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lbennie

Sainz is only on loan to Renault apparently.

lbennie

1 year deal.

Looks like Ferrari/Merc are going to be fighting over Ric then.

lbennie

Uh, the final lap he did hes good old direction change in the braking zone that cause Dan to take evasive action and run wide.

lbennie

I think it's becoming obvious Dan is outperforming max everywhere right now outside of Qualifying and wet races.

No shame in that though, Dan is in beast mode right now. and Max has many years to improve.

lbennie

Driver's go through form patches with qualy pace.

Just because Max has been the better performer on saturdays for half a season doesn't mean it will always be that way.

lbennie

Hamilton 8.75
Bottas 8.0

Vettel 9.25
Räikkönen 6.75

Ricciardo 8.5
Verstappen 8.75

Perez 7.0
Ocon 7.0

Massa 6.0
Stroll 5.0

Alonso 8.0
Vandoorne 6.0

Grosjean 8.0
Magnussen 8.0

Hülkenberg 7.5
Palmer 4.0

Sainz 7.0
Kvyat 6.5

Ericsson 7.0
Wehrlein 6.5

lbennie

Red Bull to Ferrari:

lbennie

and the winter sandbagging award goes to Red Bull

lbennie

Ricciardos 2014 RB was further away from the front than his 2016 RB, no?

lbennie

1. Ricciardo
2. Hamilton
3. Alonso
4. Verstappen
5. Rosberg
6. Sainz
7. Perez
8. Vettel
9. Bottas
10. Raikkonen
11. Hulkenberg
12. Wehrlein
13. Button
14. Ericsson
15. Grosjean
16. Magnussen
17. Palmer
18. Massa
19. Kvyat
20. Gutierrez
21. Ocon
22. Nasr
23. Haryanto

lbennie

Bookies are favouring max because brazil is fresh in the memory. Everyone seems to have forgotten about Monaco though which was even more other-worldy in performance. Out qualifying both mercs in the dry is ridiculous, especially back then when the RB was close to a second off the mercs in raw pace....

lbennie

Alonso has one of the best qualifying records on the grid vs team mates. 2nd only to Ricciardo iirc.

lbennie

I was happy about that. I think Dan could have taken the place had if Max moved over for both of them. And with that Dan secures 3rd in the championship. A good effort to be best of the rest. I think there was practically Zero chance for Ricciardo to get into the podium had Verstappen played it fai...

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I was happy about that. I think Dan could have taken the place had if Max moved over for both of them. And with that Dan secures 3rd in the championship. A good effort to be best of the rest. I think there was practically Zero chance for Ricciardo to get into the podium had Verstappen played it fai...

lbennie

And how did Dan surpass Vettel in pit strategy? And how did Dan surpass Vettel in starts? And how did Dan surpass Vettel in settings? And how did Alonso come to figure all this out anyway? You know, as I can see it, Alonso just throws this staff out, pulls a "Trump". Gets some media attention, at l...

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And look at that - fresh engine for both & Dan has his edge back. ill add to what you guys are talking about above. Its easier for the merc boys to get hit their maximum (450) because the have 1/2 a second gap behind them most of the time. This isn't the case for ric (in many races the RB was actual...

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Sainz, Alonso, Ricciardo, Hamilton.

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Andrew Benson asks Fernando Alonso to name F1's best driver For me, Daniel Ricciardo, How so? Because I am impressed with the way in which he tackles his job. He is exceedingly devoted to his work. On the racetrack I do not recognize any mistakes. I know no one who attacks better. If he has set him...

lbennie

That looks like what happened to me

lbennie

RB has only been 2nd best for few races now, ferrari holding the advantage for most races during the first half of the season.

Ric is in some divine form this year.

lbennie

So then... the brakes shouldn't be used to praise Nico's performance or excuse Lewis'. If the brakes were not a problem then they are a non factor in judging performance. The brakes were an anticipated problem. Assuming both Nico and Lewis had the same parts attatched then neither driver should be ...

lbennie

Didn't Massa do an annual charity karting event to which all the F1 drivers were invited? Yes, the Desafio Internacional das Estrelas. Many top names, including Schumacher and Alonso have participated. http://ultimavolta.com/outras/noticias/2009_11_30_Massa_levanta_a_torcida_e_Schumacher_vence_o_De...

lbennie

Martin & Croft completely missed one of the most exciting phases of the race. Ric closed in on Ros to within 3 seconds & pitted at the end, then unleashed a ridiculous outlap, meanwhile rosberg ran into traffic straight after they played his radio on the world feed telling him to push (obviously pit...

lbennie

Well, if it's more then one then Verstappen is winning they've only had 11 races together. Well, Kvyat has had twice as many races and outperformed Ric about twice as many times as Max has. His quali record vs Ric is better than Verstappen's Ric is performing better this year than last. Also, Max i...

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Paddy says the brakes were behaving normally & singapore always requires brake management.

lbennie

Best driver on the grid at the moment. Someone said it earlier in the thread & it is really true. He's very similar to alonso in his prime. No mistakes (the guy has had 1 retirement due to driver error in 7 years), always on it, great race craft, legendary 1 lap pace, great to work with, fantastic @...

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Vettel finished just 25 seconds behind Rosberg having been over 30 seconds behind after the safety car came in at the start - that means he basically completed most of the race distance quite a bit faster than the leader, and he did so while simultaneously dealing with about a dozen cars of traffic...

lbennie

Ric had no right doing what he did this weekend with a car .5 off merc in raw pace.

Vettel would have been right up there with him too without the saturday problems.

have to give it to one of those two.

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Latest odds are; Hamilton - 2/1 Ricciardo - 3/1 Rosberg - 4/1 Verstappen - 6/1 Vettel - 9/1 (not a bad bet) Raikkonen - 20/1 Vettel to win and Raikkonen each way (4/1 odds for a podium) look like decent bets. I would have put big money on Dan if he was over 5/1 I've just got to say that I hate the ...

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infi24r wrote:On key tracks, they will challenge for sure. But Merc still have a PU advantage, that isn't going away and I'm not convinced Red Bull have a better chassis or aero this year either. It works better on specific tracks but its still quite draggy overall.

Hello Toto

lbennie

Red Bull are always mega here even when they are 1+ secs off at other tracks.

Can't see anything other than a Dan/Max win as the RB has come on in leaps & bounds lately.

lbennie

ill just leave this here

lbennie

Ric managed the transition to top driver without any crashing at all. I don't see how it is a right of passage, as you are putting it.

lbennie

Motor racing is dangerous. It is part of it's charm. It is why corners such as Eau Rouge & 130R hold such prestige and fame.

We are in danger of crossing a line here with cockpit protection that will, imo, eventually lead to the drivers wearing VR headsets with a wheel & pedals in the pits.

lbennie

Ric is a freaking animal when it comes to race craft

lbennie

hamilton, alonso & ricciardo stand out for me.

lbennie

Yes, IIRC Alonso is second on the grid only to Ricciardo when it comes to qualifying statistics.

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1. Daniel Ricciardo 2. Max Verstappen 3. Lewis Hamilton 4. Sergio Perez 5. Carlos Sainz 6. Fernando Alonso 7. Sebastian Vettel 8. Jenson Button 9. Kimi Raikkonen 10. Nico Rosberg 11. Valtteri Bottas 12. Nico Hulkenberg 13. Pascal Wehrlein 14. Romain Grosjean 15. Marcus Ericsson 16. Kevin Magnussen 1...

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Rosberg, Dan is much better and that Car is within touching distance now.

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