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That penalty for stroll was complete BS!!! They can’t flash the weigh bridge light right as a driver is approaching and expect for them to react instantaneously. They completely screwed him. AM should have complained heavily to race control over it. The Honda is finally the fastest engine. That last...

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Manufacturers who've contemplated entering the F1 circus have likely decided to put in a bid bid because of the significant growth from the DTS series because it's grown the fanbase substantially, so it broadens marketing/exposure as well as boosting sales.

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Does anyone actually believe that red bull were only £100k over budget or more likely their accountants were better than the fia. The amount they were allegedly over would not produce the rocket ship they currently have. After Marko said that many teams will be over budget this year was that an adm...

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ESPN were reporting the Ricciardo rumours aren’t true and that Lawson would be the one to take over if De Vries did get the boot. Let's see… a proven driver with an overall excellent track record when driving a solid car, vs an unknown and completely inexperienced driver… I'm leaning towards Riccia...

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But would Ricciardo want to drive that car? It's not even a strong midfield car. Moreover, I wonder if he's really ready, he said in Beyond the Grid podcast last November that he wants to sit the season out to rethink if he really wanna give it another shot or do something else. I say the gossip wi...

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Rumour: Helmut Marko has reportedly set an ultimatum to Nyck de Vries. If the Dutchman does not improve his performance in the next 3 GPs (Imola, Monaco and Barcelona), he could already be replaced by Daniel Ricciardo for the rest of the season. Yeah I've seen that being said, if it happens then th...

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Verstappen did well to take the win, but that car is so much faster than everything else, having to come through the field with the added performance boost of the DRS, it really was a cake walk. Ironically Perez's car didn't appear to be quite as quick this time around. Did the team give Verstappen ...

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Since 1982, I've recorded every F1 race except 3, on VHS and now DVD. I missed the three because of technical recording issues, such as electrical power disruptions which delete timer settings on the rare occasion when I'm out of town. The point... No one can suggest I'm not a loyal, long-time F1 f...

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Perez had the beating of Verstappen, who would have thought. Meeee! ✋🏼 I think it’s a bit unfair for so many people to say he lucked out due to the safety car because he was going to get around Verstappen anyway. He was slightly quicker all weekend and was able to really close up in the slower sect...

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....... The idea that they'd still be able to do it as well as someone equally talented who's half their age, however, is another matter entirely. If we're talking equal talent let's be honest, drivers with equal talent are a lot thinner on the ground than drivers who's daddy has got a heap of mone...

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Based on how they comport themselves and how they've publicly spoken and treated others, I find Lewis a quite likable person as I can't recall him being outright rude, but Max has often been a hothead, downright rude and nasty to people, and never apologizes when he's wrong. I have seen instances wh...

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The real reason was Marshal intervention which was not allowed as per the rules. At least, that was the only valid reason to DQ Senna there. The cutting of the chicane is pure nonsense as the escape road was actually measured and found to actually be longer than if he'd taken the chicane, which mean...

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Has this just come to the fore because of Massa looking to overturn the outcome of the 2008 title, if so it has a feel if Massa is given any legs then let's see about 2021. Since I started this thread... I like Massa, but don't feel he has a leg to stand on. He missed out on points in Singapore bec...

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[quote="t2jd1967 I don't use Google and was looking for a French language result, but did not spend much time on it. It is a shame that I cannot really read the article (it is in a magazine), but I am happy that you found an article from what appears a legitimate publication, although quite a new on...

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I don’t think that was the case at all. I think Max took his normal extra wide line to try and utilize the usually greater momentum through a corner to try and come out ahead, but Lewis took the corner extremely well and could out accelerate going into the next turn. In the heat of the moment, parti...

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Even in 2008 no one but the most dedicated Massa fan truly felt Massa was a WDC level driver, 15 years later after all Hamilton has achieved, digging up the 2008 debacle which was already toxic due to the "is that Glock!" Conspiracy theorists is unnecessary and makes him look desperate rather than ...

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Even in 2008 no one but the most dedicated Massa fan truly felt Massa was a WDC level driver, 15 years later after all Hamilton has achieved, digging up the 2008 debacle which was already toxic due to the "is that Glock!" Conspiracy theorists is unnecessary and makes him look desperate rather than ...

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I've just watched the P1 podcast with Matt and Tommy, they give their driver verdicts and these are the top scorers:- ... they slightly down score Verstappen for losing 2 places on the first lap, they slightly down score Alonso for not maximising qualifying. So their top 3 are Hulkenberg, Hamilton ...

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I've just watched the P1 podcast with Matt and Tommy, they give their driver verdicts and these are the top scorers:- ... they slightly down score Verstappen for losing 2 places on the first lap, they slightly down score Alonso for not maximising qualifying. So their top 3 are Hulkenberg, Hamilton ...

