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flyboy10 wrote:I won't say that's not why they were there but surely the net result must be greater grip?

Greater initial grip off the line, I can't see them being healthy for the tyres though.

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Nothing, the DRS was set up well and led to an exciting race, with plenty of prolonged side by side action, at a track renowned for dull races with no overtaking. But the 2011 race had DRS and was as dull as dish water. Okay, they switched from two zones in 2011 to one in 2012, but even had the sam...

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There were some attempts to run wingless cars in 1979/80, as the downforce generated by the ground effect was supposed to be strong enough. However, none of these cars made it to the track without a proper rear wing in real racing conditions. Yeah, I know that aero has evolved a lot since 1980, but...

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I love several of the commenters here, working hard all day to fill the internet with useless drivel, opining on how OTHERS don't know what it's like to be underprivileged. I guess Fangio just didn't have an internet connection, probably why he started working as a mechanic at 11. I agree, take the...

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Yeah, it's getting boring. This is why I stopped watching during the Schumacher years, because honestly, with the exception of Seb Vettel's parents does anyone really want to watch the same procession week in week out? Spa was over halfway through the first lap barring a parts failure or tyre blowo...

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Don't they have to have a rear wing in the rules? I think any attempt to run wingless would be protested immediately, either because it isn't within the spirit of the rules or because of safety fears. They won't run wingless. They'll just run with the same wing as Spa and try and take off some down...

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This is what they did at the beginning of the race. A lot of effort for nothing really https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BSg0oLuIIAA-UbO.jpg Although there was some minimal distractions for us F1 fans, it's difficult to disagree with Greenpeace's point. Even so, lots of V-Power advertising below. For mos...

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Can everybody not just admit that Vettel is clearly one of the best drivers on the grid - obviously alongside Hamilton, Alonso and Kimi. He's been in the right place for the last four seasons but ultimately, he's taken advantage of that in the way that top tier drivers do. I can easily admit that V...

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I see the forum has imploded into yet another cluster chocolate fudge cake. Don't you people get tired of arguing the exact same points over and over and over again? I do, but can't hep myself. I get the impression others simply just don't understand how motorsport works. If it was genuinely just t...

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vettel is the master. isnt it he isnt...the car is. even after 4. years on the trot. really? I try my best to ignore these people, but also find it too tempting (my personality I'm afraid). First half of last year, Seb was still keeping up even when it looked like the Red Bull wasn't itself. Alonso...

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dogboy wrote:
vettel is the master. isnt it
he isnt...the car is.

How long have you followed F1? The best drivers almost always have the best or one of the best cars. Or are you trying to say Riccardo Rosset just couldn't secure a top drive? I think Luca Badoer proved that myth wrong in 2009.

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F1yer wrote:vettel is the master. isnt it obvious yet

At a track allegedly not suited for Red Bull. If that's true, are some doubters going to be eating their words/humble pie now?

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I'm afraid Vettel has just been the class of the field for the last four years. People will have to deal with that. For the last 3. 2010 he was lucky.....but this isn't the thread for that discussion :lol: I'd say he was unlucky with some mechanical DNFs and showed his inexperience with some decisi...

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Pirelli should tell the FIA to stick it, they have been treated appallingly. If I was Pirelli I would stop all work on next years tyres and let the FIA and Michelin get on with it, and if there are no tyres next year well too ******** bad. I wouldn't phrase it exactly like that, after all you don't...

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http://forum.planet-f1.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8319

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It's crazy to think so many are asking for rain to spice up the racing. I was watching the second half of the 1998 race on Sky this morning and was thinking in those conditions how easily someone could have ended up injured or killed. Even Murray and Martin kept believing they'd stop at 75% distance...

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flyboy10 wrote:How does what he said give away the identity of the driver?

It's implied that it's a great day for Australia that another Australian driver finds himself in one of the top seats in the sport.

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RickM wrote:
Darkwing wrote:Brake fails for Kimi I hope he leaves Lotus asap.
Idiotic comment. No team has control over a break failure.

There's some here that if that was Webber, would adamantly believe Red Bull had tampered with his brakes.

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Ev0lutionz wrote:Bye bye kimis record.

Depends whether you believe he had the record or not due to different points systems.

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Toby. wrote:"All of Australia will be happy"

Fairly conclusive.

Really? Is Kimi that popular in Australia?

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Dalemac wrote:Rumour has it they don't want the 1.6 turbos cos they sound rubbish, and want to keep the 2.4 v8's.

Surely 3.4L flat 12s. I think that's what is stated on twir website at least.

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It depends on what you class as 'spicing' up. I'd rather see a procession with 1 or 2 amazing seat of the pants overtakes than degrading tyres with 100 overtakes per race. Not that those are the only two options, of course... I just think tyres shouldn't play such a huge role in race outcomes, no m...

