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I think the more revealing thing to note is that Hamilton is leading by only 17 points despite supposedly being the better driver, even with an extra retirement it's not a convincing gap. To put that gap in perspective, with Lewis' 3 DNFs and Rosberg's 2 DNFs the maximum possible gap that Lewis cou...

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Whatever happens I hope that the double points is not the deciding factor, but I don't agree that Hamilton is the better or more deserving driver. Of the four races that Rosberg has won, two of them were won after Hamilton made a mistake in qualifying, he might not be such a spectacle to watch but h...

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I gave up reading it. I see nothing to suggest that the author has any more access or knowledge of F1 than any of us here on the forum, certainly he doesn't read as a journalist who attends races or has contacts within F1.

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I think that both Sci-Fi and Horror being called genres is a red herring as it implies that they are comparable under the same criteria, but they are actually independent of each other. At their most basic they are not connected, Sci-Fi is the concept and content of the plot, Horror is the way that ...

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It may be that they will only do this in part of Free Practice. Or maybe they might decide to split strategies by only using e.g. Kii's car as the 2015 development car and relying on Alonso to take the fight further. thinking about it though I can't imagine they will readily accept losing third pla...

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Now that the ambiguity has been removed somewhat, it reminds me of the parc fermé enforcement after qualifying.

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I skimmed the whole thread, and checked the FIA and F1 official sites, I can't see an official press release for this with solid information in it anywhere, does anyone have this?
The whole thing seems too vague at this time, for example are simple things such as target lap times banned?

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It's nonsense from GMM, I resent accidently giving them the one extra site visit.

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I've tried many and most different types (the biggest exception being custom made) and the standard E.A.R. Plugs are the most effective and most cost effective.
http://www.philpalombi.com/wp-content/u ... -plugs.jpg

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John_Silver wrote:
DaveStebbins wrote:
bbobeckyj wrote:Only Rosberg, Massa and the WDCs bring more value to a team.
Hulkenberg.
Even di Resta would be a better business than Sutil

You both took my line out of context. They are the only drivers who bring more value in terms of experience.

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I think that the reason he is still around is simple, very few drivers have significant experience with different regulations. Only 5 other drivers have more experience. Only Rosberg, Massa and the WDCs bring more value to a team. That's probably worth a lot of money and so he may not need to bring ...

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Having had my favourite driver leave and return three times already (Raikkonen :twisted:) I am experienced at the adjustment. To answer more seriously, I think the longer I watch F1, the less I am a fan of individuals, and more naturally appreciative of the racing and performance more on their indiv...

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Banned from this forum and banned from Joe Saward's blog... A sit at home 'journalist' with maybe a couple of mates who happen to be engineers or similar in a couple of teams, maybe.
Thanks, but no thanks.

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In one of his blog posts James Allen said that Whitmarsh had his contract paid off. The title sponsor originally lined up, rumoured to be Sony, just didn't happen, seeing as it was all secret there isn't any publicly known reason.

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I don't understand this video. Comparing people to horses is wrong if we talk solely about employment. People without job won't have any money, they won't buy anything, so machines won't be doing anything, because nobody will pay for their work. Firstly technology didn't take any jobs. Between 1950...

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VDV23 wrote:This is what driving 32 laps on one set of soft tyres looks like

That's what all tyres look like at the end of a race after picking up rubber.

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http://m.crash.net/f1/news/207592/1/mattiacci-eyes-360-degrees-of-improvement.html I keep seeing this "360 degree change" attributed to Ferrari. Surely a 180 is what's needed. If they do a 360, they'll end up facing the same direction they started. 360 change not 360 turn. Means change all around, ...

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Any chance of a screen shot?

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It occurred to me that I couldn't think of anything for Alonso. Name most high profile drivers and I can think fairly quickly of a race (or track) where they achieved something special or noticeable, a headline making performance. In no particular order: Senna, Donnington 1993, Monaco, Spa... Schuma...

