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wire2004 wrote: ↑
Sun May 02, 2021 3:50 pm

FormulaFun wrote: ↑
Sun May 02, 2021 3:35 pm
I can't wait for the day one of these STUPID last lap pit stops massively backfires

Like today.

I was thinking the same, imagine the mechanics bodge it under pressure and it a wheel nut doesn't get done tight enough.......Game over and massive egg-on-face for everyone involved.

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If nothing else comes from this last year or so, we need to keep this circuit on the calendar. I thought it was pretty boring to be honest. I like more punishing tracks like Imola, with gravel traps and narrow tracks. Portugal is too wide, but I do like it's sweeping nature. DRS also proves too pow...

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Mazepin was 1 second a lap slower than Schumacher? Wow.

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Removed by mod He's an old man that has had 2 years out of the sport. Let's not pretend this is a prime Fernando Alonso getting punked here. He was out competing in LeMans and Indy .. Not like Schumi having fun with bikes plus he is a few years younger and also Slowcon is no match for WDC Rosberg.....

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He's an old man that has had 2 years out of the sport.

Let's not pretend this is a prime Fernando Alonso getting punked here.

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lucifers wrote: ↑
Sat May 01, 2021 2:31 pm
Vettel seems to be going well

Hopefully they've found good set-up direction and it continues from here onwards.

Side note - would be quite weird if Hamilton got his 100th pole position on the anniversary of Ayrton Senna's death.

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Bottas is perceived as not making mistakes because he doesn't attempt any moves. Yes, it's pretty easy to not get involved in incidence if you never try and pass anyone or never put up any resistance to anyone trying to overtake you. Id say Bottas is a pretty good defending driver but he has very l...

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I dont understand. What did he do wrong at Imola? The race circumstances were out of his hands. Brake fire Pit lane start Penalty DNF at the end Plus numerous team blunders such as the team not sending him out on a drying track so he could improve his laptime during Q2. Were people expecting nothin...

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He didn’t do anything wrong on Sunday that I saw. With others spinning off, Vettel kept it on the road despite having a reputation for that. Did he get any points along with his stop/go penalty? After 5 in one weekend in a 23 race season he really needs a clean season now. It’s a shame Vettel got a...

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He didn’t do anything wrong on Sunday that I saw. With others spinning off, Vettel kept it on the road despite having a reputation for that. Did he get any points along with his stop/go penalty? After 5 in one weekend in a 23 race season he really needs a clean season now. It’s a shame Vettel got a...

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I dont understand. What did he do wrong at Imola? The race circumstances were out of his hands. Brake fire Pit lane start Penalty DNF at the end Plus numerous team blunders such as the team not sending him out on a drying track so he could improve his laptime during Q2. Were people expecting nothin...

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I dont understand. What did he do wrong at Imola? The race circumstances were out of his hands. Brake fire Pit lane start Penalty DNF at the end Plus numerous team blunders such as the team not sending him out on a drying track so he could improve his laptime during Q2. Were people expecting nothing...

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Vettel raced pretty well at Imola and his lap times weren't that bad. He's still slightly off Stroll but then again he was much further back down the grid too. I'm guessing the confidence is coming back by each race. Stroll performs well when the pressure is off him and then goes missing once people...

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Oh dear. Oh dear, what? Brakes on fire. Pit lane start. Ridiculous penalty by usual moronic stewards. DNF at the end. And people are still sh*tting on Vettel? I swear, some people love sticking the knife in just for the sake of it - classic bully boy mentality. I have just had to read the same driv...

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Darn I was hoping for a wet race. Dry races tend to be too predictable.

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DOLOMITE wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:31 pm
I wasn't able to watch all. Of qualy, was there a specific reason for Vettel being behind Stroll or was Stroll just genuinly quicker?

Vettel didnt go out in the last few minutes of Q2 when the track was quicker.

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Really enjoyed qualy. Did not know who was getting pole till the end and Noris popping up like that was so exciting. I hate to put the boot in but Vettel needs to retire. A pay driver is making him look poor and he never looks comfy or fast anymore. Maybe Ferarri absolutely killed his spirit but ti...

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Are we still expecting a wet race tomorrow or has that forecast disappeared?

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Not too much to disagree with there, I might put Ricciardo nearer to Alonso and I think Russell will end up higher than his present position, Vettel's position would indicate that he's lost about 0.1s in the last couple of years, an indication of decline perhaps. Ricciardo has proven to be a very d...

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Obviously I'm spitting these numbers out my bumbum. Others here have figured out some real possible figures. Since Invade brought it up, here is what my model suggests for the percent gaps between the quantifiable members of the grid. Tsunoda, Schumacher, and Mazepin are impossible to rate at the m...

