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Still, I like a good graph. I wonder if a graph of speeds rather than times would give any more visual information? I struggled at first trying to understand that more was slower/longer. Do you know the total distance for all the circuits in each year? That's definitely another way of doing it, and...

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This would be even more interesting going back to the run up to 1995 and the effects of Senna's accident on the authorities attempting to slow the cars. Run up to the end of the last turbo era would also be interesting. Agreed. I'd actually like to run it all the way back to 1950 when time permits ...

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Hi all, Not sure if something like this has been done before, but thought I'd share the results of an analysis I ran of quickest lap times since 1996. So these are the quickest times of the weekend, whether they were set in qualifying (as in most cases), during practice (if e.g. qualifying was wet) ...

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Just throwing this out there. How would you feel if there was a women only F1 series, which would function as a support race for the main championship? While I realise that the ideal situation would be to have female drivers in F1 who are competitive with the male drivers (i.e. genuinely fighting it...

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Recently I've been watching videos and looking at photos from F1 in the 50s, 60s and 70s. It reminded me just how brutal, and in my opinion flat out insane the sport was back then. Brick walled houses 2 metres from the side of the track, people standing right next to the racing line at Eau Rouge, an...

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Why not just create a spec rim. It's not as though rims are a hugely impactful performance variable. Mount the Q3 tyres on those beforehand then in the break the tyres are quickly delivered to each team and whacked on. Problem solved. No wastage. Besides, if we're talking about wastage. How about th...

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I feel as though F1 almost needs to be torn down and started again. In which case, what are the most important things F1 needs to feature or strive towards - what are it's core values? And what are its secondary values? Those that are nice to have but not at the expense of its core values? For me......

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Inspired by the thread on popularity and cause I love polls!

Imagine the F1 field was a grade in high school. Who would be the driver every other driver would want to hang out/be seen with?

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Thought it might be worthwhile to have a poll before testing starts!

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I suppose you could make a similar argument for someone like Hamilton or Villeneuve. But nowadays it'd be similar to... 1. Rosberg throwing the dummy at the last moment before the season next year and being replaced by Wehrlein 2. Werhlein challenging Hamilton every now and then but not really havin...

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So seems the summary is... Hill got the test drive gig because he was solid if not spectacular in F3000, an up and coming British driver (which attracted Williams) and had the famous name to go with it. He then got the F1 drive because... - Mansell had left and therefore they needed a replacement, b...

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This one's always confused me. From what I can tell, Damon's lower formula career was solid but not spectacular. I get that he had the Hill name and this would've generate some interest but: 1. Why was he selected to be test driver at Williams in 1992 despite being yet to win a race in F3000? 2. Wha...

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You've accounted for it in your poll, but for me the overriding factor would be the quality of the drivers. Forget the teams with tradition, wherever the best drivers are, that's what I'll watch. Unfortunately given that one series has a budget cap and the other doesn't, I'd imagine the best talent ...

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Vettel may defy the rule...

http://m.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/117767

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So your mission is to make a list with your favourite historical liveries for each team. Here's my ideal grid:

Mercedes: 2014
Red Bull: 2009
Williams: 2003
Ferrari: 2007
McLaren: 2001
Force India: 2012
Toro Rosso: 2008
Lotus: 2012
Sauber: 2004
Caterham: 2013

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http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/316066/q-a-with-the-fia-on-team-radio-restrictions/ I cannot believe they're changing the sport so dramatically mid season. Hello, read what Beschy has posted. If the guidelines are so 'clear,' why is the FIA saying 'we believe,' 'we feel' and 'this should be ok.'...

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Easy solution

Safety car goes in. Drivers line up on the grid in the same order as before and are released based on their gap to the leader before the safety car. They could get a green light on their dash hen its their turn for example

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It always struck me as weird in F1 that EVERYONE seems to have a longterm girlfriend, and these are mostly young guys in their 20's. There seems to be a much lower density of 'single' in the f1 driver population sample than in the general outside world. Perhaps its because of the move around lifest...

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Ran this topic a few years ago and I remember it being a lot of fun. Time for an updated version methinks :) Pics below to help you decide! http://imstars.aufeminin.com/stars/fan/nicole-scherzinger/nicole-scherzinger-20100207-561610.jpg Lewis Hamilton (Nicole Scherzinger) http://images.planetf1.com/...

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What is it?

First that comes to mind is Williams 1988? 1st in 87, 7th in 88

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Can't separate the body and livery unfortunately But the first car that comes to mind as a favourite is the RB5 skinny nose version... http://www.formula1.com/wi/gi/597x478/Qu7X/manual/djm0909fe75.jpg And least favourite, the terribly ugly Saubers of last year and this... http://beyondtheredline.org...

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All F1 engines, especially before V8 era sound very good. It was a joy to listen them on old Hockenheim Track's huge straights. But, for me, the best sound of an F1 car was the sound of Mercedes-Ilmor engine of McLaren (around 97-01) while downshifting before a slow turn coming from a long straight...

