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You know that big "Santander" written on Alonso's Ferrari's rear wing... Seriously, a lot of bunk is bandied about regarding people being pay drivers these days. Hell, probably most of the grid is there at least partly on the basis of bringing some level of sponsorship to the team, rather than sole...

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RacingFan1 wrote:Maldonado is in F1 thanks to his skills.Bruno Senna is in F1 thanks to his name.

Yeah, that might sound a bit harsh but that's how it is.

Not really.

You know that big logo across Williams' rear wing? That's the reason Maldonado is there.

And Senna is there for similar reasons.

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I was impressed with both Maldonado's speed and maturity on Sunday - there were flashes where he looked like an old hand, so it's a shame how it turned out. But my respect for him as a driver increased a lot. Still, Alonso never looked overly bothered by any of it, and is arguably the last driver to...

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I don't think it's hitting home, guys.

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I am very sure that even being out of making tyres for a couple of years for f1 if bridgestone and michellin came back they would beat pirelli easy peesy. Lets be honest tyre manufacturer's in fact all the manufacturers are in F1 to advertise there tyres engines etc even though there may be very li...

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Stupid thread. Why would people believe you're good until you prove it. He was unproven before so people didn't believe in him. He has proved it now so people acknowledge it. @OP You do realize that its emotional people like you who say the things you have listed ? Just the other end of the stick t...

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From next year, I feel that Kobayashi would be more than ready to make the step up to a front running team. I feel that top teams don't tend to go for unpredictable drivers, instead opting for those who are consistent and bankable. The great thing about Kamui is that he has an element of unpredictab...

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Early days, but Brundle was better as main commentator, Croft got too excited, made too many mistakes. The pre race and what I've watched of the post race coverage is at best, no better than than the Beeb Nothing new, nothing better, all for £50+ a month, good job I've never paid Rupert 'Spawn Of T...

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Seriously nitpicking guys, he was just fine today. I've noticed things in just about every single race which the commentators have either missed or gotten wrong. It's standard. From onboard shots, the Sauber and Williams look quite similar, and it's hardly a first that a commentator has had a driver...

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I don't think Maldonado can come in for too much stick today -- he had a very good race, it's just a shame that he's so often been in a good position and thrown it away. Most drivers have made at least a few mistakes over the weekend, it's just disappointing that Pastor's was on the last lap. Great ...

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No way in hell was Kimi going to match Grosjean, regardless of the mistake taking him out of Q1. That's my opinion - Roman looked better all weekend. I'd say the Lotus was third fastest, only a touch behind the Merc, and would have been beaten by Rosberg if he'd hooked up a better lap. McLaren Merce...

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While I don't think their pace was too poor to be allowed to race, I think the blocking certainly tipped the scales against them. Karthikeyan is moronic when it comes to letting leaders past. He showed that in abundance in India last year. I know it's difficult and people don't have eyes in the back...

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Agh, one of the few times I've really not wanted to be right; and that's my suspicion that Caterham would have made little progress or improvement over last year's showing. It must be a real shame, and they didn't look close to getting into Q2 either. With such a tightly packed midfield, I would be ...

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Rosberg does seem to struggle when the pressure of a real opportunity comes into play. I remember a couple of races where he had an opportunity to possibly win and he choked. Remember China last year? Now he finds himslef in with a shot at pole and he chokes again. He's got to get better at this if...

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I too think people are jumping the gun by condemning Räikkonen. I have stated previously that I thought he'd be beaten by Grosjean this year, but I doubt the margin will be all that big. A simple tactical mistake today has resulted in a poor gridslot. Those predicting a top six finish for him are dr...

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I hope I'm wrong, but I'm convinced Red Bull will still be top of the pile. They haven't done any low fuel charges like several of the other teams have, and are really keeping their cards to their chests. Their car looks extremely advanced aerodynamically. I don't think Merc will bother the top two ...

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They still will probably beat Marussia tomorrow. Before I saw Marussia's car earlier this month, I'd have agreed with you, but now that Marussia has designed its own car using conventional methods, it looks a far more developed machine than the HRT. It's clearly much faster compared to previous sea...

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HRT are looking shockingly bad. In far worse shape than last year by the looks of it, but then again they are only just finding their feet.

I do wish them well, but I can't see them lasting much longer in F1 at this rate.