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Thank you very much! Much better than the first article. So, what it says is they had no evidence to start an investigation or a prosecution in 2008. Which means that the rule that no results can be changed after the final awards ceremony remains untouched. They knew, they decided not to act, the c...

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I think Kravitz is by far the best person on the Sky team. He's a fan. He's a straight talker. And he doesn't care for all of the politics of the paddock. That I can totally agree with, and he's FUNNY!!!! He's seriously a breath of fresh air. I do really like Damon Hill and Brundle though, and Herb...

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I stated very clearly what the issue is. There is precedent for all cars to unlap themselves. There is precedent for no cars to unlap themselves. There is absolutely zero scenarios where only certain cars unlap themselves to suit one driver. But you wear blinkers you refuse to remove. The problem w...

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Thank you for that answer. The only thing I can't agree with in your view of that case, is that what was done,was done to suit one driver. I see no hard evidence to support that view. But perhaps discussing that should be done in (another?) separate thread. Thanks again for your answer. In genuinel...

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But since they cannot witness anymore, we only have Ecclestone's comments on the matter. And he has been lying a lot in his life. If you read the article that's not true. In the film about Mosley, Whiting talked about being told of crashgate in Brazil 08 but that part was cut from the document. The...

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If you thought he drove well then why question the votes for him, is it just paying lip service when being questioned? You not voting for him is not a problem it's just this questioning of why people voted for him and then initially giving a reason which you later had to backtrack on then created a...

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Interesting, Hamilton's first championship was also won through FIA blunders ??? No, not a blunder. According to Ecclestone, he and Moseley decided they wouldn't do the right thing purposely in order to save face and supposedly "not" place the sport in disrepute. This incident also cost Piquet Jr h...

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Oh boy the Click is strong here. LMAO

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OK, you keep telling yourself that.

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They both may have had issues or have been playing silly games. I don't see the outrage though, one way or another. RB has let them race freely, so if they decided to push and ignore the team, then good for them. Good for the show at least. Telling Checo to maintain a specific (lesser) pace than hi...

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I'm surprised Bob Varsha, Hobbo and Matchett haven't been mentioned on here. Bob in particular was an extremely well seasoned commentator before he made the leap tp the big time and he was fantastic. Just the right amount of enthusiasm with an excellent voice and delivery. Matchett's insight was unl...

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They both may have had issues or have been playing silly games. I don't see the outrage though, one way or another. RB has let them race freely, so if they decided to push and ignore the team, then good for them. Good for the show at least. Telling Checo to maintain a specific (lesser) pace than hi...

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I feel compelled to respond since you quoted me. I was not the one to suggest there was an issue, real or otherwise. I was there simply for sh##s and giggles, making fun of your pompous "best headsets known to man" comment :] It was't pompous in any regard. I am an avid Audiophile and competitive g...

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I guess You guys and Brundle know more than Red Bull AND their Team Principal. :lol: I feel compelled to respond since you quoted me. I was not the one to suggest there was an issue, real or otherwise. I was there simply for sh##s and giggles, making fun of your pompous "best headsets known to man"...

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I guess You guys and Brundle know more than Red Bull AND their Team Principal. :lol: I feel compelled to respond since you quoted me. I was not the one to suggest there was an issue, real or otherwise. I was there simply for sh##s and giggles, making fun of your pompous "best headsets known to man"...

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Effectively the 2014 rule changes were an absolute disaster and rule shifts since then have tried to address the issues that they brought without ever fully addressing the massive turbo hybrid sized elephant in the room and thus have been doomed to fail. I'm not sure it's about 2014 really, or abou...

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Thanks mate. 4 DRS zones apparently, sigh... I agree, I think if the cars are so much better for racing now we need to be doing away with DRS not having 4 zones :uhoh: It saddens me that were in this situation now where we won't see racing without DRS anymore and almost every pass is gonna be a DRS...

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You hear it when Verstappen is on the team radio. Very, very clear and the commentators heard it as well and say so. Other people in this thread have even said they heard it. I have whatsapp groups where we discuss F1 where everyone heard it. If your hardware really isn't picking it up I'd ask for ...

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Neither of you heard anything. I'm just now replaying it to see if I somehow missed it and there is absolutely NOTHING in the way of an ill or odd sound signature, particularly at the 1:12:20 mark where both drivers rip straight through the runoff and WALLS are all around, where sound reverberates,...

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I guess You guys and Brundle know more than Red Bull AND their Team Principal. :lol: I feel compelled to respond since you quoted me. I was not the one to suggest there was an issue, real or otherwise. I was there simply for sh##s and giggles, making fun of your pompous "best headsets known to man"...

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We saw both Perez and Verstappen cut that chicane and Verstappen unquestionably had an issue with his car. You could hear it. No doubt about that. Well I have a really sophisticated Surround sound as well as some of the best headsets known to man and I couldn't hear it so I'm curious as to how you ...

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