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Since Benetton was the first team to concoct the raised nose concept, no one knew if it would be just a one off for that season or if it would stay on. But then something happened while running those cars… they started winning, and as with any team who's enjoying success, it raised a few brows acros...

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What this race did do however, is demonstrate to those who criticise/despise Pirelli so much what they can look forward to if tyre philosophy went back to the Bridgestone era, and that they can in fact build a tyre capable of lasting. That's not quite accurate. I think this year Pirellis has made a...

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I will weigh on the side of safety because drivers can always live to drive and put on a show another day. ;) No sense in increasing the danger factor unnecessarily. Think of Biachi's poor parents and what they are going through because "the show must go on". Race control and the track committee air...

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Be careful of accusing other people of not being able to recognize talent and not being able to see the races, etc. I see all the races, I see talent but I can't like someone based on other people's opinions. I have to make my own, and as good as Alonso it, I need to see some better personality tra...

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No. I think it would be a disgrace for McLaren, and I've been a McLaren devotee since I started following F1. They need a decent finish or they won't be able to attract any sponsors for next year either. The target with Honda should be top 3, not top of the midfield. Nonsense… It is indeed McLaren ...

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Rossi could be driving the 2nd Marussia this weekend. His name is on the official FIA Entry List which points to him starting his first full weekend, but the team will make an official decision/announcement tomorrow morning. As poor as the circumstances surrounding the decision… 'Bout damn time we s...

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This was no original idea by Dallara. It was a concept founded in F1 that was subsequently banned, but was continually developed and just about perfected over a period of a decade and a half in CART by Penske, Reynard and Lola. Dallara simply studied their works and developed their own. Ironically, ...

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I really feel Vettel is getting judged very harshly this year. Sure, Ricciardo is beating him consistently. Ricciardo has also managed 3 impressive victories (admittedly, partially down to Mercedes problems but still great racing and good strategy). The funny thing is, what if Ricciardo is basicall...

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No. Vettel's performance this year has been sub par but maybe he decided to jump ship much earlier in the year once he realised they could not likely catch Mercedes with the Renault engine and Adrian Newey stepping down slightly. If he beat Riccardo he wouldn't be able to trigger his get out clause...

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Best person to partner verstappen would've been Kvyat in the sense that they would fulfill their obligation to the young drivers program with JEV Bumping up to the mother team. Practically speaking though, the ideal teammate to such a young rookie would indeed have been JEV, whose experience would'v...

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In Max's case it's not just deceleration. His head surely nicked the tractor enough for deceleration but as he passed it I'm sure his head whipped about a few times before once again experiencing deceleration at the endpoint of the accident. I'd guess his brain bounced around a good bit which makes ...

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While it wasn't very successful and a slight bit underpowered on the low and mid range, and tended to end in Kablamo, while it held together the Yamaha OX10 was a ferocious sounding beast. If they only hadn't given up on the program. I REEEALLY liked the Yamaha. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0RpN...

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There is no way in hell ANYONE was catching Lewis yesterday. He was driving superbly and pulled out incredible lap times continuously through the race outside that small window where Vettel and Ricciardo traded fastest laps for a handful of laps on fresh tires.

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I don't for a single minute believe Ron will not be a major role player with Honda's return. The history between the two corporations and their tremendous successes, today, have but a singular common connection... Ron Dennis. While McLaren do have partners holding shares, Ron is still the majority o...

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I hope Bianchi comes out of it OK. One thing I still dont understand is how the FIA let the race go on without the Heli being able to fly. The helicopter could actually fly, they just chose not to use it. I didnt think the helicopter made it to the circuit Yes and I thought he was transported to a ...

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An idea I had a few seasons ago might be the only means by which allowing new blood to enter the sport. While Customer cars is a No-no according to the rules, I was thinking perhaps a very basic package that includes the suspension, floor, monocoque and possibly the transmission and the new team onl...

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They are similar to Williams in the respect they are indeed the original team still competing as usual. Force India was originally Jordan and when all ties to Jordan ceased, it went to a wealthy billionaire (at the time it was sold at least) and Sauber was sold to BMW until they bowed out and were a...

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I can see why you'd see it that way but what I meant was the structure set forth by Brawn when he was hire by Honda to restructure the Honda operation as a whole. Today, Paddy Lowe and Toto Wolfe are reaping the rewards of the foundation laid down by Brawn. The car specs and regs may be different, b...

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I hate to say it but I think the rumors of Sauber's F1 days being numbered may be materializing. de Silvestro was set to run in FP1 at Austin but her management announced their relationship with Sauber is no more and they are seeking other opportunities. " Simona's driving programme will not continu...

