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The Senna incidents with Prost are quite well in the Race To Perfection programs. It's particularly interesting to hear the views of Ron Dennis on Suzuka (reasons understood but absolutely not unacceptable) and Ross Brawn on Adelaide (not OK but considering "we" had results taken away in the season...

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There's some interesting battles ahead for sure. Mercedes - Bottas 3.0, 4.0, 4.1 - they're all the same. Meh. Red Bull , well Perez will annoy Verstappen on occasion and do a good job for the team, but it will still ultimately go to the golden boy. Then things get more interesting. Renault: Alonso s...

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The Senna incidents with Prost are quite well in the Race To Perfection programs. It's particularly interesting to hear the views of Ron Dennis on Suzuka (reasons understood but absolutely not unacceptable) and Ross Brawn on Adelaide (not OK but considering "we" had results taken away in the season...

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OK spent a couple of hours updating Page 1 in readiness for 2021. Not many confirmed signings outside of W Series, but if you do know of any, or have any suggestions for first post, please let me know.

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The Senna incidents with Prost are quite well in the Race To Perfection programs. It's particularly interesting to hear the views of Ron Dennis on Suzuka (reasons understood but absolutely not unacceptable) and Ross Brawn on Adelaide (not OK but considering "we" had results taken away in the season ...

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Just saw the news on Sidorkova. It's a good step as she's done national F4 but has also dipped into Rally and tin-tops. She did Spanish F4 in 2019 along with other W series drivers Nerea Marti and Belen Garcia. Between them they pretty much filled the bottom of the table.

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She also made quite outspoken observation about W Series "“But I think it will showcase some female talent but I honestly don’t think that the best female talent is doing the W Series, you know you’ve got Tatiana (Calderón) and Sophia (Flörsch), people who have said ‘no we are not going to be segre...

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She also made quite outspoken observation about W Series "“But I think it will showcase some female talent but I honestly don’t think that the best female talent is doing the W Series, you know you’ve got Tatiana (Calderón) and Sophia (Flörsch), people who have said ‘no we are not going to be segreg...

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That story of Kimiainen is so disheartening. OK it's in the past but not that long ago. At least the team took a better position on it by the sounds of it. What a depressing experience though. In the meantime, Legge thinks there will be an explosion of female drivers in the next few years here . May...

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Johnson wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 31, 2020 12:53 am
Sir Lewis. Well earned. I hope the commentators don’t call him that though.

Is it though?

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Just watched the "Beyond Driven" Lella Lombardi documentary on Amazon Prime. I didn't learn a lot new but but their were contributions from Powell, Visser, Calderon, Piria, the Al Qubaisi sisters and Jorda. Some of the early footage was good to see. Calderon came across really warm, liked her a lot ...

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DOLOMITE, your records are more complete than mine; which other drivers, aside from those who retired as WDC, never won after their last title? Villeneuve is the only one I can think of. Possibly Piquet? Even Mansell won again despite never having a full time F1 drive after 1992. Thank to the distr...

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I'll respect your right to have an opinion and express it, as long as you respect my right to ignore or disagree with it.

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I see the Montoya/Ralf comparisons a lot like the Kubica/Heidfeld comparison. People say A was overrated because he only narrowly beat B, when I'd argue B was underrated because he came very close to A. That's interesting. I rate Montoya pretty high so I certainly think that fact that Ralf was clos...

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I'm looking at it as Hamilton has the seat, they just havent agreed terms. I don't know how much Russell's run will affect discussions, Toto has said its irrelevant. It's inconceivable that Hamilton would go somewhere else or take a sabbatical so just a question of terms. My guess is its more about ...

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I voted for Ralf -- not because I think he's the best on that list, but because I think he's frequently written off as a useless scrub, which was definitely not the case. Definitely. If people can avoid measuring him against his brother and instead look at what he managed to do alongside some prett...

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Thanks for the responses. Some names I expected, some I didn't. There's a definite split of names who had a full career in F1 and didn't make the mark people felt they could have done, and drivers whose career's were too short and deserved more time. In that respect my votes go to Heidfeld in the fi...

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woohoo!

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Just that really - who do you feel is significantly underrated from the last 20 years?

Just for fun, no Champs. Preferably drivers who have had the majority of their careers in this period.

So, who and why?

Poll added with names provided so far (wins/starts)

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hmm. Funny one JV, I wanted to like him, but I just couldn't. I wanted him to have the talent to match the image and attitude but if he did, we never really saw it - at least not in F1. If he hadn't landed in the Williams at the start of his career, he would have left little more of an impression th...

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W Series line up for '21 Jamie Chadwick, UK, 22 Beitske Visser, Netherlands, 25 Alice Powell, UK, 27 Marta García, Spain, 20 Emma Kimiläinen, Finland, 31 Fabienne Wohlwend, Liechtenstein, 23 Miki Koyama, Japan, 23 Sarah Moore, UK, 27 Vicky Piria, Italy, 27 Tasmin Pepper, South Africa, 30 Jessica Ha...

