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Regarding being at Audi, you do wonder if the engines will be good or a disaster, so it is hard to tell how good the team will be. But the car performance has been improving massively this year vs last. Remembering that Audi enjoyed dominating many seasons in LMP running hybrid engines that are sim...

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Regarding being at Audi, you do wonder if the engines will be good or a disaster, so it is hard to tell how good the team will be. But the car performance has been improving massively this year vs last. Remembering that Audi enjoyed dominating many seasons in LMP running hybrid engines that are sim...

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I completely disagree. Hulk had PLENTY of excellent opportunities and he was on several teams' microscopes and he failed to deliver, often choking when and where he had great opportunities and simply choked. How often did we see him in the top 5 positions on merit while at Racing Point and Force Ind...

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Do the math, if a collective of people criticize certain drivers similarly, it's for a reason. In this case, it's a driver that is revered for his elite ability, something no one denies, yet has extreme character flaws that lead to him routinely lashing out on track which unquestionably kills the fl...

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This was a weird one. I'm less interested in Max shoving Russel as I don't think there is more to discuss there. I'm more interested in the cause of Max's frustration. What was your take on the course of events Russells move on Verstappen Verstappen keeping the place Red Bulls call to Max to give t...

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You’re wasting your time with a certain poster using all caps to make a point. This poster is not interested in a serious conversation, instead sitting on his high horse trotting out grievances. Probably better to save yourselves the keystrokes. Dogpile Troll. :lol: You're nothing but a small thing...

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Your previous post had the stench of troll I just reread your reaction to Siao7's post on page 1. Perhaps you should too, and calm down a bit. I am perfectly calm. I voiced my disdain for the de-evolution amongst fans having come around to thinking that dirty driving which doesn't result in contact...

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You’re wasting your time with a certain poster using all caps to make a point. This poster is not interested in a serious conversation, instead sitting on his high horse trotting out grievances. Probably better to save yourselves the keystrokes. Dogpile Troll. :lol: You're nothing but a small thing...

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Your previous post had the stench of troll, particularly when you said "your avatar included", which is something I've seen you sneakily do to others in the same way so I called you on it. The irony that you are in here criticizing people and when a criticism is cast your way you want to cry to mode...

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This was a weird one. I'm less interested in Max shoving Russel as I don't think there is more to discuss there. I'm more interested in the cause of Max's frustration. What was your take on the course of events Russells move on Verstappen Verstappen keeping the place Red Bulls call to Max to give t...

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The more I think about the incident, the more I see what led to Verstappen's frustration. He banged wheels with Leclerc, where he was being gently squeezed out. That would have annoyed him a bit. He then banged wheels with Russell, again getting annoyed a bit more. After that, he should have kept t...

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This was a weird one. I'm less interested in Max shoving Russel as I don't think there is more to discuss there. I'm more interested in the cause of Max's frustration. What was your take on the course of events Russells move on Verstappen Verstappen keeping the place Red Bulls call to Max to give t...

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Interesting statistic: Lawson has scored as many points today as Tsunoda has at over every race at Red Bull on Sundays. I think Palmer was totally right that Tsonoda would no longer look good if he went to Red Bull. I'm unconvinced he's doing any better than what Lawson would have done if he had re...

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WHAT a race that was!!!1 Days like this remind me why I'm a fan of this sport. Did you watch the same Race as the rest of us? Or are you trolling?? That “race” was a borefest of epic proportions, and the most exciting thing was Piastri closing up to Leclerc. This race needs to be stricken and left ...

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Drivers ruin laps with minor mistakes of their own doing. This wasn't a big deal at all. So the guy has to go around one more time to start a fresh lap. Had the incident occurred with time running out, I would totaly be on board with the penalty. But there was PLENTY of time left and his tires were ...

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That 3 place grid penalty for Hamilton is a joke! It wasn’t an all in your way impeding type of penalty where Verstappen had to take evasive action. He merely couldn’t take the preferred racing line at full speed. Verstappen easily made it through the session unimpeded and put up his fastest lap. T...

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That 3 place grid penalty for Hamilton is a joke! It wasn’t an all in your way impeding type of penalty where Verstappen had to take evasive action. He merely couldn’t take the preferred racing line at full speed. Verstappen easily made it through the session unimpeded and put up his fastest lap. To...

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If you think that 2025 Norris is as good as 2010 Hamilton (when he was at his peak in my view), well that is surprising. Well I think the performance gap between Hamilton and Button is something that Norris could easily sit inside, beyond that I do believe the standard of driver in F1 is higher tha...

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I tried to look up what the F1 definition of a contract is, but I seem to have crashed the dictionary website. :D Also, Hamilton was in a non-WDC-winning team in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Only to become the number 2 driver in 2024. Why stay so long? You don't believe that Mercedes had a WDC capable car...

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He was matching Ricciardo for speed. That he was not the complete package yet is something else. How can you know with Ricciardo being hemmed in behind Vettel. I think if you take the whole of 2016 from Barcelona onwards, Ricciardo was not faster than Verstappen. That is matching for speed to me. A...

