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For me it is a racing incident-given they were not racing for position. Hamilton can always join the monkeys at the back to see how they feel about being taken out. A racing incident is one in which neither driver is really to blame for the accident that happened. In this case Hamilton caused the a...

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The way Rosberg dropped back so soon in Brazil was typical of Mercedes' problems all year. I'm surprised by that comment; I was under the impression that Nico had set his car up for rain in the race, and that Hamilton gambled on a faster set-up. I wonder whether the whole illegal test episode someh...

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And I think there have been worse drivers than Mazzacane in F1 such as Deletraz, Amati, Belmondo, Ide, Langes and Bertaggia. For what it's worth, Eric Van De Poele said that Amati never got the chance to prove her worth. That she was better than she was perceived to be. Something that may apply to ...

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Once Lewis has left the racing line to defend he has absolutely no rights to try to regain the racing line for the corner and that's the rules Not quite, he can move back towards the racing line, but he has to leave the outside driver room - and for as long as he is alongside. The problem here wasn...

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And I think there have been worse drivers than Mazzacane in F1 such as Deletraz, Amati, Belmondo, Ide, Langes and Bertaggia. For what it's worth, Eric Van De Poele said that Amati never got the chance to prove her worth. That she was better than she was perceived to be. Something that may apply to ...

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The way Rosberg dropped back so soon in Brazil was typical of Mercedes' problems all year. I'm surprised by that comment; I was under the impression that Nico had set his car up for rain in the race, and that Hamilton gambled on a faster set-up. I wonder whether the whole illegal test episode someh...

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There is no way a Mazzacane, Yoong or Dalmas would get on the grid now. I can't comment on Mazzacane or Yoong, but I well remember the excitement as Dalmas was heading to F1. Harpo probably could tell us more about him pre-F1, but he isn't the only one to have disappointed. Which makes me wonder ho...

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Once Lewis has left the racing line to defend he has absolutely no rights to try to regain the racing line for the corner and that's the rules Not quite, he can move back towards the racing line, but he has to leave the outside driver room - and for as long as he is alongside. The problem here wasn...

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There is no way a Mazzacane, Yoong or Dalmas would get on the grid now. I can't comment on Mazzacane or Yoong, but I well remember the excitement as Dalmas was heading to F1. Harpo probably could tell us more about him pre-F1, but he isn't the only one to have disappointed. Which makes me wonder ho...

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Bacus wrote:why is rosberg listed here? :-/

Because he did well considering the rain never came.

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Monaco 2004. Although Trulli had his only win in that race, I really wanted to see what Michael could have done once the safety car came back in. He was first then and the second placed car had just stopped for fuel and tyres, so Michael still had one extra pit-stop to make, and needed to pull out ...

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Eva09 wrote:the tyres weren't wet enough for the conditions, Webber and Alonso crashed when the tyres they were on were too wet and were overheating.

Goodness!

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Monaco 2004. Although Trulli had his only win in that race, I really wanted to see what Michael could have done once the safety car came back in. He was first then and the second placed car had just stopped for fuel and tyres, so Michael still had one extra pit-stop to make, and needed to pull out ...

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Was it during the wait for Q3 that it was shown today? I liked it, and red is not my favourite colour. It reminded me a bit of the 2007 colours on the car.

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compared to (chronological order) Alonso/Raikkonen/Hamilton/Button/Vettel, he lacks some natural instict to win. I don't know how to call it, maybe 'killer instinct'... Perhaps I misunderstand what you see as this natural instinct to win, but particularly when looking at Hamilton I would say this '...

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It is nearly impossible to decide... Of those I saw racing myself, Senna was the quickest, Prost the best and Lauda the most courageous. Does Lauda's courage make up for something? But how do these men size up in the greatness stakes against Clark and Fangio? To be honest, I don't even know whether ...

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My question is, though - and an academic perspective on this would be nice - should Girlfriend have done it? My perspective isn't academic, but I feel the question is rather should Girlfriend NOT have done it? The answer to which only she can give, because she can assess if/where the line between h...

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it looks to me that those Pirelli tests had more to do with the issue than Lewis and Nico themselves. Now i'm not saying he developed the car of course, but whether this was through his feedback as a driver or by inspiring his team I believe he helped solve issues that couldn't be solved with Schum...

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No he didn't. He wanted to leave in the summer of 1994, because Benetton had brought his good name into disrepute. You may not have known this, but it wasn't a secret. I have no idea whether he would still have wanted to leave Benetton after winning a title with them in 1995, but he didn't need to ...

