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The title race is not relevant concerning sc restart procedure, to cover your first 2 points Why should he have had the opportunity to use the tyres? By bringing up earlier season swings and roundabouts, that tells me you are assessing this SC thing through a lense of "well its fair overall", as op...

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In what alternate universe did you watch a race where all lapped cars were unlapped and the result didn't change? Why was Sainz denied the opportunity to attempt a pass on Verstappen and why did Verstappen have this God given right to move up behind who he was racing with but Sainz didn't? No alter...

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In what alternate universe did you watch a race where all lapped cars were unlapped and the result didn't change? Why was Sainz denied the opportunity to attempt a pass on Verstappen and why did Verstappen have this God given right to move up behind who he was racing with but Sainz didn't? No alter...

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In what alternate universe did you watch a race where all lapped cars were unlapped and the result didn't change? Why was Sainz denied the opportunity to attempt a pass on Verstappen and why did Verstappen have this God given right to move up behind who he was racing with but Sainz didn't? No alter...

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Racing fans don't usually like seeing races finish under safety car. For me, that would be contrived. You genuinely see what happened as less contrived than finishing under safety car? Yes. It was an actual race lap. Cars behind Verstappen being allowed to pass wouldn't have made the result any dif...

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Racing fans don't usually like seeing races finish under safety car. For me, that would be contrived. You genuinely see what happened as less contrived than finishing under safety car? Yes. It was an actual race lap. Cars behind Verstappen being allowed to pass wouldn't have made the result any dif...

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Well said. The race was over by that point, and even Horner admitted that. If Lewis had a crash or a puncture on his last lap, that would still be a racing incident and acceptable. But someone just spit balling the procedures made this an absolute farce. I mean, based on his decision there was only...

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I wonder how many people would be arguing against there being a final racing lap if the drivers were in the opposite positions last night.

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Max should have just skipped the first 21 races since he didn’t need to bother and could have just been gifted the WDC on the last lap of the final race.

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Tissue sales must be through the roof. I see the supposed motorsport fans would rather the race finish under safety car instead of seeing actual racing. Yes. Because we want the rules to be correctly applied. I'm sure no motorsport fan would begrudge max his title if he did the job on the circuit. ...

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Tissue sales must be through the roof.

I see the supposed motorsport fans would rather the race finish under safety car instead of seeing actual racing.

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I'd be surprised if he did, but it's not out of the question. If he wins an 8th title and takes the record, he doesn't have much left to prove. The only thing would be bringing a midfield team to the front of the grid, but I don't think that's on the cards at this stage of his career. He already he...

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Yeboah24 wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 12, 2021 2:58 pm
Im chalking that title up as lewis 8th

You do that. The rest of us will live in the real world where motor racing championships aren’t provided on a silver platter.

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I know a lot of people will struggle accepting what just happened given how suddenly and how late the race was flipped on its head. But it needs to be remembered a lot of luck and decision-making has gone Mercedes and Lewis’s way over the year (including the start of this race). Safety cars and red ...

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I'd be surprised if he did, but it's not out of the question.

If he wins an 8th title and takes the record, he doesn't have much left to prove. The only thing would be bringing a midfield team to the front of the grid, but I don't think that's on the cards at this stage of his career.

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I don't understand what your point is with pushing this inferior car nonsense in every single thread on the forum... it's like you're already trying to compensate for if he loses. The Red Bulls arguably been the stronger car over the course the season, with probably not enough in it either way for ...

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This poll really reveals the make-up of the forum.

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But the weirdest driving for me of the Jeddah race was Hamilton driving into the back of Verstappen. It just didn't make sense. The biggest bonehead moment of the year. Of course it makes sense. He's slowing behind Verstappen, Verstappen, as proven by the data, slams on his brakes totally unnecessa...

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I thought Verstappen was aggressive and clearly pushing the track limits, but he was made to give the position back each time, so that's that. He's clearly doing everything he can to beat a Mercedes that seems to have the edge at the moment. Yeah he could take it easier and make every corner, but he...

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It's really interesting. I think the Mercedes engine has always had an extreme level of performance available, but they only really used it in Q3 as it was detrimental and they had such an advantage overall. But this year Red Bull & Verstappen are really pushing them. I think it's the same engine "m...

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I think Vettel and Webber were flattered by the Red Bulls of the 2010s, with Vettel only getting close to the ceiling of the car in 2011 and the second half of 2013. I don't really agree with that. If anything the blown diffuser flattered Vettel who mastered it better than anyone. Webber showed goo...

