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Here's the answer...

Dan "talks to" and massages his car, whereas Max is a bit more exuberant

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-28/d ... nt/8847854

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I'm just gutted Stoner hasn't been around the last few years to add to the mix. Unfortunately he just didn't have the fortitude to carry on, he still loves riding the bikes but not so much the wheel to wheel combat perhaps? I was under the impression it was the whole media / publicity circus he was...

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1. Vettel
2. Alonso
3. Ricciardo
4. Bottas
5. Hulkenberg
6. Ocon
7. Hamilton
8. Verstappen
9. Ocon
10. Kimi

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Force India do very well with their budget, considering they only put in similar money to some of the minnow teams.

I think a $/point scale is a bit too simple, the law of diminishing returns means money increases exponentially for small gains at the front of the field.

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All the versions we've seen so far have been built only to test visibility. I imagine the real thing will need to be attached to the car in a more secure way, maybe Force India are referring to changes in chassis supports for the halo? Either way, they do have quite a long time and most teams wouldn...

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Daniel Ricciardo should get a mention here. Many of his 2014 performances came about because he displayed an excellent ability to save his tyres for a late race assault (to great effect). This year at Monaco he did much the same thing, looking after his tyres until Verstappen & Raikkonen pitted then...

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You guys should try being in Australia around February/March of any year. Every year the media report the Melbourne race is in jeopardy and will either be replaced by another Australian circuit or disappear from the calendar altogether. And yet every few years the deal is extended (long term). With ...

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I think Palmer was a stretch to include on the poll. Having a vote is just taking the mickey!

I would think Kubica is the leading contender with Sainz another possibility.

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Would be a good move I think. Gives Sainz the rest of the year to show what he can do outside Toro Rosso. Jolyon didn't really deserve a second year in the car. Unreliability hasn't helped him, but he also has a terrible attitude when he crashes. "fairy cakes happens" comes to mind. If the Red Bull ...

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Ricciardo by far. He just reminded everyone of his unequalled overtaking ability. He got through the backmarkers and midfield so quickly it was unbelievable. A small mistake was made, but he righted himself and sliced right through again like it didn't happen. Put this guy in a Merc or Ferrari. I th...

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Going to give it to Ricciardo. Hamilton had a good weekend, but it's just another dominant weekend for the dominant Mercedes. Ricciardo was top of the very wet Q1 when his car failed. He also drove the wheels off the RB13 (once again) to slice through the field with a passing masterclass. I can't th...

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Certainly took some time for that "shoey" last weekend to take effect...

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Wouldn't be the first time a team has claimed the exact opposite of what is happening behind closed doors.

In saying that, I'm not convinced Alonso will pop up at Ferrari. I think he will leave McLaren, but exactly which seat he lands in is very unclear.

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:thumbdown: What a poor excuse for a thread title. Mark Webber is not thick. If you read his comments, he was only pointing out the way the crazy grid penalties are turning fans off. His suggestion of WCC penalties was just that, a suggestion - he made it clear it was just one idea, not his solution...

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This is a very difficult survey to conduct and reach any conclusions. There are many other factors in play here, apart from geographical location. For example, does the poll address whether the respondent watches other forms of racing, what kind of format and source do they receive their news/opini...

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It has been mentioned in a few threads that people outside Britain are siding with Vettel over the recent incident. This leads to the question, is there significant numbers of Lewis Hamilton fans outside Britain? For the purposes of the poll, a British background can mean either being born in Britai...

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Lewis has a history of driving erratically behind the safety car to cause confusion and chaos behind him. If that were true, why would Vettel not know this? Why would Vettel drive right behind him and expose himself to Lewis' "erratic" driving? This makes no sense. Sebastien is a fiercely competiti...

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Even as a die-hard Daniel Ricciardo fan, I would say Max has had the edge with pace this year. But in saying that, Daniel is still a very fast driver and has shown his class at times this year. His quick laps after Raikkonen and Verstappen pitted at Monaco got him on the podium. He was the fastest c...

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bonecrasher wrote:I love how Mercedes always come back like a boss. Boom!

Not sure they have "come back".

The recent tracks have suited their package more than Ferrari's and they were never that far behind to begin with.

Red Bull are the one team that seem to have made big gains.

