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I wasn't able to watch sprint race qualifying. Was this a case of Norris cracking again when a chance of a great quali result was on the table? I didn't watch it either, but from what I've read it was a combination of the McLaren not looking as strong on the soft and Lando making a mistake in the f...

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UK registered and operational company as the commercial rights holder and operator, a French organisation responsible for overseeing the rules and regulations. Exactly just what do the self-absorbed yanks think they can do? Liberty Media is American (the name is kind of a tell). They're the ones bl...

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Pulling being top and second on the timing sheets demonstrates the problem with F1 Academy (and W Series), the level is lower than in F4 series. It has been proven numerous times at this point. Last weekend in British F4 started 5th & 8th in the two races that ran, slipping back in both of them to ...

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Lewis is not GOAT, so you can rest your keyboard. This is actually something I've considered starting a thread on, but have held back for fear of it devolving into a toxic flame-fest that will make the mods hate me for my part in starting it :uhoh: Does anyone actually think Hamilton is the GOAT of...

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Too bad that also less than 1% of passengers could afford to fly Concorde even if it still existed... Interesting... What part of my explanation regarding the forced pricing of Concorde & seats by US aircraft manufacturers & airlines on Air France & British Airways did you miss? I didn't miss it, b...

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mikeyg123 wrote: ↑
Fri May 03, 2024 9:33 pm
So was Ricciardo's chassis knackered all along?

It has to be considered a possibility. Small sample size, but since changing it he's looked quicker than Yuki in every competitive session.

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Lewis is not GOAT, so you can rest your keyboard. This is actually something I've considered starting a thread on, but have held back for fear of it devolving into a toxic flame-fest that will make the mods hate me for my part in starting it :uhoh: Does anyone actually think Hamilton is the GOAT of...

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Happy to hear that from Vowles if true: taking a stand for his own team's independence rather than let them to be bought by Mercedes into firing their driver and dropping a Mercedes rental into the car mid-season.

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UK registered and operational company as the commercial rights holder and operator, a French organisation responsible for overseeing the rules and regulations. Exactly just what do the self-absorbed yanks think they can do? Liberty Media is American (the name is kind of a tell). They're the ones bl...

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1786358089643327572 Not to blow my own horn, but I did call that response (over in the F1 Gossip thread): I don't see $128m vs $50m being a difference maker for Verstappen. If he's interested in Mercedes, I think he'd be interested for either figure. If he wants to stay at Red Bull, I highly doubt ...

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Battle Far wrote: ↑
Fri May 03, 2024 10:05 am
IMO less than 1% of passengers would spend 6 hrs in an airplane crossing the Atlantic when they could do it in 3.

Too bad that also less than 1% of passengers could afford to fly Concorde even if it still existed...

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I think the time has come to dump my Sergio Perez stock. Orange is the new blue. MIAMI GP Podium Prediction 1. Max Verstappen 2. Lando Norris 3. Oscar Piastri

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2024 MIAMI GRAND PRIX
01. Max Verstappen
02. Sergio Perez
03. Charles Leclerc
04. Carlos Sainz
05. Lando Norris
06. Lewis Hamilton
07. Oscar Piastri
08. George Russell
09. Fernando Alonso
10. Daniel Ricciardo

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Holy cow, £128M a year, that is insane. No matter how good a driver is, this is taking it into ludicrous territory. https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1047716/1/mercedes-tabling-world-record-ps128m-max-verstappen-offer-replace-lewis-hamilton poor George, Toto sold him a bridge :] I think it is odds on t...

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The idea that Red Bull is an operational superteam who don’t make mistakes, throw away wins, etc… is a myth. Verstappen just has a level of consistency that makes Hamilton look inconsistent by comparison, which people incorrectly attribute to Red Bull. Who exactly made that claim in this thread? Or...

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Is it really the same if we look to match up the points to where they are today the points would be, 27-18-12-9-6-3, instead we have 25-18-15-12-10-8. I'm afraid it's even worse. If you'd convert that system into today's, you'd get: 1) 36.36 2) 24.24 3) 16.16 4) 12.12 5) 8.08 6) 4.04 7) 0 8) 0 9) 0...

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Now since Spa 2022, Verstappen has had a dominant car, and has won a staggering 30/36 races since then. This level of consistency over two years is something we have never seen before, nobody has come close to this even in the most favourable circumstances. Little evidence to suggest that Perez is ...

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There is not a single reason to contract a very expensive driver at the end of his career, no matter how good that driver once was or perhaps still is, unless that driver is better than both the drivers whom you currently employ. Everybody and their uncle knows this, but still there has to be an ex...

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He was already the best driver in 2019, when the cars were completely different to now. nah, no way, he was best even before he was born. He was easily the best driver in 2019, more than happy to debate this with anyone who thinks otherwise. of course I think it otherwise, Verstappen was best alead...

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I agree it doesn't make sense to join Mercedes for 2025 but we might be dealing with emotion here, Horner says that Red Bull don't need Newey or Verstappen, Newey leaves followed by Verstappen. I admit, a part of me is going to find it deeply hilarious if Red Bull keeps on winning without either of...

