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Danny Ric out, Liam Lawson in

While I'm happy for Liam Lawson that he finally got a full-time ride in F1, I'm also sad that Daniel Ricciardo lost his. I think Lawson should have gotten his before the 2023 season instead of Nyck De Vries even though De Vries had an impressive debut in the 2022 Italian Grand Prix finishing 9th in a Williams which sadly was better than Logan Sargeant did in a Williams. However, De Vries got the sack 10 races into the 2023 season. In fairness, it did give Danny Ric a second chance in Formula One so there's that. If you've seen the Netflix show Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Danny Ric is one of the most entertaining drivers on the show if not the most entertaining driver. Some flat-out don't do the show or make a brief appearance. I wonder how much air time Logan Sargent will get in season 7 and yes there will be a season 7. Probably not as much as Danny Ric. I know people don't like Drive to Survive but it's a reason why F1's popularity grew and NASCAR and...

30 for 30: 15 years

Man, has it been that long. Yes, On October 6, 2009 ESPN aired Kings Ranson about Wayne Gretzky's trade to the LA Kings. Since then, There have been 131 official 30 for 30 Docs and 14 that's counted under the 30 for 30 umbrella but not officially 30 for 30, and about 70 shorts and podcasts and that's not counting E60, SEC Storied, and the Last Dance. Also, I believe 30 for 30 also inspired the Untold on Netflix and maybe a few others. I've seen maybe half of them and some probably about a dozen like Pony Excess, Survive and Advance. ESPN also gave out the top 15 30 for 30's during the 15th anniversary special hosted by The Daily Show alum and Current CNN host Roy Wood Jr who I took a pic with and here is the list. 15.Elway to Marino 14. Miracles and Men 13. Dream On 12. Be Water 11. You don't know BO 10. Once Brothers 9. Nature Boy 8. Bad Boys 7. Fab Five though it wasn't officially a 30 for 30 6. The Price of Gold 5. Fantastic Lies 4. June 17th, 1994 3. The...