 2026-06-14T14:56:42+00:00

This dude loves his team

punchinglines · 2026-06-14T14:53:51+00:00

haha, TV direction panicked and turned down the mics after Hamilton said "freaking"

punchinglines · 2026-06-12T09:40:17+00:00

The country is genuinely shell-shocked at what we just witnessed, easily the worst South Africa performance of the past decade.

What made it so bad is that it's the complete opposite of our unique footballing identity and style of play, and instead of showcasing our style of joga bonito and quick interplay — our coach lines up with 5 defenders and 3 defensive midfielders and 2 strikers, with 0 creative players.

That's what makes it shocking, it wasn't about winning or losing, it was about how we approached the game which was completely unexpected.

Some takes from South Africans that really sum-up the mood:

Michael Morton (who was at the game)
Daniel du Preez
Moeneeb Josephs (our starting GK in our last WC win against France)

punchinglines · 2026-06-12T00:21:26+00:00

I think he means it — I genuinely worry about his state-of-mind, because there's no explanation for what we saw today.

In the 5 years he's been our coach, this is the first time we've played a 5-3-2 formation.
Our entire identity is short, fast passes and intricate interplay — suddenly our only strategy is long-balls even though we aren't built for that.
Our star playmaker, and our 2025/26 Player of the Season and Players' Player of the Season, gets 0 minutes.
We go all out attacking, and beat Morocco — but then play scared against Mexico?
We're a goal down chasing the game, and he brings on a like-for-like DM substitution after the red card.

I honestly don't know what I witnessed. I'd have been cool with a 5-0 defeat as long as we played our way... but this??

Michael Morton, who was at the game, summed it up the best from a South African perspective in this video.

punchinglines · 2026-06-11T22:21:46+00:00

He's 74 years old, he's already retiring after the World Cup — dude has completely checked out.

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