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It would have looked pretty silly if Ferrari had made Raikkonen wait 30 odd seconds to let Seb past. Even Ferrari know it's game over.

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Mercedes are a bit vulnerable to Verstappen here. Depending on if his tyres last.

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Kimi's race is being shredded here.

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mikeyg123 wrote:Such a shame Verstappen has that penalty. Merc are nailed on now.

They looked nailed nailed on anyway tbh. Vettel still has a strong chance of 6th and that's without another safety car or reliability issues elsewhere.

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Oh Seb. That was a desperate man drinking at the last chance saloon.

Charles Leclerc is having to deal with some idiotic driving today.

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100 percent correct decision giving MV the penalty. K mag should probably be getting one himself.

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Had read recently Marko said Vandorne is not good enough for F1 . Incase they employ Sirotkin, it probably would be not because he's better than Vandoorne but because he has cash at his disposal! Never thought I'd actually agree with Marko but he's right. I think there are just a lot of people who ...

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https://www.grandprix247.com/2018/10/01/inside-line-toto-kimi-wants-to-know-how-much-more-you-have/ The conspiracy from the beginning off the season continues, are Merc really only using exactly what they need to make it look like an even season and a close fight? Anyway 10 ten titles in 5 years sp...

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Revisiting my snooker analogy, Vettel now needs to get two snooker to get back into the frame. Out of the remaining races I see more Mercedes friendly circuits that Ferrari friendly circuits. Merc have Japan, USA and Abu Dhabi where they should be strong. Ferrari have Mexico and Brazil where they co...

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Japan was a one stop race last year, although that was with a fair bit of time spent behind the safety car. Ferrari seem to be hinting at two stopping with those tyre choices. Mclaren seem to have an eye on a one stop. The mediums are not a great race tyre though, but the soft tyre generally is. So ...

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This race clearly showed why you don’t mess around and let your number 2 get involved in a title race. Ferrari essentially lost the title not applying team orders. In Germany they left Vettel behind Kimi when they were running different strategies, for 10 laps. He lost 8-10 seconds and was vulnerab...

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So after the last two races I make it Ferrari probably just about having the edge over the season so far. A very slight edge. Edit - It will be a shame if Merc have an advantage from here. Firstly from a sporting point of view but it would also be nice to see a driver win a WDC in an inferior car f...

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Absolutely not. Your fanciful scenario would leave a Ferrari seat open. Leclerc would be the only logical option to fill that seat andfinish the season with Ferrari. This would mean that Giovanazzi or Marcus would have to step into the now vacant sauber seat alongside Kimi. Not worth the upheaval an...

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ynot22 wrote:Bye guys. I’m done with F1. You are a great community and ive enjoyed the forum since the early 2000s but I’m done with F1. Onto Indy and WDC. Maybe I’ll see you all in 2021.
Cheers.

See you next week.

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It is a truly embarrassing situation for Mclaren, and there will be no Alonso next year to salvage points from nowhere. The switch to Renault from Honda was a panic swap. In essence they have just stuck with Honda through their most difficult years only to ditch them as they begin to turn things aro...

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After a string of messy and awkward races that were often no fault of his own, this was a fantastic result for Leclerc. It puts to bed any silly ideas about him being overrated. What was most impressive was the turnaround after an awful first few practice sessions. That adaptability bodes well for t...

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I don't see how that would benefit the team. Would be better and logical to secure the best possible finish to the other car as well. Well yeah, but you have to look at the bigger picture here. We have a possible goat driver in the making here. Schumacher had help to achieve his records and I think...

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The solution to this garbage behavior is to split teams in two, each driver has a team with him, drives for himself and that's it. I can not imagine paying 100-200 Eur/USD to watch this farce before my eyes and I never will. :lol: :lol: :lol: Lewis, is that you? :uhoh: Just find it amusing how outr...

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bourbon19 wrote:
F1Tyrant wrote:Will Bottas get the position back? I have my doubts.
Under the circumstances, they should. A rather hollow victory.

It's a shame for Bottas on a circuit he is so good at and has been so good at again. But he's a grounded lad who'll understand the bigger picture.

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FormulaFun wrote:Only 9 laps now for Verstappen on hyper soft now, how strange
Max on Ultras not Hypers. Don't know why they chose that.

Really odd. They didn't have anything to lose by taking a punt on Hypers. With the cars lighter and the track more rubbered in it could have got interesting.

