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Why wouldn't he go there? I mean, in 5 years time when Red Bull Racing doesn't exist, that is.

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I know it wasn't popular, but I loved the 2005 quali sessions where everyone went out in the order they finished at the race before, and had 1 lap to go for it. Meant a tiny mistake cost you hugely, and if there was a rain shower half way through (I think that happened at Suzuka), you got all the f...

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It depends. For example if one of the drivers is Vettel/Ham/Alonso and the other Massa/Kovalainen/di Resta of course from the beginning. If they are more closely matches just wait to see how things pan out until the 9-10th round. If there is a large gulf in talent then you won't be needing team ord...

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I'd treat both drivers as equals and let them stand on their own merits. From the financial side, the WCC is more important than the WDC, and thus both drivers need to do as well as possible. Only when the WCC is secured and one driver is mathematically eliminated from the WDC race, would team orde...

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It depends. For example if one of the drivers is Vettel/Ham/Alonso and the other Massa/Kovalainen/di Resta of course from the beginning. If they are more closely matches just wait to see how things pan out until the 9-10th round.

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tmzxaar wrote:Yes but Senna was and Vettel and Hamilton are better qualifiers than Alonso.

When was the last time Alonso had a car able to finish qualy in the front row? Actually, yes. I do agree Vet and Ham are better qualifiers, but not more than a tench faster than him in equal machinery.

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Kolby wrote:Why do people keep dissing alonso based on this statement. What are you on about? Its not like his the first person to be beaten by a new teammates(senna^prost, shumy'piquet ). In fact, he managed to score the same points at the end of the season.

People love to hate.

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So if nobody has dominated in a weak car why is everyone saying Sebastian needs to do just that to prove his worth? My head is literally spinning. Becase he's been quite lucky. TR in 2008 was their best year and they generally had not an awful car, especially in Monza. RBR in 2009 - 2nd/3rd (3rd by...

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Alonso although he made few mistakes in the latter part of the Grand Prix, not that it mattered. He'd probably have finished 7s behind Vettel instead of 9s-10s. He did a good race, especially considering Massa struggled to get past any of the McLarens. Very lucky with Webber's mechanical problems. N...

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And we had absolutely no straight-line speed whatsoever the whole race. Unbelievable. People pulling away...ridiculous." My team is all talk, talk, talk, but when we arrive on Friday, we're not faster. You really think those two send the same message? It's said in the same way, blaming the team for...

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You are kidding yourself if don't see that Vettel is clearly annoyed at the team and venting his anger towards them for giving him inferior car in China. This is not feedback. If Alonso had said "This is ridicoulous guys, the updates are not working for the 291th time in row." after a race would thi...

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Johnston wrote:Nico Hulk has a coffee brand or something on his arm

I thought that an April's fool thing?

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Notice nobody at RBR ever breaks ranks and criticizes the team? . I guess you weren't following F1 in 2010? Or Vettel in China 2012. I think you're confusing feedback with criticism ;) "And we had absolutely no straight-line speed whatsoever the whole race. Unbelievable. People pulling away...ridic...

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neti1 wrote:
ashley313 wrote:Notice nobody at RBR ever breaks ranks and criticizes the team? .
I guess you weren't following F1 in 2010?

Or Vettel in China 2012.

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RaisinChips wrote:This season is turning into a cheesy 1950s B movie.

Best part: Cinematography by Herman Tilke

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The last race that had a proper battle for the lead was the Hungarian GP, 3 months ago. What started out as an incredibly exciting season is turning rather dull. And it wasn't even a battle for the lead. Not only McLaren had saved some fuel and tyres while Kimi was pushing to catch Ham but it wasn'...

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Another lights to flag with no hard work to do while Alonso had to do some overtaking at the start. Only excitement of the race. Since when is driving from lights to flag not a hard work while you are at the front? When you have the car? Both qualy and race. It's only boring because of Vettel win. ...

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Well he couldn't do much, me thinks. It's not easy to get out of the way with a puncture and I think he did what he could to stay away from others.

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Mr-E wrote:They will probably have to run the 2012 spec alternator for the last races, so if they haven't been able to fix that problem it should be exciting.

Why would they run the 2012 alternator?

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Very boring race indeed. Only one overtaking spot and the overtakes didn't even look good (except for maybe Alonso vs. the McLarens and the little dance between him and Webber). RBR have a dominant car so pretty straight forward.

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i believe he abandoned his first lap in Q3, after making a mistake? so he'd be ninth or tenth. now that would make things interesting, for one race at least I'm pretty sure with the pace RBR have they'd simply race to the front. I'm not too sure about that. The main issue with starting down the gri...

