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Blinky McSquinty

I always get up early, and started to watch the race. But before half-way I got bored and decided I would watch it later. That afternoon when I had a spare hour I watched the remainder of the race, then walked the dog. Walking my dog was more interesting than the entire Formula One season. Formula O...

Blinky McSquinty

F that, he still has a few good years in him and he looked very good at Shanghai.

What a waste.

Blinky McSquinty

To me, Verstappen is risking burning a few vital career bridges with his driving and, mostly, his attitude. When Mercedes took on Hamilton, at that time he was the most polarizing and tempestuous driver who had a lot of nasty baggage. If driver selection was based on personality and public relation...

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The teams have hired more lawyers. Any penalty creates a protracted legal battle.

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Do away with blue flags. It's not the first time it's happened. It's not gonna be the last time it's gonna happen. I agree. This sport is over-regulated. The conditions that brought the blue flag rule are no longer present, just let them race. IMO it would be very entertaining to watch cars dealing...

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What did that contact cost Verstappen? Red Bull pay poorly on annual salary, the big money is in performance bonuses. IMO it cost Verstappen approximately a million dollars. But that win was washed away, and we have a very angry young man. Where was his team to protect him from his own anger and stu...

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I think that to attract the big names to LeMans seriously they would need to restructure it into a whole season with good media coverage, in the F1 mold. They want people to have their cars in mind and to most non followers of a particular type of motor sport LeMans is one weekend a year. The other...

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However, you always had the feeling that they were pushing the envelope and if they didn't go any faster it was because they physically couldn't. Nowadays you're often left wondering whether the cars were maxed out or whether they were cruising to conserve on wear and tear. There are some exception...

Blinky McSquinty

Ten years ago I watched everything available. These days I record everything, and I can't even say I watch each race live. I now use the fast forward button while watching recordings. The core of the sport is racing. While the drama, BS, and spectacle has increased, I watch for the racing, and that...

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Things have hit a big bump in the road.

Alonso's Indycar plans include being on the Andretti team. The Andretti Indycar team uses Honda engines. Honda still remember and smart from Alonso's criticism of their Formula One engines. Honda do not want to supply engines to Alonso.

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The tires look pretty cool. 18 inches can be done and not be ugly. A lot of the changes will contain air from being directed sideways and should allow trailing cars to get closer. This is designed to bring back closer competition. Lower, sleeker, swooshier. But this is just one of many intended cha...

Blinky McSquinty

Ten years ago I watched everything available. These days I record everything, and I can't even say I watch each race live. I now use the fast forward button while watching recordings. The core of the sport is racing. While the drama, BS, and spectacle has increased, I watch for the racing, and that ...

Blinky McSquinty

The tires look pretty cool. 18 inches can be done and not be ugly. A lot of the changes will contain air from being directed sideways and should allow trailing cars to get closer. This is designed to bring back closer competition. Lower, sleeker, swooshier. But this is just one of many intended chan...

Blinky McSquinty

How much of a win is dictated by team tactics? I do not watch much of it but when I do it seems groups of cars work together. If Alonso is in a single car, is he at a huge disadvantage? About the only team tactic practiced in IndyCar is "do not crash into a teammate". Maybe for the last race of the...

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The timing is interesting. Andretti basically put a deadline on deciding, and Alonso announced he would not be running Formula One in 2019. And make no doubt, this test is a stress on Alonso, he came off a hectic schedule combining WEC and Formula One. Yet, in the middle of his Formula One schedule ...

Blinky McSquinty

Formula One is a young man's game, and it is very rare to see any driver reach twenty years, not less fifteen in the sport. And there are cyclical bottlenecks, very talented drivers reach the top very quickly, then control the playing field for many years. The situation is heightened when there are ...

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Source for the video "The RACER Channel"

From https://racer.com/2018/09/05/alonso-ple ... rber-test/

"the Spaniard posted unofficial times in the dry afternoon session that were said to be a few tenths below April’s pole set by Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden."

Blinky McSquinty

It's only Red Bull who do flexi-shit, surely we all know this by now. Several teams have exploited the flexible wings over the years, I remember - I think it was Ferrari and Renault - in the mid 200Xs having rear wings that would bend down once the air pressure got strong enough on the straights. U...

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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RuwSXj0iLZI/UVTbu4aPjUI/AAAAAAAACZs/lbSGepExXsc/s1600/rosberg1983williamsfw08.jpg These wings are perfectly adequte, actually just make the cars look like this and I'll be happy. I still wouldn't pay for Sky though... ;) I would love to see simpler cars like that again. Th...

