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ALESI wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 27, 2020 6:22 pm
Sainz moaning about turn two.... well clearly you're not supposed to drive through the bollards at full speed are you? The whole point of the chicane is to slow you down, but no it has to be changed because you're an idiot!

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Well that race will be more remembered for the penalties handed out by the stewards and dismal track than anything that any of the drivers did today. Just one appalling fiasco after another, and the officiating certainly didn't help even if the penalties were justified. Hopefully Stefano Domenicali ...

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Even if Hamilton (and Merc) hadn't displayed first rate muppetry, I think Bottas had a very good chance of overcutting Hamilton anyway, judging from the pace he was able to maintain and extract out of the mediums in the first stint. I think it would certainly have been a great race without Hamilton...

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I think Tsunoda lost the race when he got held up behind Markelov, who had yet to pit, it allowed Schumacher into DRS range and then Schumacher made a good pass. I think the win sees Schumacher into F1 for next season now, second place for Tsunoda has him well placed for the necessary super license...

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Saw the good and the bad of Lewis today. It was a messy qualifying for him and he definitely put himself on the back foot in Q1 and Q2. Mistakes that you don't see to often these days - I think win number 91 could be bringing out a few nerves. Q3 he showed the brilliance though. Hopefully set up fo...

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No further action for Hamilton, Latifi, Grosjean, Magnussen for their turn two adventures. I'm sure Horner be protesting tomorrow :lol: The question is whether it will benefit Valtteri by being right behind Lewis on the clean side of the track and getting the tow down to turn 2. It's long enough th...

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JN23 wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 25, 2020 9:36 am
Hamilton P19, we have a title race

/s

If Lewis is still P19 after quali, then we have a title race. Don't think FP1 means much.

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Verstappen is without a doubt the fastest driver on the planet. Max is going to have to start winning more than two or three races a year to demonstrate that. Right now he is in what is arguably the second best car on the grid. He has beaten Bottas four times this year but Lewis only once. Handicap...

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I'm actually very glad that Ricciardo has moved to Renault because it has given us many new chains Verstappen - Ricciardo - Hulkenberg - Perez - Button - Hamilton Verstappen - Ricciardo - Ocon - Perez - Button - Hamilton The second one does not have enough of a sample size to make any significant c...

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Lord Crc wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 16, 2020 7:14 pm
I think they did a good move, Ricciardo and Norris should be a mighty fine lineup. Lets hope they can keep improving the car.

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Will 2021 Aston Martin be at least equal to this year's Racing Point? I don't know. Based on their first three years (2016-2018) I expected Haas to be battling for podiums by now. Aston Martin certainly will have a competitive power unit. I don't see how they really go backward that much from this ...

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I can see Vettel do well but cmmon we are talking about comparing him to Strol!!... it really wouldn’t make much of a difference .. I hope he doesn’t end up like a Kimi - happy with a paycheck and a car that will get a podium once a while ...uhm, how long are we going to have to wait for the Alfa R...

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The Gasly hype is out of control on some of these rankings. A lot of people seem to be rating him as if he'd won the Italian GP under equal circumstances, when in fact he wouldn't have been in contention for even a podium if the race had run normally. He's been pretty good this year, but certainly ...

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While, Spa 1998 probably had more cars written off than any other in the modern era, we can't forget inflation. Those cars 20+ years ago could be made for chump change compared to the current hybrid powered cars. One of today's cars probably costs at least five to ten times as much to produce as th...

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While, Spa 1998 probably had more cars written off than any other in the modern era, we can't forget inflation. Those cars 20+ years ago could be made for chump change compared to the current hybrid powered cars. One of today's cars probably costs at least five to ten times as much to produce as tho...

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Hamilton, Ricciardo, Albon.

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Well, he is going to have to look a lot better compared to Lance than he has compared to Charles.

Seems to be a bunch of folks wondering if Team Red is giving Seb the same kind of car they are providing to Charles.

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So, where does this leave Hamilton? All the top teams are set for 2021, so if HAM wants to dicker for more money, where would he go if he doesn't stay at Mercedes? I think the Vettel, Riciardo and Sainz announcements now box HAM in at Mercedes where he now has fewer chips to bargain with. Not that ...

