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Although people seem to have this view that the McLaren chassis was as bad previous years as this year there is no actual proof of that. There have been enough changes in the design that they could have lost their way with this chassis and others were much better. I'll admit they could have been bu...

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I would agree with your basic point that Vettel was not in the top two of poor performances compared to a teammate for 2014, but I don't think he was behind all the people you named either. Chilton and Kimi I believe were the two with the worst head-to-head record against their teammates. Respect y...

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Remember that Kimi and Vettel were the 2 drivers who got the most heavy beating from their teammates back in 2014. That honor would probably go to Magnussen, Perez, Chilton and Maldonado before it's Vettel's turn. Magnussen actually (narrowly) beat Button in qualifying (in contrast to the other men...

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I also think that Vettel's race was not overall great - despite the fine overtaking. He was unusually not inmpressive regarding his race pace vis-à-vis Räikkönen (again by his high standards) - who himself arguably could have done more to challenge Verstappen. Ferrari really should have won this ra...

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1. Magnussen was ahead and on the inside while entering the braking zone. 1. You're wrong https://image.ibb.co/kQDGPy/Screen_Shot_2018_07_03_at_23_21_24.jpg Well if you're going to prove I'm wrong I expect to see a still of the drivers entering the braking zone instead of midway in the braking zone...

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Remember that Kimi and Vettel were the 2 drivers who got the most heavy beating from their teammates back in 2014. That honor would probably go to Magnussen, Perez, Chilton and Maldonado before it's Vettel's turn. Magnussen actually (narrowly) beat Button in qualifying (in contrast to the other men...

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davidheath461 wrote:Remember that Kimi and Vettel were the 2 drivers who got the most heavy beating from their teammates back in 2014.

That honor would probably go to Magnussen, Perez, Chilton and Maldonado before it's Vettel's turn.

mds

Vettel lost plenty of places at turn 1 and turn 3 on the first lap. Most of it because he got nudged by Grosjean though. He lost the rear and ran wide at turn 3. Which is not where he lost "plenty" of places. He lost 2 places on that corner :lol: 1. Magnussen was ahead and on the inside while enter...

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Ah, didn't realise you were such an emoticon expert. You always taught me that using too many emoticon's means that you are losing an argument. :nod: 8) :lol: . Well, I didn't use too many of them. And you can just about stop deliberately antagonizing people. Why? he was outqualified by Bottas. :uh...

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I do not think the Ferrari was inferior on race pace based on the long runs in FP and the actual race. Ok, but even then it wasn't better either and given how in current F1 equal cars don't usually overtake that was still not a good showing. Sure he got impeded by Ricciardo but if he hadn't totally...

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davidheath461 wrote:
mds wrote:
davidheath461 wrote:Vettel lost plenty of places at turn 1 and turn 3 on the first lap.
Most of it because he got nudged by Grosjean though.
He lost the rear and ran wide at turn 3.

Which is not where he lost "plenty" of places.

mds

Ah, didn't realise you were such an emoticon expert. You always taught me that using too many emoticon's means that you are losing an argument. :nod: 8) :lol: . Well, I didn't use too many of them. And you can just about stop deliberately antagonizing people. Why? he was outqualified by Bottas. :uh...

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davidheath461 wrote:Vettel lost plenty of places at turn 1 and turn 3 on the first lap.

Most of it because he got nudged by Grosjean though.

mds

AMuS is giving other drivers a 10 - that doesn't really support the idea that Hamilton would realistically be in contention for DotD. Same applies to Vettel. Yet i don't see Zoue saying it's "hilarious" that 11 people voted for Vettel. :lol: :lol: :lol: try again mds. ;) I'm not here to make a case...

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Just reporting facts to you Zoue. No need to attack the messenger ;) Clearly the writers at autosport thought he did something to warrant an 8, so maybe you should accept that someone has a different opinion to you? 8) They can if they want, no problem. Doesn't mean I can't still find it hilarious ...

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So Autosport rated Hamilton as an 8, and Vettel as a 7. For the weekend or for the race? British journo? :] AMuS also gave him an 8. Try again mds. :nod: :lol: You do realize that smiley meant a tongue in cheek comment right? However the first question was genuine - weekend or race? If weekend I ca...

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I understand your view. But as a whole that was a pretty exhilerating battle. And exactly the stuff you expect to see in F2.

mds

davidheath461 wrote:So Autosport rated Hamilton as an 8, and Vettel as a 7.

For the weekend or for the race?

British journo?

mds

So a third DRS zone for Silverstone as well, optional depending on how brave the drivers feel using it as it's through corners: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/137157/new-british-gp-drs-zone-adds-corners-challenge A third DRS zone has been placed on the circuit's start/finish straight as part of ...

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To answer to the main thread topic: I love F2, as I loved GP2 and FR3.5, as I love F3 and FR2.0, and pretty much any kind of racing. There's two main things I like about following F1's feeder series: 1. The competitiveness and fierce racing of youngsters who are all vying for the spotlight with one ...

