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flavio81

only time Button was a top driver was in Brawn 2009, cause he had the best car, anyone could have won that championship. Alonso is seen as getting most out of the car, something Button has never done unless he had the best car. To me the only reason Button is still in F1 is cause he is British. He'...

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My candidates, in #1: - Carlos Reutemann - Gilles Villeneuve Also, how about? - Rubens Barrichello - Andrea de Cesaris - Michele Alboreto Now, not so obvious candidates: If everybody is saying "Robert Kubica" then I would like to say "Nick Heidfeld", who was more effective in the same car. If everyb...

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While I find it difficult to feel sorry for any driver given the lifestyle they enjoy I do think Max gets a lot of unnecessary flack and is far from the worst driver that's ever driven in F1 . While I have nothing against Rossi I don't expect him to be any more competitive. :thumbup: :thumbup: I th...

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I guess the fact he's about to have a child makes him not raise his voice too much at Ferrari to get things done. I bet he's going through a very happy phase on his life and don't feels like getting angry at anyone. I agree with Alonso's view "Kimi was probably not feeling confident with the car and...

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I can't see Button in a top team like McLaren anymore. I can. You can't say he hasn't done a solid job this year with the mediocre car that the McMerc team has produced. (...) I'm pretty confident Magnussen will outpace him. Typical famous last words of F1 forumers: "I'm pretty confident Rubens Bar...

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Agree mostly with Jackie Stewart, he knows what he's talking about (for the youngest forumers, this is the guy who held the record for most GP wins of all times.) He's not demeaning Lewis at all; what he's saying is that Alonso has an extra amount of skill, that he's able to surprise you by taking a...

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Just to complement the original topic, here's what Ron Dennis said (on the McLaren website) Q: "What do you remember about the accident at Suzuka in 1990 – it was one of the most controversial incidents of Ayrton’s career…" RD: "I remember looking at all the traces – the brake and throttle pedal – a...

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I still see Button at Mclaren next year, only taking a substantial paycut. So far he's doing a very solid job in a car that can only be described as 'ok'. Agree, but i think McLaren could ditch Magnussen. Perez compared to Button pretty similar like Kevin to Button, and they dropped Perez. And i th...

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I think it was more than time for Toro Rosso to get rid of JEV. He had an ample amount of time to prove himself and never really did. The same could have been said of Ricciardo in 2012 or 2013, and look now. To hell with Toro Rosso. They threw two perfectly good drivers (Buemi and ALG) into the tra...

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I think it was more than time for Toro Rosso to get rid of JEV. He had an ample amount of time to prove himself and never really did. The same could have been said of Ricciardo in 2012 or 2013, and look now. To hell with Toro Rosso. They threw two perfectly good drivers (Buemi and ALG, and even Bou...

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kleefton wrote:
mikeyg123 wrote:Probably worth pointing out that while Perez has made mistakes he has also been very unlucky this season.

Would of won in Canada if not for brake failure.

HOW???

HOW has bought the Honda F1 team. Long ago.

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History has definitely proven that the car influences the outcome the most. Although many fans focus on the drivers, for the teams the car's s design and continued evolution is what they focus on. As Perez stated, the quality of the Force India people is very high. Although McLaren have impressive ...

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Absolute madness if true, and I can't imagine it would be. They have drivers better placed to step up to F1, and honestly, based on how Ricciardo has done at Red Bull and how he and JEV weren't that far apart over their time as teammates , I wouldn't be shocked if JEV remains at STR next season. An...

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I still think the Hulk is the Next Big Thing... mark my words please; i want to revisit this post when the Hulk gets his first WDC title.

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Prost was a great driver, but his F1 racing intelligence was no better than Schumi's. So even though I was thinking Prost should be there somewhere - I couldn't think of any aspect where Prost reigned supreme. Quite the opposite, i'd say that from 1981 to about 1988, Alain Prost reigned supreme as ...

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Good thread! it's easy enough to build the ultimate driver from other drivers who were among the best anyway, but there are plenty of less successful drivers who did one thing extremely well, so I'm going to choose a few of them... 1. The development skills of Jabouille 2. The outright pace of a yo...

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I find it amazing that in an incident that even SENNA himself admitted was intentional on his part, we have forum members placing the blame on Prost or suggesting both were at fault This. Not even the most die hard Senna fan would blame Prost for the 1990 incident. And BTW Prost was most likely to ...

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He's underrated. He might be even at an Alonso-level. Top driver, definitely.

2010 put a weak Williams car on pole, surprising everyone
2012 totally beat the highly rated Di Resta
2013 did amazing things with the Sauber
2014 no comments needed

GO HULK!!

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Senna even asked the crowd to let my little girl through, picked her up and posed for a photo with her as she was getting crowed out by adults which was nice. That guy is very nice, and quite a good driver (he has the Senna genes, after all!). I'd love to be able to go to Buenos Aires to meet him, ...

