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Yes Andretti has been in F1 as racing driver for "almost" a full season. I personally thought he never wanted to look back on F1. Even though he is right why does he care? He would like to compete in the series (a series he also praises) again but this time as a team owner? Some people are way too ...

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Leaving for Ireland and Scotland tomorrow! Wooooo!

A bit bummed about how cool your summers have been over there though. That just adds to the nasty wetness. :p

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Red Bull have always been so stingy when it comes to driver salaries. I remember Vettel earning a lot less than he should even when he was 3 and 4 times WDC. Button, Bottas and Merhi also should earn more than they do. Merhi in particular, why does he have to earn a third of what Stevens earns? Whe...

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Sounds about right. Having followed Lotus fairly closely in 2012-2013 with Kimi being there, it was abundantly clear in 2013 that there was some shaky financial ground and questionable leadership / decision making. Thankfully F1 is brilliantly run so a team like Lotus who's been successful in the la...

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Most team changes are gambles unless going from back markers to front runners. Hamilton indeed took a big leap. No one should deny him that. But it had quite a bit of logic to it: 1. They were improving with their tyre wear in 2012. 2. They were improving with their one lap pace in 2012. 3. The publ...

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Button seems to lack the outright pace of Hamilton in full wet conditions. The difference is his great feel in changeable conditions and optimal strategy calls. Button seems to lack the outright pace of Hamilton in general. That changes nothing in my mind. Look at Button's record vs. any of his tea...

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2006 Hungarian Grand Prix http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2f2z9f Alonso was an absolute monster in this race, simply out of this world. He started 15th and overtook NINE cars on the opening lap. Before Raikkonen's crash brought out the safety car on lap 26, he was 39 seconds ahead of the McLaren'...

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[quote="] And Bianchi? I can't believe he is even being mentioned in this thread, many current drivers took the same route through junior formulae as him and achieved more success more quickly. Any respectable driver should look good against Chilton. And even with that considered, Bianchi has had a...

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Hold on. Button only gets 5m a year?! Bargain driver of the decade right there!

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F1 isnt too slow. :thumbup: F1 is "slow" because of external factors, the actual cars are the quickest we've seen for a long time . While I don't think F1 is slow, I'm a bit puzzled by what your definition of "a long time" is. Probably '04. If this year's car had the technical freedoms concerning s...

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TheOtherGuy wrote:
nixxxon wrote:F1 isnt too slow.

F1 is "slow" because of external factors, the actual cars are the quickest we've seen for a long time.

While I don't think F1 is slow, I'm a bit puzzled by what your definition of "a long time" is.

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Well, at this point, if I was a team principal/owner, I'm not sure I'd prefer either as lead driver. If no #1 driver was available or already in the team though, I'd still take them as a lead driver over many others out there. If the car was a front runner, I'd take Kimi without question as the qua...

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Kvyat has been very good recently. However it is hard to compare the 2 drivers when the Renault engines are so flaky. Is that much different from last year though? Both Kvyat and Vettel last year had tons of engine issues (and so did the other Renault guys, too) which could have comprimised speed a...

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WILL WIN AGAIN
- Hamilton
- Vettel
- Rosberg

MIGHT WIN AGAIN
- Ricciardo
- Alonso

WILL NOT WIN AGAIN
- Raikkonen
- Massa
- Button
- Maldonaldo

WILL BECOME WINNERS IN FUTURE
- Sainz
- Verstappen
- Other feeder series recruits

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My wife and I took her stepbrother and stepsister to Jurassic World this weekend. We all loved it! I can't truly pick out something from the film I despised, so that's always a winner in my book! Felt the pacing, editing, acting, etc. were all great. But maybe I just love Chris Pratt now. :p T2:JD >...

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It does look like Alonso hit Kimi on this new video. They've been taking down fan footage of the crash - oddly, but while it lasts, it certainly does appear that is what happened there. Cars just don't lose it in that manner if there is no contact. And if one were to lose it like that, Ferrari need...

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It does look like Alonso hit Kimi on this new video. They've been taking down fan footage of the crash - oddly, but while it lasts, it certainly does appear that is what happened there. Cars just don't lose it in that manner if there is no contact. And if one were to lose it like that, Ferrari need...

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I think the comparisons just go to show how awesome our (motorsport) world is in general with its diversity. It's nice to see so many different methods of doing things. Refueling is dangerous, but I also think that once F1 got rid of refueling, the wheel issues have become a bit more dangerous since...

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Enjoyed single lap qualifying due to being able to watch each lap of each driver so critically, but for most reasons listed, our current qualifying format is better for overall intensity and for fairness. Not sure I'd change much about it. Even though I did like the idea of the Top 10 doing individu...

