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Lotus, Minardi and Jordan (if only for the 7up and the creative B&H variation liveries).

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But surely Merc are living in dreamland if they think they can put two competitive drivers (on an equal footing) in a championship winning car and not expect tension. And the spats that have happened between their drivers result mostly in sulking. Childs play in comparison to what has happened betwe...

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It is heartening to see the responses here.
Dropping bombs from airplanes will kill innocent people as well as those intended (and may even create a great recruitment drive for ISIS). To hold this view you should not be labelled a terrorist sympathiser. A disgraceful statement.

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All the drivers you mentioned are well paid anyway (with maybe the RB as exceptions) so if they keep up or beat their team mates it is not that much of a surprise. The top drivers also bring in big money with sponsorship and exposure. The issue is more to do with the current downside of F1 cars and ...

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w1Y! wrote:Alonso constancy isn't at question

His qualy speed and overall speed now is

Personally I would agree with you on the qualy bit.
Overall though I don't think there is very little difference.

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Mexico would be outstanding if it went to a last race decider. Brazil would be my first choice though.
It should not be Abu Dhabi

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Yeah it sure was an exciting rivalry even if the racing itself was rather boring. Still the battles between Prost and Senna remain most memorable for me. Lewis vs Alonso was exciting too I think. Anyone think Seb vs Lewis could be a compelling rivalry or rather see other rivalries? I would agree th...

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It seems Lewis is on the fence on this: http://www.grandprix247.com/2015/11/19/hamilton-has-a-jab-at-vettel-webber-and-raikkonen/ “I have a lot of respect for him, but it’s difficult to assess how good he really is. “He’s never been in a team with someone like Fernando Alonso, but always with peopl...

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I have waited as long as I could before chipping in my 2penneth. but here it is. I think it needs a complete re-do of the rules, and how they are made and enforced. Now if this is enough to make it a different series, I dont know, but it needs to be a different ethos. Many of the rules and guidelin...

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Max Verstappen with a nod to Rosberg.

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So what of Booth and Lowden now? Will they start another team I wonder? Booth IS Manor. Will he take the name rights with him, and if so will there be any connection to future F1, like grid money? It is a shame to see two real fighters go, even if they go to a big team it will not be the same. I ag...

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It's incredibly sad, a shocking attack. Unfortunately by the amount of vile comments I am reading on social media aimed at Muslims it appears to be having the desired impact too. Good point. The aim of terrorists is to create more hate against the people the purport to represent. Ordinary people re...

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I'm not that sure. To me Ferrari have been quiet enough on the whole 'the new engine debate'.
I suspect this is because they feel they are either catching Merc at a great rate or they feel they have caught them.
Therefore it must be either the chassis or more probably downforce that is the key.

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Money has still be spent, it's nice how people can write off other people's money. Is it throwing good money after bad to stick with it and wait until the costs come down? I genuinely don't know. It depends how long it takes before these costs can come down, and how far they can fall. What makes yo...

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Money has still be spent, it's nice how people can write off other people's money. Is it throwing good money after bad to stick with it and wait until the costs come down? I genuinely don't know. It depends how long it takes before these costs can come down, and how far they can fall. What makes yo...

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If Hamilton had a 30 second gap to Rosberg there is a very good chance that he would have pitted and got a new set of tyres. Whilst there is always a slight chance of a mess up in the pit stop it is worth taking to get a set of tyres you are 100% sure will get you to the end. In effect this is what ...

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If Rosberg knew that Hamilton would not pit a second time, he wouldn't have pitted either. This appears to be the critical part that everyone is missing. The only way Lewis could have won on Sunday is if Mercedes screwed over Nico's strategy, and didn't screw Lewis. Wrong, Hamilton's strategy was t...

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Kimi in Russia, racing incident in Mexico.

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I don't think it is possible to be lucky for 4 years in a row so for me it's:
Legend.

