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I should imagine Lewis is hoping he won't beat Valtteri by much! Only if he beats both Valtteri and Max soundly. If Valtteri has another mediocre race, trouncing him won't mean much. Gapping the whole field would be very impressive and would get Lewis' attention. Still I think Lewis would welcome h...

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Valtteri's last four finishes have been: Second, Second, Fourteenth, and Eighth. The question is which Valtteri will show up this weekend? Will he take Lewis's regular place on the top step of the podium or muck about in mid-field?

He has the car to take the victory but will he???

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This year Charles is dominating Sebastian three to one. (98-33 currently) I expect Carlos to be a lot closer to Charles next year. He will need some time to adjust to the new car and to a whole new team. Ferrari strategic decisions next year will also favor Charles as the number 1 driver. As we all...

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Streaks that will be broken when Lewis doesn't start the next race. Most consecutive race starts. Lewis is first at 265 Most consecutive wins. Lewis is tied for sixth with five Most consecutive points finishes. Lewis is first with 48. Most consecutive points scored. Lewis is first with 998 points. L...

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This year Charles is dominating Sebastian three to one. (98-33 currently) I expect Carlos to be a lot closer to Charles next year. He will need some time to adjust to the new car and to a whole new team. Ferrari strategic decisions next year will also favor Charles as the number 1 driver. As we all ...

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I have to wonder about the fire marshal hosing down the pavement before turning the hose on Grosjean's car. It occurs to me that Romain was on the same side of the barrier that the fire marshal was on. He may not have wanted to turn the force of the hose on Romain as he was getting out of the cockpi...

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Drivers who were likely saved by the FIA mandated halo since it's introduction: F2 - Tadasuke Makino – 2018 - Circuit de Catalunya F1 – Charles Leclerc – 2018 - Spa-Francorchamps F2 – Sean Galeal – 2019 Spa-Francorchamps (same incident that killed Anthoine Hubert) F3 - Alex Peroni - 2019 Monza F1 – ...

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What people fail to realise here is the Mercedes engine is the engine to have irrespective of what Ferrari did last year. Even with Ferrari engine power upgrade, Mercedes basically pushed them home every race they won. Not one race did Ferrari push Mercedes home, that tells you the power of the eng...

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If Grosjean races just in the final race this year, I would find that amazing. That incident barely looked survivable. From the first pictures we saw (which they rightly didn't instantly show), just seeing the back of the car with the cockpit missing and a heap of flames in a broken barrier make me...

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Schumacher forever#1 wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:00 pm

Invade wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:58 pm
Perez is still favourite to win this battle, even if Albon maximises his potential in the Red Bull.
With all the weight Albon put on I don't think he'll have the pace to challenge for 4th.

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So is (was) this Bottas' last chance for the WDC? Or will Mercedes just create another behemoth and destroy RBR again, giving Bottas another slim chance at a title? Imagine that the Silverstone and Eifel GP fortunes were reversed. Bottas would now be right in the hunt for a Championship despite hav...

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After the Bahrain GP the standings are as follows: 4 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 102 5 Sergio Perez Racing Point 100 6 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 98 7 Lando Norris McLaren 86 8 Carlos Sainz McLaren 85 9 Alex Albon Red Bull 85 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 71 Due to Checo's retirement Daniel has caught him fo...

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The FIA may have to reconsider the use of unprotected Armco barrier at race tracks. Both with the death of Francois Cervert and today it was a hazard to the driver. There have also been quite a number of similar incidents in both pro and club racing where it allowed a race car to become wedged betwe...

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I am giving the nod to Hamilton, Perez, and Sainz for reasons that others have stated above.

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Lewis and Sebastian have mostly dominated this race since 2012. Seems to be a prime opportunity for Lewis this year.

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After Turkey things have gotten interesting: 4 Sergio Perez - 100 5 Charles Leclerc - 97 6 Daniel Ricciardo - 96 7 Carlos Sainz - 75 8 Lando Norris - 74 9 Alex Albon - 70 10 Pierre Gasly - 63 Daniel has fallen from fourth to sixth in one weekend. Checko has gained two positions and Charles has gaine...

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This seems a fair comparison to the Senna/Schumacher battles. In that case Senna was generally in the inferior car though not at all past the peak of his powers. It would have been good to have Senna back into a top car again to challenge Michael on an equal basis but it was not to be. There will al...

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Well, that didn't go according to plan for the youngster. Will be interesting to see how the Vettel/Stroll pairing goes next year. His head dropped. Mentally I don't think he is very strong (yet). He might just be a front runner - great when it goes his way......until it does not. You can't buy tha...

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Well, Max certainly didn't look to be the "Rain Master" today. Had a really bad start and too many errors. He certainly put in some good laps but then threw away the progress.

