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Oh, on every level the v6's have failed. They are too expensive and complicated and have probably frightened off possible entrants rather than attracted them. They have detracted from the whole F1 experience.
As mentioned the V8's could have been developed a lot further before going down this road.

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As for prize money they should take a page out of the Premier League's book. I've seen the money distribution and it was surprisingly even from top to bottom. Not entirely, and that shouldn't be, but still it handed a big portion of the money to the bottom teams. I agree entirely. Bigger teams will...

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Anyone who argues that Maldonado would still be in Formula One if he didn't have PDVSA behind him is deluded, in my opinion. It's that simple. After his win in 2012, he was woeful for the rest of the season and was outscored by the mediocre Bruno Senna. In 2013 he was up against rookie Bottas who g...

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He fully deserves it my opinion.
In fact a character who appeared in a episode of the TV series Minder comes to mind.
He was called 'Self Inflicted'.

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Whilst it is obvious that Niki has some clout in the team a non executive position is generally a token position. A mascot if you will.

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Some good news: Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Sepp Blatter, the head of football's world governing body Fifa. The attorney general's office said he was being investigated "on suspicion of criminal mismanagement as well as - alternatively - on suspicion of misappropriati...

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Disagree with the above. The last few years of the V8's we had Merc, Ferrari, Renault and Cosworth. Now we have the same except Honda in for Cosworth. The whole idea of changing the engines was to attract new suppliers which did not happen. Yes some pushed for the change and threatened to pull out. ...

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Too expensive and too complicated.
The experience a great like Honda have endured must be a huge deterrent to any that are considering it.

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I want them to stay in F1. I think they have contributed a lot to the sport and have a lot of talent in their team in every department. But they are doing WAY too much of their business in public. It lacks class and dignity. For example, have they actually sat down with Ferrari yet? But yet they are...

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Would have liked to seen him in a Williams to finish his career.

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The current sound would not give goosebumps to a frightened rabbit suffering from a nervous disposition. Film studios spend millions on getting the sound right on great movies. Imagine the great football matches etc if played in empty stadiums with no atmosphere. The old F1 sound gave an atmosphere ...

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Beautiful noise. However, fans should be aware that not everybody enjoys the screaming of a racing engine. In fact, most people consider it rather annoying. Spa of all places faced some years ago a closure threat because of the noise complaints from neighbors and IIRC, the racing activity along the...

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Would this not be of some aid to ferrari? am I right in thinking that the recovery system is best fine tunned to the chassis so would this give ferrari some insight to redbulls chassis tec and dynamic aero loading? Yeah that is a reasonable point. Overall if Ferrari cannot stop Merc then a Ferrari ...

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Does anyone actually believe that Ferrari will supply identical engine with the one used by Scuderia Ferrari to Red Bull? I think RB will be happy once it is reliable. They won't have access to unlock all it's potential, maybe, but once it is combined with a good car it will put them back at the bu...

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Beautiful clean lines and a sound that gives goosebumps.
I loved it but it also made me a little sad.

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It is well over a year since I seen a shocking and sad documentary on the BBC about the children of Syria. At that stage I believe the war had been going strong for four years. It seems pointless to have things like the UN, the EU and the likes of NATO etc when the carnage was let ensue. Well it is ...

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Schumacher forever#1 wrote:They've stopped watching Formula One...

This is true.

And what is important is that practically all hardcore fans began life as a casual viewer at some stage.

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With all due respect to the OP, I find it an odd question, and here's why. Don't they currently supply a handful of other teams, which on any given day and with a bit of luck could beat them ? Didn't they until recently supply engines to McLaren, who when they have their act together could also hav...

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specdecible wrote:McLaren is slowly becoming what Williams were in the late 00's

Maybe not so slowly, quite quickly in fact.

All of McLarens eggs are now in the Honda basket.

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F1 without Monza, would be like golf without Augusta or Tennis without Wimbledon. It is unthinkable to remove it on any grounds other than safety. Along with Monaco, it has to stay. It's not a dangerously out dated track, that is steeped in F1 history like no other. The fact it also provides a uniq...

