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Has anyone seen the reaction from Williams daughter when Massa took the pole, she didn't look happy and immediately changed her expression when she saw that she was on TV, lol. Lets not jump on Claire. The guys on NBC (American feed) thought she looked surprised not unhappy. I like looking at her- ...

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Nice thread, although I don't like it because almost all my choices seem to be in a large minority

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Darko wrote:Rosberg's right tires didn't go completely over the white line.

This.

As an aside, excellent stewarding today imo. Good to see this track limits rule enforced properly!

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Kobayashi because he's the best driver that has ever lived and was unfairly shafted at the end of 2012.

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This thread existing makes almost no sense, we still know very little about his condition. I thought this thread NOT existing made no sense. Not being allowed to discuss when something like this happened to a driver that has been so important in F1 for so many years was a weird decision. The mods a...

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This thread existing makes almost no sense, we still know very little about his condition.

Having said that, best wishes to him & his family, here's hoping for a reasonable recovery (which at this point would be a minor miracle, anything beyond that would be incredible)

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Far more impressed with this guy than I thought I would be! Well deserved win and constantly outperforming Vettel...

I guess the question is, has Vettel gone off the boil or is Dan the GOAT?

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Say what you will, the guy keeps getting decent results in that fairy cakes of a mclaren. If Mclaren don't sort themselves out pronto he may never win another race, but I think he's driving well this season.

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I can't even answer this one with the help of wikipedia. Good spot with Nakajima, I can't think of any others. I looked into Arturo Merzario, Stefan Johansson, Jan Lammers, Bruno Giacomelli, all with no luck

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OMG!! Two drivers were driving hard against each other a few times!! Must discuss!!! lol That's a bit unfair on the OP, he/she clearly didn't know what went on. To be honest until the second post I'd forgotten about those incidents too. Unfair? I'm not so sure about that. Do we need a thread every ...

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Jeepkhana wrote:OMG!! Two drivers were driving hard against each other a few times!! Must discuss!!! lol

That's a bit unfair on the OP, he/she clearly didn't know what went on. To be honest until the second post I'd forgotten about those incidents too.

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Sorry, I don't quite understand what your point is?

Also, Kobayashi is the greatest driver to have ever lived. And Hulkenberg is almost definitely a future WDC should he get a good car.

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Vergne. Get's always the wrong side of the coin and shuts up his mouth like nothing happened. It's surreal how this guy lacks any luck, yet he keeps his head cool. Also handled himself well being thrashed by Ricciardo. Most driver would be terribly frustrated losing the Red Bull drive to their team...

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I've read that Kobayashi's car was damaged to the point where he called it "undrivable" and he said he thought he did an excellent job just to get it to the end of the race. Poor guy, he just can't catch a break. Even if Bianchi would've gotten past later on account of being faster (not surprising ...

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Nice question, I do wonder what the record for that must be. As the good sir/madam above me said, it'll probably be a Monaco (or maybe Hungary?) race, but for the vast majority of the race they were less than 1.5 seconds apart. I don't see how that could be beaten to be honest!

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I've read that Kobayashi's car was damaged to the point where he called it "undrivable" and he said he thought he did an excellent job just to get it to the end of the race. Poor guy, he just can't catch a break. Even if Bianchi would've gotten past later on account of being faster (not surprising s...

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I've never liked Monaco! At least with refueling we got a little excitement with different quali and race strategies and different length pit stops etc. But since 2010 it's got even more dull, although I watch it every year, somehow getting excited and it's only when it's over that I reflect on how...

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Done, good luck with your dissertation

You certainly seem to be putting more effort into it than I did!

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TMW on PF1 has never been especially good. I read it because I like reading other peoples' opinions about F1 (hence me being on this forum!) but I don't give any more weight to it than the average forum post

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Max has shown some pretty reasonable quali pace this season, his race pace has been nowhere though unfortunately. Definite improvement through, I'd say he deserves to be on the grid now.

Then that day happened and I lost all reservations. The guy is clearly the next Senna!

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Anyone got the full interview? This seems taken out of context... Someone earlier in the thread mentioned that Button basically didn't have much choice other than to say that. He doesn't seem the type to slate another driver.

