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Overtaking is hard, so Pitstops might well hold the key. That said, it seems we are set for a one-stopper race, so choosing when to come in could be the only thing that makes the difference. Also gonna be interesting to see how cars like the Mclaren, which seems to be setup for overtaking fare.

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Given how mighty Hamilton & Mercedes were in S3, and the fact that he was quite a bit up on his earlier time, i think he might well have been locked on for Pole. Shame!

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Vettel for passing all those out of position cars after coming in on Lap 2. That was one helluva risky strategy, but he made it work. Grosjean for a storming drive from 17th on the grid. Who knows what he could have done if he had started higher up today. Stunning indeed. Honorable mentions to Rosbe...

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It was nice to see that. Pretty sure the crowd enjoyed it too. I think Vettel will laugh the reprimand off, given it was only his first of the season and he's unlikely to get 2 more within the remaining races to get him a grid penalty or anything of that sort.

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Agreed, but am biased to my country.

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Wondering how many outside the top 10 are gonna start on softs. The options might last longer on low fuel, but its gonna be a gamble either ways.

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wow Webber on the medium matched the mercedes drivers on softs. Just shows how dominant that redbull is. basically a different formula. yep. They're between 0.5 and 1s per lap faster depending on compound. I think Vettel's Q2 time was also on the hards, and he was still faster than anyone else. And...

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Alonso did a 1.24.5 in Q2 , a repeat could have earned him a front row start. Why not go for that ? Nope. He did a 1.24.8, which would have put him just behind Rosberg assuming he could have replicated that, but he ( like many others) went for the softs-are-eating-tyres-fast-on-full-fuel logic, and...

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1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Rosberg
4. Alonso
5. Kimi
6. Massa
7. Webber
8. Button
9. Hulkenberg
10. Perez

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Covalent wrote:
hittheapex wrote:I can't view the image,
It's a picture of his Japan-spec helmet with the texts "1571" and "F1 points world record".

F1 pointless world record would be more apt.

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Where is the "don't really care". Only joking, I think that I heard Martin & Crofty say that it will be at the next GP if Vettel wins the race, no ifs or buts :D Pretty sure even if Alonso wins Vettel only has to finish 5th, That puts Alonso on 232, Vettel on 307 then if Alonso wins the next 3 race...

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If Vettel finishes every remaining race in 3rd or higher he wins the championship no matter where anyone else finishes. If Vettel Wins in Korea & Alonso finishes 2nd, he only needs to finish 4th or higher for every race. If Vettel Wins Japan & Alonso finishes 2nd, he only needs to finish 6th or hig...

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UnlikeUday wrote:Should be Vettel, Grosjean, Hulk & Gutierrez.

Agreed.

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Suzuka

1. Webber
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel
4. Alonso
5. Rosberg
6. Kimi
7. Massa
8. Button
9. Grosjean
10. Perez

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jammin78 wrote:The GP was genuinely exciting, with more action than the last 3 races combined. You missed a lot, and Vettel didn't get very far away.

Mark's Red Bull wasn't on rails... fire yes, but not rails.

Don't judge a race by it's winner

+1.

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I think it boils down to how/why Hamilton destroyed his tyres in the second stint that much. Was it just due to those first two/three laps after his first pit stop when he nailed down a string of fastest laps, and followed that up with some slightly quicker/on par lap times with Vettel/Grosjean, or ...

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Whoever made the call was definitely not thinking. I can understand trying it for a lap or two, but allowing him to keep lapping at a 3sec a lap slower time than those in front for that long was plain foolishness.

Reminds me of some of the bungles Merc made last year.

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Yeah, i think Hulk pretty much signed his Lotus contract today. That said, if Merc had any brains at all, they would have pitted Hamilton a lot earlier and he'd probably be fighting with the lotuses now for 2-3-4. I guess Hamilton ate too much out of it getting racy being Grosjean. Its a fair point ...

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Well, this might leave a lot with worn tyres towards the end. Gonna be interesting

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brakesteer97 wrote:Lewis lost at least 15 seconds in four laps. Podium = gone

The Merc guys will be lucky to finish in Top 5 at this rate. Shame about Rosberg, after he was looking so quick.

