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Chunky

"Non executive" mean not in charge. That's Lauda. "Executive" means you are in charge. That's Toto. To add to the mix though, Nikki has been the arch politician througout his career, as befits a chairman of a board of directors. Even without direct power you can acheive a lot in the shadows and that...

Chunky

Good thinking, pity that you've got flamed for a little out of the box thinking. A quadruple world champion should surely have been able to hold up Perez without driving slow enough to get mugged on the straight. If the boot were on the other foot it would have happened but it was never an option to...

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McLaren.

Third season of the Honda engine, new rules to increase mechanical grip and they have RBR's ex best aerodynamacist who will have been devoted to the new car all this year.

Mark my words.

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Chunky

Kudos to Nico for being a team player and to Lewis for acknowledging the help he got but I think if a similar situation arises where the roles are reversed Lewis will not be so fast to take one for the team. In hindsight I wonder which Mercedes would have preferred, 1st and 2nd or 2nd and 3rd? You'...

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Asphalt_World wrote:I missed the action, and the fact that LH was 2 seconds a lap faster than Nico, a life time in F1 terms, yet had to be let passed sums the circuit up perfectly imo.

You nailed it.

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Chunky

Coulthard relates that when at McLaren, he and Hakkinnen always had equal machinery and but Ron was always more focussed on the best strategy for Mika and this showed up especially clearly in the pre-race plan and the post-race debrief. It would be no surprise if there's a (maybe subconscious) issue...

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Wolffe says maybe something wrong with the car. I'm betting Nico had a better dry setup than Lewis, who combined a better setup for mixed conditions with supreme wet weather skill. Contrast that with Vestappen who, starting from the pit lane, would probably have been on a full wet setup hence the re...

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Everyone forgets the overlap in contracts. In the words of Ron, “ He has a straight three-year contract with us, with no option s,” said Dennis. “ It’s as simple as that. That’s what we wanted to offer him, and that’s what he wanted to sign. I can’t make it plainer than that, can I ?" If Alonso star...

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:thumbup: From the article, it appears that Mercedes wants Rosberg, and whether he is in a Mercedes in 2017 is up to him. Second point: If Rosberg wins the title (and it seems more likely than ever before), how much are Ferrari willing to spend to obtain the services of a quality driver and having t...

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Two Mercs being arranged to crash - no, I doubt it. Ricciardo ending the race "bitter" after the wrong strategy call when everything was up for grabs, well that's a plausible idea but I wouldn't blame Bernie, I'd point the finger at Uncle Marco with daddy Jos in his ear. We'll never know until Danie...

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It'd be interesting to see how the timing of Rosberg's defensive move compares to Schumacher's much-criticised swipe at Barrichello in Hungary a few years back. I suspect they are not too far different... For me it was a simple 50/50, until I read your thoughts and straight away thought..... what i...

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It's not going to happen. If Verstappen were favoured, Daniel would be off to Ferarri where he will whup Vettel again. It worked against Webber because he couldn't get his head around how to drive the blown back end the way Vettel could, especially as the car was developed year on year to suit his s...

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Any change in rules can potentially affect someone's contract in F1 and FIA has no obligation to comply with some random contracts because that's impossible especially since the contracts aren't probably available for FIA to read. Other parties has to comply with FIA regulations that can easily be ...

Chunky

Here's how it is: McLaren have a sole supply deal with Honda which is a legally enforcable contract. The FIA has no power to overule a legal contract, they can only ask both parties to that contract to ignore parts or all of it. If push came to shove and Ron dug his heels in, the only option would b...

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F1 MERCENARY wrote:^^^

I doubt Ricciardo will be miles better than Verstappen, if at all. ..................

Well he was miles better than Vettel.

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Chunky

Can't but help if your daddy is mates with Helmut. Other than that, there's no reason to justify the swap. We've had a parade of potential WDCs - Hulk, Perez, Bordais, Kubica..... the list is endless. Verstappen's performance so far puts him no better than that bunch. I'll wager that in the long run...

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Balibari wrote:You're making the mistake of assuming Bernie is being serious. If you assume he's an avant garde outsider performance artist challenging our conceptions of reality and order, everything he says and does makes perfect sense.

My hovercraft is full of eels.

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Chunky

It's the law of unintended consequences. Bernie says engine costs must fall, because in the end he'd be happy to see everyone racing with a tonking great V12 with a row of carburettors on the top. Manufacturers solve the cost problem by making less engines in a season. Result - eveyone will be drivi...

Chunky

Some you get right, some you get wrong, some it's just bad luck. But if the stewards don't even bother with it then it's best to keep your trap shut.

Both Saubers seemed to be on commission from whoever sells the carbon fibre during the first lap or so. But no-one affected got arsy about it.

