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I'm not going to contribute to this discussion in any meaningful way. I'm just glad there is another post about Webber.

Who votes for Webber/Alonso at McLaren next year?

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The 2 Clive James reviews.

I like the dry humour, occasional sarcasm. Especially when there were so many turbo engines expiring!

I really should try and find good quality versions of those, DVD or something.

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I don't think I've watched MotoGP since really, to be honest. Mostly because of Stoner retiring I guess, but Simoncelli's death played a part. I do remember watching it live and seeing a rolling helmet... the absolute worst thing to see in a bike accident. I didn't see the Wheldon race live but it w...

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This might be stupid question.. but would they even be able to design a canopy that would withstand a 250km/h crash into a tractor? Whilst still being able to see through it to drive... of course.

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Bernie owned by a speedy woman.

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If everyone was in VETTEL'S red bull.. Webber, Vettel, Hamilton, Alonso, Hulkenberg.

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No thanks, don't think he has impressed enough in his time. Next please (although if it was an aussie I'd probably want them to have another chance. hmm)

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It wasn't exactly short. I had few tears well in my eyes as he was driving around without his helmet and pulled up after the race. Sad times. I suppose I'm supporting Ricciardo next year. Looking forward to seeing the new cars and regulations in effect. I will also have to keep following Webber in W...

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I need to add "Pole in Abu Dhabi" because I made the journey there to watch him race one last time, so I was at the track to see him get pole. The race was a bit of a let down but still a podium. For me, Monaco 2005 (first podium was a huge fist pump moment even if the team dicked him out of 2nd), M...

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I've been following Webber since he was in F3000, and started F1 testing. I remember hearing on the radio in the school bus that he had been confirmed for Minardi in 2002 and I let out a victory "YES!" and everybody on the bus looked at me strangely. It will be sad to see him leave F1, but I'll stil...

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Webber won't want a freebie, I'm sure a 1-2 for the team would be a great way to sign off. although I'd prefer a 2-1 :P See how we go, he has been qualifying well but getting stuck in traffic in races. In Texas he had a better start than Vettel, but Grosjean had a better start than both of them and ...

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I didn't think Perez was anything special last year.

Hulkenburg has proved over a 2 season stretch (along with some spark in a Williams) that he is deserving.

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I seriously doubt it.. if he does..

I will be very upset. I'm heading to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from Australia especially to see him race one last time (regardless of the chance of another DNF)

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So Lotus is faster but financially unstable, McLaren has a dog of a car but have the finance. Who would you go to? I'd prefer to see Hulk in the faster car but heading for his 4th team he might rather the security of McLaren and bank on developing the car aided by their decent finances. I don't rate...

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We don't have shrimp in AUS, we have prawns.

I'll give you ripper, but bonza is reserved for heatstroke victims in the outback.

Otherwise this is probably an accurate transcription.

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The term you are looking for is not maturity, but erratic. As I said, Brundle said it best at Bahrain in 2006 "Felipe is a very fast driver, but he is VERY erratic." Fair call. On this basis though I think Williams will be the best seat he can get, I don't think he deserves to drive a Lotus. In a W...

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Massa has proved to be hopeless over several seasons. I think his 2008 season has been blown out of proportion. His performance in seasons since proves that it was all car.. He has always seemed to be an average crash kid, I hoped he would've matured when he switched from Sauber to Ferrari but he ju...

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I do no understand why people think Raikonnen would go back to a team that sacked him, especially when the team he is in currently.. IS PERFORMING BETTER! In my opinion Raikonnen won't be going anywhere. Neither will Grosjean Hulkenberg would be a great choice for Ferrari, I am in the "anybody but M...

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I've followed him since he started testing, when Aussie commentators were talking about him in F3000. That's about 12 years I think. It's a pity he hasn't achieved more, but I agree that it's the right time, with the change of formula, all insane tyre conservation stopping people racing at full spee...

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I'm over the Webber/Vettel comparisons. Vettel is 20kg lighter so has an advantage when it comes to ballast, supposedly Mark's constant KERS issues are due to his larger frame forcing tighter packaging of the KERS unit or something. Vettel is just more consistent and never gets the dodgy clutch to g...

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Basically, if the team allows it. All but matching Seb in quali still is a great achievement and you'd think with such speed he still should be able to win. I hope he wins Abu Dhabi because I've just booked in to be there, to see him race one last time in F1...but I know he is pretty average there g...

