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Re: FORMULA ONE THREAD
« Reply #25 on: December 02, 2016, 01:58:34 PM »
Also surprised but really respect his decision. If you achieve your dream then you can bow out with your head held high and move onto a new adventure.

Im guessing Max is stuck at Red Bull now for at least another year. No idea how the contracts work if they could steal him.

I don't think Alonso has committed to McLaren yet so could be a good shout for 1 year and then get Max in 2018

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« Reply #26 on: December 02, 2016, 02:02:07 PM »
Very surprised at this!!

I think he has bowed out on a high but he knows deep down he won that title through luck....

I like Rosberg though, certainly a better person than Hamilton I just prefer Hamilton as a driver
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« Reply #27 on: December 04, 2016, 01:16:33 PM »
Who would you like to his teammate? Would love to see a Hamilton and Alonso reunion. They're still the best two drivers in my opinion and sparks would fly. Verstappen, Ricciardo or Vettel would be good too. Imagine they'll just plumb for a compliant no.2.

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« Reply #28 on: March 25, 2017, 07:52:17 AM »
Anyone going to give this a try this year? Supposed to have a load new regulations etc. I fear a Hamilton procession this year! The sport needs seb vettel to make a challenge against him

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« Reply #29 on: March 25, 2017, 09:15:57 AM »
Anyone going to give this a try this year? Supposed to have a load new regulations etc. I fear a Hamilton procession this year! The sport needs seb vettel to make a challenge against him

I was looking forward to it. Watched a bit of the testing and was getting excited about the possibility of the other teams catching up. Woke up this morning to see Hamilton on pole and first in practice. Not a great start, which is a shame as if it was someone a bit different I'd be turning the highlights on right now. As it is I can't be bothered already

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« Reply #30 on: March 25, 2017, 09:42:40 AM »
 i find it interesting that the powers that be want closer racing with more overtaking and yet the rules make the cars with increased tyre width etc bigger therefore surely less room on the road for overtaking more so if the cars are evenly matched
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Re: FORMULA ONE THREAD
« Reply #31 on: March 25, 2017, 09:52:07 AM »
i find it interesting that the powers that be want closer racing with more overtaking and yet the rules make the cars with increased tyre width etc bigger therefore surely less room on the road for overtaking more so if the cars are evenly matched

Was just reading that they are making further changes but not until next year  :-\. Such as shortening the nose and removing some of the other bits. Also only allowed to use 4 engines this year, so probably see a lot of coasting and saving engine life.

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« Reply #32 on: March 25, 2017, 10:12:22 AM »
I was looking forward to it. Watched a bit of the testing and was getting excited about the possibility of the other teams catching up. Woke up this morning to see Hamilton on pole and first in practice. Not a great start, which is a shame as if it was someone a bit different I'd be turning the highlights on right now. As it is I can't be bothered already

Agreed. There is something about f1 that just feels not right anymore. I've loved it since the Prost senna and mansell days but it just does not feel the same anymore. Some of the things that get talked about are just plain boring. I'm not interested in the fact that so and so is on this type of tyre and he had to use this type by the end of the race etc. Also the drivers over the radio moan so much I feel now, he blocked me he must have a drive through Charlie or he's just driven all four wheels of the track etc. Maybe the always did but we never used to hear it. Even some of the new tracks lack identity and whilst I don't want to see people hurt etc they lack close racing, a bit like some of these new stadiums etc. I feel rosberg retiring has robbed us of a least a good inter term battle as he clearly could get under hamiltons skin. I fear Hamilton will thrash bottas and Don't start me on mcclaren.

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Re: FORMULA ONE THREAD
« Reply #33 on: March 25, 2017, 10:58:28 AM »
Mercedes still look comfortably superior to the rest. I fear another yawnfest. Good if you're a Hamilton fan I suppose.

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« Reply #34 on: March 25, 2017, 01:33:19 PM »
Mercedes still look comfortably superior to the rest. I fear another yawnfest. Good if you're a Hamilton fan I suppose.

Yeah I still think the Mercedes have more to give as well. Are there any races on 'terrestrial' TV this year? Or is it all Sky?

