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It's an interesting point. I don't think he is as complete as Hamilton who at this point has virtually no weak areas. But in terms of outright speed I think Verstappen is there with him. I think if they were teammates it would be a mighty tussle and neither would accept losing. I have a feeling that...

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Don't know how I missed Abbi Pulling but the 17 year old, in her first season in British F4, has improved her competitiveness with every round culminating in a 2nd place finish in the 3rd race at Thruxton yesterday following a 5th and & 6th in races 1 & 2. Qualifying 2nd she followed teammate James...

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Marshalls wait in the gravel traps of the Tusken GP:

Oh sorry this is the Tuscan GP, wrong thread.

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Could always counter with that rather cringy pic of Hamilton grinding up against a Rihanna at that festival a couple of years back... But please don't.

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I think Verstappen would have won the WDC. I've been consistent in saying Ferrari had the car to win in those years and failed to deliver. As for Leclerc, it depends on how he would have taken to the role of leading the championship. If his frequent errors are the result of overdriving while trying...

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I'm not too familiar with European branding. Here in the US, I am very familiar with Renault, but much less so with Alpine. As the saying goes, "Race on Sunday, sell on Monday." My 30-year product management career tells me that Renault relies on its Renault car sales for its profits, with speciali...

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So assuming Max is staying

Who would sign and why?

'Other' has to be a driver we know to be available.

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I checked the Vegas odds, and it says a lot that they currently have Marquez at about +200 to win the championship -- only slightly behind Dovi at +140. I wonder if sat at home the penny has dropped for Marquez that he doesn't need to ride bat s__t crazy to beat these riders. even it has, he knows ...

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I heard it being pronounced Al-peen on last weekends coverage where I'd assumed Al-pine. Correct I guess but sounds weird.

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Bagnaia has been the only rider that's impressed me this year. Podium at Misano and on for a podium at Jerez when his bike broke. Missed all the Ducati tracks with a broken leg The races have been entertaining but only because Marquez isn't there and 10seconds up the road. Far from a vintage year O...

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If Dovi wins it then it shows none of the younger riders are really anything special, however the ones that I would say have impressed and would be higher if not for unfortunate circumstance are Morbidelli and Bagnaia, both lost 1 podium with engine failures, whilst Bagnaia also missed a couple of ...

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At this stage I'm wondering how many drivers on the grid would be doing a better job than Bottas and if it's many, or if it's only a few and that going up against Hamilton doesn't flatter him. The thing that gets me about Bottas is that he has 8 race wins since he joined Mercedes in 2017. Verstappe...

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This season would have been so easy for MM with no rider being that consistent. Dovi is leading the championship and what can you say of his season? It's been okish, Vinales goes backwards every race. Commentators keep talking about the changing of guard and this might be to the older GP riders on ...

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Just caught Misano. What a strange season. New winners is good, but their wins are leaving a strangely empty feeling for me, not sure why. What are we supposed to make of a Winners list that goes Quartararo-Binder-Dovizioso-Olivera-Morbidelli?.. or a Championship Leader whose results have been 3-6-1...

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So let's say they design cars "so they can overtake". OK but to pass another car you still have to be travelling faster than the car you are passing. We'll if you have a format that ensures fastest at the front, why would a a faster car be behind a slower one? "Because of pit stops, strategy and tyr...

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macaw wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 15, 2020 1:50 am
Could always go back to aggregate time from the '90's.

Get out. Leave. Now.

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The second seat at RBR has always been an ejector seat... I don't think anybody can pass a fair judgement on their "very second" driver. Since the Webber years, I don't trust anything the team can say about their drivers. And it's not what we've seen and heard after Webber's departure that could ma...

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I think the nails are already in, it's a question of whether next year he can stop being buried alive.

I don't think he can unless the Aston is a race winner and he starts going to toe to toe with Hamilton and wins out. Beating Stroll won't be enough, however big the margin.

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I think it's time to face the facts. Short of Hamilton hanging up his helmet, Bottas won't win a WDC. The post race interview after Mugello Bottas seemed a beaten man. What are you going to have to do to beat Lewis? He had no answer - in every sense. He was strong in Qualy, but Hamilton, unbelievabl...

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The VSC is supposed to be used for incidents that can be sorted off the track, SC when the track itself is dangerous, but the VSC is simply never getting used so the only answer to this is the need to spice up the race. I've heard it being said that it's Liberty Media's preference for SC's to be us...

