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ToniWolf

He was well prepared but we are talking about a Daily Mirror article. Does it really matter? Perhap s Lewis was a well prepared rookie but i am talking about " relative " experience here. Lewis's level of on track, F1 experience was not comparable with either Kimi or Massa in 2008. They had years m...

ToniWolf

I don't find it boring. Things aren't perfect right now of course but I enjoy the sport more now than I did a decade or so ago. What is becoming boring however is this constant moaning that F1 is boring, usually from prominent paddock figures who have an ulterior motive hiding behind their words. I...

ToniWolf

What's so difficult to understand, the idea that BO is sitting in the Oval Office compiling a guest list is just ridiculous." Look, the idea is ridiculous, yes. Lewis was not invited to the event by President Obama (himself) . It's ridiculous. Yes, he obviously had to have one of those invitations ...

ToniWolf

I think the top drivers are almost certainly overpaid. Some of the salaries verge on the ridiculous. As was mentioned during his negotiations, is Lewis really worth more than the head of Mercedes worldwide? I should say most definitely not. And the same could be said of Alonso, Vettel etc. On the o...

ToniWolf

In general I think we have more wheel to wheel racing and close car performance than during about 90% of F1's past. If so, then why is viewership on the decline? Is the sport not entertaining enough? F1 still has way more viewers than it has had for most of its history. Don't forget in the last twe...

ToniWolf

If Rosberg and Hamilton share the pole positions and race wins equally and Vettel is always third, they will both always be ahead of Vettel. Hamilton is worried by the 5 pole positions in a row. Rosberg has been working on things where he was losing out to Hamilton and has been racing much better. ...

ToniWolf

If Rosberg and Hamilton share the pole positions and race wins equally and Vettel is always third, they will both always be ahead of Vettel. Hamilton is worried by the 5 pole positions in a row. Rosberg has been working on things where he was losing out to Hamilton and has been racing much better. ...

ToniWolf

Lewis 2007. Brilliant debut season While it was a superb debut season, yet to lead the championship for most of the year and bottle it at the crucial moment means I can't consider it a "best runner up" season... In what way did he "bottle it"? China was more down to the teams poor judgement than Ha...

ToniWolf

James14 wrote:
nixxxon wrote:2015 but nor sure if its because of Hamilton improved, or Rosberg lost all hope and lost the fighting spirit.
Both. Hamilton improved therefore Rosberg lost all hope.

Nice to observe the ability to connect the dots. So rare these days.

ToniWolf

Genuine answer... I think that there are special drivers... indeed athletes... who have that unique internal drive that separates them from the others. I don't think that the historical drivers have an exclusive on it at all. Every era has them. That is why I would have Alonso in my Top 10-12, and ...

ToniWolf

Maybe the people who wanted these regs the most should have done a better job. No need to change the engines. Just open up development and testing to aid innovation This would bring teams closer over time and improve racing. Changing regs all the fecking time is what causes these periods of dominat...

ToniWolf

I so so so wish we could put all of the drivers in the same car on the same track in the same weather and see what happens. And Sabine Schmitz in a van just for the heck of it. lol. I guess you didn't see the tread about people not wanting a spec series. This forum heavily depends on unknowns such ...

ToniWolf

I so so so wish we could put all of the drivers in the same car on the same track in the same weather and see what happens. And Sabine Schmitz in a van just for the heck of it. lol. I guess you didn't see the tread about people not wanting a spec series. This forum heavily depends on unknowns such ...

ToniWolf

http://i.imgur.com/pbdDB56.jpg There are a few fascinating trends across the different eras: The ever increasing reliability of race cars unless they were in the hands of Senna or Hakkinen who crashed quite a lot. Senna and Prost having identical careers demonstrates how well matched they were. Sen...

ToniWolf

Well Ricciardo got three wins last year so not sure why that should be a surprise. As for Vettel beating Rosberg, the difference between 2nd and 3rd is a mere three points. It doesn't take much in the way of retirements or misfortune to have a big impact And you don't see a dramatic difference betw...

ToniWolf

I think Hamilton should've left him room. They were almost level in the corner and Hamilton ran a bit wide into that corner aswell just to force him slightly ahead on Rosberg. I dont think this is fair racing. Lets leave that to the stewards to decide..You know,, the ones who have all the angles an...

ToniWolf

Similar to when Vettel leads from the front and people Vote for Vettel when he has the fastest car. The DOTD voters are fickle. Vettel does it and he's a master at leading from the front and controlling races and called a superior race driver. (check previous DOTD threads). Hamilton does it and he s...

ToniWolf

Lol, its clear that you dont really understand the dynamics of motor racing. You really do reduce it down to....well....something else. :? :? Care to actually finish that sentence by saying what it is you think I reduce it down to? Understeer is not a word from the vocabulary of physics or dynamics...

ToniWolf

I'm missing out on why everyone thinks Lewis was DoTD? The Merc was so obviously by far the fastest car out there - so once he's pushed Nico into a back off or crash position, it was obvious he was going to pull out a commanding lead? Similar to when Vettel leads from the front and people Vote for ...

