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Funny how almost nobody seem to talk about Red Bull. As a Merc fan, I'm equally afriad of them as of Ferrari. Renault doesn't seem that bad, Red Bull will be in the mix (front). Their long runs seem as impressive as Mercedes' and Ferrari's.

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Uffman wrote:

Overall looks very tight. What caught my is the sidepost and cooling radiator area, ala RedBull-esque. Extremely slick on that area. Seems like we're in for a treat this year. Let's see what Mercedes have done.

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Doesn't matte color material have less heat disspensation? I could be wrong.

Other than that, it looks awesome.

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Would motorcycle racing still be motorcycle racing if they switched to four wheels in the name of safety? No! F1 ceases to be F1 f the wheels and drivers are covered. Safety is essential, I don't care what it would look like or would it still be Formula 1. Nobody wants drivers to get hurt or worse ...

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Would motorcycle racing still be motorcycle racing if they switched to four wheels in the name of safety? No! F1 ceases to be F1 f the wheels and drivers are covered. Safety is essential, I don't care what it would look like or would it still be Formula 1. Nobody wants drivers to get hurt or worse ...

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Blackhander wrote:No,

It's open wheel single seater racing. Whatever the configuration of the cockpit is, it will still be open wheel and single seater. Formula can change, and do so regularly

This!

It's OWR not an OCR. I would have said yes if we were voting for Motorcycle Series.

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Hahahhhahahahahahha

You just made my day! God Bless these funny people. Amen.

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Last I checked the Honda ICE of last year was superior to the Renault by the middle of the season. I expect them to resolve the troublesome ERS and be close to if not better than Ferrari. I would be shocked if they are not there. Renault, based on what happened last year, seems to have no clue on h...

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For some reason, I have that odd feeling that Mercedes will struggle. They've changed their design philosophy for this year car, making it more revolutionary, instead, they'll be struggling to find pace. Ferrari on the other hand, will be the one to beat.

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Here is another one:

Looks skinny. Wow.

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Is this just a artist's depiction or could it actually be the real deal? http://www.thisisf1.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Details-of-changes-for-2016-Ferrari-F1-car-reveals.jpg I suspect it would be a real depiction, are those sideposts even legal? They extend almost to the suspension mounts. And ...

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After 40 years + of watching F1 (and never missing a race) I have finally admitted to myself that it is now so boring time has come to move on. The Senna/Prost years at McLaren were bad enough but the dominance of Mercedes the past few sessions, with no prospect of change, is too much for me – I mi...

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I wonder when the new cars will start to be unveiled or at the very least dates for unveiling being released, usually some get shown in January I seem to remember. Testing now starts way later, on February 22. I wouldn't expect too much cars being launched this month, most will probably be launched...

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Sauber impressed me almost always, I had a deep sympathy for them. But since Monisha joined, they''re really toast, financially, technologically, aero-wise. The team has no direction. Look qt last years saga with van Der Garde, signing 4 drivers for one seat. They need to.get rid of her. I heard ru...

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I'm curious to see how much the Haas car will resemble the SF15T Not much. You have to remember that Dallara is building HAAS' first chassis so Ferrari will not be giving away ANY information to a competitor. The biggest hurdle for HAAS IMPO is the fact Dallara is building their chassis. They're no...

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We're going a bit off topic here, but I think the reason we all miss F1 is because of the Merc domination and it is totally their fault. I think we can all agree that the best era of Formula 1 and when F1 was it's most exciting and popular was the late 80's. That time too was dominated by one team,...

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Even as a hardcore Mercedes fan, seeing the Ferrari domination pattern repeat during the Red Bull pattern, now the Mercedes pattern I got bored. I don't have the chills before the race starts, I don't get excited when I see (artificial) overtakings, and for God's sake, I have the outmost despice for...

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They won't repeat. They will do a Ferrari '15 in '16. It obvious the reason why Horner wanted their engine wasn't just to make the numbers. He must have seen something promising in there.

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Embarrassing, 100 % contrast Driving vs Music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6Z0rfau6f0

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Man! Good that he doesn't suck at driving as much as he sucks in music! Aweful, facet voice, terrible music, horrendous style.

