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While some are claiming that no driver of the past is the equal of today's drivers... I can easily suggest that the driver of today,with all the electronics and aero help, would not match up to those great oldies when it comes to pure driving skills. This is always something that I find interesting...

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You project serious anger and I hope you get help for it and I mean this with much sincerity. You get phenomenally upset at the tiniest words here and lash out bitterly. How on earth do you come to that conclusion when you're the one who is actually posting things like the above? I don't have any s...

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Following the (cold and slightly wet) track walk, I've been inspired to make a small edit: 2016 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX Revised Prediction 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Nico Rosberg 3. Sebastian Vettel 4. Daniel Ricciardo 5. Max Verstappen 6. Kimi Raikkonen 7. Valtteri Bottas 8. Felipe Massa 9. Sergio Perez 10. ...

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ReservoirDog wrote:I don't believe for a second that Renault is more powerful than Ferrari.

Any particular reason? This is the upgraded Renault, remember.

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Not faulting Bottas because the Williams just sucks in the wet, but my point is that none of those overtakes are going to make the best of the year, and most of those guys ultimately did not like to see a Redbull in their mirrors so they let him by as if there were blue flags. That's it. I do agree...

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Thinking about it, it's really frustrating to realize that if Ferrari had executed well and capitalized upon Merc's mistakes, Vettel could have been in the lead of the championship taking a win in Australia and a second place in Bahrain into account. That's 46 points extra for 106 points in total.....

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in a time where theres constant reports of F1's decreasing TV viewership, its nice to see F1 viewership in my home country. Not wanting to stir the kettle too much (or whatever the phrase is), but I think those reports are usually from disgruntled British fans who aren't used to having to pay to wa...

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Colesy917 wrote:
nixxxon wrote:Hold on. Since its Ferrari, we need to see if this new turbo is an upgrade or a downgrade.
My thoughts too sadly... I've become increasingly pessimistic about Ferrari's upgrades this year.

It could be worse; it could be a Honda reliability upgrade!

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Fixed I can't really argue with that, but it still doesn't feel right to me because I wouldn't accept that level of risk . It all comes down to on what level I believe the participants really understand the risk to my peace of mind , and to what extent it's morally responsible for me to allow a per...

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Have fun and enjoy the race! If you get some pictures we would appreciate seeing them! :thumbup: :thumbup: Thanks! I will have a camera with me, so hopefully. I should at least be able to do something good enough to make a header out of instead of fishing one off the news sites this time. I'll be i...

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Covalent wrote:Interesting. What's the weather forecast for the weekend?

Dry, I hope. I like a wet race on TV, but it's a different matter when I'm actually going to be there!

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Asphalt_World wrote:I should have put in a caveat of saying that I watch MOTO GP on BT Sport and F1 on either Channel 4 or Sky. All UK based.

Ah, well in that case, I might well agree with you!

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And if people want to do a motorsport with greater risk why should they not be allowed? I can't really argue with that, but it still doesn't feel right to me. It all comes down to on what level the participants really understand the risk, and to what extent it's morally responsible to allow a perso...

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I think this is yet more proof that the Isle of Man event is barbaric and should be banned. It probably won't happen, but I think the death rate is pretty inexcusable in the name of sport. Yep and while we are at it we might as well ban BASE Jumping, Mountaineering, Deep Sea Diving, Surfing and any...

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I'll be seeing this one in person again ( :D ) so an earlier than usual prediction: 2016 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Nico Rosberg 3. Sebastian Vettel 4. Kimi Raikkonen 5. Daniel Ricciardo 6. Max Verstappen 7. Felipe Massa 8. Valtteri Bottas 9. Sergio Perez 10. Nico Hulkenberg I'd really...

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2016 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Nico Rosberg 3. Sebastian Vettel I know, I know - I died of boredom even typing it. Subject to change after FP2, since with the more generous time limit this year I'll actually have a chance to update it. --- REMINDER for everyone: I'll be attending the...

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I think this is yet more proof that the Isle of Man event is barbaric and should be banned. It probably won't happen, but I think the death rate is pretty inexcusable in the name of sport.

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You appear to want to lock it because you, and perhaps some other mods deem it a thread that is of no use. Nobody is being racist, sexist, generally abusive to the people involved in the sport who made the decision, nor indeed the two drivers being talked about the most, so why lock it? Because the...

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The commentators in Moto GP are nearly always right, and when they're not, they admit to it. They really kill the F1 commentators in terms of their ability to translate what's going on in a race, not simply by saying what they see, but by bringing in that extra knowledge they have from being behind...

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Back marker guys is everything from p22 till p9? :smug: Compared to a Red Bull in the wet, arguably yes! :lol: But I don't think everyone made it easy for him. My personal opinion of each move would be: Nasr: Textbook overtake out of the tunnel. Nasr didn't fight him dangerously by closing the door...

