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Hulk should have kept his trap shut... Ferrari don't tolerate much talking about family in public. If i know any better, this was not so wise a move on part of Hulk.

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I broke up with my ex-girlfriend like that. Works pretty damn well. lol One of my mates just ignored all calls and texts and never opened the door to the guy she was going out with until he got the message. Text is better than that at least! When I was v young, I did that too :blush: . Thank the lo...

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Well, for some years in a row the top management of Ferrari has taken pretty questionable decisions: Sacking Michael for Kimi and destroying the Dream Team just for the sake of it or to show to everybody that the Ferrari achievements were not very related to Todt, Michael and Braun but were only po...

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To be honest from my side yes. If he had the guts Lewis had on his incredible move to Mercedes he would have no booing from me... unless he whines in the radio 'Do something, do something'. Don't forget, Vettel did have the guts to go to a team that just finished 7th in the WCC (lower than the team...

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Don't forget, Vettel did have the guts to go to a team that just finished 7th in the WCC (lower than the team he was on) and that had never won a pole position or race whereas Hamilton did go to a team that the season before had a win, couple pole positions (albeit one was not official due to a pre...

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Ask Prost And Schumacher to a certain extent. Luca told Schumacher he could face Raikkonen on equal terms or he could retire. Schumacher retired. If Ferrari can pick Raikkonen over their most successful driver ever then I'm fairly sure Ferrari didn't mind making sure Alonso knew what's what when th...

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Actually i'm not tired of the man as much as i'm tired of some of his fans... they're slowly reaching the standing of some of the Hamilton fans here, and that is saying something.

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Ricciardo and Vettel ran the same test as they were both current drivers and weren't allowed to test development parts. And to suggest Vettel would ever not be giving 110% seems to fly in the face of everything we know about him a his ultra competitive nature. Really? Seems you haven't been watchin...

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Ricciardo and Vettel ran the same test as they were both current drivers and weren't allowed to test development parts. And to suggest Vettel would ever not be giving 110% seems to fly in the face of everything we know about him a his ultra competitive nature. Really? Seems you haven't been watchin...

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Feel like Don Quijote yet? :D I don't know... wasn't he, like, a bit delusional? :) And Alonso has an even better record against Massa ( a driver known for his strong qualifying), yet earlier in the thread, someone claimed Vettel is a greAt qualifier, and Alonso is not. So, some people probably rat...

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Yes I'm sure Ferrari are dying to get rid of the driver that has been saving them from complete embarrassment for the last 4 years, along with half the teams jobs. Ask Prost And Schumacher to a certain extent. Luca told Schumacher he could face Raikkonen on equal terms or he could retire. Schumache...

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Feel like Don Quijote yet? :D I don't know... wasn't he, like, a bit delusional? :) And Alonso has an even better record against Massa ( a driver known for his strong qualifying), yet earlier in the thread, someone claimed Vettel is a greAt qualifier, and Alonso is not. So, some people probably rat...

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Pretty sure it's Lotus or bust for Massa. I can't see him heading to Sauber when they're so cash-strapped. I hate to see Massa without a drive but I hope Lotus go for Hulkenberg. The guy is clearly the best of the midfield drivers. He's a bit more than best of the midfield drivers... sorry, i don't...

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Massa won't go to Lotus - they won't want to pay him what he'll be asking and, frankly, why go with Massa when you can pick up Hulkenberg for (comparative) peanuts? Massa wasn't on that high a salary at Ferrari for that matter... and going to a team which is known to have been struggling financiall...

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Webber lost to Vettel = Webber is not good enough and Vettel is not good enough (Also, Webber was better than Vettel without EBD) Ricciardo losing to Vettel = Ricciardo is not good enough and Vettel is not good enough Vettel winning 4 wdc's in a row and being only the third person to have won 4 in a...

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So, what I have learned is that Vettel is a mediocre to poor racing driver. The only reason Newey wants him in his car is because having Vettel serves to optimize the performance of the car, and makes it zoom into 1st place. But that's got nothing to do with Vettel's being a great racing driver or ...

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I would love to see it... Only in the second seat they should get Hulkenberg. I'd hate for Grosjean to be out of work given he's a new parent, but come on...

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Given how last 2 pages have gone, i think i can answer a poster who asked, if after next year, we will know better... The answer is clearly some of us will do. However, if Vettel winning 4 in a row wouldn't stop people wagging their tongues, i doubt close competition between two drivers would answer...

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Yes, it would top, because he wouldn't ever be on the podium again without his Newey rocket.............. well someone had to ;) :lol: I think the main reason Vettel's booed is he's seen as a bad sport (rightly or not). Sulking when things don't go his way, getting special treatment, not achieving ...

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And it's clear McLaren are only offering Button a 1 year deal because a) Button is not a top tier driver and b) they don't want to tie him down to a long term deal and run the risk that in 2014 he falls off a cliff performance wise like Mark Webber, assuming he hasn't already done so. :lol: If McLa...