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Totally agree, I'm thoroughly enjoying F2 this season. The quality of the racing shows what F1 could be if the cars could follow each other more easily. It's not just "following each other more easily". It's a consequence of having a spec car that is the same for everyone, barring minor setup adjus...

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Placating Vettel should actually not supersede winning the championship. If Vettel were winning titles for them then by all means I would say don't rock the boat but that's not what's happening. They haven't gotten over the hump but yet they are complacent. With Ricciardo on the market, they showed...

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More assumptions. You assume that they "are not stupid" (presumably that they cannot be making a mistake with their overall decision). You assume that their decision not to sign Daniel is data-driven. You are making a ton of assertions without any real evidence behind them. You seem to not realize ...

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Hamilton could have sneaked the title if not for 2 risky passes in 2010 in the run in. Admittedly he had the third best car by that point and needed to take risks but he still had 2 collisions and DNFs in the title run in. He also went off the road in Korea, from the lead. He had a good year, but t...

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Hamilton didn't even say that though I didn't say he did. It was in the context of accepted driver>pit but not pit>driver radio. Here I am actually wanting to stop focusing on Hamilton and make a broader point, but then you focus on Hamilton again. Drivers shouldn't question decisions? ... OK, read...

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Gunther Steiner told Grosjean to shut up, I think that was last year? This is a very good example. It sticks because it's not often heard - but how many times have we heard a driver asking the race engineer to shut up? It happens quite regularly. Hamilton didn't even say that though I didn't say he...

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There are a whole lot of unsupported assumptions in this post. If "the team comes first" at Ferrari then wouldn't they prioritize the WCC and not the WDC? Wouldn't they urgently look to replace an under-performing driver? Kimi has been at Ferrari for 5 years in this second stint and he hasn't even ...

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Because in this instance the public responses other than what was on the radio by the drivers were all positive, so what would be their relevance? Anymore than what would be said behind closed doors be. The wider point was drivers criticising the team, when it doesn't tend to happen the other way r...

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[ I think it's ridiculous that a driver cannot be allowed to question a decision by a team especially when it's such a glaring mistake and loses him the race, I'm sure Red Bull aplogised to Ricciardo after Monaco 2016 yet here we are setting up Hamilton as some kind of prima-donna because he said "...

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Placating Vettel should actually not supersede winning the championship. If Vettel were winning titles for them then by all means I would say don't rock the boat but that's not what's happening. They haven't gotten over the hump but yet they are complacent. With Ricciardo on the market, they showed...

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Drivers regularly use those on the pit wall as punchbags. If you are going to highlight that issue I would suggest that a driver saying 'What the hell was that. How did we miss that' when he's just lost the lead for no apparent reason is not even close to being a relevant example. And I'm not sure ...

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Well, I don't really have a problem with the apology, drivers to the same from time to time when they underperform. What I question more is things like "what the hell was that". You have to wonder how Hamilton would react if his engineer would have asked him after Canada qualifying: "what the hell ...

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So a third DRS zone for Silverstone as well, optional depending on how brave the drivers feel using it as it's through corners: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/137157/new-british-gp-drs-zone-adds-corners-challenge A third DRS zone has been placed on the circuit's start/finish straight as part of t...

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Drivers regularly use those on the pit wall as punchbags. If you are going to highlight that issue I would suggest that a driver saying 'What the hell was that. How did we miss that' when he's just lost the lead for no apparent reason is not even close to being a relevant example. Of course it's cl...

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I must be missing something here. On old engines Bottas qualified 2nd, and Hamilton was a tenth behind in 4th. Bono had all the information in front of him during qualifying and would certainly know where Hamilton lost the tenth. So I still don't get why Bono would say 'what the hell was that?' Com...

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Well, I don't really have a problem with the apology, drivers to the same from time to time when they underperform. What I question more is things like "what the hell was that". You have to wonder how Hamilton would react if his engineer would have asked him after Canada qualifying: "what the hell ...

mds

Well, I don't really have a problem with the apology, drivers to the same from time to time when they underperform. What I question more is things like "what the hell was that". You have to wonder how Hamilton would react if his engineer would have asked him after Canada qualifying: "what the hell ...

mds

Well, I don't really have a problem with the apology, drivers to the same from time to time when they underperform. What I question more is things like "what the hell was that". You have to wonder how Hamilton would react if his engineer would have asked him after Canada qualifying: "what the hell w...

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1983 was apparently the last time the WEC raced there. I assume they stopped for the same reason F1 did, safety. For reference the fastest F1 time there was 6:58.6 set in 1975 by Niki Laura (and on a 2km longer track at the time) so I imagine the F1 cars of today could do something pretty special i...

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I'm not sure what F1 car could beat it , you'd have to be a brave man to push a modern F1 car as hard as he was pushing that Porsche. What Pirelli tyre could stay in the window across that lap? One that's similarly modified to the Porsche. There's no point trying to beat an illegal LMP1 car with a ...

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