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Put simply, Ferrari thought they were getting Schumacher Two and they didn’t. The absence of Todt and Brawn didn’t help.

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According to the Gazzetta Leclerc keeps 3rd place Ferrari pays 50,000 euro fine.

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Cries of “wiley Italians cheat somehow” in 5....4....3.....

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Simple answer to the Stone face. Charles is a racer, he wants to win every race.

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I go back to drag racing in the 1950’s and I’ve seen a lot of bad crashes. That was a bad crash. RIP young man.

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“Exceeding the track limits “ Snicker, Snicker.

Anyway that’s a wrap on having to get up early tomorrow.

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The one plus is now I don’t have to get up at darkthirty tomorrow.

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I know all the cliches. But having a section of track that narrow on an f1 track is stupid.

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Well folks. I fell in love with f1 along about 1953-4 when the tires were skinny and the drivers were fat. I’ve always been a fan of Ferrari but this years hype finally did me in. The pre season “Ferrari is on it this year has finished f1 for me.

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I can tell you first hand it’s raining in Monza. And Wisconsin style thunder and lightning. I flew 5600 miles and I’m sitting in my friends kitchen watching it rain

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Hmmm. Looks like I should have gotten up to watch.

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My conclusion after watching the race replay? The 22 best racing drivers in the world can’t complete a lap of racing from a standing start.

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You know the best part? We got to see his sense of humor. After the first test Robin Millar got a brief word with him right after he got out of the car and he was hysterically funny talking about his right foot having its own brain. I've stood on the start/finish line looking up and down that front ...

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I can't imagine overturning a win especially one at Monza to favor Ferrari. But a little less pressure in the left rear tire would be an advantage there. And Lewis did pretty much drive off and leave everybody else. BTW Mercedes knows the politics just as well as everyone else. If they were going to...

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In the wet Schumacher, in the dry Schumacher. Might be different if Senna hadn't been killed.

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Been to LeMans twice, 88 and 99, Monza twice, 89 and 97. Imola once, 94 sadly. Finally got to Indy (after listening to the radio or watching on TV since 1952) three years ago. First year for the new cars. It was incredible. Go if you can.

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If F1 (or any other racing series) is making major decisions based on what Greenpeace thinks they deserve to fail. Racing cars are supposed to be fast and loud.

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Since the car has become 90%, maybe 95% of the equation the question is probably irrelevant. But here goes anyway. Never had the problem. Favorite drivers, Billy Vukovich, AJ Foyt, Jochen Rindt, Mario Andretti, and Michael Schumacher. See what I mean.

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This is what happens when your Father-in-Law promotes you and then gets canned himself.

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And one again the 22, sorry, 18 best drivers in the world can't make 1 lap without running into each other.

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That 666 number is a dead giveaway. The Devil is in the details

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And then it hit me. F1 would be the perfect place to test all this driverless car technology. Think about it, no more of those Prima-donna drivers. Using the money from those huge contracts they could build really fast cars. And if the driver is removed maybe they could put in a cool sound system th...

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Marchionne in? Now that would be fun to watch.

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Four. F1 needed a new hero/multiple champion. He couldn't be driving a Ferrari. Hence Vettle and Red Bull. It's why their traction control was allowed.

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Actually Lewis revealed his true colors the other day with his comparison of his and Nico's backgrounds. It was bush league. This is from a guy who watches Lewis qualy laps at Monaco regularly. Get in the car and drive,

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What Mattiacci was doing is what any new manager does in his position. Start separating the wheat from the chaff. Or make the crew think that's what you are doing. Hence the clipboard. You can bet that if anyone at Maranello was in a comfort zone or phoning it in last week they aren't this week.

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Had one of these in 1936.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobil_Economy_Run

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About the rules, I thought the change to the mini V8 was stupid. Cost the earth to develop the new engines when simple airflow restrictors on the V10's would have slowed the cars. If that's what was desired. The new regs seem just as dumb. It's F1 folks, it's supposed to be about the best drivers in...

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The cars are ugly. Some have done a better job that others disguising the looks with the paint scheme. Like Williams. But the cars are ugly. I don't much care what a race car sounds like if it goes fast but good God the cars are ugly.

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One of the problems F1 has is there aren't about 5 guys like Michael racing there. Racing in general needs more like him. More throttle less brake.

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C'mon Michael. You and your team picked Ferrari up and carried them for all those years. And I got up at 4:30AM out here in California to watch and cheer you on. Win this fight like you won all those races.

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Sorry guys but it doesn't sound like a turbo to me.

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Actually going to work for McClaren wouldn't be a bad deal for Ross. Since their Maranello consultant group fell on hard times they have been on the back foot. Nice Honda engine and a spy at Red Bull and they are right back in the hunt. Then Ross becomes the reason for the resurgence, Mercedes conti...

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The French quit building high performance ad luxury cars a long time ago. Looking at the pre-war French cars I often wonder why. Renault's F1 program is like all the other major manufacturers, it's marketing. And to see what I mean about French cars take a look at the collection in this museum in Ca...

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BTW, If you think the technology in the turbo V6's will bear any more relationship to your road car than the current V8's or the previous V10's and V12's I have some land in Arizona I'll sell you.

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If you want real technical innovation toss the entire current rule book (with the exception of the crash test/safety regs) in the round file. Replace with: 1. It fits in a box this big. 2. It can consume this much energy in a 300km race. 3. All the energy must be cared in the vehicle at the start of...

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I wasn't a big fan of Senna when he was racing but when my son went to Monza in 1993 and was lucky enough to score a paddock pass Ayrton spend 5 minutes or so chatting with him. My son said it was like a conversation with a friend. It's a moment he treasures. A much more complicated guy than we knew...

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Lemme put it this way. If the F1 drivers championship is going to be decided like the figure eight race at the county fair I can quit getting up at 5AM.

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And one again all the best racing drivers in the world can't get through the first couple of corners.

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Nice wide well lit go-cart track.

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