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I remember two words from an arcade game which most of us may know and love, Mortal Kombat... and the words are "Flawless Victory!" As mcdo said... at one time he had more fuel than he needed :D Under normal circumstances i'd rate Alonso and Raikkonen's performance about the same for runners-up, but...

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^ Mark did that in Hungary 2010 when he was released from the SC. Ended up winning the race because Vettel got stuck behind Alonso due to the penalty he received in trying to help Webber. However, that was a different circumstance, no? Vettel was holding cars at bay... though i sincerely don't reme...

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There is one thing that F1 cannot be and still be F1, and that is completely artificial racing. It is not a race to see who is the best driver. It is a race to see who makes the best CAR + DRIVER combination. Therefore, if a racing team happens to have a car that is 2.5s faster per lap than the res...

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Seriously what absolute rubbish...the only person that's pulled a fast one on a teamate this year is Vettel. And why is people are still trying to tarnish Hamilton, when he obviously played the team game and brought the car home, behind Rosberg as he was told e ven though it looked like he was the ...

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Yaaay, another thread about drivers getting booed. :uhoh: I can just about remember Jackie Stewart and Graham Hill race, does my opinion count? Yes I think the manners of F1 fans has deteriorated over the years because the manners of everyone has deteriorated over the years. People, whether individ...

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I find it hard to believe that Honda would wish to get back into being a Formula One manufacturer. Both times they tried it met with moderate success and some good reasons for leaving the sport. But their one foray into being an engine manufacturer was a spectacular success and gave them the reputa...

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:lol: I'm sure Martin Brundle wants to! Three things come to mind. 1. Nigel not fitting in it. 2. 'BANG!' "That'll be the end of the McLaren then" 3. Ron Dennis saying the Peugeot was better than the Lamborghini... Thanks for bringing back the (somewhat painful) memories, especially #1. Hadn't seen...

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Peter McG. wrote:Interesting to see if Ferrari stick with their own engines

As a tifoso, it made me cringe and laugh at once.

Cheers!

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I have never seen Webber pull away as impressively as Vettel does... well, may be i don't remember

but... what i can see is Vettel doing it everytime when he needs it. It is a bit like when Alonso's turn in was good to heat-up Michelin tyres very quickly. Wait... Alonso was cheating?

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They simply weren't confident they could do 30+ laps to finish the race. Both Rosberg and Hamilton's tires were relatively new when the safety car came out. I just don't see any favoritism in the way they made their decision. Mercedes knows that Vettel is going to win the Driver's championship. Ham...

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I guessed you missed the bit where I asked whether that was the right race? I talked about the "blackmail saga," to highlight the fight which Alonso and Ron definitely had at that race. Allegations of blackmail were made but you are correct, they were never adequately substantiated. However, I thou...

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The FIA should have never changed the tyre rules half way though the season. Much of it is down to this as it slowed other teams down while giving both RB and merc a speed gain. Slight correction... it didn't slow other teams as much as it speeded RBR and Mercedes... As a tifoso, i was up in arms a...

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Gotta give it to Brundle, told the people booing straight up that its not cool. Alonso & Raikkonen drove incredible races, Vettel & Red Bull was in another league all weekend. Best car? yes. By a long way? yes. But 5 seconds over 2 laps down entirely to the car? No chance. Im not the most impartial...

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I guessed you missed the bit where I asked whether that was the right race? I talked about the "blackmail saga," to highlight the fight which Alonso and Ron definitely had at that race. Allegations of blackmail were made but you are correct, they were never adequately substantiated. However, I thou...

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If a driver is "basically the team principal" as you say, then they have a serious problem with the team principal, not with the driver. Well he also tried to be team principle at McLaren but Dennis wouldn't let him, some also blame the team principle for that How cute... wasn't it the boss-man's n...

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They were caught CHEATING last year and never penalized. They were not caught cheating, which is why they were not penalized. They way RBR won today with SPEED IN HAND (literally on the radio to Vettel telling him to ease the pace here, up the pace there). Whenever he wanted it was like he could tu...

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I think Singapore makes no sense at all, its a tiny island completely full of urban area of the city itself, with no space at all. Same as Monaco. This argument only makes sense if you're trying to build a purpose built race-track in a confined space, occupying land which could be better used elsew...

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Gotta give it to Brundle, told the people booing straight up that its not cool. Alonso & Raikkonen drove incredible races, Vettel & Red Bull was in another league all weekend. Best car? yes. By a long way? yes. But 5 seconds over 2 laps down entirely to the car? No chance. Im not the most impartial...

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Gotta give it to Brundle, told the people booing straight up that its not cool. Alonso & Raikkonen drove incredible races, Vettel & Red Bull was in another league all weekend. Best car? yes. By a long way? yes. But 5 seconds over 2 laps down entirely to the car? No chance. Im not the most impartial...

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Gotta give it to Brundle, told the people booing straight up that its not cool. Alonso & Raikkonen drove incredible races, Vettel & Red Bull was in another league all weekend. Best car? yes. By a long way? yes. But 5 seconds over 2 laps down entirely to the car? No chance. Im not the most impartial...

