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Current F1 does not suit his style. He is aggressive driver who regularly overtakes on rare places in spectacular way. Now we suddenly have F1 where drivers drive 80% because of tyres. That's what makes him so down IMHO. This. I think too, it's the current way F1 is. It does not allow him to use hi...

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I think this was pure team error. In situations like this the pilots have absolutely no idea of the complete picture, what is going on, when to pit, if to pit, how to drive, fast, slow, to maintain tempo. With crashes and SC the chaos (especially with this bizarre rules) is such, that it should be c...

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I think the situation is pretty simple and logical. Nico knows the car for many years. What hi lacked was the speed factor, and with Hamilton's arrival he obviously got access to data and information on how to get that, watching what Hamilton does. On the other hand, getting in a new team is much ha...

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I don't see anything so bad you need to worry about. The situation is quite normal. The car was built for years around Nico and Schumacher, Hamilton has had just few races in it and is still ahead in championship. True, Nico looks very focused but he knows the car. Hamilton doesn't. He doesn't even ...

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Monaco is the last place where a driver shows how good he is. This joke of a "track" for F1 cars is a real disgrace for driving sport cars. I don't care about the history or whatever it has through the years. Every year i kind of skip Monaco cause its damn boring. When the most exciting thing in a F...

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these tyres add extra challenge for drivers to be competitive, even if they can't achieve 100% speed their driving is far more interesting than just going all flat out on the accelerator pedal, let's see how skilled and complete drivers they are, not just a pole-to-win procession. So now driving sl...

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Does anyone seriously want to go back to 2005 type tyres that last a whole race? 2005 had the lowest overtaking figures in history. Does anyone really want a repeat of 2004 where one driver won 13 races? Only one other driver won more than once. It was a dull season. Those of you who say 'I'd prefe...

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Another tyre thread? Really? They produce what they were asked to produce. Really? You complain about another thread about tyres on the forums, when 99% of the comments, talks and everything in F1 now is about tyres? How is another thread about tyres not absolutely in tone with what's going in F1? ...

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There is definitely something very wrong with F1 at the moment. I have never thought that this sport would be about driving slower. It's becoming ridiculous. I definitely don't want the procession days back, but now it looks like changing one bad thing with another, still bad, just another. How can ...

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Good pole by Nico. But i think getting pole is losing it's appeal with those tyres and we have seen that in several races already. Nico was fastest and it looked like Hamilton was more cautious. We already saw Vettel ignoring q3 in previous races and still getting great result. We saw previous race ...

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You know, I think Hamilton is trying too hard to be the 'celebrity' of F1 with his tattoos and model/singer girlfriend. It's irritating. Plus the fact that he keeps digging at other people and going on and on and on and on about how humble and mature he is, whilst trying to convince everyone that h...

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There is no such thing as Law of Averages. This is a common myth, a belief, without any mathematical real sense. While there is some real math about random events and a probability that a random event could even out, it is for VERY LARGE samples. There is no natural law or mechanic that says it work...

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And who was the driver who wanted blue flags for cars in front of him when those cars were just ahead of him in the standing and the team just responded "We know what to do, just drive" or something like that

was hilarious

i think he was Perez, right?

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I think lately, at least from what we hear as radio msgs, the calmest and most relaxed driver is Hamilton. He is mostly providing information or is listening to it. All the others have whined for something, though Button's whine about Perez was justified i think. The guy tried to ram him from behind...

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1. Hamilton 2. Vettel 2. Alonso As much as i like Kimi and think he is a better driver than Vettel, so far he hasn't shown he is actually very fast and quali shows this. It's still early to decide but so far i have the feeling he is just cruising fine in a car greatly suited for the current tyre sit...

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@minchy: I may have misunderstood your post but wouldn't unlimited KERS defeat the object? It's use is as much strategic as performance-enhancing: the driver has to think about where he applies it during the lap, since he has a limited amount. If it was unlimited then they'd surely just have it on ...

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Wow, that was a bit touchy, why should Nico feel bad, he's not had the material to do any better IMO, he's been faster than Lewis both in qualy and race. He's not been allowed to have one of the podiums, and the car has broken down 2 races. He's doing fine. But where do you get that from? Sorry, bu...

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As for "Nico is a very good driver and he finally has someone to pull him ahead and motivate him to try harder and better" - presumably this is a dig at Schumi. The Merc is a better car this year than it was last year and IMO Nico is not driving any better than he did last year. It's not a dig at S...

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I think he's doing just fine, he gambled and setup the car for qualy, which lead to extended tyre wear in the race, and got hit by Webber. But, Merc have to try some different approaches. He still proved he is every bit as fast as Lewis in race and qualy, and had a car that ran to the end, first ti...

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I think he's doing just fine, he gambled and setup the car for qualy, which lead to extended tyre wear in the race, and got hit by Webber. But, Merc have to try some different approaches. He still proved he is every bit as fast as Lewis in race and qualy, and had a car that ran to the end, first ti...