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Has to be the 01 McLaren

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikKnVJE ... data_playr

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Did anyone realize Vettel was ranting in the car after he crossed the line? No, I missed that - what did he say? Well not that i heard anything also. I think he was furious from his gestures in his cockpit. And also, Horner doesnt seem to sound motivated when Webber steals pole. I think he ran wide...

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Did anyone realize Vettel was ranting in the car after he crossed the line? No, I missed that - what did he say? Well not that i heard anything also. I think he was furious from his gestures in his cockpit. And also, Horner doesnt seem to sound motivated when Webber steals pole. I think he ran wide...

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Would love to see the laps of each of the top runners onboard. Saw Mark's lap and according to his dash he made up about 2 tenths on his previous lap by running as wide as possible at the left hander at the end of the lap. At least a metre off the track allowing him to get on the power earlier at th...

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Beautiful idea Let's make sure we keep bumping this topic. I'd also recommend changing the title of the thread to have a call to action, e.g. 'IMPORTANT: Petition in Honor of the Late Sean Edwards: Sign It Now' (if the mods don't mind) We need to get as many signatures on here as possible. I'm afrai...

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Helmet costs $13000 ??? LOOOOL thats ridiculous. I say this because the MotoGP ones cost about 1000 and they are far more useful because in MotoGP the rider often falls of the bike... unlike in F1 where the driver stays in the cockpit and rarely gets an impact. Like always, F1 costs are way way ove...

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I voted Massa but then read the last sentence of your post

Interestingly, the average age of the grid nowadays must be incredibly young. Does anyone have the stats? Has there ever been a younger grid? Would love to know

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Where is the "don't really care". Only joking, I think that I heard Martin & Crofty say that it will be at the next GP if Vettel wins the race, no ifs or buts :D Pretty sure even if Alonso wins Vettel only has to finish 5th, That puts Alonso on 232, Vettel on 307 then if Alonso wins the next 3 race...

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Hi guys

I wanted to gather some data around the correlation (or lack thereof as may be the case) between being a Schumacher fan and being a Vettel fan

Let's see how we go!

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Has anyone ever won a drivers championship without ever winning a race? I don't think so - but it has been won with the WDC winning only one: Keke Rosberg in 1982 (and possibly other seasons too, that I don't know for sure). In fact in 1982 every driver from 2nd to 6th won 2 races to Rosbergs one. ...

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What was the earliest the championship was won? who has had the highest finishes (ie never finished lower than 3rd etc) for the longest I have no idea on the answers though :) Correct me if I'm wrong but I'd imagine both of those records belong to Schumi from 2002 Championship won 65% of the way th...

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What was the earliest the championship was won? who has had the highest finishes (ie never finished lower than 3rd etc) for the longest I have no idea on the answers though :) Correct me if I'm wrong but I'd imagine both of those records belong to Schumi from 2002 Championship won 65% of the way th...

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He's currently on 8 wins with 5 races remaining

His 2011 total was 11 wins. He needs 3 more to match that. And to win all but 1 of the final 5 to surpass it

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Any psychologists on this forum? I can't for the life of me figure out why, if someone thinks F1 is boring, they would come onto a forum - about F1 - to tell people - a bunch of hardcore F1 enthusiasts - how boring they think F1 is Seriously, what a waste of bloody time. At least be productive and s...

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Every year from the first Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne in 1996 to 2004, the front row was locked out by one team 96 - Williams 97 - Williams 98 - McLaren 99 - McLaren 00 - Ferrari 01 - Ferrari 02 - Ferrari 03 - Ferrari 04 - Ferrari And then... 09 - Brawn 10 - Red Bull 12 - McLaren 13 - Red Bu...

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Here are another couple for you... 1) If Alonso had scored just 11 more points throughout his career, he could've been a 5 times WDC 2) At Abu Dhabi 2010, Alonso needed to pass not just Petrov to become WDC, but also Kubica and Rosberg ahead of him. HOWEVER, had he passed just Petrov and Kubica (4 s...

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The winner of the Hungarian GP very rarely goes on to win the title that year Year |Winner | Champion 2012 Hamilton Vettel 2011 Button Vettel 2010 Webber Vettel 2009 Hamilton Button 2008 Kovalainen Hamilton 2007 Hamilton Raikkonen 2006 Button Alonso 2005 Raikkonen Alonso 2003 Alonso Schumacher 2002...

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Every year from the first Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne in 1996 to 2004, the front row was locked out by one team 96 - Williams 97 - Williams 98 - McLaren 99 - McLaren 00 - Ferrari 01 - Ferrari 02 - Ferrari 03 - Ferrari 04 - Ferrari And then... 09 - Brawn 10 - Red Bull 12 - McLaren 13 - Red Bul...

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