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If a motorist passes through a small village where a specific speed limit is not applied, he will not necessarily feel any obligation to stick to, say 30mph, simply because there are houses there. The authority, after consideration, may decide that a speed limit is necessary and will then impose it....

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How's this for a radical idea? Let's assume that Lewis is a faster driver then Jenson on raw pace. Let's assume that the rest of the F1 fraternity accept that he is one of the, if not the, fastest in this respect. Let's assume that Jenson chose McLaren to challenge himself against this benchmark. No...

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If they really want to nail Red Bull perhaps they should remove the stickers and replace them with cucumber slices

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I'd counter the OP by suggesting that if being mystified was worth a fraction of a second Jenson would very likely be in the thick of the title hunt...

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In my opinion those who say that the defending driver should not be allowed to 'hang out to dry' the driver attempting to pass are missing the point of racing. Part of the skill adopted is in the overtake / defend at a corner and I do not wish to see that removed. My take is that whoever makes the a...

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Camping.

(and I don't mean that as in waving my arms around saying, 'Ooooh, look at those cars - they are soooooooooooooooooooo fast... Nico - put those blond locks into your helmet and you go, sister!')

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Either of the Sauber duo which demonstrates that (i) they have a fast car, (ii) they manage to make up places well, leading to (iii) they really should be qualifying further up the grid!

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Never mind who is the 'ideal' team-mate, what Lewis needs is an ice cream. Kimi had one in 2007 and eventually managed to overhaul a pretty significnt points deficit...

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Right now it seems that Fernando is dictating the season. Whilst others slip up - through misfortune or otherwise - he keeps putting in the points, podiums and wins. Yes, the likes of Sebastian and Lewis need to start putting the wins in but unless Fernando's form - or some misfortune! - changes he ...

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Whether or not you think the Ferrari is 'not slow' it is certainly not the outright fastest car out there. The expert opinions is that it is not actually the fastest. Ferrari have made big improvements since the start of the season where it was a good second - or more - off the pace. Fernando is the...

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Wow... after scanning through this thread I truly believe that the true cost of a puncture is visited on the general forum-visiting public rather than on the drivers.

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Denorth wrote:as we saw on TV and it was later confirmed by the team Maldonaldo actually did hit something in the beginning of the race - carbon-fiber debris. As team said he damaged left side of the car by doing this and lost quite a lot of downforce.

... so he did hit something then. Same old, same old..!

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Next innovation: why even stop the car? Let's become soooo quick that the driver has the wheels changed whilst still doing 60k in and out of the box...

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If you're a champion and a born winner, you're highly unlikely to just sit there and shrug your shoulders when you feel that you're being hindered by another. Not necessarily endearing but not a reason to slate Sebastian. As a comparison I recall an interview with one of Team GB's gold-medal Olympic...

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Gaining an advantage? Finding a certain Mr Newey in charge of design!

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This had me thinking as well. If a front-runner finds himself a lap down due to unfortunate circumstances but still has the pace of the leaders and a chance of points, should he compromise himself by refusing to unlap himself as it may be deemed unsporting? Would it not be considered unsporting if S...

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Interesting comments from the first two finishers taken from the BBC website: Sebastian: "...if you want to go quick and you are a lap down and there is no chance to win the race, you should respect it and use common sense. I didn't expect him to attack." Fernando: "I knew if Lewis was... trying to ...

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I missed this one but it does remind me of a time when Schuey was about to be lapped (car issues left him adrift in the race, I don't remember where or when, anyone care to help on this?) by the then race leader, lil' brother Ralf in the WIlliams, with Rubens, in the sister Ferrari hot on Ralf's he...

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I missed this one but it does remind me of a time when Schuey was about to be lapped (car issues left him adrift in the race, I don't remember where or when, anyone care to help on this?) by the then race leader, lil' brother Ralf in the WIlliams, with Rubens, in the sister Ferrari hot on Ralf's he...

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I missed this one but it does remind me of a time when Schuey was about to be lapped (car issues left him adrift in the race, I don't remember where or when, anyone care to help on this?) by the then race leader, lil' brother Ralf in the WIlliams, with Rubens, in the sister Ferrari hot on Ralf's hee...

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"... the difference is the confidence that the car gives you." This takes me back to the Ferraris in Silverstone 2008. Now I would rate both Kimi and Felipe as decent (not necessarily the very best) drivers in the wet but that car was spinning on the straights! Each time they pitted I half expected ...

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Most teams have had this accusation before. Renault are cheats. Ferrari are cheats. McLaren are cheats. Now it's Red Bull's turn to be labelled cheats. And always the same thing - how can we exploit the rules?

Nothing new here.

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This is nothing new - teams have always sought ways to stretch / bend / find holes in the rules for as long as I can remember. One team does it more successfully than the others, the others naturally fight it.

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"... the many faults of Alonso."

I'll name one. Allowing himself to be dubbed in that Fiat 500 ad - that borders on criminal!

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Horn? Pastor might prefer to have his car fitted with bull-bars...

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Ooh, look, here's a teacup. I wonder what I can create in that...

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Tiger Woods. He has been there, done that and, after a time out, it would be a real story if he could do it again...

Failing that, Michael Schumacher. All of the above, plus he has the benefit of actually being in the correct sport.

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I think that Fernando has proven himself in the wet. Those who argue that he is the moct complete driver of those out there have a point. Name any conditions and you'd probably include Fernando in the top few of those who excel in them.

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What strikes me here with the above is that the majority involve those who started from a poor grid position. Jenson's example in Canada last year was a race of contrasts, the first half of it being a disaster for him. Tangling with his team-mate, receiving a drive-through for speeding under the SC,...

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Wotto wrote:

Schumacher

... with Britney as Penelope Pitstop?

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Elio, all... that was so lame that, in Heinz-sight, I should not have bothered.

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Stats may say a lot but what people will remember are the stand-out moments that define these champions. Ayrton's drive in the Toleman in Monaco in '84, taking an uncompetitive car in the wet to challenge for victory. That quali lap in Monaco (anyone care to tell me the year?) where he was a full 1½...

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If you called them Mildred, Horatio, Peaches and Brooklyn (apologies to those who do have these names) I might appreciate the title of this thread. Otherwise, is it really a big deal?

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"The front wing being level with the drivers head would be more reasonable..."

I do hope you are not referring to that in the vertical plane

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Perhaps he could take a tip from Pastor... if you want to assault someone don't use a glass - use a racing car!

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Jenson should have let Lewis go a little earlier - he would have then managed to hold off Roman for a while then...

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"... 4 or 5 drivers exited the track on the same lap, due to aquaplaning..." Nurburgring 2007, I believe. Both Lewis and Jenson went off there, along with several others (one or two very close calls in terms of cars sliding towards those already stricken). Somehow Lewis managed to keep the engine ru...

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Here's one that may well have been covered in another thread (apologies if so). With on-board and, more recently, helmet cams being available... is there any on-board footage from Jenson Button's win in Canada last year? Would have been great to see him threading through the field from his own persp...

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Did we not actually start the Hungarian GP last year on full wets, with no safety car? Or am I horribly mistaken? If so, I am genuinely dissapointed.

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As a fan of Jenson I would not rate him as a stand-out wet-weather driver, as I might Lewis, Sebastian and Michael. I'd also put Fernando ahead of Jenson in full wet conditions. Jenson's strength is, with a car tuned to his style, he seems to be capable of reading the conditions as well as, if not b...

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