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Exediron

Explain how if they were indeed truly 1-second slower Saturday, how miraculously BOTH Red Bulls were lapping the quickest all race long. Tyres. Mercedes seem to have slipped back into their 2013-era performance, where they have insane pace but destroy their tyres when they use it. Bottas and Hamilt...

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Bib: if we look at their McLaren stints alongside Button than that's not that clear. Magnussen was comparatively better in qualifying and showed more speed. Perez was the better points collector as Magnussen suffered from several rookie-mistakes. Indeed, Magnussen was a rookie when partnering Butto...

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Invade wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 10, 2020 8:32 pm
If Hulk had gotten Bottas' Merc drive, how well do you reckon he'd have done?

The same or worse. I don't see Hulk as having any strengths Bottas lacks, and I wouldn't rate his outright pace quite as high.

Exediron

I think the Schumacher incident is getting far more coverage that it should, I guess because of his name. Yes, he came across a little early but cars in F3, F2 and F1 all passed around the outside last weekend and move across to take the line. Yep, a mistake maybe, but hardly worth more than a pass...

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On a note unrelated to the Prema collision, if I was Daniil Kvyat I'd be feeling pretty threatened by Tsunoda's form. Honda would really like a Japanese driver in F1, and there's at least one seat presumably open at Alpha Tauri for a Red Bull-backed F2 champion...

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Shwartzman can't just evaporate though. He's on the inside. Schumacher thought he was all the way passed and he wasn't. He's even admitted as much. Yeah, agreed. It was probably unwise of Schwartzman not to have backed out, but that doesn't absolve Schumacher of fault for hitting him. A bit like Mo...

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Adding to Leclerc's case, he's the one who pushed hard for the one-stop strategy despite fears from the team, and kept reminding them to stick to plan C. He was the director. I didn't know that actually, thanks! I voted for Verstappen and Leclerc. Both of them seemed to outperform expectations for ...

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I was oddly confident about the Kvyat pick, hence why I had his name in all caps on my prediction. He had more pace last weekend than I felt he was given credit for.

Happy to take the first win of the campaign, and hopefully it's just a springboard for more!

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Herb wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 07, 2020 6:54 am
I'll play my Group 1 joker with Verstappen please.

That was an inspired call. It's going to be a challenge for anyone else to get the same mileage out of their Group 1 joker!

I'm pretty happy with mine.

Exediron

Woot! My first win!

Too bad I'm still nowhere...

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I don't think Magnusen is any more of a potential race winner than Hulkenberg. We've seen how they compared directly to Palmer. Hulkenberg was way better despite Magnussen facing Palmer in his rookie season. No way would I pick Magnussen over Hulk. I just don't think he's as good. :thumbup: Agreed....

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P-F1 Mod wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 08, 2020 2:16 pm
Exediron, that cost you 11 points making that change!

Yeah, I was caught totally off guard by how quick the Hulk was this weekend. I'm sure more pain is coming on that front in the Pick 10!

Exediron

And considering they were more like +50 before, that really brings home how much they lost!

Exediron

I like it. It feels like a natural progression from his Renault helmet -- very much keeping with the individual brand.

Exediron

I won't miss 'em if they go. Formula 1 would be pretty exciting and closely fought at the moment without them.

Exediron

IMO Racing Point got extremely lucky with the penalty and has virtually no chance of an appeal producing a more lenient decision. It doesn't matter if something was legal when and where you purchased it -- if it's illegal to use it, it's illegal to use it. You're not allowed to run brake ducts you d...

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This is silly. Ferrari is fighting for every spot they can get in the WCC; why would they sabotage one car to the extent that it isn't even scoring points? Vettel is already leaving, his replacement is already confirmed -- there's no reason for any funny business. Ferrari is a hot mess, but I don't ...

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Armstrong hasn't impressed me at all in F2 so far. I was expecting him and Schwarzman to be the big fight, but so far it looks like only one of them has even turned up.

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https://www.fia.com/news/f1-renault-protest-decision Short version: Racing Point's brake ducts are derived from exact copies of 2019 Mercedes brake ducts, and Racing Point has admitted to purchasing the designs. The stewards have ruled that it does not matter if they were legal listed parts when pu...

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No Perez = new picks...

2020 BRITISH GRAND PRIX
Race Two

1. Nico Hamilton
2. Nico Bottas
3. Nico Verstappen
4. Nico Leclerc
5. Nico Sainz
6. Nico Norris
7. Nico Stroll
8. Nico Ricciardo
9. Nico Hulkenberg
10. Nico KVYAT

Exediron

Edit for the Hulk news! 70 YEARS OF MERCEDES DOMINATION IN JUST ONE WEEKEND OUT IN Q1 Latifi Magnussen Grosjean Raikkonen Giovinazzi OUT IN Q2 Russell Kvyat Gasly Ocon Hulkenberg Q3 10. Vettel 9. Ricciardo 8. Sainz 7. Stroll 6. Norris 5. Albon 4. Leclerc 3. Verstappen 2. Bottas 1. Hamilton

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mikeyg123 wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 07, 2020 7:10 am
Lundgaard and Ticktum are having very similar rookie years.

