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DFWdude

My only complaint about the 2022 regs is that the cars are not allowed to have side skirts to seal the car to the track (brushes, that is). Brush side skirts are not "movable" devices, in that the assembly doesn't move, only the brushes bend under downforce load. Allowing skirt seals would minimize ...

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Drivers are a dime a dozen. Access to the best F1 cars are reserved to those skilled drivers who respect the opportunity given to them... and demonstrate that respect by following orders. This is not the first, second, or even third time that VER has refused team orders. He does not respect the team...

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I see today's news that RB have hired Daniel Ricciardo as their reserve driver. That's a great move. It means that RB can now fire Max Verstappen and have a competitive driver to fill the vacant seat. Just to put a fine point on this... Anyone who works for a living (almost everyone here) has a sup...

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I see today's news that RB have hired Daniel Ricciardo as their reserve driver. That's a great move. It means that RB can now fire Max Verstappen and have a competitive driver to fill the vacant seat. Just to put a fine point on this... Anyone who works for a living (almost everyone here) has a supe...

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pc27b wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 15, 2022 2:48 pm
it’s a really bad look for versteppen. petty, childish, yes.
but let’s not pretend he is the first to disobey team orders, or he is the first driver to be so self absorbed

He wouldn't pull these stunts at Ferrari, ESPECIALLY in public over the radio. Embarrass Ferrari, and you're fired.

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Rumor denied by Ferrari... https://www.planetf1.com/news/ferrari-r ... to-report/

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Through the years, this has been demonstrated over and over at Interlagos... If you are not cleanly ahead entering turn one, you will not be clearly ahead entering turn two. This is as well known among the teams and their drivers as is the understood danger in attempting to pass at Copse corner at S...

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LOL, the baby-face bully met with the team after the race, and laid down the law according to Verstappen... again...

https://www.planetf1.com/news/max-verst ... am-orders/

Fire this ungrateful clown. He wouldn't be where he is without the best car this year.

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I think this situation won't hurt Red Bull at all, but it sure as hell could come back to bite Max in future. I wonder how Christian Horner and team feel, knowing that they work for Max Verstappen. Championship or not, drivers work for teams, not the other way around. I'm sure VER's contract specif...

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MAG will have to be careful, because he's never been trampled at the start by (red mist) VER before. Truly makes the Sprint race irrelevant, as MAG will be back in 15th (or less) by race start on Sunday.

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The only time my 4.5lb (2kg) hybrid tries to bite me is when I shave his tires. I thought he might like the extra performance, since he hates thunderstorms and doesn't like getting his boots wet. He doesn't like tire covers either.

He does lean into corners with his tail, though...

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Had Alonso returned to the pits so they could rip off the dangling mirror (it was flapping in the breeze since the accident with Stroll) then they should be allowed to continue without the mirror. Actually, Alonso should have reported it over the radio before he came in for replacement tires followi...

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Yes, it would be great to see Sainz give Verstappen a bit of his own medicine.

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Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon. Both crashed on the opening lap, and smartly sat on the sidelines watching the farce that followed.

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Officially, fine. I just remember a Typhoon threatening the Japanese GP just a couple years ago.

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I enjoy watching the cars at top speed through 130R. Too bad FIA insists on running these Asiatic races during Monsoon Season, instead

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Well, Sergio Perez wins the Singapore GP. What a boring race, finishing on the two-hour clock, as it almost always does (only 59 laps finished). I guess it’s only natural then, that someone comes up with some “precious” statistics in some futile attempt to add interest to this race. Such as… A bori...

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JN23 wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 02, 2022 4:12 pm
The second stat should be the first time a driver won Singapore and Monaco in the same season since 2011 when Vettel did it.

Really? You remember that, really?

Some of you people need to find a day job.

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Well, Sergio Perez wins the Singapore GP. What a boring race, finishing on the two-hour clock, as it almost always does (only 59 laps finished). Why FIA insists on running this race (Japan, too) during Monsoon season is beyond comprehension The only thing interesting about this annual snoozefest is ...

