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Seems very strange. What benefit could there possibly be in fixing the ratios at the start of the season? I can't see any cost implications to altering them race to race, so what exactly is the point? I dont have a problem with it. I'm happy for you, but that's not quite what I asked. I asked what ...

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Depends if McLaren wanted two similar drivers (Button and Perez), or two different drivers (Button and Hamilton and Button and Maldonado). I still think Maldonado is better than Perez though.

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FormulaFun wrote:Didn't Alonso always say that he had no problems with Hamilton only with McLaren and the rest was just made up by the media for a story?

Yes. In Hungary 2007 he attacked the team by holding up Hamilton, and it was interpreted by many as him attacking Hamilton directly.

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Overall I'm looking forward to the 2014 regs, because I think change is always good for F1. But while it's awesome that there's going to be 8 forward gears, they will be fixed, so the cars can reach 8th gear at a track like Monza, but at a track like Monaco, the most they'll do is something like 4th...

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I think it will all be good, except for the fixed gear ratios. Stupid idea. Yeah, I really don't see the point of that. If a team screws up their choices then they're going to be compromised for the entire season. Is this where the teams decide their gear ratios at the start of the season for all o...

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I think it will all be good, except for the fixed gear ratios. Stupid idea.

Although, the cars will be even slower which takes away from the spectacle.

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I think Schumacher is struggling to adapt to this era of F1. All of the things he could exploit (fuel strategy, tires, and testing) were all restricted when he came back in 2010.

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I think Schumacher I struggling to adapt to this era of F1. All of the things he could exploit (fuel strategy, tires, and testing) were all restricted when he came back in 2010.

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2011 wasn't really controversial. Vettel + Red Bull was just dominant. Same in 2009, but i guess there was technical related controversies as to why Brawn did so well. But it was all cleaned up very quickly, and other teams just had to get on with it really Blown exhaust and engine mapping bans in ...

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If the country isn't interested in F1, they won't embrace it. Europe has been able to since motorsport is very prominent there, and that's where all the best circuits are. One of the Speed commentators said the best way to create interest in F1 is to have F1 road shows. They already do some of them ...

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If the country isn't interested in F1, they won't embrace it. Europe has been able to since motorsport is very prominent there, and that's where all the best circuits are. One of the Speed commentators said the best way to create interest in F1 is to have F1 road shows. They already do some of them ...

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I read an article from 2009 about the then proposed 2010 points system, and it was almost the same except for second place, which gave 20 points. I think they also awarded different points for 6-8th places.

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theodore wrote:No.

I've always measured driver greatness not by the number of titles they have, but by the amount of great rivalries that they had.

Prost vs Senna

Hakkinnen vs Schumacher

Alonso vs Schumacher

Raikkonen vs Alonso vs Hamilton

Now it's;
Vettel vs His alternator

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The only thing I thought is that he could have taken the inner loop for the big 180degree turn instead of staying on the F1 layout, but since they haven't driven that, he probably didn't even know that it looped back into the same circuit. Or maybe there is a regulation about shortcutting the circu...

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Kick Webber out and put him in after 2013 please

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It creates the problems with aquaplaning. The teams could set their cars up high enough so they can handle wet conditions, but right now it's easier to have an intermediate setup because a red flag is almost certain.

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Or maybe the history is Schumacher vs Hill?

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I don't see F1 going there without some safety changes unfortunately, but I would love to see a night race there.

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The age criticism comes because people find it difficult to accept that he just wasn't that good in his heyday. The passage of time is the only explanation available. Unlimited budget, unlimited testing on a private track, special tyres provided for him, a wingman to run interference and try out th...

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I wanted to include at least one Middle East track, so I only picked tracks that have hosted F1. My personal favourite circuit in the Middle East is Dubai Autodrome: it has hosted the Dubai 24 Hours as well as GP2 Asia.

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Seems like every time Tilke builds a good circuit it can't get attendance.

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Anybody who has Abu Dhabi in their list can't call their list an 'ideal' f1 calendar. That place is an effin borefest. So is singapore to an extent (but I kinda like it for its attrition rate), valencia until this year was an effin borefest too. Monaco hasn't produced a thrilling race in years! Tra...

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1. Australian Grand Prix - Albert Park 2. Malaysian Grand Prix- Sepang International Circuit 3. Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai International Circuit 4. Monaco Grand Prix - Monaco 5. Canadian Grand Prix - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 6. Spanish Grand Prix - Valencia Street Circuit 7. French Grand Prix - ...

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I like drivers who can get the most possible out of every situation, and sometimes they need to know when to play it safe. For that reason I pick Alonso.

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Bianchi to partner Di Resta, Alguersuari to reserve driver.

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I could have sworn there was a thread like this when Vettel got pole in Valencia.

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Eva09 wrote:
vikke wrote:Are there any new drivers that are speculated to next year not a paydriver?

Not that I'm aware of. Possibly Algersuari, although he isn't exactly "new".

Alguersuari said he was looking for sponsors to get back in F1

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The circuit is fantastic. It would make a great test facility. But: -The track looks dull. If you were to look at a corner from this track and Circuit of the Americas, you wouldn't tell the difference. -The pit lane entry and exit is among the worst in history. It should be on the left side of the t...

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Actually Maldonado and Grosjean are better examples. The greats we have on the grid now (Vettel, Alonso, Hamilton) started their F1 careers as test drivers, but right now F1 is too concerned about cutting costs.

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I like the commentators over at Speed, but a bigger channel like NBC would do better in promoting F1 in the US, and they should considering there's going to be two races there. :lol: Promoting F1 in the US for NBC means $$$$ which would mean airing it daytime....Now think about what that means........

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I guess every time Red Bull pulls away from the field it's strange?

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I like the commentators over at Speed, but a bigger channel like NBC would do better in promoting F1 in the US, and they should considering there's going to be two races there.

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I think before the driver adjusted the front wing angle a bit in traffic to gain a bit of aerodynamic downforce to compensate for the turbulence caused from the car ahead. This however was banned this season and thus the drivers are limited to adjusting diff setting to compensate for lower grip lev...

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I assume they meant that the winners of the Japanese GP would win the WDC. Actually, Australia has nearly the same stat, but it applied to the same year. All drivers who won the Australian GP went on to win the WDC, except for Button in 2010 and someone in 2003, and it looks like Button won't this y...

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If the stewards want to start handing out incremental penalties like they did with Schumacher, and they did in Japan for Grosjean, they first need to wait until the start of next year to set that standard.

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Did he lead every lap?

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Replace him with Kobayashi.

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The thing is that most of Maldonado's accidents had to deal with his lack of patience and 'road rage', which are fairly easy to prevent with a cooler head. For Grosjean, he simply seems to be missing the instinct or awareness to race with several other cars close by. I really don't know how you'd g...

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It's going to be Massa. Alonso said whoever replaces Massa has to be better than him, and what he meant by that was being a #2 driver and a team player. The other drivers probably won't be willing to do that.

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