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I mean cmon, it's his first race. It's like playing Monopoly the first time with your younger brother and giving him less money and rubbish property deals at the start. Completely unsporting and brainless attitude from the FIA. Make debutants exempt from penalties regardless of the engine swaps etc....

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One year Massa had his championship taken away in the space of a lap / corner / home straight in Brazil and for want of his Singapore win thrown away for the sake of an un-detached fuel hose in one of the most the most bonkers comical scenes in F1 history. This year we have had Sebastian Vettel and ...

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I put Brazil. The reason being Ferrari just need to beat Lewis once although Lewis is favourite going to Austin. Lewis has had such a good run lately this half of the season and won all the Austin races iirc, his form and luck has to end at some point. I also think Ferrari are going to run very aggr...

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He should get faster

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Mercedes will continue to dominate until the engine psu regulations are simplified to make the sport cheaper. Mercedes have the most resources and best engine designers. Only someone like Porsche or Audi could compete.

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Only thing conceivably that can stop LH winning the title now are incidents or unreliability.

How long and where will he be crowned Champ? He could even be WDC next race if he does well and Vettel has a bad result.

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The reason I say Vettel to get pole is because Vettel will set up the car to try and get pole and bank on Ferrari's race pace to stay first through the race. LH on the otherhand is probably going to go for a conservative qualifying as he doesn't need to attack so much. However I think this is a Merc...

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I reckon SV will take pole and LH will take the win and overtake SV on track.

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Perhaps we could do with a update after every grand prix with the points standings had SV and LH finished as they started on the grid at Singapore in an alternate universe championship standings? Just to realise the points difference that crash made? Because not only did SV lose all of his points, L...

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Redbull are developing their own engine in a secret location according to my sources and want to use the Renault, Aston Martin and Honda engine designs to accelerate development. First on the grid is easily worth developing an exclusive engine for Redbull.

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At the Singapore GP, the scene of F1's biggest sporting scandal ever, is this possibly the worst disgrace to hit the pinnacle of motorsport in living memory? [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31uk4cs4g7E[/youtube] https://uk.yahoo.com/sports/news/ricciardo-shifts-apos-fart-gate-050649139.html...

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It's not over until it's over. We could have penalties, engine failure, wet race, driver collisions, tyre punctures, safety car, tyre temperature problems allsorts. Ferrari might even have an advantage at the hot races. Advantage Lewis. Championship is his to lose but he has not won it yet, could ha...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oew5tVrgJ_U https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oew5tVrgJ_U/hqdefault.jpg This is why Hamiltion is the best of his generation, just after he secured McLaren Mercedes sponsorship around 1998 just as Mercedes were coming to the fore with the Newey designed McLaren. Part luck, part i...

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In my opinion Vettel deserves a grid drop for the next race. Vettel cut too hard into his blind spot too quickly. I think if you are gonna cut like that you need to make sure there is more than a car width leeway, the way Vettel did it there was no margin for error. But it hardly matters now, Lewis ...

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My driver of the day is Jolyon Palmer as he has had his worst week in F1 and got a result nobody expected. Good luck to the guy I hope he gets at least one more season in a team like Williams or Force India with a reliable Merc engine.

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IMO Ferrari have the largest dedicated fan base. But I still miss Minardi. IMO if Colin had not died from his heart attack, these guys would have given Ferrari a run for their money. https://i.wheelsage.org/pictures/l/lotus/72e/lotus_72e_5.jpeg https://i.wheelsage.org/pictures/l/lotus/72e/lotus_72e...

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I would actually say Mercedes is a much more popular than Ferrari as a car brand if you take into account the actual number of sales, owners and profits. Eg Mercedes made around $3 billion last year whilst Ferrari only around $400m. Although whilst they are both luxury brands only Mercedes is afford...

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https://uk.news.yahoo.com/mercedes-benz-latest-manufacturer-enter-105321170.html So it seems manufacturers are happy to spend on Formula E to boost electric car technology and green car sales following Renault and Jaguar. Audi and possibly Porsche are also joining. Going to be where most of the manu...

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I think Vettel will get similar punishment to what Grosjean had. 2 race ban iirc. Might get away with 1 race ban or back of the grid penalty if he can make a successful argument. Other possibility is suspended DSQ from the championship if another serious incident occurs like Schumacher in Jerez 97. ...

