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I doubt the owners are thrilled with the stewards decision, but the team let Seb down and it's a slam dunk penalty. The championship is starting to look a long shot, and with the races generally being very boring viewers will soon start tuning out as Hamilton coasts to another title. Wow, what a de...

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Now it's all upto Raikkonen to do something about this. Mercs starting on Supersoft is a clear conclusion they'll be 1st & 2nd on the podium. Kimi is on ultras, so he should be able to contend on the start. Even if Lewis does end up behind Kimi though, I would think he stands a good chance of passi...

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This Leclerc 2yr contract is absolute nonsense, it's just the way F1 journalist just speculate rubbish and people lap it up. Leclerc is already under Ferrari contractually so it's just about moving him up nothing more so it started from him replacing Kimi after the break now its he's signed a 2 yea...

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My friends and I were there, what a great place to see the races. Good race, no real drama as stated but the top drivers were close to flawless. Man this is a close series. I continue to enjoy Indy races more and more . They do seem to have a rules package for aerodynamics that makes for much bette...

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Congrats to Lewis, Toto, Niki and all of the Mercedes crew. I hope they have to really work for their next two championships. OTOH if Ferrari or Red Bull manage to pip Mercedes for the crown that would be good too!!!

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Can't say much about talent or speed, but I would much rather have Charles just on attitude and judgement.

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The ket word is OWNED. I am aware that Mercedes team works out of the UK... and of their most recent history, but that is not British owned. BTW, i am not at all sure the dominate Mercedes of the 59s were ever British owned or located for that matter. ;) Mercedes is not British owned, but I do susp...

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Borefest because Hamilton won? There was plenty of overtaking, if you think it was boring then perhaps F1 is not for you? :thumbup: I am not sure what race some of these folks were watching, but I thought there was a lot of ontrack overtaking exclusive of Vettel's and Bottas' charge up the order.

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China was awful this year until the SC came out. There was a few overtakes in the midfield today but without the turn 1 incident it would have been another straight forward 1 stop race at the front. I wouldn't use 2 cars starting at the back being ridiculously faster than the rest to make a judgeme...

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Hamilton, Verstappen, Sainz

Hamilton for the win.

Max for a well run second and having an uneventful drive.

Sainz was really best of the rest till his car gave up on him. An excellent 50 out of 53 laps for Carlos today.

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UnlikeUday wrote:Anyone has any idea about the current weather there?

https://www.wunderground.com/hourly/fr/ ... calwx_hour

No more than a 30% chance of rain. Still, one can hope.

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From watching the F2 there's a chance of some action into that chicane on the back straight if the cars can stay close enough before it. If the chicane wasn't there the straight would definitely be a good overtaking spot. Drivers said in the meeting you need to take out the chicane for better racin...

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From Weather Underground, it looks like they could easily have a wet start tomorrow but will probably dry out during the race.

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Finally! Freddy is on track on wets.

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As I remember Toro Rosso has only had one P/U failure this year at Australia with Pierre Gasly. (Gasly and Hartley each also have retirement(s) due to collision) That is not bad for a new car and P/U combination.

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KingVoid wrote:I really want this move to be a success, and I’m not even a Red Bull fan.

It would be a waste of talent to see Ricciardo and Verstappen struggling in the midfield next season. Those two should be contending for victories.

Well Daniel has two this year. China and Monaco.

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Hey crew, I've been back at it again thinking about F1 in the shower. So this year Redbull have an outside chance performance-wise to to mix it with Ferrari and Mercedes on a good day. However, I think most of us agree that they're unlikely to have the reliability to give Dan a real shot at the cha...

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Hey crew, I've been back at it again thinking about F1 in the shower. So this year Redbull have an outside chance performance-wise to to mix it with Ferrari and Mercedes on a good day. However, I think most of us agree that they're unlikely to have the reliability to give Dan a real shot at the cha...

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Along with the 24 hours of Daytona, this is one of my real joys on television. I look forward to getting up Sunday before the sunrise and turning on the TV to see who has survived the night and who is placed in what positions.

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Hamilton and Leclerc. The only really positive thing I can say about Lewis' drive this weekend is that he did keep pestering Ricciardo after he lost out to him on the overcut. Lewis' bobble on his outlap in front of Leclerc may have provided the difference in Daniel's ability to get by Lewis on the...

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I am not hopeful that Paul Ricard will be a competitive track, but would be very happy to be proved wrong!

