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In all honesty, I think this is pretty much faultless. Maybe DC is a bit highly rated in comparison with Alesi and Kubica but that's about it. Really? DC had 13 wins. Kubica and Alesi had 1 win each (and both of them were by way of benefiting from people falling off the road ahead of them - Räikkön...

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Its very difficult, i feel Moss shouldn't be there if you have both Ascari and Fangio from the 50's, i don't see how any one decade should really dominate, were are into our 7th decade now. But surely that's looking at it with bias. One decade can dominate if you believe there really was a string o...

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Its very difficult, i feel Moss shouldn't be there if you have both Ascari and Fangio from the 50's, i don't see how any one decade should really dominate, were are into our 7th decade now. But surely that's looking at it with bias. One decade can dominate if you believe there really was a string o...

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Ever since I was a small child I have been obsessed with trying to put F1 drivers into some sort of greatest of all time order. I know its impossible and obviously everybody's list would be different (mine changes almost every time I look at it!). Defining greatest is always difficult. I try to wor...

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Hamilton helped Mercedes becoming what they are today. No he did not have input on the engines, but the chassis, balance and aero are top notch, and that has to be credited to the drivers. How? With their non-existent education in physics and aerodynamics? You mention Hamilton, yet the '09 McLaren ...

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"Our drivers are so detail-focused that both of them have great influence over the car." "The advantage for Lewis has been that he didn't feel comfortable in last year's car because he had no impact at all [on it's design]." That is Toto Wolff talking about the W05 Hybrid in this month's F1 Racing....

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The OP is talking a load of rubbish. The idea that drivers help develop cars is the biggest myth in modern F1. I completely understand the idea that Alonso's driving style is difficult to develop around. But even then, Renault were able to develop around it just fine. So were McLaren. Even Ferrari h...

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Williams would be much worse off with Maldonado in the team this season. Not only is he erratic, he isn't even that quick. Senna was simply very slow in 2012.

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Still 11th. Was hoping for better from Austria. Jenson let me down. On to Silverstone...

1. Hamilton
2. Rosberg
3. Ricciardo
4. Vettel
5. Alonso
6. Massa
7. Bottas
8. Raikkonen
9. Hulkenberg
10. Button

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Perez was DOTD for the reasons Zoue mentioned. However, I think Alonso was a close second. To get that Ferrari anywhere near Williams, at the strongest track of the year for the latter team, was incredibly impressive.

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Great GP2 race today. Nasr has come alive since his win in Barcelona, but the fact he has taken so long to discover this kind of form must count against him in F1 circles. Good to see Vandoorne and Marciello coming good, too, as I thought they would. It's great to see that promising young talents ca...

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I have been underwhelmed by Vandoorne's racecraft in GP2 even given his uncompetitive car and McLaren would be mad to put him into F1 ahead of the proven Button and the younger Magnussen. Button and Magnussen are a strong pairing, they just need McLaren to give them a better car for them both to sh...

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Rosberg
Massa
Ricciardo
Magnussen
Hamilton
Button
Vettel
Alonso

I must admit I don't really understand how Bottas & Button/Alonso & Hulkenberg can be put together when they are both top 8 in WDC & there are 8 groups. Button and Hulkenberg are clearly top 8 drivers this year IMHO.

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Practice 1 - Engines 1. Mercedes 2. Mercedes 3. Ferrari (Alonso) 4. Mercedes 5. Mercedes 6. Mercedes 7. Mercedes 8. Mercedes 9. Mercedes Says a lot really. Don't think you can read a whole lot into FP1, but this is an engine-dependent circuit. I expect three Merc-powered cars on the podium. Have a ...

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All fair points. It does rather depend which Calendar the OP means. F1 calendar or Grand Prix calendar. I thought the track layout (circuit shape) after the 2010 rebuild was meant to be pretty much the same except for a lot of excavation and resurfacing, i.e. different tarmac but same layout. I'll ...

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I have been underwhelmed by Vandoorne's racecraft in GP2 even given his uncompetitive car and McLaren would be mad to put him into F1 ahead of the proven Button and the younger Magnussen. Button and Magnussen are a strong pairing, they just need McLaren to give them a better car for them both to sh...

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Marko said this 4 races ago For the last 3 races Vettel has regained his speed As it states in the Article Which you would all know if you read the article instead of just the headline Benson counted on you just reading the headline I'm aware of this, however it doesn't detract that it has been sai...

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Couldn't find this in any other thread, soooooo........ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/27830986 I laugh at Vettel saying the cars are too easy to drive but apparently his car is too hard to drive, quite baffling :? Vettel likes to feel the sensation of having a car get away from him, while a...

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Ferrari´s problem is not Kimi, it´s the fracking wind tunnel, again, the engine, again, the simulator, or the lack of, the.... They are a fracking mess. Agree As Alonso said, if the race had been uneventfull, Hamilton finishing, and no issue with Massa and Perez, and no spin from Kimi, they would h...

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Great to get second out of that crazy race. Time to go all in on Mercedes for Austria - I'm very confident about this one. If Force India pull off another strategy masterclass, Ferrari are going to struggle to score points - even with Alonso. 1. Hamilton 2. Rosberg 3. Massa 4. Bottas 5. Vettel 6. Ri...

