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Albon sneaks into Q2 by the skin of his teeth.

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Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:17 pm
This is pathetic!!!!!

Ya think???

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Fri Sep 04, 2020 7:31 am
I'd give less than a 50% chance to both.

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In 2019 Max scored a career high of three wins in a single season. At some point he will have to really step up if he is to fulfill the expectations that most of the pundits have for him. His current path of two or three wins a season will not get him to where the "orange army" thinks he deserves to...

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The minimum in quali will be 1:43:00. I'm not sure how this will actively fix the problem. It will just mean that they will be bunched before the Parabolica, and, more importantly, that every car will want to leave the pitlane with exactly 1 minute 43 seconds to go. Just let the sport be free and h...

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So what are we looking at by the end of 2021? Currently, Hamilton has 89 wins, 93 poles and 6 WDCs. There are 10 more races in the 2020 season - let's assume Ham claims 5 poles and wins 5 races and wins the WDC. 2021 will probably be a ~22-race season and I'll just assume that Hamilton continues to...

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Just a recognition of the fact that in Spain, Lewis passed Michael Schumacher for the most total podiums by a formula one driver ever. MS had a total of 155 podiums in his career. Lewis registered his 156th in Spain and of course added one to it in Belgium. Coming soon will be 92 career victories fo...

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Seb certainly didn't do anything today at Spa to add to his reputation. :thumbdown: x( You were waiting for him to outqualify the Mercedes or what exactly was he meant to do today? Maybe he could stop Leclerc consistently outqualifying him by 3 tenths? It's been quite a long time since I have watch...

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Hamilton, Ricciardo, Raikkonen.

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I am guessing that Nico would have been bested by Valtteri more often than Lewis was. Valtteri might even have a championship over Nico. Doubt it. Hamilton has enjoyed better reliability than Bottas every season. Rosberg is already a better driver than Bottas as it is, you add better reliability to...

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Sat Aug 29, 2020 6:56 pm
What if Rosberg was the lead driver at Mercedes from 2017-2020 instead of Hamilton?

I am guessing that Nico would have been bested by Valtteri more often than Lewis was.

Valtteri might even have a championship over Nico.

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http://www.gptoday.com/full_story/view/732921/Vettel_I_Might_Come_Back_To_Spa_With_A_Faster_Car/ Just getting a good feeling seeing how Sebastian is talking about a "faster car" for Spa for many years to come... I don't thinking he's the kind to have a dig at Ferrari. Hamilton strangely hasn't rene...

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Seb certainly didn't do anything today at Spa to add to his reputation.

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Great lap by Lewis. He might be starting to get into a groove in qualifying. Watch out Valtteri! When I saw ricc in p3 I thought Max probably didn’t hook up his first lap. He definitely hooked up his second lap though and almost got Bottas. Ricc also did an impressive job Himself. I hope McLaren ca...

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Am guessing that Valtteri v. Max will be a very good battle for the first lap. Hope it rains tomorrow!!!

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It seems to be pretty much accepted that the Honda-powered teams have an advantage over the Chevy-powered teams. I think that several of us are also aware that Alonso has some form for punching above his weight in races. Next weekend could be interesting. If he finishes, I expect that he will end u...

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I would say that the top four are plausible. The total absence of drivers on the list like Piquet, Mansell, Hakkinen, Coulthard, Berger, & D. Hill makes me wonder about the methodology. I don't know how you can rate Fisichella, Trulli, Kubica, & Kovalainen over the previous list of driving greats fr...

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Well Freddy seems to have locked himself into the 500 with a grid spot of 26th out of 33 drivers. Once again covering himself in glory. :blush: It's as much as anything a race of attrition though. Am not saying that Fernando could not somehow sneak in and win the race with a daring fuel or pit stra...

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A very dangerous crash in MotoGP, I know it will be viewed as a racing incident but I've always considered Zarco to be a dangerous rider, Morbidelli got hurt, how close were Vinales and Rossi to being hit by flying bikes. I don't know about Vinales, without watching it again, but I think Rossi knew...

