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Forum is just not as active as it once was. Where did everybody go? Ive been following this place for about 5 years now and there was a time when it was constantly busy. I remember actively posting and replying most days until my original account was banned. Ever since it changed over from the old ...

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It wasn't a different car. Same car, different aero bits. To be a different car you need a different chassis. By this logic a boat with a sail is the same as a boat with a nitro booster. Edit - forgot to answer the question. I think Rosberg is a top 6 or 7 driver and will be a good challenge to Ham...

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I can see it all coming together for Button. I assume his odds are longer than Vettel and Alonso so I would probably plump for him if anyone.

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Senna told in an interview that for the last 3 years he spent in F1, he was rarely happy about what he was doing. There were a lot of off-track political "fights" going on, and he never got a chance to prove himself under the same conditions / with the same material. He always had to defend and exp...

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I just can't see Lowe in the team principal role, and I don't think I'd want him there in that capacity given Hamilton has just left McLaren for a fresh start. It would be different if Brawn stayed as team principal and Lowe came in as technical director, but it sounds like a straight swap is what's...

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yes, because as much as people like to think of Eddie Jordan as an oracle he is just an eccentric who relays rumour as fact himself who does on occasion get it right but very often doesn't as well. An eccentric, yes, but a well informed one. He got Schumacher to Mercedes right and Hamilton to the s...

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Andrew Benson is the worst sort of journo. He's reporting something that is only speculation at best at the moment as fact. Nothing has been confirmed about Brawn leaving or Loew joining but he completely fails to mention that. The man loses the BBC credibilty everytime he opens his laptop to write...

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'Heidfeld thrilled with podium finish'

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Blinky replied to my post in the equivalent Hamilton thread which is now locked. As this is a general point I thought it would be alright to answer in here. Purely in terms of performance (i.e. within the control of the driver, difficult as that may be to pin down), there is no driver who would. Tha...

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The quality of Hamilton detractors has really hit a low.

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As others have mentioned, it depends if you mean on performances or in the points. Button came incredibly close to beating Hamilton in the points this season after being outclassed in all but a handful of races. In Hamilton's finest season he almost lost to a driver who already isn't quite as good a...

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I'm thrilled with the Grosjean trophy and I feel it sums up my season quite well: a couple of unexpected podiums with the odd train wreck along the way, but providing hope for the future. Thanks Specdecible, as several others have said the competition really does enhance my enjoyment of a Grand Prix...

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lol every thread on the forum turns into one of 5 topics: who had the best car, lewis vs jenson, mclaren vs lewis, #2 drivers, or the old point systems vs. new. Don't forget "Vettel can only win in the best car" ;) That isn't a topic, that's a truism ;) I like points systems that reward consistency...

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All my female friends think Button is the fittest by a mile...

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This season has changed nothing for me. After 2011 I saw Vettel as one of the best drivers in the sport and still do. However, until circumstances change we have no way of raising him above drivers like Alonso, Hamilton and Raikkonen. Those four drivers are performing at the highest level and, I bel...

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Thing is, Jenson's not as bad a qualifier as some make out. It's just that Lewis is better than him. Without Lewis there, though, I see no reason why Jenson won't be able to do well: he's a proven race winner; he's shown he can be very good strategically on his day; he's a much better overtaker tha...

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So how likely is it? I think Button's main problem, as others have said, is likely to be grid position. You need to get more than one pole a year to be world champion when you are up against the Vettel-Red Bull package. Totally untrue. 2012 has shown that in F1 today that consistently quick race pa...

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Of course it's possible. The McLaren should be strong next year and it sounds like the 2013 tyres will probably suit Button more than the 2012 ones did (i.e. wider operating window with higher degredation). Thinking of the 2013 McLaren is the one thing that slightly concerns me as a Hamilton fan. Af...

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Brazil:

1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Webber
4. Alonso
5. Button
6. Massa
7. Raikkonen
8. Grosjean
9. Perez
10. Hulkenberg

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USA:

1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Alonso
4. Button
5. Webber
6. Raikkonen
7. Massa
8. Hulkenberg
9. Grosjean
10. Maldonado

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Luck is part of F1 and you win and lose as a team. Ferrari and Alonso have been in fantastic form all year when it comes to driving, pit stops and strategy. You said: " Alonso has been the best driver this year by a mile ," which completely contradicts your above post. Yes, you win and lose as a te...

