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What are Merc doing!

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Zoue wrote:Bit of a reversal of fortunes here. Ferrari looked to have the edge in qualifying, but the Mercs look stronger in race pace

Not much point trying to predict form anymore

it's changed so much all year

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F1_Ernie wrote:Get past Hulkenberg and smash the laps home.

Yep, be interesting to see Hamilton's pace compared to Vettel's when he gets some clear air ahead of Hulk

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10 second time penalty for Kimi

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Zoue wrote:Did Kimi punt Lewis? Has to be a penalty doesn't it?

Slam dunk for me now they've shown the replay

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Why does it take so long for a replay of the start to be shown?

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In Canada, I believed that Mercedes was just as good as Ferrari and it was Seb who made the difference while Lewis had an off weekend. Today in Silverstone, I reckon Ferrari may have had the faster car in qualifying (by maybe a tenth). Hamilton just put together an amazing lap while Seb and Kimi ma...

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Really enjoyed Brazil vs Belgium tonight, was a very good game. Nervous about England tomorrow. I think it will be a similar game to Tuesday where England have a lot of the ball but don't create many chances as Sweden will be strong defensively. It's coming home: https://twitter.com/WillBates9020/st...

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Groan, this doesn't surprise me, a further devaluing of race wins and even more emphasis on consistency and finishing races, promoting mediocrity over meritocracy. Scoring points in F1 should be an achievement not something given out like green shield stamps. Without knowing the point distribution ...

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https://www.crash.net/f1/news/900610/1/sprint-races-new-points-system-discussed-strategy-group Also a discussion about a sprint race. I hope they leave points alone, and really hope they don't introduce a sprint race. The sprint race just seems a bit pointless, I don't understand what purpose it wou...

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Clarky wrote:
JN23 wrote:Merc behind Ferrari on the qualy simulations. Surprised by that, I was expecting the Mercs to be ahead this weekend. I guess it is only FP2 but Ferrari normally improve more on the Saturday.
FP2 times slower than FP1

Oh yeah - any particular reason for that?

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Merc behind Ferrari on the qualy simulations. Surprised by that, I was expecting the Mercs to be ahead this weekend. I guess it is only FP2 but Ferrari normally improve more on the Saturday.

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Clarky wrote:Grosjean said the bump on the track meant he missed pressing the button to deactivate DRS.

Ah, missed that.

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Apparently Grosjean said that he thought drivers would spin if they tried turn 1 with DRS open. He's just proved himself right it seems

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Bottas is changing his engine as a precaution. The engine he used last weekend will be thoroughly checked before being used again in Germany.

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The article mentions Alonso's 100% record of out qualifying Vandoorne so far this season. Does anyone know if a driver has such a record across a full season? Yes, Fangio against his teammates in 1956 is one example. Jim Clark in 1963. Probably quite some more to be found although the more races pe...

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I just noticed in the comments of the above article that Verstappen's four wins would all have beaten the previous record for youngest driver to win a race (Vettel, Monza 2008, 21y 73d). The article mentions Alonso's 100% record of out qualifying Vandoorne so far this season. Does anyone know if a d...

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Would like to kick this thread back up as I am a bit of a statistics nut and I love the racefans stats & facts articles, and from time to time you read some good ones there. https://www.racefans.net/2018/07/03/2018-austrian-grand-prix-stats-and-facts/ Some interesting ones from this weekend: - Vers...

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Agree that Uruguay were impressive, them vs France in the quarter finals is going to be good. Belgium last night was a great comeback, but I was gutted for Japan who were excellent and a lot better than I thought coming into the tournament. England tonight, 50-50 game. Not sure England will ever get...

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Britain

1. Hamilton
2. Bottas
3. Vettel
4. Verstappen
5. Ricciardo
6. Raikkonen
7. Magnussen
8. Sainz
9. Leclerc
10. Grosjean

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I think 19th is the highest I've ever finished

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Well done Verstappen, he's driven really well the last few races.

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Hamilton was on course to be 31 points clear of Vettel early in the race, now he is one point behind. VSC strategy + both cars having mechanical issues = terrible day for Merc.

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Merc making a mess of the VSC again

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Wonder where that leave Sainz/Hulk then... could one of them swap places with Alonso at McLaren?

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Three place drop for Vettel! Surprising.

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This is the Vettel blocking Sainz incident in Q3- looks like he impeded Sainz to me but as both got into Q3 so I don't think Vettel will be penalised.

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lucifers wrote:Ricardo is upset. What does Ricardo mean when he says " we could have been more fair" what is he referring to

On team radio he said he felt he was just there to punch a hole in the air for Max. Horner said that they'd change it around for the last run, not sure whether they did?

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Well done Bottas. 3/10s from Merc to Ferrari on a very short lap, ominous? That's a real surprise (the gap). Would like to see if Vettel made an error, or if that is just true pace. He looked a little hesitant but no obvious mistake. He did have purple (i think) for S2 though which is when I though...

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Well done Bottas. 3/10s from Merc to Ferrari on a very short lap, ominous?

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Assume Vettel made a mistake? Bit of pressure on Hamilton to beat Bottas now he doesn't have a very good banker

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Vettel under investigation for impeding Carlos Sainz https://twitter.com/benjhunt/status/1013056322928021504

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Yeah I guess you are both right on needing someone with experience. Should they not chase someone like Perez instead then? There's been a few stories they've offered Ricciardo a lot of money to join them who would fit the bill but that's not going to happen.

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Zoue wrote:Not that I'd mind Kimi to McLaren and I do see some advantages for McLaren themselves, but I don't see him wanting to do it. He's always said he's only interested in a front running car

Hope he doesn't take it as it would be a waste of a seat IMO. Would rather see a young driver take it.

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Any grid penalties this race? Not as of now but Verstappen & Leclerc had car issues in the dying moments of P3. Confirmation all is fine yet to come from both the teams. Verstappen's issues looked more electrical whereas Leclerc believes it was an engine issue. Leclerc has a 5 place grid penalty fo...

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Verstappen engine issue... (or electrical maybe according to Chandhok)

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Looking surprisingly close between Ferrari and Mercedes at the moment. Have to say with all the upgrades Mercedes have brought I was expecting a bit of a gap. Don't know who's turned up the power yet of course but hoping it stays this competitve I feel like if Hamilton can put a proper lap together...

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I doubt Mercedes will let Ocon go to be honest. He's their Verstappen/Leclerc. I can see McLaren trying for Perez again though, if it doesn't work out with Ricciardo... which would free up the spot for Russell at Force India. They could loan him out like Sainz to Renault for a year (or two if neede...

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If Ticktum can scrape enough licence points together I would expect to seem him in the STR in 2019. The driver I worry for is Russell. If he wins F2 this season where does he go? This is a good point. Possibly a year in another series (no idea which) and then into FI for 2020? I'd assume that eithe...

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