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If Verstappen ever won a title like Prost did in 1989 I would disappear from this forum forever, and I am not even talking about the Suzuka incident, but rather his pathetic pace relative to his teammate. He wasn't as good as Senna who is higher on the all time list than Verstappen, in 1990 he took...

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The average quality if Verstappen’s titles is of a significantly higher level than anyone else with 4 or more. Basically all four of his titles are in the same conversation as anyone else’s best. Prost beat Senna in the same car, he also beat Lauda, Piquet, Mansell and Rosberg, two were teammates, ...

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Has there ever been an F1 weekend where qualifying didn't happen because of the weather (or some other reason)? Last weekend there was talk of how the grid would be set without qualifying but wondering if there's ever actually been a need to set a grid from something other than qualifying. I donlt ...

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cmberry20 wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 22, 2024 3:23 pm
I've got one - fairly easy though, more like a riddle than a quiz question......

What is always brought to every F1 event, but never ever used.

Mick Schumacher.

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I think you have to read more carefully. What I wrote is that it would have been in character. It's proposing that he had a say in his strategies. I have zero doubt he had a say in his strategies. What cannot be determined is whether he contributed to those discussions from the cockpit. For what it...

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Nice back handed compliment there. :) I am just being realistic here. Any wet weather masterclasses from Russell you're ready to share? Except for that one swallow of course. How many great wet races do you think Vettel had but he will always be feted for winning his first race of his F1 career in ...

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You must be about the only one that didn't think that Russell had a good race. Russell had a good race, as good as can be expected of a driver of his caliber. Nice back handed compliment there. :) I am just being realistic here. Any wet weather masterclasses from Russell you're ready to share? Exce...

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Covalent wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 05, 2024 7:05 am

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Mon Nov 04, 2024 5:09 pm
I've just spent an hour trying to get past the "I'm not a robot" thing.
Maybe I'm too old or too bad sighted.
Is there some way long standing trusted members can avoid this?
Or maybe you're a robot?

Maybe I should change my user name to Mr. Data.

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Many apologies, my daughter, who is more proficient than me, checked it & believes its my anti virus & not the site that causing it.

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I picked Max, he was flawless as was his behaviour. I think that can be rated one of the great F1 drives even if some of the breaks came his way. So often he doesn't get DOTD even having put in a stellar drive. Also Ocon & Gasly, not sure if the Alpine was suited the conditions or they are good wet ...

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I've just spent an hour trying to get past the "I'm not a robot" thing.
Maybe I'm too old or too bad sighted.
Is there some way long standing trusted members can avoid this?

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I spent 2 hours last night watching a documentary called "Villeneuve Pironi".
An excellent watch with some very interesting guests including both widows & offspring.

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Jenson's Understeer wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 27, 2024 4:18 pm
Okay, here's one: the second round of the 1994 F1 season was the only time in F1 history it happened. But what was it?

2 races in Japan in the same year.

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Looking forward to this one, I like the circuit and the races it has produced. I like the track, but is a tad short for my taste. I am sure there are restrictions around the area, which makes it hard to make a longer circuit, but having just finished delayed watching the 24 hours of Le Mans (over m...

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I will look at that again if you wish, and offer an opinion. If it is the case (we don't really know, do we?) that the stewards let teams deal with intra-team collisions, then I would prefer them to make that clear. But my question was why they didn't take action in the Hamilton/Sainz case. That's ...

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Verstappen has very much won this Grand Prix. His teammate can't get out of the midfield.
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Much like the last race although Sergio didn't even finish the last one.

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Onboard footage from Senna in Imola 1994 does actually exist but it cuts out before the crash - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvw1BpNxiKY Surprising number of 'experts' in that YouTube comment section who can instantly see all the signs of steering column failure when the Italian court and their ...

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Onboard footage from Senna in Imola 1994 does actually exist but it cuts out before the crash - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvw1BpNxiKY Surprising number of 'experts' in that YouTube comment section who can instantly see all the signs of steering column failure when the Italian court and their ...

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Any of the old races would be great to see from on-board footage. But as you say, having a closer look at how accidents came about would possibly be the greater benefit. I think seeing how the accident between Clark and von Trips happened would be interesting. The old footage was so bad that I was ...

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Looks like Toprak is going to walk this years WSBK . He was immense this weekend on the Beemer winning all 3 races going away. I don't have time to follow WSB these days but I hear his name so much - is there any chance of him going to MotoGP or is it too late now? Would he even want to? He's 27 no...