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I first started watching seriously in 2004 and Button, as top Brit, was my guy. Hamilton was also a favourite when he first hit the scene, but in 2009 when liegate happened and Button started winning, JB became my my only focus. Really JB represents everything I like in a racing driver - the smooth ...

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Later on, there was a spell where poor luck prevented Hill taking five consecutive wins - Hill broke down twice while leading & Prost won both races. Just a bit of playing devil's advocate here: while Hill had poor luck twice during those 5 races, Prost also had poor luck twice, with a blown engine...

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Sorry, but this is way off the mark. There are only three races in which the two drivers finished without problems. Dan was comfortably ahead in two of those, Bahrain and China. Let's make no mistake - Vettel underperformed at those races. The third race is Canada, where Vettel outqualified Ricciar...

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I don't know how Hulkenberg can be considered driver of the year so far when he has been mostly outpaced by his team-mate in the dry. A driver that could combine Checo's pace with some consistency would be making Hulkenberg look overrated right now - which probably means Hulkenberg really is overra...

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This year he is absolutely pummeling Seb. I don't get statements that are put as sharply as this one. He is not "pummeling" nor "smoking" Vettel. Far from it. You can't blame Seb for dropping out during the first few laps in Australia and Monaco. You can't blame him for having to take a grid penalt...

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join in? 1. World Champions - Brazil 2. Runners-up - Germany 3. Team to score most goals - Brazil 4. Team who won't score at all - Australia 5. Dark horses - Belgium 6. Bottlers - Italy 7. African team to reach the furthest - Ivory Coast 8. Asian team (Oz included) to pass the group stage Japan 9. ...

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I don't know how Hulkenberg can be considered driver of the year so far when he has been mostly outpaced by his team-mate in the dry. A driver that could combine Checo's pace with some consistency would be making Hulkenberg look overrated right now - which probably means Hulkenberg really is overra...

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I don't know how Hulkenberg can be considered driver of the year so far when he has been mostly outpaced by his team-mate in the dry. A driver that could combine Checo's pace with some consistency would be making Hulkenberg look overrated right now - which probably means Hulkenberg really is overra...

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I don't know how Hulkenberg can be considered driver of the year so far when he has been mostly outpaced by his team-mate in the dry. A driver that could combine Checo's pace with some consistency would be making Hulkenberg look overrated right now - which probably means Hulkenberg really is overrat...

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McLaren: Kimi lost 2003 WDC by 2 points in an arguably inferior car, beat DC comfortably in 2004 despite retiring twice as many times, dominated JPM in 2005 who many considered to be a Schumacher rival and only lost WDC due to reliability, and soundly beat JPM and PdlR in 2006 Incredible how wrong ...

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This is Hulks fourth season in F1 now. By this point Kubica had already had his great 2008 season. I think Hulk is a good driver and maybe even still very slightly at the top of the new guard but you would expect a driver who is going to go on to win tittles to be beating there team mates consisten...

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McLaren: Kimi lost 2003 WDC by 2 points in an arguably inferior car, beat DC comfortably in 2004 despite retiring twice as many times, dominated JPM in 2005 who many considered to be a Schumacher rival and only lost WDC due to reliability, and soundly beat JPM and PdlR in 2006 Incredible how wrong ...

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It always was good considering they found Vettel, and that Buemi and Alguersuari were moderately successful. I think many saw them as a bit stupid for dropping both STR drivers in 2011. Ricciardo and Vergne had excellent junior careers, but leaving a young driver without a proper benchmark to be mea...

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Hamilton, very closely followed by Rosberg and Ricciardo. Alonso & Hulk round out my top five, while Button, Vettel and Grosjean have all done very well. The gap between all eight is not particularly big.

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McLaren: Kimi lost 2003 WDC by 2 points in an arguably inferior car, beat DC comfortably in 2004 despite retiring twice as many times, dominated JPM in 2005 who many considered to be a Schumacher rival and only lost WDC due to reliability, and soundly beat JPM and PdlR in 2006 Incredible how wrong ...

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This year he is absolutely pummeling Seb. I don't get statements that are put as sharply as this one. He is not "pummeling" nor "smoking" Vettel. Far from it. You can't blame Seb for dropping out during the first few laps in Australia and Monaco. You can't blame him for having to take a grid penalt...

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Massa should have won the Canadian Grand Prix. Both he and Bottas are performing under par by even their own standards. There is so much potential in Bottas, and we know Massa on his day can be quick as hell, the fact they haven't in such a good car from Williams is rather disappointing and uninspi...

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Kimi's performance this year makes you wonder just how good the 2012 and 2013 Lotus cars really were, could they have won the 2012 title with an Alonso or a Hamilton against Vettel? Perhaps. It's like Kimi lost the final two tenths that made him deadly on speed, he's lost his weapon really and now ...

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Kimi's performance this year makes you wonder just how good the 2012 and 2013 Lotus cars really were, could they have won the 2012 title with an Alonso or a Hamilton against Vettel? Perhaps. It's like Kimi lost the final two tenths that made him deadly on speed, he's lost his weapon really and now ...

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Kinda funny how right now Massa and Raikkonen are currently level in the WDC Hard to say is performing worse too really. Massa has a very good Williams at his disposal and hasn't really done anything with it and neither has his team mate really, Raikkonen a half decent Ferrari that Alonso seems to ...

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