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P-F1 Mod wrote:I thought they couldn't tell them about comparisons to other drivers any more?

I thought they'd reined that back in a bit?

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The shortest race in F1 history was the 14 laps covered at Adelaide in 1991, which would be 8 or 9 laps at Suzuka.

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Is the weather any worse than 1994? It's about the same. Remember that even in 1994 they stopped the race for an hour. But back then of course they stated at 1300 Japanese time (5am in the UK) and that wasn't a typhoon so it cleared. This stuff looks like it's set for the rest of the day. Red flag....

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How many laps is this going to be? 5?

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I really can't understand why this race wasn't held today when the likelihood of a typhoon in the area on Sunday has been known for a week.

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vikram wrote:
GingerFurball wrote:There's no need for any grand theories.

why not? especially when an intelligent driver like Alonso is moving to an inferior chassis and an untested engine.

McLaren have signed a shed load of technical personnel in the last few months. Ferrari haven't signed anyone.

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It struck me the other day that, at 55, Brundle might not co-commentate for that much longer. Button would be ideal for that role, no?

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I tend to agree with those who think that if Button is out of McLaren then he'll retire. He must know he's unlikely to get another top seat and I don't think he'll stick around for the sake of it.

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I definitely read somewhere today about some managerial movements as part of the Alonso bid (and of course I can't find it!). It didn't specifically state Ron but it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that's who it meant My first thought was that it would be strange for Ron to be ousted so quickly ...

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I wonder if the race team is essentially going to be run by Honda in all but name. Which might open the door for Brawn.

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That's a bit of a turnaround. After he left McLaren in late 2007 the site listed him as having scored "-15" victories.

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After what happened at the weekend I think Alonso and Ferrari are done. It's obvious that the new Ferrari chairman (I can't spell his name yet, sorry) wants him out, much like with Prost in 1991. In those circumstances, I don't really see how they can continue to have a fruitful relationship. In man...

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After what happened at the weekend I think Alonso and Ferrari are done. It's obvious that the new Ferrari chairman (I can't spell his name yet, sorry) wants him out, much like with Prost in 1991. In those circumstances, I don't really see how they can continue to have a fruitful relationship. In man...

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There are some tracks where a Merc 1-2 is guaranteed as long as it stays dry, and they don't break down or collide (Japan and Brazil especially, and probably Austin, Sochi and Abu Dhabi all told - the long straights will play to their advantage and we know the customer teams are asked to defer to th...

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Seena simply ploughed straight into him without lifting. Prost could have hugged the outside kerb and the accident would still have happened.

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Which may suggest a big money offer is already on the table for Alonso from elsewhere - which could only really be McLaren-Honda.

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Being a fan and being a fanboy are two very different things. A fan retains hold of his/her critical faculties and isn;t afraid of criticising the driver when needs be. I'm a big fan of Fernando Alonso, I make no bones about it, but there have been episodes in his career that have been very trying f...

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Hi Blake, thanks for the words. The forum became far too divisive during the latter stages of Eurytus' tenure and I think some of my feelings about F1 have shifted a bit anyway. The whole sport feels very "distant" these days, like it's happening in a sealed-off space only visible through a single t...

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I joined this forum 10 years ago though I'm not very active these days.

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Hungary 1997 is probably the most that any single race has impacted me at an emotional level. The only thing that comes close is Brazil 2012.

Imola 2005 and Brazil 2001 spring to mind as well.

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I'm a tifosi, I support Ferrari since day-1 I enjoy F1, but I never like Alonso.......... so for me the very next good news about Ferrari is when Alonso confirms his departure from the red Italian team. Twice in the past 4 years Alonso has taken a car that has no right to be in the title fight all ...

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Alonso is driving like he did in 2012, but with a car that is even worse. The man is like peak period Senna. He's that good. It frustrates me that Ferrari have tiddled his talents away the last few years.

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I imagine the baseball field may end up being "re-located" if an F1 deal is struck. But despite that, there will be no Peralta Curve. Even back in 1992 there was a proposal to replace Peralta with two right-angle corners on safety grounds. Of course, there was no GP in '93 so perhaps that saved the ...

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There was a mock-up of a proposed series of modifications (which, predictably, would see pretty much every corner ripped up) knocking around a while ago. They can't use Peraltada, there's a main road directly behind it so there's no room to build the massive run-off that would be required by the reg...

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I think he would have just torn straight through it, Laura, and anyone who has a keen understanding of motorsport in the early 1970s would know the likely (grim) outcome of that. You saw how warped the armco was after Raikkonen hit it last week at about 140mph. At 179mph (which I believe was Burti's...

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Personally, I thought as soon as it happened that he was likely to be very badly injured. A tyre barrier did nothing for Gonzalo Rodriguez two years earlier.

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He was extremely lucky to survive that. IIRC, he caught the end of the three-tyre-deep barrier. Another 20 yards or so further left and it would have been a barrier one layer deep and I really don't think he would have survived that; in fact I think he would most likely have vaulted the barrier and ...

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It's not the sliding wide that's the problem. It's the method of re-entering the track (i.e. at full throttle over a grassed bit) that's the problem.

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It's always subjective. Alonso and Ricciardo appear to have extracted the most from their machinery. Bottas is getting there as well, though there were a couple of more ordinary races earleir in the year from him, understandable given his still relative inexperience. I expect him to thrash Massa ove...

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Worst since 1992 if Sunday is anything to go by.

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What was that fist pump by Alonso at the chequered flag all about? Sarcasm?

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If this really does end up happening then doesn't that paint Whitmarsh in a very different sort of light, given that he has overseen this car?

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I think Benetton has more sense than to pour its money down a black hole. That black hole not being Lotus F1 per se, but buying a Formula One team in this day and age.

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Let's all hope he can pull through.

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I think Bernie is saying he is disappointed with Alonso's attitude more than his performance in the races. If I were him I'd be quite a bit more disappointed about the increasingly obvious technical failings at Maranello.

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It's for the European TV audience, basically. BE/CVC would like as many races as possible to begin at 4 or 5pm in Europe. I wouldn't be surprised to see Sepang follow suit in 2015.

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I've always had that gut feeling since the Magnussen rumors begun that Checo will end up at Lotus for 2014, now there's a strong rumor that Lotus already have an agreement with Perez for 2014 and 2015 to be announced this weekend at Interlagos, hope it's true!!! https://twitter.com/MonsieurF1/statu...

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Well, a plum Indycar seat has just come up of course.

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Hmmmm....

Didn't Hulkenberg come within a whisker of driving for Ferrari in 2014 until Kimi came along? I wonder if Hulk might be sitting on some of 2015 pre-contract at Maranello.

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I'm struggling to think of many occasions when a driver had to move down the grid and then managed to get back up it again, tbh. They're usually perceived as having had their chance and blown it (whether that perception is fair or not). Sometimes a driver moves down and ends up with a team on the up...

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