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freelittlebirds

With all due respect, you can't beat everyone. You can't beat Alonso, Vettel, Webber, the FIA, Massa, Maldonado, your own pit crew AND your own teammate in the same car who gets the good pit stops when he needs them. That's too much. FLB Actually, to be WDC that's exactly what you're supposed to do...

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With all due respects this has to be one of the worst posts I've seen on here for a while. Firstly the championship is far from over. It all comes down to Mclaren coming good with the car again. If they can do that and Hamilton can get on a roll he will certainly be back in it. Remember Schumacher ...

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With all due respects this has to be one of the worst posts I've seen on here for a while. Firstly the championship is far from over. It all comes down to Mclaren coming good with the car again. If they can do that and Hamilton can get on a roll he will certainly be back in it. Remember Schumacher ...

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Button is now showing good form and while I enjoyed seeing him on the podium, this is not a good sign for Hamilton but also not for McLaren because Hamilton SHOULD leave McLaren if Button starts winning now with 2.5 second pit stops. Oh but this is exactly a good sign for Hamilton. If Hamilton is a...

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The faster you get, the margin of error tends to increase They were quick, just wait and see in the forthcoming races But they also had lightning stops in Silverstone. But I agree with your point for Mclaren will need to consistently deliver good pit stops. Even with magical stops like this for the...

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I was sad yesterday when Hamilton's tire suffered a puncture from Massa's debris. This morning, I looked at the scores and I realized that Hamilton is now out of contention for the WDC. It's race 10 and Alonso has a 62 point lead over him. Now this is a season where Hamilton has driven really, reall...

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The safety car is deployed in case of a safety issue. All the debris that was on the track when Alonso led the field past on lap two didn't pose a safety issue, although the chance of someone suffering a puncture was incredibly high. And that's exactly what happened, everyone ripped through that se...

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It's irrelevant. They should be respectful and post times in the 3s especially for Button. It's unacceptable that they're changing tires so quickly and I absolutely MEAN that!!!

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No, our government has decided to switch lights off except near exits, unless there is heavy rain/fog,... so it's pretty dark now ;) Oh, you're kidding! Driving on the flat, wide, super-lit, Belgian highways at night was a sight to behold. I can definitely understand why they chose to turn them off...

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I signed it too - I lived in Belgium when I was younger but unfortunately, I never went to see a F1 race. I do recall that we had gone to SPA with my dad and walked around the muddy grounds a few days after a race. I have to say the Belgian highways are a top speed dream especially at night. Are the...

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Just curious, if you start your party at 5AM what on earth are you doing from 10PM to 5AM? It seems a highly inefficient way to party. You could have been partying for 7 hours before the party even got going and snoozing at 5AM. Perhaps, the FIA can draft up some party rules for their drivers. Here ...

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I'm just wondering if this season is a good season for rookies like Hulkenberg, Vergne, Ricciardo, and Senna (to some extent) to launch their careers in F1. No mean to burst your bubble but Hulkenberg and Senna are definitely not rookies. Both have completed full seasons in F1 during 2010 (Senna mi...

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I'm just wondering if this season is a good season for rookies like Hulkenberg, Vergne, Ricciardo, and Senna (to some extent) to launch their careers in F1.

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How many incidents has he been involved in the races so far, qualifying, practice etc? What's his percentage vis-a-vis other drivers? He won a race but if I recall correctly Webber said before the Monaco race talking about the lottery effect of the tires referring to Maldonado "here's a driver whos...

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How many incidents has he been involved in the races so far, qualifying, practice etc? What's his percentage vis-a-vis other drivers? He won a race but if I recall correctly Webber said before the Monaco race talking about the lottery effect of the tires referring to Maldonado "here's a driver whose...

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Erm, really? And you know this how? This is one of the most talented group of drivers in F1 and most of them have never had a chance to drive for a top team like McLaren to prove their worth. Yes, Hamilton is very talented and deserves his position in McLaren, but he is still one of the most fortun...

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According to this weeks Autosport his drive could be under threat.. Shame if it is. where did you read that? could you share the link please? It's in this weeks Autosport magazine (12 July) honestly, it's about Jamie Alguersuari putting together a budget to get back into F1 for 2013, the article go...

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This might answer a few questions: http://www.formula1.com/inside_f1/understanding_the_sport/5297.html For European round of the championship, the teams transport their equipment (including cars) by truck. For all non-European rounds they are transported by aircraft. I think these methods are used ...

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It wouldn't surprise me if all the RBR higher-ups (except Marko obviously) preferred Mark personally to Seb. When you work in a team as closely as they do, personal relationships and team rapport would have a huge bearing on their on-track success. Mark has been in the team for 5 years now, longer ...