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Well, that didn't go according to plan for the youngster. Will be interesting to see how the Vettel/Stroll pairing goes next year.

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One off races have always seemed to me to be a bit more interesting. The European & Pacific Grands Prix as well as other one offs would be a good addition to the schedule. Limit it to one or two races per year though.

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Hamilton Perez & Vettel.
Honorable mention for Carlos Sainz.

Disappointing: Bottas, Verstappen, & Stroll.

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Greenman wrote: ↑
Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:11 pm
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Do you really want to have Stroll and Verstappen together at the first corner ?

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I think Hill retiring in Adelaide '94 was also monumental - not just because of the fact it cost Hill a title, but also essentially set the path for Hill's Williams exit. I think a WDC Hill would have made him less error prone in 95, with greater confidence, and even if he had still lost (which I s...

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tootsie323 wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 13, 2020 11:00 am
Niki Lauda, Fuji 1976. Considering what he had put himself through just to stay in contention for the title, that must have been a pretty brave decision to decide, 'No, it's just not worth it.'

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The obvious choice would be Hamilton in China '07. Technically Spain 2010 also denied Hamilton a championship, although obviously so early in the season it would have undoubtedly had an effect on all the subsequent results, particularly the pit strategy at Abu Dhabi as Hamilton would have been 3 po...

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For all the guys who hate on Stroll, Verstappen had money AND a dad who was an f1 driver - you'd never call him an entitled jerk. Oh wait - that argument really fell apart....

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I am wondering about the benefit of Max qualifying second if he has to start on the dirty or greasy side of the grid. He may get freight trained by the two Racing Points at the green light tomorrow.

Wet or dry, it seems it will be an interesting start and first lap.

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A racing line seemed to be forming at the end of FP2 but will it be so narrow on Sunday that anyone who tries to pass will immediately suffer when the leave the racing line?

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The second DRS zone starting upstream of turn 11 and going all the way to turn 12 ought to make passing easier than most tracks. Front straight DRS will help also.

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I would support Lewis if he wanted to sit out Saudi Arabia next year. I know that there are some who want Lewis to take a stand against SA but I have not heard any opinion from Lewis on the matter. If Lewis boycotts the SA Grand Prix and still wins the title, the heads of a lot of Lewis haters would...

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Turn 8s expected to be easy flat out. The DRS zone will be into turn 12, I think it will be like Portimao where the overtake is too easy I expect easy Mercedes 1-2. Pit stop loss is short and with overtaking possible can't see anything other than Hamilton win I wonder if the DRS zone will start aft...

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Intercity Istanbul Park looks like an interesting race track. There appear to be three overtaking points at turns 1, 9, & 12 with sharp turns coming at the end of straights. Currently the track map at the Formula ! website is showing no DRS zones. I don't know if this has not been decided yet or if ...

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A couple of races ago I gave up voting for either of the two Haas drivers for the rest of the year. Unless one of them puts on a truly outstanding performance I will be happy when the 2021 season dawns and they are both out of Formula 1. I don't know if the car and team are that bad or if RoGro and ...

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Ya think that Lewis is scared of this new guy "Freddy" that is set to drive for Team Renault next year? I have heard that they do have some history between them and that they don't seem to get on very well.

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I think votes for Hamilton are possibly a bit generous today. He lost a place at the start which Bottas constantly gets criticized for when it happens to him. It was clear that he couldn't pass Verstappen even though Verstappen was effectively being slowed by Bottas who was restricted by his damage...

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DOLOMITE wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 03, 2020 9:44 am
I think Ricciardo will keep it.

1. HAM: 369
2. BOT: 263
3. VER: 234
4. RIC: 127
5. LEC: 119
6. PER: 112
7. NOR: 94

This is your projection for the season's final point totals???

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Points update after Imola:
4. Daniel Ricciardo - 95
5. Charles Leclerc - 85
6. Sergio Perez - 82
7. Lando Norris McLaren - 69
8. Carlos Sainz McLaren - 65
9. Alex Albon Red Bull - 64
10. Pierre Gasly - 63

Looks like the fight is for seventh place right now.

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Option or Prime wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 02, 2020 12:18 am

Good_Year wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 01, 2020 5:17 pm

Covalent wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 01, 2020 2:27 pm

So the only way Ferrari car parts get in a situation where they lead a Grand Prix is by hitching a ride under a Mercedes!

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I feel like Hamilton doesn't take much joy in the record-breaking aspect of his illustrious career. I wouldn't be surprised if he took a sabbatical and returned in 2022 to refocus. There's plenty of opportunities - join Rosberg in that new motorsports series? - out there for a year out. That, said,...

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