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Qualifying Pace: Ayrton Senna Race Pace: Jim Clark Race Craft: Lewis Hamilton Tyre Management: Sergio Perez Wet Weather: Michael Schumacher Changing Conditions: Jenson Button Adaptability: Stirling Moss Consistency: Fernando Alonso Your majesty, you have forgotten one of the most important traits I ...

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Formula 1 is run/influenced by people who think only of themselves, in particular Delta Topco, all the teams (owners, managers), Ecclestone when he's wearing his CVC hat, Ecclestone when he's wearing his own hat, Todt and certain governments and certain politicians. Not all of them are idiots, most ...

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It was an engrossing rivalry over championship seasons - but in terms of on track action, bar a couple of highlights most of their racing involved gaining/losing track position through pitstops. Not that it wasn't fascinating seeing these high speed chess matches play out (will Schumacher come out o...

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Not much to add on how Hill joined Williams as a test driver, but he got the race seat because the engineers were pushing for him over Hakkinen. Frank Williams can be heard discussing it with Prost in a documentary about the team: https://youtu.be/LQIPaa7KDTs?t=44m19s

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I remember his debut - he showed lots of promise. His F1 racing career didn't quite work out, I think he was wasted as a McLaren test driver and when he returned to racing he was probably a bit past his F1 peak and race rusty. Still, he had a better F1 career than most and a good stint in WEC. As he...

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As if he was the only rider ever to be so agressive... Rossi did many very agressive moves in the past too. What do you think about his overtake on Gibernau at Jerez 2005? That overstepped the mark and should have been sanctioned. Rossi v. Stoner, Laguna Seca 2008 was aggressive riding without reck...

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What if the handling of the Merc doesn't suit Button?

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Marquez has a very agressive style as we all know, and being agressive doesnt mean he wants to hit other riders, if he had some incident he obviously never did it on purpose. Simoncelli was similar. Lack of isn't a licence for recklessness. I think MotoGP should have more balls out riders like him,...

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The whole sad spectacle that MotoGP has turned into this year is pathetic, and a real pity for a sport that has historically been clean and full of respect even in the middle of heavy competition. Dorna put MotoGP on this trajectory long ago. One of the reasons Casey Stoner gave for leaving MotoGP ...

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The whole sad spectacle that MotoGP has turned into this year is pathetic, and a real pity for a sport that has historically been clean and full of respect even in the middle of heavy competition. Dorna put MotoGP on this trajectory long ago. One of the reasons Casey Stoner gave for leaving MotoGP ...

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Not sure if his presence has made any difference to the teams success. He did nothing for Ferrari with his time in a managerial position, then got the huff with them when he left and they started winning everything. No news story imo. He was also ineffective at Jaguar. He's a legend amongst F1 driv...

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Let's take Hamilton out of this championship and see. I know then circumstances change, people would've driven differently, but still, let's try: 1. Australia - Rosberg 1st - 25 points, Vettel 2nd - 18 points 2. Malaysia - Rosberg 2nd - 18 points, Vettel 1st - 25 points 3. China - Rosberg 1st - 25 ...

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Seeing as the system exists, I would say Surtees should at least have been offered one (it's rare for information about who refused titles to be revealed but seeing as he accepted an OBE, it would be odd to turn down a knighthood). It's also criminal that Sid Watkins' highest honour was an OBE. He s...

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As others have said, my answer would have been "below Jim Clark".

Then:
Stewart
Senna
the others

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I found it quite interesting and instructive, that Martin Brundle felt Hamilton was out of place in tossing the hat, and it confirms my long held suspicions of Martin's true feelings concerning Lewis! :proud: I suspect Brundle has full respect for Hamilton's driving ability but is not at all impres...

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I voted 1. He'll win a title then Hamilton will join Ferrari. Ferrari and both drivers will insist on equal treatment because they will want to beat each other on equal terms. There'll be awesome battles but for four seasons they'll miss out on WDCs because of the equal policy. Ferrari will then dro...

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ALESI wrote:Wait until Nico sees Toto smiling when Nico went off and let Hamilton through...

Toto's smirk and Lauda's grin - it was as if they'd placed a joint bet on Rosberg screwing up when the win was on.

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I reckon 1. Sadly, he'll have announced his retirement before the start of the season and McLaren will have confirmed his replacement. He'll bag his 3rd title then watch his replacement win 4 in a row while he has slightly above moderate success in WEC.

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I voted 1 more with Mercedes. I think he'll win at least one with Ferrari, though.

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Did you see Rosberg throw the hat at Ham triple WDC44? The look on his face was pure distain. Ham, just gave the brat a hug and was giving him his hat to wear and Nico, just had to ruin the moment. Nico, needs to go! I don't see why he has to go. Both drivers have shown signs of petulance in lesser...