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Amazing that Lelerc can out perform Vettel yet Vettel gets far more votes, nice to see the sympathy for him though. LeClerc started nineth ran as high as fifth and suddenly fell out of the race when running eleventh. On a one stop strategy he could have made up some positions but was likely not goi...

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Hamilton, Vettel, & Sainz Jr.

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I have to wonder if Max could have done anything with Valtteri if Bottas had gotten a good start. Seems like it would have been very hard for Max to overtake on track or with pit strategy.

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I was surprised that no one except Raikkonen tried to qualify on the mediums. I will be interested in the tire strategy.

Some of the pundits have suggested that no one likes the hard tires so it may be a two stopper going Soft/Medium/Medium.

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Well Freddy seems to have locked himself into the 500 with a grid spot of 26th out of 33 drivers. Once again covering himself in glory.

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Albon .737sec. off Max's pace in Q3. RBR won't be able to mount a serious challenge to Merc without a stronger partner to Max.

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. Which tyre types are the FIA getting Pirelli to issue ? . We’re back to the C1, C2 and C3 this weekend. Harder tires would tend to favor Mercedes. Higher predicted temps would tend to favor Red Bull. I am sure that there is a lot of research being done on optimizing tire performance by most of th...

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The Red Bulls were fast everywhere, not just in the corners. Their overall Aero package doesn't allow them to pip the top speed, but they're right there. *1 second slower in qualifying “They’re right there” As of now, I will refer to this as Totospeak Not Totospeak. Remember, Saturdays and Sundays ...

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Sun Aug 09, 2020 5:22 pm
The fact that the Hulk has brutally exposed the lack of quali pace of the main RP drivers though, and made it very obvious why they need a driver of Vettel's calibre.
Bold of you to say that after the way Vettel has been performing lately...

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Verstappen, LeClerc, Hamilton.

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If Checo doesn't make it back for next week for the Spanish GP, it won't hurt my feelings. Would like to see another outing for Nico.

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Sun Aug 09, 2020 8:02 pm
Guess we close the case on this one....

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With most pundits expecting a two stop race, the race strategy will most likely be pretty crucial. Undercuts and Overcuts will mean a lot and the timeline for any VSCs or Safety cars will also mean quite a bit. Those who spend time in the pits just prior to a full course yellow could be big losers.

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Hulkenberg showing where I think Racing Point should have been a lot more often this season. I even feel there is more in the car as the Hulk is not fully dialled in and will probably show in the race tomorrow if his luck does not desert him. :thumbup: :nod: i would love to see Hulk with a podium a...

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Hulkenberg showing where I think Racing Point should have been a lot more often this season. I even feel there is more in the car as the Hulk is not fully dialled in and will probably show in the race tomorrow if his luck does not desert him. :thumbup: :nod: i would love to see Hulk with a podium a...

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https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/151194 Could it be concluded from this that Bottas has tried to get his car set up for qualifying? It seems to me (and I am not the first to have this idea) that Valtteri can match Lewis pace on one lap or perhaps a few laps but struggles to match Lewis' racecraft ...

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If Sebastian wasn't doing so blitheringly bad recently, I would be eagerly anticipating what he could do next year in the newly competitive Racing Point/Aston Martin. Congrats to Nico for showing us what that car is capable of. At this rate I won't mind if Checo has to miss a few more races on accou...

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Well Merc will have to give up the DAS system for 2021 so there is that.

I don't know if Honda can step up and help RBR with more ponies.

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I would love to see McLaren come third as they are now, but I suspect that it will be Racing Point.

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My pics: Hamilton, LeClerc, and Ricciardo. Honorable mention to Max Verstappen.

Hard luck awards to Valtteri Bottas & Carlos Sainz Jr. for having excellent races ruined by late punctures.

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Sun Aug 02, 2020 4:36 pm

BMWSauber84 wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 02, 2020 4:27 pm
The official DOTD was Hamilton. I imagine the late drama made that happen and perhaps the channel 4 live broadcast.
I'd guess that finishing (and winning) a race effectively on three wheels will grab some attention!

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