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Well, Sergio Perez wins the Singapore GP. What a boring race, finishing on the two-hour clock, as it almost always does (only 59 laps finished). I guess it’s only natural then, that someone comes up with some “precious” statistics in some futile attempt to add interest to this race. Such as… 1) Firs...

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Hi All Anyone find it suspicious that a lot of the team PR and Media Professionals also happen to be very attractive young women? Call me a cynic, but it seems as though the eye candy have swapped umbrellas and sign posts for microphones. Thoughts? Naming a girl "Media Professional" is far more off...

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Here's an idea... Let's make all race weekends "Sprints". No need for a race at all. Let's see if the spectators will buy that.

They already have split weekend races at some Indycar venues (half races both days). Yea, let's be more like Indycar?

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This thread means nothing without pictures...

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I don't mind any of the graphics, except for driver radio text, which is too small to read. The radio transmissions are not very good in most cases, so (a bit) larger text would be helpful.

I don't like hearing the crowd boo any driver, real or contrived/edited.

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For the second race in a row, the starting grid has been massively shuffled at Monza, due to engine component penalties. The current rule allows for up to 3 power units, transmissions, various accessories, yadda yadda. Frankly, I am tired of watching qualification performance on merit being overwrit...

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One takes their Racing movies when and where you can find then... There aren't many. So I resist being too critical.

I liked Rush, including Chris Hemsworth's Hunt, and Daniel Bruhl's Lauda. I didn't notice the lack of newly filmed footage, which to me means it was done well.

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Who got fastest lap today?

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Should anyone have an accident that requires an MRI of the head, the presence of a nose stud will not allow an MRI unless the metal is removed... a delay that could prove important. There are very, very few indications for an emergency MRI scan. It's a predominantly elective scan and there would be...

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One thing I'm unclear about on this, why is this an issue now? Is it the new race directors (or someone else) deciding to enforce the rules that have been there for a long time? Ahem... If you insist that the rules be followed to determine F1 Championships in the final race, then you really don't h...

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I am a Hamilton fan, but frankly, Lewis needs to concentrate on his driving, rather than self-imposed distractions. His stock is all about the driving, not about being "cock of the walk" in the pitlane. There's time for that after he retires and starts his clothing line... :) Should anyone have an a...

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Actually, I thought the track was fine (and have no opinion on the suitable Miami debate). You forget that there were several successful DRS passes on the start/finish straight... that was unexpected, and fun to watch. The fake yacht pond was a bit schlocky, and fails in (obvious) comparison with re...

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Sprint is over. Yawn.

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You guys are debating .2 of a second? Really?

Even 1.2 seconds is not much time. Hardly worth discussing, IMO.

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I'm thinking porpoising will be less of an issue at Imola. Shorter straights where the bumpiness can build. And narrower track, negating side-by-side racing as cars trace a common line.

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I remarked last year how the outlined numbers on the Mercedes car engine covers were impossible to read on the cars at speed.

Now, the #1 on Verstappen's car is so wide, it doesn't look like a number at all (at speed).

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Count me in the GOM Club. I remember when F1 was a creative sport, permitting out-of-the-box thinking and car design, such as the original turbo era, fan cars, ground effect skirts, six-wheel cars, 24" round dinner plates for a front wing, etc. Everything is regulated to the millimeter, today. No se...

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Something's wrong when the pre-race TV coverage lasts longer than the race itself.

I've recorded every F1 race since 1982, but Liberty Media is mistaken if they think I watch the pre-race tripe.

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I wish this American can get on board with this race, but I can't. Maybe it's because I remember the half-arsed parking lot race in Vegas 1981-82. That race at Caesar's Palace and this proposed new course are both flat as a pancake. I've driven about 60% of this course myself in years past on sever...

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I wish this American can get on board with this race, but I can't. Maybe it's because I remember the half-arsed parking lot race in Vegas 1981-82. That race at Caesar's Palace and this proposed new course are both flat as a pancake. I've driven about 60% of this course myself in years past on severa...

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To me an assessment of the aero changes is not about DRS, but more importantly, about the porpoising, instead. Bring back the side skirts to seal the airflow. Then you will be able to see the bouncing under control. Only with the bouncing under control will you be able to assess the need for DRS.

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