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What I get from that video is that Hamilton gets a pretty OK exit from the last turn so Vettel doesn't get a look in, but then misses the T1 apex by some distance - wonder if that wasn't at least as much of a factor in getting overtaken as the hold-up from Ricciardo. Who knows if he had nailed T1 th...

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Some good points above

Adapted the sheet, see below:
- Verstappen Canada: 25 > 10
- Verstappen Bahrain: 0 > 15
- Verstappen Australia: 8 > 10

Valid point about Monaco, might as well have been 18.

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Maybe watch it whilst running and not the stills. Who do you think posted the YouTube clip? Man I have no idea what's so hard about it. Verstappen is alongside all the way and Raikkonen crowds him off by making a brief but very clear sudden movement to the right. The rules say you have to leave spa...

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But that's the racing line though Max was going into a disappearing gap, you can see Hamilton in front. If Curva Grande is treated like a straight in order to define whether space has to be left, then surely this here is too. There was no way that gap was always going to disappear, there is no sing...

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But that's the racing line though Max was going into a disappearing gap, you can see Hamilton in front. If Curva Grande is treated like a straight in order to define whether space has to be left, then surely this here is too. There was no way that gap was always going to disappear, there is no sing...

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https://www.autosport.com/motogp/news/136368/lorenzo-approach-EUR~doesnt-work-at-ducati Not even a month ago. Funny, that a piece of plastic was all that was needed for Lorenzo's "Approach" to work. Lorenzo was right to leave, although personally I would have loved it if he would have stayed. Dovi ...

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yes looking at that video it does seem that Kimi squeezed a bit too much on the corner and max was already sufficiently alongside to warrant giving a bit more room to :thumbup: But that's the racing line though Max was going into a disappearing gap, you can see Hamilton in front. If Curva Grande is...

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Well, you can't really account for a driver being off form but you can factor out mistakes and if you do Verstappen has a similar point score to Vettel and Hamilton. I don't think you can say this. Being off form and making mistakes are two different kinds of a driver not making use of his material...

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possibly even Bahrain were all winnable for Red Bull. Horner said Ricciardo would have won that race if he didn't retire. Sure Horner did. Even so, why mention Bahrain? Both had mechanical issues and by your standards apparently that can't be factored in. Verstappen is way down on the points total ...

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Raikkonen: Tough(ish) choice #2. Raikkonen had a punchy start (perhaps too much so) but Seb went backwards a couple of places. He recovered well, including a nice overtake on Hamilton, and arguably did have a better race than Kimi. But ultimately he was in 8th at the start of the first lap because ...

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"Max Verstappen should be leading the WDC or at least in the title fight?" Australia - Spin (lost 4 points) Bahrain - Collision (lost at least 12 points) China - Lack of race craft - should have won, lost 15 points) Baku - Collision (lost at least 12 points) Monaco - Crashed out in qualifying (lost...

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yes looking at that video it does seem that Kimi squeezed a bit too much on the corner and max was already sufficiently alongside to warrant giving a bit more room to :thumbup: But that's the racing line though Max was going into a disappearing gap, you can see Hamilton in front. If Curva Grande is...

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I agree that there aren't many grounds for giving it to Kimi: he qualified slower and but for his errors at the beginning may likely have won the race. But I also don't think Kimi looked slower in the race. They seemed quite evenly matched for pace. edit: I'm also finding the Merc pair quite hard t...

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Just seen a replay and what I didn't realise was that Max bumped Kimi which helped him make his overtake. Naughty. I'm surprised the stewards didn't do anything I think they did evaluated the contact, no further action they said. Just racing yeah I'm not looking for a retrospective penalty, but Max...

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I am curious as to why the Porsche 956 record has stood since 1983? Surely there have been many cars capable of beating that record over the past 35 years. 1983 was apparently the last time the WEC raced there. I assume they stopped for the same reason F1 did, safety. For reference the fastest F1 t...

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Ricciardo’s bargaining power has halved after this drive from Verstappen today. It’s becoming increasingly obvious that Max is consistently the faster driver when he doesn’t crash out. Yeah, I don’t get how a Red Bull breaking its exhaust system devalues Ricciardo in any sense. IMO the bolded is th...

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Mercedes are now on par with Ferrari's level of wasted opportunities. They lost sure wins in Australia and Austria by failing to respond properly to the VSC and also another potential win by not pitting Lewis for new tires during the SC in China. They seem totally unprepared for safety car periods....

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I keep wondering what the results would be if Haas had Hulkenberg and Sainz jr. in the cars. I think Red Bull would be very nervous if not outright afraid of the 'Muricans. I don't think you should wonder very long about that. The top 3 teams are usually so much faster that even with the very best ...

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"Max Verstappen should be leading the WDC or at least in the title fight?" Australia - Spin (lost 4 points) Bahrain - Collision (lost at least 12 points) China - Lack of race craft - should have won, lost 15 points) Baku - Collision (lost at least 12 points) Monaco - Crashed out in qualifying (lost...