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Looks like Toprak is going to walk this years WSBK .
He was immense this weekend on the Beemer winning all 3 races going away.

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I believe that was a Max win, not an RB win.
When you see how close all the parings on the other teams are & the disparity between Max & Segio it puts it into perspective for me.
Sergio is a 6 time race winner, once in a Racing Point, so he's not a bad driver.

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1,2,3,4 for Ducati again today. Yes, but a race well worth watching. The final 2 laps were unbelievable and the race start very impressive too. Agreed, very enjoyable. A little processional but at least everybody was flat out & going for it. Bastianini livened it up at the end & Pecco rode a great ...

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1,2,3,4 for Ducati again today.

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I have followed the bikes just as long as I have followed F1.
I was at the TT every from 1960 till 69.
Michael equalled his uncle Joey’s record today for most TT wins.
Also a good win for Pecco today at Mugello.
My favourite rider was Ago who I met twice.

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If you have data that contradicts his opinion, I'd recommend saying so explicitly and presenting your own researched data. Otherwise, it's opinion vs. opinion. This just gets tiring... I'm saying there's no data that proves what's being said. KV originally said: "I don’t see any reason to rate Clar...

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Whilst acknowledging Jim was a superb driver I don’t rate him quite as highly as others do. He spent his F1 career in one team & in the years he won the title I felt he had a car advantage especially with the 49 & the DFV. While probably not having as much natural ability as Jim I rate JYS on the sa...

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For me & it’s only my opinion, El Chueco is the GOAT. He’s the only driver I was ever a fan of but I was quite young at the time. I actually saw him drive at Dundrod in 1955. He won 5 titles in 4 different makes of car. He has a win rate of 47% His pole % is over 55. He was already elderly by F1 st...

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For me & it’s only my opinion, El Chueco is the GOAT. He’s the only driver I was ever a fan of but I was quite young at the time. I actually saw him drive at Dundrod in 1955. He won 5 titles in 4 different makes of car. He has a win rate of 47% His pole % is over 55. He was already elderly by F1 sta...

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I have to admit when I saw him spear off in front of Michael I wasn't overly concerned as Gerhard & Nelson had done something similar 5 & 7 years earlier without such a devastating outcome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hhuhO_rpys

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rbirules wrote: ↑
Mon May 20, 2024 12:20 pm
With his win yesterday, Max (30.73%) now has a higher career winning percentage than Lewis (30.38%). Only Jim Clark has a higher career winning percentage at 34.25%.

Might be worth checking out Fangio & Ascari.

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Being an older F1 fan, early 50s when Ayrton was killed, I don’t think I was as shocked as most but still devastated. I had experienced so much of it before in my time following the sport. I remember the sense of doom when Stacy & Bristow were killed on the same day. Not to mention the list of great...

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Have to say I was impressed with how magnanimous both Max & Charles were & happy for Lando in the post race interview.

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Possibly a red herring & if memory serves me correctly.
I know the constructors hadn’t been inaugurated at the time & disregarding Indy, Alfa won every race in 1950 & Ferrari every race in 1952 so can they be considered for best team.

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1997 for a Schuey wet weather master class.

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Been following F1 for a few years now & there have always been periods of car dominance. The first 2 years it was Alfa, then during the 2 litre year it was Ferrari Then when it was 2.5 litre it was Merc & that was only the first 6 years. Then when the rear engine cars came in it was Brabham & the Co...

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I think the iconic Murray referred to him as Taki Intheway. If I remember correctly he managed to hit the course car in Monaco & once even got run over by the safety car. I would find it funny, but he broke his leg, didn't he? Hungary I think. But was good enough to make the next race. I couldn't r...

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I think the iconic Murray referred to him as Taki Intheway.
If I remember correctly he managed to hit the course car in Monaco & once even got run over by the safety car.

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Oh, you are right, of course, silly me. Trying to remember who Paul was now! Paul was just Paul. Blake's last post is from december 2020. I miss him (and Guia who disappeared a handful of years before Blake, and ...). Welcome back ob1 ! I just can't place Paul, my memory is fading! Guia was the mos...

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I haven't voted as the driver I have supported for the last number of years, Seb, has left the grid. I was only ever a fan of one driver, JMF, as I saw him, drive when I was quite young. Blast from the past! Welcome ba Thank you Siao, I haven't been on line much lately due to some serious family he...

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