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Bizarre from Red Bull. They seemed more concerned with keeping Max in the lead to give sponsors some airtime than taking 4th place.

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They all kept repeating that Kvyat has "matured". I hope so, for his own sake, but 'me thinks they do protest too much'. He is talented, but he has a five-cent head and little control over his emotions. He was doing well as a test driver because I fear that is what his temperament is suited for. Fo...

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Mercedes ALMOST had the ideal scenario. But Bottas has always been excellent here and did the business. Hamilton being second gives Vettel a sniff of making things difficult for him at the start.

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What an odd Q2 that was. Lots of teams unnecessarily sent their drivers out on hypers when they could have been a bit cleverer.

Now the battle for the third row best of the rest positions becomes critical. Those teams starting on hypers will need cars in between them and the ultra soft starters.

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Ferrari have set times on Ultras so far in Q2. Merc have used Hypers. Setting up for different race strategies if no one goes faster. all are on the Ultras I believe. Hamilton backed out of his Hyper lap when he was purple everywhere in order that he could use the Ultras at the start I think both F...

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Merc trying to get through on ultras. Interesting when they really don't need to be taking any risks.

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If Ferrari do have more in the tank then they have been playing mind games of epic propirtions. A Vettel pole here would be probably his greatest.

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If Mercedes really have made that kind of jump forward (and I doubt it tbh, lack of any Ferrari engined runners at the top of the speed trap figures makes me thing they are all turned down a bit still) then its goodnight Vienna for Vettel. I think the area to really look at is tyre wear...... it lo...

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I'm pleased for Kvyat. His behaviour since losing his Torro Rosso seat has been ultra professional despite the fact he had every right to lambast Helmut. His time at Ferrari will have helped him too.

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Great set of stats here for Hamilton/Alaonso/Vettel. Cherry pickers will have a field day :nod: https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/f1/hamilton-vs-alonso-vs-vettel-f1-statistics Comparing drivers ability based on head to head vs certain teammates is pretty flawed (except when the drivers in ...

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Rosberg was in a way unfortunate in that Hamilton's fallout with Mclaren almost certainly robbed him of the 2014 and 2015 titles. That frustration might explain his win at all costs mentality in 2016. He also had to be good enough to back it up and to be fair he was a very good and consistent driver...

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Supposedly, Ocon went to the Williams factory for a seat fitting. He did fit in the car, unlike his experience with McLaren where he was a little too tall for comfort. Another supposed rumour is Williams are asking from Mercedes for $20 million for Ocon to race at the team. Mercedes are not willing...

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Pirreli saying that the hypers are lasting pretty well here. Perhaps a Hyper-Ultras 1 stopper is viable.

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Marcus did a job for Sauber, he brought money to the team during a tricky period and improved steadily. But this is clearly a team with ambition to move further up the grid, so keeping Ericsson would have been tough to justify. He just isn't particularly good.

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I think Botas is almost certainly going to be as good as Hamilton or better here despite his recent performances. He virtually always strong at this circuit. Most drivers have their tracks that suit them really well and this seems to be one of his. Which in both qualifying and the race, Hamilton ha...

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To borrow an old saying: Vettel needs snookers in order to win this championship. He looked a broken man on that Singapore podium.

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It really feels like championship over barring a reliability nightmare for Hamilton. Mercedes appear to have ironed out a lot of weaknesses. I know Russia is coming up and low deg circuits haven't been Hamilton's friend in recent times. But 40 points feels too much of a gap and I expect him to be st...

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As per Robert Doornbos, Kvyat has signed a contract with Toro Rosso to make a shock return! https://thesportsrush.com/daniil-kvyat-has-signed-for-toro-rosso-reports-robert-doornbos/ It will get announced in Russia: http://www.grandprix.com/news/kvyat-return-set-for-sochi-announcement.html Yeah when...

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There's no doubt deserves a seat in F1. He is young, talented and better than a fair few of those who are guaranteed 2019 seats. He is also a hell of a lot better than Lance Stroll whose Daddy is going to give Ocon's Force India seat to. But we have to be honest, he has not blown Perez away. Perez i...

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When you strip away all the sentiment, today shows that ending Kimi's Ferrari stint is for the best. He again didn't hook it up in Q3 when there was a clear front row opportunity. I know Seb didn't either but he generally does. I know Kimi has had a solid run of podiums, but hasn't taken any points ...

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