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I am glad that we are finally ushering in an era where we can pretend that women's bodies do not exist. It's also good to see that all the grid girls who liked their jobs got put out of their misery. Serves them right for thinking they knew what was good for them. Its 2018 and we live in an enlighte...

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I think it's a good idea to have a women's racing series. Or several of them at diffent tiers. It varies across different sports how well women's variants do, WNBA being an obvious example of failure, and tennis a definite success. There are essentially no sports where a mixed series has ever succee...

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If Hamilton finishes in the points tomorrow, it will be every race completed and every finish in the points over the course of a season. Has anybody done that before?

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Haas would do well to replace Ro-Gro. It's not just the spins (which seem to happen every race weekend), it's the negativity that he seems to exude from his pores. This guy is such a downer in terms of his words and demeanor. I think Haas can do better; regardless of their rationale for hiring him....

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There are two different ways that the topic question can be interpreted. One is whether a driver can improve in pace relative to other drivers and his own potential, and the other is whether natural pace can be enhanced over time. The answer to the former is 'yes', to the latter - 'no'. First and se...

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Hamilton is the more talented driver, but I think the difference between them would be quite small. Probably smaller than in the case of Rosberg. Vettel could probably come out on top some seasons due to work rate and determination, but on top form I would expect Hamilton to edge out.

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Altair wrote:Lot of overtaking by the usual suspects.

It's very easy with the long front straight here.

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kleefton wrote:Bottas starting to drop off as expected

Raikkonen has nothing left in the tank to pick up the scraps, it seems.

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Hamilton is slicing through the field. There were a couple of hairy moments where he lost the front end grip though. Mercedes really needs to be up front to dominate.

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Paolo_Lasardi wrote:The OP is about FIA/FOM helping Ferrari through the technical regulations

... which isn't happening.

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Obviously FOM favours Ferrari. They are biggest brand and pull in more fans and money and track owners than anyone else. Period. But FIA hasn't shown any Ferrari favoritism in long long time. And Ferrari themselves hasn't demanded any. They demand they get financial returns for the money and fans t...

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The Mercs and Ferraris looking pretty evenly matched over 1 lap. One could argue they have been close in qualifying all year it's just Lewis is quicker than Seb. However, the usual suspects reply "something, something, Q3 engine mode" despite the numbers suggesting Mercedes qualifying mode is only ...

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Verstappen, Magnussen and Hamilton, in that order. Max was pretty great today, good start, dusted his team mate off and then hunted Hamilton down to the line. Magnussen's pass on Massa alone gets him a vote for me, it was brave and it was needed, especially with Grosjean on the blower behind him as...

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You never know Lewis might spring a surprise reirement at end of season. It's not entirely off the cards but he mentioned Schumy's 91 a few races back, I think he might stick around and try and beat it! I think Hamilton will continue for another 3-4 seasons as long as he has a competitive car. Ther...

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Hamilton is the best of this generation as long as we assume that Max is already to be counted among the next generation. Otherwise it's getting too close to call. Max is the biggest talent to come into the sport since Hamilton's rookie season.

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I think spatial awareness is definitely a Vettel weakness. Found this clip by accident when watching Perez's joke to his engineer that his engine had failed on the last lap in Suzuka 2011. Vettel turns in on Schumacher oblivious that he is there and MS has to run the kerb to avoid him. https://www....

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From this angle ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ80ZLmhoFs ), it looks like Stroll was going to go offline to pick-up marbles and also possibly giving way to the McLaren behind him. Apparently he did not see that Vettel also came up behind him and was in the process of overtaking. What a brain c...

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Different situation so your comparison is not valid. There simply is no need to overtake on the cool down lap. Professional drivers should be more and not less alert than any average driver. If it's a different situation, then it's even worse for Stroll. There is nothing in the rules about not over...

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From this angle ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ80ZLmhoFs ), it looks like Stroll was going to go offline to pick-up marbles and also possibly giving way to the McLaren behind him. Apparently he did not see that Vettel also came up behind him and was in the process of overtaking. What a brain c...

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From this angle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ80ZLmhoFs), it looks like Stroll was going to go offline to pick-up marbles and also possibly giving way to the McLaren behind him. Apparently he did not see that Vettel also came up behind him and was in the process of overtaking.