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First off, there is no cheating going on. The regulations are either specific or vague. But each team watch each other in detail, and protest if they see anything not within the regulations. Witness Renault protesting Haas after Monza. But what the teams do is push the boundaries of the rules. The i...

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Maybe we should redefine Formula cars as bespoke single-seaters. I have not seen one counter-argument against the Halo that cannot be addressed. Fire? Fire suppression, quick responses by the marshalls and a driver contained air supply. It has been proven many times that providing a survival cell is...

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tC6ZcYfH7FQ This video breaks it down very nicely. We also know exactly how Ricciardo had his rear wing damaged. Initially the Honda chassis clears Leclerc's cockpit area. But contact with Ricciardo initiated a clockwise rotation of Alonso, so that the right front wheel was moving backwards relativ...

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The Red Bull Young Driver program has worked very well for Red Bull, they will stick to that. Alonso will stay at McLaren, and not go Indycar next year.

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Yuppers

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Blinky McSquinty

This was a brutal day of racing. The weather was very hot and humid, that alone is something no one wants to go through. The track is still bumpy and with those walls, one a driver must adjust to every corner. Even though it had more than it's fair share of chaos and cautions, I love this kind of st...

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If you want the grid to appear more diverse, build in parity, both technical and financial. That way, it would attract more manufacturers. This is one reason why many manufacturers are staying away from Formula One, because the chances of running out of patience and money is greater than the chance ...

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I have already said previously that I don't agree with penalties being tailored to suit consequence. I beleive penalties should be fixed for the incident involved, and I don't care if one the drivers is fightring for a WDC or not, they should all be getting the same treatment. There is some room fo...

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It is the car. We have seen Raikkonen also get blistering starts. A car design for the next season begins well in advance, and the designers have to make certain decisions very early in that design process. We have seen the strengths and weaknesses of the Mercedes car, many of them carry from year t...

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It was one of the better races of the year. The weather was perfect, the crowds were superb, it was a grand diorama of drama. Yes, Raikkonen screwed up. But the bad sportsmanship coming from the Mercedes camp leaves a foul taste in my mouth. There is a very good reason why I do not respect certain ...

Blinky McSquinty

It was one of the better races of the year. The weather was perfect, the crowds were superb, it was a grand diorama of drama. Yes, Raikkonen screwed up. But the bad sportsmanship coming from the Mercedes camp leaves a foul taste in my mouth. There is a very good reason why I do not respect certain p...

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And I'm not convinced that racers battling for positions like 14th & 15th are going to race harder. If anything, right now drivers in 14th, 15th, etc. have nothing to lose. With this change they might become more conservative and just bring the points home. Maybe this examination of changing how po...

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However, don't forget that MotoGp bikes go round corners slower than a Formula Ford! Corner apex speeds in an F1 car are often double or more than of a MotoGp bike meaning riders have far more time to react and adjust to what's going on around them. Cornering speed is dictated by the small contact ...

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When it comes to driving the cars, give the drivers some respect and allow them to put their big boy pants on. On many aspects of racing (especially safety) drivers are not to be trusted. But they are supposed to be competent drivers and know how to drive their cars. So let's relax the track limits,...

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Mclaren will either fold or be sold in 3-4 years at most. Big name gone wrong path. Ricciardo has no business going there. Are you talking about McLaren Technology Group, composed of McLaren Racing, McLaren Automotive, and McLaren Applied Technologies, with over 5,000 employees and revenue in exces...

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I'd love to get to Le Mans in the next few years, I've heard the atmosphere is fantastic. You sure don't see this close interaction between the drivers and fans in Formula One. GQiiFyhVauE The attendance in 2017 was 258,500 people. We are talking about a sea of humanity, all smiling and enjoying th...

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I do appreciate that the OP is attempting to deal with issues that have an effect on the fans and racing. But I also perceive this as a band-aid, and not dealing with the actual disease. This is Formula One, I (and I am sure, many others) want to see the drivers and cars going 100% all the time. Yet...

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For me, this is the big one. No other race comes close in importance. I have cleared my calendar and prepared my schedule to watch all 24 hours non-stop. Timing and scoring: http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/ Spotter guide: http://www.spotterguides.com/portfolio/18_lm/ And if you guys wonder who to c...

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The race began, things were very interesting between Bottas and Verstappen at the beginning, there was a crash and then a safety car. And then..... nothing, absolutely nothing happened and was worth watching. Neither Mercedes driver had the new and upgraded engine. One finished second, the other did...

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We have our opinions on what Alonso will do, but it is important to hear some noises coming from other parties. Zak Brown just stated this in an interview. "As he's mentioned I think he's a little frustrated with Formula One being I think as he said becoming more of a constructors' championship than...

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