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benmc

I tried to tell you guys that most of you had it all wrong on Kimi. Now we can see he is struggling you still have it wrong. But you go to the other extreme instead. I said in that one thread that he wouldn't make Q3 and people jumped on me for it. I really wasn't surprised that he was in the danger...

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Some of you lot are crazy. You get a whole channel devoted to F1 and all you can do is moan. Jeez, at least you can watch live races... But for eternity we have had it for free and recently in HD and with no adverts so I suppose £35 or £40 it has to be a lot better and it's not looking like it is. ...

benmc

Some of you lot are crazy. You get a whole channel devoted to F1 and all you can do is moan. Jeez, at least you can watch live races...

benmc

Got a minor issue with quoting... It looks like we can't attribute quotes to outside sources. For example if I wanted to directly quote a user's post it'd look like... Post. But if, say, Fernando Alonso says something and I wanted to attribute it to him, it looks like... [quote=''Fernando Alonso''] ...

benmc

Right, sorry I didn't respond to this earlier, I've been hungover/very very busy the last few days, now settling back down for the F1 weekend :D I hope you aren't a journalist. I'd love to see you write those sorts of things in a newspaper. You'd be out of a job and in court very quickly. http://for...

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Something I'm curious about with this one move rule and the whole issue of crowding is what happens when the racing line moves across the track? A good example would be the pit straight in Canada and the Button/Hamilton incident. When I first saw that accident I honestly thought it was 100% Button's...

benmc

I think what is really needed to ensure consistency is to have a group of ex racing drivers, at least 7 of them, to travel to every race. They are the only ones who have the authority to issue penalties and any dispute is settled by democratic vote.

But of course, that is fantasy land thinking.

benmc

Sleep through the entire morning, watch iplayer.

The joys of being a Uni student without a TV license.

benmc

Come on now, seriously? You have no proof that McLaren ever used these parts, and you couldn't prove it when I asked you to before. The only thing that the FIA was able to prove was that McLaren intended to use them. Nobody has any problem with people having controversial opinions, it's when you tr...

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Seriously, you think having Ferrari data to hand slowed McLaren down? Not just that, but Macca got to use the parts developed for '07 and later with a minor rider. Please read WMSC hearing from '07 on Spygate if you have doubts . Macca was indeed faster. A lot of people in the paddock agreed, and i...

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2008 and 2009 were my favorites. As said earlier, 2008 was pretty entertaining as it was such a crazy high-attrition race, the kind of which we've rarely seen in recent seasons. And 2009 was obviously great for a Jenson fan, but it was also a very entertaining race and also so funny to see the react...

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There You are 8O I honestly don't know the statistics for the 011 season, though I know Hamilton came off much worse than button. And to be honest I can't be bothered looking up. But, a single season don't make a career old bean and in the many more years that button had been around, he hadn't real...

benmc

Ah right okay. So having your car break down three times while leading, including once with three races to go, is simply 'minor troubles in the first half of the season'. And yes, of course I'm too young to remember Kimi's troubles. That's why I'm 20, and saw every race in the 2005 season. Kimi's p...

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Don't give me the bullshit that the car wasn't suited to Kimi's style. He and Massa worked in the team together, Kimi was the reigning champion, and you think the team would be against him? Yep, it's fact and you know that too. :D Career achievement: 1. Shumi. - 10 2. Alonso. - 8 3. Kimi - 7.5 4. V...

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Don't give me the bullshit that the car wasn't suited to Kimi's style. He and Massa worked in the team together, Kimi was the reigning champion, and you think the team would be against him? Yep, it's fact and you know that too. :D Career achievement: 1. Shumi. - 10 2. Alonso. - 8 3. Kimi - 7.5 4. V...

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Winners of season openers not winning the WDC (Since 1990) 2010 - Alonso (Vettel world champion) 2005 - Fisichella (Alonso world champion) 2003 - Coulthard (Schumacher world champion) 1999 - Irvine (Hakkinen world champion) 1997 - Coulthard (Villeneuve world champion) Interestingly, between 1979-198...

