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I think it's important to note that the entire premise of the next PUs is different. The latest hybrids were all about breaking boundaries and little thought was given to how potentially restrictive the technical challenges would be. But one of the goals of the new regs is to simplify the technolog...

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Simple:

Ferrari
1. Takuma Sato
2. Crashtor

The rest of the grid becomes irrelevant.

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The cars are already very safe. I don't see the point of introducing the Halo ugliness. I realize that "safety" is a triggering buzz word that almost everyone gets behind, and that's fine under most circumstances, but we are not talking about street cars here. This is the top echelon of racing and s...

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His Sunday performances varied wildly compared to Perez. Not just to his qualifying positions. Hulkenberg has lost a lot of his former tenacity in my opinion. He was very fast and consistent during 2012-2014 seasons and I am sure that he expected to get a top drive. Nobody came calling though and h...

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If i were them, I'd go for someone who isn't perceived as a threat ( to Vettel ) but could be. I'm talking Hulkenberg, Perez or even Sainz would be a good option. My guess is that it will be one of those three as well. They seem to fit the bill of naturally falling into a number 2 driver role by be...

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I am not sure why this gets repeated, it simply isn't true, in case of Monaco overcut was at least an equally valid strategy for years, especially for car leading the race. And i recall hearing analysis prior to this years race, suggesting it might be as well. The difference this year was all down ...

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I am not sure why this gets repeated, it simply isn't true, in case of Monaco overcut was at least an equally valid strategy for years, especially for car leading the race. And i recall hearing analysis prior to this years race, suggesting it might be as well. The difference this year was all down ...

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Hamilton has been given handouts this this season when Bottas let him through on several occasions . It was far more blatant than anything Ferrari has done this season. Did you also forget that Hamilton was explicitly asking for the team to slow Bottas down in Baku so that he could close in on Vett...

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TBH Ferrari would have definitely switched their driver like Monaco had it not been for Max. Vettel qualifying, start and letting Max around the outside pretty much decided his race. DC thought they would still switch places but since Bottas was catching them in SS they could not risk it, I guess. ...

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In Monaco did the team ask Kimi if he wanted to pit first? Or did they just request he pitted because if they did then that doesn't look great. Mercedes have always given the leading driver the choice to pit 1st or 2nd. Was there a single instance during 2014-2016 seasons where the leading Merc dri...

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I think looking for a gap in traffic is standard operating procedure. I'm not suggesting it was deliberate, but failing to take it into account is just as bad, particularly at Monaco. It just reinforces the idea that they weren't really paying attention to what was best for Kimi at that point. Agre...

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0 - terrible
10 - perfect

9 - Hamilton
8.5 - Bottas

9 - Vettel
6.5 - Raikkonen

9.5 - Verstappen
7.5 - Ricciardo

8 - Perez
8 - Ocon

7 - Grosjean
7 - Magnussen

8 - Sainz
6.5 - Kyvat

3 - Palmer
8 - Hulkenberg

7.5 - Wehrlein
5 - Ericsson

7.5 - Alonso
7 - Vandoorne

7.5 - Massa
6.5 - Stroll

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and ill curse at the team whatever happens because i fundamentally dont like them, dont like their policy (comparing to merc again) So basically you don't like the fact that Ferrari has allowed their drivers to race all season whereas you like the fact that Merc has used team orders at times this y...

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and ill curse at the team whatever happens because i fundamentally dont like them, dont like their policy (comparing to merc again) So basically you don't like the fact that Ferrari has allowed their drivers to race all season whereas you like the fact that Merc has used team orders at times this y...

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and ill curse at the team whatever happens because i fundamentally dont like them, dont like their policy (comparing to merc again) So basically you don't like the fact that Ferrari has allowed their drivers to race all season whereas you like the fact that Merc has used team orders at times this y...

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and ill curse at the team whatever happens because i fundamentally dont like them, dont like their policy (comparing to merc again) So basically you don't like the fact that Ferrari has allowed their drivers to race all season whereas you like the fact that Merc has used team orders at times this y...

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Herb Tarlik wrote:Beautiful win for Hamilton and Mercedes. Absolutely amazing.

They've got a rocketship again. It was more fun when Ferrari cars were competitive.

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Paolo_Lasardi wrote:So, right before the start:
63 per cent start/first lap
the rest first pit stop (33 per cent)
... and one forumer belives in KR ....

How does that crow taste? Is it a bit bitter?

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They'll give Vettel the optimum strategy, same as in Monaco, while potentially trying to force Hamilton's hand with Kimi if he can stay close enough to Hamilton/ahead of him in the opening stint. Nobody knew ahead of time that running long (overcut) was the optimum strategy at Monaco. This hasn't b...

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Vettel was clearly faster than Hamilton in AUS and once Mercedes blinked first, it was a matter of looking at the data to see that fresh tires did not provide a sufficient boost in pace. Nope, Max held Lewis up. The Merc strategists saw an opportunity for Max to jump Kimi giving Lewis clear air aft...