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Really good discussion going on in here, and it's refreshened a lot of memories! I had been to the USGP in 2004, and my dad's work friend had won tickets to go in 2005. I was very jealous since the McLaren was so good, but glad I didn't travel 10+ hours one way to see it once I realized what was hap...

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It was worth at least one watch if you're a Formula 1 fanatic. I found it about as interesting as "Senna", but didn't care for either overall. I did enjoy the footage of the racing though. I personally preferred the Jackie Stewart documentary ("Weekend of a Champion"? or similar) which can also be f...

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Don't care for the McLaren nose, but everything else on all of the cars looks good to me! Well done for some nice looking designs!

Probably all be slow though.

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Looks to me like Kimi got wheel spin over an uneven / bumpy track surface, and simply couldn't save it due to the high speed. Probably due to being on prime tire with little heat (let's be honest, it looks like he barely tries to get heat in them coming up to the grid slots...)

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I've found I definitely became oversaturated with F1 for my given interest level of motorsport (I don't even race anymore myself). I was very passionate about the sport when I first began watching in 2003. By 2009ish, I stopped watching practice sessions altogether. I do miss having good updates dur...

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None of that truly bothers me. However, I do miss seeing the INCREDIBLE direction change at the swimming pool in Monaco from just a few years ago. The cars definitely don't dance around on switchback corners quite like they used to.

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Potentially past drivers? Maybe Kamui for taking the seat in the green car? Kamui wasn't doing it to get paid or "say" he was in F1 though. The guy truly loved the sport, and his effort to go to Caterham was bellied by the fact that if you step BOTH feet outside of a drive, except on rare occasions...

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Good Lord. Definitely a divorce on the horizon.

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Well, the guy in 3rd or 4th was always Alonso who has dynamite starts no matter where he is. The poor guy in 2nd was probably Webber who constantly had clutch problems.

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Doing that wouldn't affect the actual "racing" much. It would actually keep that aspect cleaner since we are talking about racing that takes place on the same real estate (i.e. not separated lanes like track & field). Entertainment-wise? Overtaking-wise? Of course not. Not to me at least. But I admi...

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Zoue wrote:Let them do it in private, if they do it at all. This public self-flagellation is unnecessary

I agree! People are too insecure about not receiving PDA anymore.

Good on Romain for apologizing though. Can't take that away from him for admitting what was clearly an error and mis-reaction.

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No to a tyre war, it just leads to one group of teams being faster than others due to one thing that they don't even design themselves. Like... an engine war?! :-P Personally, I also don't want to see another tire war. I like tires being standardized because I feel tires have more impact on racing ...

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Yes the whole 'training the velociraptors' plot was ludicrous but for a film such as this does it matter? Not at all, IMO! It's essentially a fantasy film that tries to build that fantasy on our everyday reality. So I'm OK with it. You have to allow for some new ideas and concepts or everything wou...

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Been helped plenty by you guys for both my France/Italy honeymoon last year and my Ireland/Scotland trip this summer. Just counting down the days for that one! Haha! Damn your British Pound though! That exchange rate is downright unfair. :-P You guys have some awesome trips coming up by the sounds o...

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Romantic Ferrari drivers are... romantic. :-P Didn't Vettel say this same (or along the same lines) statement last year? Something about having to wrestle the cars? Also, Prema, Kimi is not wanting more dangerous moves from drivers, but more danger/excitement from driving the actual car. That's a HU...

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A better system to maximize the chances of poor racing is hard to imagine ! I dunno. It appears to me that we continually see great racing as the fastest car/person almost always continues to demonstrate that ability to finish first. Why do we always seem to confuse the term racing with passing or ...

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As Zoue and Prema have suggested, I, too, feel this is a proposition to Arrivabene. But could be about Button and Massa, too, given their long careers. I think he has enough respect for Alonso and his intentions not to hint at his pay vs. car competitiveness. Certainly shouldn't be a dig at pay driv...

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There's actually a stickied thread at the top of the page for F1/Motorsport books, good sir! I personally haven't read it, but you might be able to find a review or comment in there.

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Torn, because as I hate Monza, I desire it to be on the calender for all reasons listed. Love Imola's scenery and track layout though. Even with minimal passing, it was always one of my favorite circuits.

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I don't think anyone is saying that Nico is the 2nd best racing driver. But he is certainly getting the second best results at the moment. He shouldn't be finishing lower than 2nd in F1! LOL It's not even like he just squeaked 2nd in the ranking either. It's well clear of #3 who's leading a champio...

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I completely understand that. But if they are going to come up with "expert", subjective, made-up-from-thin-air weights for the competitiveness of different series based on being international, national, etc., then certainly they could work on factoring in a team / car competitiveness factor based o...

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