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1964 - Ferrari workshop in Le Mans.
A great year for Ferrari, and my first year of addiction to motor racing...

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It won't be said that I missed posting at least one 330 P4 in UnlikeUday's countdown thread...

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This car was crazy fun in Gran Turismo & more so around the Nurburgring 24h race course: https://i.postimg.cc/vZwXmFXJ/d19ed217-2aeb-4eea-8bec-b082b11bd388-Chaparral-2-J.jpg Source - Postimage Could you please tell me more about this car? I'm intrigued :] From an older countdown thread... I used to...

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As long as Red Bull is a 1 driver and 1 car team, I don't think the question is of any interest. What they are looking for is a top driver who will accept to be sacrificed and still be happy to be. Apart from an "average" driver who will be pleased to be signed by a top team, who with enough talent ...

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Which nicely goes to show it isn't all down to calculable factors. I wonder how today's drivers would race if their cars weren't as safe as they mercifully are. Prost knew why he drove the way he drove. Much easier to drive conservatively when you have a car that can go half a second a lap faster t...

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Why are people so hung up on qualifying anyway? I understand that it's maybe the measure of "ultimate speed over a lap" etc etc but so what? They are "racing" drivers not "qualifying" drivers. It's what they are able to do over 70 laps on Sunday that counts. People seem to switch to whichever metri...

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The funny thing here is that Perez’s results since Miami have been worse than many of his seasons in midfield cars like Force India and Sauber, but at no point has anyone clocked the idea that maybe, just maybe the RB20 isn’t a good car. I did... I am on a third side then, and not alone to be I gue...

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What's the lowest position the teammate of a WDC has finished in the standings? Is Perez getting close to the record (assuming Verstappen wins this one)? Nelson Piquet won the title in 1981 driving for Brabham, his teammate Héctor Rebaque finished 10th, this often gets brought up in such conversati...

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Sure but there is little point in Renault paying to stick the Alpine name on a Mercedes engined car surely ? Although I'm sure I read somewhere that the Renault engine engine in the A110 isn't all Renault either. Could be making that up. Unless it either sells cars (Renault/Alpine) or the team itse...

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Sure but there is little point in Renault paying to stick the Alpine name on a Mercedes engined car surely ? Although I'm sure I read somewhere that the Renault engine engine in the A110 isn't all Renault either. Could be making that up. Well some Mercedes cars got a Renault designed (and built, I ...

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Perez keeping the Red Bull seat with Sainz dropping to Williams would probably be the most unjust driver movements I can remember. Especially as Sainz was a Red Bull junior. No one can assert with certainty that another driver would do much better than Perez in this Red Bull, except Verstappen (who...

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If you consider F1 since 1950, there is a lot of drivers who retired without a WDC who were better than Ricciardo. Not counting the ones who were better and didn't retire but died...

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Glad I got my prediction correct then! I could never imagine Newey going to Ferrari or Mercedes. I wish him and the team all the best. By all accounts Ferrari turned him down, too may demands. I have no idea what Ferrari have said about this, but from my perspective it seems quite possible Newey tu...

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This was alluded to on F1TV. I don't know if it is true obviously. It has nothing to do with Red Bull, why are you brining this up? I disagree completely about Piastri, this is exactly what he needs to do. He needs to demonstrate above all else that he is not a nice guy but ruthless. And this race ...

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Because Piastri has signed up to McLaren not be in a position where he has to defer to Norris. And he shouldn't be, he is in it for himself. So when you sign up a driver with that implied promise, you can't turn around when things are getting tight. Piastri would rather see the WDC go down in flame...

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I must be the only one here who has no problem with what mclaren did regarding no team orders. if there's a mathematical chance the driver is still in it regardless of how slim it is then no team orders should apply but if there's no mathematical chance then team orders should apply. A DNF or 2 for...

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It was arguably Verstappen's weakest weekend of the year relative to Perez. Less than a tenth ahead in qualifying and 17 seconds in the race. I agree it was not a very strong weekend for Verstappen, however, I don't quite get Perez's comments of Verstappen now having the same issues he's had all se...

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Verstappen finishes 6th and you barely make a dent into his WDC lead, only McLaren. Last opportunity missed unless Max DNFS. I bet Zak is still smiling as his team is under 10 points from Red Bull. LOL Ferrari can still win the WCC, with Red Bull third... McLaren being first of the losers in both c...

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F1_Ernie wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 31, 2024 4:16 pm

JN23 wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 31, 2024 3:48 pm
If it finishes how it starts, McLaren will lead the constructors.
Having Perez in the opposition team helps with that alot.

Looks like Verstappen is helping too nowadays...

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The cars didn't achieve that goal, and have since slipped backward as the teams managed to add more dirty downforce again (as they always do). But I'll also take this opportunity to sound like a broken record and remind people that the natural state of F1 is for overtaking to be difficult. There's ...