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So, in short - he has demonstrated his talent in a lesser car. Like Vettel did in Monza 2008? I'm not sure what you are relating this to exactly but you do know that Vettel's teammate qualified 4th for that race. Yes, so what? Bottas frequently out-qualifies Hamilton and gets his backside handed to...

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Nothing annoys me more (in an F1 context) than people trying to devalue Vettel's Monza win. It's absurdly disingenuous. And I'm one of Vettel's harshest critics. Yup, agreed. Despite Vettel's sad decline, nothing can take away that feat, it was truly heroic and it really irks me that people try and...

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tootsie323 wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 06, 2021 8:00 am
So, in short - he has demonstrated his talent in a lesser car.

Like Vettel did in Monza 2008?

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Traditionally, Japanese drivers have (mentally) flopped. They had the speed but they still allowed the walls to close in on them, and certainly the language barrier didn't always help. That can always cause a feeling of isolation, self doubt and lack of confidence. For previous drivers I'll put that...

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Well, he's only 5ft2 tall and weighs around 50kg. He's immediately got a weight/ballast advantage over his peers. That immediately gives him 0.2 seconds? And he's obviously no slouch either. These young drivers are bred for racing by their families and sponsors. Small things like this are worth rem...

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Well, he's only 5ft2 tall and weighs around 50kg. He's immediately got a weight/ballast advantage over his peers. That immediately gives him 0.2 seconds? And he's obviously no slouch either. These young drivers are bred for racing by their families and sponsors. Small things like this are worth reme...

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How tall is Tsunoda? I thought I was watching a child step out of the car

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How can he have such good spatial awareness at the beginning on cold tyres, a car full of fuel, and carnage around him on lap 1 and then make a clumsy error on Ocon afterwards? It's more disappointing because he was managing his battle with Fernando Alonso and Kimi much better; all clean, neat and w...

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What was Otmar saying about low rake cars again?

Such a disappointment from Vettel. Guy is just burnt out.

More of Max vs Lewis please.

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Leclerc = at times last year he looked like Romain Grosjean 2.0 from 2012 on opening laps.

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DFWdude wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 16, 2021 4:54 pm
Shucks, I remember Graham Hill winning the Indy 500 in 1966, long before Damon came along. Now I suppose THAT is old.

Wow....my mum was born in 1966.....

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Disappointed with Aston Martin. They're not sandbagging at all, they just lack pace and reliability. Fundamentally I think it's a decent car but in reality how much can understand of a car that someone else (ie Mercedes) developed? The rear structure of the AMR21 is the same as a W11 Mercedes but wi...

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I think Frank Williams would rather have no team than a team that isn't an independent constructor in its own right. And that's what he got... And ended up bowing out with a whimper... ....A sad end to a glorious history Less of whimper than if they'd been reduced to a B team. Survival at any cost ...

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They should have become a Mercedes B-Team when the opportunity was there (early years of hybrid regulations). The Mercedes trickle-down effect would have kept them solvent enough to hold their heads high and been further up the grid. I think Frank Williams would rather have no team than a team that...

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They should have become a Mercedes B-Team when the opportunity was there (early years of hybrid regulations). The Mercedes trickle-down effect would have kept them solvent enough to hold their heads high and been further up the grid. I think Frank Williams would rather have no team than a team that...

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Not trying to troll here but does the quality of your rivals even matter if you have such a technical advantage over the rest of the field? It reminds me of 6ft6 tall Wladimir Klitschko when he used to fight 5ft9 ex champion cruiserweights (Jean Marc Mormeck) and the broadcasters trying to sell it ...

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Not trying to troll here but does the quality of your rivals even matter if you have such a technical advantage over the rest of the field? It reminds me of 6ft6 tall Wladimir Klitschko when he used to fight 5ft9 ex champion cruiserweights (Jean Marc Mormeck) and the broadcasters trying to sell it a...

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I hope the awfulness of the livery just means they've put all resources into the performance of the car. They should have become a Mercedes B-Team when the opportunity was there (early years of hybrid regulations). The Mercedes trickle-down effect would have kept them solvent enough to hold their h...

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Hmmm. Looks like 1980s / 1990s backmarker team livery.

Have they lost or gained some new sponsors?

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Verstappen. He has the fan base, the momentum, the talent and his face simply fits as being the next superstar. He'll be (politically) manoeuvred into making sure he is in the best car or at the very least fighting for championships. You can only get so much mileage out of Lewis Hamilton now and his...

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