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Lt. Drebin wrote:There is an established hierarchy at the top, I even do not expect anything different along the way to the end of the season.

Wait! Each week, every Mercedes press release tells me how much Ferrari and Red Bull are closing in and breathing down their necks!

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Alonso! Just look at his fastest lap...is doesn't make sense how he did that... Easy. He had to ride around most of the race to save fuel. He told his guys over the radio that he wanted to have "fun" so he put in a hot lap. That's the problem with these power units and tracks that are fuel thirsty ...

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Lotus49 wrote:Still think Lewis for much the same reasons as I did before. 17 races is a huge amount to mount a comeback.

Yes, but the hapless Lewis only has two engines left. He's going to incur at least another 10 grid-spot penalty this season, and he'll have to run some races in de-tuned mode.

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Honda has clearly made big strides. They're no longer just moving obstacles. The McLaren Honda is a mid-field car, it's just lacking power to overtake. When Alonso cleared the melee at the start, he was able to manage the gap to those behind him. Attrition helped Alonso finish better than what the ...

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If Rosberg wins the championship the focus is going to be on Hamilton's terrible starts (and I'm not talking about China.).

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Flash2k11 wrote:Mildly surprised anyone is going for Vettel, took his team mate out and had a messy squabble with Bottas that could have ended a whole lot worse too.

Vettel reminded me of Maldonado today and I don't recall Maldonado getting this much credit.

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infi24r wrote:This is the type of expert analysis you can expect on Sky.

I don't know. Johnny Herbert is an expert. I mean maybe Ricciardo was unmotivated and that's how he got the tire puncture in the first place? The results says it all.

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I mean, did you see Alonso's qualy gaps on Raikkonen in 2014? And don't give me the BS "the car suited Alonso, not Raikkonen", because James Allison came out and said exactly these words: "Both drivers are complaining about the same things, Fernando is just faster, and Kimi is slower. Both drivers ...

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FP3 conditions are literally night and day different from qualifying.

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Herbert is a condescending prat and I'm glad Alonso put him in his place.

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I used to defend Lewis thinking he grew more humble after his 2011 season, but he's acting no differently than in 2007 when he felt the world owed everything to him.

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Great race for Bottas!

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sandman1347 wrote:I can't believe how little we get to see what's happening at the front!

Lewis said himself it is impossible to get close.

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JohnnyGuitar wrote:Lewis will be fuming even more now.

Why is that?

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Fourth mistake today got Vettel.

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mikeyg123 wrote:
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mikeyg123 wrote:Sensible from Sainz.
No it wasn't. He didn't give it up until the DRS zone marker.
That was why it was sensible. Very clever.

The adjective threw me off. If he managed to repass Perez it would have been similar to Hamilton/Kimi in Spa 2008.

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mikeyg123 wrote:Sensible from Sainz.

No it wasn't. He didn't give it up until the DRS zone marker.

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Vettel driving like Kimi today.

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I ask every week, but why does Kimi still have a job?

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The VSC will be a joke until Charlie starts enforcing the rules.

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Vettel, Verstappen and Alonso. Hulkenberg and Rosberg both drove very well until they made key errors. In fact it was probably heading towards Rosberg's best win until he ran wide. Really? Alonso? Just because you have an Alonso voodoo doll with a hundred pins in it doesn't mean Alonso didn't drive...

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But that's one of the all time great races. Absolutely superb racing all throughout the field. Ricciardo's overtakes early in the race were a joy to watch as well. Hopefully Red Bull get a good engine next year, the difference in their performance from inters to slicks was ridiculous. Pretty certai...

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mds wrote:
sandman1347 wrote:Button passes Alonso! So much for that engine improvement...
Old vs new tyres.

Engine problems for Alonso.

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So many poor drives today.

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neek wrote:LOL Kimi... still driving

Still in an F1 car...

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I think we have seen the full squeezing of lap times. These guys knew that every lap could be the last and so were pushing to the max. It's not as though they thought there would be a Q3 that suddenly got whipped away from them. They even had radio messages in Q1 saying there might not be a Q2. I'm...

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Was there a time when we had racing starts in wet conditions? Yes. The advent of starting wet races behind the safety car is actually a fairly recent development in the history of the sport. Although the first use of a safety car was in 1973, officially safety cars weren't introduced in to the spor...

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nixxxon wrote:
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nixxxon wrote:Sadly I fully count on a disreputable SC start.
And F1 wonders why fans are losing interest.
Well, not sure in this case if its F1's fault or weather's fault

It is in F1's control to have a standing or moving start.

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nixxxon wrote:Sadly I fully count on a disreputable SC start.

And F1 wonders why fans are losing interest.

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tootsie323 wrote:
mas wrote:Objectively what happened is that Bottas changed direction on the race track...
That's the strange thing about corners...

How about we compromise and say Bottas is 60-70% at fault and the corner itself is 30-40% at fault?

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steoc4 wrote:You can't even really say he beat his team-mate - he was outqualified by Hulkenberg, before Nico took himself out of contention with a mistake.

I say Perez made a mistake in qualifying, so he really wasn't outqualified by Hulkenberg.

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nixxxon wrote:By the way, the new engine with the spent tokens was only tested in free practice and its being kept for the next race?

I thought it was clever. Might as well save the upgraded engine for races where there are no penalties. Button unfortunately, will have to pay the price in Mexico.

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Ivan Capelli was released for much less disgraceful driving. Capelli was as far from Alesi and Kimi is from Vettel. So no. Capelli also drove one of the worst Ferraris ever built. Kimi is making all sorts of mistakes with an automatic podium car. Both true but neither stops your previous statement ...

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mikeyg123 wrote:
jrwb6e wrote:Ivan Capelli was released for much less disgraceful driving.
Capelli was as far from Alesi and Kimi is from Vettel. So no.

Capelli also drove one of the worst Ferraris ever built. Kimi is making all sorts of mistakes with an automatic podium car.

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Ivan Capelli was released for much less disgraceful driving.

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I never thought I'd give it to him, but Perez. He managed his tires as well as he could and did not drive others off the track.

Honorable mention to Hamilton for not getting any wheels wrong.

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An unrestricted, 2.4 liter motor would carry dangerous top speeds.

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Ricciardo hands down.

Kubica had the likes of Heidfeld as a teammate.

Ricciardo had Vettel, whom he destroyed in equal machinery.

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shoot999 wrote:This looks a bit tense. Can't wait for the full interview.

Vettel was being a deuce and trying to instigate something. No one has to laugh at his disingenuous attempt at being funny.

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Paolo_Lasardi wrote:If Button retires and Red Bull leaves, McLaren can hire Ricciardo to partner Alonso. I would like to see that!

If Red Bull folded, Ricciardo would rather drive the safety car than a McLaren.

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