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I don't think even the biggest Grosjean fan would say that his points in the first half of the season were good enough - they weren't. But it is really encouraging to see how much he has improved since then and his new-found confidence and maturity on track make him a joy to watch at times. :thumbu...

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I was talking about 1996. At the end of 1995 he decided to leave his dominant team... No he didn't. He wanted to leave in the summer of 1994, because Benetton had brought his good name into disrepute. You may not have known this, but it wasn't a secret. I have no idea whether he would still have wa...

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Well the changes in aero that were meant to be able to allow cars to follow each other and therefore increase the chances of real racing happening has failed. So I believe it is time to go in another direction for the sake of keeping F1 relevant. The 2009 rule changes were never properly developed ...

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I mean as drivers in general they earned the reward and the honour of having those records. Michael toiled for almost a decade without the best car, and was rewarded. Vettel just strolled in and it was all served up on a platter. Just so easy, and next year they hired a number 2 driver specifically...

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coulthards chin wrote:Not so good
Sakon Yamamoto

A very famous name!

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irietuning wrote:Jenson is a good driver, he had a great 2009 with Brawn, but should have retired after that.

Why?

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The mad hunger to see him fail (which is different from not attracting vocal supporters), is quite understandable. The long years of waiting in sub-par cars made for lower than normal expectations. Many then slide into underrating him and are surprised/annoyed when he finally gets a car to win a cha...

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I'm not any expert (not even an armchair one) so I guess it's just a hunch, but on a track like COTA I'd bet for Nico. On Interlagos it might be another story. I'm just considering their driving styles. Nothing else. Would you care to explain that a little bit more in detail? I don't suppose it wou...

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The question is whether you get automatically awarded grade 1 if you fulfill all the criteria or whether you have to apply for it (and pay a fee ...). For instance, Brno looks perfectly F1-suitable to me but it is grade 2 - but since they (as far as I know) never so far attempted to have F1, they m...

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It shouldn't be. The majority of the race was really rather dull. Exactly that, I remember at the time - before Hamilton's penalty was handed down - reading editorials and forum posts by people declaring "Was that the greatest race ever?" and remember thinking "well it was quite dull between Hamilt...

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Let's not get ahead of ourselves here: "We knew he had had some excursions over kerbs and things, but when we actually got here and started to strip everything down, the damage was pretty significant. It may even be at a level that was affecting the handling of the car . Hardly conclusive stuff :) ...

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Biggest news of the silly season, Lotus still see quality in a man who should have retired with dignity long ago... Still, I wish it had happened...would have been fun! I don't recall his comeback resulting in him losing his dignity, unless I've read you wrong and you're saying he should have retir...

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Covalent wrote:
Mr-E wrote:I got 90 % and I'm Swedish. Don't know what that says about me.
5% northern

And I'm finnish!

Apparently I'm from Wolverhampton. Which is... in England somewhere.

Having looked it up, I have passed it a few times on the way to Stoke. Fooney!

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I feel for Valsecchi :( But this is the only right decision if still they hope to fight for WCC points. I feel bad for D'Ambrosio! Poor man's named after custard... There are worse names. (A custard, no less... 8O ) But if he still is the designated simulator driver for Lotus, then he should indeed...

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I get your point but it still doesn't mean he didn't move down the grid only to get up again :lol: Alonso is not such a good example, except if you consider it wiser than taking a sabbatical year. Prost took one when there weren't any championship teams to switch to after Ferrari, and Alonso was ju...

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Shumacher is an amazing driver, very underrated IMO. He's surely among the Top 5 drivers in the last 20 years. It wasn't just the car, his stats are amazing. Yes. Barichello didn't achieve much with the same car, only 9-10 wins - most of them achieved at the end of season when Michael already secur...

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Ferrari in 2010 was a better car than 1996, but its clear now that the state of the team is far weaker than when Michael joined, when it had Todt, Bryne, and Brawn, which are far superior than their counterparts this era. I'm not sure where you want to take this reasoning, but when Schumacher joine...

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I get your point but it still doesn't mean he didn't move down the grid only to get up again :lol: Alonso is not such a good example, except if you consider it wiser than taking a sabbatical year. Prost took one when there weren't any championship teams to switch to after Ferrari, and Alonso was ju...

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Be happy Räikkönen wins, and that Tyregate 2003 didn't pay off in the end.

(You can see I'm not cynical enough to actually be Jean Todt, can't you?)

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Kai wrote:

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Well done Kai! I wish I could photoshop like that.

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drchatnuff wrote:Nico, like Button are plain BORING!!!!!!!!!!!

That might explain them not having fans. But a supporter is not the same as a fan.

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