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Since 2003, Raikkonen has been screwing qualifying laps over and over and over again, and simply goes out and says "I made a mistake". He does this very regularly. A team's driver choices reflect it's ambitions. Ferrari fired him, to get Alonso, then took him back saying he will challenge Alonso, w...

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That is complete and utter nonsense - in fact the opposite is true. The reason the 2016 qualifying time looks relatively good is because it was set on what are practically qualifying tyres, and on low fuel. The 2005 time was set on a single set of ultra hard tyres that had to last both qualifying a...

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Sorry but Alonso was a bully here.. The worst things have been said to Lewis when he abandoned McLaren for Mercedes but i don't remember him been this disrespectful to any of those folks. He is paid tens of millions also to accept criticisms and "haters", but it seems he sees himself as untouchable...

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Kimi wasted him second run

His first lap in Q3 was good enough. RBR always exaggerate about engine deficiency but it is never that big difference TBH. Ferrari missed the chance though with Hamilton out. It should be a great race tomorrow

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No. This is one of Kimi's strongest circuits, if not his best. He beat Vettel here last year , and was closest to beating Alonso here in 2014 in a fair fight. While Raikkonen lost a heap of time in traffic, I'd be pretty confident Rosberg was simply cruising to save his PU components and avoid a po...

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Wow Ferrari getting 70million bonus because of LST is nearly as much as Mclaren-Honda and Williams get in total

Team below that really do not have much chance.

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Once upon a time Formula One cars were in the same category as thoroughbred horses. They were fast, powerful, temperamental, and it took a special person to handle them. What we have now is something more utilitarian and designed by a committee. A camel. They have not always been powerful and the c...

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Whichever can be used in road cars for normal people to buy that technology should be used and I guess manufacture are happy with that because all the hundreds of million $ spent should be worth it and not just for F1 or making a supercar for just 500 people

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Ferrari have improved and miles ahead of William, RBR. But not sure the gap is reduced to Mercedes. May be just by 0.1secs or 02secs. Ferrari obviously say positives things in interview like just one big step away and they are almost there. Nico I remember said after winter testing that Ferrari migh...

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Vettel was horrible compared to Kimi last year too. Depending on the start it would be good race with Kimi instead. Mercedes have good advantage and Nico was crusing. He finished 10secs ahead and 30 to Hamilton with a damaged car. Ferrari have improved the performance for sure compared to last year ...

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8/10. I guess Nico was always going to win after first few laps and podium was predictable but there were some good overtaking. Also It looks beautiful in the night. Good thing they did that. May be not as good as Abu Dhabi but still looks nicer than other tracks

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Rosberg was coasting on half power most of that race. Probably true that he had it well in hand. The idea that Vettel would have more likely than not won this race seem quite wild to me, but the season has many more tales to deliver. Kimi was faster than Vettel last year as well. Vettel has advanta...

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Kimi - Great pace and best possible result. Also clean overtaking. Vanndorne - Great overtaking got a point in his first race. Definitely should drive Mcalren-Honda next year. Grosjean - Amazing perofmrance I thought Australia was lucky but here it was no merit for sure. Haas is probably like STR ve...

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Lewis Hamilton's pole time from last season would have put him right at the back of Q2 today! I hope they call off these plans to overhaul the aero for next season, there's clearly no need to make the cars any faster. Better to leave the rules stable; that will improve the racing naturally by bring...

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Sorry but Alonso was a bully here.. The worst things have been said to Lewis when he abandoned McLaren for Mercedes but i don't remember him been this disrespectful to any of those folks. He is paid tens of millions also to accept criticisms and "haters", but it seems he sees himself as untouchable...

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Amazing how Lewis can mess up his first lap, and beat his team-mate and only benchmark by less than a tenth on a second attempt, and get hailed as some kind of messiah afterwards by Sky's pundits. He pulled off a good lap eventually but far more impressive performances from the likes of Vettel who ...

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I do not think off road matters as he did not gain any unfair advantage hence it was legal lap. This was better qualifying for Ferrari. I thought they would be 0.8secs down. They have definitely improved. Williams is quite a bit behind them infact they are behind Ricciardo. But Kimi definitely shoul...

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Australian GP takes place in late afternoon or early evening but still Kimi turbo overheated and is using his 2nd turbo this weekend. I also hope Ferrari turbo upgrade is real and not April 1st news. Without any token if they are expecting to improve by half a sec by Spain ? Today is April 1st so ob...

