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FRECA Paul Ricard Collective Test 01. Freddie SLATER (PREMA RACING) 1:57.782 02. Matteo DE PALO (TRIDENT) 1:58.143 03. Rashid AL DHAHERI (PREMA RACING) 1:58.304 04. Evan GILTAIRE (ART GRAND PRIX) 1:58.304 05. Enzo DELIGNY (R-ACE GP) 1:58.471 06. Jack BEETON (PREMA RACING) 1:58.625 07. Taito KATO (AR...

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What do Verstappen, Schumacher, or Senna have to do with the 2025 Austrian GP? Only one of those drivers was in the race and he was out 20 seconds into the race. Same thing with Sterling Moss' opinion of Vettel? I don't even know where these rabbit holes began anymore. Alice's Adventures in Wonderl...

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Personally, I think that this is the fall-out from a political-maneuvering power struggle in Red Bull Racing for a good two / three years. Horner is one of the most successful TPs in the history of the sport and, whilst all good things must come to an end, one would have thought (before the whole w...

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Personally, I think that this is the fall-out from a political-maneuvering power struggle in Red Bull Racing for a good two / three years. Horner is one of the most successful TPs in the history of the sport and, whilst all good things must come to an end, one would have thought (before the whole w...

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What I proposed a week or so ago might happen with young Antonelli going to Alpine, further to that it proposes that Bottas goes to Cadillac instead of Alpine.

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Personally, I think that this is the fall-out from a political-maneuvering power struggle in Red Bull Racing for a good two / three years. Horner is one of the most successful TPs in the history of the sport and, whilst all good things must come to an end, one would have thought (before the whole w...

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Well, if Moss said it, it must be true. But I didn't see Vettel's contemporaries calling him that and therein lies the difference with Verstappen. Indeed, not just the gap separated Senna, Schumacher, and Verstappen from the field, also their hard-nosed sometimes crossing-the-line approach to racin...

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Vettel was not on his way to becoming a great, well perhaps if the blown diffuser era was continued beyond 2013 and hybrid engines never made their entrance. But let's not go down that route. Hamilton is simply being more underhanded about it. And Alonso is certainly no saint. I also think that nei...

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I am rather pleasantly surprised to find myself in agreement with almost everything you wrote there. Except of course for that black flag comment, which is neither here nor there. Why black flag for an accident that did not end a competitor's race, but not for one that did? Incredible how you forge...

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No, that's just you trying to divert attention away from a claim of yours.The weight issue is a dead end discussion anyway, because it simply wasn't an issue. Just as tall chaps versus tiny chaps wasn't. So where did you get the idea that Prost and Balestre were friends? Strider has just posted tha...

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Qualifying 3 01. Alex POWELL (R-ACE GP) 1'48.737 02. Kean NAKAMURA-BERTA (Prema Racing) 1'48.838 03. Reno FRANCOT (PHM Racing) 1'48.852 04. Gabriel GOMEZ (US Racing) 1'48.909 05. Sebastian WHELDON (Prema Racing) 1'48.999 06. Oleksandr BONDAREV (Prema Racing) 1'49.070 07. Luka SAMMALISTO (US Racing) ...

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Qualifying 2 01. Alex POWELL (R-ACE GP) 1'48.347 02. Reno FRANCOT (PHM Racing) 1'48.707 03. Sebastian WHELDON (Prema Racing) 1'48.775 04. Newman CHI (Prema Racing) 1'48.928 05. Gabriel GOMEZ (US Racing) 1'48.934 06. Oleksandr BONDAREV (Prema Racing) 1'48.968 07. Luka SAMMALISTO (US Racing) 1'49.104 ...

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Italian F4 Mugello Round 4 Qualifying 1 01. Kean NAKAMURA-BERTA (Prema Racing) 1'48.484 02. Gabriel GOMEZ (US Racing) 1'48.744 03. Emanuele OLIVIERI (R-ACE GP) 1'48.857 04. Alex POWELL (R-ACE GP) 1'48.909 05. Luka SAMMALISTO (US Racing) 1'48.925 06. Sebastian WHELDON (Prema Racing) 1'49.059 07. Maxi...

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We all should not forget that Senna's accident in Australia meant he'd lost the wdc anyway. Balestre definitely talked a lot of s***. No doubt. Then the butterfly effect comes in, doesn't it? One never knows what would have happened had the previous thing not happened, even if they aren't directly ...

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The nominal weight for a driver that was added to the increased weight for the car (on safety grounds after the deaths of Ratzenberger and Senna), was 70kgs. I don't know why you write about an unhappy coincidence, but I did notice you forgot to explain how you knew Prost and Balestre were friends....

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We all should not forget that Senna's accident in Australia meant he'd lost the wdc anyway. Balestre definitely talked a lot of s***. No doubt. Senna lost the title in Japan after he got black flagged, Prost didn't even take part in the race in Australia because of the wet conditions, he didn't nee...

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It doesn't matter if it was before or after quali, he went to the stewards instead of going through the proper channels. It is very simple really, I can't expect a refund from the bus being late if I agree it with the cleaning lady, no matter how right I am. They did eventually change the pole posi...

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You mean extrapolating? No in your case not extrapolating a trend but inventing a trend, I think actual logic needs access to data. Yes and a fair bit of assumption when you are extrapolating. Certainly in your case but you are supposed to be observing an actual trend. Yes, and data is so dependent...

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Yes, Häkkinen won in the right way, but I don't think anyone would put him in the great category. So I am not quite sure what that means. Norris and Piastri are a step below him, so even less relevant? Vettel in his plume was on his way to being a great and he generally was a fair driver, greats li...