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Nico looked like he was on top today for a lot of it when it was mixed conditions but he still managed to lose again with a driver error. Im not sure if Hamilton was a little cautious today but he took a while to get up to speed each time. I said to my friend if Lewis can apply pressure there is a ...

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Did you see Rosberg throw the hat at Ham triple WDC44? The look on his face was pure distain. Ham, just gave the brat a hug and was giving him his hat to wear and Nico, just had to ruin the moment. Nico, needs to go! I don't see why he has to go. Both drivers have shown signs of petulance in lesser...

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sandman1347 wrote:I don't think Hamilton intended it the way Nico took it.

I agree, he gave caps to both Vettel and Rosberg - Rosberg was further away so he tossed it, Vettel within reach so he simply handed the cap over.

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Hamilton deals the other hat to Vettel, so it's not like he was singling Rosberg out in a "silly game" (to quote Rosberg).

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Anyway, Raikkonen and Hulkenberg are overrated IMO. I would love to know what Ferrari's reasoning was for offering a contract to Hulkenberg then at the last minute giving Räikkönen the drive. Raikkonen has been in top teams and race winning cars. Hulk has not. I don't think we can say he is overrat...

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KingVoid wrote:
Anyway, Raikkonen and Hulkenberg are overrated IMO.

I would love to know what Ferrari's reasoning was for offering a contract to Hulkenberg then at the last minute giving Räikkönen the drive.

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Regarding Heidfeld he did nothing post BMW in F1, he replaced Kubica when he got injured but couldn't beat Petrov in the same car which basically ended his F1 career. To be fair, Boullier turned against Heidfeld fairly quickly. The situation ended up either in court, or with an out-of-court settlem...

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Has Helmut Marko commented on this? I remember reading a while back was that one of the things he looked for in the STR drivers was the ability to follow instructions (I believe this may have contributed to Alguersuari's departure). However, the carrot of an RBR drive isn't as tasty as it was before...

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Thinking on this, Red Bull have stacks of money, (indeed I blame them for most of the current overspend in F1) they do not like the way Renault do things, Renault are not happy as an engine supplier, why do not Red Bull buy the Renault engine? I dont mean the building in France, I mean the rights t...

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nixxxon wrote:
Ford, and the return of Jaguar in F1.

Shouldn't that be Tata?

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I wouldn't be sad to see RBR (and STR, for that matter) get bought/replaced. The way Horner and Marko have conducted themselves since RBR became a front running team has been shambolic and I wonder at their naivety when it comes to dealing with the press.

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I read in Autosport at the time that it was, ironically, Mercedes that pushed for Raikkonen over Heidfeld. Apparently this was because with Schumi being around as the top German, Mercedes didn't want to hire a "second rate" German and therefore be associated with not being not being able to hire to...

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i wonder, if there will be any rolling heads at the FIA... it would be about time... even though one could argue about who is responsible for the Red Bull situation, clearly that idea of the Hybrid PU's attracting new suppliers didn't work out... with the V8s we had 3 competitive suppliers and an a...

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There's also a WEC possibility - maybe he could combine both? He mentions Team Carlin stepping up to IndyCar but not doing a full season, so there may be space in his calendar.

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Nick Heidfeld Kamui Kobayashi Alex Wurz Justin Wilson Nick Heidfeld was in the wrong teams at the wrong times. Why McLaren overlooked him is beyond me. I've always wondered if it was due to Ron Dennis wanting a Häkkinen replacement. Not in terms of driver skill, but on a personal level. Just as he w...

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A livery change to reflect the Ferrari bit? That would be strange. They have the red in their colors already. Did they do anything for Renault? I think Infiniti is still with them so that bit would remain I guess. I suppose it would just replace what they have for Renault. Can't recall if the STRF ...

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Drivers: Nigel Mansell & Lewis Hamilton
Car: MP 4/4
Team Principal: Frank Williams

I was originally thinking of Jim Clark and Stirling Moss but I think Mansell and Hamilton would provide more drama. If I were TP, though, I would definitely go for Clark and Moss.

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Being "indelicate" about this, has anyone considered the question of body fat mass at his age? Several pounds of ballast that can not be moved? TBH, when he was racing he was never among my favorites, but that is irrelevant, he is a world champion and good press. I don't think the Formula E cars ar...

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AngusWolfe wrote:Oh dear. I hope they had to sign somebody else because Nick has a seat with another team. This won't help the perception that FE is an F1 retirement home.

Heidfeld has joined the Mahindra team.

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1. Alonso 2. Schumacher 3. Vettel 4. Hamilton 5. Button 6. Räikkönen 7. Heidfeld 8. Kubica 9. Webber 10. Massa I could rewrite my list indefinitely but this is the one I'm most comfortable with. I don't think I'd change much about the top four - Schumacher edges into second for still being brilliant...

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