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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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No, I think it's an attempt by Ferrari to get the best team possible. I also think it might be a mistake. Now, I'm not about to suggest that Hamilton is at the same level now as Kimi in 2014 -- but to me, this feels the same as bringing Kimi in to partner Alonso at the start of the hybrid era. Ferra...

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We might consider that an illegal pass with him driving off the track, I thought that Leclerc was outstanding at Sauber which got him fast tracked into the Ferrari seat, with Norris you perhaps see a lack of aggression, fair drivers perhaps haven't got what it takes which is perhaps a preference th...

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Alonso said that it was in his top 5 drives ever. While I think Alonso was impressive (and I voted for him), I'm pretty sure he tends to produce one of his best drives ever conveniently whenever he wants to emphasize that his car isn't good enough. It happened quite a few times in 2015 as well. ;)

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Ridiculous & delusional of the Aston Martin employees if you were to ask me: Yes and no, IMO. Obviously, it's ridiculous that if you're thinking of replacing one Aston Martin driver with Sainz, it would be Alonso. Replacing Stroll with Sainz (or just about anyone else, for that matter) would clearl...

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Not good for me, as expected after I went with a rainy prediction and things turned out dry. I actually had Tsunoda in my original slate, and dropped him for Stroll when I thought it would be wet

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Bit of an update, since unfortunately practice didn't do much of anything to verify my belief in McLaren.

JAPANESE GP
Revised Podium Prediction

1. Max Verstappen
2. Charles Leclerc
3. Carlos Sainz

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Let's see if I can hit another solidly mediocre result with these! 2024 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX 01. Max Verstappen 02. Lando Norris 03. Carlos Sainz 04. Charles Leclerc 05. Oscar Piastri 06. Sergio Perez 07. Lewis Hamilton 08. Fernando Alonso 09. George Russell 10. Lance Stroll

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Having learned from my mistake, I'm getting a banker in this time...

JAPANESE GP
Podium Prediction

1. Max Verstappen
2. Lando Norris
3. Charles Leclerc

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One thing I don’t entirely understand is how you can separate greatness from ability. Is this just achievement and longevity, or also the difficulty of feats achieved? One obvious difference I'd say is that achievement (poles, wins, championships) is a key element when assessing greatness, but irre...

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mikeyg123 wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 31, 2024 5:41 pm
Trouble is Alonso faking a throttle problem shows that even he thought he was guilty of something. Makes it hard to mount a strident defence.

I'd give him a penalty for that bit alone, to be honest!

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And as Horner himself has indicated, it makes no sense to retain someone who wants out. Normally, it does not. But in this case, allowing Verstappen to drive for another team could be seen as giving that team a sizable advantage, in which case it makes sense for Red Bull to not necessarily force hi...

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No, with proper deterrents, the drivers will learn an important lesson very quickly: don't go off track. It is not a mystery why this problem is almost non-existent in proper racetracks such as Suzuka or Spa-Francorchamps. I'm sure there are more SC's on street tracks. Which is again why I loathe a...

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Alonso slowing down like he did, was rough but fair imho. There was a lot of room. The more I've seen of it, the more I've come to agree with this. There really was plenty of room for Russell to react without going off. What Alonso did was a little unpredictable (and therefore a little dangerous), ...

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I like to believe that one is innocent, unless proven guilty in a court of law. Whatever happened to presumption of innocence? I can see why rival teams will be rubbing hands with a whole lot of glee. They are already talking about people leaving, which if am honest, it is wishful thinking. Verstap...

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ChapmanBaxter wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:34 pm
Oh look it's another thread turning into Hamilton Vs Verstappen.

Bloody bed wetters.

Hamilton vs Verstappen has quickly become the Godwin's Law of Formula 1 discussion...

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I'm just making comparison with straight line speed, the Mercedes this year is faster in that respect. So it is well possible that the increase in straight-line speed has nothing to do with dropping the zero pod concept. P.s. I thought the zero pod cars were not very pleasant to look at, in fact a ...

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I don't see the physical difference between MotoGP and F1, we seem to have decided it's just not possible for F1 to police either jump starts or track limits. The difference is day and night, in particular when using gravel traps and other simple track delineations. So, for a safety perspective Mot...

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Crosspost from another thread: Personally feel that Sainz is under rated. Sure he isn't an elite driver, but he is a guy who could get a WDC in the right circumstances. His race awareness, race management, and defence is amongst the best on the grid. He just lacks a tenth or two and consistency tha...

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Wrong they couldn't use the downforce because of the porposing, they thought the downforce would easily offset the compromised engine power and low top speed but they couldn't run the car low on tracks with long straights. It is by now clear that you are even more lost than Mercedes is. Final hint:...