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Today is April 1st so obviously Mclaren-Honda are just trolling

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2007 definitely. I can't believe how Hamilton lost with 2 races to go. He parked his car in pit entry when his car got stuck in gravel trap scored no points and for some reason was fighting with Kimi for win there. Then in Brazil fighting with Alonso at start who pushed him wide and then he hit the ...

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The Mercs tend not to go for sandbagging the way Ferrari might be more willing to. I expect to see the Ferraris much closer by Q1 In qualifying Mercedes will be lot faster once they use full engine power. They barely use it during practice sessions. It should be easy 1-2. But in race Ferrari will b...

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I like the idea of tyres team can choose but they have to decide so early takes away some freedom. Rules keep changing so much these days

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Absolutely. I think he already wants number1 status and team to give him priority

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I don't know why there is limitation on tyres

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Hamilton because he was fastest in all practice session and all qualifying session including 2 fastest laps in Q3. In the race his start was bad but due to Nico in turn1 lost more ground than needed. He was in traffic most time and then medium tyres in the end was not best suited either as Ricciardo...

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Llotyhy wrote:Alonso told the Dutch pit reporter during the race that it was completely his fault.

About the Sky bias: You sign up for that once you watch F1 on that channel... Don't complain afterwards.

I can't believe people blaming him for the shunt unless be brake tested Alonso

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I voted for Grosjean.

Ricciardo in SS was doing great laps, P4 is a great result for RBR

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Ferrari has huge problems if it is engine failure for Kimi x( Mercs were in traffic with hard tyres in low temp and somehow still won. They have a big advantage in performance. Also overtaking seems to difficult here for some reason may be it was due to different tyres. In Bahrain, China it will cle...

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Nope they are not top team. Moreover this is not a engine track, it is like a street track. Although having good engine always helps. Bahrain and China will give better idea. They looked good today. RBR said they aim is top to be 3rd best team and I think Williams will be competing against them. STR...

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Same can be said about anyone. :uhoh: How do we know if that was the fastest Mclaren could go. Button is not the fastest driver and Alonso just did 0.1 ahead so may be much younger and faster could have got into top 10? Same thing about Williams, Bottas said he did not have grip for some reason and ...

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My pre-quali prediction: 01.Mercedes 02.Ferrari 03.Toro Rosso 04.Williams 05.Red Bull 06.McLaren 07.Force India 08.Renault 09.Sauber 10.Haas 11.Manor Actual result: 01.Mercedes 02.Ferrari 03.Toro Rosso 04.Williams 05.Red Bull 06.Force India 07.McLaren 08.Renault 09.Sauber 10.Haas 11.Manor Only Forc...

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In Q3 definitely Mercedes will allow their drivers to fight for pole. If Ferrari are ahead of others and half a secs down on Mercs they might not bother doing laps and save tyres. I think Ferrari did the wise thing today. But in Q1 and Q2 faster car can be out if they mess up. Last few minutes are d...

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STR in top6 and Mclaren-Honda 11-12 is the biggest surprise so far I think if Ferrari is only 0.2secs behind then this is a big thing. I was sure Mercedes have half a second in hand when they use full engine power. Ferrari can get pole due to knockout format

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Bumb. Still in F1. Soo.... News from TS. Kimi has lost weight about 2.5 kilos. Not because he had to but because he has trained more than ever. Rumours tells he likes this years Ferrari and he wants to make sure he can use extra weight to front end of the car. Also Vettel has lost some weight. Duri...

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If Alonso is the best for a moment then surely Button is next best as he matched him and beat him in points in-spite of Alonso 5th in Hungary. But Button is coming to end of his career and not at his peak. Also we know that Kevin mag is just as fast if not faster than Button and was unlucky to miss ...

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Last 15min would have been better if it was dry. Sainz did improve his time in the last moment but weather ruined the preparation. So frustrating for everyone

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Most are good and top6 I think can be the best drivers. So impossible to tell. But on current form and overall looking at qualifying, race, wet, overtaking Hamilton is the best driver. Vettel also is good in all areas though in overtaking I would say Hamilton is better. Nico Rosberg is the 3rd best ...

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I watched the first session. RBR matte finish looks good and masking the horrible pinkish red. Yellow Renault looks cute. Ferrari looks more white from the above camera view

Hopefully next session will be proper and more useful.

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This is going to be one confusing looking car. Tag Heuer engine and markings, also with Aston Martin logo on the nose and Sidepods... Running a Renault engine? People will have no idea what is going on. Yes :lol: Many people will be thinking Aston Martin will surely take control of the team like ho...

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Wow. Din't know it was free all this time lol. But still I am sure much better than here we have adds too and have to pay exclusively for F1 as they cleverly distribute sports on different channels such that whole sports package needs to be bought

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