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Zoue wrote:Just seen a replay and what I didn't realise was that Max bumped Kimi which helped him make his overtake. Naughty. I'm surprised the stewards didn't do anything

The stewards looked at it and decided no action required.

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Why are people only bringing up FI in the comparison? Mercedes has done it as well.

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Sauber the only team splitting strategy?

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Those numbers look interesting. Now all we need is a clean weekend for Grosjean and Haas might be able to show some of the promise from week 1.

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It was ridiculous how early, and how hard, he was able to get on the throttle out of every corner. The speed he was carrying through some of the corners was nuts. About 100 kph/60 mph through the carousel without being able to use the banked part.

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I’m not a big fan of Alonso but I have to say we’ve got enough data on him to say he’s well rounded. However, as far as I know we’ve not seen Hamilton in anything other than carts or the cars that flow up the ladder to F1 so in my mind the same can’t be said for him at this point. While Indy is stil...

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Grosjean is perfectly happy at Haas and they seem to still be okay with him. It would take some one Kimi level to want to go there and them feeling that they are ready to push to the front of the field for them to want to push Romain out.

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While Haas is a better bet for having a car to compete regularly in the midfield right now they’re not looking for a driver who’s only there for a year or two being groomed for Ferrari. They want to hire their own driver that they can keep. There’s also the point that next year Sauber could be close...

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I found Ferrari, FI, and Williams hard to choose this time around. Kimi had a horrible qualifying but showed well in the race. Vettel did okay in qualifying and had a great recovery drive, but the need for a recovery drive falls largely on him. In the end I gave it to Kimi. Both Williams drivers wer...

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At this point I would say max. Max isn’t having the best of seasons so far but you know what your getting with him. Leclerc is still unproven talent. Yes Leclerc has had some notable races but they have also come at the expense of other drivers retiring allowing Leclerc to finish in positions he ha...

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I don't really see how all this is relevant? He was told to maintain position and he ignored that order. Just like Vettel did in Malaysia just 18 months later. I'm not saying I necessarily blame Webber for it or think he did much wrong. I'm just saying it happened so we don't have speculate about W...

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Kimi lost out a bit at the start avoiding the mayhem but recovered to the podium. KMag solid job again but I also thought about Hulk for recovering well from a poor qualy. Leclerc again showing he belongs and putting his team mate deep into the shade.

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I’m afraid that it could turn into simply a halo car class and not a true prototype class. Don’t get me wrong. I think the idea of manufacturers racing their top of the line cars only modified for safety (roll cages/harnesses etc.) would be fun, but that’s not what I feel to be the top class of spor...

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It won’t be until at least this time next season before you could really say with any confidence since the sample size is still so small with Leclerc. That’s just talking about skill though. When it comes to temperament I’d pick Leclerc over Max in a heartbeat. It’s not just the over aggression on t...

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mikeyg123 wrote:
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mikeyg123 wrote:
Flash2k11 wrote:Waiting for another person to tell me Leclerc isnt the real deal
He's really not that much better than Ericsson.
Sarcasm?
Yes, and a reference to something we hear an awful lot about from one particular poster.

That’s what I was hoping. I didn’t think you were that daft.

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mikeyg123 wrote:
Flash2k11 wrote:Waiting for another person to tell me Leclerc isnt the real deal
He's really not that much better than Ericsson.

Sarcasm?

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Most drivers who manage to stay in F1 for more than a couple of years without a top drive are pretty equal in the “very good but not great” range and there’s very little to choose between them. I’m interested to see how things shake out next year when the driver + seat weight combined is used instea...

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I thought this was a thread about Le Mans.

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My thoughts on the ones being put forward so far in this thread. Perez isn’t an option, at any top team, because of his habit of racing his team mates harder than he does the opposition. Hulk would be a choice long term as a Kimi like, but possibly more consistent, number 2 driver. But it’d be caree...

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How is Porsche getting away with that Rothmans livery?

Even if they don’t have the name on there that’s the way it’s referenced every time the commentators mention it.