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I agree with all the points made above. In fact I'd be surprised if anyone wanted or would not mind if it was dropped.

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As a Kimi fan I am delighted for him whilst acknowledging he needs to improve.
As a Ferrari fan I would be happy to wait for Ricciardo than opt for Bottas or Hulk now.

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I'm against team radio. The drivers are being walked through races.
Pit boards only and radio for emergencies and pit calls. Let the drivers figure the rest out themselves (that what the practice sessions are for).

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If Ferrari can develop the car to compete for pole, then yes it is a possibility. I think today showed that running in dirty air, on heavy fuel loads, the mercs are maybe beatable. But the Ferraris need to be qualifying better.

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http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/fia-to-retire-jules-bianchis-number Yeah I read about that not long ago. Pretty much the perfect tribute in my opinion. I hate retiring numbers. Even more so when it's a number he raced with for so few and didn't even want in the first place. It's hardly like 17 is...

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Desperately sad news.
RIP Jules.

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I have a slightly random question about Honda that I've been wondering about for some time now: roughly how big are Honda's resources and budget relative to Mercedes, Ferrari and Renault? I heard somewhere that Mercedes have about 4 times as many personnel as Renault (300 vs 1200), and a significan...

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The stats do no lie. Every era of refueling resulted in a substantially lower number of overtakes. Refueling also means that the weight of the car is less varied, this makes them easier to set up and less compromised, which makes them easier to drive and more manageable. It also locked drivers into...

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Well whatever you think of Eddie I think he has a point. I felt MW was harshly treated at the time and was not overly thanked publicly on his contribution. RD and EB do come across a bit arrogant and are considerably less media friendly. I think this is hurting them a bit as they are not currently d...

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Now we are second guessing Dan. Massa was not worth to be on F1, Kimi is crap, Dan was the talent of the year the reason Vettel left, thus Vettel was made out of paper, the car won all the Xchips, Bottas, the next best thing, is having some trouble with a born again Massa who is still crap, thus Bo...

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Whilst he is good at his job, he is a bit smug and irritating.
A little goes a long way for me.

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He can't win. Of course he can. Your post and your opinion show he can. There will be enough people who couldn't care less about his lifestyle outside of F1. So please don't make him some sort of a victim. I have to say, for myself, that I liked him way better when he arrived in F1. More humble, le...

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babararacucudada wrote:More affordable cars.
More equal cars.
Drivers that are there because they are the best drivers.
Tracks where you can pass.
Rules that produce cars that are suitable for racing.

I agree with all your points. It is at the stage where the rules and regs almost need to be scrapped and start again.

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colinp wrote:Get over it,Murdoch is paying for a sport that you wouldnt want to watch anymore. F1 has died

Not quite died but it is in a bad state.

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It is quite possible. Rosberg has lost something from last year and sadly (from a competitive point of view) the Ferrari challengeis not as strong as we may have hoped. As mentioned already he will have to have a run of very good luck though, but it is possible.

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I have never slept during a race But in recent years I have been quite happy to hit the kitchen for a cup of tea and a sandwich. Sadly this is because I am quite sure I will not miss much. Before this I would not have dared too. Not really sure if this is my age or the quality of fare on offer. Sadl...

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Sadly, I think Astoria is echoing what many are feeling. Even as we read through this thread, we see that most responses are in agreement with many of his points. And not all of them are from "old farts" waxing nostalgic. F1 is in dire need of reassessment as to what it is, what it wants to be, and...

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According to Mark Hughes column on Sky Sports today, lifting and coasting makes them less than 5 seconds slower over a race distance than if they didn't need to save the fuel. That's less than 0.1s a lap. If so then why did Hamilton say this: Meanwhile, Hamilton and Rosberg were both told to save f...

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Meanwhile, Hamilton and Rosberg were both told to save fuel during the race and the Championship leader admits it's "frustrating" and added that he would welcome the return of refuelling. "Definitely frustrating to have to lift and coast. If you had to be pushing, pushing the whole way... You remem...

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I agree with you. I just mentioned it in the driver of the day thread. I was nearly going to switch off after hearing lift and coast so many times.
It's one thing changing the formula to be more fuel efficient, but not this.

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