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I rate his 2nd half of 2013 the same as Button's second half of 2011: he was just about the only driver who could get close to Vettel. I love new Grosjean; his raw pace can't be doubted since he qualified 3rd on his comeback in 2012 and now he has the racecraft to go with it. Judging by the content ...

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I don't really know why there's all the objection to this, exchaust shape is one of the least artificial ways to improve the noise. The engines aren't going to change any time soon, it's either this or putting speakers on the car that play an mp3 of a V12 engine.

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http://grandprix247.com/2014/05/05/formula-1-could-axe-friday-morning-practice-to-cut-costs/ Good grief. Some of these proposals being discussed seem almost designed to take the competitiveness out of the sport. Example : axing Friday morning practice sessions. They have extremely limited driver te...

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Female, pretty, and genuinely competitive? I'm a fan then!! <3 Also: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/pwmin/stuff/a2703ec2.gif By what yard stick? She wasn't competitive in Indy and I don't really see F1 as an easier racing series. She wasn't fighting for wins every race, but she was definite...

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Seems like a pretty large non-event to me, making a story out of nothing.

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Pirelli's first season in 2011 was actually pretty good from memory without any huge issues - I suspect they were conservative. Then they went the 'push the boundary' route the following years, giving teams tyres that were unpredictable and inconsistent. Data collated at tracks meant nothing as the...

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Between this and waving blue flags at Alonso (I'm sure they wave blue flags at the wrong people every year...) the officialdom at China never fails to amaze me.

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amirb wrote:Malaysian circuit reviled:

http://www.fiaformulae.com/events/putrajayacircuit

A few similarities to Albert Park, depending on the width it should be good!

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Covalent wrote:
halsted wrote:The FW is set so far out in front that it looks like even slight contact will send the entire wing breaking off under the car...
Frank Williams?

Free Willy.

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martyF1 wrote:Hard to shake the feeling that if redbull did this a lot of posters would be complaining about this interpretation not being in the spirit of the rules, and cheating.

And a lot of posters would be wrong, what's your point? Being wrong is being wrong, no matter which team is involved.

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Anyone else impressed with Max so far this season? He may not be the fastest but his results alone have Marussia currently 10th in the WCC. He's smart enough to keep out of first lap accidents and other silly incidents. I'd like to see him have a shot in a midfield team to see if he can pull off th...

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I wonder if Andretti Autosport may get involved. That would be a huge step up for any Indycar team except Ganassi or Penske, and even they would think very hard about. I wonder if Russian Time would consider dropping iSport in GP2 and inheriting Manor? What's happening with Russian Time since the o...

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Is F3 also "allowed" in this thread? This year, Max Verstappen will start in F3. He's 16, he comes straight from carts (talk about a big step up), he drove a single seater for the very first time at the end of 2013 and he's been doing really well in testing. One to watch, if you ask me. http://www....

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mikeyg123 wrote:I'm not sure i would be overly pleased to see BMW back in F1. They proved to be very fair weather friends last time.

That was my initial thought too. Always good to have manufacturers in the sport but BMW did leave very suddenly once it proved their car wasn't brilliant.

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minchy wrote:http://www.fiaformulae.com/news/test-dates-revealed
All pre-season tests to be held at Donnington, and free admission to fans for all 5 tests.

Good news for UK residents. Anyone thinking of going?

I live extremely close, for sure I'll pop along

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Watch the replay again. He was at least a car length behind Gutierrez in the braking zone, as indicated by the white line going across track at pit exit. That, and Maldonado was on cold tyres and well off line, so he had very little grip. Even if he was completely alongside Gutierrez, the pass woul...

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That sucks, hope the F1 team manage to find another sponsor. I don't think Manor have nearly enough money to run it on their own.

Maybe Stafanovich in F1 isn't looking so silly now?

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I think the anger at Maldonado is the fact he keeps getting himself involved with rather dangerous incidents like today. It isn't a one off thing. Not disagreeing, but we have the points on licence system for that now. If he keeps doing it he will get a ban. I don't think you can do it retroactivel...

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Maldonado is a nutter and should get at least a race ban. You can see how far back he was from the offboard shot; Gutierrez was at the apex before Maldonado was even in shot! Absolute lunacy.

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