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pokerman wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 10, 2020 12:34 pm
If Stroll beats Vettel then something has gone wrong in the universe.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfP3NJqLKMQ Vettel does indeed sound exactly like he's ready to move out of this team. He does seem to be getting an AWFUL lot of issues this year. He once had some suspicious and bizarre issues that take over 2 days to fix. He doesn't seem that bothered and the team...

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Carlos passed Kimi on lap 33 and was only about 6 seconds behind Pierre. I was surprised that he sat 1.5-2 seconds behind Pierre for so many laps after catching him. He should have had more of a go at Gasly earlier and still would have had time for his tires to cool down if it didn't work. He had 20...

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Bottas has got to be the worst driver in the top 3 or 4 teams including Albon and Ocon...What a waste this Bottas 2.0..got to be the weakest number 2 driver in a while I think Bottas' performances haven't just been slightly better than Albon's but much better. Albon drove another horror show today ...

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Might as well go with the podium on a day like this. Gasly, Sainz Jr., & Stroll.

Never thought I would recommend Lance for Driver of the Day!!!

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Was it more Hamilton's error or that of his engineers? I think Vettel would have had the awareness to stay out as he's sharp with that stuff. Hamilton does have some brain fades, but ultimately his team gave him the instruction to box and should have been the safety net for Hamilton. Either way it'...

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Looks like Max can't capitalize on the bad luck of the Mercedes drivers and that Valtteri will make up some ground on Max in the championship.

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mikeyg123 wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 06, 2020 2:02 pm

pokerman wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 06, 2020 2:00 pm

Asphalt_World wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 06, 2020 1:59 pm
Lewis in that car are 30 seconds faster than the Mclarens over half a race. Watch him fly.
The Merc doesn't look like it can overtake though.
This is Hamilton not Bottas.

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Norris not looking too inspiring since that rocket start.

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JN23 wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 05, 2020 9:43 pm
This was published on Thursday: https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files ... %20now.pdf

Thanks!!!!!

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I need a link to a chart of car components used by the various teams this year. I want to see how many engines, MGU-Ks, Transmissions & Turbos all of the teams have used.

Anyone out there know where to find this info????

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Indeed, how much of a party the Mercedes engine is having this weekend is the question. They may have attributed too high of a setting judging by that astronomical qualifying performance. I am pretty sure that Toto knows the engine settings and resulting ICU longevity. I will be very surprised if M...

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First laughs go to Mercedes, but now there's the question of PU reliability. Let's see. Indeed, how much of a party the Mercedes engine is having this weekend is the question. They may have attributed too high of a setting judging by that astronomical qualifying performance. I am pretty sure that T...

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I feel like this is said pretty much every race right now, but Bottas his to win to keep his championship hopes alive. I'd like to see him get aggressive from the start, take a risk or two. He needs to. Bottas cannot afford to be in any other position than 1st after the end of the first lap and he ...

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Hopefully it's an exciting race! Any excitement will likely come from behind the front row of the grid. I don't see anyone having much for Lewis and Valtteri if they both get good starts. Max versus Carlos and Checo could be interesting. Likewise Daniel and Lance against Alex could be worthwhile.

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Probably too early to say who has won/lost out of Renault and Honda as Red Bull being a bit off the pace here is the norm. We’ll probably learn more at other tracks. But as others have said, so far it seems Merc unthreatened, Renault gaining, Honda down and Ferrari still bad. Yeah, I can't see Chri...

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Looks like the party mode ban hit RBR pretty hard. Max is on the third row behind Sainz Jr. and Perez.

Lewis is up 0.8sec. on all the non Merc cars as usual. I can hear Christian Horner's teeth banging together from here.

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If Bottas is getting a tow from hamilton on the 2nd run, that probably won't happen as the 2nd run probably won't happen! Hamilton didn't use Bottas' tow, did Bottas do a fast out lap? Red Bull Honda seem to be suffering without the qually mode which would be ionic if true. :) :thumbup: :lol:

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The last time neither Ferrari made it into the top 10 in qualifying here was in 1984.

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All times in Q2 have been set with soft tires so P1 through P10 are starting the race on softs.

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pokerman wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:37 pm
Everyone waiting for the Mercs to go out.

What do the Mercs need to go out for???

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Lewis sets a new track record on soft tires. What is the strategy for starting on the softs????

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