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Some valid points in there but I don't really see why you have to get so irate over the issue, if you know stuff then why not just share it? It is true that the the production of batteries can produce as many greenhouse gases as it saves. There has to be a start somewhere or are you suggesting we j...

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Production of fossil fuel vehicles may well end in the next few decades, but the fuels themselves will never be banned. Never. Think of the millions and millions of cars, bikes and scooters that would need to be scrapped or converted. Legislation against that level of wastefulness is more likely tha...

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F1 would lose some fans, no doubt, and you might be among them. But why do you think the manufacturers would no longer be there? There are more manufacturers in FE right now than in F1. Two points: 1) As Pokerman states above "......I will, I would see it as the end of F1, also let's not forget tha...

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Kimi was responsible for about 50% of the harm to Verstappen. Verstappen was responsible for about 50% of the harm to Verstappen. They share the blame for what they did to each other. Racing incident. However, objectively Kimi is only very slightly responsible for the harm inflicted on himself. Ver...

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Didn't Senna say to Jackie Stewart that if you no longer go for a gap then you are no longer a racing driver. He did. As justification for a horrific act of poor sportsmanship that could have resulted in injuries or worse. Also Max had enough of his car alongside to be regarded as alongside, otherw...

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When did Renault brag they had the biggest budget and most powerful engine? As for the engine, this thread is about Renault claiming 1,000 hp and their competitors responding by saying that their own power units aren't producing 1,000 hp. Renault also claim 960 to 970 hp in racing trim, which is si...

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I hate to say it but that looked pretty poor from Albon. Yes, he's probably a bit better than Gasly but he needs to be a significant improvement over him. I can't see Red Bull challenging for second in the Constructors Cup. It's not Albon's job to finish 6th like someone above said, his job is to b...

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I hate to say it but that looked pretty poor from Albon. Yes, he's probably a bit better than Gasly but he needs to be a significant improvement over him. I can't see Red Bull challenging for second in the Constructors Cup. It's not Albon's job to finish 6th like someone above said, his job is to b...

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Todd wrote:Does everyone remember how RedBull used to cover up for Renault's problems by taking the blame for every one of the partnership's failures on track? I don't. If Honda's engine was as bad as Renault's, we'd be hearing about it after every race.

The point is neither engine is bad anymore.

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I personally think there is elements of truth, but only dirng short bursts during qualifying.. not sustainaable of a race. meaming their average sutainable max power and drivablity for the race is definitely behind the other 3 PUs. Not sure why Renault would want to give out the statement they've m...

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How is it relevant now? F1 is a frivolous, elitist playground for the 0.01% and has been so for decades. Any relevance to the car industry is from a marketing point of view, not an engineering one. Marketing is what keeps F1 afloat. Precisely. There doesn't need to be a scrap of engineering trickle...

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Why does F1 have to go electric? They still race horses you know. Let the manufacturers chase the marketing dollar and go to FE. Then maybe F1 can be returned to its traditional custodians - the independent racing team. We're years and years away from battery tech that is even close to as efficient...

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Why does F1 have to go electric? They still race horses you know. Let the manufacturers chase the marketing dollar and go to FE. Then maybe F1 can be returned to its traditional custodians - the independent racing team. We're years and years away from battery tech that is even close to as efficient...

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Why does F1 have to go electric? They still race horses you know. Let the manufacturers chase the marketing dollar and go to FE. Then maybe F1 can be returned to its traditional custodians - the independent racing team. We're years and years away from battery tech that is even close to as efficient ...

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If I could pick any driver for my team, it would be Daniel Ricciardo. He can win races for you that you don't deserve, and that nobody else other than Schumacher could have secured. Verstappen would certainly enter the conversation at this point, but I'd like to see more evidence that he won't do s...

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If I could pick any driver for my team, it would be Daniel Ricciardo. He can win races for you that you don't deserve, and that nobody else other than Schumacher could have secured. Verstappen would certainly enter the conversation at this point, but I'd like to see more evidence that he won't do s...

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No. Because that whole move is just motor racing - from karts to F1 it's no different. If you leave a gap on the inside big enough another to car to fit into - you run a risk. They will take it and you WILL be run wide on the exit if you stay there. It's that simple. Accept that and either back out...

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Leclerc conceded the corner and went superwide. And the turned right sharply. Verstappen had full lock on at all time and never turned left. It is very cut and driver. Leclerc when on a walk in the garden, Verstappen took the opportunity, and the Leclerc when oh sheesh, and tried to reclaim the rac...

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Leaving the rules aside for a moment, how many people here still think "The Pass" by Zanardi at Laguna Seca in '96 was a legit move? He was the attacking driver, but he left the track and impeded his opponent upon rejoining. It's actually a fairly similar incident all things considered.

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Of course, Vietnam -- as a communist country -- can always pull a page from the Fidel Castro playbook, nationalising all the proceeds from the race. Chase Carey would be apoplectic at that. No one is taking the bait. Your fear of communism is not shared by people outside your American babyboomer ec...

