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I think it's pretty clear they have the fourth, possibly even fifth best car on the grid now that McLaren are starting to perform a little better. Alonso is shooting above the car - he's driving well, keeping out of trouble, and has had no major issues. His points haul has been helped a lot by Massa...

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This is where having a few more in season tests would probably do the world of good. We know Kimi is a fast, and usually consistent driver - anyone who says otherwise is ignoring years of solid evidence. If someone of his calibre is having such troubles, how on earth do we expect the younger generat...

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Can Alonso be the reason why Ferrari is in the crappers? Will Ferrari be in the same position today if Schu was still driving? Yes and No Reading the radio comm of Nico and Hamilton you can see that even when they are driving the same car the setup each one selects are worlds apart. For Austria Ros...

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pokerman wrote:That makes it sound like the only reason the Ferrari is poor because it is designed around Alonso?

... maybe it is

I wouldn't be surprised if not having a pointy driver in the team for the last few years has meant some finer points of car development are being lost.

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I disagree 3rd and 4th was the best result for them. Valtteri was only 8 seconds behind at the checkered flag - considering he likely turned the engine down etc near the end, that's close enough for him to have had a good chance to keep at least one Merc behind him, especially knowing that the mercs...

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You have to remember he was very equal with Massa and was also for one lap pace often slower than Grosjean. Yet Alonso crushed both of these drivers and with time we are cementing that Massa was the same driver after his accident that nearly won the World Championship. I don't think it's to do with...

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Even after his performances vs. Fernando, I still rate Kimi highly. The only thing that's really gone backwards in my opinion of him is his ability to wrangle a bad car. Let's look at history: Sauber: Kimi impressed despite finishing behind Heidfeld (who was no slouch at the time) McLaren: Kimi lost...

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Realistically, they had no better options. Hulk has struggled this year against Perez to an extent, and while has flashes of brilliance, he isn't nearly the racer that Kimi is. In almost every race this year Kimi would have finished either one position in front, or one position behind Fernando, were...

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I think someone mentioned last year from Lotus that in the Aus race he won, he only lost traction 1 or 2 times during the entire race - that's mightily impressive. It's also news to me. Thank you! http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2013/03/ja-on-f1-podcast-2-kimi-lotus-ferrari-drivers-and-analysis-of-mc...

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Kimi's normal driving style minimises sideways loading on the car, which also corresponds to wear on the tyres, so theoretically he should be light on tyres. But, it does need a car that can work with the quick rotation i.e. a pointy front end and a planted rear. The fact that he's suffering from hi...

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Hmm. It's a tough one.

I think Kimi and Seb would be having similar issues with the Red Bull, and I think Seb would probably have a slight edge. I'd be surprised if there was much in it though.

As someone else said above, the WDC standings don't really reflect how close Kimi is to Alonso.

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Kimi showed everything he had at the beginning of the race and paid it when his tyres were gone about lap 20, RIC and ALO saved tyres and were closing the gap rapidly then. SC saved Kimi in this moment, otherwise 2-3 laps later both would have been right behind Kimi and would have been able to stay...

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He didn't seem to hook up a decent lap on the final Q3 runs. Just untidy throughout. I expect the race to be close. Dont think either Ferrari will catch the top four.

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Am I the only one that notice Alonso open a big gap over Kimi after he got past? I think one can legitimately claim that Alonso was held up behind Kimi. Kimi's tyre was 10 lap older. I'm interested to know from strategy point of view, which one is faster: 3 stopper or 2 stopper It made no sense for...

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I've been following F1 since about 2000, and I can't remember a season yet that's had such a dominant team. Schumacher's Ferraris weren't >1sec/lap faster than the rest of the pack consistently across multiple races, neither was the Brawn, or any of Vettel's Bulls. To top it off, the gap looked like...

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I think Kimi had the pace over Fernando on the medium tyres, especially as the car got lighter, but Kimi seemed slightly slower than Fernando on the hard tyres (albeit not much - maybe 1-2 tenths - certainly not enough for an easy pass). That may be part of the reason for the long middle stint on me...

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Even more impressively it's been ten years since Alonso was outqualified by a teammate at Catalunya.

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Outqualified Fernando at the Spanish GP. Looked like he had a slight advantage over Fernando for most of qualy - all 3 sessions. Fred won't be happy with that. I also thought Kimi looked like he had the better pace on the hard tyre of the two drivers through practice - marginal though, and it's diff...

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Some teams don't understand the importance of track position in a formula where it is still quite difficult to overtake what do you mean? Red bull have had to play the team orders card, for example, because they put their faster driver behind their slower one. Other teams have done similar things, ...

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Just the bolded part, how was he slightly faster than Alonso in Bahrain? http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2014/04/06/2014-bahrain-grand-prix-lap-times-fastest-laps/ Check the interactive chart with just Kimi and Fernando's times. What it shows it that Kimi lost the start (derp), then pretty much followed...