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Australia, also this year. ;) True, but it was not a team order (don't mean to move the goalposts here, but I was talking about teammate battles). Vettel was clearly faster than Hamilton in AUS and once Mercedes blinked first, it was a matter of looking at the data to see that fresh tires did not p...

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Don't believe it for a second. If Sainz really did want to go, he'd hold out for an improvement, not to jump in a team worse than the one he's in at the moment. Makes zero sense The Renault is better than the STR generally. They've been unlucky not to score a lot more points. I see this as very unl...

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I don't think it does set a precedent. I can't remember any driver being penalised for blocking in a long time. It's been the case for a while that you have to do something pretty major to get a penalty for that. It's a consistent ruling that follows on from what we have seen in the recent past. Th...

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I don't think it does set a precedent. I can't remember any driver being penalised for blocking in a long time. It's been the case for a while that you have to do something pretty major to get a penalty for that. It's a consistent ruling that follows on from what we have seen in the recent past. Th...

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They'll give Vettel the optimum strategy, same as in Monaco, while potentially trying to force Hamilton's hand with Kimi if he can stay close enough to Hamilton/ahead of him in the opening stint. Nobody knew ahead of time that running long (overcut) was the optimum strategy at Monaco. This hasn't b...

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Personally I believe Hamilton never intended to block Grosjean, he had absolutely no reason to attempt it. If it was a Ferrari, then I would perk up. At worst, it was inattention, poor communications from his team, or "king of the road syndrome". Hamilton earned his pole position on merit, he was t...

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So the question remains, if we are to have limited parts, how do you punish the team without punishing the driver, and how do you stop the teams taking advantage of that? Because they WILL. This is F1, it has always been that way. Give them an inch and they will take a mile. The question has alread...

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So far, Bottas had been the only driver to always qualify in the top 3 this year. That has now changed. But hopefully he can still get a podium. Considering Mercedes's pace, I think he could possibly manage 2nd tomorrow. Mercedes have looked comfortably faster than Ferrari over most of the weekend ...

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On a related subject, I have to say I hate grid penalties given for mechanical failures or engine component changes. Today we already knew that Bottas, Ricciardo, and Alonso were not going to be a factor for top spots because of penalties. Of course only Bottas had a realistic chance for pole, but ...

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On a related subject, I have to say I hate grid penalties given for mechanical failures or engine component changes. Today we already knew that Bottas, Ricciardo, and Alonso were not going to be a factor for top spots because of penalties. Of course only Bottas had a realistic chance for pole, but ...

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The 'impeding' looks a lot worse from this angle: https://streamable.com/anz6j That should be a penalty. It's not Hamilton's fault, but you can't do that. It was a fairly clear cut penalty based on prior incidents like this. It's usually not the driver's fault as they are not trying to block, just ...

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FanBoost is idiotic. I don't talk about it because I don't watch Formula E, in part because of the FanBoost.

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It's easy to say that speed should be exactly zero. Less easy to determine at what point 'movement' commences. I'd guess that the sensors, whatever they may be, will have a degree of tolerance, or error, even for picking up movement from stationary. Surely this is not that difficult of a problem to...

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I am sorry but ALO doesn't hold the cards and will certainly not be the first pick. ALO will get a seat ONLY if HAM or VET does a ROS and quit before the end of their contract. It has been 3 years now that ALO told us that he could go wherever he wanted. But it is not happening. And I have predicte...

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Interesting to see people saying these reaction times are easy to achieve when relaxed. Reaction time can actually decrease with stress or fright. Particularly to an audio stimulus like a loud bang, speed of response (flight) can increase when tense and startled. Not sure about visual responses. Ma...

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I've never heard that with regards to Hamiltons start in Monza 2014, he went from 1st to 4th that day too, maybe that played into not penalising him. That and it would have killed the title race. 0.005 seems like a definite "jump" even if he wasn't moving initially. Brundle said he has spoke to Cha...

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I gave the nod to Grosjean this weekend. There is obviously something wrong with that car's brake-by-wire system, which makes it extremely difficult to push the envelope in a consistent manner. Grosjean kept it on track and showed very good pace beating cars that should have been ahead of him under ...

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Alonso is not much different than any other top tier driver in what they demand. Vettel has placed Ferrari under the microscope so many times since he's been with them, that perhaps they're leaning on the fence more towards the side of having had enough of his tirades. I am sure they are very "tire...

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From a drivers viewpoint, you try to anticipate the moment where the lights go out (so it is not about reaction time, in the first place). If you wait until you actually see it, you may have a rather bad start compared to others. Of course, you have to weigh the risk of jumping the start, it's a tr...

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The times people are getting is quite funny testing your reactions on a keyboard while relaxed, suspect if that keyboard is vibrating from being revved up and your seat as well, while looking up not down at a screen you wont be getting such times. Of course these reaction times are achieved with no...

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