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Invade wrote:Should be a humdinger between Lewis and Seb in the race. I expect a real battle and a lot of pressure.

I wouldn't rule out a double DNF into the first corner, particularly if the leader sticks his elbows out on the exit.

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I keep saying that Hamilton is playing a not-insignificant factor in this title. Without him, Seb would have this title comfortably.

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KingVoid wrote:It's impossible to win the WDC with a car that is so inferior in qualifying.

It wasn't so inferior in Russia, Hungary, Singapore and Malaysia. Ferrari have had plenty of chances. With Bottas and Massa in the Mercedes, Vettel would have a huge number of poles and would be leading the WDC.

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Hamilton has been on it since the summer break. The Mercedes is amazing in clean air.

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mcdo wrote:I can't see any reason why Merc would go out for a 2nd Q2 run

I suppose they aren't going to use another set of Ultrasofts in the race. Might as well "raise cancer awareness".

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I can't see past a Mercedes front row unless Vettel pulls a blinder.

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Have you seen Bottas's results since Canada in Q?. It aint pretty and he's leaving over half a second in the car far too often. I just can't see that Vettel has been doing the same. Bottas is self admittedly struggling and all at sea. Using him as the indicator of the cars pace is a bit of a stretc...

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Part of me feels like his best bet would be to swap with Sainz and become the main man at Renault rather than attempting to join Mercedes or Ferrari. Ricciardo has nothing to fear from Hamilton if he believes his own hype. He knocked Vettel off his perch, why not Hamilton? Although, I do think avoi...

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Why woud one assume a car's true pace is set by the slower driver? :? I'd tentatively suggest that Kimi and Lewis have been outliers this year and skewing the results. Vettel is 10-4 up against Bottas, yet 9-5 down against Hamilton. If we take what we know about Bottas and Vettel and their common l...

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Zoue wrote:even a touch helps at this level.

It hasn't been helping Bottas very much this year. Vettel has had a decisive edge in qualifying but, of course, that's nothing to do with his car.

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The Mercs and Ferraris looking pretty evenly matched over 1 lap. One could argue they have been close in qualifying all year it's just Lewis is quicker than Seb. However, the usual suspects reply "something, something, Q3 engine mode" despite the numbers suggesting Mercedes qualifying mode is only ...

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Sainz proving himself to be the real deal, unlike Hulk.

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If this chart is anything to go by: https://f1metrics.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/rbr_str_drivers.png Source: f1metrics.wordpress.com I fully expect Sainz to have the edge over Hulk. I'd put Hulk a quarter of the way from Sainz to Kvyat so we should see the remaining races be drawn 2-2 or come out i...

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IMO Mercedes do not have number1 or number2 as seen with Rosberg last year and change in Mechanics etc ... and in Hungary this year. So he should have given more thought. I think Rosberg's treatment will be the exception rather than the rule. It was clear that Mercedes valued his loyalty to the tea...

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They need a proven guy, not Ocon ever . FTFY. I think Ocon has ultimately harmed his chances at Mercedes by being very consistently slightly slower than Checo. The Silver Arrows need someone faster than Bottas, not slower or similar. Ricciardo is nailed on for the Mercedes drive in 2019. Hamilton w...

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It looks like despite 3 teams looking competitive, Hamilton is supreme.

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No one would be leading the WDC in the Ferrari after Malaysia and Japan, but I think Ricciardo would be closer. Would Ferrari have pushed for as much performance at the cost of reliability with Hamilton, Ricciardo, Verstappen or Alonso in the car? I've always been controversial in my opinion that V...

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UnlikeUday wrote:This week no purple coloured Ultrasoft tyres but Pink ones instead to support Breast Cancer Awareness:
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/pire ... er-966328/

It's a shame that litigious scumbags like Susan G Komen will fundraise off the back of this.

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The evidence to suggest Alonso is not an A1 qualifier is..... Alonso was beaten 16-15 by Jarno Trulli over one lap in 2003-2004 and 9-8 by Hamilton in 2007. If we exclude Hungary 2007, then he was matched by a very well prepared rookie which suggests that he's very good but not great in qualifying....

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Lewis Hamilton was 'weird' as a team-mate, says Jenson Button

I don't think his view is particularly revolutionary. There was always a tension between Hamilton and Button. It's also clear that Mclaren-era Hamilton was repressed nd stifled by Dennis' professional brand.