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I think we would have to disagree on that. In my view, Norris has been flattered by the car more than most seem to think. The same is happening with Piastri incidentally. I think if you put 2025 Norris next to 2010 Button in that field, then Norris would have a great deal of trouble getting the bet...

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Just watching Drive2Survive with some Norris bits. You just cant help liking him but he is just not cut out to survive this. I wonder if he has someone to guide and motivate him... Hope he gets his WDC and continue being his happy himself for the rest of his life. Just like Button... Whilst I agree...

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Then why even go.for a split strategy if you're going to let your drivers trip over each other at the cross over point, it's quite basic premise that you swap your drivers when one had a time limited tyre advantage ather than squander it and then swap them back we see it all the time and it's somet...

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Despite the swap, Lewis hasn't exactly driven way down the road. I can see the Hamilton/Ferrari relationship blowing up. They don't seem to gel. They left him behind Leclerc too long and ate up the tires a tad too much. Had they told Leclerc to let him by immediately he would have chased Antonelli ...

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The usual suspects would have a field day if Verstappen was moaning like Lewis did. What are you going on about? Verstappen always moans when things don't go his way. Pay closer attention so you can hear him complain about the tires, the brakes, the shifting… it's ALWAYS something when he isn't the...

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Judging by at least one driver call I heard during the race, "being ahead" instead of "far enough alongside" is going to take some time to get used to. And remember the previous compulsion to leave adequate space was never properly policed. NOw, that's not even necessary anymore. Accepting a crash ...

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With Max Verstappen, no longer in the best car, this is going to be a very busy thread for the year. I am going to say 100+ pages. When Max offers drivers the chance to crash of yield, I think he is due someone taking him up on crash and do it properly and maybe in a way they survive and he doesn't...

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With Max Verstappen, no longer in the best car, this is going to be a very busy thread for the year. I am going to say 100+ pages. When Max offers drivers the chance to crash of yield, I think he is due someone taking him up on crash and do it properly and maybe in a way they survive and he doesn't...

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I guess you've never heard of this thing called "The PRIME Line". The rest of us must be watching something else. :lol: You're never going to find anything wrong with Verstappen's driving so there's no point to continuing this argument. Verstappen is the best thing since apple pie, sliced bread, ai...

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WHY does Piastri have to be the one to slow down when he beat max to the inside and prime line? Do you not see your subconscious bias? At no point do you even entertain that Verstappen should be the one whom, by continuing on straight while being beaten to the superior positioning on the track, sho...

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I've seen the evidence brought forward by Verstappen fans and mentioned what I saw in that evidence, I see no revoking of what I said. Yes, sometimes is hard to believe one's eyes. Luckily these pictures don't lie. What I've seen they do, a still of Verstappen being ahead at the apex at a point whe...

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I have already been corrected by Fiki on this, the corners are treated separately. Sorry, but if Fiki said that, he's wrong. Here's the rule as it is written: "For overtaking on the outside, the attacker needs their front axle at least alongside the defender’s front axle at the apex. If the defendi...

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I don't see a problem with drivers pushing the limits, isn't that what all drivers are supposed to do? In particular in a sport where this has proven to lead to the most optimal outcome in the majority of cases? In a word… NO! Drivers are supposed to push to the limits of themselves and the cars, N...

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I don't see a problem with drivers pushing the limits, isn't that what all drivers are supposed to do? In particular in a sport where this has proven to lead to the most optimal outcome in the majority of cases? In a word… NO! Drivers are supposed to push to the limits of themselves and the cars, N...

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Rumour: Supposedly, Verstappen has been offered $300m for 3 years (2026-28) by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, chairman of Public Investment Fund. He is also interested in acquiring Aston Marin as having a Saudi Arabian owned F1 team is on the agenda since a while. Lawrence Stroll also seem...

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It's becoming clear to me why the guidelines are just that and not actual racing regs. You simplest can't cover every scenario. If we start defining what is ahead/passed etc, we will kill the potential drama that comes from daring , skilfull passes. Think about the same of the moves Ricciardo used ...

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That's so NOT how the rules work. Drivers are supposed to leave a car's width to the edge of the track , So... what is it? Are they supposed to leave a car's width to the edge of the track? Or not? :D They are supposed to leave a car's with to the edge of the track, but within "reason". Piastri isn...

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Because this is a chicane and not any old corner. Surely that is easy to see? Well, perhaps not. So you further prove pokerman's point. BECAUSE it's a Chicane-esque section of track, such a heralded driver would surely know better than to push to a point where he KNOWS he can't just push to some ex...

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Because this is a chicane and not any old corner. Surely that is easy to see? Well, perhaps not. So you further prove pokerman's point. BECAUSE it's a Chicane-esque section of track, such a heralded driver would surely know better than to push to a point where he KNOWS he can't just push to some ex...

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Because this is a chicane and not any old corner. Surely that is easy to see? Well, perhaps not. I thought the rules were clear on chicanes whoever is first to the apex on the first part then has full control going through the second part, for the second part the main concern for Piastri was being ...

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