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Whether the referendum was legal or not, is ultimately irrelevant. We don't know which course the Catalan politicians will choose for future action. And I believe the FIA have already considered this issue; I doubt Spain would do what Switzerland once did and organise their national GP in France, o...

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Ricciardo on the market for 2019, RBR will not renew contract with him. http://www.planetf1.com/news/marko-red-bull-looking-for-ricciardo-alternatives/ I don't believe it said that, it said they have to look for alternative drivers in case Ricciardo leaves. It does confirm that Verstappen is contra...

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I think it is unfair of Alonso to use the "we all think he's wrong"-argument. I'm pretty sure they didn't have a vote between the 19 of them - it's a bullish statement. Didn't he pretty much do the same with Palmer in Monza? alonso is regarded as one of the best, kmag is more or less a nobody (comp...

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I watched the Vettel-Alonso-Button-Magnussen duel from Spa 2014 on YouTube last week and I felt Magnussen's driving that day left a lot to be desired.

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Zazu wrote:No chance they'll race at Jerez. Circuit not suitable at all, would make Hungaroring look like an overtaking paradise.

It would never go there due to location, but I'd love to see F1 move to the Aragon track

Location hasn't stopped Bahrain hosting a Grand Prix.

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I'd take the 90% with a big pinch of salt. The only people who would vote yesterday are those that care. Turn out was 30% and multiple votes also happened. I live in Scotland, and if our government called an unbundling referendum the separatists would win Precisely. In an unofficial referendum peop...

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Did Vettel take an entire new engine this race? Engine 5? It is also possible they could have taken Kimi's parts and made them part of Vettels new engine number 5 which I assume he took. This would only occur if they had a huge shortage of parts. Its unlikely but possible. I've asked this on the ra...

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From Vettel's onboard the initial impression I got was that Vettel was far too close to Stroll and could have left him far more room, which I think is why the C4 guys were swift to blame Vettel.

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I think it would be as fair to say that Hamilton would not be leading the championship without Vettel's poor fortune as it was to say Rosberg would not be a WDC without Hamilton's poor fortune. There honestly is no comparison. I think there is. Bottom line is some bad luck is severely affecting a t...

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Massa is aiming at the apex in the picture above. It's not on Massa to roll out the red carpet for Verstappen.

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From this angle ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ80ZLmhoFs ), it looks like Stroll was going to go offline to pick-up marbles and also possibly giving way to the McLaren behind him. Apparently he did not see that Vettel also came up behind him and was in the process of overtaking. What a brain c...

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The interesting thing is what comes next. Will Max stay at Red bull or will he leave? It seems to me like the Renault power plant is really coming good of late and Red Bull have finally closed up to Ferrari and Mercedes a bit over these last few weekends. It wouldn't be a shock if they had one or b...

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Vettel should be happy, this result was 1pt better than finishing second behind Hamilton. From last on the grid he couldn't have wished for much more. During the race I felt he was stuck behind Alonso for a very long time. Was that just an impression? The McLaren is incredible off slow corners. The...

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Did Vettel take extra PU elements today? The grid graphic before the race showed him with a 20 place grid penalty.

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When the number of engine components each driver is allowed to use is strictly regulated, no they didn't just 'give' Kimi's turbo to Vettel.

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The interesting thing is what comes next. Will Max stay at Red bull or will he leave? It seems to me like the Renault power plant is really coming good of late and Red Bull have finally closed up to Ferrari and Mercedes a bit over these last few weekends. It wouldn't be a shock if they had one or b...

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don't think F1 fans want leicester type shocks... I think something like MotoGP where there'[s constant action and closeness. FIA destroyed competition when the Hybrid engines were brought in and then locked down by token system.. In effect Mercedes got it right the first time and everyone has been...

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To put this in better perspective than some of the above, it is like the admin clerk of a doctors practice going to the local medical insurance company. They know not only what is, but what is not and what can be. He knows who did what with the trick suspension and WHY it was disallowed, and what c...

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He was barely faster than Perez in a Force India which would be a huge worry.

