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andrewinwork

All the money in the world and still looks at ways to avoid paying tax - tax that amongst other things pays for medical care for his fans.

andrewinwork

How on earth could a bunch of supposedly intelligent race minded professionals get the new formula so wrong. It was barely more than a procession with the only excitement provided by the pit teams. Unless they revise the formula urgently the sport is as good as finished. Because the objective was n...

andrewinwork

How on earth could a bunch of supposedly intelligent race minded professionals get the new formula so wrong. It was barely more than a procession with the only excitement provided by the pit teams. Unless they revise the formula urgently the sport is as good as finished.

andrewinwork

For what its worth I'm sure when asked about taking a double penalty I saw Toto look confused and imply it would be a single penalty somewhere of their choosing

andrewinwork

Looks very much like Hamilton is nursing a worn engine - second at best tomorrow unless Nico's electrics play up again

andrewinwork

Kev627 wrote:If Lewis were to leave where is he most likely to end up?

Not Ferrari
Not Red Bull
Not McLaren
Nascar?

andrewinwork

But surely Merc are living in dreamland if they think they can put two competitive drivers (on an equal footing) in a championship winning car and not expect tension. And the spats that have happened between their drivers result mostly in sulking. Childs play in comparison to what has happened betw...

andrewinwork

Solution - remove the driver numbers from the cars, give them both identical helmets with dark visors then no one knows which drivers have won but the constructor gets the points. Ok that's extreme but Merc have paid a fortune to get to the forefront of the sport and having done so they should be re...

andrewinwork

I get the sense Tonto is fed up with the way both drivers react to losing. They complain, sometimes make barbed comments aimed at the team and generally provide a negative element to what should be a positive occasion (a one-two). In a normal race team that would be bad enough but as part of a corp...

andrewinwork

The situation at Mercedes is a perfect example of where the sport is letting down and hence losing it's fans. The crowns are all won, the drivers want to race freely, the fans want to see a free race but because it does not suit the interests of the big business it's never going to happen. F1 is now...

andrewinwork

Hamilton went on record recently saying that in getting the three titles he's achieved everything he wanted and anything else is just a bonus. In the same way as he implies that Nico is beating him now because he's taking it easy because the season is won (and we all believe that - right) he's getti...

andrewinwork

That throttle failure in Russia as well as the"gust of wind" in USA still annoy me a lot. In Russia, I have little doubt he would have won that race barring any mishaps. He looked faster than Lewis all weekend, outqualified him by the biggest margin he's done all year, and kept the lead going into ...

andrewinwork

That throttle failure in Russia as well as the"gust of wind" in USA still annoy me a lot. In Russia, I have little doubt he would have won that race barring any mishaps. He looked faster than Lewis all weekend, outqualified him by the biggest margin he's done all year, and kept the lead going into ...

andrewinwork

I dont have the answers on how F1 needs to right itself but F1 fully needs to understand that their product as presented today is awful, simply awful. If I had to gues the way forward I'd say let the people who live and breath racing make the rules and formula. Keep the car companies 100% away. Pre...

andrewinwork

The man is in a good place at the moment - ok he went missing mid season but new babies do tend to make an impact. Whatever sanction the team imposed on him post Spa last year (be it excluding him top engine quali mode or whatever) it wrecked his race and LH stormed away. At the end of this year not...

andrewinwork

All round great guy, wouldn't it be great if he Alonso and Hamilton shared one team for a season

andrewinwork

Yes but I think they screwed it badly; to acknowledge after Spa that the engine had 2 laps of full power left - which would have got him through Q3 - then ignore the same data two weeks later is just bizarre. They knew the power unit was very close to failing so why on earth did they not settle for ...

andrewinwork

I posted the above straight after Spa so they obviously knew the limitations of the engine so why on earth did they tell Nico to give it the full beans

andrewinwork

I'd be surprised if Alonso has signed a binding 3 year contract with no opt outs. If nothing else, the sport needs him challenging at the front

andrewinwork

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andrewinwork

Another thing: this thread has now gotten borderline comical with people "advising" others to stop discussing a matter because F1 drivers would bother to throw lawsuits at them. andrewinwork, I don't think you really have a firm grasp on how jurisdiction actually works. Nothing here would qualify t...

andrewinwork

Yes, I can see that it is you who wrote it. It's not a matter of bullying but a matter of law. You have publicly accused another of a criminal offense. If you cannot substantiate your allegation he would be within his rights to sue you for defamation of character. Slandering any old Joe in the stre...

andrewinwork

Yes, I can see that it is you who wrote it. It's not a matter of bullying but a matter of law. You have publicly accused another of a criminal offense. If you cannot substantiate your allegation he would be within his rights to sue you for defamation of character. Slandering any old Joe in the stre...

