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JonA

Others have expressed their condolences far more eloquently then I ever will. So I will only add that I am so sorry to hear for your loss. You have my heartfelt and most since condolences.

May he rest in peace.

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The Hulk doesn't approve...

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before aussie quali its pointless. we will probably then realise how heavy and detuned the merc was in testing. but you never know. till aussie quali. unless its wet and theres carnage then we might have to wait till race. and if thats wet and carnage we still might not know. one things for sure. b...

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Blinky McSquinty wrote:Here we go again, attempting to put on a band aid while we should try to fix the disease. Qualifying sucks, fix it. Make it exciting again.

I agree. So what would you like to see for Qualifying to make it exciting?

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Any sprint race would have an impact upon components. PUs have to last for 5 races, so now they will have the added burden of sprint races to contend with? Same with tyre allocations etc. Any such plan would have to make fundamental changes to other areas of the regulations Not sure I agree they'd ...

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I think a shorter time maybe 45 mins and a special tyre that will last when pushed, would promote Pirelli in a better light as well and its what the drivers want so win win I like that. A durable but soft race tyre. But I still think the drivers should be encouraged to make it last the whole race a...

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This would be like a second race and only for setting up the grid for the "final race". I cant see it being done although I like the idea of reversing them based on the championship standings Sprint and feature races have been quite successful in GP2 for a while. But I agree there would have to be ...

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So both Brundle and Croft on Sky Sports F1 as well as a number of journalists have touted the idea of making Qualifying a sprint race affair (if the FOM/FIA are determined to mix-up the qualifying format). I know the idea in general is divisive but lets examine some hypothetical ideas for structurin...

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Aussie Grit wrote:A little confused... What winglets?

Either side of the airbox above where the driver's head will be. Look at the close-ups in post 3.

As pointed out the other teams have similar things but much much smaller.

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Those wings could be the cameras, aren't the cars meant to have these new high speed cameras to record crashes this year? Possibly but if so then I'm surprised something so simple hasn't been adopted by the other times. We know designers love their little winglets! Ferrari also have little winglets...

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Stolen Toro Rosso's idea, guess that validates their car from last season. I like, it makes a lot of sense and makes the car look beefier some how. That enormous intake up top, looks like it is shouting compared to the normal intakes. What's the betting that the Mercedes will sound more like a jet ...

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owenmahamilton wrote:Those wings could be the cameras, aren't the cars meant to have these new high speed cameras to record crashes this year?

Possibly but if so then I'm surprised something so simple hasn't been adopted by the other times. We know designers love their little winglets!

JonA

Are those little wings either side of the airbox legal? If so why haven't any of the other designers added them? http://cdn.images.autosport.com/editorial/1456042165.jpg http://cdn.images.autosport.com/editorial/1456042183.jpg http://d2d0b2rxqzh1q5.cloudfront.net/sv/1.67/dir/a32/image/a325a56c1e6547...

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Covalent wrote:
Badgeronimous wrote:Minor gripe of the day from the bbc.

Hamilton "dominates" FP1. Rosberg merely "quickest" in FP2.
What's new?

BBC F1 coverage wouldn't know balanced if it was hit with a set of scales.

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I suppose they could start under VSC conditions.

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Was there a time when we had racing starts in wet conditions? Yes. The advent of starting wet races behind the safety car is actually a fairly recent development in the history of the sport. Although the first use of a safety car was in 1973, officially safety cars weren't introduced in to the spor...

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specdecible wrote:Formula 1 circuit turns into a parking lot... seems about right.

Well that doesn't mean there won't be an F1 race there in the future. F1 raced for two years running in the parking lot of Ceaser's Palace in Las Vegas.

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Malaysia has been on the calendar since 1999 and hasn't changed layout.

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Laura23 wrote:
JonA wrote:Which driver has the most career GP starts without ever scoring a point in that career?
Luca Badoer surely?

Yup. Although had the post 2010 points system been in use throughout his career he'd have had 26 points by the time he left the sport. But it wasn't so he hasn't.

JonA

Hmmm... I thought the fastest lap one might at least take longer to find.

OK...

Which driver has the most career GP starts without ever scoring a point in that career?

