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Ennis

Innovation is great if it comes from original thinking and new approaches to problems. But if it comes from a vast array of people in front of computers with practically unlimited budgets then it leaves the sport stale. The FIA are forced to bring in reams of rules and regulations to reign this in....

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Everything except wages. According to Ant Davidson in a throwaway comment which surprised me, its actually very common for drivers not to be paid and they just get their entire salary at the end of the season. Most drivers accept this. It seems more like either Kimi was the exception who wouldn't a...

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And let the button bashing begin! Its interesting when people say what he is capable of, at best we could say Australia 2012, Canada 2011, Brazil 2012. Showed his style and maturity in the racing also showed other people in strong cars including Seb that he isn't to be underestimated. Also showed L...

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Some Kimi supporters are a bit over-optimistic. Kimi is pretty much near the end of his career, (he will turn 35 next year) and you guys acting as if he doesnt care of anything. He knows he is having his very last years in F1 and it's probably next year or never for him. If that's no pressure then ...

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I also followed F1 for many years including Button's career, and to me it looks like he needs a perfectly balanced and perfectly smooth car in order to shine. He complained lots and lots of times about his car not being good. Who knows, maybe he will do well with the Turbos, but I dont think so. I ...

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Alonso. He loses to Kimi and his stock will fall rather dramatically given most seem to assume Kimi isn't the driver he was 8/9 years ago. If Kimi loses to Alonso then it was expected by the paddock really. I think most of the F1 set expect Alonso to have the upper hand. I also think they expect hi...

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Alonso. He loses to Kimi and his stock will fall rather dramatically given most seem to assume Kimi isn't the driver he was 8/9 years ago. If Kimi loses to Alonso then it was expected by the paddock really. I think most of the F1 set expect Alonso to have the upper hand. I also think they expect hi...

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I think Alonso.

I really do believe this is just a job for Kimi and as much as he'd enjoy another WDC, he'll retire happily with all his money.

You get the impression that Alonso will cry himself to sleep for many years if he doesn't get at least one more WDC.

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I'm not actually sure. I tend to find myself supporting different people and teams each season and it's not a conscious decision, we just get to some point in a race where I find myself rooting for someone/people. 2013 seemed to be Webber/Rosberg, who knows what 2014 will be!

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If Kevin can score half of Jenson's points then i think he will be doing OK. I think to much is expected of rookies these days. Half the points with a few flashes of brilliance and he will be doing fine. I agree that it's a lot to expect Kevin to beat Jenson. I was responding to Alaaddin saying tha...

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I forgot to say, I really don't think Button is gonna be pleased with these new cars and I don't think he is gonna benefit much from it, as he does have a very smooth style and driving smoothly with these cars should not be easy. On the other hand, if he's easy on and off the throttle and generally...

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I forgot to say, I really don't think Button is gonna be pleased with these new cars and I don't think he is gonna benefit much from it, as he does have a very smooth style and driving smoothly with these cars should not be easy. On the other hand, if he's easy on and off the throttle and generally...

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santa baby wrote:Wonder if the drivers' numbers will be announced by Jerez test?

Most likely prior to that. Even in the weird world of F1, surely numbers can be decided.

Will be interesting to see how the split those who are vying for the same number. 7 would be my request.

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Didn't you know Scotland is all robots? :lol: . I think a lot of people don't get the self-deprecation of Scots. Kinda quiet like the Finns but most Scots (and Finns) I know are funny as hell privately, they just keep quiet and serious in professional matters. I guess they can't all be Frankie Boyl...

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Pedrosa_4_Ever wrote:Force India have traded down by signing Perez, Sutil and di Resta especially are superior. Mexican money talks I guess.

What?

Sutil is in no way, shape or form a match for Perez. Nowhere near it. Di Resta V Perez is debatable but over the course I'd rate Perez higher.

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Actually I think Vettel does handle the cameras well. He gives out very good interviews, and can (and will) crack some jokes or do impersonations and get people laughing. He's done that on multiple occasions. He keeps his private life very private (how a star like him can hide his girlfriend being ...

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Even Murray admitted on camera that he was smiling inside but his face never shows it. People were slagging off Ryan Giggs when he won it a couple of years ago too. I've always thought the BBC should rename the award 'Sports Person of the Year'. 'Personality' leaves too much room for criticism. Agr...

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Not convinced about Perez yet. Wasn't convinced last year after his 2nd half performances. But Hulkenberg sure is good signing for FI. But Perez should be bringing in some serious cash. It should be good for FI who have over years managed to achieve a lot with very limited budget. So in a sense, it...

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There are reports that Marussia, Caterham, FI, Sauber & Toro Rosso all have pretty comparable budgets. Based on that you'd expect the backmarkers to be capable of improvements or at least challenge for points. If they can make the most of their budgets, there's no reason there should continue to be ...

