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I'd like to know what people's opinions of them are. Although I'm British I was born in the USA so was pleased to see a team from the USA entering F1. Even though they have only been in F1 for two seasons, I think they should really be doing a lot better than they are, they have a very rich owner wi...

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Will remain FIA President for another term as nobody has come forward to challenge him.

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13320 ... a-election

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scotlandforever wrote:If it was going to be Kubica there would have been announcement already from Williams.

Paddy Lowe said no decision has been made though?

They are probably waiting to see how he does in the test after Abu Dhabi before making an announcement.

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Voted no as Bottas has not driven well enough to merit finishing second.

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https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13277 ... mp-details

I'm glad they are planning on getting rid of the MGU-H as that seems to be the part of the PU that fails the most and clearly isn't up to the job.

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That seemed like a very good first couple of runs to me.

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I remember seeing posters for Thrust SSC up on the wall in our technology classrooms when I was at high school. They were projecting 850mph for it, but ended up at 763mph, let's hope that Bloodhound does meet its target because 1000+mph looks a lot more iconic than 900+mph I'd have to check, but I ...

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Mod Aqua wrote:The Land Speed Record is an FIA sanctioned record, so I don't see any reason why the thread shouldn't remain in this forum.

Thanks for that

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I'm not sure if this strictly classes as Motorsport but anyway for those that are interested, Bloodhound SSC runs for the first time today, starting at 12:30 UK time, live coverage can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FurX-CjOZ6Y

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Not sure how that would work at somewhere like Monaco, the first corner would be carnage.

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No details of who his team mates will be yet but it's confirmed that Fernando will drive in the LMP2 class for Zak Browns United Autosport team. http://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/a13082731/fernando-alonso-daytona-24-2018/ Paul Di Resta will be one of them, according to the United Autosports h...

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Gasly & Hartley confirmed for Mexico: https://www.pitpass.com/60498/Hartley-to-partner-Gasly-in-Mexico Yet another (re)boot for Kvyat! Due to starting at the back Hartley didn't really get a fair go in Austin to show how good he can be so I think it's fair that he's being given another go in Mexico.

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Exediron wrote:
Invade wrote:How well can Brendon Hartley reasonably do? Not driven single-seaters since 2012 or so.
Reasonably would be within half a second of Kvyat in quali, and half a minute in the race. If he beats Kvyat, Kvyat is a joke.

He's starting from the back so I'd be surprised if he beats Kyvat.

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What do people think of this news?

http://www.crash.net/f1/news/885096/1/f ... ce-shakeup

Sounds a bit gimmicky to me but if it helps bring in more fans then I guess it's a good thing.

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I'd like to see Kubica come back but only if he can prove that he can cope physically with a whole race weekend on a regular basis, perhaps if they signed him on a race by race basis or signed him for half a season at first and then reviewed the situation half way through and if he's struggling put ...

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Grosjean is jealous that he's never been in the situation where he can take his belts off to celebrate a win in F1 with his fans.

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Is Vettel a member of this forum? Someone has voted that Lewis will lose the championship.

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I'm shocked this happened before the end of the season. It makes sense for Renault. I guess it means Gasly is definitely withdrawing from the Super Formula title chase Sky F1 were reporting during the race today that Honda want Gasly to complete the Super Formula season. Given that Toro Rosso are s...

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Lotus49 wrote:
UnlikeUday wrote:Can anyone precisely assemble the starting grid for tomorrow?
Ham
Vet
Ric
Ver
Oco
Bot
Per
Mas
Van
Rai
Hul
Mag
Gro
Gas
Str
Eri
Weh
Pal
Sai
Alo

I think.

Isn't Bottas starting 7th? He qualified 2nd and then has a 5 place penalty.

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Banana Man wrote:I wonder what occurred for that to happen, it can hardly have been Palmer's choice.

Renault offered him an amount of money to leave, he turned it down, they offered him more, he took it, simple as that.

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As per this article, Japanese Grand Prix is Palmer's final grand prix in Renault: http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/359428/palmer-japan-my-last-race-for-renault/ Although, Renault haven't announced anything yet. Palmer made this statement on 1 of his photos on Instagram. So if Sainz goes to Renaul...

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That's pretty cool. I wonder if we will occasionally see this on-screen? Might be interesting! I hope that they do show the data on screen both before the race starts and then during the race at various points round the circuit, to see how much things differ depending on how much exertion the body ...

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It appears that the region of Spain where the Grand Prix is held (Catalonia) has voted to become an independent state so I wonder if that means that the race will no longer go ahead in Barcelona. If not I guess it will move to Jerez. I hope this does not happen as I've always thought of it as quite ...

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Two drivers who never raced in F1 who in my opinion would have done well are Dario Franchitti and Dan Wheldon

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I found a link to the following website via the BBC F1 Gossip page, I have no idea if the website running this story has any credibility whatsoever but if the story is true, I don't think it's a very good idea. Surely there are better ways of increasing the noise level than sticking a microphone on ...

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I wonder if it will be postponed or cancelled due to the earthquake in Mexico City.

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Has a great collection, will give him that! https://www.carkeys.co.uk/news/lewis-hamilton-s-cars?76542rh Recon the Project one would definitely be on his list! I wouldn't be surprised if he gets the first one off the production line. I am pretty sure I read somewhere that David Coulthard has ordere...

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I'm not sure why I've only just come across this but here's a video of the lap taken from onboard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I6Q4y-lDhw

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https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13186 ... le-sponsor

That will be a very long team name, presumably something like Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer.

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Not sure if there is any truth to this but I've read in a couple of places that apparently Lance Stroll and Robert Kubica will take part in a private test for Williams (paid for by Lance's dad) possibly at Interlagos before the Brazilian Grand Prix.

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I wonder what this really means, Mercedes AMG own 5% of Aston Martin and their engines will be in some of Aston Martin's newest road cars but surely they won't supply engines badged as Aston Martin to Red Bull.

http://www.planetf1.com/news/horner-hin ... rtnership/

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I just read on the latest blog of a certain journalist (who shall remain nameless, but I think it's obvious who I mean) that Jolyon Palmer is a strong candidate for a seat at Williams for 2018, this journalist also seems to rate Palmer and says he has just been unlucky. As a longtime fan of Williams...

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https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13168 ... low-jersey

I very much doubt that this will make the halo more appealing.

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Did anyone else hear Ted Kravitz say in his post race segment that if McLaren dump Honda then Honda may well sue McLaren for breach of contract? If they do then I think McLaren would have good grounds to counter sue Honda for not providing an engine that is fit for purpose for 3 years.

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I cannot see this being beaten for a very long time as none of the other drivers currently on the grid are anywhere near it as far as I am aware. I guess the only driver currently in F1 who might beat it is Max Verstappen but that all depends on who he drives for in the future.

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Did anyone else see this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXGLo8ONv14

I bet his dad would have been really proud if he had been there to see it.

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https://www.autosport.com/other/news/131379/button-will-definitely-race-fulltime-in-2018 I think he has said in the past that he would never race on an oval so if he really means full time I guess that rules out a switch to Indycar unless he has had a change of heart so I wonder what series he will ...

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Has it been confirmed anywhere if Felipe Massa has recovered from his illness and will be ok to drive this weekend?

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https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/131336/f1-could-introduce-a-driverless-safety-car If this means that the car could go round a track faster than it does now then I see this as a good thing, and if that is the case then they should make it an autonomous F1 car to get the fastest possible speed round...

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https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/13124 ... -in-woking

McLaren might actually go well here as there aren't many long straights

(Yes I know they are joking and it won't happen, nice to know they haven't lost a sense of humour though).

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