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The trickier scenario is if Perez takes Hamilton out or if Bottas collided with Verstappen. The FIA couldn't really punish one driver for the actions of their teammate could they? If it was a really Schumacher at Jerez level of obvious there would probably be something done to avoid the drivers titl...

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That makes Hamilton’s life very easy and Verstappen’s life very difficult. It was the same story in Brazil, where Hamilton performed 20 highway overtakes, as none of his passes (apart from perhaps the one on Norris) took any real skill. Verstappen is in a very different situation. With a weaker eng...

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I wanted Hamilton to the eighth and I would still love for him to do so. I detest Red Bull, Horne and Jos 'loving through his son' Verstappen. I wouldn't begrudge Max the title though as he has (recent controversy notwithstanding) had an absolutely stellar season in terms of pace and consistency. He...

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I think 2008 was the last time that the Constructors championship was still undecided going into the last race(?)

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Sainz has done a lot better relative to Leclerc than I thought he would. I still think Leclerc has a much higher ceiling and I maintain that he belongs in the conversation of quickest driver in the grid. He has made a few too many errors this year admittedly. If Ferrari deliver a competitive package...

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The rule on giving back a place needs to be that you have to drop back a few seconds after doing so. As it stands, If a driver doesn't give the place back then it's a five second penalty. Yet if a driver does give the place back and yields position just before a DRS zone then their punishment is bas...

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Welcome back Alex! I will be very interested to see if he can dominate latifi. I rate alex more than most. Think he has very goid race craft and is quite exciting to watch. Now that he no longer has to worry about Redbull politics I reckon he will be able to show his skill at Williams. Russell does...

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Guanyu Zhou supposedly has big sponsorship money behind him to try and get that second Alfa seat, but maybe they retain Giovanazzi for one more year before giving the seat to Théo Pourchaire. Giovanazzi hasn't exactly blown Kimi away in their time as teammates so I'm not sure Ferrari will see him as...

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A complete no brainer for Alfa. The best replacement for Raikkonen they could have realistically got. Whether or not it's a good move for Bottas remains to be seen.

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Some have mooted a teacher/student relationship for Hamilton/Russell but those rarely work out. If Russell is an elite level driver he'll cause Hamilton some headaches early on. If he is wholly outclassed by Hamilton on pure pace then it's hard to see how that gap gets bridged in a few seasons.

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Harpo wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 08, 2021 8:34 am
As Russell future tremendous success at Mercedes seem to be a sure thing, any other top team should hire Latifi who looks as good as Russell.

Objectively untrue.

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Interesting that Red Bull are still sounding like they have options with Alex in future. They control four seats in Formula One but haven't put him in one of their cars.

I suspect that he may return to Torro Rosso once Gasly leaves.

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Formula One grand prix winners is probably too broad a category for pointless, but there is so much trivia scope there. People often forget about the Indy 500 also having Formula One grand prix status from 1950 to 1960. So guys like Rodger Ward are technically F1 race winners.

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Edit: Also worth noting that JPM names Ralf Schumacher as his fastest teammate. I assume he remembers partnering Kimi for 2 years, yet he still names Ralf as his fastest teammate. He probably feels confidant he could have beaten Kimi if things were better aligned for him at McLaren. While I certain...

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I can't look beyond the 2000's personally. 2000 itself was a heck of a title fight as Hakkinen's last stand attempt to defend his title fell short. 2003 was a genuine three way title fight for much of it between Schumi, Kimi and Montoya. It's the second half of the decade that really sets it apart t...

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It's extremely difficult to judge and all we really have is a lot of A-B-C. Judging how good young Kimi was may somewhat depend on how good Coulthard was in this era. Hakkinen was generally very comfortably gapping DC in Mclarens title contending years of 1998-2000 before he appeared to fairly sudde...

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It would be novel if "significant new evidence" actually means that for once, and it isn't just Nico Hulkenberg driving 70 laps in a 2019 Racing Point and then producing a litre of fuel.

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To put it into perspective, it's got to be possible to walk a couple of laps of that track in 2 hours. For a formula one car to take 2 hours to get to the end of the pitlane, it would have to be stationary for much of that.