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Ferrari put a 007 in Merc's den. Hmm, smells fishy!

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To put it bluntly: Yes The 2017 regulation changes prove it beyond a doubt. "If, as some people think, it may be a little more difficult to follow a car closely then we can increase the authority of the DRS. I don't see a big issue there." http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120520 Case in ...

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Was it the reason why they went with another philosophy in 13' is because they did not understand the 12' car? I remember Martin saying that the numbers they were getting from the wind tunnel were different from what they were getting on the track. Basically their 12' car was slower theoretically, ...

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Was it the reason why they went with another philosophy in 13' is because they did not understand the 12' car? I remember Martin saying that the numbers they were getting from the wind tunnel were different from what they were getting on the track. Basically their 12' car was slower theoretically, h...

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kleefton wrote:wow... been living under a rock uh?

I never thought it was this serious.

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Wolf is hinting that a driver line-up change could be undergone if the current relationship between the two drivers doesn't improve. Is this just a mind game from Wolf to their drivers that they ought not think they are irreplaceable, just to frighten them, or is it for real that their relationship ...

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McLaren 2016 will be a Ferrari 2015, mark my words

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You have to remember that while those two straights (which add up to about 1.6 km) are the two longest straights on the calendar, they aren't the only two straights where McLaren are losing time to Mercedes. There's also the start finish straight, the flat-out section between Turn 2 until Turn 5, a...

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Assuming that there is no acceleration and the above top speeds are constant during the two straights ( wich is roughly about 1.6 km), my rough calculautions say around 1 - 1.2 seconds. If you add acceleration than it becomes more complicated to guess the actual loss, although it would provide a muc...

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Remember last year's Ferrari was in similar trouble. Even the Mercedes (Nico particulary) said that they would not be able to catch up. However the story is that they did. So I wouldn't be surprised if I see them regularly on podiums and grab the occasional win. I think Renault are in worse position...

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I geniunly think that next years season will be more exciting. Ferrari did a good job on both the chassis and for sure on the engine side. Next years Ferrari will be the first one designed completely from Allison & co. Whilst the Mercedes' have almost reached their peak on development, I don't think...

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Lauda hints that Ferrari have been matching the Mercs' PU since Monza. Is this true or just another coy from Merc to keep the Ferraris comfortable.

Thoughts?

Source: http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lauda ... ine-power/

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Why not Riccardo to Merc?

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If so then why Mercedes qulified 1 second ahead in Austin on wet tyres?

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The pace of rbr in wet was impressive. Better than Mercs. Does this mean they have a better aero-package or was it all because of the tyres? Initially, Merc drove well until they started to overheat the inters, while RBR was keeping them well within the operating window. Once they were on the slicks...

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Just watched a Sochi onboard lap, it resounded lots of similarities with Singapore, lots of 90 degree stop and go corners. Also the tyres are soft and supersoft.

Thoughts?

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What if Renault makes a good leap with its unused tokens and the next years tokens to bring them right to the front? Can we assume that RBR & TR rushed their decisions? That would be a bummer for them.

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madchild wrote:It's going to be odd seeing a Renault-Mercedes branded car. I wonder if they are in the process of negotiating with Mercedes to debrand the PU, like Sauber-Petronas did with Ferrari back in the late 90's early 2000's

Yeah, was it like: Sauber Petronas BMW Ferrari? Confusing.

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We saw 5 seconds of Mercedes all session. Ridiculous and obviously politically motivated. I think Hamilton will lead at turn 2 Yeah, I've been wondering myself. They've got the least amount of coverage since Spa. I guess Bernie's tiddled that they refused to give Red Bull their super-donkey. What i...

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1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m33.995s - 19 2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m34.292s 0.297s 20 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull/Renault 1m34.497s 0.502s 22 4 Valtteri Bottas Williams/Mercedes 1m34.797s 0.802s 27 5 Felipe Massa Williams/Mercedes 1m34.934s 0.939s 25 6 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m35.082s 1.087s 16 7 Ma...

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