andrewinwork

Yes, I can see that it is you who wrote it. It's not a matter of bullying but a matter of law. You have publicly accused another of a criminal offense. If you cannot substantiate your allegation he would be within his rights to sue you for defamation of character. Slandering any old Joe in the stree...

andrewinwork

It'll suck :( Sorry, but the "best of a generation" should not flee competition on equal terms from a rookie for whatever reason, But Prost left McLaren because of inter-team problems, so should Prost be considered not 'the best of a generation' then? Also before pointing out that he isn't a rookie...

andrewinwork

It's a disgrace and undermines what little credibility the sport has. If only for the spectacle the best drivers need to be able to challenge one another. Hamilton has a car and team strategy which makes him unassailable, Vettel is the next down the road but cannot challenge the Mercs but is comfor...

andrewinwork

It's a disgrace and undermines what little credibility the sport has. If only for the spectacle the best drivers need to be able to challenge one another. Hamilton has a car and team strategy which makes him unassailable, Vettel is the next down the road but cannot challenge the Mercs but is comfor...

andrewinwork

It's a disgrace and undermines what little credibility the sport has. If only for the spectacle the best drivers need to be able to challenge one another. Hamilton has a car and team strategy which makes him unassailable, Vettel is the next down the road but cannot challenge the Mercs but is comfor...

andrewinwork

It's a disgrace and undermines what little credibility the sport has. If only for the spectacle the best drivers need to be able to challenge one another. Hamilton has a car and team strategy which makes him unassailable, Vettel is the next down the road but cannot challenge the Mercs but is comfort...

andrewinwork

Did anyone else hear the interview on Sky with Mr Wolff re Lotus engine modes. He mentioned that there is a very finite lifespan for the engines when in max mode and went on to say that one of the works Mercs has just two more laps left in it at max mode. My guess that'll mean full beans for quali 3...

andrewinwork

Yes - that would be the one - but take your Lewis Love glasses off and watch it again Okay, how about a deal; he does that, and you take your Lewis Hater glasses off and watch it with him? ;) You're not exactly sounding very neutral yourself, you know. Think his bored and decided to write something...

andrewinwork

Hamilton was beaten by 5 slower cars on Sunday - one of which was a McLaren. ... And your point would be? One bad race is enough to drop a driver out of the top tier? Who's your perfect driver who's never been beaten by slower cars? Would you call Silverstone good? Dumped at the start, made a mess ...

andrewinwork

IMO the ranking is like that: Hamilton Alonso Ricciardo Vettel Hülkenberg Rosberg Button Bottas Massa Räikkönen Perez Grosjean Kvyat Maldonado Nasr Merhi Ericsson Stevens Not sure where to put Sainz and Verstappen. I think they can definitely be somehere in between Bottas and Grosjean, maybe Versta...

andrewinwork

"Is anyone else getting a bit frustrated with Rosberg?" Not me. As a Hamilton fan, Rosberg was the only thing that changed that race from a complete waste of my time to one of the funniest and craziest races I've seen. If bad luck had prevented Lewis winning the championship last year at least he c...

andrewinwork

Hamilton was beaten by 5 slower cars on Sunday - one of which was a McLaren. ... And your point would be? One bad race is enough to drop a driver out of the top tier? Who's your perfect driver who's never been beaten by slower cars? Would you call Silverstone good? Dumped at the start, made a mess ...

andrewinwork

Last year I wanted him to lose post Monaco and Spa; this year he has come across as a mature racer without any issues. He's been very unlucky in the last two races but will go into the shut down knowing that Lewis has ridden his luck a long way in both races and it will eventually turn. I think the ...

andrewinwork

IMO the ranking is like that: Hamilton Alonso Ricciardo Vettel Hülkenberg Rosberg Button Bottas Massa Räikkönen Perez Grosjean Kvyat Maldonado Nasr Merhi Ericsson Stevens Not sure where to put Sainz and Verstappen. I think they can definitely be somehere in between Bottas and Grosjean, maybe Versta...

andrewinwork

After the last two races I think we can scratch Lewis from that trio; the last two races have seen an alarming dip in his form which he will need to address over the break as he cannot keep relying on luck to keep scuppering Rosburg's campaign. Last season many of his races were sublime and the way ...

andrewinwork

No love for him from me. I saw him walking through the general access area at Hockenheim a few years back and I asked him if I can get a photo with him and he just ignored me and walked on. Fair play to him. Why should he stop and let everyone take a piece of him when he's got a job a job to be get...

andrewinwork

Beschy wrote:Ted is the Boris Johnson of F1 - he plays the role of the baffoon, but he ain't no fool.

Then he can't be playing Boris Johnson

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