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Just for clarification and pedantry: It’s “write off” which is cancellation of a bad debt or worthless asset. As in the bad debt is written off the books. Yep bad grammar on my part. I wasn’t playing grammar Nazi on you. Just throwing a definition out there because another poster wasn’t familiar wi...

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I’m with you, just disappointed that the LMP1 field is down to one team. That's not entirely true, though in a practical sense it is. I can't imagine any of the other LMP1 teams are going to give Toyota much of a challenge. Looking forward to a great race. WEC is consistently an entertaining specta...

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Just for clarification and pedantry: It’s “write off” which is cancellation of a bad debt or worthless asset. As in the bad debt is written off the books.

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I’m with you, just disappointed that the LMP1 field is down to one team.

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Benetton/Renault did pretty well with a marketing guy in charge, and Ferrari is making a pretty good showing lately as well.

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There's a difference between Spa 2017 and Canada 2018 aswell. Mercedes did have a quali advantage last year, there's no doubt about that. I called the Ferrari the better race car, it looked quicker and could stay close to the Mercedes all race. If I remember rightly Kingvoid and Zoue's opinion was ...

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There's a difference between Spa 2017 and Canada 2018 aswell. Mercedes did have a quali advantage last year, there's no doubt about that. I called the Ferrari the better race car, it looked quicker and could stay close to the Mercedes all race. If I remember rightly Kingvoid and Zoue's opinion was ...

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I see Warheart voted for Hamilton again. Shocker! Who's Kimi's secret admirer? :lol: I was thinking the same! There's always one! As a long time Kimi fan I find it ridiculous to see him get votes in these polls when it’s not deserved. Then again I’m fair to point that I got scolded by my ex-wife fo...

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What’s weird is at the time I’m posting this comment there are 10 votes between the 2 drivers for Mercedes, Red Bull, and Force India but only 9 for every other team. There’s no wat to tell if that anomaly is all due to just one voter but if it is it’s kind of nuts to vote on a poll like this if you...

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I think he will not only chase the 'triple crown', but try to add a notch to it. So, (sensible) opinions of what other crown would he chase? Pikes Peak? Bathhurst? Dakar? what are you seeing as the triple crown, moby? Monaco GP... Indy 500. ...LeMans? The Daytona 500 has been considered by some. A ...

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The 70’s for me. While I was round in the 60’s and I love the looks of the cars from most disciplines from that decade my best memories come from my teenage years. Drivers drove in as many series as they could and the best of them won in everything they sat in. Aero made huge bounds in open wheels s...

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pokerman wrote:
Yes I'm sure Bottas would get out qualified by Verstappen like Ricciardo is, would Hamilton?

If you believe Hamilton is faster than Ricciardo, and Verstappen is faster than Bottas then it would stand to reason that Hamilton wouldn’t have it all his own way against Max.

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My DVR didn’t record the race so I’m watching the race replay now. And was amused when the VSC graphic came up saying “Drivers must increase speed by 40%”

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Why pity for Rossi? I just came here to praise his performance.

Started way in the back, finished 4th, and took the series lead back.

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Puts proof to the saying. Lies, damned lies, and statistics.

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I think in the henry surtees case, the fia said that from analysis it would have definitelly helped. The point some of us are making, at least i am trying to make, is that we don t see the racing being worse because of the halo. Other aspects, besides the racing, i don t care for. I am not sure, I ...

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It's hard to tell from the camera angle. But it looks to that although the trajectory was fairly vertical at the point of impact but not necessarily directly over his head. If that's the case a lot of the force would've been absorbed by the Halo. You also have to keep in mind that this wasn't a movi...

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Plaidsoft!

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I don't think it has ever been denied that halo would make situations like this safer. The debate was always about other situations where the halo could make things worse. We would have to see a situation where a wrecked car is upside down and on fire to make a proper judgement. Also a situation wh...

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What top-level competitive professional sports have a lot of people in their 40s and above, apart from maybe golf? Not trying to be funny here but struggling to think of ones off the top of my head Golf, Equestrianism, Archery, shooting, various strength sports, sailing... Basically anything where ...

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