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For me, I think I'd prefer to have the opening race take place on a track that, generally, doesn't provide entertaining races. Part of the fun of the opening race is that it is the first race of the season, so I'm more likely to enjoy it even if the race isn't particularly great . Now I'm not sayin...

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I expect them to perform beyond anyone's expectations.

14 laps of titanic fighting with Sauber until the Honda meets its predictable end by going up in smoke.

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I think they will be. Honda are bound to get it right at some point. I'm not talking about being the dominant force but you know, respectable and competitive relative to the top dogs. There's unlimited development throughout the season so there's a glimmer of hope for 2018. But yea, it's pretty dire...

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AravJ wrote:I did not follow testing today but see McLaren only did 46 laps. Didn't see any issues on commentary . Was there something I missed.

Yes, the Honda part in McLaren, as in McLaren Honda.

Which as it happens also answers your real question.

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paul_gmb wrote:from what i've seen all the talk is about reliability with the honda engine. I'd rather they have a good engine and lot's of engine blows, rather than the other way around.

Honda can do one better. Unreliable and slow

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Lotus 49:Agree the 2012 Ferrari was not fast at qualy in the early season, and that the Mercedes qualified faster too. Average grid positions: the Alonso/Ferrari 6.1; the Vettel/Red Bull 5.1 and the Hamilton/Mercedes 4.3. Can we forget Alonso's starts and gaining places before the first corner? And...

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I'm with Scott on this one. I don't think pointing the finger in their already fragile relationship is the right thing to do. The leaderships' job is to at least provide the sense of unity and stability to the media. Just say "Yes, Honda had few technical issues which were to be expected, however th...

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I doubt it. In my opinion, Kimi has been past it for quite some time now. Not to mention he's been having not-so-great luck often when he's having a good race. And he's been incredibly consistent in qualifying, sadly for him and Ferrari fans like me - not the good way of consistent. And if Ferrari a...

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WDC

1. Hamilton
2. Honey Badger
3. Bottas

WCC

1. Merc
2. RBR
3. Ferrari

GP2 WCC

1. Prema Racing
2. McLaren Honda

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In terms of pace maybe, although when required the Mercedes could still lap far quicker than any other car on the grid so not necessarily. In actual real terms though they did get MORE dominant. In 2014 Mercedes won 84% of the races, in 2016 they won 91% of the races. Even if outright pace advantag...

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Voted for what I hope will happen (Mercedes, RBR, Ferrari) but if I'm perfectly honest I wouldn't be at all surprised if it's another Mercedes white wash, they've become MORE dominant season on season, not less. That's not true. 2014 was by far their most dominant and in terms of sheer pace advanta...

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Hamilton doesn't need to pull a big gap in this scenario, he needs to race this one smart if he gets in a position to influence things. It has happened a few times where he has nearly lost out when they have tried to get Nico up to P2 - lets not forgot Austria this year as the prime example. If Lew...

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VDV23 I think rosberg would give both of those drivers a run for their money. This coming from a hamilton fan, i happen to think rosberg is underestimated by most people. I like Nico, and I think he'll give them run for their money. But he's not a top tier driver, especially on Sunday. By the way, ...

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Mercedes are favoring Hamilton by not getting another absolute top driver like Ricciardo or Alonso in the other car

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So I was thinking about something and I would like to know what you guys think is the "right" thing to do. Here's the situation: At the start HAM gets/retains the lead while ROS drops behind the 2 Red Bulls. Come pit stop time in 12-18 laps time and the situation is something like this 1. HAM 2. RIC...

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Palmer has been crap so Renault retaining them is a bit of strange one but if you actually in depth he hasn't been that bad. Still bad but not that bad. Still bad, though. KMag reportedly declined an 1-year contact with them and Ocon is set for FI so they didn't have a lot of options to choose from....

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The 107% is there as a guideline to gauge if a car is so off the pace that it becomes a hazard. Alonso (in FP2 & FP3) and Button have consistently proved that the McLaren can get within 107%. That real is there for safety, not to deny permission to drivers to participate in Q1 when their cars break ...

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I'd like to see a bit more static cameras instead around braking zones so it is easy to appreciate the speed and the stopping power of these machines.

