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What do you guys think? I've not been following F1 for awhile and just watch season reviews of 04, 05 and a bit of 90s but while Jarno was in Renault back in 2004 he won a grand prix and out-qualified Alonso a few times. When he went to toyota, he scored a few podiums even at the end of the Toyota ...

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My personal position is that the Hungary situation was what cost Alonso the WDC that year. He got a grid penalty so started lower and finished lower than he would have otherwise. Given the ultimate outcome of the WDC that very likely was points that would have meant he won the WDC. Of course that's...

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This is more a slight on Vettel than it is praise for Alonso. Hamilton believes he is one of the true greats and if it was not for Vettel that would be more apparent. When Hamilton first started attacking Vettel it was very basic and petulant, easily seen through as a bad loser. The trouble is when ...

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There are a lot of threads about the Hamilton-McLaren-Whitmarsh-Button relationships, but this is about the fact that I think McLaren have really declined as a team over the last few years. They were last consistently fighting right at the front in 2007 and 2008. Since then they have had flashes of...

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Just what has Massa getting past Webber have anything to do in the grand plan of things? Alonso can't get past Webber when he is directly behind him? So I can only assume you want Massa to do something illegal to slow Webber down, then all go off for a nice sit down with the stewards losing even mor...

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I have to say most of the problems at Mclaren are do to it's managment. It's been clear since Button joined that he was Whitmarsh's favourite driver but this talk of tinkering with Lewis's car is hard to swallow. From what I've read and understand one of the problems in the garage is the amount of ...

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Definitely the DRS. They have found a way to stall the rear wing and you only have to look at the increase in speed they have gained. Then multiply that by the fact you can use it at any time during qualy and you have the reason they are so fast in qualy. This will win them the championships. In th...

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By letting Felipe go through, run a few quali laps to catch Mark and overtake him. Felipe could then slow down and look after the graining while Mark tries to attack. Webber would only be able to catch Felipe in the twistier section of the circuit and chasing in dirty wind would definitely cause hi...

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Do Ferrari have Newey? The only reason Massa became an option again was because getting a driver for just one season is not that easy! Why for just one season? If the driver is good enough they can offer even up to 4 year contract. A bit of faith in Eddie Jordan gives you far more of the picture!

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Do Ferrari have Newey? The only reason Massa became an option again was because getting a driver for just one season is not that easy!

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El_Chuzalongo wrote:After undermining Lewis out of the team, Button now has to prove that he can lead Mclaren.

Button does not have to prove anything, that aspect will take care of itself. It's Lewis who has made the big step and where any justification will be required.

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The Korean GP qualifying is a picture of Mclaren's dire situation in 2013 and beyond. The best driver is leaving the team, and they are left with the mediocre Button and the inexperienced Perez. I dont have anything against these two drivers (in fact I am happy they got Perez), I am just stating th...

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I guess you mean Monza? I knew Suzuka and Singapore would be good tracks for the RB car but I didn't expect them to be this good in Korea. Even less did I expect them to be fastest in the speedtraps. I think it's their DDRS. And if that is indeed the case their race pace might be a bit slower, prob...

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I guess you mean Monza? I knew Suzuka and Singapore would be good tracks for the RB car but I didn't expect them to be this good in Korea. Even less did I expect them to be fastest in the speedtraps. I think it's their DDRS. And if that is indeed the case their race pace might be a bit slower, prob...

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Ferrari have got so many things right with their car it seems petty to lay all the blame at their feet should they fail to win the WDC, but that is right in my book. Alonso has been nigh on faultless and the race pace of the Ferrari has been good and shown to be the number 1 car in the wet. The weak...

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This just is not going to happen. You have one CEO of Honda touring cars saying he would like to see Honda back in F1 from a personal point of view. They had already decided that F1 has little to offer Honda as a development or marketing tool, just a very expensive mistake. For many years forward th...

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I thought Alonso was unlucky with a good move, but definitely his fault however unlucky you view things. The first real error I have seen from Alonso this season, if you can call it as such.

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The MAJOR point shown by Japan is that Ferrari can't play the F1 game, forget anything else. Unless Ferrari can start bringing aero updates to their car they are sitting ducks, just a matter of time.

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It could just be a very difficult car to set up. The sweet spot could be like trying to hit a 50 pence piece with a dart from a mile away. Sometimes they get it right and sometimes they get it very wrong. I don't think the drivers are to blame totally though. The Sauber for example seems like a muc...

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The thing is due to his lack of pace due to poor setup that Lewis had to use more sets of new tyres in the first two quali sessions to reach Q3 thus compromising his first run in Q3 requiring him to use scrubs Th point to take is that he accepted the blame for the setup call so the fault lies with ...