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Hamilton and Leclerc. The only really positive thing I can say about Lewis' drive this weekend is that he did keep pestering Ricciardo after he lost out to him on the overcut. Lewis' bobble on his outlap in front of Leclerc may have provided the difference in Daniel's ability to get by Lewis on the...

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Vettel, Bottas, and Leclerc Vettel for dominating the race. Valtteri for his job of keeping the pressure on Sebastian. Leclerc, as others have said, did a great job of keeping Alonso and Gasly at bay. Honorable mention goes to Hulkenberg for finishing the farthest up behind the big three teams. Hono...

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Ford-Coworth. Nothing sounds more F1 than Ford-Cosworth. Also, BMW and Alfa Romeo as solo players. Would also love to see Ford-Cosworth come back to F1. The same goes for BMW. I don't see Alfa Romeo getting involved in F1 other than badge engineering Porsche would be a great addition but they are h...

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wolfticket wrote:McLaren because Alonso.

Hulkenberg and Sainz Jr. will score more points than Alonso by himself.

Stoffel Vandoorne doesn't add enough value to make up the difference.

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I enjoyed both races, although I hated to see Rahal crash out Saturday. I also felt sorry for the way Rossi blew his race on Sunday. He deserved a much better finish than the 12th place where he finished. If his tire hadn't blown I would think he would have held off Will Power for second. I am likin...

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Renault does not have the best driver or P/U or chasis, but they have the best pair of drivers of the teams listed. Alonso is the best driver among the lot but Vandoorne cant provide support. I would agree with those who said that Haas has the best of the rest car. Clearly the Renault P/U is not up ...

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Verstappen on Sainz. I believe it's lap 56 & 57

Is Max at fault for both or does the blame for one cancel out the other???

Carlos didn't push Max off like Max did to Carlos the first time through.

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It's a shame there was such venomous hate towards him when he was a driver. Always struck me as a nice enough fellow, self-effacing over the Britney moniker, etc. And his F1 punditry is confirming that to me. He's well spoken, and is fitting in very well. And I like Hamilton too... I guess it's a b...

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Do you think they can switch it on that fast that they are title contenders as early as next year???? Might be a long shot for next year. See Honda in Formula 1 at Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_in_Formula_One https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Grand_Prix_results#As_an_engine_supplier E...

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Monaco is not a representative track on the F1 calendar. RBR seems to be good on this type of track. I don't see that they have the strength on the fast, lower downforce types of tracks that make up most of the F1 schedule. OTOH would love to see Daniel become the RBR standard bearer for the rest of...

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I actually need to rewatch it but if a car has been unfairly forced off the track then I can't see why it should be penalised for keeping it's position, as far as I remember Sainz didn't have the option of staying on the track. Should rewatch it myself but my impression was that Sainz could have be...

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Pity for Carpenter and Rossi. First has dominated the race, the second was brave beyond imagination. Also pity for Danica, she was having not the best goodbye, but somehow she didn't have the speed today. Dixon fared well. Yeah, that's my thinking. Was hoping that somebody could take the fight to P...

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I am sure the Honda engine will keep improving but surely it wouldnt improve that much to catch ferrari and mercedes. What are your predictions for Honda Redbull next year? Fighting with renault and force india? Honda engines have earned championships with both McLaren and Williams for a total of 6...

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Monaco stinks. I've said it before and I'll say it at least once every year. I get that people love the history and some people are into the glamour and the ritzy, glitzy stuff but, for me, it consistently produces one of the worst races of the season. You simply cannot overtake. It's to the point ...

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"Cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war".

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...what’s striking is that Nos. 3 and 4 in the ranking above are current rivals: Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. How lucky are modern F1 fans, that we get to see two names on the all-time short list of greatest drivers going head-to-head every few weeks? I have been saying this for years. It's...

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Lt. Drebin wrote:Sirotkin 13th. Are the points on the table?

Two drivers remaining who have not scored points this year. Sirotkin and Grosjean. Which one will score points first????

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Personally I can see Verstappen getting a podium, I seriously tempted to put a fiver on it at 400-1! I can see Verstappen getting frustrated behind a slower car and going for a gap that doesn't exist. Thus wiping out his team mates 10 second lead. Come on!!! So Max starts in 20th. KMag starts in 19...

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It's a track position race. Dan is easily the fastest but if Vettel or Hamilton can find a way to gain track position on him, they can almost certainly keep him behind. I think the race will potentially come down to a VSC or SC deployment and someone taking advantage of it to gain track position. E...

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