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If Seb and Kimi look similar it will be even more evidence of how good Alonso is. Unless Button pulls one on Alonso, in which case questions will be asked about him too. Looking forward to those two inter-team battles, hope Kimi and Jenson can make this a season to remember (and save their F1 caree...

Gondo

If he wins Monaco and in Austria, then YES! I can see him being much quicker than Nico in Montreal, Silverstone, Hockenheim and Hangaroring and I don't see Red Bull being close enough at those tracks either.

Gondo

......the sound of an F1 car screaming down the streets of Monte Carlo...........Ooooh wait a minute, this is F1 2014. The racing better be good because a silent procession will be hard to take for some. I wonder how the lack of noise will affect fan's enjoyment of this race in particular, both at t...

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Rain is the only hope for teams if they want to win a race Pretty much yeah. But Monaco might just be the exception. Red Bull's superior traction could give them the edge there and Mercedes's straight line speed would mean little. Mercedes would still be the faster car overall but if Red Bull can l...

Gondo

I may be wrong but I believe Nico's pace advantage in Bahrain was due to the tyres and can be traced back to Lewis's DNF in Melbourne. Nico was quicker than Lewis on the soft tyre in Q2, Q3 and the first stint of the race, but did not have much of an advantage, if any, on the medium tyre. This may b...

Gondo

If this image is anything to go by, then Merc has some serious speed advantage @SkyF1 http://e2.365dm.com/14/03/660x350/fastest-laps-times-in-bahrain-combined-web-tyres_3094039.jpg?20140303091057 Lots of confusion regarding what tyres Lewis used. A lot of the commentators have been tweeting that it...

Gondo

If one looks at the period from 2010 to 2013, Red Bull were always having KERS issues, and the Renault KERS was said to be less powerful compared to Mercedes and Ferrari. I might dare say Renault never quite got on top of their KERS issues in 4 years and now they have started the new era on the back...

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Rosberg's best chance to beat Hamilton was last year. The W04 was effectively 'Rosberg's car' and yet as it turned out, Lewis still managed to beat him in his own car. With rule changes in 2014, any advantage Nico had from last year's car is gone. I expect Lewis to come out on top even more convinci...

Gondo

Rosberg has a good recent record in China, but Lewis is no slouch there, either. Only guy to have won the race more than once, been on pole twice, and has a total of four podiums, including finishing in the top three every year since 2010. Basically, assuming Merc is quick, then I'd expect both guy...

Gondo

I'd say just bring back the Bridgestones. I don't care if drivers only stop once during the race, that will mean more action on the track. The excuse about procession racing, please! Thats why we have DRS now in the first place and it works. I don't like DRS that much myself, but I think its a shame...

Gondo

In short "YES" and the same goes for Ferrari and McLaren!

Gondo

My verdict so far is as follows: Qualifying - second fastest behind Red Bull, not too far behind, Race - joint fastest with Red Bull, Tyre management - best on the grid. Reasonable deg/wear. The fact they even attempted 2 stop in Melbourne shows their confidence, although their poor set-up didn't he...

Gondo

My verdict so far is as follows: Qualifying - second fastest behind Red Bull, not too far behind, Race - joint fastest with Red Bull, Tyre management - best on the grid. Reasonable deg/wear. The fact they even attempted 2 stop in Melbourne shows their confidence, although their poor set-up didn't he...

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They gave Vettel the undercut and he got 5 seconds on Webber,Webber is gona be tiddled!!!!!!!!! This for me is the real crux of the issue.Its all smoke and mirrors from Red Bull now after the fact, but if the truth be told they knew what they were doing. Unfortunately they don't like the way it hap...

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Australia - Hamilton Malaysia - Raikkonen China - Hamilton Bahrain - Vettel Spain - Alonso Monaco - Alonso Canada - Hamilton Britain - Webber Germany - Alonso Hungary - Grosjean Belgium - Hamilton Italy - Alonso Signapore - Hamilton Korea - Vettel Japan - Vettel India - Hamilton Abu Dhabi - Hamilton...

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Alonso: He has the points in the bag, and good consistency on his side. The car is not bad either. Lewis : He has the car to beat right now, momentum on his side, and something to prove. Vettel : Very consistent even without the best car. Considering he has won only one race and did not score in 3, ...

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priestlysabbath wrote:formula1.com website shows storm prediction for friday, saturday and sunday.

Which is probably correct; i.e. it will rain at some point on those given days, for example in the morning. What's really important is whether there will be rain at the time of the free practice, qualifying or race?

Gondo

Best car at spa and monza. I think it will switch around now and you'll get red bull then Ferrari then McLarens and lotus. It's how alonso as well as driving well is up there. Too much is made on how poor the ferrari is but I think it's probably the best all rounder. Best car in Germany, Hungary, S...

Gondo

Oh dear x( Why is it, whenever Button has a good race it was McLaren sabotaging Lewis? Whenever Button has a bad race he doesn't deserve to be at McLaren and is costing them the championship? Maybe it's because most of Jenson's wins and great results are coupled with some kind of misfortune for Lew...

Gondo

The events of last weekend have again highlighted the importance of safety in F1, but more than that IMO, the danger of La Source as the first corner at Spa. Any other lap its a great corner, but at the start of the race not only is it dangerous with so many cars turning more than 90 degrees while j...