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Wow yeah he isn't actually touching the white line at all, it's just the white stripe of the kerb. So I think it should be discounted, rules are rules and Webber got a time penalty for just being out of the track in singapore when taking kobayashi. Actually I think you are right. This is the white ...

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His left front looks just on the white line (so that means it's in the track, right?) so no, it shouldn't. If it's actually outside of the white line I think it should be descounted at his second best lap in Q3 to be used to determine his starting position.

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Mr-E wrote:As Lineker would have put it..
Formula One is a simple sport. 25 men drive a car round a track for 50+ laps and in the end Vettel wins.

He wasn't winning that much until R13 when the RBR was not dominating.

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How can people find these kinds of results interesting? Because Vettel is on the pole, with Webber by his side!! What more could you ask for? Your favorite driver on pole with his teammate by his side. Yep!! My favorite drivers with my favorite team are up front. I bet you support man utd as well? ...

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Perhaps Fernando has realized that part of being a great driver is making wise career decisions. Nobody to blame but himself - he chose to get into bed, long term, with the Scud. That's true, since becoming a double champion he's wasted so many years in cars which had absolutely no hope of helping ...

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Yea, I'm a bit surprised about that as well. He's changed A LOT in recent years, in the beginning of the season he just rolled up the sleeves and started digging for every tenth, no finger pointing or controversial statements. After all, he's only human and I completely understand his disappoitment.

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http://www.f1sa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35383:f1--alonso-voices-concern-over-ferrari-talk-yet-no-good-formula-1-car-updates&catid=1:f1&Itemid=157 Not sure if any one in the forum picked up on this. If these quotes are true, he should definitely back off. Luca didn't hesitat...

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They don't award points for being on pace on saturday. He still picked up 53 points across those races, including a race win. The Ferrari was off the pace in all these races (excl. Malaysia). He got 53 points, so what? That makes the Ferrari a good car? He got them by staying away from trouble, tak...

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Kushal Msc-3 wrote:
VDV23 wrote:The Championship looks good as over, RBR dominating again.
To finish first, you have to first finish. Lots of throttle pressing and steering to do yet mate.

Vettel's just too good to cock it up. And RBR's reability issues with the alternator seem to be resolved.

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If Alonso doesn't win the championship perhaps JB was right all along and that Alonso was not one to worry about. Perhaps his mid season push to lead the WDC was made possible by others failing (McLaren pitstops & reliability, Red Bull reliability)? Just a thought! 2010: Alonso good start, then a l...

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Damoclesfall wrote:Well, championship isn't over till Brazil, a lot of minutes to watch waiting for happening things...
Best don't miss single one race, while the final winner remains open.

By the looks of it, the championship could be wrapped up before Abu Dhabi, that RBR looks unmatched.

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The Championship looks good as over, RBR dominating again.

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hd23 wrote:
VDV23 wrote:1. Re-marry ex-wife.
2. Win WDC

Simples.
And then divorce her afterwards

4. And then re-marry before GPs which coincide with Spanish stuff containing Raquel del Rosario
5. Divorce after the GP.
6. Repeat

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1. Re-marry ex-wife.
2. Win WDC

Simples.

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Thanks to unlkiUday for sharing this info. If the exhaust is the reason that Massa was so competitive, the next races when Alonso also has the new system should be even closer. Comments and discussion on Massa by several posters prompted me to do a comparison of Ferrari's last number two drivers, I...

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It would have been interesting to see what would have played out. But I don't think Massa would have passed Webber. He might have got close, but he also may have eaten up his tyres trying to do so. I think Alonso's race was lost when the Bulls held him off on Lap 1. (That was a very entertaining se...

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Unless something shocking happens it's Vettel WDC by Austin, no doubt. He's a fantastic driver, has the best car by miles and RBR doesn't make silly mistakes. Either Ferrari bring new parts which will improve the car A LOT in India (not very likely) or it's game over, simple as that. Have nothing a...

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Unless something shocking happens it's Vettel WDC by Austin, no doubt. He's a fantastic driver, has the best car by miles and RBR doesn't make silly mistakes. Either Ferrari bring new parts which will improve the car A LOT in India (not very likely) or it's game over, simple as that.

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Just seen Jake tweeting a sort of apology on EJ's behalf to Natalie Pinkham - what's that all about? mrjakehumphrey And as for EJ and his F1 Forum 'Natalie' faux pas...its a good job that @NataliePinkham is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet! ;-) He called her Natasha instead of Natalie, not...

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