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Not really. It's been a strange ride for sure but he's been backed to go racing and had multiple chances in F1. If that's being treated badly I'm sure a few more drivers would still take it!

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W Series line up for '21 Jamie Chadwick, UK, 22 Beitske Visser, Netherlands, 25 Alice Powell, UK, 27 Marta García, Spain, 20 Emma Kimiläinen, Finland, 31 Fabienne Wohlwend, Liechtenstein, 23 Miki Koyama, Japan, 23 Sarah Moore, UK, 27 Vicky Piria, Italy, 27 Tasmin Pepper, South Africa, 30 Jessica Haw...

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I have a good friend in the police force who has spent the last few years specialising in sexual abuse crimes. Their take on this was interesting . "Seen it a hundred times, she was drunk, he was drunk, it happens, it's not OK, but it happens. Her immediate response under pressure is typical, but my...

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I've only built my database back to 1980 but the work that is the basis of my word suggests that Ickx is not a statistical outlier on the wins front but he may suffer from a much smaller sample size that Senna, Schumacher or Hamilton. just out of interest where did you get the confirmation of which...

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Tsunoda confirmed at AT. https://www.scuderiaalphatauri.com/en/tsunoda-scuderia-alphatauri-2021/ Excited to see him on the grid too, He was one of the most exciting racers to watch in Formula 2 this season. Gasly will be a good benchmark for Tsunoda, but I hope he can find his feet quickly. I'm not...

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Ilott confirmed as Ferrari test driver for '21. Eyeing up an Alfa race seat for '22 maybe?

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Michael Schumacher Wet starts 54, Wet wins 19 (37%), Wet Podiums 26 (50%) Excluding comeback - Wet starts 42, Wet wins 19 (46%), Wet Podiums 26 (63%) Schumacher's wet career started erratically with crashes or spins in 6 of first 8 wet starts. That's interesting, thanks for that! Don't agree with e...

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I get 10-9 Button (Button/Perez qual) Australia : Button (10/15) Malaysia : Button (7/9) China : Button (8/12) Bahrain : Button (10/12) Spain : Perez (14/8) Monaco: Perez (9/7) Canada : Perez (14/12) United Kingdom : Button (10/13) Germany: Button (9/13) Hungary : Perez (13/9) Belgium : Button (6/13...

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Funny you’d mention cross comparisons actually. The main reason why I want Perez at Red Bull is not because it will change anything (Mercedes will retain their dominance), it’s because it will give me a more accurate picture between Hamilton and Verstappen Hamilton-Button-Perez-Verstappen Hamilton ...

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I kind of want both here - I like recognising the helmets and drivers by their helmets, but I do also enjoy seeing what they do with the different designs at each race. I think now that they keep their driver numbers and those numbers are generally quite visible, I'm happy that the helmets change. K...

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alright "nowhere" was an exaggeration I knew someone who pick up on, but you get my point. I just feel that as good as Vettels drive was, something else was significantly contributing to the result. As for the gap to Bourdais, Buemi managed the same thing at China the following year but I don't see ...

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Monza 2008. It was impressive...but also a bit weird. Torro Rosso nowhere at races before and after and even Bourdais qualified 4th. Not taking anything away from Vettels drive (or maybe I am, not sure) but who is to say he wasn't driving to that standard all year bit for whatever reason the car cam...

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Fiki wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 11, 2020 11:11 am
Mika Salo's 1999 Hockenheim race win.

I see what you did there....

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I'm not going to comment on the incident itself, but what does grate with me is how many people/organisations seem to feel the need to comment on this. It's an issue for Haas to deal with as Mazepins employer, and possibly the FIA if they feel it's directly bring the sport into disrepute. That's it,...

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Tempted to "go big" on last race, but resisted temptation. I have Albon and Ricciardo both at 70/1 each way (1/5 odds).

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Australian Molly Taylor has signed for Rosbergs Extreme E team

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Just to be clear this is a discussion about drivers routes into F1 and at what point as fans you feel it becomes clear that the driver has literally bought his way in and doesn't have a CV that would suggest they would otherwise get anywhere near it. The 4 names I picked are only because they are th...

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Tried explaining this to my son and he thought it was stupid. This is a kid who loves F1 and has asked to watch other series. So theres a foot with a bullet through it right there. His actual question was "does that mean the best drivers can't win" Anyway, imo they should just bin qualy. Sprint 1 i...

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These guys are facing the inevitable criticism from some that they simply bought their way into F1. But they're a mixed bunch and I don't think it's quite that clear cut but just as a discussion point who do you think is there on merit and whose wallet is bigger than their talent. I only really saw ...

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