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I never believed their engine would be that great anyway. Even if it was, McLaren have the fastest engine now and are doing nothing special with it. Right… Because Honda Engines were never excellent… :? I don't know but Honda have an excellent track record (no pun intended) in all forms of racing t...

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Hugh Mann racing. 4Q Mike Hunt sports In that case… Hugh Jazz Motorsports Pat McGroin GP Ben Dover Motorsports TNSLPPTSO (Spanish Joke) Seriously though, thinking back a bit, the one name I thought we'd see in F1 some day was Newman/Haas Racing . I still remember Paul's last interview about Indy wh...

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No. I don't want F1 to be an athletic sport any more than I want my drive to work to be athletic. If people want to enter the Olympic Games and be track/field athletes or lift weights or test their stamina, there are already a wealth of sports which do this. Motor racing is a cerebral sport and sho...

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When he was young? Even in his return at 40 he was still among the fastest. Many people throw out different names when the greatest F1 driver conversation comes up, and many mention names the likes of Senna, Clark, Fangio, Prost, Ascari, Lauda and many others, and most of them refuse to say Michael ...

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Ken Anderson was Peter's partner in the team and from all I've read, he was the one who destroyed their chances through his pig headedness in regards to suddenly wanting to run everything on his own when he had absolutely NO F1 experience to draw upon. Peter fought an uphill battle that he ultimatel...

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I think age is less relevant now than it may have been in the past. The cars are a lot less physical to drive than previously, for one, so stamina is less of an issue. Schumacher still managed to often out race Rosberg in his final year, and he was 43! Having said that, I think that probably says a...

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Just another rankings list really nothing spectacular or different about it, got to love em though! Top half is decent, can't say i'd have Hulkenberg in there if it's a ranking on the last 6 races. i love the guy but he's barely finished in the points and i'm fairly sure he's been beaten by his 'su...

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I don't see how Hamilton isn't topping the list. He's bested his teammate in the same car consistently and has repeatedly battled gremlins in his car, started from the back of the grid once and once from Pit lane and both times finished on the podium. Ricciardo has driven spectacularly well this sea...

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What more do Red Bull know than Ferrari on Aero? Clearly they've figured out a little something that the others don't know about, but with such a lack in power, how can we assess what the Ferrari is capable of? The Engines are RPM capped and as such the conundrum is to figure out how to reach those ...

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Redbull got it extremely wrong. Raikonnen wanted a 30 million dollar salary. Ricciardo just 1 million. Vettel is on a 30 million dollar salary. Marko had seen Ricciardo drive the Torro Rosso over 200 sessions in 2 years. He still questioned his ability and made him test at silverstone. If they thou...

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Marko is an astute judge of driver abilities, he was the one to promote Vettel and Ricciardo. He also runs the Red Bull Young Driver's Program, which forces any prospective drivers to go through an arduous process of proving themselves. Even Verstappen still has to run the gauntlet of the Toro Ross...

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I'd likely use my company name of POWER somehow. Probably something like POWER F1 , POWER GP , POWER Team Racing (my Kart team name)… Or… Go with something a little cooler sounding like Pantera GP , Andrenaline F1 , Adrenaline GP , Force F1 , USGP and just to get the name onto the grid, USF1. Either...

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Uh no it isn't, but in this context, with the possibilities surrounding the changes of their PU, that 1.5 may indeed be nullified in one fail swoop. I'm sorry, but 1.5 seconds is a MASSIVE margin in F1, new PU or not. Just ask all the other Merc powered teams running the same PU as Merc but still o...

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Uh no it isn't, but in this context, with the possibilities surrounding the changes of their PU, that 1.5 may indeed be nullified in one fail swoop.

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Uhm ,no. My assessment of them being SLIGHTLY off thew pace is deadnuts accurate, and I don't drink either. If you factor in ALL of the variables contributing to their disadvantage, their lack in pace over a lap points to their lack of power, which is significant to that of the Mercedes PU and a bit...

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Seriously? LOL

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Personally, I don't think Ferrari can turn things around quickly, since the entire team is dysfunctional . There are no quick fixes that can deliver an honestly competitive car for 2015. I don't think that's a fair assessment of the team as a whole. Can't it be said that Upper Management was in dis...

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Alonso won't leave Ferrari without winning a championship. He loves the team too much. He deserves a pay rise for everything he has had to endure the last couple of seasons. He's the best driver in Formula 1 by a long distance and deserves to be winning titles and earning the most money. Ferrari wo...

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People blamed the car in regards to Massa but after all the work Ferrari put in to help Massa nothing really changed. When did this happen? At best Ferrari made sure to field a car with Massa in it. Outside of that and Rob Smedley, I don't think Massa had any support after the Fernando Is Faster Th...

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"No doubt" is quite a strong statement for a sport where ANYTHING is possible and the unexpected is always looming.

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