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Warning - another update. His hands somehow look worse now they are starting to heel a bit better but that is pretty normal. https://www.planetf1.com/news/romain-grosjean-hand-burns/ Him targetting a return for Abu Dhabi now looks like it never could have been realistic. Looks like it must be painfu...

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Guessing it is because it is around Christmas time and a boring race that there is a big chunk (around 30%) less votes than last time?

Looking back, I don't think there have been any with even close to this low number of votes an most have significantly more with several being over double.

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I look forward to Crofty saying "...and here come Sir Lewis Hamilton, down the Hamilton Straight to win his eighth British Grand Prix!" (I'm only joking, I never look forward to anything Crofty says) When Sir Lewis finally retires, I'm sure Silverstone and F1 will rename the British race the Hamilt...

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As a fan of Bottas, I will give my view. I think he is not good at tyre management. But interestingly, it has been more noticeable in the past few years as the tyres don't seem as good as they used to be at coping with the way the cars are set up. but other drivers manage to deal with them better t...

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:thumbup: As someone who wants to see Hamilton's only opposition at least try and win the WDC it's incredibly frustrating. Hey Mikey, remember how you and I used to have those lengthy debates about Rosberg back in 2016 and how good he actually was. Turns out he was better than you gave him credit f...

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I hadn’t seen this thread until now, but Verstappen was clearly the unluckier driver of the two in 2020 and I don’t see any argument that can be made otherwise. Anyway, the amount of excuses Bottas gets made for him for being a thoroughly mediocre driver is staggering. Bad at starts, overtaking, de...

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I hadn’t seen this thread until now, but Verstappen was clearly the unluckier driver of the two in 2020 and I don’t see any argument that can be made otherwise. Anyway, the amount of excuses Bottas gets made for him for being a thoroughly mediocre driver is staggering. Bad at starts, overtaking, de...

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I hadn’t seen this thread until now, but Verstappen was clearly the unluckier driver of the two in 2020 and I don’t see any argument that can be made otherwise. Anyway, the amount of excuses Bottas gets made for him for being a thoroughly mediocre driver is staggering. Bad at starts, overtaking, de...

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Is looking like Leclerc vs Vettel are going to be the 2nd closest pair of team mates in terms of percentage of votes for team mate wars this year. Currently, the Haas pair are barely any closer than that too! You wouldn't have thought that this forum thinks that these two are about the closest team ...

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Looking at some of Racefans statistics here. It mentions some for every driver, but Verstappen's and Albon's are interesting. It is hard to imagine a driver doing worse than Albon in this regard though. 28 out of 756 racing laps spent ahead of Verstappen..... And it 26 of them was when Verstappen sp...

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Who voted for Hamilton, Latifi and Giovinazzi? I do wonder Although it usually is correct to vote for Perez, I think these votes are a bit odd too really. I just can't see any reason to vote either. The only thing we can conclude from his race is that he overtook the 6 slowest cars in 10 laps. Then...

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It looks like I've pretty much voted with the crowd here. I went for: Bottas Verstappen Leclerc Norris Ricciardo Gasly (no vote at Racing Point) Raikkonen Magnussen Russell Agree with these other than I possibly wouldn't vote for either driver at Ferrari. Vettel had a really good first stint and Le...

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This is not exactly related to this thread, but not far enough off topic to create a new one. But my post can be removed if this isn't appropriate. But here is how the drivers have given their view for the top 10 drivers this year: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.exclusive-the-top-10-f1-d...

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Nice top 6 there Mikes but Ocon, Vettel and Bottas above the McLaren drivers and Stroll in 20th? I may like Bottas, but I still see evidence that when Vettel is comfortable, he really can stand out at times. I still think that if he manages to recover (entirely possible), he will likely be better t...

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I think gasly was treated just as poorly, but he seemed to come back from it better - and faster. Kvyat is now like a recovered Gasly, but Gasly has now got to being at least a very good driver while Kvyat is just decent overall i think. Still think he deserves to be on the grid though. Funny that t...

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Surely Verstappen? 5 non fault retirements really took him out of contention. Just one less and he would have beaten Bottas to 2nd. Bottas was actually pretty lucky really. His only competition in the WDC suffered worse luck than he did. I would put Sakhir as a 1/2 non fault retirement as Max could...

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On the F1 site, I voted Latifi, and did so again here. I felt he did well yesterday. So did Alexander Albon. I would have liked to see him overtake Hamilton, but it wasn't to be. (I didn't like him asking where Lewis was slow though, it is time the drivers return to driving the car alone and unaide...