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Sigh. Clutch issues off the start... and who here thinks Vettel's car would've had any issue getting past Rosberg?

Whatever. Over it.

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That was really, really boring.

I would certainly be interested in having a go in the simulator though!

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I think we know Webber got D!CKED from 2009 onwards, and I think we know that Vettel is slightly faster. It's disappointing Webber didn't join Renault in 2005, it's disappointing Webber didn't leave Red Bull for Ferrari the multiple times he had the chance. I don't think Webber would've had as many ...

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If Massa stays in F1 for 2014 and Webber doesn't I will be devestated..

Massa has been a hopeless spinning, wrecking, midfield driver for years now. A Hulkenburg/Massa swap is the only reason I'd cop Massa continuing.

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I saw no issue with the strategy, I saw it panning out and I knew he couldn't hold off on his second batch of mediums long enough to for a feasible soft stint. He got the best out of today that he could, the team turned it around for him after Saturday's disaster and he raced well.. made up 3 places...

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My view is that Piquet was an overrated jerk, and Mansell was a stereotypical whinging pom.

I do much prefer Mansell though, grit and determination shone through.

The Canon/Camel Williams cars were very good when I was very young.

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Vettel wasn't quite good enough in 2009, regardless of the races Webber was clearly better than him and therefore took more points away than him. Just like Webber wasn't quite good enough in 2010, or 2012 (despite leading Vettel at the half way mark both seasons) HOWEVER, if Mark had Vettel style lu...

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Great start from Mark. Of course when it looked like he might pass Seb in the pits he had that horrible pit stop.

Another good recovery drive. It's clear he still has the speed that's why I'm disappointing he isn't racing on in F1.

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Today seemed a bit convenient... as soon as it looked like Mark could be in front, the jack man failed. They later put on the wheel, so no issues mechanically, a crew "mistake"... then i reminded myself i sound like an idiot. I was looking at Mark's in lap sectors compared to Seb's out lap and Mark...

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I do not believe in a God. Regardless why would I WORSHIP someone ruling my life with fear? Why would I worship a higher power for supposedly loving me? I have seen no evidence of any universal super power during my lifetime thus far. If something effects my life I will notice. No God effects my lif...

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I dislike Dynamo, only because, my ex's father used to say "he must be able to manipulate atoms or something"

He is talented, he is even entertaining.. but he doesn't have super powers

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Being an Aussie I want Ricciardo in the 2nd Red Bull seat. He seems to show some real bursts of speed and not get involved in many incidents, which is ideal for securing the WCC.

It would be cool to see a Seb/Kimi shootout, but hopefully the Red Bull isn't the fastest car next year.

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I outlined my reasons and they were more personality based, than based on the fact he always outqualifies my favourite driver (Webber, even though Webber is ARGUALBLY the better racer)

My Webber bias reasons are what make me cheer when Seb DNF's or damages his car by being arrogant.

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I liked/felt sorry for Mark (and disliked Seb after the 'finger twirling incident') until Brazil 2012 - when Mark behaved particularly badly. See I didn't notice Mark to anything particularly bad in Brazil 2012, infact I recall him deliberately going off track to avoid seb at one point, greatly com...

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They are exactly the same except that Mark was not successful. Stop trying to distinguish the events. I'm only going by memory of that event, but in Malaysia they were told to turn engines down and coast to the finish.. I don't -think- that was the case in Silverstone, Mark was told to hold station...

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I don't like him because he comes across as a whingy little child. A spoilt rich kid, etc.. and his success doesn't seem to have matured him. I'm not compatible with his sense of humour either. Sure, I'm a huge Webber fan so I have a natural bias against Seb.. but it is intensified because of his RB...

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I am going to have to check out the live streams of WEC races.

..but for now, bring on Germany!

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Mark was faster in the first 2 sectors but screwed the pooch in sector 3. Seb was slower in the first 2 sectors but had a mistake free run. Pretty simple. There have been a few tracks this year that Mark has seemed like he had more pace in him than Seb only to make a mistake in qualifying, end up be...

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It was annoying, on the replay you saw that he was probably the fastest to react and started moving first but the second stage of the start it bogged. It's for sh1t like that I wished him another year in a different team. Oh well. Still got a bunch of races this year left and some fancy endurance ra...

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