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My trivia question:

Which driver has the most fastest laps without ever winning a race.

Bonus question:

Which driver has the most pole positions without ever winning a race.

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It was one the best afternoons of f1 BBC have put out since going half out with Sky and losing Jake, Brundle and Kravitz, but I do agree with Angus, it was a very Mercedes-centric forum. There was lots of other stories to look at and surely half an hour at Merc was enough, didn't need to take up mo...

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Sure they can look a little ungainly, but the design is how it is for very specific reasons and although they might not be as fast around the circuit as an F1 car they are certainly faster than any car that I would consider to be crap. Yes - a lot of the design elements were to address safety conce...

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Jezza13 wrote:Graham Hill - Airplane crash. Though he was a team owner by then ( Ensign I think)

The team was called Embassy Racing with Graham Hill (shortened generally to Embassy Hill). Their driver Tony Brise was killed in the same crash.

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Martin Brundle has suggested a new possibility. Alonso does a Prost and takes a sabbatical.

If he did then what about him coming back in 2016 and replace Hamilton at Mercedes (that's my suggestion if he did take a year out).

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Interesting comments in Andrew Benson's BBC website article. Yes, yes, yes I know Benson isn't the best F1 journo in the paddock but still... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/29487911 Ferrari has had a long-standing agreement with the German that he would join them when he leaves Red Bull... Th...

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It's an intriguing development and I can see what the objective is but how is it going to be managed? They're not saying get rid of all radio communications but limit them to procedural and safety related discussions. But those are quite subjective terms and can be open to interpretation. So who wil...

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I couldn't agree more with this thread's title. Yes Daniel benefitted from Mercedes mechanical woes in Canada and their lunacy in Belgium. But you make your own luck sometimes. I mean that Daniel is consistently there lurking quietly to maximise the opporunity when it presents itself. In all fairnes...

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One thing I noticed was the distinct lack of sizeable grandstands and viewing areas aside from the start/finish straight.

Looking at all the F1 ticket sites and it seems I am correct in this observation:

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Max Verstappen is doing sensationally well in this years F3 euro. He drives a bit wild and recklesss at times, but then he is only 17. Perhaps but he is trailing Esteban Ocon by 77 points with 6 races to go in the season. Bearing in mind that they use the same points structure as F1 (and there's no...

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Jolyon Palmer (currently leading the GP2 championship) is spitting feathers over this and I can't blame him (or a few of the other GP2 drivers like Nasr and Vandoorne). The racing GP2 this year has been exemplary and putting F1 to shame. Heck the racing in GP3 has been pretty decent too. To jump fro...

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Definitely think Wheldon and Franchitti would've made decent stabs at F1. Although IIRC both had the chance to test in F1 and turned it down feeling they had greater chance of success staying in Indycar. The others you mention I think would've struggled in F1. Gut feeling really. Of the other contem...

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I totally agree with citrus.

Who wants to see the same cone of crappy looking chips with a massive dollop of mayonnaise over and over again.

Seriously guys.

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Ricciardo taking the ice bucket challenge. He nominated Hamilton, Horner and some boxer. I suspect Horner will rise to the challenge. Actually I expect Hamilton will do too.

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With my rather churlish and pedantic cap firmly positioned...

technically Hungary was the team's 50th win.

Red Bull Racing was formerly Jaguar F1 who were formerly Stewart Grand Prix. Stewart GP had 1 win. Ergo this is technically the team's 50th win. Although I concede they've had 49 as Red Bull.

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You all know that whilst the BBC doesn't show every race themselves live they continue to provide the live coverage for a number of other countries? Whilst DC wasn't live on the BBC he was still live for those other broadcasters. It's why he and Ben Edwards actually commentate on the whole of qualy ...

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So GP2 doesn't have DRS, KERS or any other gimickery. Yet it seems to be producing excellent racing consistently.

Hmmmm...

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http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/07/22/hamilton-win-13-races-lose-world-championship-title/ Kudos for Keith at F1Fanatic for working it out. Hamilton and Rosberg 1-2 for every race and Hamilton will lose the title by 4 points even with 13 wins to Rosberg's 6. So Bernie. Yes - it keeps the championshi...

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