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Here is a metric that makes the most sense to me. Winning Percentage. Number of races entered/Wins. 1. Juan Manual Fangio - 52 Entries - 24 Wins - WP 46.15% 2. Alberto Ascari - 33 Entries - 13 Wins - WP 39.39% 3. Jim Clark - 73 Entries - 25 Wins - WP 34.25% 4. Lewis Hamilton - 223 Entries - 69 Wins...

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Hamilton, Ricciardo, & Grosjean
Hamilton and Ricciardo for the same reasons as everyone else.
Grosjean for the way he has turned a dreadful first half of the season around.

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My question is what happens if and when Sebastian gets within striking distance of Max. That particular Red Bull has been known to do crazy things when it sees a red car. Ferrari should probably start planning pit strategy to get around Max without on track confrontations. Prophet! Thank You!! Than...

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I don't agree with Vettel's hastiness at all in that moment. He has to go big or go home to turn the Championship around so it was understandable in one way but a pragmatic approach could have seen him follow Max closely, nail the chicane and nail him down the starting straight. Vettel says "it's a...

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I'm no Max fan, but I'd put this one almost entirely onto Vettel. He came from so far behind and committed to a dive bomb on a driver who was never going to just back out and avoid him. Max left enough space for Vettel to get back out of the move, but not enough for him to overtake. :thumbup: :thum...

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I think that Sebastian threw his result away in the cockup with Max. Had he been more patient, he would have had a better chance at passing Valtteri at the end than Max had. Could have easily been: 1. Lewis, 2. Sebastian, 3. Valtteri on the podium.

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My question is what happens if and when Sebastian gets within striking distance of Max. That particular Red Bull has been known to do crazy things when it sees a red car.

Ferrari should probably start planning pit strategy to get around Max without on track confrontations.

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More interesting is what Vettel's margin to Bottas will be. He's 67 points behind today. By the end of Austin that is likely to be in the mid 50s assuming Hamilton ahead Merc 1-2s. Bottas led 1-2s for the remaining 3 circuits will take a minimum of 30 more points off of it, assuming Vettel is 3rd w...

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Concerning Vettel, I am coming to a conclusion that Ferrari is very much lacking in stability of their car and Ferrari does not look as stable as Mercedes. IMO, Ferrari has a driver problem. :nod: Exactly why Leclerc is a great choice. Either Vettel pulls his finger out next year or they will start...

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Paolo_Lasardi wrote:
Lt. Drebin wrote:Concerning Vettel, I am coming to a conclusion that Ferrari is very much lacking in stability of their car and Ferrari does not look as stable as Mercedes.
IMO, Ferrari has a driver problem.

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The only way I see that Seb won't finish ahead of Kimi is if he crashes into someone. He wouldn't try to pass everyone on the first lap, would he???

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Well, Sebastian has only ever won from grid positions 1, 2, or 3. Now he has a chance to improve on that statistic by scoring an impressive win from P9.

...or not!!!

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It is amazing track and very demanding anyways so I hope it is dry all weekend. I am sure Ferrari will be closer to Mercedes tomorrow Saturday is predicted to have scattered showers, so a good chance of rain in FP3 or qualifying. Sunday, the race is predicted to be dry. Would not mind seeing the or...

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Ferrari doesn't seem to think it's their power unit that is the problem. Arrivabene says they are just as fast as Mercedes on the straights. Arrivabene was clear, however, that Ferrari's recent drop in form has more to do with its performance in slow speed corners than on the straights. "It's nothin...

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https://preview.redd.it/3tlas1vlsaq11.png?width=960&crop=smart&s=494ece787e917e28207f8b653df2a25261160366 Source: https://preview.redd.it/3tlas1vlsaq11.png?width=960&crop=smart&s=494ece787e917e28207f8b653df2a25261160366 Would have guessed that Vader was supporter of Racing Point (Dark side of the) ...

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FP1 done: https://scontent.fbom16-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/43162241_1176408482516132_7937652415493308416_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&oh=c96d2a669cc277ce98a489624bfd4e47&oe=5C1BA143 Source - https://scontent.fbom16-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/43162241_1176408482516132_7937652415493308416_o.jpg?_nc_cat=102&oh=c96...

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I don't think there is any necessary hypocrisy in recognizing that team orders are a fact of life in Formula One while not liking them at all. Orders are something that teams will use even if officially banned. Up and down the grid teams will maximize their points in both WDC and WCC standings with ...

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sandman1347 wrote:Watch out for Max in this race. He will be a threat for the win IMO.

Well, he has finished 2nd the last two Japanese Grand Prix. Once behind Nico and once behind Lewis.

Never have thought that much about Max being a threat at Suzuka.

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1zX-sZGLl_k I still think that block was out of order. No driver should be forced to slam the brakes on halfway down a straight to avoid a crash. Can you tell who goes to the right first? The overtaking driver is not limited in the number of moves he can make. The defending driver can only make one...