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« Reply #35 on: March 25, 2017, 04:35:46 PM »
Yeah I still think the Mercedes have more to give as well. Are there any races on 'terrestrial' TV this year? Or is it all Sky?
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Re: FORMULA ONE THREAD
« Reply #36 on: March 26, 2017, 07:42:46 AM »
Christ F1 needed that. Can't read too much into the first race but the Mercs and Ferrari look pretty close so hopefully it'll be a decent season.

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Re: FORMULA ONE THREAD
« Reply #37 on: March 26, 2017, 01:54:08 PM »
Got the result ruined by my BBC Sport app telling me the winner when I woke up. Watched the highlights knowing the winner but was excited to see the move to get the lead at least. Should have guessed it would be all down to a pit stop as usual. As much as F1 needed a different winner, realistically he's only won because he did a couple of quick laps when Hamilton pitted and his tyres lasted a bit longer..

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Re: FORMULA ONE THREAD
« Reply #38 on: March 27, 2017, 09:25:56 PM »
Should watch moto gp instead f1 is boring  . it's follow the leader .

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Re: FORMULA ONE THREAD
« Reply #39 on: November 07, 2017, 08:04:59 PM »
Lewis Hamilton using tax loopholes in the Carribean, Isle of Man and lives in Switzerland.

How on earth can he morally fly the flag for GB when he doesn't even want to live here or pay his fair share?!
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« Reply #40 on: November 07, 2017, 09:18:52 PM »
Lewis Hamilton using tax loopholes in the Carribean, Isle of Man and lives in Switzerland.

How on earth can he morally fly the flag for GB when he doesn't even want to live here or pay his fair share?!
A lot of the time, he holds our Union flag upside down !

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Re: FORMULA ONE THREAD
« Reply #41 on: October 28, 2018, 11:23:34 PM »
Another world championship for Lewis Hamilton
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Re: FORMULA ONE THREAD
« Reply #42 on: October 29, 2018, 06:46:01 AM »
Another world championship for Lewis Hamilton

At least he has been a bit more grown up about it this year

Still cannot stand the bloke.
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« Reply #43 on: October 29, 2018, 09:15:03 AM »
I believe that makes Hamilton the joint 2nd most successful F1 racer?

2 titles behind Schumacher.
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« Reply #44 on: October 29, 2018, 09:52:02 PM »
For most of his championships he has had the best car by miles, any of the F1 drivers would be ‘World Champion’ in that car. Of course, he is a good driver but not in the same league as Jackie Stewart, Stirling Moss, Juan Manuel Fangio and absolutely nowhere near the late, very great Jim Clark.

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« Reply #45 on: May 01, 2020, 08:52:29 PM »
I know many of you ridicule f1 on here, and I admit it’s not the same as it used to be. So I just wanted to mention today 26 years ago one of if not the greatest left us, I can’t believe it’s be so long. Rip Ayrton Senna one of the greatest sportsman of all time
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« Reply #46 on: November 29, 2020, 05:46:43 PM »
Same result In LH Winning but a huge Crash for Romain Grosjean he hit an ArmCo barrier at 140MPH his Car Split in Half and then Caught Fire he got but suffered burns to His Hands and Ankles
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Re: FORMULA ONE THREAD
« Reply #47 on: November 30, 2020, 11:12:28 AM »
Pietro Fittipaldi (grandson of former F1 and Indycar champion Emerson Fittipaldi) will replace Romain Grosjean while he’s hospitalised. He’s been the Haas test drive for a couple of years and is a Ferrari academy driver so should know the tech fairly well.

No disrespect but even if he is slightly slower, so long as he can crash at a lower rate than Grosjean then he may just be an improvement. Be better than having to rebuild the car every other week.

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« Reply #48 on: November 30, 2020, 11:22:46 AM »
I lost interest in F1 long ago but I am very pleased that we didn’t have a fatality in that race. The engineering that goes into those cars is truly amazing, it’s just a shame that it is all so processional these days.

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« Reply #49 on: December 01, 2020, 09:19:47 AM »
While they are in the news cycle, Haas have announced Formula 2 driver Nikita Mazepin will be one of their drivers for next season, meaning at least one of Romain Grosjean or Kevin Magnussen will not have a seat at the team. Despite the 2nd driver not being announced yet, both have stated a potential desire for Indycar, so maybe both will go to the states for 2021?

Edit:- after further research, both Grosjean and Magnussen will leave Haas and have had open talks with Indycar teams. I can’t find if it’ll be full seasons or part time work like Alonso only doing the Indy500.
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