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| women dug his snuff and his gallant stroll |
It seems as though the gap between Mercedes and the rest of the teams has opened up again. Six tenths of a second qualifying advantage over the Ferarris is huge. | |||
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We'll see what the long run pace looks like. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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| Just because you can, doesn't mean you should |
We'll see what the long run pace looks like.[/QUOTE] That will be interesting. Watching qualifying, The Ferraris looked stable but Hamilton's car looked very stiffly set up and darted all over, even on the straight. His head even seemed to bounce around. Bottas car looked more like the Ferraris. I wondered if they didn't have different set up's, it was so much different. Behind them, everyone except the Williams looks too close to call. If they stay that way, the season will be very close between the second tier teams. Nice to see the Mclarens doing better. I hope this isn't just a tease. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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Not a big sports fan, not really into motorsports that much..... ...but this series is absolutely fascinating. And the race footage is incredible. _______________________________ The artist formerly known as AllenInWV | |||
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The Merc did look very stiff, but Hamilton wasn't sawing at the wheel, so stable, but very stiff. Glad to see Bottas quite close on single lap pace. Shame where the Renaults ended up... The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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Interesting race, did not expect that outcome. First lap fireworks always catch someone out. | |||
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| women dug his snuff and his gallant stroll |
I don't have cable, so I won't get to see the race. But I did watch a six minute race recap on Formula 1's YouTube channel. Not much coverage of the front of the race. That doesn't bode well for Ferrari or Red Bull giving Mercedes a real push. Lewis Hamilton is going to go down as one of the best F1 drivers of all time, solely due to this being an era where teams were prevented from making dramatic changes to their cars to make them more competitive. If ever there was a need to put an asterisk next to someone's name, this is it.  | |||
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Not a fan of fastest lap point. I guess it spices up the end of the race as eligible drivers go for it but the negatives far outweigh that artificial plus. A point for pole? Yes. Set the controls for the heart of the Sun. | |||
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You're right, it's like Mercedes and Ferrari weren't there. We cut our cable package the first of the year, and since I've lost interest in F1 for the most part, I get my coverage from this thread. Looks like I won't miss much, being no fan of Hamilton or Verstappen. -------------------------- Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. -- H L Mencken I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. -- JALLEN 10/18/18 | |||
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I like the fast lap point. Pole is already a big enough advantage that everyone is pushing for that adding a point doesn't really effect anything. I think the fast lap point will add some late race intrigue later in the season. Once the teams figure out the strategy. I was screaming in my head at Ferrari not pitting LeClerc when he was 32 seconds ahead of the next car. Why not steal a point from your main rival?! | |||
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Definitely an interesting close to the race with strategies being played out on whether to go for the extra point or not. I'm happy with the result, as a fan of the winner & team. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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TBH I can't make a case for any kind of extra points. Set the controls for the heart of the Sun. | |||
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So you didn't watch the race, you don't like Hamilton, and you don't like the rules - did I miss anything? The rules packages were voted on by teams. The current set has either favored the Mercs (but somehow not their other engine runners), or Merc has found a way legally to get the most out of the package. I thought this would have been better than the V8 days because Red Bull essentially owned it for four years, and during the Schumacher era cheating was a sport in and of itself. Outside of a budget cap, I'm not sure how to improve the sport. The Concorde agreement is already shit, and likely to be scrapped at the end of the season, Williams will likely close shop if they finish 10th and the agreement takes their $10 million pound a year bonus away. F1 has essentially become the US, where hard work has led a few (Merc, Ferrari, and Red Bull) to accumulate all the wins, poles, titles, and podiums. I guess I'd just like to see closer racing. | |||
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Looking forward to next couple races in hopes of some overtaking. I was surprised at the reluctance of Ferrari to pit LeClerc and push for the fast-point. As shown by others though, stuff goes wrong in pit stops and I'd have been hesitant too. If it's gonna be a Merc, let it be Bottas every single time. You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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Read something that one of the HAAS drivers said it was easier to follow, but still tough to pass, we'll see what comes with the next few races. Big agree on the Bottas comment, he kicked the door down with that win. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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| thin skin can't win |
While this is barely in the realm of F1, it's another weird story w/r/t Lewlew; Lewis asks actual astronaut Doug Hurley about the moon landing hoax. Of course even more unusual is the same page article on drinking your way through the F1 season. Linky Is it Bahrain yet??? You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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| thin skin can't win |
Binotto would like to keep his job for another couple weeks please. link
You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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^^^^^ Interesting, particular when what little coverage of Oz I saw, quali and race, the announce team emphasized how stable and "balanced" the Ferraris were while the Mercs were skittish. It was mentioned that skittish can be faster, they didn't back that thought up. I have no impression of tire wear during Oz. A bad set would affect lap times, probably lead to different tire wear too, no? Unrelated anomaly -- From what I've seen on F1 boards over the years, heard from the latest Anglo coverage we now get, there's a lot of bad juju aimed at Teuts Schumacher and Vettel (don't mention the war) but the Mercs are adored so long as you-know-who is in one. Disclaimer: I've hated Merc since they trotted out a Che-based ad some years back, pulled very quickly after an appropriate uproar. Not the only subversive Merc ad, just the most in your face.  CHE Set the controls for the heart of the Sun. | |||
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| thin skin can't win |
Following complaints from a number of drivers in Melbourne, the FIA is to seek a solution in time for next week's Bahrain Grand Prix.
So he missed out on the last chance of the race to be focused on something in front instead of in his mirrors. I'm sad for Williams. And I even feel bad for Kubi, but I predict that the Kubica experiment will be over by Canada. It was overly optimistic to put an driver in his autumn (or past) in a car that struggles as much as Williams now is. They are going to struggle to survive at all and might as well stick to their model of promoting the best junior driver they can get. Or maybe they couldn't get one any longer? You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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| thin skin can't win |
In Mercedes first Pure Pitwall video of the season, chief strategist James Vowles admits that Lewis Hamilton did a "fantastic job" in fending off Max Verstappen in the closing stages of Sunday's Australian Grand Prix as the full extent of his car's damage is revealed. Well shit, he must have damaged it on the formation lap given how Bottas drove off and left him. There's not a roll-eye emoji large enough. You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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