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We don't need the artificial thing that DRS is. What we need is rules that remove the blocking and let the drivers pass each other in a natural way, so we may see more late breaking, different lines and careful slipstreaming. And of course, some chance of defending.

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For this race, coffee, which i almost never drink. For races usually, some crickets and beer

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Of course the top dogs should be used to that pressure, but you never know... Vettel especially is showing sings of nervousness under it . Alonso also shows nerves, even with his experience, and Hamilton is often trigger happy. What are you using as grounds to say that when Vettel has an impressive...

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I am amazed by the ongoing BS about "politically correct talking" and "equality of genders". Of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but do we have to bend the truth just to sound "politically correct" ? What's next? Censorship? Dictatorship? There is no equality of genders and it's wr...

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It's not just slipstreaming, main reason we don't see exciting overtakes in the corners is the fear of the pilots to hit the brakes hard and late. Late breaking and tucking in the corner later than your opponent and thus overtaking him requires and shows skill but requires tires. With current tire s...

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I think my main gripe with the lovefest is they just aren't being sincere about it either. Hamilton thinks Hamilton's the best. Alonso thinks Alonso's the best. Vettel thinks Vettel's the best. I don't believe anything other than this. Well said and i agree with this. Guys, it's all mind games. You...

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It has affected, generally almost all pilots in a negative way, as they are used to going for faster. But i don't think Hamilton has forgotten how to drive aggressive and fast, as shown in quali, where you need to be fast and aggressive to squeeze the max speed possible. He is just holding back due ...

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I think we have lost the old lewis, prior to that period where the stewards picked on him he was much more agressive and better at overtaking, now he is evidently more cautious as seen yesterday when he was slower at overtaking than alonso through the traffic. I don't agree with that. He is just mo...

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All of those, though, have proven that they can win and be very fast in what is not the best car on the grid, something we still have to see Vettel proving. Vettel had an impressive year-and-a-half in the Toro Rosso. And I'm not even talking solely about the win, I'm talking about outscoring the co...

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One thing is sure, if you put any of Lewis, Alonso, Kimi in the car Vettel had/has they will smoke the competition. All of those, though, have proven that they can win and be very fast in what is not the best car on the grid, something we still have to see Vettel proving. Of course it's not his faul...

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Top 20 is a bit too much for me so i will point just my top 10. I liked the way a guy showed them up, separated in groups and will do the same. The pilots in the same group are not in any particular order, just random inside the group. Top 3: Hamilton Schumacher Kimi Top 5: Alonso Vetel Top 10: Butt...

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The fact that Ferrari's has a name for their fanbase in the "tifosi" speaks volumes. I know people will say it is just in Italy but it is not. If you look at the grandstands at any F1 race you see loads of Ferrari caps and flags. They are the team that attracts the most supporters to cheer the team...

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But with the years passing and new, young "fans" coming into the sport their influence diminishes. Also with the retirement of Schumacher a lot of their fans have decreased, Are you sure of this? I am not. In this same time they have added both Kimi & Alonso who also have strong fan bases. There is...

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Interesting topic. As much as i have disliked Ferrari through the years i think they are very important for F1, probably the most important, in terms of advertising, team in F1. But with the years passing and new, young "fans" coming into the sport their influence diminishes. Also with the retiremen...

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Yes, F1 have always been, before not long ago, about sprinting from start to the end. That's the whole idea behind this sport. That's what gave it the crown as being the fastest, most relentless and uncompromising in terms of speed, motor sport. Not always, only during the years when refueling and ...

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SilverstoneRegular wrote:They're making tyres the FIA ask for and not FOM (Bernie)

Yeah, sure it's FIA...not the Presindetn/CEO and part owner of the group that owns F1 who pulls the strings

Wake me up, when it's not about money...

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I am not sure why Pirelli agrees to play Bernie's game. It actually benefits only him, lining his pockets with money. For sure most of the "new" fans that supposedly will start watching F1 because of the tire drama it has become, will not know the internals of F1 and will not know that Pirelli don't...

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Who has won the first two races? Kimi and Vettel? Seems like world class skilled drivers are still winning the races then so lets not put in casual drivers just yet and lets watch the skilled drivers race in the formulae that makes F1 so fascinating True that, they are, but the relative skill stays...

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... It is a 90-minute race, not a sprint. Not the best comparison in the world but a poster did mention that one would not enter Usain Bolt for a marathon. You gotta be kidding, right? Comparing a human being with a machine, made for only one purpose - be driven to the limit, challenge the possibil...

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Fixed quotes! ....... Somebody made a remark about Lauda having to choose between RTL and Mercedes, but I think few people are more aware about the public perception of F1, the FIA, pitwall control over race drivers, etc. than him. Of course, I can't deny I have always been grateful for his brutal ...

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