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If Bottas had somehow been able to get to that restart to start last on the grid, I guess he could in theory have taken a fair old chunk of time to pass the pit exit, 30 seconds or so say. It would have been sketchy but less so than Hamilton going at a snails pace for 2 hours. Edit:IDFD beat me to it.

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I'd actually say Alonso and Hamilton's battle at Mexico 2018 had more questionable moments than that one as great a spectacle as it was. These things are always more heated on team radio. Grosjean used to moan on the radio almost every time he got overtaken it seemed.

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There was one move Alonso made that was pretty dicey, but on the whole it was hard but fair.

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One swallow does not a summer make. Russell has dominated Latifi in pretty much every race they have had together. How impressive an achievement that is is up for debate, but yesterday was not evidence of Russell being on par with Latifi generally. The decision has likely already been made tbh. IIR...

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Tsunoda seemed to have fairly dismal race pace compared to Gasly. He went from a Pit stop clear of Gasly to being far enough behind for Gasly to have a free stop. Did he have damage?

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Latifi's performance yesterday surely has to help Bottas case. Russell's race pace looked meh. One swallow does not a summer make. Russell has dominated Latifi in pretty much every race they have had together. How impressive an achievement that is is up for debate, but yesterday was not evidence of...

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While Toto will be secretly very happy about the net result, that incident makes it less likely, not more likely that Bottas will stay at Mercedes. There has been some talk of Mick Schumacher going to Alfa Romeo. If he were to leave Haas (or whatever it may be called next season) then Bottas would b...

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While being level on points with Charles hugely flatters his performance, he has done very well so far. Exactly what Ferrari hoped he would bring plus a little bit more.

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Promotes Kimi Raikkonen into the points. Not a bad day for the old boys.

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Official now. Vettel disqualified.

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Hamilton deserves it for his phenomenal start off the line second time around. Over 4 seconds clear by the first corner

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Chris Medland also reporting that one other car has breached fuel regulations. Not sure who yet.

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Supposedly Vettel's formation lap radio communication was somewhat similar to Ocon's but more subtle.

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Hypothetical scenario here. If Bottas had somehow managed to keep his car running and started last on the restart, had he and Hamilton both not pitted, I take it the guys pitting would have had to wait for Bottas before leaving the pit lane. In this scenario, if Bottas had had a very slow getaway nu...

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TheGiantHogweed wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 01, 2021 4:17 pm
Ocon and vettel will probably get a penalty, then hamilton will take the race win!

Hamilton winning his hundredth grand prix because Vettel wore a rainbow t shirt and Ocon parked at the end of the pitlane would perhaps be the only way the race could get crazier.

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UnlikeUday wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 01, 2021 3:41 pm
Vettel, Sainz and Stroll called to the stewards for "Alleged not following Race Director’s instruction - Pre-Race Procedure.

I'd like to be the first to congratulate Lewis Hamilton on his second place finish. Hopefully this is just wag of the finger stuff.

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Has to be Bottas. The precision with which he managed to hit Norris to then hit Verstappen was the kind of shot that Ronnie O'Sullivan would tip his hat to. On a more serious note Ocon has to be a contender of course. Alonso, Hamilton, Verstappen, Vettel there are contenders all the way down in many...

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A genuine GOAT contender of a race. It had drama with the first lap incident, the farce of Hamilton taking a start that made USA 2005 look like a packed grid by comparison and some quality drives throughout the grid. It's a shame that Verstappen got his race ruined by that first lap incident and cha...

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Actually, looking at that damage, it is definitely a tougher task than I initially gave credit for. Fair play to the lad if he pulls it off.

Credit to Vettel too. When races are at their most chaotic, he's so often right up there.

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Grand Prix starts shouldn't look like a clever little trick shot on the pool table. Probably penalty points and a grid drop for Bottas. It has to be exceptionally dangerous driving for a race ban.

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Alienturnedhuman wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:21 pm
I assume that Albon is already trying out Bottas's braking point on the simulator.

It was so late that even the simulator crashed.

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IDFD wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 01, 2021 1:19 pm
Realistically Max should still finish second if he's fit to restart and they've had time to repair the car.

Agreed. There is one car that can realistically stop him winning the race without any mishaps, but he should get second fairly comfortably.

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