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The last time I truly had no idea who would be on pole position after the first run in Q3 was Singapore 2014, when Massa was fastest, and Rosberg and Hamilton 6th and 7th respectively. Then Mercedes turned the wick up, but even so they were only 0.173 s faster than Red Bull. Call me cynical but is ...

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I do like qualifying and there is more on track action over the 1hr session in the current format than ever before. I think you're right about its effect on the race. It would be insane to expect the final positions in the race to be the reverse of the qualifying order. Strange isn't it how the fas...

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nixxxon wrote:2015 but nor sure if its because of Hamilton improved, or Rosberg lost all hope and lost the fighting spirit.

Both. Hamilton improved therefore Rosberg lost all hope.

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A far better and more accomplished season this year I think.

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Both these guys went to a karaoke bar together afterwards with team members so I don't think it's a big deal. I can see it now... http://bizarrerecords.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/reneeRenat.jpg Source: Bizzare Records The problem is we know who is Renee and who is Renato on the track. No offe...

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This has nothing to do with the Sochi deal, no relation whatsoever. This is a legitimate question and places a lot of pressure on the enforcers of the rules. You should always leave a space (Alonso Vettel remember). Kimi is basically asking for the same as Alonso did on that race. I dont think he w...

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I'm not a fan of Lewis but emotions were running high. Nico was sick at throwing away the race and Lewis was giddy at winning an historic 3rd WDC. Both actions can be explained by that alone.
The only slight problem I had is that Nico could have been a bit more gracious on the podium.

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It sounds like the stuff teenage girls write on their facebook walls. :lol: :lol: :lol: But anyway, what Hammy said was true. For people to sit down at a contraption and just type hate at a celeb from it, people need to get lives. Edit: On another note, I'm actually happy to see how positive LH is ...

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Personally I feel that he lacks a hard edge. That little ruthless streak to elevate him from an accomplished competent driver to a champion. I think he would end up in the same position at Ferrari.
Just my opinion.

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If left unchecked, in years to come, I can see Suzi Perry discussing the tunes the driver listens to and what mood lighting they choose whilst racing in their air conditioned closed cockpits. When some of us complain we will be told that we want to return the sport to the dinosaur era. It should be ...

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I think they are bang on the money but the realization has come too late.

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Having personality or having lack of personality has nothing to do with behaving properly when it's necessary. Do we have to go from one extreme to the other? It's not as if he was cracking jokes at a funeral or somewhere else equally as inappropriate. It was a post race press conference where a lo...

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Very good, thanks for posting.

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I wonder in the current formula how much brake feel there can be in a brake by wire system. I would have thought it is much more about those crappy tyres.

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I like this though: BE: I think a lot of that technical regulations are too stringent, and it’s really been like an old house and people keep adding bits and pieces to it, and really, nobody knows why we’ve added them. I am as guilty as anybody else; so, I think maybe we ought to tear it and have an...

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Anyone predicting a close battle is being overly optimistic. Apart from a couple of races Ferrari were well off the Mercs this year as race results and qualifying shows. Edit: (from memory) 12 wins to 3 for Merc so far this year and I think 14-1 poles. It would be a considerable turnaround to become...

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Amon wrote:Well their last WDC was in 2008.
Ferrari's last WDC was in 2007. Will you start a thread about Ferrari now too?
How many people remember WCC and how many people remember WDC?

Very fair point. Well said.

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We had a decent race today with minimal tyre wear. Artificial tyre wear is a gimmick F1 can do without. Yeah one rule I'd love to see them get rid of is the requirement to run both tyres in the race. The prime tyre should be just about capable, if managed properly, of running a full race distance I...

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What a surprise.. 8O Michelin were never a genuine contender anyway, all they were after was a bit of a free-ride PR on Pirelli's back. I agree with that. Pirelli were contracted to provide a tyre that would degrade. A misconceived gimmick from the start. But they done the job they were required to...

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We had a decent race today with minimal tyre wear.
Artificial tyre wear is a gimmick F1 can do without.

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Get a room you two!

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