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The best of Romain -besides being very fast and a good overtaker- is that he actually acknowledges his faults and mistakes. And he has improved into a driver that tries to keep clear of trouble. The same you can't say for other drivers. It would be fantastic to see Romain having a shot at the WDC. I...

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No myth here. Every half-decent F1 fan knows about the 1988 season.

Nothing to see here.

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Today Massa got the Pastor Maldonado award for pointlessly ruining Sergio's great race. Congrats Felipe!!

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However, what his statement does do is instantly prove his claim that he doesn't do mind games is wrong. He made the barely veiled reference to Senna taking off Prost in 1990 in order to put doubt in Rosberg's mind, to have Rosberg thinking if they were side by side going into turn 1 that he wasn't...

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Hamilton is no Senna. And I don't mean that he's not quick or aggressive on the track like Senna as he is. I mean that Senna had more charisma (love him or hate him) in his little pinkie than Hamilton has in his whole body. He was a passionate and articulate speaker who gave thoughtful answers to e...

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(graphics of lap times over the past 16 years)

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davidb23 wrote:Yeah, the racing was better in the good old days, when the cars were.... even slower than they are today.

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End of thread.

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Nelson Piquet jnr: imo a very talented driver, highly underestimated. He usually only sat in the Renault on the Saturday before the race, team-mate Fred hogging all the testing/times sessions. Yet Nelsinho did remarkably well to finish 8 of his ten races. The way his F1 career ended was so unpleasa...

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Apart from his win his results in F1 have been pretty awful tbh. But then again, how many drivers can say they won GP? A very tiny minority? And that win wasn't in "no competition" 1996 style or "Max Chilton wins in this car" 2014 style either. That was in second to third best car at most, against ...

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Rosberg of course, with Hamilton in P3, so we have some championship drama

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there is no doubt in my mind that Prost turned in earlier and differently in this particular case. I still don't understand why people are so sure that Prost turned in earlier or left a gap that he later closed. Prost's driving style is usually based on a slightly understeering car; he usually ente...

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....Max Chilton. I'm being serious, he could end up in a Lotus next year. If Chilton indeed brings a lot of money, then I can see him there. Lotus are in a difficult position and they need the money for car development and to fund a good #1 driver. Considering his latest form, Max Chilton is actual...

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One of the F1 legends i liked the most, because of racing and winning with his own car!! One of the greatest of the greatests, sadly not so much recognized. When people speak about the "best ever F1 drivers" the usual candidates are Senna, Schumacher, Fangio, Stewart, Prost, Lauda, etc, but Brabham ...

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Clearing out the attic, I came across a number of old copies of Auto-Hebdo, a very respectable French magazine. In the one covering the Japanese GP of 1989, I found this explanation by Jean-Marie Balestre. (The translation is mine, he was interviewed in French, late in the evening.) We have reviewe...

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Fiki But the cars where totally different back then,just because it worked then it does not mean it would work today, different braking points,acceleration,cars entering at much greater speed would mean it is very different today. and Senna had every right to point out and protest pole being on the...

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5ANDYm wrote: lets face it quli is there race may be thats why hes fast

Yutaw taw in quli so consequences will never be the same, may be is like and you done goofed.

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If we could somehow place the two to compete having the same age, my bet would be on the mighty Senna, an excellent qualifier, racer, overtaker, and with enormous technical skills as well. This is not to diminish Schumacher, which has the same talents; but i'd put my money on Senna.

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Brief comment from Prost regarding FE. He is being rather upbeat even considering that he is invloved with DAMS. http://www.fiaformulae.com/news/alain-prost-tyre-test Nicolas Prost (who looks like Alain Prost with a straight nose) won the "Andros Electric" ice racing championship, so I bet he will ...

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I really don't think Jenson's comment was meant negatively; it is a statement of fact/an answer to a question. Of course an experienced team-mate helps the team/car progress better. JB had this in Barrichello and Hamilton. . This, this, and this. :thumbup: :thumbup: It is as simple as that. McLaren...

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I used to support and think highly of Pastor Maldonado, but now I lost all hope for him. He's hopeless, he's a danger to other drivers, he doesn't accept his fault, he will never learn.

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I particularly liked his interview yesterday on the beeb when McNish asked him how he’d do in Monaco next week, and RoGro answered; “I’m usually seriously quick in Monaco…. Last year I was seriously quick into the wall!” – How can you not love him?! :thumbup: :thumbup: I think Romain has already pr...

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Excellent!! I always took the time to defend Max Chilton on this forum. Many cruel things have been said about him around here (and other forums). But the guy keeps his head down, is respectful, and does not crash the car. And now this season he's starting to match Bianchi which is supposed to be o...

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