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BELGIUM:

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
4. Bottas
5. Raikkonen
6. Massa
7. Hulkenberg
8. Kvyat
9. Perez
10. Grosjean

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I've been watching Formula 1 for nearly 25 years and I can't remember a year where there was not talk about it being in crisis. Some good points, but I would counter first of all by adding that F1 has become more expensive to participate in. That a backmarker team has a bigger budget, inflation adj...

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Amon wrote: Another try

Piercarlo Ghinzani - Zakspeed - Jonathan Palmer

Jonathan Palmer-Tyrrell-Philippe Streiff

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Great news, and even better that apparently it doesn't come at the cost of Milwaukee, rather they may be be promoting both events together. FYI for Americans on here, you can get a limited edition ticket right now for $100 for a 4 day ticket. IndyCar Series, Pirelli World Challenge, Indy Lights, Pr...

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pc27b wrote:michael andretti commenting on the state of f1 is pretty funny.

Given his CV, I think he's infinitely more qualified than you and I.

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Change "Farm" at Silverstone to "Murray" after Murray Walker.

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Amon wrote: Bruno Giacomelli - Alfa Romeo - Andrea De Cesaris

Good idea for a game, Amon. I'll try and get us going again.

Andrea de Cesaris-Ligier-Piercarlo Ghinzani

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I think the author/s take a blinkered view of Vettel and exaggerate the dominance of his cars in a way that they seem to ignore for Hakkinen, Hill and Villeneuve. I think they are right to consider that Button may have faded into obscurity if not for Brawn. With other rising stars, Button may not ha...

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'Yeah my fault entirely, I was in the wrong place really at the wrong time,' and that's it. We're good team mates, I think." That isn't quite the same as "I caused the accident". What's said doesn't change what actually happened either. Now it's 3am and I have few beers in me as I type this but... ...

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I'm currently reading Donaldson's book on Fangio and so far it is excellent. I would recommend it to anybody. I have thoroughly enjoyed the accounts of the South American long distance races that make Le Mans, even in the Forties and Fifties, look like a sprint race.

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I often see Hamilton being labelled as a particularly unlucky driver, who has suffered a lot of bad luck throughout this career. The problem with your post is that it's built on this entire posit yet I've never seen anyone in Formula 1 describe Hamilton as being unlucky. If anything, I would say th...

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Some great suggestions above. A few more I recall, and I will do my best not to spoil them for anybody who hasn't seen them already. The 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix had some incidents you describe but also some good battles. Performances from 3 or 4 different drivers, different teams too. Hakkinen's ...

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I don't think he has had terrible luck in his career as a whole, but 2012 was a shocker. Botched pitstops when the race was going well, and then when the pitstops were fine the car broke down.

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Anyone who's read Coulthard's book would realise that if Hill hadn't been any good then he would never have been in the Williams. Let's not forget that in 1993 Williams was THE team to be in. And a team not afraid to push out its world champions wasn't going to be a finishing school for a driver th...

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I just did some maths about 1993. Without reliability and bad luck, Hill was absolutely up there with teammate Prost that season. South Africa: Hill spins off by himself. No points redeemed. Brazil: Prost crashes out by himself. No points redeemed. San Marino: Hill retires from P1 due brake problem...

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Although I'm trying to forget about my result now that I've seen it... Look at it this way; if there was ever a round to finish 43rd, this was it. You only lost 46 points to the winner, whereas normally it might be as much as 100 for that place. Very true :nod: Moreover, we are only halfway through...

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How many other people went through the race like this "I'm alright, ah not great, oh that's better, OH RUBBISH, oh wait GREAT, oh no not again..." Me! Actually, I thought 'this is gonna be terrible' right after the start, then later on I realized it was gonna be terrible for EVERYONE, and I just se...

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Not at all. Search the BBC archives for a very telling and very damning report on how awful Honda Racing is today. Honda has had almost ZERO success at racing in the past 20+ years. I guess you never watched MotoGP then. They are the most successful and they usually win the most. Honda is the only ...

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How many other people went through the race like this "I'm alright, ah not great, oh that's better, OH RUBBISH, oh wait GREAT, oh no not again..."

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This is the worst shape I've seen them in. Even the first half of 2009 had a couple of bright spots. This is just awful! You can even go back to the dark days of 1994-1996 and it was never this bad. I really think that this is an all-time low for the team. It's shocking when you take into considera...

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Regarding the Maldonado/Grosjean debate, my two pence is that Maldonado is having his best year and showing what he can do when he keeps it on the black bit and doesn't get caught up in collisions, albeit they haven't always been his fault. His propensity to have a great race one weekend and someti...