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My God Mercedes! Keeping Hamilton out this long, one might well think you don't want your drivers to do well in a race. How can they justify holding on to make a two stop work when they lost pretty much a whole pit stop time the way his tyres went off.

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Laura23 wrote:Can't see anyone but Vettel winning this. I don't think he even pushed as hard as he could in Quali. He'll have a two second lead by the end of lap two.

Party pooper

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Couldn't see one, so forgive me if i missed something. Merc finally looking good on Race pace, but Friday pace means nothing. Webber might definitely be one to watch, given how Bullish he sounded, and Alonso will be looking at atleast P3 from the start. A lotus from P3 is also interesting, given the...

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Lotus looking extremely good on their tyres, and showing dead good race pace. I'd watch out for them assuming they can stay longer in the first stint. Hopefully we saw Merc match Rebdull today and not just Redbull sandbagging. Here's hoping!

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This whole balls discussion is so gay

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Korea
1. Hamilton
2. Vettel
3. Alonso
4. Kimi
5. Massa
6. Rosberg
7. Perez
8. Ricciardo
9. Button
10. Webber

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Will probably sleep all over FP1, and got a flight right during Qualy on Saturday. Should hopefully reach somewhere with a TV on Sunday for the race.

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The autosport article in question pretty much endorses the view here, and actually shows similar ( though slightly different) stats to the one posted by Josh from its Forix database. What am interested to see is where Fernando and Vettel end up. Vettel especially if Redbull continue to show the same...

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Well, we can all hope. But even if the renault Engine isn't as good as the Mercedes and Ferrari's ( and that's a big IF), the redbull might still not be off the pace. Its not a total reset from this year, like Permane was saying and Redbull will definitely carry forward some of that dominance.

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Newey is the public face that people recognize from the redbull engineering team. Yes, its a combination of Seb and the team headed by Newey, but he is well revered within the team as well, and that says something. That, and the fact that Newey has a proven track record. But i don't think anyone is ...

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RBR is the new Area 51. Except there are way more conspiracy theories about Red Bull. I believe they also have a secret base on the moon and are part of the New World Order. They may also be able to control the weather........... Agreed. The Moon is where they conduct all their unlimited testing, t...

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I think the fresh set of supersofts did help him pull out a longer last stint. But the pace he set all throughout the race simply had no match, and if he didn't have the supersoft set, he would have probably opted for mediums and still won by the same Margin i believe, given both Alonso/Kimi were on...

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LMFAO. Good one!

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If Vettel finishes every remaining race in 3rd or higher he wins the championship no matter where anyone else finishes. If Vettel Wins in Korea & Alonso finishes 2nd, he only needs to finish 4th or higher for every race. If Vettel Wins Japan & Alonso finishes 2nd, he only needs to finish 6th or hig...

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If Vettel finishes every remaining race in 3rd or higher he wins the championship no matter where anyone else finishes. If Vettel Wins in Korea & Alonso finishes 2nd, he only needs to finish 4th or higher for every race. If Vettel Wins Japan & Alonso finishes 2nd, he only needs to finish 6th or hig...

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What was that old saying? The only unfair advantage is one you don't have? :P Not a Seb fan, or a Redbull one, but the fact remains that the fault isn't with them, but with the other teams for not catching on whatever it is that Redbull seem to be doing so well. The way they create downforce from th...

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What a drive from Vettel though. Grand Chelems ( unless am mistaken?) don't happen every day. The early pace, the pace after the SC period, the pace in the final stint, it was all like working like Magic for him, and this was a truly faultless drive. Am no Vettel fan, but that was as emphatic a stat...

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So unfortunate for Mercedes today - Nico particularly. Safety Car came out at the wrong time for them but 4th and 5th is a good recovery from both Ros erg and Hamilton. Lets hope Vettel slows down in Korea I think they partially got unlucky and partially got it wrong. Agreed! I feel they should hav...

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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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