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F1Oz

OMG - I remember when I used to run these quizzes back in the day lol

F1Oz

I think that as we've seen for most of the season that on a heavier fuel load Piastri is perhaps a tad quicker than Norris, usually getting better starts, but as the race progresses and the fuel load lessens, Norris' feel for the car improves with every lap and he can run his teammate down consiste...

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And also the group that has voted Lewis higher than Russell; so much so that he ranks higher in this poll, even though he has objectively had a clearly worse season so far. Something tells me it might have a significant overlap :nod: I have Russell ahead, but I guess it's recency bias that we alway...

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Is Barichello taking a seat in 2025 or something? He seems to be one of the main talking points of this thread just recently ;) I guess it is a silly season thread... I heard Mercedes is looking for an experienced hand as a replacement for Lewis... That explains the rumour that Toto Wolff recently ...

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https://cdn.racingnews365.com/2024/_1092x683_crop_center-center_85_none/13765092/455128353_18460255012040111_8547766302526306683_n.webp?v=1723619148 I'm sure some of you have seen Bottas' instagram post with a 77-numbered Audi R8, and some have naturally taken that as a sign of a contract. Not usua...

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hard to understand why Perez remains in RB given his races after the first 4 - surely even Liam Lawson would do better - the scuttlebutt was that Dan was going to replace him and Liam to VCARB but Liberty pushed back seeing negative crowd attendance consequences for Mexican GP - but if RB lose out t...

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What possible reason is there for telling paid spectators to leave before sessions held?

F1Oz

Full refund for All patrons then- or I feel a class action happening given its the US

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What a joke - incompetence city - time to ban Las Vegas from ever holding another gp - they should pay the millions they have cost Ferrari and thus experiment must stop - a boring track and likely a boring gp - whoever authorised this from liberty should be sacked

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Good to see Oscar effectively match Lando - just lost out with the safety car at Silverstone - apparently he was going to undercut Lando and come out in 2nd if the SC hadn't happened

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Happy for Daniel - and hopefully AT can develop their car so it becomes more competitive - but even as a DR fan - it was tough on DeVries

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I was surprised that Mr Winsor savaged Oscar in a recent article for rejecting a full time seat at Alpine and going for McLaren - Very poor journalism - for a start - Alpine let oscar's contract lapse - with just a verbal nod that they wanted some sort of relationship - it seemed clear at that time ...

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The Aston seems quick but I’m pleasantly surprised by how well Stroll is doing given be must still be hampered by injuries- and closer than I’d have thought to Alonso even if there os some benefits to being in same team - impressive by Piastri too as he keeps improving session by session- there’s a ...

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Piastri was as mentioned half a sec off Norris in qualifying - but with some mitigating factors and probably some nerves as well - but Norris only just scraped into Q2 even if he improved to get 11th - so could easily have started 16th. Then in the race - Piastri was doing well - a number of overtak...

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Again McL awful for strategy- should have pitted both cars some
Laps ago to get or hold position - but if they’d pitted Dan first - then he’d be in points

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Mclaren again shaft Daniel - cost themselves points to make lando look better than dan

F1Oz

Not great stop for either McL - worse for
lando - but now on better tyres and Dan a sitting duck- not a better drive for Lando even if he beats dan

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McLaren have shafted Dan again - gifted Norris better strategy and still asking Dan to slow to further impede dan

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Lando is seriously not being a team player - he got gifted a position by team telling Daniel to hold station in Melbourne when he was seconds a lap faster in last laps there - and he cost Daniel 5-12 seconds in first stint here - so probably cost them chance to be in front of Alonso and possibly Vet...

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Didn't agree with the decision by Masi - should have either let all cars through (which was the precedent) - in which case probably wouldn't go racing - or let none through and then would have had a few cars for Max to pass (with blue flags to help and no doubt not wanting to hinder) and probably a ...

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In case you're interested - cycled around the Melbourne GP track on the weekend - newly resurfaced and nice and smooth - and the grandstands are going up

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Entirely possible Hamilton will take an engine penalty in Turkey - so would have to come from the back to do well

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lol - apparently Sh*t together gets translated as fairy cakes

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Clearly Lando

Not sure what Daniel is doing - apparently corner 4 was the difference for him making Q3 - we know he's better than this - and is providing information to support Lando and McLaren improve - but hope DR gets his fairy cakes together soon

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Hamilton and Verstappen had the best cars and no issues - should have finished on podium so less than that a sub-par performance - LH won with team strategy, MV lost with team strategy - NEITHER did more than expected - neither deserve driver of the day - others in lesser cars who outperformed them ...

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I think Hulk and Dan deserve a tie

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And for those who said Fangio had the best - well - Alfa yes but with 3-6 team mates and poor reliability and not favoured - then not the best V ferrari in 1952-53 - then best 54-55 - then best in Ferrari in 1956 - then second best (yes second best) in 1957 - only won because he beat other fantatic ...

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It's interesting what people say in terms of comparisons - Dolomite has given some context but what is missing is the extreme danger in the early days compared to now - The reality is that there was 10% chance of DYING every time a driver raced in the 50s - and many did - so to even survive (let alo...

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i hope McLaren get additional token(s) given unusual circumstances

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perez would be perfect foil for max

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DR was apparently McL first pick 2 yrs ago - but couldn't get him over line - while Sainz has done a great job - with a Merc engine next yr - is this a game changer - or will McL be compromised on integrating the engine in 2021 so not as competitive like Ferrari til rule changes?

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. Quite hilarious "voting". When this topic started Hamilton got 10 or 12 votes very quickly, and Ricciardo only managed 2. Since then Ricciardo has just got more and more - it's almost like people are looking at the results and then coming on to vote for anyone other than Hamilton. Strange. . I vo...

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were McLaren right to let Sainz go to get Ricciardo? Discuss (I can't see this in another post)

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Its clear why this is called silly season

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Personally I think Perez would be better bet and RP need to find $40M extra just to deal with the change

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I wonder what the answer is for most expensive (or important) crash in terms of impact on championships?

What for instance would have happened if Senna didn't crash (or even didn't die) in 1994?

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You honestly think if there is only one update package available in Sochi it will go to Perez? It's the updates ear marked for Perez's car, they needn't need to tell the world that Stroll's car was better last time out. You can't honestly believe Perez will get the updates and Stroll not if only on...

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If not blocked temporarily by perez et al - fair racing I add - ricciaro would have got third easily

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have to say that verstappen or Ricciardo would have won if in a McLaren - don't let the Hamilton show get out of hand - Mercedes have deliberately given a 2IC driver - others would push or beat Hamilton in the same car - Hamilton and Mercedes are chicken to refuse to allow this

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I think it's clear max is a talent - but has had preferential treatment at team as well (not that it's been the main issue affecting his success I add)
Still - I'm less clear that max would perform in a midfield car - and not sure without preferential treatment he'd do as well as he has

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