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Both Ferrari and RBR pull only one set of the hardest compound available. :?: :?: :?: It only makes sense to me that for every compound you have, you need one set to practice on and one set for the race. I am wondering what McLaren are thinking with their tire choices for Alonso and Vandoorne. Nobod...

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Well Bottas came back strong in Sochi, outperforming his team-mate over the weekend and showing he had enough performance to likely win the race. I can't remember when Kimi last showed true race-winning pace (anyone?). I would say Monza. Without Mercedes team game Kimi would have won that one easil...

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The Vettel error that lost him P2. He had a big lock up into turn 12, leaving a long black mark on the track and completely missing the apex and lost 0.5 allowing Hamilton to be very close through 13 and into the DRS zone. Another big own goal by Vettel when under pressure. He would have taken -3 f...

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This from a post on Reddit: Liberty, it's embarrassing to watch people chasing the drivers like they stole just to get a "heat of the moment interview" right after they get out of the car, please stop that. I just watched Di Resta chasing Hamilton around and it's just a bad comedy. Let the drivers c...

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Bottas started the day three points behind Raikkonen. VB-171 to KR-174. Valtteri ended up the day three points ahead of Kimi. VB-189 to KR-186. Seems to me that Mercedes needs to start supporting Valtteri to beat Kimi for third in the drivers championship. This battle has not received much of any at...

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Of course Bottas is professional enough to understand that. Even I understand that line of reasoning. What I don't understand is what I didn't see: the necessity. Desirable it may have been, though the fact that both drivers scored points, with Bottas needing more of them than Hamilton, argues agai...

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Hamilton for the overtake on Vettel.
Valtteri for what should have been a victory.
Max for a great (and clean) drive from the back.

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The closest thing I heard was Paul Di Resta's conjecture that Lewis might let Valtteri back by at the end. He never claimed that the idea came from Merc, James Vowles, or Toto Wolff.

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Apparently Mercedes lied to Bottas about giving him the place back. That’s really ugly and shows what kind of team they really are. But of course, Ferrari are the ones who do team orders. Ferrari couldn’t even muster the courage to tell Kimi to get out of the way in Germany for 10 laps, when Vettel...

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Apparently Mercedes lied to Bottas about giving him the place back. That’s really ugly and shows what kind of team they really are. But of course, Ferrari are the ones who do team orders. Ferrari couldn’t even muster the courage to tell Kimi to get out of the way in Germany for 10 laps, when Vettel...

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Yeah. In 2015 Lewis clinched and then Nico won the last three races with Lewis cruising home second. Rosberg was Hamilton’s match for the last 10 races in 2015. Hamilton just managed to muscle by a turn 1 quite a few times. Nico has 7 straight poles. The only difference was Nico didn’t lose the lea...

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Had Bottas maintained a bigger gap to Hamilton, there likely would not have been team orders though. Vettel was getting close, and Hamilton's tires started developing blisters. That triggered the team order. I still feel bad for him, but with the championship not yet decided and at a critical junct...

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Of course there is. Planning for the future and keeping hold of a great young talent. Well yeah, in the future of course. But I was talking more about next season. I never mentioned next season and in fact Wolff has said he's comfortable with Ocon sitting out next season. Wolff will not be content ...

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Had Bottas maintained a bigger gap to Hamilton, there likely would not have been team orders though. Vettel was getting close, and Hamilton's tires started developing blisters. That triggered the team order. I still feel bad for him, but with the championship not yet decided and at a critical junct...

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And your username is? Have I missed something? Is Ocon going to Merc? By the way, I am a fan of Bottas as well. If he was in another team I would be rooting for him. If Ocon is going to Mercedes, that's exellent news. Is Ocon going to Merc? I kinda think thats the plan judging from whats been said....

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Merc are going to have to start supporting Valtteri as he and Kimi are only separated by a few points for third in the standings.

Valtteri is currently at 189 pts and Kimi is currently at 186. (Pts. after Sochi)
Valtteri gained six points today but Kimi is still well within striking range.

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Lewis not celebrating like he normally does. First goes over to console Valtteri. He wasn't successful, wasn't he? :?: :?: :?: Hamilton wasn't really successful in consoling Bottas, wasn't he? Ok! Yeah, Hopefully Lewis will return the favor before the end of the year. Merc are going to have to star...

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Lt. Drebin wrote:
Mort Canard wrote:Lewis not celebrating like he normally does. First goes over to console Valtteri.
He wasn't successful, wasn't he?

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Lewis not celebrating like he normally does. First goes over to console Valtteri.

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Bottas told to "the positions will stay as they are". Radio msg; "We'll talk about it after the race."

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Only 9 laps now for Verstappen on hyper soft now, how strange Max on Ultras not Hypers. Don't know why they chose that. :?: :?: :?: Really odd. They didn't have anything to lose by taking a punt on Hypers. With the cars lighter and the track more rubbered in it could have got interesting. :thumbup:

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