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Personally feel that Sainz is under rated. Sure he isn't an elite driver, but he is a guy who could get a WDC in the right circumstances. His race awareness, race management, and defence is amongst the best on the grid. He just lacks a tenth or two and consistency that the very best have. I wouldnt...

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So, Magnussen beats Hülkenberg in qualifying but falls behind him in the race because Hülkenberg pitted under VSC. Magnussen goes on to finish one place behind him. But Hülkenberg easily wins the TMW - okay ... ? I think that's probably a case of people not knowing that happened. :thumbup: ... and ...

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Not really true he is presently tracking at 1 tenth slower, still early days in the season though. I'm not just considering the last 3 races. My impression is that when Piastri out-qualified Norris late last year, it was usually because Norris was a sizable chunk quicker but fluffed his lap. That's...

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Not really true he is presently tracking at 1 tenth slower, still early days in the season though. I'm not just considering the last 3 races. My impression is that when Piastri out-qualified Norris late last year, it was usually because Norris was a sizable chunk quicker but fluffed his lap. That's...

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Might as well file my own guess, since other people are doing it. This is my best attempt at an actual realistic prediction of what will happen. First off, I don't see these changing from their currently confirmed lineups: Ferrari Leclerc Hamilton McLaren Norris Piastri That's not a long list, howev...

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In general, I've never set a threshold for a certain number/percentage of the votes needed to count as a TMW win, mainly as even in the race weekend that had the lowest votes (Spa 2021) we still got several votes per team so it hasn't really come up before. Perhaps it is something that needs to be ...

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Declaring a driver that didn't participate in the race winner against his team mate is making a mockery of this thread. These votes of sympathy will affect and thereby devalue the accumulated results of this thread throughout the season. I therefore suggest that Sargeant be removed as a voting poss...

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Well the evidence wasn't really telling finishing 3rd in the 3rd fastest car, if he had finished 8th like Russell then that would have made it more believable. He finished third, but based on the first three races this season he is looking nowhere near capable of repeating the feat even if Mercedes...

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It must be pretty close. Which car that Hamilton drove was worse than the W15? https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/68645442 Nowhere near close in Friday FP2 Hamilton was 18th fastest out of 19 cars. You have completely lost me there. What is the relevance of FP2 here? That's when Hamilton made his c...

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Ah I see. Well Hamilton must have perked up right after qualifying then! Which has nothing to do with Friday and his comments, did he say he had never driven a car so bad after qualifying? It must be pretty close. Which car that Hamilton drove was worse than the W15? https://www.bbc.com/sport/formu...

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Some easy ones, some not so easy ones. First, the easy: Verstappen over Perez -- Obviously. Sainz over Leclerc -- Also obviously. Norris over Piastri -- Not particularly close. Russell over Hamilton -- Lewis retired pretty early on, but I didn't see anything to suggest he was going to be quicker tha...

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Sainz wouldn't be a good fit at Red Bull imo, he prefers a car with a stable rear and Max a car with as much front end as possible. Completely contrasting styles This is a valid concern for Sainz. At Ferrari, he's found success as the car has moved closer to his preferences, but that seems unlikely...

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From what I remember of Sainz vs Verstappen when they were together at Toro Rosso: ... By the first four races of 2016, Max looked like he was a clear step above on raw pace. 3-1 in qualifying and faster on race day everywhere. I'm not too shocked that's your memory of events, but the actual result...

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I've just read on F1insider that Alonso "will" be Verstappen's teammate in 2025. https://f1-insider.com/formel-1-horner-will-alonso-red-bull-62663/ I'm afraid that would be about 10 years late to be genuinely interesting. I have no doubts about who would come out on top in the present day, and I do...

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Missed that Alonso got a penalty til now. Very confused. Is the art of slowing down in a corner to reduce the car behind’s momentum dead? Or is it just stewards bashing Alonso for the sake of it again? Slowing down your rival is one thing, but Alonso behaved in an unpredictable and dangerous manner...

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At this stage, I feel like I have seen enough of Leclerc and Russell to know that they are the Vettel and Rosberg of this generation. Very talented drivers with plenty of redeeming qualities but lack something relative to the absolute elite, and as they are both 26 and in their 6th/7th season in th...

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These tears-offs are really a pain in the backside: It continually frustrates and baffles me that we know all the problems these stupid tear-offs cause, and nothing has been done. There was brief discussion after the Spa race where a tear-off caused Leclerc's DNF of something like a disposal slot i...

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It would help if you had better knowledge of the subject matter, Allison questioned some of the things that Hamilton said about last year's car, this car is not a Hamilton car it's an Allison car to the extent that Hamilton decided to leave the team before he even had chance to drive it. Geez, if o...

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