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He is never getting a top drive again. He has achieved everything he ever will in F1 and would leave the sport with a 12 season career, 10 race wins and be seen as a respected driver who was a step short of being a top driver. Bottas could go to Indycar or something and be very competitive. I don't...

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Verstappen would absolutely enhance his legacy by going to a different team and proving he can do it outside of Red Bull. There is almost no similarities between the 2019 Red Bull and 2023 Red Bull, these are two totally different cars build under different regulations, with very different strength...

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No amount of gaslighting from Verstappen detractors will convince anyone with a bit of intellectual honesty that a guy who matched Nico Hulkenberg over 3 years is a bad/slow driver and noticeably worse than Bottas. The problem with the comparison is that while Perez/Hulk were pretty consistent in t...

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In my opinion Verstappen is currently obviously the best driver. I have little doubt. Fair enough if you disagree though. It's always impossible to know 100%. If one looks at the two burdens of proof from the US legal system -- preponderance of evidence (civil cases) and beyond a reasonable doubt (...

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A colleague (not a big F1 fan just suggested that if the if you want to encourage overtakes, there has to massive reward Vs risk, so for points, use the Fibonacci sequence from last place through to first. I ike it, a win is 4,181 points!. If you're going to go very far down that route, the medal s...

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This is awesome news. Newey definately doesnt fit in with red bulls bs, this is like Galen Erso escaping the empire. Does that mean Newey will now engineer a critical flaw into the RB21 that will allow his next team to defeat them? As an engineer myself I'm sure he wouldn't do such thing, it's agai...

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This is awesome news. Newey definately doesnt fit in with red bulls bs, this is like Galen Erso escaping the empire. Does that mean Newey will now engineer a critical flaw into the RB21 that will allow his next team to defeat them? It'll be interesting to see what happens for sure. Every other time...

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Track limits are wholly unnecessary in Formula One, see above post. I will leave it at that. Without them pilots could cut corners as they like, they can make their own track layout. So you are very wrong, they are totally necessary. That is exactly the point. Finding the fastest way around a circu...

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Frustratingly hard to gauge the drivers' performances when stuff like setup (see Lewis the last race) and tyre managing are so important. But I digress.. Setup and tyre management are crucial elements of a driver's skill set. I don't think it's possible to gauge a driver's performance without consi...

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In my opinion Verstappen is currently obviously the best driver. I have little doubt. Fair enough if you disagree though. It's always impossible to know 100%. If one looks at the two burdens of proof from the US legal system -- preponderance of evidence (civil cases) and beyond a reasonable doubt (...

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F1A 1.4l 10HP 570kg Wow! I knew it was a weak engine, but that's literal lawnmower territory. Might as well have stayed in karts! ;) I'm guessing 110HP, Max Verstappen has come out and said the cars are very slow and he's not sure how well they prepare the Ladies if they look to step up. Yeah, it's...

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Getting the ol' banker in...

CHINESE GP
Podium Prediction

1. Max Verstappen
2. Sergio Perez
3. Carlos Sainz

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2024 CHINESE GRAND PRIX
01. Max Verstappen
02. Sergio Perez
03. Carlos Sainz
04. Charles Leclerc
05. Lando Norris
06. Oscar Piastri
07. Fernando Alonso
08. Lewis Hamilton
09. George Russell
10. Lance Stroll

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DOLOMITE wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 18, 2024 6:04 pm
F1A 1.4l 10HP 570kg

Wow! I knew it was a weak engine, but that's literal lawnmower territory. Might as well have stayed in karts!

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You seem to have not really read what I wrote. I said - "Hamilton has fallen out with his teammate or team every single time he's had a competitive teammate apart from George Russell." Whether it's his fault or another's is immaterial in terms of the negative effects these fallouts cause. I'm not c...

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Sainz over Perez is not so clear cut decision, especially how RB#2s struggled in the past. Most likely he will have a similar performance as a 'relaxed Perez' (vs the 'I can be a champion' Perez of last year) And, you are still ignoring things you don't like for your version of the history. RB repo...

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Ricciardo in 2018, to me, is like signing Sainz (maybe even Alonso) now. He was an upgrade (from everything I've read) over Bottas at the time, just like Sainz (and Alonso) would be an upgrade over Checo now. I think Red Bull are looking for the right young driver, and I think it's pretty clear the...

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What is that upside actually? Because I seemingly am not able to identify the tangible benefit here. More WDCs? More WCCs? More prize money? More wins? I mean there must be something I am completely missing here, because I just don't see it. Insurance in case your team loses competitiveness for som...

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I don't think Leclerc has been Vettel at Aston Martin level disappointing, but I can see how some might think he hasn't quite looked a driver who could match or even beat Hamilton//Verstappen. He was doing a pretty good job of matching Verstappen back when he had the car to do it in early 2022. He ...

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Verstappen is so bulletproof that having a “terrible” second driver (who is actually a fairly good and tested driver himself) hasn’t actually cost Red Bull a single win since the beginning of 2022. As long as the car is good enough for Verstappen to mop up wins, sure. But if you get into a situatio...

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