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Nico for the initial contact.
Lewis for the way he came back on the track.

Overall the incident was caused by Nico but Hamilton couldn't let his buddy steal all the headlines.

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Hamilton has been massively disrespected by his own team today. They handed Rosberg the lead and he's now on the harder and slower compound to end the race. Can anyone make sense of this? ;) The soft has been the better tyre all race long, though. But that brings the question why didn't Lewis pit 5...

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Hamilton pits before Rosberg despite being behind him?

Rosberg remained in front (Hamilton's slow stop helped) but still, it was a strange decision.

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Were Ferrari waiting for rain and wanted to do a stop less?

Anyway, the marshmallow tyres strike again. But Ferrari risked too much.

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Warheart01 wrote:Did something break on the car that made him crash or was it a human error?

To me it looked like his suspension broke on the left while he was on kerb hence the smoke and the sharp veering to the right.

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Gutierrez, never rated them and I don't think he's anything special. Palmer looks a bit out of his depth. Nasr, he's been very petulant and frankly, slower than Ericsson. That's it from me. Haryanto will get some hate because he's a "pay drive" but I wouldn't say he's ridiculously bad. Holds his own...

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So much hate for the man!!!! He WON deal with it, I see nothing wrong with what he did on that chicane deal, just racing , RIC needs to speak to his pit crew and team, thats were he lost the race!! You know, racing usually involves as pre-determined course. And that course is regulated by certain w...

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PzR Slim wrote:
TheBlackFlag wrote:
Unparalleled wrote:Rosberg had a shocker today

Good win for Lewis
By "Good" do you mean unbelievably fortunate?
You know the old adage, you've got to be good to be lucky!

Hence why Rosberg is leading in the WDC?

I cannot believe Lewis got away with cutting the corner and crowding Danny.

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Riccardo, Rosberg and Kvyat (in that order for me).

Vettel was good but he was quite clumsy, I'd put the blame entirely on him for wiping out Kimi at the start. And then he damaged his FW again.

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I know I'm late for the party (haven't had the time for PF1 in the last couple of months) but what was wrong with the qualy from last (few) year(s) again?

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Schumacher forever#1 wrote:Poor Alonso looks like he's dying to race on the side of the pitman

He was like "Just tell me and I'm good to go. Please, man!"

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What Herbert said in this case was unreasonable and Alonso was well within his rights to do what he did. I'm surprised however that so many people are attacking Herbert's prior record as a pundit - I've found him pretty even handed and fair most of the time and I don't recall him having any kind of...

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Herbert is a joke as a pundit, I'm glad Alonso called him out on his tabloid talk.

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Max acts like a spoilt kid. I'm afraid his father is to him what Rob Lowe was to James Spader in the 1990 film Bad Influence.

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I'd give Alonso the edge over everyone else. His ability to see the full picture while driving and achieving results which shouldn't be possible is what really elevates him in my eyes. Hamilton a close second, just a bit more fragile mentally and inconsistent. Ricciardo third because the Honey Badg...

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I'd give Alonso the edge over everyone else. His ability to see the full picture while driving and achieving results which shouldn't be possible is what really elevates him in my eyes. Hamilton a close second, just a bit more fragile mentally and inconsistent. Ricciardo third because the Honey Badge...

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Bernie calling for reversed qualifying grids as a way to spice up the racing. While I agree with his quote, F1 is a shell of its former self and quickly becoming irrelevant, I doubt his crazy solution is the answer. F1 is at its worst so let's go ahead and completely destroy its reputation instead ...

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Ban pit-to-car radio/messaging. Only allow the teams to pass information to drivers via pit boards. That way, even if circus tyres and silly mandatory pitstops remain, at least the drivers will have to think the race through for themselves, and act upon their own understanding of whom they are raci...

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Revise the money distribution model (plus increase the money teams receive) so midfield teams don't have to pray for survival each year. That would naturally raise the quality of the competition (small teams would be able to invest more in development and they would be able to hire drivers because o...

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I regret that Tombazis was sacked in 2015. Should have been years earlier.

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Gutierrez being considered for A Ferrari drive?

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Not caption per say but man, this photo is 100% NASCAR.

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