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Dear Michelin Man, I would be very happy for you to return to Formula 1 and as the sole tyre supplier. However, i would poilitely ask that you stand up to Bernie and say "we will only supply tyres to F1 if they are real tyres, not synthetic look-a-likes that fall apart and ruin the sport, not to me...

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I remember Pedro Diniz also had a hard life. His enormous lack of talent almost shattered his dreams of becoming an F1 driver, but fortunately it was more than made up for by his father's $$$$. In Grand Prix Manager, Diniz and his money on more than one occasion helped fund my teams like Minardi fro...

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AngusWolfe wrote:
zack14 wrote:is the Belgium GP on for 2014?
As far as I know Spa is contracted.

http://www.rtbf.be/info/economie/detail ... id=7801456
In French, but the important bit if you don't know French is 2015.

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I personally think the FIA owe Pirelli a favour. Fans were screaming out for less predictability from the tyres to lead to more exciting races. Canada 2010 showed them how multiple stops could be fun. Out go Bridgestone, in step Pirelli to do exactly what the FIA asked of them. Now fans are fed up o...

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nelore wrote:All this talk of drivers going here and there..what about Massa..whats up with him? where is he going?

Hasn't he already said he wouldn't drive for a lesser team? Also he did hint at retirement not long after Webber announced his. A lot are predicting he simply leaves F1.

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Did I miss something? Did he announce that he's left McLaren? :?: No, but rumours have started up that he is in the running for the spare seat at Red Bull. He's late into the silly season rumours. I actually found it quite embarrassing when he was interviewed on Sky and he said that's all he'd talk...

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I know we've no real right to be, but is anyone else annoyed by the indecision? They said they would announce it at Spa, then they went back on it. I'm beginning to think they're delaying the Ricciardo announcement just to unsettle Ferrari with the recent Alonso/Luca beef. At least at one point Hor...

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Is RedBull an exception ie we don't really know why they are in F1. Does racing lead to more drink sales? I think Dietrich Mateschitz is a massive racing fan and is in it as much for the enjoyment as for the achievement Am i wrong? If it was say the Seimens team which is as far as i'm aware a facel...

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Obviously race engineers stay no matter the driver... (unless they get fired of course) Some drivers take their race engineers to their new teams. Agreed. I think it depends on the driver and how much clout they have. I couldn't see, say, Hulkenburg being able to make any demands in that area. But ...

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Good news, really pleased about this. :nod: Great news. some tracks should really be ring fenced and Suzuka would be one of them. In fact I would love to have 6/7 tracks permanent and the rest rotating. This actually sounds like a really good idea. It's just a shame that if a track is popular among...

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Time for Juan to head over to Le Mans and get the triple crown of Indy 500, Monaco GP and Le Mans 24hrs. Noooooo.... I personally think that only the very best should have a shot at achieving this. Had Mike Hawthorn achieved this, he would rank up there, if David Coulthard had (all else the same) i...

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Caterham F1 Team Drivers: - Lewis Hamilton - Sebastian Vettel Engine: Coventry Climax Force India F1 Team Drivers: - Adrian Sutil - Kamui Kobayashi Engine: Mercedes Lotus F1 Team Drivers: - Jenson Button - Romain Grosjean Engine: Renault Marussia F1 Team Drivers: - Juan Pablo Montoya - Jerome D’Amb...

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Now know why you feel strongly aboout Hakkinen's crash. Thanks for those details; makes one even more amazed at Hakkinen's comeback; and he had a tough, fast team-mate to battle too, the under-rated and fast Coulthard. Must be up with Lauda's crash, as one of F1s worst.? I've always liked Mika, but...

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This is like comparing somebody equaling Joe DiMaggio's record of games with a hit to a career hit percentage so far. Yes, at the end of their careers people will admire both achievements, but history will decide who goes down as the greater. Who would they have to marry though? I was thinking abou...

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Some of you should follow Baseball. There's seemingly new stats being created every game. They're embraced as part of the ongoing history of the sport. While I agree had Vettel simply entered with STR in 2008, or Schumacher with Benetton in 1992, they may have also had/have equally impressive streak...

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An F1 team's nationality isn't dictated by where their main factory is based. It never has been and never will be. The team's nationality is dictated by the country their licence is under. Red Bull - Austrian (factory in UK thanks to buying out formally British team) Ferrari - Italian McLaren - Bri...

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Schumacher broke his leg, Massa had an iron rod hit his head and almost lost his life........ big difference, and hence totally different effect IMO Massa doesn't remember the accident. Schumacher never lost consciousness so he can replay it in his mid over and over, Big difference. I know this spe...

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