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nixxxon

Fanastic Maverick, two wins out of two, perfect debut in Yamaha. Marquez cannot afford any more mistakes if he wants to challenge for this championship, and he will really have a tough time since the Yamaha seems to be the best bike so far.

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The way I see it, there is men's and women's basketball; men's and women's tennis; men's and women's football; men's and women's track and field, etc. Men generally compete against men and women generally compete against women. So a women's racing series seems okay to me. I would not do it as a sup...

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I believe in equality for all or for nothing. If women want to compete in F1, let them do so but in equal terms with men, thats it.

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Mercedes powered silver car vs Ferrari car. A brit and a finn in the merc, a german in the ferrari challenging them. Except that the finn is the slower one driving the merc this time, but not by much. A bit of a Deja Vu isnt it? Also there's a canadian driver on the grid (in a Williams), two other g...

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http://www.planetf1.com/news/ford-f1-not-relevant-to-our-plans/ "F1 is not relevant to what we are trying to do." Good, the sooner the manufacturers all turn their backs on F1, the sooner the FIA can stop accommodating them, and we might end up with a 'racing series' rather than a 'manufacturer's s...

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Tesla are promising a viable and very affordable electric car in a year or two and big manufacturers are doing the same. There are cheaper and more affordable cars than the model 3 already, like the Renault Zoe, the Nissan Leaf, or the ultra small and very cheap Renault Twizy. There are far more el...

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Tesla are promising a viable and very affordable electric car in a year or two and big manufacturers are doing the same. There are cheaper and more affordable cars than the model 3 already, like the Renault Zoe, the Nissan Leaf, or the ultra small and very cheap Renault Twizy. There are far more el...

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Tesla are promising a viable and very affordable electric car in a year or two and big manufacturers are doing the same. There are cheaper and more affordable cars than the model 3 already, like the Renault Zoe, the Nissan Leaf, or the ultra small and very cheap Renault Twizy. There are far more el...

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I'm curious on how they will manage to resolve the puzzle... cheaper, noisier engines that are also modern and efficient at the same time and will allow for practical, realistic usage in the modern road cars? I suppose they will focus on the battery while also using a louder, non-turbo, N/A v6 engin...

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F1 has never been about wheel to wheel racing and will never be! Uh, so the wheel to wheel battles through all those years must have been fake, or from another racing class. 2010-2013 was so full of wheel to wheel racing thanks to the regulations to encourage it, and besides Red Bull domination in ...

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Ha.

Actually it would be better to post something like "Honda makes huge upgrade, now it has power and reliabiity to compete with Merc/Ferrari"

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So they are going to the opposite direction and they know it. To have more tight/wheel to wheel racing you have to: -Make the cars slower (less powerful) -Make them smaller and less wide -Reduce wings -Go back to the "high" noses (they're so ugly yet so efficient) Therefore its pretty much the oppo...

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So they are going to the opposite direction and they know it. To have more tight/wheel to wheel racing you have to: -Make the cars slower (less powerful) -Make them smaller and less wide -Reduce wings -Go back to the "high" noses (they're so ugly yet so efficient) Therefore its pretty much the oppos...

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It will be good for Honda and McLaren if this is true.

But honestly If I were Sauber I'd rather try to get 2017 Merc or 2017 Ferrari engines...

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Ocon wrote:
nixxxon wrote:After the 1st race I see 3 drivers - Vettel, Hamilton Bottas

Kimi just isnt on pace and the redbulls aren't either (at least yet)
I don't think Kimi is as bad as his pace in last race suggests, clearly he had some setup issues.

Sure, or maybe its yet another car that doesnt suit him

nixxxon

After the 1st race I see 3 drivers - Vettel, Hamilton Bottas

Kimi just isnt on pace and the redbulls aren't either (at least yet)

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Covalent wrote:Perhaps this is being blown out of proportion a bit because it was Lewis who was the main victim of the increased overtaking difficulty?

Come on, I couldnt care less about Lewis. I care a lot about overtaking and good racing and so far this season is being a huge disappointment in terms of show.

nixxxon

Hamilton made the pit stop too early, thats it, he had to make so many laps with the second tyres, and he know he lost the victory after the pitstops when Vettel rejoined in front with a fresher tires. I dont think its conservative, its just realistic. That's the new F1 for you, can't overtake, rac...

