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Yeah i watched the race. Gotta say they haven't learnt much from Dan Wheldon's death have they. If this pack racing keeps going on, its not gonna be long before another death occurs. This model of predominantly Oval races is going to be the death of anymore as the years pass. Both drivers and spect...

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I think it's simple if Bottas proves to be only slightly better than Massa for me that is not enough to warrant a seat at Ferrari or another top team. Massa had his fair share of chances in a top team I think. But wasn't Alonso's margin of superiority down to a mere few tenths which culminated to s...

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^^^ LOLOL

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It's turning out to be a very interesting battle. I think Bottas will be desperate to beat Massa, as his stock will likely fall massively in the eyes of Ferrari and other teams. Massa is beating him 6-3 in qualifying so far , which tells a lot. Massa generally doesn't have great race-craft , and Bo...

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erm I would suggest you re read the post above mine. It wasn't me who suggested 4 years at Ferrari was the point at which you had to be considered a top tier driver. Of course I am well aware Massa was there for much longer. My mistake on that. Was on my phone and thought you had said that. As for ...

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It's turning out to be a very interesting battle. I think Bottas will be desperate to beat Massa, as his stock will likely fall massively in the eyes of Ferrari and other teams. Massa is beating him 6-3 in qualifying so far , which tells a lot. Massa generally doesn't have great race-craft , and Bo...

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I've been a member of this forum since 2012 and have posted very little due to fact that most of my opinions have been stated by other members. But finally I'll come out of the wood works. Massa is my favorite drive and always will be but this forum has gone insane with the massa hate. This year ma...

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So Massa is good at starts.... Seriously, is Massa was tier 1 he would have shown something driving for Sauber, would have won the 2008 championship and wouldn't have been destroyed by Alonso (an example of a tier 1 driver) Let me ask you about this Tier 1 Driver Alonso… What did he do in his time ...

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Williams were caught out the second the decided to leave Massa in the lead Disagree. Their pit strategy, or reactive mindset is what caught them out and Felipe was the better driver all day. Just because Bottas had a good handful of laps in the first stint does not mean he was the better driver. Dr...

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It's turning out to be a very interesting battle. I think Bottas will be desperate to beat Massa, as his stock will likely fall massively in the eyes of Ferrari and other teams. Massa is beating him 6-3 in qualifying so far , which tells a lot. Massa generally doesn't have great race-craft , and Bo...

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Fiki wrote:
SchumieRules wrote:Indeed. Karma was certainly paying attention!
It only did if you count the support Vettel was given after his stupid move as karma. From that moment, I never trusted Horner again, and I doubt Webber did.

Abso-Freakin-Lutely!

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What a reach that is Prema, and what a joke that supposed "punishment" was.

Neither that article, nor any other I've read on the matter says anything about what punishment was issued by the team, other than to "say" they punished him.

At least I never saw one. Anyone else?

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Also a little surprised how quiet Hass has been, no information about a cat that should be in the final stages of design by now? It's Haas not How F1 team, why the cat? Blackhander there's been a pretty steady stream of info coming from Haas. I wouldn't worry about them making the grid next year. T...

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While I'm sure we are all keen on seeing fresh new teams, I would so love to see the return of Minardi. For 20 years it was one of the darling teams and they discovered and introduced some amazing young talents to the sport. And though they never won an actual race, they earned a most important vict...

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Ever thought that sometimes the facts are just that?… Facts And that speaking truths isn't necessarily and underhanded blow or a despicable act, though unfortunately the pictures truths paint might not bode well for some. Piece of info say you? I'm assuming you either have never worked in a consider...

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"80% wanted more than one tyre maker" This surprises me. The split in the field through engine advantage doesn't exactly seem popular. I can't imagine the same thing but with tyres would be either, and that would be pretty inevitable if there was a tyre war. It's not like it hasn't happened before ...

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Probably best to wait until a few posters have read the book rather than just assuming it will be a 'pity me' fest? Heh.. right. I just read a bit of him talking about having the Ferrari offer for 1 + 1 year that he, ultimatelly did not accept because it was not more than 1 full year. But then he s...

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Was Seb really that much better? Probably not. Seb caught lightning with the whole EBD and off throttle blowing. No one and I mean no one was better than him at that and with Red Bull's chassis and with Renault's engine making this happen. I agree with you on this with the exception that I'd Say th...

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I'd venture to guess one of my favorite drivers ever who never got a fair shake in F1 with a top team…

Anthony Davidson.

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Nice. Always cool when you meet people we admire and idolize. It's even cooler when they turn out to be wonderful and pleasant human beings. As for Roberto Moreno? I for one could never forget him. He is a genuinely nice guy who although never the fastest has always exuded a passion and enthusiasm a...

