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Toby. wrote:I've been winning video games for years and I didn't even get a look in. Absolute crap.

Not sure how Super Mario would get you a drive, but anyway...

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He was being asked about Kimi, that is why there was no "they must work with each other". Once again, F1 fans on planet internet are reading too much in to unscripted words...

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This is my response to a 2nd thread in a row (and could probably apply to many threads on here):

You're seeing something that isn't there.

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How are they nervous? All but open threat "our relationship might change" when the Honda deal was known for a year now? :uhoh: You guys act like it was announced yesterday and Mercedes had to backpedal from 'we generously share everything' stance but they know perfectly well for a season now about ...

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Sounds like a healthy concern, naturally they dont want to give too much info to Honda. They don't want to, sure, but it is Mercedes who controls what they give. How can McLaren change anything in that? Send team of ninja spies to Germany? No, it looks like the only factor McLaren has any influence...

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I could be wrong, but I've not seen anything to indicate they're any better than Williams? Possibly just different 'aims' so one feels like they need more funding than the other?

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One thing I will say is Hamilton's ability to think strategy is hugely underrated on here. People are making out like he's a 14 year old. No doubting his key strength is in raw speed but he's still up there with the best of them otherwise. Last season's problem was his car's complete lack of race pa...

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I hate to say it (and you must have known it was coming) but testing doesn't show us who is quickest. If anything, it shows us who has the most reliable car. It doesn't really show us anything at all as the evidence is far too light and it is far too early. But on the evidence we have... Basically ...

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Mercedes knows McLaren won't be much of a problem this year between the title and Mercedes GP due to the same Engine power system. In my opinion, they are still curious about the development of Renault and its works team. McLaren Group did what they had to do by switching to Honda power units from ...

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Button's thinks that this year F1 cars won't be much faster than GP2. http://grandprix247.com/2014/02/05/button-well-be-quicker-than-gp2-but-not-that-much-quicker/ Now, ignoring the sensationalist headline, does this not imply that McLaren were going flat out (or very near to it) at Jerez? They are...

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It's already in a team's interest to be as efficient as possible. More fuel carried = more weight which is a disadvantage. But imposing arbitrary limits has no real sporting value and is IMO simple a gesture designed to impress the gullible about F1's green credentials. I fail to see why benefits t...

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The fuel regulations aren't about short term speed (or hindering speed). Long term, for the sport to thrive, we want to encourage people in to and it and give them a reason to be there. With road cars heading down an economy route, this gives huge engine development opportunity (both in fuel efficie...

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http://www.planetf1.com/driver/18227/9145100/FIA-question-nose-safety What a farce... It seems clear to me the FIA aren't even competent enough to consider consulting someone like Craig Scarborough to give an assessment how the regs might be interpreted. Brilliant...... someone who is good at techn...

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I don't know much about football but I'd say because it doesn't cost £100million+ per season to run a football team. The TV money will be more than sufficient to cover their running costs and they tend to have billionaire owners to pump money in as and when. Maybe I'm talking out of my donkey, but ...

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Sky Sports won the best coverage in the world. They've given a level of commitment to F1 beyond anything anyone has ever seen - it may not all be about money.

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Sky Sports won the best coverage in the world. They've given a level of commitment to F1 beyond anything anyone has ever seen - it may not all be about money.

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I wonder what would happen if they have differing views on what result would be sporting and what would be commercially better. I doubt it would happen but what if the sponsors are big on one national market and not so big on another so would prefer to have Driver A win when both Driver A and Drive...

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Now thats inefficient. People can go off track and only realise it at the next board meeting. I guess it just comes down to managment style, to me pure "management by commitee" never works No it's not, in fact it can be the most efficient way as you have true leaders on each path you're going down ...

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We award points to try and establish the best package over the season. The new double points rule makes this process less effective and thats why it is ridiculous and people don't like it. All this talk about "Its the same for everyone so its fair" is nonsense. Fairness is not the main issue. This ...

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I see what Toto is saying but i dont buy it. Team principle model has evolved, its not the same as it was in the old days, i.e As teams have grown in numbers so have Job titles grown to take accountablity and management in different departments. You need a singleTeam Principle to drive the team in ...

