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I too think the fast lap point has been a success, and I'm not sure I would mind even taking it a step forward, like get an extra point for: - pole position - highest top speed - most overtakes - fastest pit stop etc. etc. Pole position could make sense - although perhaps it is already rewarded. Hi...

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Tyres are too hard. Easy one stop I think we just have to except that's the way it is now. Do we want the drivers to race hard or tip toe around? Trouble is, even when not worried about tyre wear may not really be racing. Last race we saw Bottas not have to race, but without a hole in the floor he ...

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Is F1 boring or is Australia boring? It sucks the the season usually needs to start with a whimper. I think F1 is less boring than the average happening in Australia, but you could have chosen other things in Australia to watch. This video below seems like a cross section of what is happening in mu...

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Not sure why we are counting only the races where both made it to Q3, events like Japan or Germany when Ricciardo couldn't make it out of Q1 making this look only worse. Don't want o dive into stats to deep though as it's not the point, I remember the quali gap between the drivers in RBR was I thin...

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I think its a question of who will make contact at the first turns. The way the grid lines up we could go nearly 4 wide into the first corner or at least 3 of them wide. How angry is Max that he missed pole? That could be a factor in how aggressive he is on the first lap. Max, agressive on the firs...

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Johnson wrote:I think its a question of who will make contact at the first turns. The way the grid lines up we could go nearly 4 wide into the first corner or at least 3 of them wide.

How angry is Max that he missed pole? That could be a factor in how aggressive he is on the first lap.

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I'm loving the look of that new car out on track! Formula 1 should take notice. FE is going to get dramatically faster with each new iteration, and if they manage to keep the racing close while making the cars genuinely innovative... isn't that what F1 should be doing? Is it faster than F3 yet? Goo...

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Lukeism wrote:I think scattered thunderstorms are looking more likely the closer we get.

Yes, thunderstorms. Mere 'rain' very unlikely. Periods of 'cats and dogs' or 'bucketing down' extremely likely.

When it was it does come it can mean stopping the race until clear but leaving a wet track.

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Previous winners in Singapore includes Hamilton winning last year in a Ferrari... did I miss something here?

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Max has well and truly taken over the matchup between himself and Daniel. He's pretty much always quicker in qualifying and now that he isn't making silly mistakes, he beats Daniel in the races most of the time too. Anyone would have beaten Daniel after a flying McLaren smashed his rear wing into c...

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Herb wrote:5 DNFs - all from different teams make this one very difficult to judge!

Yup.... almost half the teammate wars never happened. Maybe there should be a way of voting that a particular contest was a non-event.

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How about this scenario… Is it far fetched for Alonso to have been contacted by members of Red Bull independently? Red Bull has so many senior team members that have in the past made decisions without informing one another, that perhaps at different times, different individuals approached Alonso ab...

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How about assuming neither is lying..... and each are telling it how they see it. How could this be the case? Well clearly, it would not be Horner behind any approach to Alonso. Could it be some intermediary, trying to get Alonso interested and then try and sell it more within Red Bull.... which cle...

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Daniel Ricciardo reportedly told Red Bull he would sign a new deal during the post-Hungarian GP test, only to change his mind and instead sign with Renault.

How far did Ricciardo miss the time line by? Note, they don't say Ricciardo specifically said the new deal he signs would be with them.

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https://www.theage.com.au/sport/motorsport/red-bull-turns-on-f1-ace-daniel-ricciardo-20180822-p4zz08.html The old Marko/Red Bull head games begin. They are happy to treat drivers in any manner they wish but as soon as they don't get their way they................. I am not sure about that being hea...

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So, now we have another "when and where. will Ricciardo move". I think it makes sense from a Red Bull perspective to promote Gasly for some drives before year end. Probably not until later in the year and a few more things are settled on the outcome for this year... but who knows. And what does Ric...

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So, now we have another "when and where. will Ricciardo move". I think it makes sense from a Red Bull perspective to promote Gasly for some drives before year end. Probably not until later in the year and a few more things are settled on the outcome for this year... but who knows. And what does Ricc...

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https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/formula-one/f1-renault-tells-daniel-ricciardo-it-wont-be-in-a-position-to-win-a-grand-prix-until-at-least-2020/news-story/eb24e48ae78bbdc4b6e237a67c4048bf Interesting article on some more details on what exactly was pitched to riccardo which was “We sold him ...

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Interesting that there is no announcement you on the replacement at Red Bull. I thought Sainz was under contract, and only on loan, so if Red Bull needed him he would be there. Clearly Red Bull released him. But releasing him without having the alternate secured sounds unwise, unless Sainz actually ...

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I genuinely believe based on how Honda has gone since 2015, Ricciardo believes Renault is the better option for the next two years. I expect he thinks podiums and even possibly wins are more likely with Renault and a Renault engine than with Red Bull and a Honda engine by 2021. He only needed to be...

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Lojik wrote:Jacques Villeneuve should be stripped of his 1997 Hungarian GP win for 3 reasons:

1) Pipping Hill on the final lap
2) Breaking my heart
3) Being a git

I like the idea of overturning results on the basis the result currently favours a git and therefore should be changed.