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Hamilton made the pit stop too early, thats it, he had to make so many laps with the second tyres, and he know he lost the victory after the pitstops when Vettel rejoined in front with a fresher tires. I dont think its conservative, its just realistic. That's the new F1 for you, can't overtake, rac...

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Hamilton made the pit stop too early, thats it, he had to make so many laps with the second tyres, and he know he lost the victory after the pitstops when Vettel rejoined in front with a fresher tires. I dont think its conservative, its just realistic. That's the new F1 for you, can't overtake, rac...

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Hamilton made the pit stop too early, thats it, he had to make so many laps with the second tyres, and he know he lost the victory after the pitstops when Vettel rejoined in front with a fresher tires. I dont think its conservative, its just realistic. That's the new F1 for you, can't overtake, race...

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Driver conflict... I see... american style...

Does he also want post-crash fist fights like in NASCAR?

F1 is NOT sport for low class.

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Everyones getting carried away with Vinales in preseason. Lorenzo, Rossi and Marquez have 13 premier class world titles between them. Say what? 8) I've been saying Viñales is the next best thing after Marquez since a couple years ago, he's been winning races since his debut year at 16 years old in ...

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Everyones getting carried away with Vinales in preseason. Lorenzo, Rossi and Marquez have 13 premier class world titles between them. Say what? 8) I've been saying Viñales is the next best thing after Marquez since a couple years ago, he's been winning races since his debut year at 16 years old in ...

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Quite good race! Great win for Viñales, one of many for sure. Marquez had some sort of problem in the latter part of the race because he was caught even by his slower team-mate Pedrosa. I forgot about Zarco, he might be the dark horse this year. In the end he was pushing too hard and with the softer...

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I know its only practice, but, about the new team mate pairings so far:

-Hamilton faster than Bottas
-Hulkenberg a lot faster than Palmer
-Grosjean a lot faster than Magnussen
-Massa faster than Stroll
-Perez a lot faster than Ocon
-Alonso a lot faster than Vandoorne
-Ericsson faster than Wehrlein

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Wow... that was unexpected and sooo close to the first race... really?

I guess this is an internal strategy to try to stop Mercedes from winning both titles again? A bit harsh but it may work

nixxxon

I really hope he stays for 2-3 more years.

He stated he really likes the new 2017 cars and he is enjoying them a lot more than he used to. The Honda PU is fairy cakes right now but we can expect them sooner or later to get rather competitive.

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You could've linked the Ricciardo part of James Allen's website instead of the entire site I guess... Sorry, don't know what went wrong there. Thought I had done :blush: edited it now :thumbup: :) He seems optimistic about on-track action (saying it will be similar to last year) I dont share his op...

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Free on air would be welcome, to improve audiences for example... F1 has never been worse on popularity since it is only on pay TV, at least in my country.

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You could've linked the Ricciardo part of James Allen's website instead of the entire site I guess...

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paul_gmb wrote:I am betting 5 euro on alonso top 3 and 3 on winning.

The same for Stoffel.

)) I think this would be the funniest win ever.

This is harder than Leicester City winning the EPL

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Did you guys see the Ducati "wing" test bikes? Ugliest bike ever!!

Source motorsport.com

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Viñales vs Marquez, probably the beginning of a great rivalry.

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Both DNF sadly.

The problem is basic, a complete lack of reliability which compromises all the rest.

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I'm sorry for you, RIP your father

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RaggedMan wrote:Don't forget slicks vs grooved tires.

Sure, and the much increased lifespan of the V6 turbo, the limited fuel consumption, the very low displacement, the rear end winglet ban, and so on... Each car has limitations

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MistaVega23 wrote:It may be the camera angle, engine noise or set up, but the 2017 cars look so much easier to drive. Although I doubt Kimi was driving on the limit in that lap....

Obviously the chasis of 2017 must be far far better than the 2004 one.
Remember the 2017 one has no TC yet looks more stable and all.

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I'm wondering how scary the pace of these cars will be 2-3 years into the regulations. Or do you imagine they'll try to quickly temper it should records be continuously smashed this year?? IMO the next step will be to make the front and rear wings smaller and smaller so the cars will be less aero d...

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Its official, 2017 cars beat 2004 cars by a decent margin. Now that the cars are so fast, the complainers will stop complaining about cars being slow and will start complaining about boring processional races with no overtakings. :smug: Kimi couldn't beat the laptime record because of the added chic...

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