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Why is it that you, and your fellow Seb fans feel that it is so imperative that Vettel be crowned the best. Some feel that winning 4 WDCs verses 2 or 1 by other drivers means that he must be the best. Some do not feel that is all there is to being the best, and that seems to have a whole batch of f...

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Yup, Honda screwed up

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They couldn't stipulate that the riders MUST come in on either lap 9 or 10 because if it had rained, they might have wanted to come in much sooner. Even if it had stayed dry, the riders had the option to change bikes twice in order to avoid doing more than 10 laps on the same rear tyre. They could ...

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So a guy wins his first GP in a Minardi (ok Toro Rosso), takes 4 WDC's in a row and people claim he is not one of the greats? Uhhh.... is this the new post-Schumacher stat-based judgement or can you not see that he overcomes every hurdle put in front of him ? He's eclipsing everyone in his generati...

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What is it that the guy has to do to rate him as highly as the best in his era? For me he has already matched Alonso and eclipsed Hamilton and I'm not really a Vettel fan! Why is it that you, and your fellow Seb fans feel that it is so imperative that Vettel be crowned the best. Some feel that winn...

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Hindsight is always 20/20, two teams interpreted the rules differently. Rule 3 should have been dropped and rule 2 should have been clearer e.g. 2. Every rider will be required to enter the pits and change to his second machine with fresh tyres at least once during the race. This means that the ride...

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Not a great weekend overall: Great Moto3 race :thumbup: I didn't enjoy the Moto2 sprint but then I was gutted when Scott crashed so spent the whole race willing that nice Luthi chap on; nice guy but always disappointing me, grrrr! :evil: MotoGP race was a farce, the decision to ammend the race leng...

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What is it that the guy has to do to rate him as highly as the best in his era? For me he has already matched Alonso and eclipsed Hamilton and I'm not really a Vettel fan! Why is it that you, and your fellow Seb fans feel that it is so imperative that Vettel be crowned the best. Some feel that winn...

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Not a great weekend overall: Great Moto3 race :thumbup: I didn't enjoy the Moto2 sprint but then I was gutted when Scott crashed so spent the whole race willing that nice Luthi chap on; nice guy but always disappointing me, grrrr! :evil: MotoGP race was a farce, the decision to ammend the race lengt...

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So a guy wins his first GP in a Minardi (ok Toro Rosso), takes 4 WDC's in a row and people claim he is not one of the greats? Uhhh.... is this the new post-Schumacher stat-based judgement or can you not see that he overcomes every hurdle put in front of him ? He's eclipsing everyone in his generati...

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He was my first "hero" and has never tarnished that opinion, so yeah I think he's pretty cool.

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So a guy wins his first GP in a Minardi (ok Toro Rosso), takes 4 WDC's in a row and people claim he is not one of the greats? Uhhh.... is this the new post-Schumacher stat-based judgement or can you not see that he overcomes every hurdle put in front of him? He's eclipsing everyone in his generation...

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If Mclaren is an option then it strikes me as an obvious no brainer: they have the most facilities, the best staff, the best finances and even if the car turns out to be a lemon (unlikely) they have the best team mate to compare yourself against, shine there and you can shine anywhere. Looking at th...

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The obvious easy answer is to say that both have been partnered with drivers considered to be at the top of the game, one has excelled and the other has been outclassed. However that is assuming that Lewis and Seb have similar overall capabilities. What is true is that Mark complains about the teams...

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So why not take Marquez' points off him too, for winning as a result of dangerous riding? Surely the threat of Jorge being closer in the championship is a greater deterrent than just taking constructors points of the team? Was there any penalty against Marquez for the move he did on Jorge (was it a...

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lamo wrote:That penalty for Honda is well over the top.

No, Dani went over the top.

For such an insignificant contact to result in such a dramatic accident I think a point had to be made, there's a safety aspect to consider.

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Marquez receives one penalty point for incident. The decision takes into account similar close encounters during the season and adds to the two points he collected at Silverstone. Honda lose the 25 points for the win for hardware and software failures. Honda have since rectified both problems. Has ...

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It is simple really. Measure all drivers and cars at first race and determine the highest weight without ballast amongst all drivers. That will be the new standard minimum weight for all cars for the season. If driver gains weight after that during season it is penalty (he will loose whatever few m...

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I don't really agree with the Marquez penalty but the Honda penalty seems fair, the cable was pretty exposed.

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Ooops, bit late but here goes.... Hey all :) I'm a life-long motorsports fan, been watching since knee high cheering on Hunt and Sheene and still cheering the Brits on today 8) but I'm not really partisan: I don't have a favourite team or driver really, although I hugely admire Ron Dennis for his ma...