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I always thought it was pretty obvious that they preferred Vettel. But, like, it worked didn't it? I will say that I called 2010 wrong and I thought the fact the team didn't throw their entire weight behind Webber towards the end was going to cost them the WDC. Well they showed me I don't think the...

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it was a big fail by Webber in not winning the WDC title (in 2010), Webber was never a tier one driver. I agree - I would only add that Mark was a genuinely good qualifier - long before he joined Red Bull. I, along with probably hundreds of thousands would disagree. Mark proved he IS a tier one dri...

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I always thought it was pretty obvious that they preferred Vettel. But, like, it worked didn't it? I will say that I called 2010 wrong and I thought the fact the team didn't throw their entire weight behind Webber towards the end was going to cost them the WDC. Well they showed me I don't think the...

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Bernie intervening years back was not called into question and I specifically did not do so because back then when Minardi & Jordan and Co. were viewed as "minnows", there was BIG TOBACCO dollars rampant throw even those "minnows". What they claimed and were viewed to be minuscule budgets were in fa...

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A big reason for it was for safety. With a staggered grid there's more room to maneuver out from behind a car if a driver sees trouble.
In essence it's staggered inline start of sorts.

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F1 is beginning to be taken over by B teams. STR, Haas, and now Manor. Please explain. STR is enjoying the best season they've enjoyed since Seb drove for them. The car is excellent and if they had a better engine it they're likely be MUCH closer to the front. HAAS?… What say you? A team who is sti...

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As Mikeyg says, better the devil you know. Bernie is at least a racer. For all his bluster he's pulled a lot of strings behind the scenes to try and bring about a fairer deal for smaller teams and keep them on the grid. He was instrumental in creating a problem, but he's now the only thing preventi...

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While Horner tends to be a bit whiny at times when things aren't going his way. I feel he's shown he knows how to lead and has enough experience under his belt in this top tier of motorsport to know what is viably necessary to keep F1 healthy and growing moving forward. Additionally, his age is a ma...

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Well Ericsson isn't doing that badly but he certainly is one of the lesser drivers. We don't know how good the Manor drivers are as they can't challenge anyone but each other plus they are both rookies. I disagree with this ME is probably the worst driver I've seen in F1 in my 10+ years of watching...

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Screw that, Someone hire this guy into F1!!! As nice as those concepts are, hiring him into F1 wouldn't help much as no one would want to design a car that either doesn't comply with the regulations and/or is pretty at the expense of competitiveness. Of course not. It was merely a statement as to t...

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Screw that, Someone hire this guy into F1!!! The Williams is simplistically STUNNING. That wide rear wing… OMG Think I need a new pair of shorts! The Red Bull… Wow, Incredibly unique in every aspect and so many little different ways of looking at components. The only issue that sticks out to me is t...

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What good is the benefit of not having to compete with the works team, when you have a generic (I'll use this word for lack of something better I can come up with :) ) engine that isn't as good as those of the works teams? 1) I'm pretty sure less money would be spent on development and as such the ...

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Yes I am fully aware. Still, logic states that it should've NEVER been allowed regardless of thew reasoning behind it. The revamped Ferrari PU is marginally more expensive to produce and with what they charge they could have easily charged Manor the same amount for the new ones as they did for the ...

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Yes I am fully aware. Still, logic states that it should've NEVER been allowed regardless of thew reasoning behind it. The revamped Ferrari PU is marginally more expensive to produce and with what they charge they could have easily charged Manor the same amount for the new ones as they did for the 2...

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I always take PF1 news with a large pinch of salt, and this doesn't ring true: However, a competitive engine will come at a cost for Red Bull. According to the reports, Ferrari are open to joining forces with Red Bull, but the Bulls would have definite 'B' team status and would have a specification...

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So Alonso drops from 5th to 39th because the McLaren-Honda is garbage? Okay then... Unfortunately, without a bar with which to measure a driver's performance due to a poor car, there is not enough information in the way of performance and ability with which to draw a fair assessment on a driver's p...

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I would personally welcome a Hamilton/Alonso reunion as that same kid who took on the 2-time defending champion is now even better, more well rounded and stronger and I don't think anyone can rattle Lewis to break his concentration, not even Alonso and his political games. I also think Lewis would h...

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I feel for those of you in the northeastern US, but this reeks of a money grab by Ecclestone, as always. Perhaps one last hoorah before it's coitenz for him is my gut feeling.

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Hard to tell with all the possibilities in the way of equipment failures, fumbles in the pits, wrong strategy calls, incidental contact which is always a possibility, bobbles which can lead to damage. We've seen Brakes give out, sometimes obliterate without prior warning and though quite rare the la...

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