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Jomox

It's common knowledge that Alonso & Vettel prefer to have #1 status and it's a big thing in negotiations for them. Though usually its played out to them having to prove they are worth it and that #1 status only coming in when they have a clear advantage and when the team really needs to back them.

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Agree. Start is so important tomorrow. I'm predicting a tangle between Rosberg and one of the Ferraris and Ham to lead to the flag. The way Hamilton has been starting has been the best I've seen in his career. It's like he bottled whatever made the Abu Double start so great and unleashing it at eve...

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That makes no sense. Why was he trying to save tires? You start the race with Q2 tires, not Q3. You can still save your Q3 tyres to give them more life in the race (presuming they're available to use in the race and worth using). No, these one set options are allowed only for q3 and has to return b...

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Schumacher forever#1 wrote:I'm going to gamble on Vettel taking the lead in T4! Oh it's so bittersweet to want some competition for the lead but realising it could be Alonso that would be fighting them!

Kimi out qualified Alonso here last year tho, so we can't presume he would be starting where Vettel is.

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Agree. Start is so important tomorrow. I'm predicting a tangle between Rosberg and one of the Ferraris and Ham to lead to the flag. The way Hamilton has been starting has been the best I've seen in his career. It's like he bottled whatever made the Abu Double start so great and unleashing it at eve...

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Yes, 2009 excluding. It doesn't really make a difference to what I was saying. The 2009 McLaren is still much better car (relative to the rest of the field) to any of the car Maldonado has driven. In Hamilton's hands yes. Very much doubt Maldonado could of done what Hamilton did in that 2009 McLare...

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I think we should only look at their comparative pace. The fact that Kimi would have been in a position to overtake Vettel at the end suggests he was ultimately faster than Vettel. It's just that Vettel had track position. The thing is, is Rosberg has been nowhere near Lewis' pace while Raikkonen c...

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What about on her bum at close range?

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Oh look, alonso & vettel directly in the girls faces, webber's done it to, and others... Never any issues in the past.

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"I was happy and I was pushing the team even when we had an uncompetitive car to fight for the championship until the last race, so that was probably due to my passion, my motivation and my way to motivate a team even in difficult moments. For many years I showed that and I'm now in a new project t...

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Sprayed: He's made it a signature move

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chican wrote: I don't think I've ever seen something like this in any other sport. Definitely she deserved what she got.

Happens in Football quite often.

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assumes motive? ...and you assume a motive for Hamilton in China? I've assumed nothing in the above argument beyond what Lewis himself said He said he deliberately backed Rosberg into Vettel? And I guess we shouldn't take Rosberg on face value when he said he did it to prove a point at Spa. Such a ...

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I did not vote. But I'm somewhat puzzled by the result. Not because of Hamilton and Verstappen (both deserve their votes from my pov) but why is Kimi way in front of Vettel? Because he *may* have attacked Vettel if there was no safety car? And that would have been because he had fresher tyres in th...

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I've a feeling Nico and Seb will tangle at some point assuming they get off the line clean. Nico will in no way allow Seb to stick it up the inside without a seriously risky defence. He looked well peed in his interview earlier and Seb is as hungry as ever. Or we could see Rosberg bottle it like at...

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All I am saying is that your race pace is your race pace. I do not believe that anyone is masterful enough to slow down just enough to "maintain a gap". Guys that get blue flags have trouble slowing down to let faster cars by all the time. Just imagine how hard that must be for Hamilton to delibera...

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All I am saying is that your race pace is your race pace. I do not believe that anyone is masterful enough to slow down just enough to "maintain a gap". Guys that get blue flags have trouble slowing down to let faster cars by all the time. Just imagine how hard that must be for Hamilton to delibera...

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Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJpclhAIxyE Okay they don't mention about simulator but another video below. One quote: "They can have quite an input throughout the whole car, even down to bodywork and aerodymanics" Some simulator info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSatAI81k9w In th...

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Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJpclhAIxyE Okay they don't mention about simulator but another video below. One quote: "They can have quite an input throughout the whole car, even down to bodywork and aerodymanics" Some simulator info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSatAI81k9w In th...

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Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJpclhAIxyE Okay they don't mention about simulator but another video below. One quote: "They can have quite an input throughout the whole car, even down to bodywork and aerodymanics" Some simulator info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSatAI81k9w In th...

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You also gotta manage the car, if you can, as reliablity is important, so if you can win by not pushing to the max and saving the car in the meantime, that's what you do. It's not always about going all out flat out sometimes. Bringing the car home safe is often the wise option, if your able to.