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Of course, Vietnam -- as a communist country -- can always pull a page from the Fidel Castro playbook, nationalising all the proceeds from the race. Chase Carey would be apoplectic at that. No one is taking the bait. Your fear of communism is not shared by people outside your American babyboomer ec...

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Of course, Vietnam -- as a communist country -- can always pull a page from the Fidel Castro playbook, nationalising all the proceeds from the race. Chase Carey would be apoplectic at that. No one is taking the bait. Your fear of communism is not shared by people outside your American babyboomer ec...

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I always wished Super GT was run with just one driver per car like DTM. I'm pretty sure the cars are the same spec as DTM (basically the fastest tin tops short of LMPs). Anyway, congrats to JB. Not an easy title to win at all. No, Super GT was always faster, was as fast as the fastest Non hybrid Le...

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Things people seem to be misunderstanding on the Ocon/Verstappen incident are that: -Ocon had not just been lapped, he had been help up behind Verstappen for 2 laps -Ocon had double checked with the team about unlapping himself and is allowed to do so -Force India say Ocon would have lost around 6 ...

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MB-BOB wrote:fun-filled, propaganda-laced tour of the "Hanoi Hilton" Museum

Well as they say, history is written by the winners...

Who woulda thunk the people who are against this race for political reasons are Americans.

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Wonder how far back in time you need to go to be able to actually start and run the car without a team of engineers and laptops? My impression is that anything before the 1990s would probably be able to run without computers, but for eliminating the team of engineers I think you'd need to go pre-tu...

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Wonder how far back in time you need to go to be able to actually start and run the car without a team of engineers and laptops? My impression is that anything before the 1990s would probably be able to run without computers, but for eliminating the team of engineers I think you'd need to go pre-tu...

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Alonso just hanging on... He really needs McLaren to nail the updates post summer break. Hulkenberg's dominance early in the season and now tapering off is reminiscent of Button in 2009.

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Toby. wrote:*Grosjean to be dumped from Haas before the end of the season.
*McLaren to podium in Singapore
*Ricciardo to sign with Ferrari for 2019

Swap with Leclerc? Doesn't seem so bold now I think about it... Would also help your third prediction come true.

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Between Max claiming they are short 70-80HP on Mercedes and Ferrari on one hand, and Gasly saying how much time they lose on the straights on the other hand, I'm not exactly feeling confident for RBR for next year. I think it's worse than that. After the manufacturers backflipped it now looks like ...

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They won't have to match Max' salary, why would they? Depends. If they want to build out a longer term relationship with him then they can't squeeze him out like a lemon now, because that will leave a bad aftertaste for Dan, affecting his loyalty, and then he might jump ship as soon as he gets a ch...

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The question Ricciardo needs to ask himself is do any of his options for 2019 have a chance at the title? At this point with the Ferrari door closing the answer is probably no. Honda are better this year for sure, but in the overall scheme of things they are still by far the weakest PU, both in term...

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Hamilton didn't have bags more pace than Ricciardo, but he was definitely being held up. I'm not really sure. Hamilton had some traffic get really into the way in the last few laps, dropping him back sometimes to almost 2s, but the amount of time he needed to get back in DRS window sometimes was as...

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I still don't think their race pace is as good as either Ferrari or Mercedes on most normal tracks. Could very well be. About the fastest laps yesterday, I'm not sure whether they are really indicative of pace. Vettel was managing at the front, I suspect he might have been able to go faster when re...

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Very poor performances by Kimi, Lewis and Dan. Well Kimi messed up, so that one's entirely on him. But the fact that Hamilton kept locking up at the same spot suggests to me that he has some kind of balance issue. I can't believe he wouldn't learn from his mistake at some point! Didn't see much of ...

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The RB14 might just be the best chassis Red Bull have made since the RB9. Renault should be singing their praises for flattering their engine so much. But I also believe that McLaren's chassis is not suited to this circuit. In that case it's also worth noting the gap to the factory Renault team. 20...

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I want to see some specialty racing engine manufacturers. These guys have the knowledge and expertise to build F1 engines but the current formula makes it too expensive for them to get a look in. Gibson, Mountune (as part of Roush engines), even Judd could come back.

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2017 Verstappen was quicker but had a few mechanical problems. I'm really sick and tired of reading this on here. Verstappen did not have more mechanical problems than Ricciardo. Verstappen retired from 1 more race than Ricciardo in 2017 and as we know, some of those were his own fault, whereas non...

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Yeah but people who never saw him drive in ChampCar don't realize the caliber driver Bourdais IS. He got the call up to F1 at Toro Rosso at a time when the team was all over the place with drivers and committed to just one. I'm sorry but that's just looking for excuses. Bourdais was outscored 35 to...

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Exediron wrote:Now that the thread has been separated, I'm hoping to hear back from myattitude on the subject of Schumi and Alonso.

Me too.

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