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pokerman wrote:
Herb wrote:I missed nothing, I was being flippant.

But comparing drivers from 10 years ago is hardly an effective way of comparing series.
Bourdais and Vettel are still current drivers.

And look how well Bourdais is doing in Indycar, touche

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Ooooh... but that is indeed the case. Sadly, the days when Indy featured as many top talents as F1 are long gone. There are very few guys that could compete in F1 and realistically I can think of just the one, and he happens to be an F1 caliber driver but without available seats and considerable ba...

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There are Indycar drivers that could run in the midfield which ones could compete on level terms with the very best F1 drivers, then looking at the midfield drivers in Indycars they simply would not make it in F1. As an example of the levels Bourdais came into F1 and got trounced by a F1 novice cal...

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In listening to some commentary, it sounds like Leclerc is a very special talent and some are thinking that this may not make Seb happy and some saying that he might even have more talent and be faster. Of course a lot of people said that about a lot of young drivers (Vandornne being a recent one) a...

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How much of a win is dictated by team tactics? I do not watch much of it but when I do it seems groups of cars work together. If Alonso is in a single car, is he at a huge disadvantage? About the only team tactic practiced in IndyCar is "do not crash into a teammate". Maybe for the last race of the...

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... My one mild worry is that if Alonso goes over and absolutely cleans up.... it'd reinforce the view that Indycar is a step down from F1, and I personally don't want that to be the case. That could be the perception, but when you look at it closer, shouldn't that indeed be the case. Anyone that r...

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Ooooh... but that is indeed the case. Sadly, the days when Indy featured as many top talents as F1 are long gone. There are very few guys that could compete in F1 and realistically I can think of just the one, and he happens to be an F1 caliber driver but without available seats and considerable ba...

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All the articles say the exact same thing, so there isn't much info out there. It is funny that the "test" isn't supposed to indicate anything about if it is going to Indycar or not...wink wink. Like any of us believe that. The most interesting thing wont be if he goes, but what car he will drive an...

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AMG seem to be very quick to call out Ferrari or anyone else that seems to get close to their speed and act like they obviously have to be doing something "illegal", I guess the elephant in the room is that, why does someone have to do something "illegal" get get near your performance? (in other wor...

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I know Zanardi isn't looked at like a top racer by the F1 crowds, but I am in the USA and he was absolutely my favorite CART/Indycar driver and one of my favorite all time drivers. I am still bummed that he never seemed to have a good car in F1 as I would have loved to see him compete at his best, b...

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The Andretti-McLaren part is speculation at this point. I posted this in another thread, but it may have been a little off topic, so I will start a different thread and ask how people think he will do in Indycar? Just an update, Honda confirms that Nando will test with a Honda powered car soon, it a...

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Just an update, Honda confirms that Nando will test with a Honda powered car soon, it appears that it will be an Andretti-McLaren collaboration. Not that any of this is a surprise, but there was some speculation that he offended Honda so bad that he wasn't going to be in a Honda powered car and Andr...

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He's gonna be back when the new regulations kicks in to give it one more try. He is going to indycar to pursuit that triple crown and maybe even the championship knowing his racecraft and consistency. I feel this is that sort of scenario "It's goodbye for now,not goodbye forever". Wish him all the ...

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Covalent wrote: I wouldn't put it past Alonso to having been instrumental in getting Trulli sacked in 2004 while trailing him in the points...

Actually, Alonso shot Kennedy. They just figured it out

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Sure appears that Alonso will have an annoucement tomorrow and that Indycar responded in a tweet something to the effect "do we still have a lunch date tomorrow". Either someone is seriously trolling at Indycar or Nando is gone to Indycar next year, which is what I hope happens, since there is no wa...

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scott dixon just signed a two year deal with ganassi. lot of people think mclaren was sniffing around him with some big money offers. with alonso talking about the 14th, mclaren might not be entering full time indy car until 2020 Or maybe McLaren can't afford to pay Dixon (probably the highest paid...

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Shia Luck wrote:I agree. You can only #keepTheFaith so long,

.......and so far in Monaco they are the slowest Renault powered car-ish.

Have fun

With Fernando at the wheel!!!

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It is pretty interesting to see that McLarens deficits aren't much different in a Renault than they were in a Honda. The other thing that is interesting to see is that TR isn't all that far behind Mc. Kind of have the feeling that if TR were using RB chassis and drivers that they would be ahead of M...

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They are for Max.

To be honest, I am not sure even the teams would want this as it tells everyone following driver the exact breaking point of each corner, which is a huge advantage for the following driver.

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LOL, this sounds like an article written by Mrs Rossi. Just for the record, I want Rossi to do well in Indycar and was rooting for him to win........, but not like that!!! This sentence kind of cracks me up, "Wickens was caught napping before the finish line with Rossi pouncing. But at the 1st turn,...