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Mon Aug 10, 2020 10:04 am
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I couldn't see an Offical Thread for Albon so here it is but please let me know if there is already one. Thoughts on Albons performance so far than? I'll go first. He's doing....OK. 1) Verstappen. How close can we really expect any driver other than Hamilton or *maybe* Leclerc to be to Verstappen. W...

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Te Red Flag and Standing Start seem to be causing some debate. Interesting one as a standing start is generally more exciting then a rolling one , but in this context the discussion seems to be around a few things Lapped cars unlapping themselves Safety concerns Advantages being wiped out Are they b...

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Honestly though I'd like to see how a reverse grid would pan out, I've thought for a while now that 2 things are grossly over-looked. 1) Circuit Design: We know that with the right design, even modern cars CAN pass. Changing circuit layouts isn't cheap I'm sure but spending millions on re-designing ...

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If Stroll beats Vettel then something has gone wrong in the universe. I just don't get these sort of comments... If Stroll beats Vettel I think it will be quite a poor look for the sport. That would put Vettel's lifetime teammate tally back into the red, and mean that he has never beaten a driver y...

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I am one who thinks Stroll is very under rated. IMO, this season he has shown that he is at least decent now and sometimes can be very solid. Given he's got the money behind him, that more than justifies the reason for him being here. And at the decent level he's now at, I think he's good enough to...

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This is almost like the confusion between equality of opportunity and equality of outcome. As they work to the same tech regs, all teams have the same opportunity to DESIGN a winning car. The big factor there is allegedly budget but I don't think it's as direct a relationship as many believe. Look a...

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The inevitable question They end up close, maybe even Stroll wins out. What's the verdict then? Confirmation that Vettel was a one-hit-double-diffuser Wonder? Stroll is a LOT better than he's given credit for? Or Conspiracy at Team Nepotism?

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Bugs me that the word "artificial" is used here too. What does that mean? What makes a change in the sporting regulations "artificial" or not? It's ALL made up by people - there's nothing "natural" here.

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Well I guess we can say where Racing Points vote would have gone now!

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I think it's a shame Perez is the ideal driver for teams like this. I guess the lure of a 4x WDC was too much but from what I've seen in the last 2 years I'm not convinced they've traded up. Guess we will see.

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Thanks Battle Far. I knew Noda was back in action but I'd missed Floersch's latest result. Hard to see her career going any further after this season. I see she teamed up with Visser for an LMP2 race but didn't do much better there.

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... Makes you wonder though. Are they supporting the concept because they think it's in the best interest of the sport or they think it's in the best interest of viewing numbers & telecast rights? To be fair the sport won't survive without those things - they have to be a significant factor in deci...

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... Makes you wonder though. Are they supporting the concept because they think it's in the best interest of the sport or they think it's in the best interest of viewing numbers & telecast rights? To be fair the sport won't survive without those things - they have to be a significant factor in deci...

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[quote="DOLOMITE] I don't mean to sound rude, but have you read what is being proposed - either by me or Brawn/Brundle etc. Your comments suggest you've just seen the words "reversed grid" and made a lot of assumptions about what people are actually suggesting. You're not being rude. But in a nutsh...

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If you think the pile-up of cars on the last corner during qualification is silly (jockeying to see who gets a tow, etc.) then this is just a hint of what will happen with reverse grids. Teams and drivers will sandbag their quali laps to ensure they are not last when the order is shuffled, but some...

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Posted a reply to this earlier but no sign of it. Only thing I wanted to offer up is regarding reversed grids. They divide opinion so strongly but really only because of what we have been used to for so long. Thing to remember is that qualifying as we know it exists only as a solution to a problem ...

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...it becomes pretty obvious that Albon has a serious problem. He does, and it has a name: Max. I don't rate Albon that highly - I think the F2 standings from 2018 reflect the levels of ability Russel > Norris >Albon, with Russel v Norris up for discussion. Combine that with Max absolutely at the t...

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The clip of Claire Williams signalling the cars out of the garage for the last time.... Have to confess I got a bit emotional at that.

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As Alpine currently only have 1 model I can only assume this is to build brand awareness as they plan to use the name to develop further models. Always think of the Vaxhaull VX220 as the case in point here. Good little car by all accounts but without sounding snooty, if I had one of those on my driv...

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