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- part of it is commercial value - part of it is driver performance - part of it is luring a driver away from another team or winning a bidding war against other teams - part of it is making sure a great driver doesn't go drive for another team and becomes a competitor you wouldn't want to have The...

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Balthazar B wrote:Remember, lap times mean nothing...

it's only testing.

Unless it's McLaren, setting lap times without blowing up does mean something

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Hmm a tough call, i like KingVoids way of laying things out so i'm gonna nick that off him! Here goes....... Tier 1: Championship contenders, will win the majority of races Mercedes Ferrari Tier 2: Regular podium contenders, might sneak a win Red Bull Force India Toro Rosso Tier 3: Regular points co...

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It's interesting to see that Lewis wants differing strategies but i'd bet my bottom dollar that if the shoe was on the other foot and it was Nico in his position that he'd cry foul that the strategy favoured the car in 2nd place. You have a short memory. There have been several occasions where Rosb...

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This isn't a Hamilton bash post but...... It's interesting to see that Lewis wants differing strategies but i'd bet my bottom dollar that if the shoe was on the other foot and it was Nico in his position that he'd cry foul that the strategy favoured the car in 2nd place. Seriously i think Mercedes h...

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Not trying to defend Raikkonen on the Sochi incident, but it always intrigues me that if somebody tries a move like that it's labelled a spectacular overtake, but if you hit, the driver is slammed for a stupid move, even if the spectacular overtake only JUST gets pulled off.

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I wonder.. Because it's a joint thing, will Red Bull now be called Infiniti Red Bull Racing - Infiniti Red Bull?
As opposed to Infiniti Red Bull Racing - Renault?

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The best available and experienced enough drivers for those seats are Ricciardo and Perez I consider both Hulkemberg and Bottas a tad below those 2, let alone Grossjean, who I see as the weakest of that 5 options Perez and Hulkenberg are hard to pick between! Perez i believe is faster but Hulkenber...

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Adelaide and Bathurst are probably my favs.

Although Nurburgring ( GP ), Melbourne, Suzuka, Tsukuba, Bahrain and Interlagos i also love!

For some reason Me, Monaco and Monza just don't work well

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2fast wrote:
Lt. Drebin wrote:
Weight (from the heaviest to the lightest):
Felipe Massa 59kg (130 lbs)

Felipe Massa is less then 60 kg????

What does he eat everyday? Cotton?

Can't be Cotton, it'd be hard to digest and therefore stay in his intestines too long, making him gain weight

Rice and Water?

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Hahaha! That's why i started watching it! Had a craving for some serious ghostbusting!

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If Webber was still in, i'd go with him!

Out of the current crop, i'd probably go with Bottas, Maldonado looks a bit slow ey?

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I was watching Ghostbusters II the other night and noticed something pretty funny!! Peter MacNicol plays the character of Dr. Janosz Poha, One of the antagonists who works for the art museum. Now for this role, he uses a German voice and i swear he sounds almost EXACTLY like Vettel! https://www.yout...

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Anyone else notice this? Russia Daniil Kvyat?

Didn't know there was another Kvyat lol

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wolfticket wrote:Maybe a merger is best for both teams? McLaren Redbull Honda anyone?

Don't forget Toro Rosso!

Although i think that's a terrible idea, 1/2 the workforce would lose their jobs and i'd bet the majority would be on McLaren's end.

On the other hand, 3 car team with Ricciardo as the third driver?

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Perhaps RBR are just charming them to ensure getting a 2016 engine and still save face i.e. not crawl back to Renault. I think RBR is just desperate, quite frankly. McLaren is going to veto any Honda deal that involves another top team; Red Bull's only option is to make amends with Renault. This is...

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The strongest woman isn't as strong as the strongest man. The average woman isn't as strong of the average man. Both of those statements are true, however saying that no women are strong enough and don't have enough endurance to pilot an F1 car is absolutely not true. If that were the case there wo...

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Just watched that.... Hope he is OK!! Reminds me of Fabian Coulthards crash a few years back

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I believe he is, he seems more " in tune " with this years Ferrari v last years Red Bull. Is it just down to him having an ( arguably ) weaker teammate? Possibly? Although lets say that Ricciardo last year drove the car to the maximum attainable finishing position ( which i think no-one would really...

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I reckon Honda have until the end of next year to work it out or McLaren will start shopping elsewhere.

Also, I have a feeling Mercedes probably wouldn't supply them again, If McLaren were to change suppliers, my money would be on Renault.