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https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indycar-confirms-dixon-to-test-aeroscreen-at-phoenix-1001660/ This looks a lot better than the half arsed attempt that F1 came up with, and definitely a lot better looking than the Halo. I know it isn't the pinnacle of open wheel racing, but I am slowly gravi...

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"Why so bothered by this? At least to me it is no big deal... we are talking about the "Bachelor" after all." Just kind of interesting how you hear about people getting hired and then fired based on a false resume, and then you see a blatant exaggeration on a big time TV networks website regarding a...

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OK, so I saw that Arie Jr is on the show the Bachelor and reading his bio this is what it says on the official website.... "Born in the Netherlands, Arie, 35, and his family immigrated to the United States when he was just three years old. Son of famed Formula One racer, Arie Luyendyk Sr., a two-tim...

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Interesting, after doing a lot of research it appears that some teams were under the impression that the change may be that the MGU-H would be a system that would be manuf by one manuf and used by all teams, thus cutting costs, creating more parity and improving reliability (also cutting down on gri...

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RACE fans do NOT care, otherwise Formula E would be killing F1. People that usually go to F1 races are either driving Ferrari, Porsches, M-cars, etc.... OR wish they were. Not many F1 fans are "dreaming" of driving a Prius. Its all being shoved down our throats because it is ALL we have. ... I gues...

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RACE fans do NOT care, otherwise Formula E would be killing F1. People that usually go to F1 races are either driving Ferrari, Porsches, M-cars, etc.... OR wish they were. Not many F1 fans are "dreaming" of driving a Prius. Its all being shoved down our throats because it is ALL we have. ... I gues...

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The simplest way to increase power is to increase revolutions. More gas and air, more power. I am adverse in going down the low RPM/efficiency route, it takes everything working in perfect harmony top achieve this efficiency. Then again, when I think of efficiency I think of endurance racing. Perso...

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BINGO kleefton. I've been in Kart races that were louder and sounded better and those are measly 125cc motors. Herb, I went to several CART races and I would disagree they weren't as loud. They just had a lower pitch to them so perhaps a tad less "impressive" to the soul, but they were very loud. L...

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Seriously, I heard the V6 hybrids for the first time in person at COTA. I couldn't believe how quiet they were. Honestly I've heard road cars that sounded better. But they also had some old school f1 cars there and everytime they went by I felt something hit me in the chest. That is what F1 needs t...

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This part sounds really interesting, could be the end of DRS if this works well - "More powerful MGUK with focus on manual driver deployment in race together with option to save up energy over several laps give a driver controlled tactical element to racing" I guess the battery will be capable of h...

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I saw the ESPN2 thing a few days ago and was surprised that all races wouldn't be on ABC or ESPN. Get ESPN 2 so that isn't going to kill me but just a little bummed that the sport is ESPN2 level according to ESPN execs.

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This will be interesting. Will ESPN make a mockery of F1 like they are with all the political garbage going on right now? They try so hard to be politically "Correct" and now dwelling on all the issues with the American Flag and politics that many people are just getting tired of it all. Sports use...

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not a fan of the idea. I guess the point is to create more parity and close racing. IMHO, drivers aren't going to do that. IMHO these drivers are less than a 1.00 of a sec difference, at MOST. In my karting series we have to run same motor and same tires, but chassis can vary. Most of the top guys a...

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This will be interesting. Will ESPN make a mockery of F1 like they are with all the political garbage going on right now? They try so hard to be politically "Correct" and now dwelling on all the issues with the American Flag and politics that many people are just getting tired of it all. Sports use ...

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I can't even clean my carburetor on my kart without being caught, let alone switch an engine, or install new tires. you think they could switch a turbo with FIA watching every step?

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F1 is ALWAYS tough to know, since so much is determined by equipment. Max has had some drives that are absolutely brilliant in his young career. Too many people in F1 grow up aggressive, passing in Karting, GP3. F2. etc.... then when they get to F1 they almost get timid and dont want to cause any pr...

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wow, this is awesome. Wonder if there are some decent quality videos of the 80s and 90s? this is a great move, just keep releasing them, as it only increases F1 viewership!!!!

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The extremely difficult thing about F1 is that so much is dependent on the car. I still feel Alonso is probably #1. Hamilton #2a, Vettal #2b. I watched a youtube segment with Peter Windsor the other day with some Mag dude. He mentioned that he thinks Alonso is still the best. Even referred to when s...

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I live in the USA (calif) and have never been to an actual race even though I have been a huge fan since I was a kid in the 80s. Been to several CART/IndyCar races at Long Beach and Fontana. That being said, is there any advice one could give me to maximize my experience? We got tickets for all 3 da...

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The engines have been an unmitigated disaster in this area. Costs for engines have never, EVER been higher since switching to the hybrids. A complete and total failure, with no one being held accountable for this failure. Teams have failed financially with some of the remaining teams resorting to h...

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