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On the side note. The implication of what Toto is saying there up would be that both RBR and Mercedes issuing the TO in Sepang '13 to their drivers to keep the stations and not to race each others… was inappropriate. According to him and how/when he would do it. I don't read it like that. From Merc...

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Oh definitely, don't get me wrong - I enjoy it. Just a shame they cant do more, but it is testing I guess and there's no point blowing a load of money on stuff that only a few thousand people will watch. I like it and think its intentional to a degree. Ted's section has always been very informal (h...

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pokerman wrote:
Ennis wrote:
poverty wrote:Less issues at maximum boost equalling max temps. Yeahhhhh, that's wishful thinking as of right now.
Could just be opposing strategies. Building reliable and then developing speed versus bbuilding speed then developingrreliability.
Were was the speed though?

Hidden behind the unreliability!

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poverty wrote:Less issues at maximum boost equalling max temps. Yeahhhhh, that's wishful thinking as of right now.

Could just be opposing strategies. Building reliable and then developing speed versus bbuilding speed then developingrreliability.

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Ok take Caterham and Koba for example, he's done 45 laps today, should they swap him out for Ericsson? By your theory they should as they should split the running equally but in my opinion it's just the luck of the draw when your car is reliable and when it isn't. Who knows when Hamilton climbs int...

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@Adaemus, I didn't say it wouldn't happen, I just said it shouldn't, let's leave it there shall we ;) I don't understand why not though. The idea of testing is to give your drivers relatively equal time in the car - that is why they tend to divide it in to 2 days each to begin with. If your testing...

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My single hope for this season is the double points doesn't make a single bit of difference. I don't think even the WDC who wins through it will be quite as happy as normal, there's going to be some sheepishness and explaining themselves.

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I really hope that a Supermarket Manager does not end up the boss of F1. To me that makes no sense, unless there's some credentials I'm missing here? The job of a retail boss is to increase revenue. If that ends up being his role in F1, all these spending cuts will go way over the top. What is dead...

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In simple terms Kimi prefers a twitchy front, whilst Alonso prefers a twitchy rear. Will be interesting to see if they try and align them closely setup wise (suspect Alonso would adapt better to this middle ground) or they run what is two very different cars.

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I wanted to show Kimi-Felipe pairing too, because season scores as 1-1 shows that they are almost equal but in fact they are NOT. As we can see above, better driver AGAIN comes to the fore in this reliable and strong system. :proud: Do you actually believe what you say? I think its safe to say with...

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Good to put names to faces

Am I the only one who wants to upload, but is too lazy to find a public space to upload a photo to?

Thought so...

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I'm pleasantly surprised. Following the drama, I was expecting absolutely horrific cars. The McLaren has the worst nose in my opinion, but still looks like an overall beautiful car (from most angles :D). Based on the general camera views we get, I think they'll look great come race day. The fact we ...

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I disagree that the average WDC position is useless. It is useful for 'proving' Button was better than Hamilton.

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One thing we're already seeing is quite different takes on the front of the car. McLaren, Lotus, William & Caterham (if real) all very different takes on it.

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BlackMan wrote: another speculation or maybe just a fan made ..but it's definetly a winner at the moment if you ask me...

Would that be legal? Makes a mockery of the 'low nose' rule if you can just extend the nose up to a relatively high height.

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Alaadin - what is the reason for selecting Highest WDC Position + Avg WC Position? Why do you see this as the most reliable indicator?

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Lotus love a good wind up on their twitter. Please bear this in mind.

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McLaren's front looks a bit eh... genitalia like.

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Since joining this forum, this is the thing that has annoyed me most. There is simply no way to use stats that are available to 'prove' someone is better than someone else, yet people attempt it all the time. Points - possibly the closest we'll get as this is the real aim, but doesn't account for dr...

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I really like it. One of the nicest paint jobs I've seen in recent years (although I do like the black background / bright colour combo generally).

Can't see the nose detail obviously, but at least looks like this season might not be as ugly as we feared.

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