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If it's intentional then it should have been a black flag and race ban, possibly DSQ from the championship if was likely to bring the sport into disrepute. If he can prove it was a genuine accident then 10 sec stop go probably was about right but the trouble is we know Vettel is a loose cannon when ...

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I served this guy a panini at Silverstone during the MotoGP back around 2012 I think. He was a really nice guy and seemed to be the only rider to smile and chat with the hospitality staff. Read the news a couple of days ago now but didn't realise it was this serious. I hope he pulls through ok.

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The thing is if the cars are so close in speed that they are nearly identical then you have to try every single trick to find performance. But to be frank, I would carry a can of Monster and a packet of twiglets and then eat them in front of at the camera after winning the race in parc ferme. That w...

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As fate places the two most self centric drivers in direct diametric opposition, is it a matter of time before tensions meet boiling point and the whole thing explodes? Hamilton has the chance this season to potentially match Vettel's number of titles or come to the point where he would need another...

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How would one handle interaction between the virtual car and the race cars? Without that, what's the point? One would assume a time or speed penalty if a gamer driver comes into contact with the real cars after the first lap. So you would have to be very opportunistic to pass but that's the same as...

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Given the plethora of current F1 technology, shouldn't it be possible to drive virtually against a gps representation of Lewis and the rest of the F1 field simultaneously with the real life race? Obviously there are latency issued but it shouldn't be much worse than any normal online game? What are ...

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The McLaren yes.

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They are not going to get back to winning form though. The engines are the only super critical component now, all the aero and packaging is reliant on an efficient power unit hence why Mercedes and Ferrari are the only ones in the hunt for wins. They are currently joint last and you have to wonder, ...

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McLaren aren't going to win for years. Honda simply do not have the technical staff on par with their European competitors. I had high hopes Honda engine could achieve the success like the BGP001 chassis if they just focused on the power unit. They said they were taking a risky approach but the trut...

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It would be good if F1 drivers could earn bonus points for winning blue ribbon races outside F1 like Indy 500, Daytona, Le Mans, Monte Carlo Rally, ManxTT (!) then it truly would be the World Driver's Championship and not just the F1 WDC.

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They want to sell more Hondas and McLarens in the crucial US market so I am not surprised they are entering Indycar. Maybe Ferrari will follow them if they see McLaren taking more marketshare.

I think McLaren need to be in Indycar and/or Le Mans to spread their bets a little.

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RedBull have a chance at street circuits and/or a wet race. I think they can win a race on a split strategy once or twice this year.

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Races every weekend is probably a bit too much to ask the teams and drivers but they ought to have F2 races on terrestial TV on weekends inbetween F1 races imo.

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I distinctly remember Hakkinen and Schumacher having an epic battle at Spa one year possibly 1999 or 2000 on the straight after Eau Rouge, pretty sure Hakkinen came out on top!

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If Honda doesn't show much improvement then what is the point of continuing? Another Mercedes or Ferrari drive is probably out of the question and Red Bull only recruit from within now. It's going to take at least another 3 years for McLaren to get back to the front unless they can do a 2009 and tur...

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Surely it would be cheaper to build their own engine rather than pay $100million fines for pinching rivals' data?

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I mean, Mercedes and Ferrari build their own engines. Maybe it's not enough to have a a manufacturer works engine anymore. Maybe the engine and car have to be designed together from day one and all of the following days thereafter. No sending designs back and forth from Japan. I can imagine the car ...

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Given his greater experience with faster, grippier F1 cars is there a chance he may do better than Vettel or even Lewis this year? He used to have a lot of lap records and has shown pace in Barcelona. I believe he is now the oldest driver on the grid if I am not mistaken? Or will Vettel and Lewis st...

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Forget banning team data sharing. Simply allow telemetry to be shared on test circuits to develop the car at the start of the year and then ban it altogether once the cars are actually at GP circuits. Telemetry adds practically nothing to the spectacle, nor the challenge or enjoyment of racing a car...

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I am afraid reports of Raikkonnen's untimely demise are grossly exaggerated! If anything Raikkonnen has somehow sent Alonso to McLaren despite admittedly being slower. But I would rather bet on Raikkonen getting another WDC rather than Alonso unless McLaren find a performance loophole. The new regs...

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I am afraid reports of Raikkonnen's untimely demise are grossly exaggerated! If anything Raikkonnen has somehow sent Alonso to McLaren despite admittedly being slower. But I would rather bet on Raikkonen getting another WDC rather than Alonso unless McLaren find a performance loophole. The new regs ...

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