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DOTD had to be Ricciardo. It was his work passing cars between safety car periods which got him to 3rd where he would inherit the lead. The pass on Massa & Stroll in one braking manoeuvre was a particular example. I think Stroll's performance looks particularly good because of his rookie status and ...

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Bit harsh on Hamilton, he made a mistake in Japan 2007. That was the second time he had ever been the leader behind the SC and the first time he had ever done so in the wet and didn't allow for the others awful visibility behind him. I don't recall any other instances of him causing such problems. ...

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I think there needs to be a rule along the lines of: "The lead driver must maintain a steady, reasonable pace and drive predictably. Deliberately driving excessively slowly or unpredictably will be regarded as driving in an unsafe manner and incur a penalty". Lewis has a history of driving erratical...

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Lewis has a history of driving deliberately erratically behind the safety car. He doesn't accelerate out of corners intermittently and appears to try to cause chaos behind him. This goes back all the way to the 2007 Japanese GP, when Webber and Vettel (then at Toro Rosso) were behind Lewis. Lewis dr...

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Looking through the field, there isn't really much choice! Most of the best talent are in top teams and unlikely to move on. It really depends what happens with Kimi and Bottas. If Kimi is moved out of Ferrari he will probably want a semi-competitive drive and that would be Williams. If that happens...

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Swarth wrote:Hamilton complains a lot

Of course, he's a typical whinging pom

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Bottas hasn't really had stand-out "wow" performances, but then again the Williams hasn't been good enough to allow that. In 2014 when the Ws were competitive he was often exploiting it. But then the same is true for Hamilton. He obviously has exploited the Mercedes speed and did so at McLaren when ...

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An absolutely crazy rule. The Virtual Safety Car was introduced to prevent drivers gaining an advantage (or driving quickly in poor conditions to gain such an advantage). Yet here we are with a rule that throws that away. It will ruin the flow of the races and is a blatant and artificial entertainme...

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Clean swap... Paddy for Valterri

Word on the street is that Mercedes approached Williams with an offer for Valterri but it was rebuked.

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The current points system works quite well in my opinion. The fact that Nico had to finish on the podium to win either means the championship was quite close, or the points gap between the podium and the minor placings is sufficiently large. Lewis only won one more race than Nico (10-9), it's not as...

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Lewis complained about his car after this season but I think he has it backwards. The Mercedes has been a gift to Lewis and Nico, dominating like never before. If Lewis was in a Toro Rosso or a Sauber would he have even been in with a shot? If he was up against two equally competitive Red Bulls woul...

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For those saying Lewis deserved this WDC... Have some respect, Nico has won many races since 2014 and hasn't exactly been lagging down the order while Lewis won all the races... Review the season, Lewis was very lacklustre early in the season and again at a few races later where he made qualifying m...

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Grosjean
Magnussen
Nasr
Wehrlein
Gutierrez
Ericsson
Haryanto
Palmer

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Likewise, I remember turning on the Malaysian MotoGP race expecting to see and hear bikes racing around, but there was silence and solemn words from the commentators. It was obvious something bad had happened but not who, how or to what extent. The replays explained it all and were hard to watch. RIP

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Oran Park, RIP. Oh how I miss Oran Park! I took the opportunity to enter a Superkart race there before it closed and was blown away at just how fun and challenging the track was. As a kid I went there to watch V8 Supercars and a few other categories. I know it held the Australian Grand Prix many ma...

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Well done to them, they clearly did a lot of work leading up to 2014 and this has allowed them to win 3 on the trot.

I really do hope this is their last though!

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At half distance I thought this Bathurst race was going to flash by without much drama. How wrong I was... Watching the Whincup/Tander/McLaughlin kerfuffle shocked me and almost ruined the race for me. I think all 3 drivers made actions which contributed, but I think most of the blame falls on Whinc...

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A big reminder that motorsports are still very dangerous. Feel for their families.

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Interesting... It is possible that, without the Red Bull YDP, Vettel would have ended up at another team during the years when Red Bull had a great car (2010-2013). Webber may have pulled off one or two of those without Vettel taking points off him, but it's not a given. Had they paid for an Alonso ...

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Lewis Hamilton.

Empty personality, robotic comments and absolutely unbearable in TV guest spots.

Listening to him speak is like watching paint dry.

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