Yeah, but Ticktum's a jerkface. I don't want to see him in F1.

Exediron

Pretty formulaic banker. We'll see if I have a last minute inspiration again...

2020 BRITISH GRAND PRIX
Race Two Podium Prediction

1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Verstappen

Exediron

GREAT BRITAINLAND AGAIN

MERCEDES -- 1, p [FL]
RED BULL -- p, 10
FERRARI -- 6, F
RACING POINT -- 6, 10
McLAREN -- 6, 10
RENAULT -- 10, 14
ALFA ROMEO -- F, NF
ALPHA TAURI -- 14, 14
HAAS -- F, NF
WILLIAMS -- F, F

Exediron

In a bold move, I'm going to use my Group Two Team joker on Racing Point. I feel that the car has pace they failed to extract last time, but won't make the same mistake twice at the same track...

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2020 BRITISH GRAND PRIX
Race Two

1. Sergio Hamilton
2. Sergio Bottas
3. Sergio Verstappen
4. Sergio Leclerc
5. Sergio Perez
6. Sergio Sainz
7. Sergio Norris
8. Sergio Stroll
9. Sergio Ricciardo
10. Sergio KVYAT

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70 YEARS OF MERCEDES DOMINATION IN JUST ONE WEEKEND OUT IN Q1 Latifi Magnussen Grosjean Raikkonen Giovinazzi OUT IN Q2 Russell Kvyat Gasly Ocon Vettel Q3 10. Ricciardo 9. Sainz 8. Stroll 7. Norris 6. Albon 5. Leclerc 4. Perez 3. Verstappen 2. Bottas 1. Hamilton

Exediron

I was wondering if anyone would feel bold enough to plunk for Bottas after this strong showing last weekend...

I'm considering it. We'll see how I feel after FP2.

Exediron

For sure we can do better than those! :o If I was making a serious go at rating the drivers for something like a video game or RPG, I'd probably give them at least: Qualifying Pace Race Pace Racecraft Tyre Management (might be redundant with race pace these days) And maybe a few more intangibles, su...

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If it was me I'd put Perez in the Red Bull for a season and run both Gasly and Albon in AT. I'd look at how close Perez could get to Verstappen and make a judgement on Albon and Gasly from that. Also it would be useful to Red Bull to see a direct comparison between Gasly and Albon. I this this is a...

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I also agree. Schumacher and Senna are both tainted champions; each won at least one of their championships directly through dirty driving, and consistently displayed it throughout their careers. Hamilton has none of that hanging over him. When Hamilton retires, I think it will be entirely reasonabl...

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Mercedes is the best team in Formula 1 at the moment. Their combination of engine and chassis has proven unbeatable under the current rules. It'll be interesting to see if the budget cap hurts their dominance, but they have a pretty huge advantage in being the only team of close to their own level o...

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Albon is performing similarly to what I expected. He never looked close to Verstappen on pace last year, but the car was better and that helped mask his shortcomings. He's still better than Gasly, because he's able to overtake. Kvyat wouldn't be any better. I said driver from outside their program, ...

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I'd love it to be McLaren, and I think it could be Racing Point -- but I've gone with Ferrari. Their car isn't a mile away (from 3rd) right now, and they should have the most ability to develop it of anyone.

Exediron

I think what clouds the performance of the Red Bull is it's poor qualifying relative to race pace, Leclerc was only 1 tenths slower in qualifying but close to a second slower in the race, this also clouds the performance of the Red Bull relative to the Mercedes if we really think Verstappen went in...

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I'd say the Red Bull is a midfield car, or that it's not alone in its bracket and so it's in a "field" — that if Verstappen or Leclerc were in the Racing Point that they would look as strong as Red Bull over these first four races at least. Ferrari are clearly slower than Red Bull and in the next b...

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The midfield doesn't have quite the same meaning as it usually does this year, because there's only a single car (Mercedes) fighting for wins, then one more that seems to have a little advantage over the rest (Red Bull), then a giant tangle of cars that are all pretty much in the same category (Ferr...

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Mostly pretty easy: Hamilton over Bottas -- Although fair play to Valtteri, this was a pretty decent effort aside from his total lack of aggression. Verstappen over Albon -- Pretty much slaughtered. Leclerc over Vettel -- A disturbingly poor showing for the 2010-2013 world champion, but Leclerc was ...

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I think Leclerc is doing a good job to solidify himself in the 'Big Three' of F1 along with Max and Lewis this year. His drives to the podium in a clearly unworthy car in Austria and now Great Britain have been Alonso-esque. (there is still that boneheaded crash against his teammate earlier in the s...

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These polls are always hilarious. The only winner of a race that gets driver of the day is Verstap. Not really true, but Hamilton rarely wins the poll when he wins the race. That's because winning the race is precisely what we expect from him, as evidenced by 100% of the people in the Top Three Cha...

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