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I still believe Ferrari have the best pairing, but Kimi isn't up to par right now. Same with Red Bull & SV. Mercedes are going well, but they haven't been outperforming the car. So, my vote goes to Force India. That car looks slower than the RB, Williams, and (in China, at least) Alonso's Ferrari, a...

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My conclusions from China: The racing is even more boring than last year. We've had 2 boring races, 1 average one, and 1 decent one (though the race was really just the two mercs) Mercedes are untouchable in cooler weather. They're untouchable in warmer weather. This year's cars and/or tyres and/or ...

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Razoola wrote:
appletree wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... 7QvI#t=264
Was Kimis outburst "I have no power" because of this? Look at about 4.25-4.35
wow

Yeah, wow. What on earth - was this in qualy? Maybe the damn car is just faulty, and tehy should just give him another one!

spronkey

Another weekend and another litany of excuses from Kimi's most ardent fans. I am sure if you'd ask Kimi privately...I'd almost guarantee you he'd be honest and tell you point blank that he's getting his as.s handed to him by Fernando. Can Kimi turn it around? Sure, maybe...but enough of the "steeri...

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Also making excuses why he may not be performing at the highest level in the latest car isn't really synonomous with calling Vettel one of the all time greats, although i do think that some of the orbituraries on Vettel are somewhat premature I actually disagree with the idea that the "all time gre...

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Is this really a topic? There is no discussion in my opinion. Alonso is in a league of his own. I'm not really convinced. Kimi didn't have a clear weekend this weekend, and the main issue that seems to be with him and the car is the front end - China being a particularly front-end sensitive circuit...

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Would he let someone from another team go past? If not, then it's pretty unfair to ask him to let his teammate past. If the strategy relies on passing other cars, then those other cars should damn well need to be passed.

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I think what's happening to Vettel is the same thing that's happening to Kimi, especially when compared to both Ricciardo and Alonso. The former two are very straight line drivers who try to get a very smooth setup so they don't fight the car. The latter two aren't such straight line drivers, and ar...

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I find it odd that the regulations are so tightly defined. Why not just say - you have 100KG of fuel for the race, and 6xxKG for the car minus driver, and say 80KG for driver + seat, and leave it up to the teams/engine manufacturers to find the best ways to get the cars around the track. Whether tha...

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I wonder if, with a new chassis, Kimi's performances will improve relative to Fernando. It's interesting that Fernando identified the chassis issue after comparison with his own - obviously something was wrong with it (was it handling badly? was it just different?). Maybe teams should get drivers to...

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The thing that gets me is that in sport you do as much as you can without breaking the rules. That makes sense. In this sport in particular, 1% is the difference between a podium or not. If Red Bull were seeing inconsistent results from a sensor, and had a recommendation from the FIA in a TD to use ...

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The rumour is that the Ferrari power unit is not fixable this year. The problems are mechanical and not just software related. Not only is it down on power, it's also overweight. The homologation rules mean they can't fix it. I hope this is not true as Ferrari are heading for a disaster this year o...

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The points don't really do justice to just how much quicker this Mercedes is to the rest of the pack. Two point seven seconds per lap. I'll say that again - two point seven seconds per lap. I think that Mercedes engine is significantly better than the other two - it shows it at the start of the race...

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I reckon Kimi had the measure of Fernando today, but lost it massively with his start - primarily by following a slow Bottas to the outside line instead of protecting himself from Fernando's mad charge. Kimi accelerated well, just got lost behind the Williams. Credit where due to Fred though, it was...

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Alonso had the upper hand on Kimi all race really. During the first part of the race after the pitstop, Alonso was held up by Hulk whilst Kimi hung on to the end of the train. Considering Bottas and Hulk finished in between both of them, I doubt Kimi would've followed Alonso home, his pace wasn't t...

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I thought the race pace for both seemed similar, until the last stint, where Fernando had about 3 tenths over Kimi lap upon lap. I'd pretty much chalk that up to tyres and comfort with the car - Kimi looked like he was fighting that horse quite a bit more than Nando, which is funny because usually i...

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As for this thread title, I don't believe anyone is faster than Kimi "by some margin". Alonso has the edge in quali but we don't need to argue about that because we'll get to see that match up soon enough (in like 7 months time :] ). Salivating at the prospect. It could be the best battle since Sen...

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In fact, had Raikkonen's McLaren not been so unreliable in 2003 and 2005, he'd be a triple world champion and Alonso would have just one. Just sayin. And well said, too! Fuji 2007 Abu Dhabi 2010 Spa 2012 A 5-time champ becomes a 2-time champ Ifs, buts, maybes If Vettel's parents hadn't conceived hi...

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Firstly, team mate comparisons across years are simply flawed. Form matters. Car set-up matters. Team changes matter. If team mate comparisons are the go, then Alonso is no better than Jenson. Now, who would rate Jenson above Kimi? Jenson was more or less equal to Lewis at McLaren. Alonso was more o...

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