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No-one's taking anything as gospel. But it's a pretty risky strategy by Horner to claim that they offered Ricciardo everything he asked for when it would be so easy for Ricciardo to deny that and make Horner look like an idiot. And that may still happen. But until that time there's no valid reason ...

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Depends what he wants from life. If he lies racing in F1 but wants to be free to do other stuff on his spare weekends then staying at Mclaren would be the best option. Neither Mclaren or Red Bull are going to win a championship in the next two years. Not only are Red Bull not very likely to win a d...

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It could be a few things: a) he has no faith in Honda and feels Red Bull are making a mistake going there b) he feels undermined by what Horner has said and/or perceives favouritism by the team towards Max c) he thinks that the team have let him down d) he fears losing out to Max and wants to get o...

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I don’t think those figures are anywhere near accurate. Maybe some of the drivers are getting close to those numbers with race win bonuses, etc. Kimi, for one, was on a 7M or 8M per year deal i thought? With performance based bonuses. This seems to be part of the reason they can afford Vettel but w...

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According to RBR they were ready to give Ricciardo whatever he wanted. If this is true then this could be a big mistake. I do not think he is going to get podium next year unless Renault can make big gains like Ferrari. Clearly that is somewhat 'waffle words'. He wants: 1. to be world champion 2. t...

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I don’t think those figures are anywhere near accurate. Maybe some of the drivers are getting close to those numbers with race win bonuses, etc. Kimi, for one, was on a 7M or 8M per year deal i thought? With performance based bonuses. This seems to be part of the reason they can afford Vettel but w...

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https://www.grandprix247.com/2018/07/15/2018-formula-1-drivers-salaries-set-for-shake-up/ A few minutes Googling and Vettel goes from $30m a year to $60m! So the figures are not exactly concrete, but even so.. why is Stoffel on more than Ricciardo? I have this message from Vettel ... "Can you pleas...

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Horner says in the podcast that Dan didn't want to play a supporting role. That in itself sums it up for me. you didn't hear the rest of the podcast, where Horner was saying Max was maybe getting too strong for him? Maybe it was the case Dan was already playing a supporting role . Did we already st...

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I do think getting away from Max is probably a big part of the decision. But not because Dan thought he couldn’t beat him. More because Red Bull have shown themselves to favour Max when it counts. Giving Max an extension and a big pay rise and openly stating Max could build the team around himself ...

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Though I like Alonso, I think his days are numbered. Whether McLaren are keeping him for experience and talent, then I respect that. For Alonso to pick up a few points here and there is a waste of talent IMO. If they do another Indy 500 as they did last year, well you never know?.... Would love to ...

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I think the claim that he wasn't offered the money was speculation, whereas this is direct from the horse's mouth that they did. ...... Until we get one of the parties involved come out and say that Ricciardo wasn't offered what he wanted, I think Horner's words need to be taken at face value. Whic...

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Off topic I know, but I wonder if drivers still ski... I remember seeing Kimi and of course Michael Schumacher skiing at Ferrari events. Seems an awfully risky activity, and that's before Michael's tragic accident. I'm sure if they want to ski they ski. Pretty sure I've seen Hamilton snowboarding o...

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As already pointed out, he will lose some of his reputation if Hulk outperforms him. Renault isn't fighting for third next year. It would be a miracle if Redbull is that bad or if Renault have improved that much. My money is on Redbull retaining third even with the Honda. Your 'money is on Redbull ...

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Anyway back on topic. Good move by Dan, if Red Bull weren't going to match Maxs deal then he shouldn't stick around; whether he was treated as a number two or not he'd probably feel that way. If you are paid much less , you know you are a #2. #2 only has a chance at the championship if the team is ...

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Beaten Vettel is not really what happened as we all know. Vettel had to do this in order to get out of the contract he had with RB. We don't 'all know' that at all. Personally, I think it's a load of crap. Vettel was going to leave anyway as soon as Alonso was out at Ferrari, and he didn't need to ...

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But why did Renault offer Dan so much money? Surely they could have got him for less? They said they weren't interested in getting Alonso back until they could give him a decent car - so why are they paying top dollar for a driver now? Yeah this is something that crossed my mind last night. What ar...

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For me I knew a move by Dan was comming after Hungry last year, after Max hit Dan you could see on the debrief Dan had with Marko Helmut, Dan looked very angry at whatever Marko had to say and it looked like Marko was partitioning Blame on Dan. Dan held out for as long as possible for a Merc or Fer...

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New team, new car, Ricciardo gets a holiday, but not for that long. Both have pressure not to be dominated by the other. In the immediate term, this is Hulks chance to show he can match the top tier and that may create pressure. In some ways, Verstappen is also under pressure, because the measuring ...

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Interesting how split the votes are, and it reinforces just how much of a leap into the unknown this is. I don't think I've ever seen a vote on this forum get this far along and still be basically 50/50! Might say as much about the optimists vrs the pessimists around here than a clear eyed assessme...

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