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It would not surprise me if Vettel retires end of the year, if he wins the championship.

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I don't think Kubica masters the english language well enough for us to check his wording. Also, he's not a politician, and always seemed like a straightforward guy. I think he is talking about what we are all thinking about. He does not seem to be the kind of guy to play games and do this as a pub...

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Kubica is fairly confident of an F1 return, he estimates the chances at 80-90% and even pretty much says that's him trying to stay grounded and realistic. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-kubica-return-chances-926538/ Somehow I feel that he's talking about the "possibility" (in, physical possi...

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Whatever the outcome irrespective of telemetry, videos, opinions, facts etc. I somehow doubt ANYONE on this board is gong to say,"OK I accept that as a final ruling". Furthermore whatever the result of the WDC people will say it was decided by an FIA ruling! no one will even care. Does anyone remem...

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I think if we do see them bumping into each other, you might just get Bottas and even Ricciardo going for the title. It's a long shot, but it might just happend. If we do see some development in the 2nd half of the season, in stranger races, you might see others involved, taking points of the big na...

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Still hoping you answer my question: Im not an expert about india history but I'm pretty sure blaming it all on colonization is nonsense. Perhaps being richer in ancient times compared to the rest of the world is more due to the fact that other countries developed far more than india? I dont think ...

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I was talking about the teams and F1 structure. We already have two non-euro teams and I dont want any more of them, thats my opinion, we live in a free society as someone said above, so let me post my opinion and thats it. Disagree if you want, thast all you can do, you will not force me to change...

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I see that many people still believe in Honda. At this point it is beyond comical that anyone would. I repeat: Honda is not going to get anything right in the near future. I mean, what a real shame for Williams, if the most recent story linking them to a Honda switch is true. Not only they have Lan...

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i know that only pf1 is reporting, but it seems williams are considering a honda deal.

that is brilliant !!! if macca does not want a factory partner, free engines and a couple of mil, there are others waiting.

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I think this year, more than ever, you got to fight for the LMP2. As with the small number of LMP1 cars, you never know, you might actually win it as an LMP2 car.

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I would have thought that is a decent plan TBH but I also wonder if Honda would be ditched in its entirety. McLaren would surely take some sort of option, they would look foolish if they ditched Honda only for them to produce a working reliable PU 6 months later having done all the development work...

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I would have thought that is a decent plan TBH but I also wonder if Honda would be ditched in its entirety. McLaren would surely take some sort of option, they would look foolish if they ditched Honda only for them to produce a working reliable PU 6 months later having done all the development work...

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i doubt honda will leave the sport, especially if mclaren decide to leave them. Sauber just can't wait for that to fail, as Honda will invest all their resources ( racing resources ) in Sauber. For Sauber it was a hand from heaven in my opinion. Worst case scenario for them is free engines, best cas...

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Honda will deliver on the engine side, even maybe as soon as 2-3 races, i'm not sure mclaren want to wait on this. The fact the upgrade did not come, is not really that bad. If they were at the end of their ideas, they would have released the engine this weekend. so i wouldn't worry that much. I'm ...

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Honda will deliver on the engine side, even maybe as soon as 2-3 races, i'm not sure mclaren want to wait on this.

The fact the upgrade did not come, is not really that bad. If they were at the end of their ideas, they would have released the engine this weekend.

so i wouldn't worry that much.

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most likely Honda will deliver a decent engine by mid season. it would still not be a shock from my point of view if they win races this year. it might sound insane, and all the evidence is against me, but it's just a gut feeling. although, after seeing hamilton and vettel on the straight in barcelo...

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It all comes down to budget and money. New ownership has the show in sight. If you want show, go for a spec formula. It costs less and delivers much more show. The teams function on a different system. If they get 1 pound in revenue, they will imediatelly spend 2 for development. The new ownership, ...

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I think he's massively frustrated, but at the end of the day, he still comes back behind the team and also Honda.

Just think the other way around : If he would be driving at the level the Honda engine is performing, I think he would be fired after 2 races.

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I am not so sure the Honda project is doomed.

If the engine is as disastrous as everyone claims, and they manage to develop the bounce will be quite high up the field.

And apparently the car is not that bad, at least in the corners. Or so a lot of the pundits say...