ToniWolf

I'm missing out on why everyone thinks Lewis was DoTD? The Merc was so obviously by far the fastest car out there - so once he's pushed Nico into a back off or crash position, it was obvious he was going to pull out a commanding lead? Similar to when Vettel leads from the front and people Vote for ...

ToniWolf

I'm missing out on why everyone thinks Lewis was DoTD? The Merc was so obviously by far the fastest car out there - so once he's pushed Nico into a back off or crash position, it was obvious he was going to pull out a commanding lead? Lol same reason you think he wasnt. :? Opinion maybe.?!!???!!!

ToniWolf

I think Hamilton should've left him room. They were almost level in the corner and Hamilton ran a bit wide into that corner aswell just to force him slightly ahead on Rosberg. I dont think this is fair racing. Lets leave that to the stewards to decide..You know,, the ones who have all the angles an...

ToniWolf

Clarky wrote:Anyone else it wouldn't matter but because its Hamilton is a major talking point.

Completely agree..Forums risk their credibility constantly in these fickle matters..

I myself find it rather amusing.

ToniWolf

So, not being in control of your car puts you in a position where you have done nothing wrong! That is your opinion that he was not in control of his car. As far as I could see, his latitude to "give more room" was compromised by his understeering exit out of T1. It's not my opinion that you wrote ...

ToniWolf

He's outperformed Hamilton for two races straight and ended up losing points to him on both those races purely because of luck. Rosberg didn't lose points to Hamilton on either occasion "purely because of luck". It wasn't luck deciding that Rosberg cut across Ricciardo yesterday, leaving him absolu...

ToniWolf

While he's not particularly interesting or exciting to watch, he could well have been leading the championship on merit today had Ricciardo not clipped him. He spent three quarters of the race yesterday on the slower tyre, and the team also admitted that they'd messed up on the set up earlier in th...

ToniWolf

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ToniWolf

I'm not sure what Hamilton thought has much to do with it. His concerns about the tyres was shared and expressed by other drivers and teams, and as a result all those that had a window pitted. Over half the teams including Mercedes, Williams, Red Bull and McLaren reacted accordingly and pitted. Eve...

ToniWolf

Any attempts to slow Merc down unfairly and they will have to cancel the WCC.! Is there a way to slow MercedesGP down fairly? I wonder how. Well no as the very essence of a competition is meant to be same rules for all etc. I am intrigued by this whole affair. If there are different rules for some ...

ToniWolf

Apparently the Renault is not as bad as Red Bull would have us believe, they were 100HP down in Australia because the engine had to be run in a detuned state because of reliability issues. These issues were because of a software update that was rushed through by Renault at the behest of Red Bull de...

ToniWolf

This sport is a farce. Does fifa change the rules of football to hinder Barcelona? Does the world rugby body change rules to hinder new Zealand. No You can't change rules half way through a season to hurt a company who got it right. You take it from being a sport to a corrupt farce of an organisati...

ToniWolf

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118081 They want equalisation rules. As much as I agree some changes are needed, I didn't hear them calling for equalisation when they were wiping the floor with the other teams. More than the changes to the rules, F1 needs the teams to think a little bit...

ToniWolf

Um, no. It would be wildly wishful thinking to suggest that Raikkonen could match Alonso in this car (or any car for that matter) when he couldn't match him for an entire season last year. To say that Alonso would have beaten Kimi today if they were teammates is merely using common sense. Years ago...

ToniWolf

It just proves that if you come into F1 in a top team without having to work your way up your stats will be better. Shocker. If JV had gone back to the USA in 1998 he would have probably had the best stats of anyone ever... Very valid points.... not having to work your way up to those top seats can...

ToniWolf

I'm going to go against the flow and say I disagree that Lewis had an exceptional year. before anyone gets their pitchforks out, let me explain. I've long been saying that Rosberg has been flattered this year by the fact that he's not had anyone else bar Lewis as any kind of competition and could t...

ToniWolf

I'm going to go against the flow and say I disagree that Lewis had an exceptional year. before anyone gets their pitchforks out, let me explain. I've long been saying that Rosberg has been flattered this year by the fact that he's not had anyone else bar Lewis as any kind of competition and could t...

ToniWolf

But with all that done and said Guia. She could have named the article "Why Hamilton will struggle to win the title" "Hamilton faces monumental up hill battle to win the title" "Title definitely in Rosbergs favour" Instead of making the statement that He simply wont win the title. "Lewis Hamilton i...

ToniWolf

I've been glued to F1 since 2011 and been a Hamilton supporter that entire time. I've experienced Hamilton at his worst and he outclassed Button in 2012 by the same margin that Button outclassed him in 2011. Hamilton was so consistently quick that season and the racing gods, Maldonado, Grosjean, Hu...

ToniWolf

But with all that done and said Guia. She could have named the article "Why Hamilton will struggle to win the title" "Hamilton faces monumental up hill battle to win the title" "Title definitely in Rosbergs favour" Instead of making the statement that He simply wont win the title. "Lewis Hamilton i...

ToniWolf

The article was written before Hamilton's side of the garage began demonstrating the sort of reliability Rosberg had been enjoying. The converse is also true, and hence there were doubts - answered now, but pertinent questions at the time. The article was written before Mercedes got to grips with t...

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