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McLaren would certainly prefer Vettel to win, it would make their ineptitude this season slightly less prominent. Button probably doesn't care. He definitely wouldn't give up position to help either of them. Hamilton clearly wants Alonso to win. The more people big up Alonso the more Hamilton gets a...

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Abu Dhabi:

1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Webber
4. Button
5. Alonso
6. Raikkonen
7. Massa
8. Rosberg
9. Maldonado
10. Grosjean

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Dear god, I've never seen this one before: http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=vettel+finger&um=1&hl=en&safe=off&sa=N&biw=1366&bih=622&tbm=isch&tbnid=cbFV5Rj8VM9pZM:&imgrefurl=http://www.sport-informatie.nl/autosport/nieuws/het-vingertje-van-seb/&docid=3_vil1CjaLcEeM&imgurl=http://www.sport-informatie....

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hotbmw wrote:Yes juggles I rate him. If his personal life was calmer it would be a very close 3 way battle at the top, instead of 2.

If by "personal life" you mean "team" and by "calmer" you mean "competent" then yes, I agree entirely.

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I agree with the OP. well said Miffy. I love Lewis but clearly his personal life has taken a toll on his driving. His dad probably tried to control or manage his personal life/behavior which eventually led to him being chopped. I'm glad you hold Hamilton in such high regard. Even with this dreadful...

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First the moon landing, now this. Is anything real!?

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RaggedMan wrote:Yet in that same time Lewis has one more win with 4 pole positions.

He has two more wins with seven pole positions, eight if you include Spain this year.

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India:

1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Alonso
4. Webber
5. Button
6. Raikkonen
7. Massa
8. Perez
9. Rosberg
10. Di Resta

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Korea:

1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Webber
4. Alonso
5. Button
6. Raikkonen
7. Hulkenberg
8. Massa
9. Grosjean
10. Rosberg

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MclarenBullet wrote:So Hamilton will be starting on his old tyres he used for Q2 and his only lap in Q3?

No, he set a faster lap on his second run in Q3 despite the yellow flags so he's in the same boat as the rest of the top 9 in terms of first stint tyre wear.

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Favourite driver: Lewis Hamilton - he is childish and neurotically concerned with his public image. I suspect he is one of the most stupid F1 drivers intellectually and this may have affected his ability to assert himself at McLaren. His interests and the company he keeps are so stereotypical of a r...

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No offense guys but do you really believe the whole corporation of F1 is out to get one single driver in Hamilton? Really? If they do scrap the engines its not due to Hamilton... I don't think anyone's suggesting that. However, if this information is real then there's a good chance it would have ne...

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phyz wrote:Japan

1. HAM
2. BUT
3. VET
4. ALO
5. RAI
6. MSC
7. DIR
8. ROS
9. WEB
10. MAS

Ha, we have the same first five. I'm rooting for you.

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Japan:

1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Button
4. Alonso
5. Raikkonen
6. Kobayashi
7. Webber
8. Grosjean
9. Schumacher
10. Maldonado

Edited (before FP1) to account for Button's gearbox penalty.

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I just found a complete quote regarding Alain Prost from NYT. http://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/08/magazine/racing-s-record-breaker.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm The article says: -- Yet Prost says his greatest honor was a private audience with the Pope. Raised a Roman Catholic, he attends mass rarely - ...

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Niki Lauda received last rite after the 1976 accident in Nuerburgring. Also, by chance I know that Gilles Villeneuve's daughter Melanie, was about to receive the rite of Confirmatio in the time of Gilles' death - or some times before, my memory fails me. It makes Gilles qualified to be counted in t...

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Singapore and Brazil. I'm always licking my lips when Singapore comes around even though we've never really had a classic race there. It's one of the unique races and I love watching the onboards when a driver is hooked up. Brazil purely because it's the season finale and we usually get an exciting ...

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I voted Vettel in the PF1 competition because Red Bull have the right engine for Singapore and a strong all round car, and I'm sticking with that. My other prediction of note is that I don't think Raikkonen will be in the top 10. He missed out two years of knowledge in 2010 and 2011 and his pattern ...

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Singapore:

1. Vettel
2. Alonso
3. Hamilton
4. Webber
5. Button
6. Massa
7. Maldonado
8. Grosjean
9. Rosberg
10. Perez

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