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Just coming up with random numbers on the spot is pretty meaningless when rating drivers in this way, particularly when we see drivers competing in many different circumstances i.e coming back to F1/dominant cars/slow cars/team mates etc. Also, some of the fanboyism in this thread is horrible. Entir...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz-A15j04_g Figured most in this thread would've seen the video, but if not... The thing that amazes me with Jenson's overtaking is that he's still so calm. He just has that sixth sense as to when to make the move to make it stick or not bother. Brilliant vid. What st...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz-A15j04_g

Figured most in this thread would've seen the video, but if not...

benmc

And I'm pretty sure adverts will become a problem when Sky gets exclusive rights for the full season. They don't show adverts during any other sports whilst it is actually active so why would they make an exception for F1??? Just an opinion, I don't know what will happen. Most of what Sky shows has...

benmc

i for one loved last years BBC F1 coverage, and thought it was the best ever- a peak in exellance-and i have watched it since 1990- it does need to be said "its not all about money"..................and when its only about money- its never about quaility , and you can bet sky coverage will be glizt...

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It doesn't really matter what I say since the BBC decided to price me out of watching F1 anyways, but I quite liked this intro. It's always much better to see on-track action and hear engine sounds. I'm not a fan of Just Drive but it works with the intro better than I'd have thought.

benmc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc

I didn't see a thread or post about this anywhere on the forum. The video is probably the most powerful I've ever seen on the Internet. Everyone needs to watch it.

benmc

I was wondering whether this was coming back! Looking forward to doing this again.
First race always involves wild guesses...

1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Button
4. Webber
5. Rosberg
6. Alonso
7. Di Resta
8. Schumacher
9. Raikkonen
10. Grosjean

benmc

You now, i'm struggling to recall a race win of his that really stands out. I missed Silverstone 2008 and only watched highlights so it's probably lost on me. China last year was a great performance but hardly spectacular. His most memorable races where he's given fantastic performances, for me, ar...

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Spa or Silverstone '08 He didn't win there. Oh good god no :uhoh: On topic, Canada 2007. A chaotic race, 4 safety car periods (a record at the time) and successfully holding Alonso off, all in his debut season. Blame Balibari :uhoh: The stewards not only completely acted against their own precedent...

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What's with the forum getting completely spammed?

benmc

1. Vettel 2. Hamilton 3. Webber 4. Button 5. Rosberg 6. Di Resta 7. Schumacher 8. Alonso 9. Hulkenberg 10. Grosjean Raikkonen and Massa, in that order, narrowly fail to make it. I think some people are expecting far too much out of Kimi. Massa seemed to be the better qualifier back around 07-09, an...

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1. Vettel 2. Hamilton 3. Webber 4. Button 5. Rosberg 6. Di Resta 7. Schumacher 8. Alonso 9. Hulkenberg 10. Grosjean Raikkonen and Massa, in that order, narrowly fail to make it. I think some people are expecting far too much out of Kimi. Massa seemed to be the better qualifier back around 07-09, and...

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I think Button is just one of those drivers that struggles in a bad car. He was extremely consistent in the first half of his WDC year, and once Red Bull upped their game he had to push a little harder. That was always one of Schuey's best points- he could drive around the issues of a bad car and w...

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OP has this exactly right. Arguably none of those 1978 drivers are in the discussion of greatest driver ever (maybe Lauda?) but there is no doubt the depth of strength that year was incredible. Maybe the 2012 grid matches them, no doubt the lineup looks impressive at the moment and it also has the m...

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I'm glad that such an accomplished F1 racer has made the move over to American open-wheel. People shouldn't be so concerned for Barrichello's safety. Those who don't follow the IndyCar series closely enough won't realise the irony behind Dan Wheldon's death. Wheldon tested a car that has been design...

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87. Schumacher can't compete anymore (even if he had a great car Nico would be in front of him 9 out of 10 times) ... That's why they were 6-6 in races both finished last year then? You'd be right about qualifying though. And there i was thinking that last years world championship was based over 19...

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WelshWayne1978 wrote:87. Schumacher can't compete anymore (even if he had a great car Nico would be in front of him 9 out of 10 times)

... That's why they were 6-6 in races both finished last year then?
You'd be right about qualifying though.

benmc

96: Jenson Button is a better driver than even I (one of his biggest fans on the forum) thought he was.

benmc

I'm no Lewis fan but I seriously don't understand why anyone would have a problem with how Lewis started his career. Perhaps Lewis was more prepared than most rookies when he entered F1. Perhaps he had an advantage over some due to using different tyres that others had to adjust to. The pressure tha...

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