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There is no conclusive evidence sure but the fact is that Kimi's results did improve quite significantly. It could be down to the car in general, or it could be down to preferences, or it could be down to luck. But something definitely changed Massa had his accident in Hungary were we are to presum...

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that's not really the point, though. All I'm saying is that if the car suits their needs then the Ferrari pair are contenders for strongest pairing, since they are both capable of delivering strong results. If it doesn't, then they will be at a bigger disadvantage than the others as they have shown...

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that's not really the point, though. All I'm saying is that if the car suits their needs then the Ferrari pair are contenders for strongest pairing, since they are both capable of delivering strong results. If it doesn't, then they will be at a bigger disadvantage than the others as they have shown...

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The thread is about the strongest lineup, not who's the best driver overall. And if a driver (or drivers) is capable of very strong performances with a car that handles well, then it's still legitimate to say that he could contribute to a strongest lineup. The caveat is, of course, that if the car ...

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And thats why, i think, Ron wanted to reduce the total number of "have to be trusted claims" by signing with Honda. McLaren will NOW share every success or disappointment coming from Honda grounds. McLaren are not Honda. They are still trusting another company to build the engine for them. If Honda...

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I don't think that Kimi can be considered to be tier 1 anymore and in that respect Vettel needs to beat him Disagree, even in last year's unsuited car to him he often qualified within a tenth of Alonso. So be kind to Vettel when Kimi puts some manners on him this season ;-). The 2009-2013 Red Bulls...

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This 'Vettel has something to prove' notion is rather ridiculous... same with anyone who says Hamilton or Alonso have something to prove. Vettel was a breath of fresh air when he filled in for Kubica and then did a stellar job for Toro Rosso. Once he was a title contender and kept Hamilton and Alon...

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Vettel without a doubt but from the perspective of doubters and not my personal opinion of him as a driver. If Kimi beats him where does that leave his reputation? I think he had a hard time adjusting last year and having got the most out of the blown diffuser characteristics, stood to lose the mos...

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Apart from the two Mercedes drivers who just about everyone has as one two, and are frankly going to walk it bar mechanical problems, there is a lot of variation in the picks. And it is going to be very interesting who manages to get closest to the actual result. Hard to pick Yep one might call it ...

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I agree it's not easy, but equally you can't exclude the possibility. If you say Vettel can win four titles while being rubbish, then that devalues the WDC and makes me wonder what the big deal about winning it is. Once may be lucky but four times? He must have done something right. And as stated b...

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So you say that Kimi would have outscored Massa even if he continued, or Massa would have driven even better than Kimi for the rest of 2009 season? or something other? Whatever you bring, Kimi DID have a great run once Massa was out of Ferrari seat. And he is more than capable of doing same run of ...

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This 'Vettel has something to prove' notion is rather ridiculous... same with anyone who says Hamilton or Alonso have something to prove. Vettel was a breath of fresh air when he filled in for Kubica and then did a stellar job for Toro Rosso. Once he was a title contender and kept Hamilton and Alon...

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This 'Vettel has something to prove' notion is rather ridiculous... same with anyone who says Hamilton or Alonso have something to prove. Vettel was a breath of fresh air when he filled in for Kubica and then did a stellar job for Toro Rosso. Once he was a title contender and kept Hamilton and Alon...

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Vettel without a doubt but from the perspective of doubters and not my personal opinion of him as a driver. If Kimi beats him where does that leave his reputation? I think he had a hard time adjusting last year and having got the most out of the blown diffuser characteristics, stood to lose the mos...

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AngusWolfe wrote:I imagine his practice sessions last year didn't hurt.

King announced as developmental driver too, in what is a shocking twist(!)

I'm thinking it might be a bit like musical seats and whichever driver can bring sufficient funds at any given time will get to sit in the car

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Lotus weren't anywhere near Red Bull in Spa or Monza. In Singapore, they were equal to Mercedes, but nowhere near the speed of Red Bull. Even before the SC, Vettel could pull 1.5 seconds on Rosberg whenever he wanted. In Korea, this is the only race where you might have a point, although it's not a...

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Amazing to think that Alonso hasn't had the best car on the grid since the middle of 2006! That will be nearly 10 seasons come the end of 2015 :!: The length of Senna's career. Before Canada 2006, Alonso had 13 wins in 26 races. Since Canada 2006, Alonso has 18 wins in 156 races. Hamilton has 11 wi...

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Just imagine Alonso had not had a better car than the 2014 Ferrari for his entire career. Alonso would have not been rated as the 2015 Fernando. Heck, poor Hulk didn't even drive a car like 2003 or 2008 Renault let alone McLaren MP4-22. This would never have happened because Alonso is simply better...

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Blackhander wrote:STRAYA!