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Regarding the Maldonado/Grosjean debate, my two pence is that Maldonado is having his best year and showing what he can do when he keeps it on the black bit and doesn't get caught up in collisions, albeit they haven't always been his fault. His propensity to have a great race one weekend and sometim...

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A gamble? Given the state of the two teams at the time versus radical new rules changes coming, yes it was a gamble. 50/50. Biggest gamble ever? Not even close. The first that springs to mind for me is Fittipaldi leaving McLaren to join his brother in trying to take a home grown Brazilian F1 team to...

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I hope everybody enjoyed the first summer break. Here we go again:

HUNGARY

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Massa
4. Vettel
5. Bottas
6. Raikkonen
7. Ricciardo
8. Hulkenberg
9. Kvyat
10. Sainz

Cheers pokerman.

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Susie Wolff was 8 tenths slower than Massa in practice, that's an eternity in F1 terms " On 18 July 2014, Wolff drove in a free practice session at the German Grand Prix. This session also started with car problems, but these were solved and Wolff managed to put in a good performance, finishing the...

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Remember how Button forgot he had a contract with Williams for 2006, and had to buy it out for 10 millions to go to BAR? Well, this can back bite him now and his chances. Frank is not a person that forgets such things. Jenson makes a career decision and hands Frank $10M. Alonso threatens Ron, costs...

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A sad day, inevitable though it was. I don't know how much comfort it is to his family, but Jules Bianchi saw more of life in his 25 years than a lot of people see in their lifetime. RIP.

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In the JA article it states that while Hulk has flashes of brilliance trace data shows that he is inconsistent and not on the level of other top drivers. Which may prove a sticking point. Feel a glowing sense pride that I called this. :] Hi James, and welcome to the forum! :lol: I'm with you on thi...

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If I were Williams, take an option on Nasr for 2017, give him one more year of experience before bringing him in for Williams. Meanwhile, can sign Button or Hulkenberg and replace Massa or one of the former two drivers, depending on how they perform, with Nasr for 2017. On an emotional level, I woul...

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http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2015/07/can-ferrari-f1-bosses-remain-patient-as-gap-to-pace-setters-mercedes-persists/ I've seen this reported in more than one place now. The spotlight is on Allison, it seems, who only has a contract until mid-2016. If true, I find this ridiculous. The Ferrari has ha...

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http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2015/07/can-ferrari-f1-bosses-remain-patient-as-gap-to-pace-setters-mercedes-persists/ I've seen this reported in more than one place now. The spotlight is on Allison, it seems, who only has a contract until mid-2016. If true, I find this ridiculous. The Ferrari has ha...

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Thanks again pokerman. Enjoy the 3 week break

I will be consulting my local witch to find a way of getting back into the title fight.

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I usually like simple, uncluttered liveries. Enter the Arrows A19 and the Brabham BT55

Credit: Cr-images.de

Credit: Not disclosed on the site.

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Saz wrote:Austria:

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Vettel
4. Raikkonen
5. Massa
6. Bottas
7. Hulkenberg
8. Verstappen
9. Kvyat
10. Ricciardo

Think you might want to change that

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SILVERSTONE

1. Rosberg
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Massa
5. Raikkonen
6. Bottas
7. Grosjean
8. Maldonado
9. Hulkenberg
10. Ricciardo

Everything crossed, even my belly button, for a big score this round.

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PF1 PICK 10 CHAMPIONSHIP 2015 - ROUND 7 - AUSTRIA 2. HulkStrong 156 YEESSSS!!!!!! yes yes yes yes !!!!! Well done, I know you've had a tough season so far! :thumbup: I'm losing a bit of momentum, I need another good score. Slipping away from the lead and the table is closing up. My first 4 races I ...

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I am not against enclosed cockpits if they can come up with a solution that doesn't pose different safety problems such as getting a driver out in fire, or keeping the cockpit cool at the hotter races. Some of the mock ups that blend elements of an F1 car with a sportscar don't look too bad in my op...

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I have a small wager on the no.7 & no.8 Audi cars but think of the precedent it could set if Nico won Le Mans, and then got promoted to a top team in F1 (Ferrari perhaps). Although it would be great for Hulkenberg to have a major win in his career for the first time in a long time, I don't think it...

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1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Rosberg
4. Raikkonen
5. Bottas
6. Massa
7. Grosjean
8. Maldonado
9. Perez
10. Nasr

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I like Grosjean and want him to do well, so for him to throw away a top 5 finish like that was quite annoying. And we would not have heard the end of it for days if Maldonado had done that.

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