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Why do people continue to take what Bernie says at face value? This interview, like every public statement he makes, is just part of a strategy. Criticising F1 is politics to him. If he says X, Y or Z it might be true, but more often than not it's about establishing leverage. He threatens absurd ide...

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RaggedMan wrote:
Balibari wrote:Just to demonstrate the original Lotus JPS livery looks good on anything!

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Is it a pram with a baby Darth Vader inside, or a lawnmower?

If Vader had a lawn this is what he'd mow it with.

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Just to demonstrate the original Lotus JPS livery looks good on anything!

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This thread isn't about a sequel to the Williams Renault Grand Prix Championship board game, is it?

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Interesting article, and something I've thought a lot about in recent times. But it does have some holes. They give the impression there are very few 'real' principals, or principals with money in the team, nowadays. And that outside ownership means the principal isn't always in charge anyway, or th...

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I always liked this rear wing Williams experimented with on Villeneuve's car at Monza in 97. As far as I know these stills from a video are the only images of it.

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I think it's called the off season and it's nice to have a break when things aren't as intense, the excitement levels pick up again on day 1 of the first winter test. Problem this year is that winter testing starts so ridiculously late. It might as well be called Spring testing. That said, when the...

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Also two original members of Jefferson Airplane died in the last couple of weeks: Signe Anderson and Paul Kantner.

Stop killing people, 2016

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I think it's irresponsible to call Maldonado a Dangerous driver. Perhaps initially he was a bit of a hothead and did stupid things (if you knew me you'd KNOW how much I detest that "S" word!!!), but the last 2 seasons he made less mistakes than before and really tried to drive and didn't really pla...

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Not recent but I've often come across references in books to Damon Hill being unpopular in the paddock. I've always found it hard to reconcile.

To even it out and avoid being negative, Mark Webber was, and is, hugely popular.

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Points held by drivers at the start of the season in which they made their F1 race debut The last couple of years of rookies. I've highlighted some of the notables: Robert Merhi: 20 Will Stevens: 18 Marcus Ericsson: 14 Rossi: 3 Verstappen: 20 Kvyat: 59 Sainz: 43 Nasr: 52 Magnussen: 47 Not that it m...

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Well, the only way around the need to amass points that I can find is to already have had a super licence and be assessed by the FIA as "having performed in single seaters consistently and outstandingly" or something along those lines. Haryanto would be able to get in that way (it's subjective, so ...

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Jesus, I just looked him up. He's never won a race in a car and his karting record is poor. OK so he's only 16 and not going to be racing, but still. What potential is he meant to have? Has an F1 team ever signed a driver with a weaker track record? Lotus with Carmen Jorda last season? Though there...

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Well, the only way around the need to amass points that I can find is to already have had a super licence and be assessed by the FIA as "having performed in single seaters consistently and outstandingly" or something along those lines. Haryanto would be able to get in that way (it's subjective, so ...

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Isn't it coming into effect this year? If so half the names being touted as potential targets for Manor are ineligible. And, if it isn't this year and the likes of Pascal Wehrlein don't get in quick, they may never qualify, given the approach of their backers. You only get 15 points towards the 40 y...

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Jesus, I just looked him up. He's never won a race in a car and his karting record is poor. OK so he's only 16 and not going to be racing, but still. What potential is he meant to have? Has an F1 team ever signed a driver with a weaker track record?

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Vettel beat Webber - by varying amounts. As the years passed the gap got bigger and Vettel won 4 World Championships and seemed to be at his peak. Then Ricciardo beat Vettel and Vettel moved on. Then Vettel beat Raikkonen easily. The cars do have a big influence. Many times we see them paired up be...

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Assuming the new reports are true this is great news for F1. Pay drivers are a fact of life. Bunging a back-marker team a few million to buy someone a chance to prove themselves is one thing. But funding year after year at proper teams with massive sums of money and when you've long proved unworthy ...

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The drivers were complaining? Some forumers now use these cars as proof of how anaemic the present day cars are, maybe then they should realise that there are sensible limits to how fast you can make the cars perform. It was something that most people agreed but few said it publicly, like Trulli ht...

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Overtaking a Mercedes W06 is clearly very difficult if you're also driving one. Does that make Nico and Lewis following each other around at ~0.5 seconds exciting? I feel like there's a bit of a double standard going around the F1 fanbase at the moment. When overtaking happens it's called fake or a...

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Earth shattering news: Pat Symonds said on the Motor Sport Magazine podcast that the Williams will be white with Martini coloured stripes. I'm guessing Red Bull won't change too much even though the relationship with their main sponsors/partners will be so different. The cars were red Bull colours a...