1-Hamilton
2-Rosberg
3-Ricciardo
4-Vettel
5-Bottas
6-Massa
7-Raikkonen
8-Kvyat
9-Button
10-Grosjean

Cheers for putting in the hard yards running this pokerman. Hopefully I can improve on last year... Or at least not get worst :s

You won 2 rounds last year you are not that bad

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The DAMS car at the top again

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Been a fan since he joined and followed his career in Torro Rosso quite closely Need any proof? Here's the official Ricciardo thread: http://forum.planet-f1.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=2155 I found this interesting. From that link, posted Sept 2012: Dan will be in a red bull seat in 2014. A year later ...

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I think Hulkenberg is solid and consistent, but unspectacular. Perez on a good day can properly beat him. But the problem with Perez is that he's not very consistent. If he tries to be spectacular, he would have taken big risks due to his cars uncompetitiveness. An embarrassing crash, wrecking deli...

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Wrong. Fred has had great cars compared to those of the Hulk.I agree though that Fred hasn't had arguably the very best car since 2005/06/07 certainly not as good as RBs of 2010/11/12/13 or the 2014 Merc. Were talikng about having a decent top 6 to 8 car,not the very best for the likes of Hulk Erm,...

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Of course that were the LAST four races, because Ferrari no longer could live up with the same undeveloped car anymore. Rivals continued to improve their already better packages while smaller teams caught them up in qualifyings too. And a driver can not afford more than two cars to reach the podium...

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No, both drivers did get beaten by their team mates fair and square. No argument there. However, the fact that they "took the heaviest beatings by their respective teammates in 2014" does not necessarily exclude them from contention for the strongest driver lineup for 2015. The fact that they didn'...

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shoot999 wrote:Irrefutable proof that Hamilton has more natural talent than Rosberg

https://instagram.com/p/0AfGuQL049/?modal=true

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Easy for me, that would be Alonso Wrong. Fred has had great cars compared to those of the Hulk.I agree though that Fred hasn't had arguably the very best car since 2005/06/07 certainly not as good as RBs of 2010/11/12/13 or the 2014 Merc. Were talikng about having a decent top 6 to 8 car,not the ve...

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Easy for me, that would be Alonso Wrong. Fred has had great cars compared to those of the Hulk.I agree though that Fred hasn't had arguably the very best car since 2005/06/07 certainly not as good as RBs of 2010/11/12/13 or the 2014 Merc. Were talikng about having a decent top 6 to 8 car,not the ve...

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Easy for me, that would be Alonso Wrong. Fred has had great cars compared to those of the Hulk.I agree though that Fred hasn't had arguably the very best car since 2005/06/07 certainly not as good as RBs of 2010/11/12/13 or the 2014 Merc. Were talikng about having a decent top 6 to 8 car,not the ve...

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This 'Vettel has something to prove' notion is rather ridiculous... same with anyone who says Hamilton or Alonso have something to prove. Vettel was a breath of fresh air when he filled in for Kubica and then did a stellar job for Toro Rosso. Once he was a title contender and kept Hamilton and Alon...

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Vettel has it all to prove no question, if he beats Kimi he still won't look good because Kimi is on the down fast and got hammered by Alonso last year. He's got to do the same to get some rep back, if he wins by a small margain, matches or loses to Kimi then his rep is going to go fast They are bo...

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Easy for me, that would be Alonso

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It is the moment of truth for Mr Vettel. Raikonnen is a known quantity and they have already built the 2015 car around him so how well Vettel does against him will benchmark him as a WDC. Even if he comes in consistently second to start with all would not be completely lost for his reputation if he...

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I voted Alonso - I think he has the biggest banana skin situation. If Button outscores him, and most on this forum for some reason don't rate Button that highly, then Alonso's reputation as the best of a generation is going to take a serious knock! Personally I have always thought Button to be unde...

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Because they were having to pay for the Mercedes whilst the Honda is a "works" deal. Very few teams have had success in recent years by just being customers. It is always better to work directly with an engine partner. So why were BrawnGP and McLaren of 2010-2012 were better than the works team? I ...

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He has to win a WDC to prove he is better than Mark. Because the best thing Webber could achieve in Formula 1 was losing a title within his reach. And it won't be a better achievement for Rosberg if he loses a SECOND title within his reach. He must win this time around. I completely disagree. There...

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I have to admit I'm not sure whether the FIA can take a title away after awarding it. I feel they should be able to do it, just as Lance Armstrong lost his Tour de France wins. Both the 1990 and the 1994 titles are unworthy. Senna only said it was on purpose a year after, and I believe it was discu...

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In comparison to Kimi; once Massa closed the 2009 season, Kimi began to finish nearly every race on the podium with an undeveloped car. Surprising? Factually incorrect. Massa's last race in 2009 was Germany. There were 8 races after that. Kimi scored podiums in the first four races, and none for th...

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...or that people can look at circumstance and context and not just take their view from the points table? Oh i agree the points don't always tell the story but are you suggesting that Vettel and Kimi did not get beat fair and square? It seems perhaps both drivers have these special mitigating circ...

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DQing someone for something but not DQing anyone else for doing it ever is surely massively unfair if it was not a corrupt decision? You make the same point I made; consistency of stewarding. Some decisions will have been wrong, some right. My point of view has never changed since I started being a...

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