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Im actually starting to feel sorry for Seb now...Im not a huge fan but the way the crowd responds to him - then Fernando and Kimi....pretty harsh poor guy, he is a multiple f1 champion and has lots of millions on his bank account, he could retire tomorrow and be on eternal holidays for the rest of ...

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How cute... wasn't it the boss-man's nepotism that caused the problem? Like in Monaco... like at Hungary (Lewis again breaking pre-race agreements and getting away with it), and Shanghai where the team was racing Alonso, and still Dennis has the cheek (are you Dennis? :P) to blame Alonso. I think y...

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1998 was a heartbreak for many Ferrari fans... i was one of them. 2000... Suzuka and rain, brought out perhaps what was a great drive by a great driver. A very healthy and friendly competition. Rivalry feels plain wrong to describe how Hakkinen and Schumacher regarded themselves. i swear i've read t...

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Do you mean something like they thought the time had come to find a replacement for Massa, and they thought Raikkonen was the best available option? Or is that too simple? :-P It is clear they want Alonso challenged. They wouldn't hire a WDC if they didn't want Alonso challenged. They'd have hired ...

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Multi69 wrote:Di Resta p17 and blames the team again

I would be surprised if he gets a good drive anytime soon... barely any better than Sutil, yet he's ranting off more often than not. I sincerely don't know what to think of him... any wise men/ women with their 2 cents' worth on it???

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pokerman wrote:I could perhaps say Pot Vettel Black

Ah well... insanity, it spreads!

Nice wordplay though...

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Well ever since we lost Senna I really haven't seen any F1 driver consistently standing out in wet conditions, not even Schumacher. I think the car has played a way too important role to judge properly. Schumi was the best wet weather driver during his era but he always drove good to great cars dur...

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Ok.... We have had our multi thread Alonso bashing over the past few weeks, and our Massa threadfest (10 Massa threads on page 1 at one time) where we learn how crappy Massa is, We had our several Kimi won't go to Ferrari because they are fairy cakes threads... and now we have the Ferrari is crap, ...

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Well ever since we lost Senna I really haven't seen any F1 driver consistently standing out in wet conditions, not even Schumacher. I think the car has played a way too important role to judge properly. Schumi was the best wet weather driver during his era but he always drove good to great cars dur...

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Surprised more of Schumachers drives aren't in this list Spa 1995 (Dry\Wet, started from 16th on the grid, held off Hill on Slick tyres for a couple of laps) Spain 1996 (Pulled the fairly average Ferrari F310 back from a bad start and finished miles ahead) Monaco 1997 (Started on the right tyres an...

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Cozz wrote:Michael Schumacher

"The revenge of the grand-pa's?" Jokes apart, as one of his almost fanatical fans (mind you, almost), i'd love for him to get a competitive car and teach manners to some of the lot

if only wishes were horses....

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I know but most people have been saying for ages he is past his prime at 32 Age isnt really a factor, people drop off their prime at different ages, Massa isnt the driver he once was thats for sure but its not necessarily anything to do with his age and I haven't seen many saying it is personally. ...

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It will be interesting to see. It's not going to look good on Ferrari if FM suddenly starts finishing ahead of FA. Considering the WCC and WDC are close to out of reach, using a bit of chicanery to insure FM finishes behind FA isn't going to hurt them much. Before anyone goes off, I'm a SV supporte...

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Schumacher is Jan'69 baby. So in 2006 season, he was then 8 months older than Webber is now. He was on average a tad over half a second faster than Massa in quali based on Q2 results. For some perspective... Now now... some things are more about their belief system, much like any religion than it i...

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Nico feels confident about his race pace now?? Hmm, that's a different line to what he was singing after FP2. Hopefully, he will get a better start off the line and keep Vettel behind. One has to hope that happens. :( Mercedes seemingly are ok come the days which count... otherwise, how do you expl...

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Andres125sx wrote:First GP after Massa said he´s going to attack... 1.1 seconds behind Alonso the smaller difference in FP1, FP2 and FP3 until now

Ohh, i bet you feel very clever now!

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I'm really sick and tired of knowing in advance who(Redbull ofcourse) will win the race. It removes all the excitement. 2012 was a much more exciting f1 season. This one is turning into a farce. I'm lovin' it. :] I'm waiting for 2014... wherein once again i could read our fellow forumers whinging a...

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The correlation between wind tunnel and track has been pathetic for a few years now. They cant add updates to save themselves. Yep... this is why they've been using the wind-tunnel at Cologne, Germany (owned by Toyota and rented out usually to a lot of different folks). However, i think this car wa...

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ahh the annoying thing is, every week Red Bull are surprised that they are fastest i mean seriously, its like saying you're surprised your shoes fit every time you put them on You do know Mercedes have won 8 poles so far out of 12 races... So of course it may be genuine, as at the beginning of the ...

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Martin Whitmarsh, you have not only failed to win any championships in the last five years, at times with the fastest driver and the best car, due to the teams bumbling of pit stops, strategy, and poor reliability...now you want to hire this guy back? Yes, he is very talented, but it was his and ce...

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