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This week surely RBR will make the decision on drivers. But whatever they do I don't think it will matter. RBR car is not fast enough. I expect Mclaren to win WCC. They have two fast driver and a car that is good on all tracks. IMO it will be a failure if they do not get few 1-2 in second half. The...

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No doubt Verstappen is strong here but others have caught up as well. I won't discount McLaren or Mercedes teams here. If the weather is cool which usually it is here, Mercedes can be strong here. Probably, the last trace we will see Perez in Red Bull overalls. If it comes to that, I pray they part...

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Does maximising speed result in instability (as if you're operating right on the edge of the envelope)? As an example, the Typhoon Eurofighter (I think it's this aeroplane) was designed to be inherently unstable - to the point where it uses some sophisticated computer control to stop it crashing - ...

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Pardon my ignorance, what does "sensass" mean? French slang, politely used as 'fantastic', much more often and very much more accurately used as "wicked" Ah, thank you, English is not my first language. Appreciated! Being the French member of the forum, I feel authorized to stick my oar in*... "Sen...

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In one of the most competitive 24 hours of Le Mans, Ferrari won with Nicklas Nielsen/Antonio Fuoco/Miguel Molina from Toyota (Kobayashi/DeVries/Lopez) with another Ferrari [Giovinazzi/Calado/Pier-Guidi), Porsche and a Cadillac also in the lead lap. With 1/3 of the whole time behind the spectacle ca...

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Hamilton has better prospects than Leclerc? Piastri has better prospects than Norris? Sometimes teams just want to have the best drivers they can, Red Bull clearly no longer have that opinion, it might cost them in the WCC. Ferrari thinks that Hamilton is better prospect than Sainz and McLaren thou...

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Americans don't understand why everyone else is not like themselves. Exactly how many Americans in this thread have said it's a good idea? It's a dumb idea. It's dumb in NASCAR, and it would be dumb in F1. You can't have 'playoffs' when everyone is 'playing' at the same time. I'm not having a dig a...

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Obviously, you haven't yet totally assimilated what F1 has become. Another poll is required :

This play-off final race will be forced on us :
a - In 2026
b - In 2027
c - In 2028
d - As soon as they know nobody wants it

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Seems that ocon is leaving alpine end of this season, not sure where he will go It's officially announced Mate. His most likely destination is Haas. Yes I heard Haas being the most likely as well. Well, he's an upgrade on Magnussen. If you need to employ a dangerous driver, might as well be a quick...

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If overtaking can't be done on track, and cars are to be kept the same size, the only option is introduction of few mandatory pitstops and/or giving them tyres that last 10-15 laps. This would make a better team won at the day, you mess a pitsop you loose. Imagine the tension. edit: typo Cars don't...

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People think Monaco is no more fit for the F1 cars of today. I just think the other way round, F1 cars of today are just no fit for F1 racing... And not just in Monaco. I think we all know the cars are too big, heavy . That’s not changing though. Horrible “race”. Waste of time And overcomplicated f...

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People think Monaco is no more fit for the F1 cars of today. I just think the other way round, F1 cars of today are just no fit for F1 racing... And not just in Monaco.

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As they say, thanks for us being in the loop... I would rather say ... thanks, but no thanks. Another street circuit at another city probably on some industrial estate ... yawn. I first wanted to make a pun about the "fastest loop", or anything with "loop" inside... It fell flat. https://en.wikiped...

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1789958843633455241 As they say, thanks for us being in the loop... I would rather say ... thanks, but no thanks. Another street circuit at another city probably on some industrial estate ... yawn. I first wanted to make a pun about the "fastest loop", or anything with "loop" inside... It fell flat...

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UnlikeUday wrote: ↑
Mon May 13, 2024 12:48 pm

As they say, thanks for us being in the loop...

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No more an active forumer nor even an inquiring follower of motor racing, but still read the PF1 forum... And one think strikes me when reading about Newey : Why nobody ever thinks about Audi as his possible landing runway ? To answer the question : His talents would be of better use outside of the ...

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They should get rid of Spa, Silverstone and Sao Paulo and replace them (and all the other ones not mentionned) by something more interesting along the Avenue Louise, Thames Embankments and Copacabana beach... How about getting rid of Suzuka for Downtown Osaka https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/10112...

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They should get rid of Spa, Silverstone and Sao Paulo and replace them (and all the other ones not mentionned) by something more interesting along the Avenue Louise, Thames Embankments and Copacabana beach...

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At least, my previous (last turned penultimate today) post from the 3 april is now placed in an appropiate thread : I'm done with F1. I don't feel any need (nor any pleasure) to watch the corpse of a life long love complete its rotting. Yesterday ridiculous "Tiny Prix" was one farce too many. I've b...

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I'm done with F1. I don't feel any need (nor any pleasure) to watch the corpse of a life long love complete its rotting. Yesterday ridiculous "Tiny Prix" was one farce too many. I've better and more important things to do, but it's not only, not even mainly, a matter of wasting my time. I really can...

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