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I am glad that there was a wet standing start. Very surprised by it as there hasn't been one in a long time and this seemed like one of the most dangerous places to do it. Anyway, hopefully now that the precedent has ben set, it should extend to all tracks. The big incident looked like Vettel moved ...

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F1Tyrant wrote:It's raining...

If it's not completely dry, we will be watching shiny cars sitting in the garage.

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davidheath461 wrote: No surprise that Merc struggled here given their car characteristics. I wonder if they are beginning to regret those team orders they issued in Hungary.

What team orders? Bottas was ahead and he was always going to finish ahead. Team orders would be if they allowed Hamilton to pass.

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One Red Bull will beat Vettel by splitting there strategies, they are happy to do it and Vettel can't cover both of them. If they can hold 2-3 on the first lap they have a very good chance. RBR will have a shot if they can stay in touch with the Ferrari. If Vettel pulls a 4-5 second gap in the firs...

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SDLRob wrote: Wonder if Seb has done damage to his car?

Probably not. Many other cars brushed the wall and there were no adverse effects. The only concern would be the tires, but he will start on Q2 rubber of course.

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SDLRob wrote:..... the hell is going on? Both McLarens in the top 5.... and Palmer 7th!!!!

McLarens are doing good as it is a chassis track. The track is evolving quickly too. Perhaps 1:40s in Q2?

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There are more rumors than facts swirling around presently. The only hard facts I have are 1) Porsche are exploring becoming a Formula One engine manufacturer. No more, no less, right now it is only an engineering exercise. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/358003/porsche-to-work-on-possible-formu...

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Very interesting. Four drivers in three different cars should be fighting for pole. Ferrari has recovered well, but they don't have the expected advantage.

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When it comes to Mercedes vs Ferrari favoritism, we have to remember that by the time of the Hungarian GP, which seems to generate a lot of noise, Hamilton and Bottas were a lot more equally matched than Vettel and Kimi. At that point in time there was still a chance that Bottas could make a run fo...

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When it comes to Mercedes vs Ferrari favoritism, we have to remember that by the time of the Hungarian GP, which seems to generate a lot of noise, Hamilton and Bottas were a lot more equally matched than Vettel and Kimi. At that point in time there was still a chance that Bottas could make a run for...

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lamo wrote:Senna raced in the none refueling era, similar to this one. He had the races won by the time the cars got down to low fuel.

That is true and he also started on pole in more than a third of his races. Still, I thought he would get fast laps as a matter of cause on more occasions.

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qualifying meh Felipe is very mixed when it comes to qualifying. Rain issue aside, had a part flown loose from another F1 car and crack'd your skull during qualifying you "too" might have some residual PTSD when it comes to climbing in the car to go qualy....... I believe it'd cross my mind while s...

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Great job by Hamilton today. Consistently fastest through all sessions.

Verstappen may become the fastest driver in F1 and it may happen soon.

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Lt. Drebin wrote:Massa Snr. and Massa Jnr. are very good at football. As well as the Williams team in general.

Massa is really good. Very nice coordination.

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Formula 1 regulations for 2018:

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Let's get going! These are supposed to be among the best drivers in the world. They can handle a wet surface.

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i dont know why people make a big deal about these things, every sportsman is selfish and has to be, particularly in an individual spot. vettel like anyone else in an advantageous position would do everything to load the dice in his favour. as any of you would. why would you put you reputation in j...

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It was a good race. Too bad that the regulations still suck and that we've actually gone backwards in time to where cars cannot run even within the DRS range of each other. 1.5 seconds was the minimal comfortable gap. Getting below the 1 second threshold was nearly impossible. Hamilton played it ver...

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The last time Vettel started behind Lewis at Spa, he passed him on lap 1 at the kemmel straight after Lewis blew Eau Rouge. This may happen again, Lewis shall be wary of it. Indeed. I'm expecting some shades of 2013 here, and I think if Seb can make the move, the Ferrari has the race pace to win. I...

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The position of Bottas is irrelevant, the gap is everything in any team mate duel. Same car, that is the only accurate barometer you can have for him. Would it be more impressive if he was 2nd but 0.65behind like in Baku? Bottas being 0.200 behind Lewis but starting 7 places behind him is much much...

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