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AravJ

Seems every few years the title changes Used to be Vettel a fee years ago then Grosjean, now Verstappen? Rbr made a big deal about telling him no more mistakes but Verstappen is no longer a rookie, far too many mistakes ruining races atm. Why do you feel the need to label a person in a derogatory w...

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I think merc bricked their setup or compromised for the race. They are only 2 to 3 tenths ahead of RBR and in party mode at that. Don't think Ferrari and RBR could have improved that much. Nice to see Kimi pushing Seb. Merc cannot rely on their dominance any more if they get their set up wrong as th...

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year 2 on the original pu honda developed. they and mclaren should have stuck with this pu from the start What? The first Honda engine (2015 & 2016) couldn't run any form of TJI or get the most out of the MGU-H because Honda stuck the compressor in the vee to meet McLaren's requested parameters. Th...

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For me there is still the 800 lb. gorilla in the room of RELIABILITY!!!! There are two races in the books this year and the Honda components have to last 6 races before they can be replaced without penalty. Honda seems to have the pace for now and there may be new teams signing up for 2019. Right n...

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Why not just 3 men changing all 4 wheels? Pitstops will be longer but at least then they'll be sure that all 4 wheels are changed properly. This would kill strategy and make all races 1 stop as instead of losing 23 seconds int he pits, you would lose 35 seconds per stop. Pirelli can take care of th...

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They should have just one person at each wheel. There are far too many people in the firing line that also causes confusion, and obstruction of sight. There should be a human that triggers (when he is satisfied) when the lights can do its work.

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It doesn't hurt, it's still the worst PU swapped out for a better one. McLaren's own embarrassing failing on the chassis side around here doesn't change that. How have they performed well reliability wise? One failed mgu-h that destroyed Gasly's ICE and Turbo on the first weekend of the year so he'...

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I agree with this and seem logical, if aero is locked then so should engine modes.
It's mind boggling that this has been overlooked for so many years.
Drivers should drive fast or slow with their foot not with computers

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mpls2 wrote:I think the title of the thread should have been 'What if it wasn't all Honda's fault ?'
If that were the case, most sane people would have agree and that would be the end of it..

Agree

AravJ

It's a good thing they broke up. Assuming if Honda engine was equal to Renault ( which we would have no way of knowing). McLaren would still be outside the top ten with the lowest top speed and complaining they have among the best chasis but losing a second a lap on the straights to the front runner...

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Production needs to do a better job with graphics and live timing. Agree, my eyes are took a hell of strain. Which cars are in the pit and on a lap is separated by light Grey and white. The font on the lap times are hard to see, then they put those silly manufacturer logos next to the timing which ...

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Didn't Macca also want to send engineers to help in Japan, but Honda said no as their face-saving mode kicked in? They hold the biggest share of the failed partnership in my opinion. That's complete lies that Honda refused outside help. They worked with Simon F1 engine consultants in 2016 and got r...

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Seems more like convenient truths. What a more relevant question is how many sec per lap are they quicker than end of last year vs how much quicker are other teams than what they had end of last year. Boulier said 1sec a lap based on data they plugged into their simulator that they received from Ren...

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What was all this smoking from the Ferrari's when starting? Seems to happen to all Ferrari engines and is most likely due to the rule changes around oil burning. There's also a little smoke when they're out on track and apparently their fuel consumption is pretty bad so it looks like they've screwe...

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Guess this is also what testing is for lol
McLaren pit stop practice

https://youtu.be/i1hzb2IFWSs

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Honda was bad, and McLaren was just as bad. It's only pre-season and we have wait to confirm, but so far McLaren chassis does not seem to live up to their hype and the reliability is no better regardless of who is causing it. If McLaren is not fighting with rbr in Australia it would mean they simpl...

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Honda was bad, and McLaren was just as bad. It's only pre-season and we have wait to confirm, but so far McLaren chassis does not seem to live up to their hype and the reliability is no better regardless of who is causing it. If McLaren is not fighting with rbr in Australia it would mean they simply...

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MDS It seems you are a fan of MCL, some of us are and want them to do good, but even tho they had limited time due to weather and yes this is just testing, the way they handled their bussines with Honda created the expectation of them NOT being in this situation again. This does not look good no ma...

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Lol No but seriously. Does mclaren remember how to build a competitive car anymore? You can argue they havent done so since 2012 and even that car was far from being bullet proof. Man this is a defining year for them. They have to get it together soon. Rewind to 2014 winter testing, RBR barely got ...

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The honda PU was decent in terms of reliablility towards the end of last season. I doubt they can make a big step change in performace given they have not been able to do so in the past 3 years, and neither have Renualt or Ferrari managed to leapfrog in the pecking order. Further it was cold so the ...