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from what i hear more and more, on sky and other places around, the car has a lot of grip and seems to be quite good in the corners. i do hope honda find a decent package, as if it is true, it would be a shame to waste a good car. at the same time, i must admit that all the struggle with the engine,...

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sky are reporting stoffel is having installed a new engine ( quicker than replacing just the MGU )

question : wouldn't it be better just to fit the new spec that they will use for testing on Monday ?

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so, will Liberty get rid of FIA ? I do think so. They will use todays situation and a race not ran on Sunday.

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given that Honda runs it's engine program all by itself, it all depends on them. I think Mclaren builds a decent enough car so that Fernando could fight for a win or two. But it all depends what happens with the new engine. Still, the major problem is that RON isn't running the operations any more....

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Has anyone had the feeling that with the new ownership, safety will not be a such an important aspect in the near future ? Looking at Indy or Nascar, fatalities are taken as a "it happens in racing" situation, rather than trying to learn something and improving like crazy ? Also, I see the series sp...

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given that Honda runs it's engine program all by itself, it all depends on them. I think Mclaren builds a decent enough car so that Fernando could fight for a win or two. But it all depends what happens with the new engine. Still, the major problem is that RON isn't running the operations any more. ...

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I'm betting money on a Fernando podium so what the hell, i'll go for 2 - 5th.

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I am betting 5 euro on alonso top 3 and 3 on winning.

The same for Stoffel.

)) I think this would be the funniest win ever.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39290908 Surely not. At least wait until the FIA do that measurement over the first three races. If Honda really are that far away then who knows what will happen. I don't know what kind of dispensation they could realistically get(If any) that wouldn't upset the...

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I don't know if the Honda engine is that bad actually, in Moto GP. when you look at an engine, for me it is always the driveability and how elastic it is that makes a good engine, especially in racing. If you look at the Renault of the RB glory years, that engine was not bad at all. I think Newey st...

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is anyone thinking honda will bring a different spec engine for the last day ? or is it just me hoping in vain ?

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At this moment, all we know is that the engine breaks down a lot. I still hope the engine itself is good. With the new aero formula, hopefully the engine is less important. Looking backwards, most of the changes to the rules delivered results, at least partially, so keeping my hopes up. Also, having...

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from what i've seen all the talk is about reliability with the honda engine. I'd rather they have a good engine and lot's of engine blows, rather than the other way around.

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sad to see him go. I enjoyed the F1 he created. On another note, I do agree that maybe it is not as hipsterish as other sports/events are. But this is why I enjoyed it. Also, making it more american, is not really an approach for me. No dissrespect for our friends over the ocean, but we live on the ...

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Seriously he should stay as far away from f1 as possible. His time has passed. Yes he practically made mclaren who they are but thats in the past. Recently he has made a lot of mistakes and im not sure he has learned from any of them. It is time to call it quits. The sport has passed him by. this i...

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There are a lot of good posts by concerned people who have given this a lot of thought. I'm sure most of us can agree that just imposing a budget cap will not solve everything, a lot more tweaks and changes must be put in place to make this sport truly healthy for all. This covers a lot of differen...

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For those who are concerned about jobs wouldn't it be better if there were budget limitations and more equitable prize money distribution which allowed for there to be more viable and healthy teams competing in the series? The big teams creating fewer specialty parts for specific races is offset by...

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Nobody cares about efficiency, budget caps etc. Liberty checked the prize that was given out to teams, understood that it is a lot of money, and decided that instead of giving that money to the teams, make them spend less so they need less prize money. If they do a budget cap of around 50 mil, limit...

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just imagine if they go for button, the car performs and he wins another championship.

It would be so 2009 all over again

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Mercedes need Hamilton, lets not forget Nico Rosberg was behind Vettel after 16 of the 19 rounds of the 2015 championship. They can trust Nico to close out a title in a dominant car (just about in 2015) but the field are expected to be close next year. I don't think they have enough faith in him, e...

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Mercedes need Hamilton, lets not forget Nico Rosberg was behind Vettel after 16 of the 19 rounds of the 2015 championship. They can trust Nico to close out a title in a dominant car (just about in 2015) but the field are expected to be close next year. I don't think they have enough faith in him, e...

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