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Vettel did not replace his steering wheel. Another FIA investigation. He actually went back to collect it, and took it with him Which is even worse, it's meant to stay with the car. It'll be a fine of some sort I imagine. It seems clear Vettel was running out of fuel and wouldnt have made it back t...

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For the title race, it'll be interesting to see if Red Bull have narrowed the gap to Mercedes to the same relative extent as last year, where the lead Red Bull often finished ahead of the 2nd Mercedes.

That's not good news for Vettel if so.

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F1_Ernie wrote:Sad when one of the best circuits is leaving.

Yeah, luckily we've still got Sochi to provide memorable races.

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Zoue wrote:
GingerFurball wrote:Sean's going to be a huge loss to the calendar, that was a superb Grand Prix.
phone autocorrect?

Indeed. Have edited.

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Sepang's going to be a huge loss to the calendar, that was a superb Grand Prix.

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SDLRob wrote:Riccardo survives to stay on the podium by the skin of his teeth today

Rubbish.

Vettel's tyres gave up the ghost.

Superb drive from Verstappen.

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Everybody, bar Honda, has a special qualifying mode AFAIAA. But it's common knowledge that the Mercedes one is the best. I don't see any point in denying that Honda have one. And theirs might actually be quite good because both McLaren drivers seem to be able to get better results on Saturdays than...

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There's a reason he's only on a 1 year deal. He's doing the job adequately at the moment - picking up enough points to win the WCC, whilst also not challenging Hamilton which helps with the team dynamic. I've said before that I think he's keeping the seat warm for Ocon to take over in 2019.

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Finally someone's had the guts to hit Verstappen when he does his 'change line at the last second' move in a corner.

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One issue that doesn't help is the circuits. A lot of the Tilke circuits are far too similar which means different aspects of the car don't get tested. So you don't really get weekends where one particular car suddenly becomes competitive because the circuit suits them better (think Fisichella takin...

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F1 got its Leicester City moment in 2009.

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Tyre performance will be interesting. Am I not right in saying last year that the medium tyre was barely used, with softs used for qualifying and the hard tyre being the overwhelming race choice?

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Do we think Red Bull taking year old Mercedes power units as a baseline to then modify, and rebrand as 'Aston Martin' could potentially be viable?

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Rumour is that Gasly was supposed to replace Sainz, however with Palmer refusing to leave Renault it's left Toro Rosso with a 3 into 2 scenario.

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I think it adds nothing to the racing and just compromises the show by having all these penalties over the course of the season. Or maybe they're thinking... drivers out of position on the grid makes good TV? Other than Hamilton at Spa last year, has any other Mercedes or Ferrari powered driver tak...

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You think Monza was bad for penalties? Just wait until next year. The FIA has reduced significantly the amount of engine components that can be used during the 2018 season. Article 23.3 a) of the 2018 Sporting Regulations, states: “Unless he drives for more than one team, each driver may use no mor...

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If you want another number 2 then why bother to replace them at all? The argument for not hiring Verstappen stands up for pretty much any top driver and if they wanted a comfortable number 2 then Bottas at least would have gotten a long term deal. That he didn't shows that Mercedes are willing to b...

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F1Oz wrote:Given Alonso's decision timing issues over last few years - what's the bet that Honda go past Renault in terms of engine performance next year and get competitive?

Zero.

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If you want another number 2 then why bother to replace them at all? The argument for not hiring Verstappen stands up for pretty much any top driver and if they wanted a comfortable number 2 then Bottas at least would have gotten a long term deal. That he didn't shows that Mercedes are willing to b...

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How can you outperform the car when your teammate has looked faster all year? Truly every time Ricciardo has had a good result this year, my first thought is how much better Max would have done if something didn't happen to him. At Singapore there is little doubt Max would have pushed Lewis more, e...

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How can you outperform the car when your teammate has looked faster all year? Truly every time Ricciardo has had a good result this year, my first thought is how much better Max would have done if something didn't happen to him. At Singapore there is little doubt Max would have pushed Lewis more, e...

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