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My vote goes to de la Rosa also, very much like the retro-style simple colour scheme.

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lunatic wrote:Hopefully as a macca fan it will be a scabby abby.

Unfortunately I suspect it's more like to be "Not-too-shabby Abbey"

Or, perhaps, "Ab-Fabbey".

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Ouch, it's a wonderful payout if it happens, but I would not count on miracles. Of the two Sauber drivers, Perez is a rookie, and the best Kobayashi has ever finished was 5th at Monaco in 2011. It would take a perfect storm, and a lot of luck for that to happen. But I do wish you luck. Perez isn't ...

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They would finish last. All the other drivers would be on there own so would be able to use their normal F1 cars but the 6 world champions would be in the same car so would need to use some kind of people carrier. No matter which of them was driving the performance difference between an F1 car and ...

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So, if true, why wasn't anyone else picking up on this at the time then?

Furthermore, is Bild not famous for reporting garbage?

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1 - Fernando Alonso. Supremely fast, aggressive, and excellent under pressure. Has the aura of a true F1 great. Difficult to argue that this man isn't the best driver in the sport today. 2 - Lewis Hamilton. Aside from the odd blunder, he's virtually Alonso's equal. Excellent all-rounder. 3 - Sebasti...

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Rating them in their prime:

1. Alonso

2. Schumacher

3. Hamilton

4. Vettel

5. Raikkonen

6. Button

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I have always been a Jenson Button critic, but I think he has done really well in 2011. I respect the confidence and maturity he has shown with someone like Hamilton as his teammate. Beating him in 2011 was an achievement nobody can take away from him. However I think there are a few other drivers ...

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I actually like it, colour scheme and all!

Looks hideously slow mind, but then who was expecting anything else?

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I'm not modern enough to be able to use Twitter, so thank you.

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I'm quite looking forward to seeing HRT's F112 and was under the impression that they were doing a filming day today. Does anyone have any news or images from Barcelona?

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I'm not what you would call a Hamilton fan, but I, like many others, personally consider Spa '08 to be his victory, and there aren't many (if any) races where I've shouted or been as much on the edge of my seat. That said, I think Monaco '08 was a good one, but China '11 was a beauty as well. Hamilt...

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An interesting nose indeed. Well, my opinion is that it at least looks faster than last year's car.

Shame it's taken them so long to get it ready, but well done to them anyway.

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Hooray! All appears to have returned to normal!

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Kill zem! Kill zem all!

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I was heartbroken when he didn't win it in 2010. He is too good to just be double world champion. I have only recently become an Alonso 'fan', although I've always had respect for him as a driver, even if he has been involved in a lot of controversy in his career. He is definitely better than a mer...

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While it's a mistake to ever rule them out, Ferrari are looking weaker and I doubt they'll be fighting for the Constructor's championship, although Alonso may take the odd victory. It will be a bout between Red Bull and McLaren, and Webber will put up a better fight this year, too. Really not sure w...

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He said both di Resta and Nico Rosberg were both circulating at the same time with medium times, and the Force India was faster than the Mercedes, which was suffering from heavily-degrading tyres. Nico didn't sounded sad at all, he was quite happy with W03 performance. Nico said: I'm very happy wit...

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He was lucky to get the drive, at the start of 2006, Macca had 3 drivers signed up. Kimi, Juan and Fernando. I think part of the decision was that after two of them left, they knew that Alonso would be fine, so why not give the second seat their talented rookie and see what happens. Correct, and I ...

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SchumieRules wrote:
mikeyg123 wrote:I always remember Schumacher's last lap at Monaco in 2005. Rubens' first lap at Donnington has also got to be mentioned.
Do you mean 2010?

No, he probably meant 2005, which is what he said in his post.

I suspect he's referring to Michael crossing the line almost side by side with Ralf.

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Lotus is definitely a midfield team also. They only scraped ahead of Force India in 2011 who, at the end of the year definitely had the superior car.

That said, even if Lotus were included, I'd still have voted Force India as I think they are set to take a step forward for 2012.

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All these official threads popping up, and none yet for my favourite driver, Mark Webber! There has been plenty of discussion as to whether Mark can challenge Sebastian this year. I certainly hope he can, or at the very least improve over his 2011 performance, which overall was pretty strong - it ju...

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