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^^^^Fred might get the seat if there are extenuating circumstances (like Honda getting to choose a driver in return for engines), but Ron doesn't hit me as someone who forgets a slight easily, and 2007 was a pretty big one. Stranger things have happened, but Fred to Mclaren seems highly unlikely, a...

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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/109787 I wonder how long before Hamilton's fans would stop suggesting it is all Newey... Any reason they/we should?? He's also got the best car If that's what makes you feel better about FA not having a WDC for 6 straight years, I say go for it. :nod: Wow...

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I hope this mean we will stop reading Ferrari always favour one of his drivers, Ferrari always make a #1 and #2 politics, Ferrari is always favouring Alonso.... Will this convice people Domenicalli is not Todt, or once Alonso beat Kimi we´ll have to read the same again? The same Todt who was headin...

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shim2 wrote:If Hamilton or any other driver for a top team isn't disappointed/sad they finish below 3rd-5th I think they need to have their head examined.

they all get their head examined before ever they sit in the car...

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Vettel's form is depressing, atleast for me, the last 2 races Spa and Monza have been the 2 most boring races I have watched in my 10 years of watching F1. It can't be denied though that Vettel is skilled and it's not his fault but for entertainment purposes it's not ideal for one team and one driv...

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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/109787 I wonder how long before Hamilton's fans would stop suggesting it is all Newey... It is always good to see drivers getting along... Lest they forget that F1 is dangerous and a healthy respect for each other can keep all of them more safe than not. I...

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Does anyone think Red Bull is now doubting their choice in DR? Do they wish they had someone with more experience in the seat next to SV? My guess is that RB never had a chance at him. I'd be willing to bet that Kimi decided on Ferrari months ago . Was it a couple of months ago when the "stupid" de...

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The more interesting battle may well be between the Kimi diehard fans and the Alonso diehard fans.... that could get really nasty for drivers on the same team! Thank goodness, that I am a Ferrari fan first and foremost.... I just want wins! ;) :thumbup: Aye... it is nice to hear some proper tifoso ...

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He has had the face of a wet fish if he doesn't win every race or gets the fastest lap on the final few laps. So true. It's like the dude will start crying any moment. LOL The funniest one was at Hungary where Hamilton pipped him to pole. He looked absolutely choked up. He's very bad at hiding his ...

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Wow... so British media said something against a Ferrari driver, this is a first (not!)

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All I want is proper tyres that last, one type of tyre, no PARC ferme, refueling with the teams deciding whether to do a 1/2/3 stop strategy without other teams knowing before the race, one hour qualifying, no changing of the rules halfway thru the season, no DRS. I want real racing back because wh...

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Problem is that you can't just look at it as a case of team orders. Vettel made a mistake early on in changing tyres too soon and webber took the lead on merit. While conserving tyres webber got grief from Vettel for being too slow in an extremely arrogant fashion. Then after webber opened up a leg...

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Problem is that you can't just look at it as a case of team orders. Vettel made a mistake early on in changing tyres too soon and webber took the lead on merit. While conserving tyres webber got grief from Vettel for being too slow in an extremely arrogant fashion. Then after webber opened up a leg...

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Great race... always nice to see fellow forumers cringe and whinge

As a tifoso, Ferrari is on the podium, could have been better, but nevermind.

Post race... Vettel is exclaiming as he sees the screen with results, "Hulkenberg eh..." Driver of the race... Hulkenberg

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Ev0lutionz wrote:
SteveC84 wrote:Sutil was not on a flying lap.

If he was on a flying lap why was he going so slow...?
Yep you can see he moved right at parabolica.

which is a right hand corner???

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Read a bunch mention Vettel's "are you ducking with me?"... i seem to have missed out on that, like i did with this one (i watched a sky broadcast). Can someone kindly point to the incident involving Vettel?

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First of all the media blew if out of proportion, BBC/SKY and the other folks who translated it. Secondly he still called them stupid and this is the second race (or is it 3rd?) where he has bad mouthed the team in public. Want further proof of tension at Ferrari? Look at the interview Pat Fry did ...

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... I can sympathise with you on how you find Vettel boring, and perhaps hate him... but seriously your last post in this thread was fairly over the line and somewhat uncalled for. Perhaps your efforts will be better served praying for your favourite driver/ team to do better instead of recommendin...

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I think Alonso is afraid of Kimi and has therefore set his media dogs lose to make sure Kimi doesn't get the seat next to him in Ferrari Yes, the almighty Fernando Alonso: not only he manipulates at his whim one of the largest international banks, he also dominates the BBC and other mass media... :...

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I think Alonso is afraid of Kimi and has therefore set his media dogs lose to make sure Kimi doesn't get the seat next to him in Ferrari Yes, the almighty Fernando Alonso: not only he manipulates at his whim one of the largest international banks, he also dominates the BBC and other mass media... :...

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