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I'm not sure that we can take Hungary as any indication of Ferrari improving the car. That track is similar to Spa for him, only once has he finished the race off of the podium before this last one, and that was his first year in a McLaren and he was 4th then.

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Any chance of a ban on using "(GMM)" articles as a thread starter, or even as a source for anything other than the joke thread? Is there any way of requiring that an authoritative source be used for the start of threads, or as 'evidence' to support a discussion? Rather than some idiot sitting in his...

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Never fear, when Mercedes Petronas AMG boycott the Russian GP, Alonso will get his win.

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I agree with Laura, I would not want to read the thoughts of a person who was incapable of writing them without using profanities. So unless there is a very specific wordplay joke, or a quote, I don't understand why all the fuss.

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The whole page is dead. Including the refresh button and the favorites button. Only closing the tab or moving tabs and re-navigating to the page works. It also looks slightly lower resolution. I'm not overly bothered by it, but I thought I should report it nonetheless.

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I have a strange technical issue. If I view the main forum and then browse to the off topic, or vice versa, whichever is the second forum/page viewed is dead. I can see the page but none of the links are active, and the animations don't move. Using Windows phone 8.1, I haven't been able to replicate...

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And I'm not at all surprised that the FIA has two sets of regulations, with the one behind the user login screen being the outdated one apparently.
BTW, what's happening with the topic reply notification emails, or is it just me who isn't getting them?

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I still see the old one. http://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/regulation/file/1-2014%20TECHNICAL%20REGULATIONS%202014-01-23_0.pdf is the direct link on the FIA website. This is the one in the sticky http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/A0425C3A0A7D69C0C12578D3002EBECA/$FILE/2014_F1_TECHNICAL_R...

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Please would you update the regulations thread in the in depth forum. The 2014 technical link is not the current regulation.
http://www.fia.com/sport/regulations?f[ ... egory%3A82

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You are both correct, my apologies to Sappher. I looked up the regulations from PF-1 Mod's locked sticky thread in the in depth forum. I'll go to the feedback thread to request a change.

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5.20 Starting the engine : A supplementary device temporarily connected to the car may be used to start the engine both on the grid and in the pits. This, keyword may . Teams aren't using starter motors in their cars to reduce weight. Anti-stall often makes starter engine obsolete nowdays, the engi...

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My personal opinion on first look is that they look awkward and .. dorky? ... But they look cool. ? :-P ------ I didn't vote, they look less like toy tyres, such as those on Matchbox car. But these look too similar to road tyres and having the supposed pinnacle of motor racing using tyres that appe...

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He was guilty of not being a shareholder in McLaren.

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It seems to me that Ferrari are so afraid of failure, and have so many people interfering, and the whole team is too involved in the politics that they lack the strength of their convictions and don't take risks. Such as their recent upgrades not being used during the race. They can not afford any t...

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Their fear of failure (and blame etc) is stronger than their desire to win it seems. They are so scared a making a mistake that they don't actually do things until it is safe or doesn't matter.

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Could it be the same result as China, though? The track seems to have long straights and a few high speed turns, with some very low speed corners as well. I can't see Ferrari doing well here, but I said the same thing before China and Alonso finished on the podium. The other teams brought upgrades ...

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I'm abstaining until later. Vettel and Webber spent five years together, in two of those Webber was ahead in the standings at this point of the season, as such I can't vote for Ricciardo yet. Hamilton seems to be driving a bit smarter this year, less of the all out constant attack that he used to do...

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The fans are dying off? I'm not being completely facetious, there is almost zero promotion of the sport, and being primarily pay per view makes it almost impossible for a casual viewer to happen upon it and become a fan. Sky and SkySportsNews are showing F1 news a lot. I can't see why the fans woul...

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The sport needs a sensible budget cap soon. These teams were promised one when they started. We've just had the top six including the desperate Lotus team voting against one. I hope that the German court ends soon, and that the FIA grow a pair and make it a competitive series.

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The fans are dying off? I'm not being completely facetious, there is almost zero promotion of the sport, and being primarily pay per view makes it almost impossible for a casual viewer to happen upon it and become a fan.

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