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Not sure why he played his hand so early - he could have waited until the end to make sure that RB treat him fairly. If he was the contender for the WDC, he could have negotiated from a much better spot. I'm guessing there was a verbal assurance that RB would not favor Seb this year.

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I've been wondering what the logistics of operating a F1 team are. Can someone provide some numbers for the following things? - The number of people employed by say a top constructor like Red Bull and a midfield constructor like Sauber - The number of people that go on tour. - How does the team get ...

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paulsf1fix wrote:According to this weeks Autosport his drive could be under threat.. Shame if it is.

where did you read that? could you share the link please?

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Balibari wrote:Reminds me of when Jenson Button's dad reported his Ferrari stolen in France. Turned out he'd forgotten where he parked it.

I know that reads like a bad joke but it's true.

That's hilarious! Just curious, was the Ferrari Jenson's or his dad's?

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hittheapex wrote:The 2007 Ferrari?

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I think it's a couple of things. He noticed the attention that Perez got after getting P2 at Malaysia with zero overtakes and 1 pretty big mistake... He wants the podium badly and unfortunately 2 things can happen: he'll get the podium or he'll make costly mistakes, the likelihood of the latter is m...

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This is an amazing story about a man whose car was stolen only to see it being sold on ebay 42 years later. I thought I'd share.
http://news.yahoo.com/texas-man-finds-s ... ories.html

Just curious, have any F1 cars ever been stolen?

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Of the polls for Alonso, Hamilton and Vettel, Vettel has the highest percentage of votes saying that he's not the best which account for 24%. Hamilton had 8% and Alonso just 5%. That still means that 76% believe that Vettel is one of the best which translates into roughly 3 out of 4 folks on this f...

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Stunning photographs - there's a "standstill effect" especially to the photo of the McLaren which is all the more impressive when you think about how fast those cars are going.

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Of the polls for Alonso, Hamilton and Vettel, Vettel has the highest percentage of votes saying that he's not the best which account for 24%. Hamilton had 8% and Alonso just 5%. That still means that 76% believe that Vettel is one of the best which translates into roughly 3 out of 4 folks on this f...

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I think he did really well in his rookie year but I don't necessarily think that he beat Sutil. That is probably because he did not beat Sutil :) At the second half Sutil was quite faster. It think he deserves another chance at F1 in stead of likes of Senna, Kartikeyan, etc... I have to say, I've r...

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Hi folks! I've been wondering about the way F1 has been, mainly since 2010 since the advent of Pirelli tyres.. I've been seeing the way posts flow over here and how fickle minded people really are.. Some questions.. 1) JB was going into this season in my mind the best driver as a package. He's all ...

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Of the polls for Alonso, Hamilton and Vettel, Vettel has the highest percentage of votes saying that he's not the best which account for 24%. Hamilton had 8% and Alonso just 5%. That still means that 76% believe that Vettel is one of the best which translates into roughly 3 out of 4 folks on this fo...

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I'm on the fence about DiResta. I think he did really well in his rookie year but I don't necessarily think that he beat Sutil. This year I don't know what to make of DiResta - it's just so hard to tell with the tires and he seems to go on different strategy - I'm guessing he's trying to get a podiu...

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I'm surprised that this year's overtakes are almost the same as last year. I don't recall many spectacular passes. I wonder if the tires are inaccurately fluffing that number for this year. For instance, Kimi dropped 10 positions in a race. Should those passes count towards the 57 passes or was he ...

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If cliptheapex are to be believed there are an average of 57.33 overtakes per GP this season compared to 60.63 overtakes per GP in 2011. Both years are massively up on 2010 which featured just 28.79 overtakes per GP, 2009 had just 14.35 overtakes per GP and 2008 14.44. http://cliptheapex.com/commun...

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Does anyone know if we've had more passes last year or this year? Are more passes now being made in the DRS zone to conserve tires? Are more passes now coming from tire strategy? It'll be an interesting statistic to figure out but one that requires a lot of effort. My gut feeling tells me that there...

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Add Lewis, who have looked way better than Vettel this year, to that and the battle is even more epic! Yup, it is definitely a 3-way battle between Vettel, Hamilton and Alonso. This season is shaping up to be epic. There is only so much Hamilton can do - the car is just not up there. Button and Ham...

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One of the most valuable things I have learned on this forum is that there are so many factors that can affect a driver's ability to perform. It's not just about being the fastest driver and having the fastest car. The tires have made racing much more of a science now - it's not a matter of can you ...

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I voted not a fan, and one of the best, but in reality I think it's more along the lines of "probably the best". I think the Ferrari is massively underrated this year though, especially since the Mugello test. That everyone seems to think it's at the same standard that it was in Australia seems to ...

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RunningMan wrote:^^

You do know that's 2010?

Now I do

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