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[quote="A.J. That's not true though - Hamilton wasn't forced off track, he just chose to cut the chicane and came out ahead of Raikkonen (instead of tucking behind him when he lost the corner). He then let Raikkonen by before immediately taking the position back under braking at the first corner. He...

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Vettel's defense makes sense if he had no idea what corner was coming up. That was the slowest corner and Ocon broke appropriately. Vettel had a case of alzheimer's or ADHD, I don't know but he came in way too hot.

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https://www.racefans.net/2021/03/28/track-limits-policy-did-not-change-during-race-despite-hamiltons-warning-says-masi/ More on the track limits. Apparently every car but one did the right thing... Questionable how they manage it. They really need to clarify this going forward. I don't know, at tha...

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Stroll whooped Vettel so I gave it to him

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I think he's simply lost a step if you will. Obviously Leclerc isn't the fastest man on the planet like some may have thought the last couple of years, so the other explanation is Vettel's rapid decline. Some people lose it faster than others. In hindsight compared to ROS who we now know for sure is...

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@ Hogweed Do you reckon Hamilton's utter mastery of F1 rules won him the race today? According to them, he successfully abused typical track limits which presumably gained him crucial seconds of lap time throughout the race distance. Verstappen, ignorant to the rules, was not taking advantage of th...

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Asphalt_World wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 28, 2021 4:32 pm
Hamilton's tyres are looking dead.

Ham: "Oh really? Let me turn it up a bit..."

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Don't worry, it'll look a lot better when they put all of the sponsor stickers on the car

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Ultimately it's the budget. I think Paddy Lowe would've given them a contender if they had the budget. Without a budget, what the hell could he have accomplished? Not even Adrian Newey could've built them a good car.

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I don't understand why teams don't copy their front wing. Racing Point was the only one to do it. You're not supposed to copy other teams by using photographs of their cars, but that's a ridiculous rule. If one team finds an aero advantage, no one else can ever copy them so of course they're guarant...

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Max is kind of a forceful driver while Perez is technical. Albon was smooth with the wheel, but erratic with the pedals and his car never seemed to have any speed on the straights unlike Max's. Probably a different setup of course. I think Perez's setup will be similar to Max's.

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I read that they're keeping the 2020 cars for 2021? So no major rule changes until 2022? So if everyone has the same cars, will the results be pretty much the same? Lewis wins his 8th guaranteed. Imagine if Russell gets the Mercedes drive in 2022 but with the new regs Mercedes will be rubbish again ...

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They're probably working out the sponsorship deals with Telmex, who may even become the new title sponsor! I mean it is really odd how Red Bull came out and said they're not looking for a new title sponsor. But I'm hoping they're trying to get Ocon from Renault instead. Ocon famously lost his seat ...

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They're probably working out the sponsorship deals with Telmex, who may even become the new title sponsor! I mean it is really odd how Red Bull came out and said they're not looking for a new title sponsor. But I'm hoping they're trying to get Ocon from Renault instead. Ocon famously lost his seat t...

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Massa beat him really badly (worse than Leclerc vs Vettel), though Villenueve was 34yo. I think he was a good driver but I'd put him at best equal to Massa but realistically a bit worse.

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After this season I can see Leclerc is the fastest man on the grid.

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The man who will replace Lewis, probably Russell.

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I've been to nascar races which are LOOOOOOUUUUD (even from the parking lot) but you can't even hear them on TV, so an F1 V10 must be unbearably screaming loud in person.

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Such a pleasure watching that in HD with surround sound. Is it me or does it look faster than today's cars?

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I was impressed with Albon trying to chase down Lewis. Although he showed his true limits struggling for pace, he gave it his all in his last race,

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The video is the least disgusting of his antics on and off the track. It's disappointing that Haas confirmed him as a driver for 2021 knowing what he had already done in the past. Props to Mercedes for "sacking" him for testing even before this video came out.

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I'd love to see Hamilton get into LeMans, GT, Rally, or even Indycars. I just can't fathom a talented race car driver not even be remotely interested in other types of racing. Even Schumacher drove LeMans. Lewis won't even participate in Race of Champions.

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Can a female be as good as Lance Stroll? Probably. If Danica Patrick wanted to, she may have had the sponsorship to enter F1 and I doubt she'd be the worst driver on the track. There've been plenty of paid seat F1 drivers who I doubt could hold a candle to her. She won an Indycar race which is somet...

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The last time Mercedes, Ferrari or Red Bull hired a driver that they neither had any kind of prior relationship with or was a world champion already was Nico Rosberg back in 2010. The days when a driver could prove themselves in the midfield before getting a crack at a top drive has long since past...

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How ironic how the real racing didn't begin until after the championship was decided. Every man for himself. Even Lewis who really had nothing to prove other than to prove that he's fastest of the pack. I would've preferred Lewis take things easy and coast to finish. There was no need for him to get...

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I thought Kimi and Ricciardo were fast until Vettel came along. Then I thought Vettel was fast until Leclerk. I know Max is fast. I think everyone knows that Max is fast. I know Mika, Massa, Montoya were not. I know Michael was fast, because he made the Bennetton as fast as the Williams who allowed ...

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I don't care for the rules. That was a great move. That's racing. You can't pass cleanly on these long wheelbase cars unless your car is way way way faster.
Max was clearly slightly quicker

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The cars are too long. They're 1m longer than they were 15 years ago. This is due to the ban on refueling so cars must have large gas tanks. Refueling strategies was one of the most exciting parts of F1. While Monaco is usually a 1 stop race anyway, the gigantic size of the race cars made for diffic...

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Congrats to the Finn. I hope he wins the WDC this year. It's almost a given that Merc will win again this year. Last year he was clearly put into a support role after proving to be as fast as Hammy the previous year. Poor McLaren. I'm happy for Honda. They proved it wasn't them.

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It's the new Jordan Renault! (sorry im color blind, it looks yellow to me)

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Wow, Damon Hill was really fast!

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Vettel had one bad year vs Ric. We know Ric is nowhere near the driver Max is, so how did Ric beat Vettel if not for having a superior car? It's not uncommon for one car to be more unreliable than the other in the same team. Sometimes it's due to the driver's setup preferences and sometimes it's jus...

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When they started losing? Vettel this year. It's not just the car. At this moment I rate him as good as Kimi. And Nico I'd have to say is not as impressive as I thought, which made me realize how far off MS was from his prime. And of course in hindsight guys like Hakkinen, Villeneuve, Hill and Butto...

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I like the engines that had a lot of power but terrible reliability. The last Ferrari V12s, Toyota V10s, and I think the early Peugeots were supposed to be powerful too.

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Well the engines have to last 5000km so that's why the team wasn't happy with Hammy.

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They all look like anteaters but the McLarens the nicest looking one

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