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It's interesting that a lot of pundits have praised Rosberg's consistency as an element of his championship win this year. Certainly it's true that that helped him but it's rather hollow praise when you realise that Hamilton scored one more podium than Nico over the course of the season and finished...

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Mercedes made a major error but Lewis bears part of the blame for the loss. He could have easily rejected the call to pit but didn't. Oh please,surely even Lewis haters can not put blame at Lewis on this one. The call to pit itself isn't Hamilton's fault but him being the driver in the lead and kno...

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I put Verstappen because I think he was very unlucky with his accident. Grosjean braked much earlier than normal and caught him out, but I don't think it was a reckless move, just unfortunate. Up until then he was the most exciting driver on track. Agree, was quite aggressive and willing to race. I...

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Imagine if Lewis had been the only one not to stop (he was in first position so they didn't know what the others were going to do) and had been overtaken because of the old tyres? In hindsight we know the others didn't pit but go easy on Merc, these can't be easy decisions. Except for with Rosberg ...

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Annoyed at Rosberg but I do hate to here anybody booed

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For any driver in his position to score so metronomically is surely a testament to his quality - after all, the only driver to score more consistently this season has been Alonso (who isn't in a midfield car) and we know his talent. I also doubt think there is any credit to the 'reliable but not spe...

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Ricciardo, Alonso, Kvyat

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Hamilton made the right call for his own title prospects. But I dunno, team orders suited him at Malaysia 2013 and now they don't. Bit rich I think I think you'll find Hamilton was actually quite apologetic about Malaysia. Those orders came from Brawn and both drivers obeyed his orders. Even if tha...

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ajax wrote:Alonso ran a fine race, pity his tyres went before the end.

But it was still phenomenal to keep that Ferrari in second. He proved how wasted his talent is in that car today

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Top three were all fantastic! Great race

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I dont think there's anything fishy... why pay a driver millions just to set him on fire?... Plus most of the team are actually British and I think Lauda is more of a Lewis fan. :thumbup: The team are clearly behind both drivers: Lewis is just having the lions share of bad luck recently. Fingers cr...

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RunningMan wrote:Would have loved to see these drivers fight it out on slicks on a wet track

Everything potentially exciting for this session keeps disappearing

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Bottas, Ricciardo, Hamilton and Magnussen for me. Really impressed KM managed to get back into the points after bad luck at the start and the others had strong races too.

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I don't think anything failed for Lewis, maybe his car is just a bit more rear biased than it should and he pushed too hard Not seeing it, that car spun exactly as if a brake failed. He hadn't stuck a wheel on the grass, so why would he spin so violently unless one of the brake's failed? Unless of ...

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lamo wrote:Is that the first time Lewis has ever inherited a win?

Quite unusual for a driver who has 17 career second places you would think it would have happened before.

I think so unless you count Abu Dhabi 2011; just too bad so many other wins have been inherited from him

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I agree. That man should be praised for what he did , instead, he loses his job. Unfortunately that's how the business world works. I don't think anybody at Enstone is a homophobe (at least I wouldn't accuse anyone of it without further evidence), but Lotus are struggling for money, and any possibl...

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I agree. That man should be praised for what he did , instead, he loses his job. Unfortunately that's how the business world works. I don't think anybody at Enstone is a homophobe (at least I wouldn't accuse anyone of it without further evidence), but Lotus are struggling for money, and any possibl...

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When the electrics failed, the rear brakes had to take over the load the KERS was doing, namely provide some braking force. If you are in a race and the electrics failed in such a manner, it doesn't take a genius to connect the dots and realize that brakes that were already on the limit would be as...

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Nico's having good luck this season, in comparison didn't he have pretty bad luck in 2012 and I'm sure he had a few dnfs in 2013 compared to Lewis. True that Rosberg did have more bad luck than LH last year - although Silverstone slightly altered that balance. It's just extra unlucky for Hamilton t...

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Lewis saying the failure happened because he had to follow Nico and had overheating issues. He could have dropped back into cleaner air....no? All four wheels could fall off Hamilton's car then it could spontaneously combust and this forum would still make it out as being his fault :uhoh: . :thumbu...

