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Sébastien

Didn't know where else to ask this but can anyone confirm that nico had a problem with his PU over the weekend which is why he couldn't keep up with Lewis? I haven't seen anything to confirm this and assumed Lewis just out drove him. Nico was ahead of him on 2 out of 3 dry practice sessions. I don'...

Sébastien

lol that day again

also Grandprix247 are fools any day of the year so I'd have taken that "news" with a dump truck of salt anyway.

Sébastien

Paolo_Lasardi wrote:It is only two races.

Red Bull will easily catch them within a handful of races. The season is long ...

Catch them very possibly but easy it won't be.

Merc should enjoy and make the most of it while it lasts as Red Bull and Newey are formidable adversaries in the development race.

Sébastien

Never heard of the dude but he seemed to do a more or less decent job

Sébastien

I don't know the answer to this, but, is Lewis prone to more engine breakdowns sue to being a more aggressive driver, taking more life out of his engines? In my eyes, we can prove it whatever we want using the stats. How about we say they are both very good drivers and enjoy watching them battle it...

Sébastien

Avid as in the majority ? Yes, as for being Green when was F1 ever about it, and how green are we looking at? If they had any lateral thinking (the whole of the FIA) they could offset the green saving by streamlining the travel and luggage and transport that F1 brings. lol what majority? You mean t...

Sébastien

No surprise indeed that's how the political game is played by all the "big" teams.

Mercedes more or less hinted last year at what kind of punishment they would deem acceptable during Testgate.

Sébastien

Fan is a big word but I kind of like the team for introducing many new drivers to F1.
Now that another driver made it to their #1 team there's even more reason to follow them closely imo.

Sébastien

All your so called experts who think Lewis is the outright fastest F1 driver are all British.. They are must be a coincidence ;) Funny thing all these so called experts have at some point been critical of Lewis as well, whenever that occurred the same defensive/easily offended fans dismissed them a...

Sébastien

Solari12 wrote: Lol you idiots are dillusional Try harder convincing me with facts instead of your wishfull thinking.[/color][/b]

Stopped reading your post there and have kinda trouble taking anything you post seriously after stuff like that

Sébastien

Once again Hamilton will not finish in the top three wdc even with that supersonic car that he has. Like in 2007 and 2008? No I think he means the last 5 years where despite having a great car at times he failed to finish in the top 3 in WDC. Anyway still amazing how defensive/upset some still get ...

Sébastien

Nico was never challenged, as I have posted in other threads I fully expect that Nico was on maximum fuel saving, engine revs turned right down after the first couple of laps, could just look after his tyres which still looked in good condition when he pitted, he could have done more laps on them i...

Sébastien

He doesn't give a damn about the F1 fan... hasn't for a long time. All he cares about is the money coming in... no regard to the quality of racing, no regard to future of the sport other than $$$, and quite frankly no regard to the people in the countries that hosts races, and no regard to the trac...

Sébastien

That would mean 3 races in the United States which is a big potential market if F1 can project a good image. Overall that is four extra grands prix in the Americas - that is where F1 should be heading, not the barren fanbase of the Middle East and Asia. Couldnt agree more, im an English guy living ...

Sébastien

Hmm could be interesting anyway good to see there still seems to be a healthy interest in having the F1 circus in town. Sure it's met with the usual moaning and negativism by some but lets see how the track turns out and which (if any) venue it replaces. Just give it a chance. Don't understand this ...

Sébastien

It probably won't have any effect on the new Russian GP in Sotchi. Just as well let's keep politics and sport separated please. Tyranny should be challenged. Period. No country has the right to invade another. Sochi GP should be canceled until Russia withdraws. I think there is a very good chance t...

Sébastien

It probably won't have any effect on the new Russian GP in Sotchi.
Just as well let's keep politics and sport separated please.

Sébastien

Dunno why some are bothered about these Filming Days

It's the same for all teams, some use them to shake down the car, others as a limited extra test and others actually use them for filming.

Who cares what and why they do as long as it's all according to the regs.

Sébastien

Yes - they are indeed in trouble . Old speculation from last test but still no sign of recovery. He is predicting 20 week for a fix . http://thejudge13.com/2014/01/30/f1-testing-jerez-day-3/ LOL first Minardi who has no involvement with the RB teams whatsoever and now a bunch of bedroom bloggers at...

Sébastien

While I agree it's not likely I'm not sure the contract would be a stumbling block. If the Renault has major issues then no doubt there would be get-out clauses. Oh sure every contract can be broken but I doubt Red Bull are even considering it at this point in time after just a few days of (not) te...

Sébastien

Certainly Red Bull shouldn't keep Renault engines if they are bad, but it's too early to predict anything . If I were Red Bull I would wait and see how good is every engine before making any decision. I agree it's all a bit premature. Also very much doubt there's anything to this story, Red Bull an...