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I went to the Singapore GP last week and that was my first GP, absolutely amazing!! You will love it!!! TBH the V6's actually sound alright in real life and NOTHING beats the atmosphere of being there!

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Now that this seems very likely, what type of deal do you think there will be? Will Red Bull have access to the full current spec Ferrari engine or an outdated spec, will they have access to the Ferrari fuels and lubrications or forced to use their own (and take that hit in performance). Most impor...

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Just sums up everything that is wrong in F1. I've did many times before on this forum, F1 will seriously regret giving up so traditional circuits in Europe. Not to disagree with you about discarding good tracks, but some would argue with both the terms "traditional" and "in Europe" when talking abo...

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I think JEV should be added to the poll.

Renault wanting two French drivers who are both decent? I can definitely see that!

As for JEV, Which would you choose, Renault or Haas if you got offered both?

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Andrett's biggest problem was himself.... Although he always wanted to be in F1, He never adopted the F1 life. He opted to continue to live in America and spent little to no time in the factory with the team, even if Senna had taken a year off, i don't believe it would've had any real effect on Andr...

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tootsie323 wrote:Had to bump, just to include this lame effort...

(Source: me... yeah, I know - several days after the chatter has died down...)

Cancel = Clutch explosion!

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I like the team radio, gives you greater insight into the race and also the drivers feeling and emotion, brings more immersion!

Plus, even with all the radio chatter, the driver still has to deliver, it's not like the pit wall can actually drive the car!

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James Allison has stated Kimi isn't slower than Vettel - just that Vettel never makes mistakes. Of course, there is almost certainly a degree of politness in this statement, because Kimi is consistently qualifying behind Vettel - so does he just mean Kimi is making a mistake on every lap, and if he...

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As I see it, the major component missing from F1, is competition. Not within F1, but as a viable alternative to petrol heads. If I don't like the service or product at one pub, I walk down the street and give my money to someone who gives me what I want. In motorsport at this level, there is no opt...

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I'd say no, Even if Vettel and Raikkonen 1-2'd every race from on now, it would be pretty well guaranteed that Hamilton would finish 3rd every race. Mental farts like yesterday nowithstanding

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I don't think he would've gone to Sauber, the whole Ferrari-Sauber link has diminished a lot over the last few years IMO

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I hope Ric can snatch a podium!! His pace is roughly that of the Ferrari's so it's gonna be interesting!!

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First of all i'd like to say Rest in peace to Jules Bianchi, defiantly a talent gone too soon. Reading the article with Martin Brundle here: http://www.planetf1.com/driver/3213/63632/Brundle-He-was-a-super-talent Got me thinking, I think if Bianchi never had the accident at Suzuka there would be NO ...

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Both of them a solid yet unspectacular, If i were Ferrari i probably wouldn't hire either of them. Vettel is a reliable driver so i would go with some with a bit more ' Kamikaze ' like Perez, who could potentially put the car where it shouldn't be. In saying that, Ferrari are quite big fans of the ...

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As much as I dislike Rosberg he is a perfect number 2 when he doesn't try to "prove a point". Raikkonen on the other hand is utterly useless in every aspect except at attracting fangirls, definitely one of the bottom 5 drivers on the grid today for me, with only Merhi, Stevens, Ericcson and possibl...

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Hard to say, but i think he's either gonna be at McLaren or out of F1 entirely. Williams have better long-term prospects that could fill the void if Bottas left and i can't see Button wanting to mill around in a Haas car to help them develop when they probably won't even fight for points until proba...

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Both of them a solid yet unspectacular, If i were Ferrari i probably wouldn't hire either of them. Vettel is a reliable driver so i would go with some with a bit more ' Kamikaze ' like Perez, who could potentially put the car where it shouldn't be. In saying that, Ferrari are quite big fans of the n...

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I'd like to see Nasr get given a shot, means more money in the coffers for Williams and it ain't a half bad driver as well!

Also " Felipe, Felipe is faster than you, do you understand? " Hahaha!

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I think Williams is a good midfield team. With Mercedes, Red Bull, Ferrari (and hopefully McHonda) it'd be tough for them to compete unless they are a works team (join with Renault if Red Bull gets too uppity?). It will truly be like going back to the early 90s then! McLaren Honda AND Williams Rena...

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Reading this article on here: http://www.planetf1.com/driver/55667788/62401/Massa-Bottas-key-to-driver-market And reading this quote: "He's shown that he's a good driver, and has talent to drive in a top team. This is why other teams are interested to get him, but I don't know if he's going or not."...

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