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David Coulthard: Sainz was perfectly within his rights to let his car drift...

David Coulthard: Leclerc will get a penalty for that.

Can't imagine why the disparity.

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That's the sort of thing I used to roll my eyes at when playing on the original Playstation! Seems like everything the FIA comes up with to stop drivers going off track causes problems... surely the electronic route is the answer, since the drivers (cough VETTEL cough) are hellbent on ignoring track...

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Would like to see Seb at Mercedes mainly to watch him and Lewis in equal cars. Of course they could also race in equal cars at Ferrari. Would settle a lot of bickering about who is winning just because they have the better car. It really wouldn't... whoever moved to the other's team would be disadv...

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https://www.planetf1.com/news/f1-bosses ... -for-2021/

All for this, but it will NEVER EVER happen. Look what happened last time they restricted radio...

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Unsafe release?

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“I hate people going back a number of years because the rulebook’s evolved, the manner in which they’ve been interpreted has evolved with everyone being involved in that discussion. When we start talking about precedent and incidents occurring three years ago, what may have been a breach then becaus...

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Herb wrote: Championship position should have no impact on stewards decisions.

That ship sailed a long time ago.

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Lt. Drebin wrote:Zero chances of rain. Just checked it.

Shocker, there hasn't been a wet start since they changed the rules about reforming the grid after the safety car.

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It seems slightly odd to have a second race in a country that doesn't have a (popular) driver. Spain and Germany got second races because they had superstar drivers...

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I don't foresee sleepless nights in Toto's future. Maybe Bottas's, and definitely Vettel's, but not Toto's...

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Well now that it is here I guess we shall see. But I still don’t like it. Will it lead to the front runners pushing more at the end of races? I’m not so sure because taking care of the tires and preserving the position is most definitely more important than the 1 point you get for fastest lap. And ...

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Point for fastest lap is much better than a point for pole. At least a WDC can't be decided before a race starts this way.

Also this will ensure the top teams need to show their genuine pace, if only for one lap.

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The radio is probably quite important for the 'show'. As it's almost impossible to see the driver these days, it at least gives some connection for the viewer to the human inside the car. When we talk about 'spec' parts, is it the case that the teams are making the parts to a spec or is it that they...

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Wouldn't they push hard at the start to burn off the fuel and then once they'd got just barely enough to make it to the end of the race they'd start coasting again.

Best idea would be a mandatory fuel refill about 2/3rds of the way through the race!

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What do gearboxes add to the show?

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Yeah, I don't trust Horner when he says next year's car will look different, because they never do.

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I still think we can not compare drivers of the different era, and the hazy lines between them makes it even harder to do so. Then, there is also a period of a driver in his prime and out of his prime. One can thin of many other factors. Also, who can deny that, for example Lecler wasn't driving on...

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He talks a lot of sense, but of course it's Eddie Irvine so people will talk him down...

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4:39, so McLaren have decided that racing drivers in 2050 will have big breasts?

Honestly, what a load of corporate waffle.

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Hmm, it's no wonder people get frustrated with a sport when it's almost 'normal' for one team to win for years at a time is it? Well I guess that's what they are looking to change for 2021 onwards, F1 has basically always been like this. Williams had the best car 1992-1997 with a blip in 1994 becau...

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Hmm, it's no wonder people get frustrated with a sport when it's almost 'normal' for one team to win for years at a time is it? Well I guess that's what they are looking to change for 2021 onwards, F1 has basically always been like this. Williams had the best car 1992-1997 with a blip in 1994 becau...

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Hmm, it's no wonder people get frustrated with a sport when it's almost 'normal' for one team to win for years at a time is it?

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At Interlagos Lewis Hamilton was less than a lap from exhaust system failure when the lean mixture sent the temperatures soaring above 1000 degrees F. The team enriched the fuel mapping and Lewis was able to finish and win the race. Then he would have DNF'd, and we'd have one step further towards u...

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Pointless making a rule and then changing it... no doubt they'll break the age limit rule and allow a 15 year old wonderkid to race at some point

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Well to me there's no doubt that he's extremely talented. His performances post-Monaco have generally been excellent. He's been the match of Hamilton in performance, producing the sort of level which could beat Hamilton should he be in similar machinery. He's been impressive and is consistently dan...

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Maybe if there was a mandatory two pitstop rule, the drivers would be able to hammer the tyres properly?

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I never really understand this idea of unlapping yourself, unless you are massively faster and can pull a gap immediately then surely you'll be given blue flags straight away?

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Is it too early to call 2019?

I have no inclination to believe anything other than another Hamilton title.

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You could also argue that if Hamilton and Alonso hadn't been so focused on each other in 2007 Kimi might not have even have one.

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At least they are sponsoring a team who are struggling, rather than just jumping on the Merc bandwagon.

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But if passing was simple where would the tension have been? If overtaking is easy the fast cars automatically get to the front, besides, Max went from 18th to 2nd.....

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Let's also not forget that Kimi took 130 more races to get one extra win. It's not as if Kimi spent the first ten years of his career driving for Minardi either.

Mika won 12% of his F1 races, Kimi has won 7%.

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At the end of the race on Channel 4 it was stated that Kimi was now the most successful Finn with 21 races to Mika's 20. But surely, one more win doesn't trump Mika's 2nd championship victory! Total ******s from the commentators as usual... So did they forget Mika had two WDCs or are they seriously ...

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Max obvious driver of the day.

Pleased for Kimi, though I don't see he's the most succesful Finn ever. He has one more race win, Mika has one more WDC!!!

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I'm just wondering if they pick the wrong time of the year to race in Austin given how often it seems to rain? Historically, October is usually dry in Texas. TX was in drought as recently as late September. I run another weekend-long outdoor event annually in North Texas. And normally it is dry. Ho...

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Bottas may have pole but I can't see him defending if Hamilton makes a pass... so team orders will be unnecessary, so Vettel's only hope is a lunge at the pair of them really.

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I remember when Michelin were a joke.... how times change.

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The tires look pretty cool. 18 inches can be done and not be ugly. A lot of the changes will contain air from being directed sideways and should allow trailing cars to get closer. This is designed to bring back closer competition. Lower, sleeker, swooshier. But this is just one of many intended cha...

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Honestly I'm getting sick of these supposedly accurate models that people create to try to tell us what "would" happen "if" blah blah blah. Isn't it enough to watch what actually does happen? These people who attempt to deconstruct the sport into some kind of abstraction almost always have an agend...

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You have to say, it's hard to think of any sport were records have stood from the 'golden age' or whatever you want to call it. I'm thinking particularly of athletics, but also generally speaking the baseline becomes higher. For instance, in the 80s I was a 'competent' guitarist, but today I would b...

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