Sébastien

Sure thanks for the suggestion I added the option for you :) Well almost every poll is based on a guess based on facts, logic , favouritism etc Just like on polls on who do you think will win the F1 title in 2013. Nobody knows for sure so its an educated guess at best. Thanks fair enough will vote ...

Sébastien

You're asking us to vote on something we can't possibly know for sure. Only Red Bull will know if the clutch itself and the preparation was 100% identical all the time. It's possible but maybe they did even spend more time and effort on Mark's starts as he was the one losing positions quite often. W...

Sébastien

[quote="Ennis" You're seeing things that aren't there.[/quote] I agree completely there's nothing there. Just as the Merc - McLaren partnership changed when they became direct competitors, so will now change their relationship in the last year of their cooperation. Just as was to be expected, Merced...

Sébastien

I don't understand where you see this obvious insinuation that the team sabotaged his starts... I guess people read what they want to read into these kind of statements and make it fit their agenda. I see no insinuations and most certainly don't expect a book with tin-foil theories why he lost so b...

Sébastien

I know this rule was enacted because of red bull's dominance. I really hope it bites someone in the donkey and red bull ends up winning both championships in the last race because of the rule. Then FIA/FOM/Bernie et all would be happy because that would mean the Championships were kept undecided un...

Sébastien

I find it strange that this upcoming season we’ve got the ERS, the new turbo engines, 8-speed gearboxes, brake-by-wire, new tyres, new aerodynamics and lots more, and all people are talking about are double points and penis noses . :thumbup: Don't forget the V6 engine sound, Pirelli tyres, DRS and ...

Sébastien

I find it strange that this upcoming season we’ve got the ERS, the new turbo engines, 8-speed gearboxes, brake-by-wire, new tyres, new aerodynamics and lots more, and all people are talking about are double points and penis noses . :thumbup: Don't forget the V6 engine sound, Pirelli tyres, DRS and ...

Sébastien

Read somewhere that engineers of other Renault powered teams are invited to attend this test too.

Sébastien

Bernie might be on to something there. This year is very much a year for a 'thinking' driver, I rate Vettel, Rosberg and Alonso highly then. Lewis is very quick but I rate him less of a (strategic) thinker and less adaptable too. Outside chance for Button if the McLaren is good and to his liking fro...

Sébastien

The British based sponsors are not happy. People like Santander who have a huge British base are not happy. What part of global don't you understand. Santander are a global sponsor in F1 and from the looks of things they are pretty happy with their F1 sponsorship. http://www.sponsorship.com/iegsr/2...

Sébastien

That would be why I said in the UK... The sponsors aren't happy with how the TV situation was dealt with in the UK. They want as much coverage as possible. But for the Global F1 sponsors the few million in the UK are peanuts, nothing, unimportant. Try to see things like they do, less "islandish" :]...

Sébastien

But sponsors were not happy about F1 going to Sky in the UK because they know in the long run they are missing out on millions of people to get their brand across to. It isn't about the quality of the coverage for sponsors, they just want it to get to as many people as possible because it increases...

Sébastien

BBC should have been allowed to show all the races some how or other - I mean when it was being sold , Bernie and F1 as a whole should have kept it possible ,as much as murray walker was part of F1 , so too was the BBC and the huge viewing figures were partly down to the BBC , and I agree with laur...

Sébastien

I haven't read all the posts in this thread so not sure if this has been mentioned, but it would be hilarious (and at the same time sad), if Vettel won the championship this year BECAUSE of this rule in the last race. The rule would be dropped so damn fast the following season. Nope it wouldn't bec...

Sébastien

They will still be a worthy champion, its a level playing field, they all have the same rules, the same opportunities. So this notion of someone not being worthy if they were able to win due to the double points, is both totally ridiculous and really tedious. Sometimes it feels like some people fin...

Sébastien

Bernie said a couple of days ago he wants three double points races a year. So it's pretty likely he had a pretty big say in pushing for the finale double points thing to begin with. If you don't think Bernie has any kind of say in the rules then you are a tad naive. Bernie says lots of things and ...

Sébastien

AngreetRoll wrote:
Sébastien wrote:But Bernie doesn't make the rules, so although his opinion matters it won't change a thing.
So who was made the double-points rule change recently?

The Strategy Group and F1 Commission.
Bernie doesn't make the rules

Sébastien

Back then it was mostly wishful thinking as there was no real info available. Now it's still early days but Merc made a promising start I must say. In the end there will be very little between the various engines as FIA will allow for "reliability" updates to get the engines very close in performance.

Sébastien

Just Bernie being consistent, he never was a fan of the V6 engines. But Bernie doesn't make the rules, so although his opinion matters it won't change a thing. Personally I find the switch to the new engines and the ERS system very interesting, maybe it will need some tweaks along the way but I expe...

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