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And what I've noticed is that the death rate from the flu is higher than from covid. Well that's not true. The death rate for COVID is magnitudes higher. Interesting fact: Australia hasn't had any flu deaths in over a year. That shows the restrictions have worked and that COVID is significantly mor...

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People seem to think this is unusual. In many motorsports the governing bodies impound parts that are under suspicion, including whole engines (and sometimes cars).

This goes right down to grass roots, even karting!

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As an Australian I was hopeful Piastri would get the seat. Best of luck to Zhou.

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And what I've noticed is that the death rate from the flu is higher than from covid. Well that's not true. The death rate for COVID is magnitudes higher. Interesting fact: Australia hasn't had any flu deaths in over a year. That shows the restrictions have worked and that COVID is significantly mor...

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There were rumours in the past that Audi had bought into Red Bull, which turned out to be untrue.

Also just this year we had rumours Ineos were buying out Mercedes and Andretti had been confirmed buying out Alfa Romeo... neither came true.

Not sure I will believe it just yet.

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Its the closing races before a completely new formula, I'd take performance declines with a pinch of salt. McLaren will surely be happy with how this season's panned out. Should have won 2 races, been sniffing about fairly regularly the podium places, and a consistent middle points scoring car. Ric...

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Paolo_Lasardi wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 31, 2021 8:26 pm
Well, I gave my reasons why I think he hasn't (a very unpopular opinion in this Perez-loving forum) when you account for obvious differences in circumstances.

Can you name some forums that aren't "Perez-loving"?

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Hard one. Wolff has kept Mercedes at the top of its game for a long time, but that's not all down to him. He came into Mercedes when they were well on the way to developing what would be the most dominant car of all time. They had already recruited Rosberg and Hamilton and most of the key staff. Hor...

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This is the first I heard that the Victorian government was executing people by firing squad for consuming banned media or making a phone call out of the country, but I suppose not everything gets reported on. News to me too! The stuff going around the media about Australia is pretty laughable. The...

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Definitely didn't shine yesterday did he. Any explanation or excuses been put forward by either DR or McLaren? Well Ricciardo did start last on the grid. Brake issues early in the race, early stop to get out of traffic meant the intermediates were past their best by the end and he couldn't challeng...

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schumilegend wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 10, 2021 3:42 pm
He was pretty poor in the race today.. Definitely a shell of his past.. Going down the Vettel drain at this rate

You're predictably boring.

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It depends on what your outlook on Ricciardo is going forward, solid F1 driver or world title contender, Norris looked like the world title contender. Well that's a reasonable view, I was more responding to the comments suggesting Ricciardo was done as an F1 driver and was never to see the top step...

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Good grief. In a slippery quali session where a Williams can plant their car third on the grid, proving its an unpredictable session, and you’re panning Danny Ric and saying he’s done? I don’t get the Danny Ric hate here. First people were putting the boot into him years ago with that BS “Max is ou...

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He's already been sacked, effectively. Put yourself in his shoes. He's been second fiddle to Lewis for years and (yes I know he never was going to beat Lewis) he's had to continuously put aside personal ambitions and do what the team ask. He's had his own race strategies ruined to benefit Lewis. So ...

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If people can remember back to BH (before hybrids), they will know Hamilton was anything but perfect when buried in the field or under pressure.

Having a dominant car has flattered him, as it would any driver. He has great talent, but he’s not immune from mistakes and crashes.

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I’m surprised the thread has got this far.

The rule says he only needs to do an installation lap in qualifying to be able to start the GP. He did that.

Case closed.

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This was a good win for Daniel but he was lucky.. But atleast he seemed in the same zip code as Norris pace wise..Question is will this be a one off or will he continue to run Norris close.. I think it's going to be a one off...Expect Norris to continue his domination next race Sorry, but how was h...

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Great to see Ricciardo back on the top step. Even though he was looking fast all weekend, his win was still a nice surprise! He definitely looked in harmony with the car this weekend. His issues in the first half of the season were amplified at tight, twisty tracks, but even at the faster tracks he ...

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If Piastri wins the F2 title this year looks like he would need to go again next year. I think Alonso just resigned for 2 more years. How long does Ocon have left? What's Piastris future? I think I also heard Alonso met with Aston Martin. If vettel retires maybe Alonso moves? Leaves a spot for Pias...

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