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Chunky

Absolutely nothing you can see through is going to stop anything that would spear through a hoop anyway. They are not going to put in glass or acrylic that is thick enough to do that job, it's too heavy and would also be too high up, thereby affecting the C of G and the handling. The drivers have te...

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Does anyone enjoy the sight of a pole sitter sprinting off at the start of the race, getting the first pit stop to prevent his team mate undercutting and then cruising to a win? No, thought not. Does anyone enjoy seeing a faster driver/car combination hauling around Monaco stuck behind someone slowe...

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Foolproof way #2 - the easy version. Listen to Bernie. Before we get to the third or fourth race you will have figured out who he has penciled in for the win. The system only fails if they do something to tee him off during the season and he has to make a corresponding adjustment. On that basis, Ve...

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Don't you like finding out new evidence about what you thought you knew? :? To me, that is one of the reasons I like this forum. Why would you like to stifle discussion? It seems to me that discussion is best stifled by the multiple quote, ten part back and forward debate by two protagonists arguin...

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what does he say - I didnt read it? Treat yourself. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aussie-Grit-Formula-One-Journey/dp/1509813535/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1458584105&sr=1-1&keywords=mark+webber In fairness to those involved, most of us at the time assumed Vettel remained unpunished because he was pro...

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Actually having turbulent air coming off the back of the car increases drag and if they could limit it without losing the downforce they gain from the wings and what not on the car that cause it they would. It's just that there's more to be gained from the downforce than is lost through the additio...

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I guess Webber misunderstood the whole situation for his autobiography then.

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Chunky

The current philosophy appears to be that which Mercedes has actualized over the past several years: Go seriously fast to get Pole. Once in Pole, make sure of the best start and drive off into the sunset. Try to avoid like the dickens ever being behind anyone but your teammate. It's a system design...

Chunky

Eddie Jordan to be involved in later episodes. Hearing that blotted out all the good stuff and I sank into a pit of despair.

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Chunky

There's no Eddie Jordan. That in itself will automatically make it miles better than the Beeb was.

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Chunky

moby wrote:
UnlikeUday wrote:Why no one is talking about Bernie Ecclestone? Isn't he a veteran even?
He won't retire, he will die in his office.

Even then, he'll still go on, like some malignant zombie. F1 will die before we see the end of Bernie.

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Chunky

It will improve things, but team orders are still legal. So "multi 21" could still be in play. As far as I understood at the time, "multi 21" was an engine/equipment setting. If so, that may well not be allowed anymore. I never believed it meant that Webber was allowed to win. Not even in code. It ...

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It's not a money thing. Coulthard has enough moolah to buy Channel 4. It's simply that they're all trained from an early age to do presentation and promo work, it's a basic qualification of getting a ride. So they all start with a technical advantage. Add to that that when the show's over, they have...

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You are making a few assumptions there. ................ Only a few? It's a great stinking heap of nonsense, piled on top of unsubstantiated dribble with a generous topping of mis-interpretation. Fernando says it was all but a done deal, Toto says it was never on the table. Choose which one you bel...

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Please, please, let's not have this discussion corrupted by discussion of Bianchi. He was traveling sideways at huge speed and stopped instantly when his car hit an immovable object. His head stopped against the side of the cockpit, his brain continued inside his skull. It's the most serious and non...

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Drivers will get all the info they need, using a set of standard sentences. Examples: "Nico, you need to go faster, I can't tell you what the other car is doing" "Fillipe, Valteri is faster than you" "Fernando, bring the car in, we have a problem" "Valteri, watch out for Kimi" "Seb, the current fast...

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I agree with him to some extent, he won his titles in a pretty good car. Yep, it's a bit rich after four seasons in a car 1/2 to 1 second a lap faster while Hamilton was going bananas with frustration and Alonso had the demeanour of a bulldog chewing a wasp. The obvious solution is to make all the ...

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This is what I recall from a guy I went to school with. I would have thought numbers were no different to letters in this regard There's dyslexia which is difficulty with letters and dyscalculia which is a difficulty dealing with numbers and mathematics. There are shades of both, but some of the "n...

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I came to post this: http://prosperityforthepeople.typepad.com/blog/2011/03/the-undeserving-rich.html Cracking article. I scrolled past the picture and read the lot. Not a great man. Just a lucky old gimp with a serious attitude problem. Overbearing, cynic and cruel are closer adjectives of his pub...

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To quote the great man according to PlanetF1, “Two reasons: First, there is only now a small risk of a serious accident or fatality. And second, young top talents like Verstappen or Wehrlein can easily take these current cars around tracks for 100 laps without effort." It's a pity Jules Bianchi wasn...

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Let me put it this way... Top Gear was due for a change. Check :thumbup: To varying degrees, most people were fed up of Clarkson, Hammond, May doing the same old same old. Check :thumbup: The new line up looks reasonably well balanced: * Lady driver with a bit of personality, who is easy on the eye ...

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