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Stroll is pathetic. I will admit he's been disappointing lately, but I still have to point out that he was either very solid in the first half, or if he was also "pathetic" then, then Perez was pretty much as bad. I don't think it can be both ways. If Stroll has been bad all season, then Perez has ...

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Stroll is pathetic. I will admit he's been disappointing lately, but I still have to point out that he was either very solid in the first half, or if he was also "pathetic" then, then Perez was pretty much as bad. I don't think it can be both ways. If Stroll has been bad all season, then Perez has ...

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ok, so some of leclerc's track actions had been counted twice and it has only recently been 3 times he exceeded track limits. But he has done so againce AFTER getting the black and white flag. So where is the news of this penalty? Vettel may have a chance of beating him now if he gets this penalty.

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how can leclerc not be getting a penalty for 4 off track warnings? Has he been shown the B&W flag yet? He should have recieved the black and white flag on the 3rd warning - then the 4th warning being a penalty like Grosjean got one time this year. But the stewards seem to ignore leclerc sometimes.

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Is Bottas holding Hamilton up? It's pretty unusual for Bottas to be faster so you'd guess so. If Hamilton was being held up, you would have thought he would drive at least a bit closer rather than 3 - 4 seconds. Surely around 2 seconds would do no harm to his tyres? Mercedes just don't look quick t...

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how can leclerc not be getting a penalty for 4 off track warnings?

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hamilton doesn't think the tyres will get to the end. we will hear "my tyres are gone" and "get in there lewis" then!

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Vettel seems to be doing a decent job given he hasn't pitted.

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if the mercedes don't speed up, albon will likely catch up. Although by the time he does, I think his tyres will be past their best.

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Hamilton and Bottas have both dropped right back with a 2.5 second cap between the car ahead. Do wonder if they are going to extend the stint.

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Well, I'm at the end of my subscription for sky again this year and every time, i have to think hard if it is worth it the following year. I find their coverage right now ridiculous. Showing pre recorded clips that have already been shown a whole load of times during the "live" race build up. This i...

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Albon and verstsppen both looked good there.

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Ocon to me is continueing to look that bit better overall towards the end of the season, but the car isn't looking great today.

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This thread possibly could be worded the next "new" world champion, although I guess hamilton not being an option should imply that. Anyway, the next one likely will be him, but if his and Bottas's luck turn around next season, a Rosberg 2016 is still entirely possible for Bottas, so with luck playi...

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Is there really any point in deleting lap times for track limits in free practice? It’s not as if they count for everything, so really it’s their own time they’re wasting being out there. I know in some exceptional circumstances practice times can be used if qualy is cancelled but I’m sure they cou...

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Grosjean has reviled his injuries.

https://www.racefans.net/2020/12/10/gro ... ight-hand/

Does look like it must have been awful a week back.

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Right, especially as Bottas isn’t under performing. Bottas is second in the championship, and Mercedes easily got the WDC and WCC. They’ve literally maximised their result. If he was doing an Albon then there would be a reason to pay big bucks to fast track George. Bottas is actually doing an Albon...

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I think a lot of conclusions are being drawn about a lot of things based on qualifying and one and a bit stints in the race really. Some have written Hamilton off as a fluke 7 time world champion, written Bottas off as a complete mug, and more on a very flimsy basis. We know Bottas locked up his ty...

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It was obvious when they renewed him for next year and this year...Russel clearly has been a stand out driver and it's obvious Totto didn't want to derail the juggernaut when they were going to easily break all the records... Exactly. I wonder if Lewis zen-like mentality would be disrupted if there...

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Today's outing will convince the critics now, more than ever, that Bottas is there simply there make Lewis look better than he is. He is a perfect #2 driver and wont really disrupt the Hamilton juggernaut. It was obvious when they renewed him for next year and this year...Russel clearly has been a ...

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It wouldn’t completely offset, they would have to pay Bottas his 2021 wages (maybe more for break of contract) and then pay Williams to break George’s contract. Williams demanded $12 million to break Bottas’ contact back in 2017 and Mercedes paid it. I imagine George would be that amount or more. S...

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Russell over Bottas, although Bottas wasn't quite as bad as he looked - he was catching Russell when disaster struck. Vettel over Leclerc: Slow, undramatic drive to a non-points finish, or an ace qualifying lap followed by lap lap 1 brain fade? At least Vettel's poor performance didn't affect anyon...

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