Gondo

Given how dominant the new McLaren package turned out to be, it won't be a big surprise if LH wins next week in Monza and it's easily within his capacity to reel off several in a row. Of course so far we've only seen Button using the new package, but it's hard to imagine that the naturally faster H...

Gondo

Its beginning to look like Mclaren have mastered the tyres and now have the fastest car in both qualifying and race trim. They have been IMO the quickest car in the last 3 races, in the dry at least. Could we be in for an exciting Lewis vs Jenson vs Alonso battle for the title?

Gondo

If the last two races are anything to go by, the McLaren and the Lotus are looking strong, with Alonso ever consistent. Could this be where the championship battle is ultimately fought? Hamilton vs Raikkonen, with Alonso in the mix? Could we be in for a repeat of the 2007 championship battle? How ab...

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The results speak for themselves, and we all know Heikki is the reason Mclaren lost the Constructors' championship in 2008. Back then qualifying was more than just about one lap pace. It was also about race (fuel) strategy and as expected teams gave the better strategy to the better driver. Heikki m...

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Turns out Alonso has damaged his new front wing at Silverstone in free practice, as did Vettel in 2010. Back then Red Bull took Mark Webber's new front wing, gave it to Vettel and there was an outcry. What will happen at Ferarri this weekend? Can Massa keep his wing?

Gondo

(Karun has only had what, 11 races in F1? Can't expect him to be amazing with limited experience. I think with as many races under his belt as Karchicaneyan, he'd be obviously better, even in a POS car) I don't take anything Karchicaneyan says seriously because no matter what he says he sounds like...

Gondo

With all the talk about Jenson's setup issues with people calling his feedback complaining it got me thinking about which drivers are best at developing a car, as driver feedback is very important to the team. So my question to you is if you were allowed to choose 2 drivers from the grid for the so...

Gondo

Raikkonen's apparently impressive return to F1 has arguably been flattered by two factors: an eminently capable E20 and a team-mate whose propensity for mishap has thus far masked his speed. But if Kimi is beginning to compare poorly with Romain Grosjean on days when the Frenchman keeps his nose cl...

Gondo

I fully expect another boring race but I'm looking forward to it anyway for a number of reasons; 1) With such a small gap between the drivers at the top, it's almost like pressing the restart button. The margins for error are so narrow and the pressure is on. The season might as well be starting now...

Gondo

If he does not get a good result at Valencia, follows that up with a "typical Jenson British GP" and the other top contenders score well in those two races, he's a goner. He is still alive for now, but considering his current form and consistency (or lack thereof) vs that of the other top drivers, h...

Gondo

As they say, the table doesn't lie. Looking at the table right now (after Canada), especially the top 3, I have to say I coudn't agree more. Spot on, and in the right order!

Gondo

I think certainly they could do with dialing DRS back so that it doesnt shed so much drag. Ideally it should get them to a point where there is a possibility of an overtake in the braking zone. But this thing where they shoot past easily on the straight and continue to shoot away with their wing st...

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http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/paul-di-resta-is-ready-to-take-860454 Not sure if this has been posted but it sounds typical of 'silly season'. Could there possibly be any truth behind it? Di Resta/Button doesn't seem like a strong line-up at all. General thoughts on this? [Mod edit: articl...

Gondo

I think the biggest thing that has annoyed me in 2012 about this tyre debate is that people seem to believe that these tyres are some radically different thing that have changed massively since 2011 and are really bad. The tyres changed very little, the cars, massively. Yup. Spot on. The true culpr...

Gondo

I think the biggest thing that has annoyed me in 2012 about this tyre debate is that people seem to believe that these tyres are some radically different thing that have changed massively since 2011 and are really bad. The tyres changed very little, the cars, massively. I see both sides of the coin...

Gondo

I thought DRS is not supposed to be available in the first 2 laps after the start of the race and the first two laps after a safety car period. Has that rule changed because clearly today, on BBC, the message from race control that "DRS is avaible" came on soon after the "safety car in this lap" mes...

Gondo

For me the only real problem is Q3. I don't care/notice if a couple midfield runners choose to sit out Q2. Therefore, I think if you just gave everyone who made into Q3 an extra set of options, and required them to give them back at the end of the session; it would solve most of the problems. This ...

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I second that. Sure, we could speak with one set of extra-tires, but F1 guys are sneaky, I'm pretty sure they will try to bend this extra-set to their particular needs and maybe not race that one in Q3 either. So, I'm guessing that the good'old clobbering theory works best. As said before, a good i...

Gondo

OMG I just tiddled my pants :blush: :blush: Let's hope he's right, and we see a flawless race for Kimi just like in 2008 http://en.espnf1.com/lotusf1/motorsport/story/77773.html I am pretty sure it will be quicker, but that doesn't mean it will be quickest. There is no doubt that the E20 is a good ...

Gondo

The best car in the fly away races and all we have to show for it is second place in both championships. Too many mistakes, you do not win championships like that, ever! Every season McLaren make scandalous mistakes in the pits, be it poor strategy calls or poor pit stops. Every season it's more of ...

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