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Apparently there are problems with the Ferrari wind tunnel. Looks like the time for Alonso to have bad luck has finally arrived. Keep dreaming... ;) Ferrari's wind tunnel will be shut down for a period in the off-season as they recalibrate as they suspect they have been getting some false informati...

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Ferrari don't want to rock the boat until the WDC is decided. Massa could be very important in how that happens in these last 6 races. Demoralise the guy now and you will get very little from him. Once the WDC is decided you will get the true picture very quickly, what ever that is.

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I don't believe the engine changes will go ahead. Not because of Hamilton but because of the huge cost it will entail. The driving force for the change originally was the FIA's perceived green credentials and car manufacturers looking for something more relevant from F1 towards their products and th...

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Let's not discuss, how bad was Alonso or the fine details about that year, it's a dead horse by now. Facts since 2007. -Spygate -Alonso leaves the team (or get kicked out if that's what you believe, it's not important) -Lewis leaves the team. -In 6 years they only have won one drivers title in the ...

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Even if Michael wants to continue it's looking highly likely no one can accomadate him anyway. Sauber have probably plumped for Jaime and Esteban G from GP2, Merc are full, McLaren are full, Ferrari are keeping Massa, Red Bull are full, Force India are most likely sticking with who they have, Willi...

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First of all this is not a Hamilton thread, this is all about Mclaren. Today's sight was all too familiar: a Mclaren retiring while leading the race. How many times have seen this? Too many. It's been happening for 15 years. The image of Hakkinen, then Raikonen and now Hamilton pulling over, having...

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I do agree, but if Lewis had his head about him he would know Maldanado is trouble and you have to give him a little more space than the other drivers. It is being a little harsh on Lewis to call it an error I know and it shows that Lewis has really removed the errors from his driving when the only...

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All aero dynamics we see in F1 (or indeed all motorised sports afaik) implicitly include having as smooth a surface as possible. In a way it makes sense, wind tunnels demonstrate the lower drag without question. However, there are many factors to consider in what is the overall most effective packa...

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I think over the years Lewis has shown himself up to be precisely what Alonso had a problem with when they fell out. Meanwhile Alonso has been almost spotlessly professional and consistent in every season since. I suppose I'll be flamed for this, and assumed to be a Lewis basher and a pro-Alonso sh...

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Malonado should have been banned when he used his car as a weapon upon Hamilton because of a perceived injustice previously. This was no racing incident where the trigger point was several minutes earlier in qualifying and he actual incident occurred after the chequered flag. Since Hamilton was dec...

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I am bit of a non-technical Fan of formula 1...so never bothered about these things...only thing i knew that is that when you are following someone on straights your speed increases & this is called as slipstreaming(might be wrong...hence the question)......but recently i was playing F1 2011 & was ...

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Whitmarsh is being nice and just nudging lewis a little to show that he has other options too....kimi is being attached to every available seat on the grid in next season but i doubt if he will shift from lotus!!!! He is happy there and getting more competitive with every passing race. Romain might...

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Malonado should have been banned when he used his car as a weapon upon Hamilton because of a perceived injustice previously. This was no racing incident where the trigger point was several minutes earlier in qualifying and he actual incident occurred after the chequered flag. Other incidents look ve...

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The only thing idiotic here is a reaction to the statement that Ferrari have ride height adjustment. Since the start of the season I have seen Ferrari crank down the ride height at tyre changes. Nothing illegal and Marko never claimed it was illegal, just a sensible idea. The FIA have asked RBR to c...

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The problem for Alsono will be too many cars faster than him. He can't afford to get taken out and will have to back out of challenges.

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Because we are on the margins of acceptable grip due to the reduced down force and Pirelli's, there is very little that does not influence the change of under steer or over steer. McLaren have traditionally gone for a very stiff front end, such you can hardly see the front wing flexing over some bum...

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so i'm asking do they have this car sorted out yet? No, not yet. It appeared as if the car had much better pace in the dry, but still struggled in the wet which seems to indicate there are still some underlying issues that need sorting. Hopefully though, they can get their act into gear, find that ...

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RBR are the fastest but still suffering with KERS at higher temperatures, which has to be factored in. McLaren are next or better depending upon whether RBR have KERS working. Leaving Ferrari and Lotus just behind. It's very difficult to judge Ferrari at present because circumstances have masked the...

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I can see the rights and wrongs of Vettels over take, especially having no where to go. I accept the stewards ruling as being correct and we hope to see it enforced rigidly in the future. I would only question Hamiltons over take of Rosberg as a very big inconsistency. No where to go? Last time I h...

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I found the incident very funny. By the letter of the law Hamilton should have been penalised but anyone with an ounce of common sense would tell you that was nonsense. What was really interesting was having over taken Vettel and then not be able to over take Alonso. At what point can Vettel demand...

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