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Toro Rosso Honda are lapping so many laps. Is it a coincidence that Honda's become so reliable after splitting with McLaren or 4th year was the lucky charm & McLaren just made a bad decision to split with Honda as Honda found the magic trick of reliability? We shall see. Honda has to prove that it ...

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Driver in 3rd place will have the dirtiest racing line compared to the top 7.
With such a conjest grid he will have no room to manouver and will just get swallowed up

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I find it interesting the number of people who are saying fuel economy has no place in motorsport. Fuel economy has been an issue since the beginning - go back and watch some races with Senna in the 80's in the first turbo era. You will hear the commentators talking about fuel saving. This is becau...

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It will be interesting to see what Alonso's attitude will be if the Renault engine is relative crap next year. In a recent article Honda said that is didn't like his attitude. With the Japanese "saving face" culture, I understand. Will he criticize Renault, with which he has had much success, as mu...

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Well the only choice is to focus 100% for this year. Firstly Honda already said the concept will not change next year so every development must be pushed now. Secondly Its commonly accepted that their is no better test than real world testing on track, also what hurt honda so much due to lack of cus...

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I am one of those that supported Mclaren an honda to stay together. Now that the break up is official, while i am diasapointed, i am releived. Now i hope we can all move on and hopefully all the negativity can stop at mclaren. They know what PU they have this year. Stop complaining and focus energy ...

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Couple of things though that raise doubts is how Ferrari can be closer to Mercedes at 2.5% than Renault(Red Bull) are to Ferrari at what I'm assuming is 1.5%. How bad is the Red Bull chassis compared to the Ferrari?. Does this explain why Red Bull are closer to Ferrari on power tracks than they are...

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It does indeed seem that the coup at Macca to oust Ron Dennis, was planned way ahead. It seems weird to me how Zak Brown managed to get sponsors for most of the teams, and Mclaren was the only one left behind. Now suddenly it seems that they will get a title sponsor for next year. Financially there...

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Just a little side track sorry. Most of Honda's problems do not seen to be engine per-se, but the turbo/recovery system and the harvest/store/reuse of energy. When Alonso screams 'NO POWER' he means he has run out of help from the kers not that the engine has gone home. Great point. The ICE and tur...

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Financial penalty should be a percentage of team budget and constuctors points. That way it will hurt all teams equally. Of course their must be some development consessions, as penalties can also push new entrants out of the sport before they have a chance to develop

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While i still think Mclaren should stick with Honda as it gives them the best potential to be dominant as opposed to moving to Renault, i would not mind if they switch even if it just makes them get out of the negative space they are in. So what are the sticking points in the deal? STR are open for ...

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Did anyone else hear Ted Kravitz say in his post race segment that if McLaren dump Honda then Honda may well sue McLaren for breach of contract? If they do then I think McLaren would have good grounds to counter sue Honda for not providing an engine that is fit for purpose for 3 years. I heard that...

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Anyone know what is spec 3.7 that Alonso is getting about. Although strangely will only be using it in Singapore.

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Renault isn't much of an improvement over Honda, sadly. They're lucky that Honda sucks so much, it takes attention away from them. Beggars can't be choosers though, so Renault it is then for McLaren. And unlike Honda, they at least have a 1% chance they can get close to Ferrari/Mercedes. How many p...

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A shame it is so far off in the future, but that is easily understandable. It would be wonderful if McLaren could ditch Honda and take on a Cosworth engine. Depends, for various reasons: - the Cosworth engine wasn't the one to have last time around - Honda are showing definite signs of progress now...

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well, it looks from the article below that the decision may be made for them: http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10949979/mclaren-claim-mercedes-and-ferrari-dont-want-to-help-with-2018-engine Zak Brown is suggesting Mercedes and Ferrari don't want to supply, so they may well have to stick with ...

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Paolo_Lasardi wrote:Räikkönen beat Vettel in qualifying. Did *he* ever manage to stay ahead?

So, how long will it take tomorrow until Vettel is ahead?

Maybe like Lewis asked the team to move Bottas out of the way or slow down for him Vettel will do the same

AravJ

We cannot rule out the measuring equipment FIA used is faulty and they just gave Bottas the benefit of the doubt which is fair in any sport. Just wish they come out and say it. 0.2 sec is nonsense. In the video bottas moves in the same frame the lights go out. My understanding is video is shot at 60...

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Daniel Ricciardo. That car did not belong on the podium. His outbreaking Lewis who had the fastest car wins it for me

AravJ

Without looking at any stats i always felt Max has been the faster driver.
But only just.
Not to take away anything away from Dan RBR do have the most competitive driver lineup.
You have to appreciate RBR for that

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