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Precisely because ballast can be used anywhere larger drivers are currently disadvantaged by the rules and next year even more so; ballasting the seat area would be the fairest way overall I believe, whether it be the seat directly or a plate on the underside (also a good suggestion IMO). What has m...

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You could, but you'd rather put it in his knickers to keep the centre of gravity low

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I quite like the combined driver + seat weight idea, seems like quite an elegant solution to the problem. As for why it should be done, back in the day a driver was promoted on skill (think Froilan Gonzalez), whereas now we have highly skilled drivers of very normal proportions being discounted from...

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I disagree, he isn't off-throttle when the engine sounds rough, he's applying throttle through the apex. I also would say that it sounds like cut ignition, not KERS trickery. Nope, he's off the throttle until the apex and reverberation can be heard on idle power. Other cars do it too though RBR is ...

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Now I don't know s*** but what do you guys think of this??? http://jalopnik.com/red-bull-may-have-invented-a-secret-new-hybrid-technolo-1442585020/@gmanaugh If this was already posted, could a mod lock this and provide a link to the topic in question please? I couldn't find any. One thing to note a...

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It is simple really. Measure all drivers and cars at first race and determine the highest weight without ballast amongst all drivers. That will be the new standard minimum weight for all cars for the season. If driver gains weight after that during season it is penalty (he will loose whatever few m...

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Right, so you can measure it at the beginning of the season..... how do you measure it during a race weekend? Don't you think that those rascals running the teams could have *gasp* more than one chassis? :) ETA: Or, re-reading your post (d'oh!) not sure how you can have it quickly detachable and saf...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lPIBGkYlFNw Fairly obvious who the team is behind now, if it wasn't already before. This is rather classless by the Lotus team. At least twice now they've actually bitched about Kimi finishing on the podium after starting deep in the field. Th...

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Whilst increasing the minimum weight of the driver and area immediately around him would be an ideal solution I would imagine it would be impossible to police: how do you measure one small area of a car without dismantling the whole car? The problem at the moment isn't the weight allowance for the d...

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Interstingly, his best result equals the one of Hulkenberg, yet Hulkenberg is the star, while Di Resta is finished. While Hulkenberg is the star, Di Resta is far far better than his last few races show. He will be back in form before the end of the season. I know I watched it, but without looking i...

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I'm the same height as Hulkenberg and wish I was 74kgs! 8O You may be overweight, in which case I can understand the sentiment but 11st 7lbs is too light for a 6ft male imo. Carl Froch is 6ft and 12st and he looks skinny and gaunt. http://www.enational.ro/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/froch_1.jpg Erm....

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this interview makes me sad... and that is not because i want him to stay... a race-driver should do anything he can to do what he loves - and that would be driving a race-car at every possible moment ... saying that he'd rather sit out a season instead of fighting in a sub-par car just shows a rea...

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I suspect it'll end up being managed after flotation like any large company, the bloke at the top will need strong commercial credentials; Richard Branson?

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I'm the same height as Hulkenberg and wish I was 74kgs!

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Interstingly, his best result equals the one of Hulkenberg, yet Hulkenberg is the star, while Di Resta is finished. While Hulkenberg is the star, Di Resta is far far better than his last few races show. He will be back in form before the end of the season. I know I watched it, but without looking i...

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Jenson Button is thoroughly emaciated looking and believes the minimum weight limit should be raised to avoid putting him at a disadvantage.

Hulkenberg deserves a top seat, he's been excellent since mid-season last year and has put in some stunning drives in quite poor cars.

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DiResta never sparkles, he's never made me go "wow", unlike Grosjean, Perez, Maldonado. If I was in charge at FI I wouldn't sign either of the drivers they have for next year, they deserve better. If they can't find someone better within the existing paddock, get a couple of young guns in there, put...

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I don't get it when his fans want Dennis or Domenicalli to handle Alonso... why?? Alonso needs to handle himself. If he can't or couldn't, then it's his own fault. They got too much on their plate already to start baby sitting drivers who can't handle themselves with competition. It's better to mov...

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I quite like the stewards phoning down to the pits and getting teams to tell drivers to relinquish places immediately rather than silly drive throughs: back in the day (and still in club racing) sporting drivers would relinquish a place if they thought there was any doubt about fairness rather than ...

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Doesn't really matter whether he was in the best car or not, his career has been startling, just like his pace. Regardless of the press he's very likeable too and at some point even the knockers have to recognise he can actually race, overtake and come from behind (ooh-er!). So he's trounced Alonso ...

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