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Disagree - it's between Vettel and Hamilton. Red Bull can challenge now and then but a sustained challenge until the end of the season, I don't think so. They aren't contenders often enough. Verstappen would need things to fall his way. I'm not suggesting his current attitude is wrong. Given the ci...

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Yes, you may be right. In his earlier career Hamilton did a lot of charging around for little result. We've seen it happen with Max this year too. Charging hard in F1 is a double-edged sword. With experience, you learn that the DNFs hurt you a lot more than a few spectacular passes help you. When y...

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Instead they got trigger happy when they saw Vettel pump in a couple of fast laps and decided to put him into traffic. No foresight whatsoever. I understand why they did it though. Few more laps and they would've lost track position to Vettel as well and I think they wanted to avoid that - play saf...

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No I don't think he needs to work on his mental side at all. This isn't someone with anything to prove to be blunt. This is a 4-time WDC who is really at a stage of cementing his legacy. I do agree with your assessment of how he responds to these types of adversity nowadays. I can recall Hamilton c...

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Instead they got trigger happy when they saw Vettel pump in a couple of fast laps and decided to put him into traffic. No foresight whatsoever. I understand why they did it though. Few more laps and they would've lost track position to Vettel as well and I think they wanted to avoid that - play saf...

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Lewis and Bottas's 2 year deals will get announced at Silverstone I think. Dan's 2 year deal with Red Bull announced sometime this week. Monza for Leclerc's 2yr deal to Ferrari. Everyone out of contract at the end of 2020 so that will be an epic one. Next year's not so much, might be the dullest in...

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Instead they got trigger happy when they saw Vettel pump in a couple of fast laps and decided to put him into traffic. No foresight whatsoever. I understand why they did it though. Few more laps and they would've lost track position to Vettel as well and I think they wanted to avoid that - play saf...

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Maranello1 wrote:I don't feel for Bottas at all, honestly. He got the golden ticket. While he's had some bad luck, he simply isn't as good as the other 5 drivers from the top factory teams.

He's been driving very well this season. Certainly no gulf in performance between the Mercedes drivers.

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It couldn't be any closer at this point. The cars have been pretty much equally good over the past 9 races, while Hamilton and Vettel are pretty comparable as well. Vettel has been fast but made a few errors, Hamilton has been largely error-free but doesn't always bring his A-game in speed. Then thr...

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Well, apparently the organisation found Maini's engine to actually be faulty and gave him a new one. He then qualified fifth.

He might have had a point...

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You don't necessarily have to believe it to be the only option for it to be considered wishful thinking. You could acknowledge there being several options, but if the chances are small enough that it's true and yet you make it sound like it's a big factor, then that's self-deception . True, but the...

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You don't necessarily have to believe it to be the only option for it to be considered wishful thinking. You could acknowledge there being several options, but if the chances are small enough that it's true and yet you make it sound like it's a big factor, then that's self-deception . True, but the...

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Mercedes have brought a load of sidepod & rear wing updates to the car. Pictures included in the link below: https://www.racefans.net/2018/06/28/mercedes-reveal-significant-sidepod-and-rear-wing-updates/ More McLaren Aero parts getting copied. Rear wing of justice now 2yrs after McLaren introduced ...

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I didn't know that the discussion was about who is more capable of winning the WDC. I still don't see how that's relevant as a response to his post though, which was pretty straight forward. It said that Ric was better because he beat Vettel over a season, no ifs and buts. Is it not understandable ...

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and that the stewards didn't know there was damage (even though there invariably is with a rear puncture flailing around for an entire lap) They might suspect damage, but not assess it to its full extent. Impossible to know, so impossible to construct a penalty on the exact impact right after the c...

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So Ricciardo beat Vettel because driver performances vary? Ok. So a forum is about quickly jotting down a stupid oneliner that doesn't capture the essence of what was said? Ok. You answered to a post which claimed that Ric is better than Vettel because he beat him that year, and you said that drive...

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I've never said a penalty should ENSURE a driver finished behind another but I do think it should be proportional to negative impact on the victim's race. In this case, doing an entire lap with a flat tyre and the rest of the race with a damaged floor is not proportional to a 5 second penalty. The ...

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It's not my kind of thing (at all), but I didn't think he did badly considering. For reference, here are some examples of being beyond awful. Listen at your own risk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Ybl0Qvves Given we're talking about F1 WDCs who have ventured into music (and not to everyone's ta...

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Did the VSC benefit Sainz? He was unlucky to need that benefit at all, but it still seems clear that it did. It was poor luck to have his engine fail so close to the end, but without the intervention of the VSC he would have finished outside the points. Does that make him ultimately lucky? No. Did ...

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I'm not being obtuse and I resent the implication I am. I'm making a very valid point, all of a sudden "rejoining where you leave" is an argument while literally every race (OK, maybe some street tracks not) multiple drivers leave the track and rejoin in another place where they left. It's a nonsen...

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What would he have done if there was a concrete wall separating turn one from the portion after turn two? Whatever that is, I'm guessing the answer is not run straight into the wall, so he'd have found a way. Yeah, and what would he have done if a dinosaur appeared? ... But OK, I'll answer: he woul...

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