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I was quite surprised that with their apparent hard-line against cutting the chicane the stewards didn't give any penalty: seems to make that judge-of-fact somewhat pointless

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You know, he tried to NOT answer the questions but was pushed by the interviewer. That's her job. Lewis chose to be childish rather than diplomatic. Don't blame the interviewer for his stupid choice. Oh I imagine you would perform just so well for seven years in the same situation too. It's probabl...

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He'll get over it, can't win them all especially on a weekend when luck just isnt with you. He's mighty in canada and if he can get a win there he's back in front in the WDC, atm he's what now 4-5 pts behind after having a DNF. If Rosberg has a DNF to even things up he'll out front by a decent marg...

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Have to say, Sky do a really good job of trying to portray some massive rift between Lewis and Nico. Obviously there is tension there but I found Pinkham's interview really annoying trying to tease out (successfully I guess) some sound bite to create the Senna v. Prost like image

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Well, it was clear that Hamilton had a disappointing race today but from the comments here, anybody would think he threw his car into the barriers or something. Nico was better today and probably the whole weekend tbf but Hamilton has been close to him almost the whole time and his performance is su...

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mikeyg123 wrote:
justmoi wrote:How the hell is Kimi so unlucky?
His accident with Maggie wasn't bad luck. He braked to late to make the corner.

But he wouldn't have been in that situation but for the second pit stop: horribly unlucky today

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smoothcrim wrote:Lewis is going to the motorhome to cry.

Did he have anything in his eye?Or did he just not have the pace at the end?

I think the latter, the cracks are appearing already for Hamilton.

Cracks? He's not happy but I doubt one second place is going to sink his season

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beanchimp wrote:Lewis ' you had something in your eye, tell us about that' ' Thats not important' LOL I would say it is vital LOL

Or perhaps Lewis was just admitting he wasn't as fast as he thought he would/ should be today?

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Pedrosa_4_Ever wrote:How about something like "If a driver causes a (double waved) yellow flag within the final minute of a qualifying session, he will be stripped of his fastest time"

Somewhat impractical. Mistakes happen and a yellow could be caused due to a mechanical problem too which would make any penalty unfair.

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Well, that spoiled the excitement

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Hamilton and Ricciardo were excellent today but for third in that Ferrari my vote goes to Alonso

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Where's the sense in having a number one driver? Unofficially it'll be Button, he's the experienced ex WDC, but until they're at a point to fight for championships there's no real need to appoint a #1. It's not as if having a #1 has done Ferrari or Red Bull any favours this year. And Mercedes, who ...

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I'd prefer formula where best chassis wins the championship, instead of best engine tbh, it gives many teams huge disadvantage, and i'm not Vettel fan at all !!, but it is really unjust towards Adrian Newey that his skills are useless, since he buys certain engine. I think Q3 today showed interesti...

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Interesting that so many of you place Hulk over Perez when in fact Perez, though less consistent has shown he has bursts of speed that are superior to his teammate. Here's my go at this fantasy… LOL NOTE: the top 10 are extremely closely matched. Separated by a mere hundredth, maybe less in the sam...

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Nop, because going around so slowly that you're never on track with anyone isn't being smart and keeping out of accidents. Also Hulkenberg manages to keep out of accidents (I can't even remember an accident involving Hulkenberg!) , as does Vettel, and I wouldn't give credit to Chilton as I would th...

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What is your point of view on this? Reliability cannot be directly tied to a driver's driving style. Unless you're Maldonado or Grosjean of course. Don't try to fabricate something that isn't there... :thumbup: The cars are a lot less fragile now than they used to be; I very much doubt that any of ...

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Inappropriate quote removed, post rendered somewhat void. Apologies.

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Does the fact they knew and didn't tell Hamilton strike you as a safety issue? He's pulling away from the grid with a less power than he expects. Could have caused problems with cars behind? I wouldn't really call it a safety issue although I'm surprised they would have decided against telling him ...

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Did Perez finish the race? Completely overshadowed by the Hulk this weekend

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The German team want the German driver for the title, nothing out of the ordinary. When Niki Lauda said his engine wasn't working properly then you remember Singapore last year when Ham retired from the lead and Niki made his move to convince Lewis, Ron in recent interview alluded to the part not b...

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