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Will it actually happen though. I can see the teams getting the gist of fan feeling and the idea being scrapped by March. Like they did with the TV coverage? Two years down the line the vast majority of F1 fans are still watching the reduced BBC coverage and the teams have done nothing to stand up ...

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Whenever someone criticises the modern F1 the defence is always "it's essentilly the same as it was whenever" but to me this just highlights how poor the sport is becoming - all other sports have evolved massively since the early 90's with players getting stronger, fitter, smarter and quicker. I ca...

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Sooo... Make the race twice as long? They could make it a double header. Qualify on Friday, first race on Saturday, the second on Sunday. A possible twist could be to do the Sunday race with a reversed grid. See that I could live with. Would be good to see all the front runners from Saturday trying...

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How much of it is due to the characteristics of the cars though, kleefton? Could very well explain some of it but Webber does not look as smooth and relaxed as Vettel in the same car does he? And Alonso even when he had his championships winning cars always had that wring it by the neck driving sty...

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I can't believe people care so much about this. The reaction against it has been close to hysterical. Really doesn't phase me much, I'm probably slightly pro rather than anti it. So no, certainly wouldn't boycott the sport over it. Why are you for it? I just can't help but feel that any victory gat...

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Does any Vettel fan believe if you swapped Alonso and Vettels cars for the past 4 yrs. Alonso wouldn't now be a 6 time world champion? I don't think you can guarantee that. I think Vettel has found something with Redbull and Newey that suit him. The car is built around him and it works. There is no...

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It's the double points that is killing it for me. Understand the numbers as it makes branding/marketing easier and really doesn't impact racing at all, but the double points is a total nonsense. As above, was really looking forward to things getting mixed up with all the reg changes next season and ...

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I'm with everyone else.

Most changes I could stomach but this is complete bullshit. People will just not recognise people who become champion due to this.

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Does any Vettel fan believe if you swapped Alonso and Vettels cars for the past 4 yrs. Alonso wouldn't now be a 6 time world champion? How is that a relevant question? If Vettel fans can admit they believe Alonso also would have won the title in Vettels car and Vettel in Alonsos Ferrari they will t...

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Everything in your view of his brake choice is assumption. My view at least has a little bit of evidence: he talks about the mu. If you look that up you'll find it's techspeak for the coefficient of friction. There's no doubt that he understands the technical side and communicate with his engineers...

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If true, what a lineup Force India have. By far the strongest of the midfield and arguably stronger overall than anything outside of Ferrari & Mercedes (& poss Red Bull, depending on how Riccardio performs). Exciting times for the team. Agree if they can bring in additional funds and get the benefit...

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I can't believe the bias on show here. You either take in the official standings or you take in the full context. You take in the official standings, Hamilton won. You take in the full context you need to consider where and how retirements happened, team orders and whether the orders were fair (if t...

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Both the above are very impressive assessments. Even if Lewis is/may be putting in 100% effort, would it not be fair to say that today's cars/tyres can have a significant effect on driver adaptability. Webber was affected by the tyre and aero changes. Maybe Lewis has had a hard time with the diffic...

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I don't understand... what's wrong with the GP2 cars as they are? There seems to be a reasonable but smallish gap to F1 cars. Also, F1 has intrinsic problems for cars following each other because of the large amounts of downforce. The GP2 cars have less downforce so are less affected by this proble...

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"Sheer class" still ended up fourth in arguably the fastest car on the grid. Hardly his fault Who shall we blame then... Agreeably not all his fault but still 90 points off the sharp end. Alonso would have given his left arm for that car 2012 was sheer bad luck. Everyone has bad luck but all of Ham...

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Ferrari is pretty much as big as F1, if you haven't noticed. Here, in PF1, where it's mainly British-based community and not a lot of Ferrari fans it's like Ferrari is just one of the teams but on a global scale Ferrari is Formula One. And that's the reason why they get more money and why they have...

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The car and tyre issues just don't suit his driving style either remember. A top level driver is one who can adapt to anything thrown at them And he has, beating his decent teammate who has had consistent time in the car during his first ever season away from McLaren - there are always going to be ...

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The car and tyre issues just don't suit his driving style either remember. A top level driver is one who can adapt to anything thrown at them And he has, beating his decent teammate who has had consistent time in the car during his first ever season away from McLaren - there are always going to be ...

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The car and tyre issues just don't suit his driving style either remember. A top level driver is one who can adapt to anything thrown at them And he has, beating his decent teammate who has had consistent time in the car during his first ever season away from McLaren - there are always going to be ...

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The car and tyre issues just don't suit his driving style either remember.

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Chilton's 'achievement' has to be one of the most meh in F1 history. Sure, he finished every race, but he was the last guy left on the track in 12 of them. Even being generous and including Bianchi's DNFs in their head-to-head, it still ended 14-5 in Jules' favour. And three of Chilton's five 'wins...

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