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No need for inventions, logic suffices. I don't believe that logic emerges without reference to data, your logic would just be personal opinion. You mean extrapolating? No in your case not extrapolating a trend but inventing a trend, I think actual logic needs access to data. Yes and a fair bit of ...

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Hamilton definitely has not gone to the extremes of Senna, Schumacher, and Verstappen, I will give you that. He is very calculated in that respect, underhanded some might say. As for Prost, he was the last of the major champions to start his career in the pre-Senna period. The Senna timeline is qui...

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Here is how I voted in the poll: 1 Verstappen 2 Leclerc 3 Russell 4 Piastri 5 Norris 6 Albon 7 Alonso 8 Sainz 9 Hamilton 10 Hulkenberg 11 Gasly 12 Ocon 13 Bearman 14 Bortoleto 15 Hadjar 16 Antonelli 17 Tsunoda 18 Lawson 19 Stroll

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There was never a close relationship between Balestre and Prost, not that I can remember. Their main connection was being French. And if we accept that he"helped" Prost with the title in '89, he definitely didn't in '90, when Senna's far more dangerous and disgusting manoeuvre went unpunished. Not ...

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An unknown is an unknown. Well unless you're Rumsfeld of course. What you don't know then you will look to invent. No need for inventions, logic suffices. I don't believe that logic emerges without reference to data, your logic would just be personal opinion. You mean extrapolating? No in your case...

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Different eras altogether, who knows how both would have fared in the modern age of Formula One? I would even think Fangio would not get a look in unless he was lucky enough to drive karts very early in live. His talent is not disputed, but he might not have made the jump to competitive racing. How...

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There was never a close relationship between Balestre and Prost, not that I can remember. Their main connection was being French. And if we accept that he"helped" Prost with the title in '89, he definitely didn't in '90, when Senna's far more dangerous and disgusting manoeuvre went unpunished. Not ...

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There were calls for a minimum weight for both car and driver but fell on deaf ears with Prost's friend and compatriot Balestre the FIA President, soon after Prost retired then hey presto we got minimum weight for car and driver. That's quite an accusation you write there. What gave you the idea th...

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That's quite an accusation you write there. What gave you the idea that Prost and Balestre were friends? Secondly, I believe the FIA only introduced combined driver+car weight in 2019, some 11 years after Balestre died, and some 27 years after he left office. Looking forward to an enlightening answ...

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As we are 12 races into a 24 race calendar year, this is my mid-season ranking: 21. Doohan 20. Colapinto 19. Lawson 18. Stroll 17. Tsunoda 16. Bortoleto 15. Sainz 14. Antonelli 13. Ocon 12. Gasly 11. Bearman 10. Hamilton 9. Hadjar 8. Albon 7. Hulkenberg 6. Alonso 5. Norris 4. Piastri 3. Leclerc 2. ...

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Interesting, do tell us about the FIA rules that were changed after Prost's retirement. And about how Prost supposedly cheated his way to a 4th world title. If necessary, start a new thread, because I am really interested to learn about all the things that I never understood. You wouldn't happen to...

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Yeah, what Piastri did was unusual and dangerous. Deserved penalty. Shame for him, because it was totally unnecessary, but at least it's a lesson he won't forget. Will this be a standard practice behind a SC that 60psi of brake pressure determines erratic driving or will it only get flagged up if a...

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Clearly wasn't normal. And clearly not just Verstappen having problems. Hulkenberg went off. It's obvious that Piastri's actions caught a lot of people off guard. Would that then be the spray that caused the problem of doing what is normal behind a SC when just looking to warm the brakes and tyres?...

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Clearly wasn't normal. And clearly not just Verstappen having problems. Hulkenberg went off. It's obvious that Piastri's actions caught a lot of people off guard. Would that then be the spray that caused the problem of doing what is normal behind a SC when just looking to warm the brakes and tyres?...

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And yet, that was what Schumacher did on his very first F1 race. So who knows, perhaps Franco is also on his way to 6 driver titles... And if he is to be replaced, I feel Jack Doohan should be given a decent second chance. Even an overrated driver like Prost "won" 3 (thanks to the unfair FIA rules ...

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If anyone gifted Norris the win, it was Piastri. Piastri didn't do anything abnormal. hard braking is 130psi not 60psi, Verstappen did what starts to become normal for him in making it all so dramatic in order to try and win a race, the stewards just didn't buy it against Russell. Clearly wasn't no...

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If this rumour is true, his days are really numbered because burning of the clutch by a F1 driver doesn't shed a good light on the driver's skills & doesn't help justify his place on the F1 grid. And yet, that was what Schumacher did on his very first F1 race. So who knows, perhaps Franco is also o...

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I expected the vote to go for Norris but for me Piastri did little wrong, Norris was gifted the win. If anyone gifted Norris the win, it was Piastri. Piastri didn't do anything abnormal. hard braking is 130psi not 60psi, Verstappen did what starts to become normal for him in making it all so dramat...

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Yes, it is funny how these things go. Yes when we look to invent. An unknown is an unknown. Well unless you're Rumsfeld of course. What you don't know then you will look to invent. No need for inventions, logic suffices. I don't believe that logic emerges without reference to data, your logic would...

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Did Schumacher cross the line on more occasion? Of courae. Verstappen? Yes. Senna? Yes. Winning at all costs, all them. It comes with the territory. Which makes them lesser than the likes of Fangio and Clark. Different eras altogether, who knows how both would have fared in the modern age of Formul...

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I would be thinking that the F1 teams are obliged to prop up the F1A series, it wouldn't be the only female sport that is propped up the male equivalent, sometimes the females complain they don't get paid as much as the men. There are two elements here. F1 as a whole subsidising F1 Academy, and the...

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