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I remember 2002 well. Everyone was moaning about how boring F1 was; about how it was too predictable with one team dominating, about how easy the cars were to drive with all the driver aids available (Trulli's crash in the video was caused by his traction control malfunctioning, not by pushing too ...

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Irregardless of the speed differential, overtaking in 2002 spec F1 was very difficult. That makes it infinitely more exciting to me. I love MotoGP. But overtaking never had the same value as it did in F1 because it was so much easier. Overtaking in F1 has been devalued. With all the help drivers ge...

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What about a bit of both? Current chassis, aero rules and TC banned, with those V10 engines of 2002 It's sort of crazy did they not ban those engines because they were producing too much power and then 10 years after they are wanting engines just as powerful if not more powerful? No, they banned th...

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This. Excitement doesn't stem from overtaking. We really need to get over that misconception. It stems from the possibility of overtaking. And, crucially, it's also a function of how difficult overtaking is. While certainly not dismissing what you say, I am not sure that I entirely agree. Is there ...

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Irregardless of the speed differential, overtaking in 2002 spec F1 was very difficult. That makes it infinitely more exciting to me. I love MotoGP. But overtaking never had the same value as it did in F1 because it was so much easier. Overtaking in F1 has been devalued. With all the help drivers ge...

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700 hp from the electric motor attached to the engine. I'm not very technical, am I missing something or is that utterly insane?!

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Renault said something like this last year. What it turned out they meant was they'd had the ICE turned down in 2014 to try and stop it blowing. Once they thought they'd resolved the problem they turned it up and said they'd 'found' XXhp. Could be something similar here, if anyone's doubting a find ...

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This. Excitement doesn't stem from overtaking. We really need to get over that misconception. It stems from the possibility of overtaking. And, crucially, it's also a function of how difficult overtaking is. Irregardless of the speed differential, it's exciting to watch cars on the edge of adhesion ...

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The calendar. I know it sounds counter intuitive. Yes we've lost Indy (awful) Turkey (one good complex in a generic circuit and absolutely no atmosphere), Magny Cours and San Marino (a shame but they simply weren't suitable any more). Instead we have Austin (a better track than any we've lost in dec...

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dizlexik wrote:Not surprising. It's more surprising he couldn't break most wins in one season record. Maybe in 2016 he will do it.

Totoro always brightens my day, thanks dislexik!

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The approach to engine costs is the thing baffling me most at the moment. Because of the cost to teams the engines are restricted to X units a year...? But the teams pay a flat rate for an engine supply, it's the engine manufacturer who theoretically benefits (though as Johansson states it's questio...

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Most of those drivers can be divided into one of three groups: 1 those who were clearly good enough to win more but circumstances denied them the opportunity 2 those who were brilliant but too flawed to win consistently 3 those who were very talented but also rather lucky I seem to have gone mainly ...

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I wish they'd explain why people don't buy into the Jedi order and the Force existing. If Luke is 60ish in this film, it's only been 60 years since the Jedi were cutting about the galaxy. Sure, on some far out planets like Jakku etc they might not have had much presence - and 60 years is a lot of t...

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For what it's worth I really enjoyed it. I've seen it three times (twice in the cinema and a DVD Screener I was lucky enough to bag) and have liked it more each time. The way I see it there are a few real problems, but nothing terminal. For me the villain dynamic is weak. Kylo Ren is a great charact...

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Well, I can't hide my disappointment. I watched the film in 2D and I wonder if this is why I'm not gushing like everyone else seems to be. One thing I find very questionable is this idea that the film can be shown in IMAX. With some scenes shot in 35mm and others in 65mm, how can any of it conform ...

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TOP DRAWER 2006: Schumi, Alonso, Raikkonen 2016: Hamilton, Vettel, Alonso FLAWED/UNFULFILLED TALENTS/POSSIBLE FUTURE GREATS 2006: Montoya, Kubica 2016: Ricciardo, Verstappen EXCEPTIONALS 2006: Trulli, Barrichello, Massa 2016: Button (with hindsight), Hulk, Rosberg VERY GOOD BUT PROBABLY JUST JOURNEY...

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No, you're right! I remember growing up in the late 70's/early 80's and having only 3 tv channels and no VHS or Betamax. So going to the cinema was a massive deal! Nowadays, young people have so much as standard such as on demand film and tv on everyday things like phones and huge tvs (I remember h...

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Does Bernie hypnotise people during the deal making process or something? Time and again problems arise because someone (usually a race promoter) signs a contract they later realise is financially unworkable, even though the numbers were presumably laid bare from the start.

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Hiring videos from the local independent rental shop. The surly chain-smoking guy behind the counter dishing out 18 cert movies to my 12 year old self. If we neglected to rewind the tape before returning it then god help us! I sometimes wonder what job teenagers have to aspire to nowadays. Smoking a...

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