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Here you go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJpclhAIxyE

Okay they don't mention about simulator but another video below. One quote:

"They can have quite an input throughout the whole car, even down to bodywork and aerodymanics"

Some simulator info:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSatAI81k9w

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It does lend a little credence to those who say that Alonso's famed ability to drive around issues means that engineers may often not be aware those issues exist, or how much impact they have on the car's overall performance. But I always thought Alonso was feted for his development prowess. I'm ve...

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Having experience in motorsports teams, drivers do allot more than people realise, mainly simulator work if there's a lack of testing. They give vital feedback on car upgrades (Designed upgrades from the designers) in the simulator. There was even a article from Mclaren stating this last year that d...

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I think it was obvious Lewis had pace in hand. Every time Rosberg put in a fast lap Lewis did the following. Actually, that's not quite true. From lap 35 on, and excluding pit stops, Lewis was only faster than Nico on four separate laps. In the last ten laps Lewis was faster on one occasion. Howeve...

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He said he had more pace in the bag if needed, if your disagreeing with what he said live on TV, then you're saying he told a lie.

pubpokerplayer wrote:I think it was obvious Lewis had pace in hand. Every time Rosberg put in a fast lap Lewis did the following.

It was just that, obvious.

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So your saying Lewis was lying saying he had more pace in the bag?

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Who do you think that Hamilton believes is a tougher guy to beat on Saturday, Button or Rosberg? I agree that Rosberg is the better qualifier overall. But so far this year - which is what you referenced earlier - he hasn't shown what he did in 2014. I agree that he has looked off the pace in quali,...

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Not really, I thought Ricciardo was superior in every element. Qualifying pace, race pace, overtaking, defending etc. The only thing I'd give to Vettel that season was race starts. In 2014, Dan definitely had the edge the majority of the time, but where you lose me is extrapolating that to ranking ...

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What makes you think that? What makes you decide that the explanation of what makes the final difference in performance, is an excuse rather than a cause? If you are right, that makes quite a few champions little more than cheap liars. Not to mention the teams who invested in adapting their cars to...

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Does not quite fit. Maybe white stripe between the red.

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WDCs who never lost to a teammate would be a much shorter list The only WDC never to lose against a teammate is quite remarkable. The man is probably one of the most underrated racers of all time. His name... the one and only James Hunt ! Only James Hunt? No Fangio, Ascari, Stewart, Graham Hill, Br...

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Desert Storm wrote:Alonso "lost" to Tarso Marques in 2001, I reckon, by taking in the best finishing position throughout the season.

Yes he did, needs adding to the list.

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Is there anybody in Moto2 that is ready? If it comes to it, keeping Aoyama for the rest of the season while they finish Moto2 could be a solution, no? Moving Redding into the Repsol squad and promoting Tito Rabat into the Marc VDS MotoGP squad is one thing that they could do. The plan was for them ...

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Is there anybody in Moto2 that is ready? If it comes to it, keeping Aoyama for the rest of the season while they finish Moto2 could be a solution, no? I just don't see anyone really suitable unless contracts can be broken, that's why they kept Pedrosa even though he keeps getting beat by Marquez Th...

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One problem being, by sacrificing qualifying performance, Rosberg is most probably going to sacrifice his pole positions too. And in turn, that would most probably place him starting behind Lewis in a race. And Rosberg taking over Lewis based on the pace solely there out on the track, that would be...

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Kimi. 4 years at Ferrari. 9 wins. 5 poles. 1 World Driver's Championship. 2 World Constructors Championship. Massa. 8 years at Ferrari. 11 wins 15 poles. 0 World Driver's Championship. 2 World Constructors Championship. Alonso. 5 years at Ferrari. 11 Wins. 4 Poles. 0 World Driver's Championship. 0 ...

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I post gain what I wrote but please read also the part after the point. In 5 years driving for Ferrari, Alonso has obtained 4 pole positions and 11 wins. compare it to any recent period at Ferrari and it doesn't look that special. Compared to Schumi isn't nothing special, but compare it to other Fe...

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I post gain what I wrote but please read also the part after the point. In 5 years driving for Ferrari, Alonso has obtained 4 pole positions and 11 wins. compare it to any recent period at Ferrari and it doesn't look that special. Compared to Schumi isn't nothing special, but compare it to other Fe...

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Rosberg has been #2 ever since Spa last year. Public "persecution"... broken spirit, shattered confidence. I see him as only a fraction of the driver he was before then. Very sad, actually . Pre Spa, Nico beat Lewis when.. 1) Lewis started 20th after qualifying DNF 2) Lewis started 9th due to quali...

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