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They don't have to go top tier. Why not get Bottas even rather than Massa? I'm not saying it's a problem although I do get frustrated with the same old faces on a merry-go round of the best drives. Especially when they have been performing like anything better than a middle third driver for over ha...

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Agreed. A factory team should be aiming higher than Massa for their lead driver. At least go for a could be Perez or Hulk. Palmer (who would be the one Massa is replacing) isn't their lead driver either. Yeah, there are better drivers out there, but I also think people are too eager to ride the ant...

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Agreed. A factory team should be aiming higher than Massa for their lead driver. At least go for a could be Perez or Hulk. Palmer (who would be the one Massa is replacing) isn't their lead driver either. Yeah, there are better drivers out there, but I also think people are too eager to ride the ant...

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And this is just in. More rumors are circulating that Massa may be in talks with Renault. http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns34034.html Yes I've read that already, it would be a shame if Renault are still looking for pay drivers next season. I think Massa deserves a little more respect than the average ...

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It's got an unusual character for a street circuit, I'll give it that. Aside from the turn 8-11 section, it doesn't look as perilously tight as I was afraid of, so maybe we'll see some real racing after all. I wonder what speed we'll get up to on that ginormous straight? I'm expecting something Monz...

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I like the idea of a system that encourages greater reward for each position gained. Those numbers could be tinkered with even more specifically as to increase the relative reward per every position. To do so, where the rate of increased incentive escalates for each better position, the system may ...

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China: he hit Kimi. Nothing to do with strategy. Spain: Got mugged by Verstappen and Sainz at T3. Monaco: Failed to pass Massa. Australia was purely down to strategy. But do you think Vettel had no say on what tyres he chose during the red flag period? He also had the opportunity to pass Hamilton b...

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I agree. I think Vettel has been driving very well and I really don't see where people think he could have got more points. Even if you do bizarrely blame him for being rammed in Sochi he was already heading for a big nil point after the puncture anyway. I think he could and should have had 3rd in ...

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I think the current system is good for a smaller number of races, but it's too spread out for such a large calendar as we have now. There isn't a big enough gap between the podium places to cancel out the effect of consistency - and of course reliability - over the course of a championship. I'd pref...

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I really like Ricciardo as a driver and as a person, but his fans... This thread summarizes why I can't bring myself to support him. Well perhaps I will, in secret... I find this surprising, but perhaps it's an interesting reflection of how you can become polarized without even knowing it. I feel a...

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I think in terms of what a driver was able to achieve over their career, it's about as good a measurement as the points system is for who was the best in a given season. So it's of course subject to opportunity, luck and competition quality, but as a pure reflection of how much a driver achieved ove...

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Imo... Slicks look better than grooved dry tyres, but FULL wets look better than both Maybe I'm weird, but I actually think the Inters look the best. Gaze upon these beauties! Source: https://amitd.co/blog/pirelli-f1-2012-tyre-range https://amitd.co/img/posts/pirelli_i.gif They don't look like road...

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#14 Exediron vs #19 theferret Could be worse, considering how I've been doing this year. I still feel I'm out of place - so bring it, theferret! I can only hope I do better than either of my favorite teams in the Stanley Cup this year, both of whom were first-round exits. That shall not be my fate!...

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I like the grooved tyres better, because they add more visual complexity. But then my favorite cars were 2007/2008, so I fully expect to be in the minority!

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I think the balance is just very tricky to get right, especially with these tyres being so ultra-sensitive. The 2012-13 Lotus was famed for being gentle on its tyres, but the flip side to the coin was that in cooler temperatures they struggled to get the tyres warmed up properly. This was especiall...

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First off, welcome to the forum! :thumbup: Say what you want, but Max is a true racer. Much like Hamilton in his early days. Every race we see Max give it all. He overtakes where others deemed impossible, he makes the move and sticks with it. He is a breath of fresh air in a sport which by many is l...

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I just think Vettel is cleaner in general than Hamilton. That doesn't mean he's more effective, but he's cleaner. I really don't know who is better - I guess we'll find out over the next 5 or so years. So far, both could be performing better this season. Hamilton and Ricciardo have arguably been su...

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The biggest test will be against Max in Canada and the rest of the season if they both get the upgraded unit. If Max waxes him the rest of the season I think he'll have to admit (as Webber did with Vettel) that the kid is simply a notch above himself, though with Mark I think he was selling himself...

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robins13 wrote:Oops, where is my 5 points? Did I get any penalty or Hamilton got some penalty and they stripped of his win :s

Apparently, your 5 points disappeared because I accidentally entered you for Rosberg - Hamilton - Ricciardo. Fixed now!

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But there are some trends we have seen since post-Schumacher. Lacking in aerodynamics, never the most powerful engine, never the best in in-season development, and never hiring two absolutely top-level drivers. And they seem to not be making any steps to change these points. To be fair, the one abo...

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