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2008. The screw-ups in 2017 have merely taken Vettel out of contention for the WDC, I doubt he would have won it if he'd won Singapore and Malaysia.

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gregs51 wrote:You never know Lewis might spring a surprise reirement at end of season.

It's not entirely off the cards but he mentioned Schumy's 91 a few races back, I think he might stick around and try and beat it!

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Invade wrote:Rosberg warmed into his role with the Sky team this weekend and did a solid and good job in the end - that sounds very Rosbergish, doesn't it?

For sure.

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I agree that some great drivers really are good drivers and are looking better than they are because of certain conditions. I dunno, greatness seems to flow from certain drivers. It's difficult to deny Alonso's greatness, his performance demotes Hamilton to "great on his day" or "very, very good". ...

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1. Mercedes have been faster in qualifying 2. Mercedes have had better reliability 3. Mercedes have been at least as quick in the race When you combine these three factors, you have to admit that Mercedes has been the car to have this season. Agreed, I'm not sure what this posturing about the stren...

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Ricciardo is a great driver and will do fine. I do feel he knows it will be difficult to be the "top dog" in a team with Max. We will see how this year ends and how next year will go. Max is making Dan look like a good driver rather than a great driver. Still plenty of good drivers have won more ra...

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When/if Mercedes sign Max in 2019 is when I think that Lewis will be knocked off his pedestal. I doubt it. Lewis has enjoyed a major incumbency advantage in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2017. Of all the drivers, Kovalainen probably did the best arriving at Hamilton's team. It would take something very spec...

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zaar wrote:
F1Tyrant wrote:Alonso under investigation for ignoring blues, backed Hamilton in Verstappen.
What? He slowed Verstappen down and increased the gap between them.

Max wouldn't have had a sniff if Alonso hadn't ignored so many blues. He wanted that point badly.

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Alonso under investigation for ignoring blues, backed Hamilton in Verstappen.

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Perez is going to take out Ocon attempting a pass, isn't he...

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In an ideal world it would be tyres that wear the same no matter how you treat them and then drop off a cliff rapidly after x many laps, pushing everyone into a 2 stop race. Wasn't that the concept Pirelli was aiming for in 2011. Seems an elusive combination given the speculated solution on layered...

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F1_Ernie wrote:Every single team on the grid would have done the same thing

Not Red Bull, not Ferrari (at least in China).

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I know a lot of people rate Ocon as a driver but looking at the numbers of his battle with Checo it isn't pretty reading. Qualifying - Perez 11 - 4 Ocon Races - Perez 10 - 3 Ocon Points - Perez 76 - 57 Ocon Looking like Perez's season against Button in 2013 which was enough for them to discard him a...

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When will everyone realise, once they look beyond the WDC fight, that these cars are awful for racing? Yeah, the drivers enjoy pushing them, but soon they'd be left pushing them for zero viewers as even hardcore fans on F1 forums are turning off their TVs. Problem is the viewership is divided on ho...

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MasterRacer wrote:Everyone praying for a Hamilton engine failure.... otherwise this championship is over

Speak for yourself!

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Grosjean is quick, but he's always been a bit sloppy. Nah, Romain has only ever been as fast as the cars he's been driving. The Lotus in 2012 and 2013 were on par with or better than the Ferraris IMO. Given what we've seen from Kimi since 2014, I think it's reaching to say he drove anywhere close t...

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Zoue wrote:Yep, Mercedes really struggling here, it seems.

Agreed, Hamilton is truely performing miracles in the 3rd best car on the grid. It absolutely has nothing to do with historical weaknesses at Hungary, Singapore and Malaysia...

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Qualifying 1. Hamilton 2. Verstappen 3. Ricciardo 4. Vettel 5. Alonso Race pace 1. Alonso 2. Hamilton/Verstappen/Ricciardo 5. Vettel Race craft 1. Alonso 2. Ricciardo 3. Hamilton 4. Vettel 5. Verstappen Wet 1. Hamilton 2. Verstappen 3. Vettel 4. Sainz 5. Ricciardo I'm not knowledgable enough to com...

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IDrinkYourMilkshake wrote:Alonso is the driver that gets blown away the least by ANY teammate.

No disagreement from me. Fernando is more relentlessly consistent driver, Hamilton and Vettel blow hot and cold.

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